Matthew Siblo

Scott Weiland, of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver fame, stumbles through a Winter Wonderland MONDAY The best type of gift is the one that you didn't even know you wanted. Take Scott Weiland's foray into holiday standards, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Like those half-baked tchotchkes... continue reading on DCist

After days of unrelenting rain, people looking for an excuse to take off their shirts found one in this year's Virgin Mobile FreeFest, a newly minted end-of-summer tradition at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Whether by choice or out of necessity, the festival's post-Labor Day scheduling likely contributes to its fluctuating non-identity:... continue reading on DCist

JEFF the Brotherhood. Photo by Rebecca Smeyne. MONDAY After spending the weekend battening down the hatches for a storm that didn't quite live up to its potential -- in D.C., anyway -- there could be no better excuse to rejoin civilization than garage duo JEFF the Brotherhood. The bros... continue reading on DCist

Gang Gang Dance. Photo by Leslie van Steltein. MONDAY It takes a certain type of audaciousness to put a hype man on the payroll, and yet it's hard to imagine some bands without them. Gang Gang Dance, being artsy Brooklynites, have upped the ante with Taka Imamura, who acts... continue reading on DCist

Photo of Honus Honus by Valerie Paschall. Philadelphia's Man Man has carved out a bizarre niche over the course of its four albums. The band is repeatedly described by similar reference points -- Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, Tom Waits -- though nobody would mistake anything played Friday night for... continue reading on DCist