Wiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa and Yelawolf torn down the 9:30 Club last night as part of the appropriately named Deal Or No Deal Tour. Both artists made unceremonious exits from major deals in recent years only to rebuild their buzz from scratch on the underground. Deservedly so, judging by last night's performance.
Wiz, the headliner and overwhelming [...]
There are a number of Louisiana musicians appearing this evening through next Wednesday—Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas are at Glen Echo tonight; trumpeter Christian Scott is at Rams Head on Stage in Annapolis tonight; and the Rebirth Brass Band are at the State Theater next Wednesday. But the most exciting Bayou State concert may be on [...]
About three songs into the performance last night, a fan somehow got onstage—"I don't know where the hell he came from," a Verizon Center staffer said afterward—and rushed Jay-Z, before being unceremoniously thrown off the high stage by a bodyguard (he was shaken up, but fine). If you're looking for photos of that excitement, they're [...]
I'll never be able to forgive the Black Eyed Peas for inflicting "My Humps" on the world, but they sure put on a pretty fun show. More photo evidence after the jump and at the full gallery.
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For a moment, on the first night he worked the door at the Velvet Lounge, Andrew Bucket thought he was staring death in the face. Her name was Allison Wolfe.
"I was excited to meet her, let alone work the show at all," he says of the Partyline singer, who helped found the riot-grrrl movement [...]
U.S. Royalty: Fan Death hates the group, and I sort of made fun of a Gant promo to which the local band licensed a song. No negative vibes today, though: The group is performing with rapper Phil Adé on Feb. 26 at the Rock & Roll Hotel, and both parties collaborated on the above promo, [...]
Never one to let a meme pass it by, One Vs. Many now has Snowmaggedon shirts for sale in its store—they cost $24, with a portion going to the nonprofit So Others Might Eat. Appropriately, the local apparel company has an accompanying mixtape, the second it's dropped this month. The title, Snowmaggedon: The Cabin Fever [...]
If you were hoping to catch some live music tonight, you're probably out of luck. Yet while today's hazardous conditions may make getting to venues difficult, they won't stop local artists from making music—including, lest I forget, the guy who lives across the street from me and plays sax for what must be 13 or [...]
Wale always seems to find himself embroiled in the lamest controversies. It would seem that the cost of claiming to put an entire city on your back means you're gonna have the entire city on your back.
His latest video, "Pretty Girls," debuted on BET earlier this week and recieved a lot of flack in blog [...]
An occasional feature in which esteemed D.C. rapper Head-Roc shares what’s on his mind.
I have a question I want to ask all my friends, supporters, and patrons in the D.C. indie music and arts scene.
You attend music, theater, poetry, dance, visual art, and other forms of art events. You have your favorite local artist(s). You're on [...]
