For the past 15 years, pop-punk trio The Max Levine Ensemble have been shaping D.C.’s DIY scene. [WCP]

Club and venue owners are pushing back on the anti-noise bill. [DC Music Download]

The end of Shear Madness‘ 28-year run at the Kennedy Center? [Post]

Free tickets to see T-Pain perform an intimate concert at NPR sold out in one minute. (Don’t worry, there will be a live stream). [DCist]

Listen to new tracks from Ricky Eat Acid, Dawit Eklund, and more. [Bandwidth]

At the National Museum for Women in the Arts, a discussion on the future of the D.C. art scene. [Arts Desk]

Photo by Sheena Ozzella