Growing older and still loving punk rock aren’t mutually exclusive conditions. But at some point, the admiration usually shifts to listening in the privacy of your home or o...

I trust no current label more than ECM Records, in part because I know what I’m getting to a certain degree. Since 1969, German producer Manfred Eicher has honed his very sp...

Before the Internet enabled us to document anything with the mere press of a button, it took dedicated labor to make sure the world’s cultural history wasn’t lost to the w...

D.C. has produced its share of musical heroes, including go-go’s Chuck Brown, punk’s Ian MacKaye and jazz’s Duke Ellington. And if eight-string guitarist Tosin Abasi, ab...

From 1994 to 1999, Midnite was arguably the premier roots reggae band in D.C. It might still be, too, had vocalist Vaughn Benjamin and his bassist brother Ron (left and right...

October 2011 was the 20th anniversary of the Lotsa Pop Losers festival. Hosted by D.C. labels Slumberland, Simple Machines and Teen-Beat, the event solidified the emerging ind...

As the new year kicks off, I find myself with a backlog of coverage-worthy local music. So, in the efficient spirit of a Larry King column, here are some quick hits about high...

When you listen closely — literally, sitting in front of speakers or on headphones — the classical Washington Saxophone Quartet sounds like just what it is: four woodwind ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — but not for awful holiday jams. If I hear a Christmas carol that’s been jazzed up, I go into “Hulk smash” mode. If I’m b...

When the “Fugazi Live Series” debuted last week at Dischord.com, harDCore fans everywhere ran to see whether the concerts they’d attended were available for download. I ...

Local rockers More Humans make short songs and have cut a short record, but both are epic. “Demon Station,” the D.C. band’s new 10-inch EP on local label Cricket Cemeter...

Last year, I saw a listing for the documentary “Positive Force: More Than a Witness,” which traces the history of the D.C. punk-activist collective. The DVD was advertised...

Music celebrities including Kanye West and Russell Simmons support the Occupy movement, but R&B singer and Prince George’s County native Raheem DeVaughn has taken it to ...

When I take the handy online “Can You Hear Like a Teenager?” test, I can’t really detect test tones over 15kHz — which is apparently common for people over the age of ...

I’ve long been a classical dabbler, but I’ve always approached the music as a rock guy rather than an educated devotee. In recent months, though, I’ve been playing class...