LiveDC: The Soft Moon @ Black Cat
All words: Rick Taylor
All photos: Nathan Jurgenson
San Francisco’s The Soft Moon draws from the dark and icy side of post-punk’s past –– think Joy Division ...
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Movie Review: BLANK CITY
Dilapidated buildings. Roads strewn with rubble. Harrowing acts of violence. Rampant drug abuse. Widespread poverty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjzRPRBQn...
State Department Interview & Listening Party
All Photos by Bill Jenne, check out his work at www.billjenne.com
When was the last time you were completely bowled over by a local band you’d never hear...
BYT Favorite Song of the Day: Veronica Falls
Rick sent me this cool song so I told him to write it up for today -cale
A bare-knuckle wallop of reverb-drenched ramshackle DIY pop, Glaswegian style! This ...
Neverever: Pop Perfection Dreams Coming True
Slumberland Records head honcho Mike Schulman must be smiling a lot these days.
Since celebrating the esteemed indie label’s 20 year anniversary with four sp...
Exclusive We Fought the Big One vs. Velodrome mix!
So in light of tonight’s Belgian-beer fueled showdown between the We Fought the Big One and Velodrome dj parties, BYT has an exclusive mix to give readers an id...
Celebrating Slumberland: 20 Years of Indie Pop Brilliance; Part THREE
Who knew that such a tiny little record label started by a group of University of Maryland friends in the late 80s would go on to become one of the most celebra...
Celebrating Slumberland: 20 Years of Indie Pop Brilliance; Part TWO
As promised, BYT’s coverage of the esteemed Slumberland label’s 20th Anniversary celebration continues.
(Read part 1 here)
For part 2, we spoke with the h...
Celebrating Slumberland: 20 Years of Indie Pop Brilliance; Part ONE
Twenty years after Slumberland Records unveiled its debut release upon an unsuspecting indie rock world (a humble, three-song 7” compilation called “What Kind o...
BYT Interview: Vivian Girls
Vivian Girls are playing a house show in Silver Spring tonight. Because indie is as indie does. Rick interviewed them on the eve of the release of their new alb...
LiveDC: Wavves/ Tennis System @ RNR Hotel
all photos: Yacouba Tanou
all words: Rick Taylor
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been a full fledged revolt against spit-and-polish production values i...
BYT Interview: A Place to Bury Strangers
A Place to Bury Strangers are playing DC9 tonight. A space this small will probably implode with (their) noise, and that is a good thing. Check out this great i...
Girl Loves Distortion: A BYT Interview & Listening Party
all words: Rick Taylor
all photos: Bill Jenne
Just how varied and multi-faceted are the talents of DC-based indie rock trio Girl Loves Distortion? All three...
Download: We Fought the Big One mix v.5
Catch the We Fought The Big One DJ's at the Black Cat tonight! They're DJing the Comet Gain / Crystal Stilts / Cold Cave show, 8:30pm on the back stage for $12...
The Feelies: Indie Legends on the Comeback Trail
The Feelies: Indie Legends on the Comeback Trail
A BYT Interview with Glenn Mercer
Very few bands can boast a career with as much longstanding consistency ...
