Seattlest first heard about the Raveonettes from a troubled, neurotic friend. He recommended their '03 release , which struck us as analogous to that friendship: addictive and harping on the same two or three themes. more ›

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The oldest is only twenty, the youngest seventeen. One of them graduated high school a year early by doubling his class load. One of them dropped out. Be Your own PET are four young adults from Nashville, Tennessee with plenty of punk coursing through their young veins. It's appropriate they should open for UK brats, Arctic Monkeys tomorrow night at the Showbox. more ›

Sometimes you go big *and* go home. Such will be the case with Iraq (give it time) and with Pretty Girls Make Graves. After signing to Matador and releasing The New Romance and Élan Vital to better than fair reviews, PGMG announced that they were calling it quits earlier this year. But the local post-punk band isn't throwing in the towel before one last hurrah and [insert your own tired cliche here]. more ›

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DCist is screwed in the event of an oil crisis. Not that we're not all screwed in the event of an oil crisis, just D.C. is more screwed. Don't sell your car yet, District resident, a cabbie can kick you to the curb if he doesn't like your address. Not even Metro can save you now. more ›