Last January, as my girlfriend and I were making our way down towards U Street en route to see some Unbuckled alumni play the 9:30 Club, she talked me into checking out Nethers, the opening band, instead of grabbing a few drinks at DC9. “You never know, they might become your new favorite band.” Little did she know how right she would be. I was immediately smitten with the laid back, psychedelic folk rock…

It’s been a…weird week for D.C. music lovers. Fur flew over the dos and don’ts of ticket sale announcements. Strange things were afoot with venue booking. We all got twitterpated about Unbuckled. Before we move on to telling you about some things to look forward to, may we just say how much awesome Nethers brought to the Black Cat’s back stage last night? This is a truly great band, D.C. or otherwise. They’ve got well…

We loved the The Carlsonics. They were always entertaining and often truculent, but they are no more – and some of the band members have formed a new band with a totally different sound. Nethers is a complete rebirth for four former Carlsonics, a folkish, country-influenced rock band comprised of Aaron Carlson on guitar, Nikki West on bass and lead vocals, John Passmore on guitars, and Mike Scutari on percussion. Kyle Bittinger also tours with…

The Carlsonics have earned quite a reputation around the District. In addition to being a tight, competent, exuberant and damn good rock and roll outfit, they put on one hell of a live show, or so DCist has heard. Well, the rumors are true. In the small, U-shaped upstairs hall at DC9 last night, the Carlsonics rocked like no band should rock on a Tuesday night. Lead singer Aaron Carlson opened the show by announcing…