Reunions are inherently nerve wracking. However, Black Tambourine managed to calm their nerves to give a memorable performance to cap off Chickfactor’s 20th anniversary celebration at Artisphere.

Our occasional series “Secret History” features profiles of classic D.C. albums as a way of looking back at the District’s contributions to music over time. This week, we talk with members of seminal D.C. indie poppers Black Tambourine about their Complete Recordings (Slumberland, 1999). Shortly after the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and the Clash delivered punk to the masses in jagged bursts of aggression and staccato sloganeering, a new strain of punk-inspired rock ‘n’…