Stream local pop-punk outfit Makeshift Shelters‘ debut LP, which makes neo-emo sound like a good thing. [Arts Desk]
The venues, bands, and shows that should be on your D.C. bucket list [D.C. Music Download]
Listen to two new tracks from the Effects, a band the A.V. Club compares to all the most cliché purveyors of “the D.C. sound.” [A.V. Club]
A selection from the first-ever NoVa International Film Festival [Post]
The Walking Sticks turn a snow day into a dream-pop wonderland in their latest video. [DCist]
Photos from Sleater-Kinney‘s sold-out, electric show at the 9:30 Club [NPR]
An interview with choreographer Shu-Chen Cuff of Reston’s Gin Dance Company [DC Metro Theater Arts]