There aren’t many steadfast rules when it comes to blogging, but there are a few responsibilities: hone your snarkiness, learn to answer to a pseudonym, and take account of each year as it draws to a close. We’re fulfilling that final task now, with a look back to the high points of DCist music coverage in 2005.

Though the end of the year has been quiet, 2005’s kept the tireless music staff here at DCist quite busy. We let the cat out of the bag a couple of times, and ruffled a few feathers in the process. We bid farewell to a local music institution, then welcomed back its offspring. We lost the music editor to beat all music editors to grad school, and brought on a couple other characters to try and fill her shoes. Heck, we even hosted our own concert (Keep your eyes peeled for Unbuckled the second in ’06!). But the real bread and butter of DCist’s music coverage is in the interviews and concert reviews. Let’s take a look back at what 2005 had to offer.