Something called the "Soul Collective Tour," presented by Kia, is coming to D.C. this weekend. What that means for you: Free MGMT, Wale and Dan Deacon shows. more ›

Anyone who feels that frequent shrieking and howling are masks for an inability to sing need not listen to Baltimore's Ponytail. While Molly Siegel certainly isn’t a vocalist who solely screams at pitches usually reserved for dog whistles, she opts for cooing, whooping and grunting in lieu of uttering actual words. As such, Ponytail walks a tightrope between utterly infectious and thoroughly irritating. But judging by the utter excitement of the crowd at DC9 last Thursday, last week D.C. was decidedly with the yaysayers. more ›

It's tough being a Yeasayer fan in the District. First, their January show sells out the Black Cat Backstage, prompting shocked fans to start an online movement to get them to play upstairs, prompting shocked DCist staffers into asking just when the Black Cat started selling tickets ahead of time for Backstage shows (answer: about a year ago) and prompting shocked DCist readers into asking...just who is this band, anyway? However, the Brooklyn quartet promised a quick return to a larger stage, offering first dibs to those disgruntled fans who gave their email addresses to the band's promoters, who found out about last night's show a week in advance of the general public. So, the band made its triumphant return to a very full Black Cat Mainstage on the first night of their new tour with Baltimore art-rockers Ponytail. more ›