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Local Rapper Delivers Conscious, Lyrical Hip-Hop at U Street
I got to Pure Lounge on U Street around 7 p.m. Tuesday, sans umbrella or hat, while the listless, relentless rain poured on. A bouncer at the door informed me that the venue wasn’t open yet, so I...
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Reflections of Maya Deren at the National Gallery of Art
Anyone who was searching for a comprehensive look on the life and films of Maya Deren certainly got their fair share during Saturday’s afternoon-long film program at the National Gallery of Art’s East...
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Band Feature: The Split Seconds Bring Punk to the D.C. Area
Correction: A previous photo associated with this article depicted a different band called The Split Seconds. The article has been updated to reflect the proper photo. High energy, head banging music...
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‘Bite’ Sinks Its Teeth Into Audience Members at Spooky Film Festival
Ambulances and paramedics were called during the premiere of BITE at Fantasia International Film Festival when some audience members allegedly fainted and vomited. Although the same did not happen...
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Preview: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Comes to 9:30 Club
Funk-rock fans will be flocking to Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club Friday night to be engrossed in the groovy musical stylings of Baltimore’s own, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. Combining the talents of...
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Lido Creates Magic at the 9:30 Club
Arriving at the venue a couple of hours before the start of his next show, Lido, an artist from Haugesund, Norway, was ready to create an engaging and complex set with vocals and instruments that shook...
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Collection at the National Portrait Gallery Captures the Divided Fields of...
Editor’s Note: Some of the photos presented may be disturbing to some viewers. Discretion is advised. Photographs captured during the American Civil War-era are an eerie reminder of a once divided...
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Review: New Politics Howls at D.C. and Drowns it in a Beautiful Chaos
Editor’s Note: This article contains mild profanity. Handstands, drum stick fights, a rush of punk rock and a vivid blend of sweaty bodies and rebel yells, New Politics raised their Thor hammer and...
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Review: The Mowgli’s and LIGHTS Unleash Their Magic and Unlock Hearts at 9:30...
Drops of the sun melted the hearts of those present at 9:30 Club Nov. 22 as The Mowgli’s and LIGHTS untangled the weights of the crowd. It was all about the heart. The communion of these two groups...
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Music, Laughs and the Talking Heads: An Interview With the Psycho Killers
I turn myself around, I’m moving backwards and forwards. I’m moving twice as much as I was before … Before the Psycho Killers, a local Talking Heads tribute band, took the stage at the 9:30 Club on...
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Preview: Veteran Band Guster Declares Who They Are in 2016
Editor’s Note: This article contains mild profanity. Twenty-five years, six albums and their own holiday, Boston-based Guster is opening Pandora’s box in 2016. Promoting their recent chameleon album,...
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Review: Lupe Fiasco Brings Classics and Introspection to the 9:30 Club
While most watched the Carolina Panthers get destroyed by the Denver Broncos during the Super Bowl, others preferred to attend Lupe Fiasco’s sold out show at the 9:30 Club Sunday evening. The opening...
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Getting to Know Panama Wedding: An Interview With Peter Kirk
Purple lights flooded the stage and a neon sign reading “Scavenger Hunt” accompanied by a palm tree decorated the back left of the stage at the Rock and Roll Hotel. The air was light, the music was...
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Review: The Struts Bring the British Invasion Movement to Washington
As a sweaty Luke Spiller stated upon the conclusion of the show, “Remember the name: The Struts.” Indeed, we will. The up and coming British rock group, The Struts, channeled the ghosts of classic rock...
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Photo Essay: City and Colour – Calm Melodies and Powerful Lyricism
Canadian natives Afie Jurvanen (aka Bahamas) and Dallas Green (aka City and Colour) performed an early show to a nearly sold out crowd at Echostage in D.C. Juvanen noted the time of the concert...
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Review: Guster Brings Timeless Sound and Drowns the Winter Woes in D.C.
Finding a band that is capable of unearthing decades of nostalgia, summer soaked memories and holding the hourglass of time while winter storm Jonas howled outside the walls of 9:30 Club is rare. After...
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Review: Josh Ritter Energizes and Entrances at 9:30 Club
Josh Ritter was dressed in a paint splattered coverall with worn combat boots on his feet. His wide, bright smile served as a perfect display of his childlike excitement; his body was trembling with...
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Photo Essay: MAGFest Brings Music, Cosplay and Video Games to the National...
As one approached the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on the weekend of Feb. 18 to 21, individuals on the sidewalks became more and more unorthodox. Joggers along the National Harbor...
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Q+A: Hermitude’s Electroheart Conquers the U.S.
Lightning possessing your body, lungs kidnapped by the sound of the drop, the night packed with the wide spectrum of techno, reggae and other genres you wouldn’t have ever heard tangled together. This...
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Review: Citizen Cope Brings Intimate Music Dissection and Understanding to D.C.
Dim lights, two guitars, a stool and a microphone adorned the stage of the Lincoln Theatre April 1 for Citizen Cope’s heartfelt and raw performance. Citizen Cope’s passion and talent for music was on...
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