The Kora Records recently celebrated the 4th anniversary of their first release by culling some notable performers from its impressive roster for an intimate show at DC9. Pree, who we interviewed pretty recently when they played an Obama benefit set the mood for the night, followed by the traveling songs of Meredith Bragg.
But of course, [...]

I remember long, long ago, back when I was a latch-key kid living in the predominantly-Filipino area of Virginia Beach. Weekday afternoons would consist of cartoons and sneaking into my older sister’s room, borrowing her Wu-Tang and Jungle Brothers tapes, putting that shit on blast ’til she got home from whatever extra-curriculars had kept [...]

PWRFL Power just wants to be “a cupcake of the current music scene,” at least that’s what he told Zac Pennington of Parenthetical Girls in a recent interview.
AON sat down with the man behind the name, Kaz Nomura, when he tumbled through town to play at the Hosiery, along with other acts like Winston [...]

One of Shaw’s best-kept secrets is a fun little space behind Blagden Alley known simply as “Fight Club,” because apparently, you’re not supposed to talk about it. Oops.
For the uninitiated, the warehouse-looking space boasts a skate park, stage, and plenty of room to ensure the thriving D.C. DIY community has a spot to throw some [...]

The Bobby Fisher Memorial Building has been home to many, many great events. Ranging from shows for local bands to touring acts like Matt + Kim, a slew of parties from those crazy Corcoran kids at ArtCade, and of course, its first exhibition, a gallery dedicated to the DMV’s very own BORF.
In fact, it’s from [...]

The Big Bear Cafe isn’t too far from the crib, so when my friend Collin shot me a text about a show there I knew two things were certain: loud, awesome music and cheap beer.
There were three bands: the noise-heavy Belltone Suicide, the brass-riddled two-drummed aural monstrosity known as Gestures, and IDM/Math/Core group The [...]