DC Features

MDR cakeJim McEvoy gives you a bit of what went on in his world/head during The Dance Party/Middle Distance Runner show and afterparty. He's insane.

Flex MatthewsThe places, the artists, the culture, and where to find it.

The SikesMixed-gender hard rockers the Sikes have received good press and are coming out with a new album.

Brooklyn Vegan reported on a playboy article that listed the top 10 rock clubs in the country. The Black Cat made the list!

Like to dance to UK rock? Then check out DC 9's Liberation Dance Party, every Friday night. Sarah Steinberg had this to say about this past Friday...

Jean Cook and Chad Clark of Beauty Pill were kind enough to answer a few questions about their group and its future. These guys are smart, intense, and not afraid to question my questioning. Check it out.

Jim McEvoy interviews the members of Pontiak, who are also the men behind the Baltimore-based Fireproof Records. These guys have a band, a record label, and the world for the taking. All you aspiring music industry gurus, take note. The boys are working hard day and night to bring their music to you, and here they talk about what it's like to do all that without the support of major labels.

Good music comes from personality. Instruments and talent help, but the driving force behind the sounds arises when people look at the world in their own unique way and describe it to us through crafted notes and words. One learns more about Patti Smith from the line “Jesus died for someone’s sins/ But not mine” than one might if one knew her for many years. Likewise the interplay between guitar and vocals in Jimi Hendrix’s “Wind Cries Mary” evokes the sadness and longing that the late guitarist had for the girlfriend he so often cheated on, yet never wanted to hurt.

Jim McEvoy takes a look at Supercade's six-song EP A Drawn Out Turn Down and all the goodness contained within. Enjoy the review and then get the CD. Now.