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Today's #WIFL selections feature a pair of post-genre bands with names that feature clever wordplay. First up we have Sad Baxter, the Nashville duo and Berklee alums who craft sardonically sludgy grunge pop. If "Shut Up and Kiss Me" and "Celebrity Skin" had a love-hate child who wandered the Appalachian Trail down to Tennessee, you might experience something not unlike their single "Baby". Their EP So Happy drops July 20 on Cold Lunch Recordings.

Next up we have DC's own Ménage À Garage, a punk pop trio crafting wordy, occasionally absurd, treatises on life in the nation's capital and across the universe. "Take It As It Comes", which not coincidentally was their Tiny Desk Contest entry this past year, is the leadoff single from their forthcoming EP More Human Than You. Jangly guitars and singsong vocals anoint this band as a spiritual successor of that Dischord post-punk sound, as well as the genre-defying rock of bands like the Weak…

Practice Spaces - Updated May 2015

One of the most common questions on the Yahoo Group is about practice space and where to find it. A list is being compiled here of practice spaces in the D.C. Metro Area, which you'll be able to access anytime through the link under "Resources For Musicians" in the right hand column. If you have something to add, please post it as a comment below. The list will be updated as people submit more information.

Practice Spaces in the D.C. Metro Area:

Barco Rebar
Falls Church, VA
703-207-1657
http://www.barcorebar.com

7Drum Lessons
2008 8th Street NW
Washington DC 20001
http://www.7drumlessons.com

Uncle Bob's Self Storage
Alexandria, VA
800-242-1715
http://www.unclebobs.com

Music Cave Studios
46040 Center Oak Plaza #150
Sterling, VA 20166
(703) 430-1095
http://musiccavestudios.com

Rock Shop Studios
8455 R Tyco Road
Vienna VA 22182
(703) 801-4737
http://www.rockshopstudios.com

Str8way Music Service
(240) 479-5855
http://www.str8waymusic.com

The Pittipad
5317 Lafayette Pl
Hyattsvil…

Wednesday Is For (Local) Lovers - Friday Concert Previews

This Friday you have the opportunity to catch two of DC's most dynamic musical duos, on that rarest of nights where shows have minimal overlap. On the early side, we have Two Dragons and a Cheetah and allthebestkids at Red Panda House. You might recall our coverage of 2D+C's protest song just prior to the new year. Like a post-modern Local H, Maryjo Mattea and Joel Wu craft a sound that's inordinately loud for a duo, but manages to be toe-tappingly engaging at the same time. Mattea's vocals juxtaposes the operatic timbre of Pat Benatar with the dusky sensuality of The Divinyls' Christina Amphlett, while drummer Wu imparts a funky, hardcore sensibility to the duo's songs. The pair live in different cities, a la The Postal Service, so catching a live show in DC is a rare treat.

We Fought the Big One hosts its 14th anniversary concert at Marx Cafe later Friday evening. BLACKLODGE + em.g, the duo comprised of Paperhaus frontman Alex Tebeleff and Maggie Gilmore, con…

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