On Friday night, Dex and J.R. of Death by Sexy were joined on stage by Tony Acampora of Greenland, as DxS celebrated the release of their new EP, Big Hit. Without any prior live exposure to Death by Sexy, we can say that Acampora’s quality guitar playing added to the energy and mystique of the Death by Sexy’s show. While neither a Josh Homme side project or the recently broken up Death From Above 1979,…

In the second installment of our new Music Rountable feature, we ventured to encapsulate the elusive art of a live show. After you see what our panel of D.C. musicians and music professionals have to say, let us know — why do you go to see live music? What do you look for? Or, offer your thoughts on the question as posed to our panel. How important should the performance aspect of a show be?…

By DCist Music Contributor Justin Kielsgard. The name Greenland refers not only to the world’s largest island, which floats around in the North Atlantic, but to arguably the District’s most underrated rock band. Like the territory of Greenland, this trio is quite misunderstood. Greenland the island isn’t green. It’s tundra, covered in ice. And Greenland the band isn’t just another three-piece with a gig, but a band on the rise. Blending British Invasion-era pop and…