Nightlands is the solo project of The War On Drugs bassist, Dave Hartley and is our latest featured artist on Pick-Up. Continuing on with the
Featured Shows of the Week! May 20 Monday May 20 2013 Lady Lamb the Beekeeper @ Black Cat More than anything, Aly Spaltro has 20,000
Pittsburgh-based singer-songwriter Joy Ike hasn’t always wanted to be a musician but in 2013, she’s already released her third full-length record, All Or Nothing. “The
We reached out to Nashville singer-songwriter Liz Longley prior to her Buncearoo show at Foundation Gallery & Liveroom this Thursday night. With the release of
Chicago’s The Hush Sound are back and reformed from their four-year hiatus, lifting all the spirits of the fans who have waited for this moment.
We’re featuring local trio The Mean Season. The band with melancholic sounds accompanied by gentle guitar riffs and soft drums to round out the band’s structure, released their first EP back in April. We spoke to the Mean Season about [...]
Featured Shows of the Week! November 19 Monday November 19 2012 Naomi Punk with Beach Week @ Black Cat With grunge having already celebrated its 20th birthday, it’s just about time for a revival. And Naomi Punk is leading the [...]
We’re featuring Olympia, WA natives, Naomi Punk. The band, which could be best described as Pitchfork puts it, “one part metal, two parts punk, and one part psychedelic weird shit” has released their debut record The Feeling, filled with distorted guitar [...]
Our Track of the Day is “Keep You” by Chicago band (and siblings) Wild Belle. The band has made their rounds playing shows in the DC area, opening for Tennis and Passion Pit and you can see them again at [...]
Local rock band Shark Week were openers for San Francisco’s the Fresh & Onlys last Friday at H Street’s Red Palace. After hearing nothing but good things regarding this band’s live show, it was a delight to see them live [...]
Our Track of the Day is a special one by local rock band Black Dog Prowl. The track is called “Manhattan” and if you download/buy the song via Bandcamp below, 100% of the proceeds will go to the American Red Cross, [...]
Featured Shows of the Week! November 12 Monday November 12 2012 Robert Schwartzman (of Rooney) @ IOTA Robert Schwartzman is a singer/songwriter/producer best known as the lead singer/songwriter of the Los Angeles alternative pop band ROONEY. He has written multiple [...]
Washington DC based project Miles Midnight is set to release their sophomore record next month. Check out this little teaser to get an idea of what you can expect from the trio. The EP, “Superphonic”, will be available for FREE [...]
We’re featuring local rock-trio, Black Clouds. The band, who’s sound provides atmosphere in that of thrillers had released their debut record “Everything Is Not Going To Be OK” back in May and has received some great feedback to go along [...]
Our Track of the Day is from Indie-electronic band, Gold & Youth from Canada. The track features mellow guitars and drums with well-versed vocals to round out a mix in an electronic feel. Check out the track below! [...]
Our Track of the Day is “Brothers” from indie-rock duo, Tanlines from Brooklyn. “Brothers” is the first track off their lastest record Mixed Emotions released last March. You can catch Tanlines live at the Black Cat on 11/30! Tickets available here [...]
Shiny Toy Guns made their way back to DC last Sunday after having to reschedule from Hurricane Sandy. But the new date didn’t deter any fans from coming out as the show had officially become sold out. The anticipation was high [...]
Tennessee-band Those Darlins swung by DC9 a couple weeks ago and we conducted a pre-show interview with the band via the help of our friend at InstantDC, Michael Andrade. He spoke to Jessi, Nikki, and Linwood about an array of [...]
Featured Shows of the Week! November 5 Monday November 5 2012 The Luyas @ Red Palace We recently fell head over heels for the space-age experimental pop sound of the Luyas, and after a long courtship, some late night long [...]
We’re featuring local rock quartet, Shark Week. The band released their first EP back in August and have made a name for themselves, playing a good number of shows in the area. With energy in their recordings and without a [...]
Our Track of the Day is “Fading Listening” by LA electronica band, Shiny Toy Guns. The track is off of their latest record III, which was released a little earlier this month and is a different direction for the band’s [...]
I had the pleasure of seeing the almighty Tennessee band, Those Darlins last Thursday, as DC9 was their first stop on their latest tour (their last tour of the year). Having this been the first time seeing them live, I [...]
This week we’re featuring the indie-pop band, Snowmine. The Brooklyn five-piece, having all met in New York during the college years, have created a sound rich in experimental tribal/electro beats. They released their debut record Laminate Pet Animal (say that backwards…cool, [...]
