“I created a playlist highlighting several artists from the DMV area who speak to the importance of peace, community, and the beauty of Blackness through song.”
Kayla Boone, Summer Intern
CAMP Answers the Question: What Should We Do Today?
With the comfort of shopping from your couch and the speed of priority shipping, going to a brick and mortar needs to have some additional element to entice shoppers. Family retail company CAMP has found their allure. Originally based in New York City, the self-described “family experience company,” more succinctly named CAMP, is bringing “a…
(Mostly) Classical Music for the Holidays
Red ribbons and evergreen wreaths festooning door fronts and gates, twinkling lights brightening the evenings, menorahs lighting up windows, and the smell of pine and hot cocoa wafting through the crisp air at holiday markets. It’s December in D.C., and the music of the season adds to this most wonderful time of year, creating a…
Silent Island Blend West Coast Surf With D.C. Alt
Although the surf-punk band Silent Island claim D.C. as their home, their roots stretch all the way to San Diego. Singer and guitarist Neeco Beltran started the band in 2018 while attending the University of California San Diego after hearing about a school-wide battle of the bands for a chance to open for pop rock…
Wanna See Every Show at 9:30 Club and Atlantis for Free in 2024? Donate.
Donating locally has never looked so sweet. For its 22nd year, 9:30 Club’s annual holiday raffle will select two different donors who will win a pair of tickets to every show at 9:30 Club and every show at the Atlantis in 2024. From now through the end of the year, music fans can turn their…
D.C.’s Go-Go Museum To Come in Two Forms
At various times between the early 1980s and early 2010s, nearly every Black neighborhood in the District had its own fledgling go-go band. Early on, these bands were made up of children and teenagers who learned music in the public schools and honed their skills in summer recreation programs. In many cases, the best of…