Who? The Epochs' co-vocalists (and brothers) Ryan and Hays Holladay released Ten Billion Light Years of Solitude on their own in 2003 before recruiting Kevin Smith on bass and Kotchy on drums.

Who? We the Kings is a foursome of young men from Bradenton, Florida. Comprised of Travis Clark on lead vocals and guitar, Hunter Thomsen on guitar and vocals, Drew Thomsen on bass, and Danny Duncan on drums, the band's self-titled debut LP is out now on the S-Curve label. They will spend the New Year touring the U.S. with Cobra Starship.

U Street denizens (and a few of their parents who had probablyheard about the band on NPR) waited in vain in the biting cold lastnight (Jan. 16) with hopes of scoring tickets to see Yeasayer,currently touring with MGMT,play a sold-out show at the tiny backstage of Black Cat.

They're a contemporary band whose name comes from a hundred years ago, but the 1900s are surely straight out of 1970 -- specifically from the party scene in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, a forgotten band sandwiched between the Carrie Nations and the

"We should play for them, probably no one would notice," one fan commented at the Le Loup show last night (Dec. 10). This isn't quite true, of course -- the chaos that erupted onstage when the D.C.-bred septet played their hometown was a controlled one -- but it does help explain what make Le

Who? Rock&Roll is comprised of Parisians Gricha Berekachvili on vocals and guitar, Paul Louis Viguier on drums, L.A.M.F. on bass, and Matthias Cadeac d'Arbaud on guitar and backing vocals. They toured the U.S. earlier this fall, and their record Losers, Boozers, Jacuzzi Users is available now digitally.