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Before the Cheesecake Factory, Arlington Was Home to Storied Punk Residencesnew
Collin Crowe, 26, the guitarist for Buildings, was among the final tenants of Kansas House, a tiny single-family home on the corner of N. Kansas Street and Wilson Boulevard that was among Arlington’s last underground art spaces.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
12-17-2009 |
Music
Dinosaur Jr. Refines the Sound of its Heydaynew
The lackadaisical manner that characterized the band during the '80s hasn’t carried over to Farm. The songs are more expertly orchestrated, and to some extent, the tighter, more mature Dinosaur Jr. sounds strongly reminiscent of another lumbering grunge band of yore: Pearl Jam.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
06-18-2009 |
Reviews
Gang Gang Dance Decimates Every Jam-Rock Cliche on 'Saint Dymphna'new
In short, it's an album of such bizarre ambition that even Bjork will have to remove her headdress of human hair, have a long look at the mirror, and worry about what to do next.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
10-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gang Gang Dance, Saint Dymphna
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The Time Dave Brubeck Jammed on the National Cathedral Organnew
On a hot July day in 2006, thanks to a connection through the music-teaching world, I got to meet the late Dave Brubeck at the Washington National Cathedral.
Washington City Paper |
John LeBec |
12-11-2012 |
Music
Tags: Dave Brubeck
Our Band Could Be Your Bandnew
How the Brooklynization of culture killed regional music scenes.
Washington City Paper |
Justin Moyer |
09-13-2012 |
Music
Da Oral History of "Da Butt"new
Put your memory in motion! It’s the back story of D.C. go-go’s biggest national hit.
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
04-20-2012 |
Music
Ballad of a Mixtapenew
A hip-hop gentlemen's agreement runs into musical copyright law.
Washington City Paper |
Rend Smith |
04-04-2011 |
Music
Is D.C. Shoving Go-Go Aside?new
Natalie Hopkinson’s article in last Sunday’s Washington Post Outlook section, “Go-go music is the soul of Washington, but it’s slipping,” has generated some discussion thanks to its provocative title, its subject and contentions. But some of the piece’s contentions, specifically those suggesting a causative relationship between gentrification and the diminished presence of go-go within the city, raised my eyebrows, and I wasn’t alone.
Washington City Paper |
Steve Kiviat |
04-16-2010 |
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