In their brief and bright tenure, Lightmare proved to the D.C. scene that, at its best, a band’s energy can fill in community gaps and spread further than expected. At their shows, the lights came ...

Sign up for City Lights, our twice-weekly guide to arts and nightlife in the D.C. area. It lands in your inbox every Sunday and Thursday. Dee agrees, the way the band ...

As D.C. soul-punk band Lightmare pumps itself up for its final performance this weekend, they can’t help but remember their first official gig at Looking Glass Lounge in 2017. The bar wasn’t a venue ...

Lightmare topped the bill Saturday night at DC9, but the up-and-coming D.C. sextet came on less like the star attraction than simply first among equals. The evening’s four acts, all of them ...

The Lightmare LED watch looked pretty rad, until I tried figuring out what time was displayed on the picture. The watch lights up a single red LED on the inner ring to mark the hour, a smaller one on ...

I don't know about you, but I've been itching for a new watch that makes me stop and think about what time it is. The new Lightmare will certainly do just that. With 30 LEDs strategically placed ...

Forming a band is often a game of chance, a gamble on whether personal or musical chemistry will develop. For Lightmare, the game was literal: The D.C. six-piece was initially brought together through ...