If U.K. punk O.G.s The Mekons seemed to be running out of ideas in recent years—they rerecorded their earliest anthems (Punk Rock) and released an all-acoustic album (Natural)—Ancient & Modern 1911-2011 is a pleasant return to form. Which is to say it’s a welcome about-face, another 180 from a band that’s mostly made a career [...]
Happy Hump Day! Tonight's D.C. music events, culled from our Summer Music Guide and beyond.
Joey Cape (Lagwagon), Jon Snodgrass (Drag the River), Chad Rex. Black Cat Backstage. $10. All ages.
Sol Blues. Bangkok Blues. $5.
Yazarah. Blues Alley. $20. All ages.
Noon:30, The Press, Achtung Panda. DC9. $8. +21.
Northwestern University Bienen School of Music. Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. [...]
Baltimore's zany art-proggers Ponytail enlivened the Kay Spiritual Center Saturday night with their signature primal shrieks and enchanting melodic commotion.
That's right. Experimental indie poppers Ponytail headline a free show with Screaming Females and locals Mittenfields Saturday night at AU's Kay Spiritual Life Center as part of WVAU's Capitol Punishment series.
