BYT Interview: Fiery Furnaces
I thoroughly enjoyed doing this interview with Matthew Friedberger from the Fiery Furnaces, and hopefully you will too. You'll come away with valuable bits of t...
Megan Burns
BYT Listening Party: Sean Bones
Sean Bones provides just the right tunes to beat the recent heat of this DC summer; the music is funky reggae with a dash of grit that is sure to get you up and...
AMAZING Live DC: Bluebrain @ COMET
all photos: Ben Field-Pickering
all words: Megan Burns
Let me just start by saying I've been listening to "Royal Blue" on repeat since I got home Sunday mor...
Live DC: Crystal Stilts w/ The Ladybug Transistor and Cotton Candy
all photos: Paul Goodman
all words: Megan Burns
The show started a little behind schedule last night, so I treated myself to couple PBRs in the meantime (I'...
BYT Interview: Crystal Stilts
I had a nice little chat with Andy Adler from Crystal Stilts Wednesday afternoon. Among other things, we talked about why he joined ranks with Crystal Stilts an...
Listening Party: Mass Shivers
Chicago-based Mass Shivers is Brett Sova (guitar, vocals), Andy Johnson (bass, vocals) and Sean Wilke (drums). Their dynamic sound has been described as 70's ro...
Live DC: Handsome Furs / Dri / The Cinnamon Band @ The Cat
all photos: Milica Wren
all words: Megan Burns
Let me preface this review by saying Friday night was the very first time I'd heard anything by the Handsome ...
Live DC: Bedouin Soundclash
*Photos via MySpace
The first time I listened to Bedouin Soundclash was coming back from a beach vacation in 2005. It was probably the most miserable car r...
EPIC DC: Peaches, Sex for Your Leotard
photos by Dakota
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epic
–adjective
1. heroic; majestic; impressively great
2. of unusually great size or extent
See also: Peaches in concert
Thi...
Listening Party: Elizabeth & The Catapult
New York City-based Elizabeth and the Catapult is Elizabeth Ziman (on vocals and keys), Danny Molad (on drums) and Peter Lalish (guitar). They've been getting m...
LIVE DC: Jenny Lewis / Deer Tick / Farmer Dave
all (really terrific) photos: Jane Briggs
Author's Note: Jenny Lewis, if you're reading this (which you obviously are...my opinion is invaluable), let's be bes...
BYT Interview: Amadou & Mariam
Never have I ever head such a universally positive reaction to a band we were going to feature as with Amadou and Mariam. Literally every person who heard their...
BYT Interview: Passion Pit & Harlem Shakes
When Passion Pit and Harlem Shakes announced their joint tour together we were almost dizzy with excitement. Technicolor Health (the 'Shakes album) has been the...
BYT Interview: John Parish
I've learned several things (apart from twenty-nine years' worth of musical career specifics) from this interview with British musician/producer John Parish.
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