Music
Fighting the Good Fight: Rise Against at the Patriot Center
Last year was a busy year for the guys from Rise Against. Not only did they release their sixth studio album, Endgame, they toured relentlessly. Vocalist and guitarist Tim McIlrath took some time out of his schedule to talk to On Tap about traveling to new places in 2011 and being involved in some big read more »
Artist in Residence: Ellen Cherry Occupies Strathmore in February
Ellen Cherry’s bio describes her as a “singer, songwriter, musician, designer, artist, producer, recording engineer, and human.” Based out of Baltimore for the past 15 years, she’s won awards, toured the country multiple times, and woven genres together to create some of the region’s most interesting tunes. She recently spoke with On Tap about read more »
Pop Charmer: Aimee Mann
In today’s contemporary music industry, a few blockbuster acts enjoy the rock star lifestyle while thousands of good bands with no name recognition toil with little reward on the thin margins of an increasingly brittle trade. Then, there are a few musicians like Aimee Mann who attain plenty of critical acclaim and modest commercial success, read more »
Museum of Now: Musical History with Beauty Pill
Beauty Pill, under the leadership of local songwriter/recording engineer Chad Clark, has run through the minds of DC music fans for ten years now like a hidden vein of magnetic ore. Outcroppings of new music are rare and sporadic, but the field of influence is always felt. It’s a measure of the group’s innovation read more »
Countdown to 2012 with 3EB
Some people believe the world will end in 2012. Well if this is the case, then why not bring in the New Year with a band that has been kicking ass and taking names since 1997? Some of you may know them for their first hit single “Semi-Charmed Life” or perhaps for their dreamy, prolific read more »
Bringing Back the Bayou: Remembering DC's Killer Joint
Thirteen years ago this month, on New Year’s Eve, legendary Georgetown club the Bayou held its last show. Hundreds of 1998’s scenesters packed into the tiny brick-faced building to see a double fistful of bands celebrate the club they had all called home at one time or another. By a stroke of good luck read more »» DJ
To ESL With Love: Maria "Jpeg" Izaurralde's Valentine to the Eighteenth Street Lounge
MARIA “JPEG” IZAURRALDE’S VALENTINE TO THE EIGHTEENTH STREET LOUNGE When the world-renowned Eighteenth Street Lounge opened in 1995, “it felt like we were putting all of our chips on one number,” says Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton in read more »
Roberto Gonzalez: Glow's Resident DJ Spins Love and Light
Born in Arlington to Salvadorean parents who met in the US, Gonzalez grew up listening to his dad’s rock (Eagles, Aerosmith) and his mom’s Spanish music (merengue, cumbia). While attending Centreville High, his younger brother Javier started deejaying hip-hop. When Roberto got hooked on electronic dance music at the legendary Zei Club in DC, read more »» Four Play
Four Play: Artists that Should be on your Radar, Calendar and IPOD
On Tap takes a look at four local and touring bands each month. If you are interested in being featured, please send your CD along with contact information, including your website and a list of upcoming shows, to On Tap Magazine. Attention Four Play: 25 Dove St. Alexandria, VA 22314. By Marcus Dowling and Michael read more »
