Meet the octogenarian Alice “Granny” Donahue of Granny and the Boys, Showtime’s funky house band. [Washingtonian]

Two siblings reunite for an awkward Italian vacation in The Wolfe Twins, Studio Theatre’s first commissioned play. [Arts Desk]

Local synthpop act Motion Lines lists the work of the Cure, Cocteau Twins, and Kate Bush as inspiration for its new EP, Procession. [D.C. Music Download]

In case you missed it, here’s what happened in the D.C. episode of Dave Grohl‘s new road-tripping HBO miniseries, Sonic Highways (including Ian MacKaye throwing in his two cents on go-go). [Bandwidth]

What happens when the Foo Fighters play the Black Cat [Post]