MUSIC

Matt And Kim with Donnis October 21 at The Canal Club There may not be anything more triumphant than a Matt and Kim show. Standing side-by-side with wide grins and excitement in their eyes, the two performers stared at an audience sharing the same sentiments. One...

Troy Medlin (or simply T.Roy) is no stranger to the East Coast and Dirty South heavy metal scenes. As far back as 1993, T.Roy was fronting influential sludge metal outfit Sourvein, who came together under the banner of "old gear, dirtweed, [and] the love of Black...

Forgetters - Self-titled double 7 inch (Midheaven) This four-song EP is the debut recording by Forgetters, a Brooklyn trio whose nascent sound combines melodic punk, moody indie rock and literate lyrics. Though barely a year old, Forgetters are receiving a lot of...

Die Antwoord October 27 at 9:30 Club Seeing Die Antwoord perform puts one at a loss for words. Listening to their studio recordings does what happens during their live performances no justice. Last Wednesday night at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC, this South African...

Over the past decade or so, Robert Smith of The Cure has done some pretty surprising collaborations. He's contributed vocals to tracks by Blink 182, Billy Corgan, and Junior Jack, among others. His contribution to a new single by controversial Canadian electronic...

Metric with Lubec Monday, October 25 at The National In the interest of full disclosure, I must admit that I was not the writer originally assigned to cover this show. That writer got stuck working a late shift, and I was the only other writer available on such short...

It seems likely that many music fans are only familiar with Ryan Parrish's work as drummer for metal band Darkest Hour. However, while the precision and intensity with which he plays provide a solid backbone for that band’s brand of melodic metal, Parrish involves...