Taffety Punk won’t stage an all-female Taming of the Shrew this year. [Post]

In Venus, a new short film by Jen Meller, D.C. musicians and artists gender issues in the local music scene. [Arts Desk]

DC Music Download’s favorite 9:30 Club moments. [DC Music Download]

Listen to a new song from Manassas, Va.’s The Duskwhales. [BYT]

Baby Bry Bry discusses the records that shaped his musical sensibilities. [DC Music Download]