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Janel Leppin Prepares To Launch A Mystical Record Label
As a cellist, vocalist, composer and music teacher, Janel Leppin always seems to be working on a new creative endeavor. Now the Virginia artist is branching out into the business of running a record...
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Artists Pack D.C. Hearing To Protest The Demise Of Union Arts
With another D.C. arts facility losing the battle against gentrification, about 100 artists packed a hearing Monday night to protest its pending transformation. The building known as Union Arts is...
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Broccoli City Fest Announces Big 2016 Lineup
The smoothie enthusiasts of L.A. “organic lifestyle” group Broccoli City brought their first music festival to D.C. in 2013. It began somewhat modestly, with performances from rapper Big K.R.I.T. and a...
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With Pyramid Atlantic Moving Out, Silver Spring Loses Some Of Its Edge
Montgomery County is about to get slightly less weird: This summer, Silver Spring arts center Pyramid Atlantic debuts its new home in Prince George’s County. Pyramid Atlantic’s departure from downtown...
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Musicians Organize Benefit For Union Arts, Creative Space Slated For...
With emotions running high about the pending redevelopment of Union Arts, a large DIY venue and arts space in Northeast D.C., local musicians are reaching for the best tool at their disposal: a benefit...
View ArticleThe Latest On D.C. Hardcore Fest Damaged City
Homegrown punk and hardcore festival Damaged City announced a few key updates to its 2016 schedule today. Returning for its fourth edition April 7 to 10, the all-ages fest will take place at All Souls...
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Developers Tweak Plans For Union Arts Hotel Project As Protests Continue
After private meetings and public protests, developers say they’ve made conciliatory changes to the proposed redevelopment of the Union Arts music and arts space in Northeast D.C. But that didn’t stop...
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Breakin’ Even Fest Spotlights The Poppier Side Of Punk
For a couple of guys who have married and settled down, touring with a rock band can be tough. So Bryan Flowers and Steven Rovery are doing the next best thing. This weekend the two musicians, who play...
View ArticleAre D.C. Music Audiences Tamer Than Most? We Looked Into It.
Update, 2 p.m.: Hear a discussion about D.C.’s allegedly subdued audiences on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show. Read the story that prompted the discussion on wamu.org. “What’s With Washington?” is WAMU’s new...
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PJ Harvey’s ‘Community Of Hope’ Misrepresents D.C., Nonprofit Says
English rock musician PJ Harvey released a walloping song inspired by D.C. last week called “The Community of Hope.” Featured on her forthcoming album The Hope Six Demolition Project, it sharply...
View ArticleWife Of Ailing Bad Brains Frontman H.R.: ‘He’s Constantly In Pain’
A new fundraising campaign has been launched to help H.R., the former leader of iconic D.C. punk band Bad Brains. According to H.R.’s wife, Lori Carns Hudson, the veteran performer (aka Paul Hudson)...
View ArticleQ-Tip Is Now The Kennedy Center’s Hip-Hop Guy. What Should He Do With That...
The most distinguished performing arts venue in Washington, the Kennedy Center, made a grand gesture earlier this month when it announced its first-ever hip-hop season. It’s a step forward for the...
View ArticleNow There’s A Video For PJ Harvey’s Controversial D.C. Song, ‘Community Of Hope’
With controversy still simmering over her D.C.-inspired tune “Community of Hope,” English rocker PJ Harvey has unveiled a video for the song. The visual depicts a windshield tour of Southeast...
View ArticlePoor Building Conditions May Force Crooked Beat Records To Move, Says Owner
A mainstay on 18th Street NW, Crooked Beat Records may be leaving D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood, its home since 2004. That’s according to an update owner Bill Daly posted on the shop’s Facebook page...
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Bidding Farewell To Bohemian Caverns, A D.C. Jazz Institution
This weekend brings the final performances at legendary D.C. jazz venue Bohemian Caverns. An institution at 11th and U streets for 90 years, the club officially closes its doors March 31, as Washington...
View ArticleListen: Babeo Baggins And Drake Cover ‘These Days’
It’s already known that pop star Drake is pals with Babeo Baggins, the Virginia native who makes geeky, countercultural hip-hop with underground clique Barf Troop. But now, they’re officially...
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Rapper Fat Trel Arrested For Passing Counterfeit Bills At Casino
D.C. rapper Fat Trel was arrested Sunday for passing counterfeit money at a Maryland casino, police say. Fat Trel (Anne Arundel County Police) The rapper signed to Maybach Music Group — the Atlantic...
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Reclaiming The Queer Dance Floor
Mike Servito has been playing records in public since the mid-’90s, and while the Brooklyn-based DJ is fully capable of plying his trade just about anywhere, he also knows that there’s nothing quite...
View ArticleJoe’s Record Paradise Launches Crowdfunding Campaign To Save Itself
After relocating from one Silver Spring location to another, Maryland record shop Joe’s Record Paradise says it’s hurting for cash. Thursday the 42-year-old business launched a GoFundMe campaign with a...
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Prince, Musician And Iconoclast, Has Died At Age 57
Prince — the Purple One, who reeled off pop hits in five different decades — has died at age 57. The shocking news was confirmed by Prince’s publicist after reports that police were investigating a...
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