Mehan Jayasuriya

D.C.'s favorite sons The Dismemberment Plan have reunited and will play a series of highly-anticipated concerts this weekend. To mark the occasion, we've asked members of our staff to pick their favorite Dismemberment Plan tune and write a post about it. Today: music critic Mehan Jayasuriya on "The Other... continue reading on DCist

Whether turning a showcase set at South by Southwest into a massive game of bingo or using a discarded water bottle as a prop onstage at the Black Cat, The Blow's Khaela Maricich has always had a flair for the theatrical. So it surprised exactly no one when she veered... continue reading on DCist

Strange though it may seem, the jury is still out on the Pixies' live show. For every fan out there who insists that the band's live sets are life-changing, you'll find another who asserts that the Pixies are shoddy performers and always were. Part of the problem is that at... continue reading on DCist

Max Tundra (Thursday at the Black Cat) | Photo by Mehan Jayasuriya MONDAY >> Made famous by their star turn in the 2007 film Once, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, better known as the Swell Season, have been charming audiences around the world with their trans-European folk fusion ever... continue reading on DCist

These Arms Are Snakes MONDAY >> Atlanta four-piece The Coathangers will bring their sassy, lighthearted garage-pop tunes to the Black Cat tonight. Singing along is very much encouraged. With Thee Lexington Arrows and Foul Swoops, $10, 8:30 p.m. TUESDAY >> DCist has rarely been disappointed by Seattle post-hardcore stalwarts... continue reading on DCist