Longwave lead singer Steve Schiltz / photo by Kyle Gustafson The ups and downs that Longwave have been through in their 10-year career would make a pretty good episode of Behind The Music. They received a huge amount of buzz after opening for The Strokes and The Vines in the early ’00s, two of the biggest bands around at the time. Major label interest soon followed, and the band signed to RCA Records and…

Spring is here, but it sure felt like summer inside a hot and sweaty 9:30 Club last night. Bloc Party packed their arena worthy show inside the cozy confines of 815 V St NW and banged out a show to remember. The outcome of the night was never really in doubt once lead singer Kele Okereke stepped on stage wearing a Clinton Portis jersey. The man clearly knows how to play to his audience. About…

Longwave’s Steve Schiltz from Flickr user Marcus Metropolis Longwave has been riding the rock ‘n’ roll rollercoaster for the last decade. Their first big moment came in the wake of the release of their second album, 2003’s The Strangest Things. They mined the early 21st century sonic palate that New York is now famous for; percussive, dark and driving rock music. It is the same basic sound that has catapulted similar bands to stardom….