Today’s New Releases (with locally-penned reviews)
• Travis Porter: From Day 1. Reviewed by Chris Richards [Washington Post].
• Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes: Here. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].
• Sigur Ros: Valtari. Reviewed by Elizabeth Nelson [Washington Post] and Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].
• Silo Halo: Night and the City. Reviewed by Valerie Paschall [DCist]. (this album came out in April, but DCist just published the review….so we’re including it here!)
• Regina Spektor: What We Saw From the Cheap Seats. Reviewed by Bill Friskis-Warren [Washington Post].
• the Walkmen: Heaven. Reviewed by David Malitz [Washington Post].
Articles
• Planning guides: DC Music Download’s Local Listening Booth.
• The viewing for Chuck Brown is today. The Washington Post rounds up the street closures.
• Interview: Stephanie Williams talks to Wendell Kimbrough [DC Music Download].
• Local listening: Check out Eternal Summers‘ video for “Millions [DCist].
• Local listening: Here’s a download of Empresarios‘ dub remix of “Space Selector” [DC Music Download].
• Local listening: Hometown Sounds DC presents today’s local music video: Drop Electric‘s Robot Funeral [Hometown Sounds DC].
• The show was over the weekend, but here’s an interview with Lalah Hathaway [Washingtonian].
• This show was also over the weekend, but Rachel Levitin interviewed Filligar [We Love DC].
• Yet another show that was over the weekend… but here’s an interview with Rocky Votolato [Brightest Young Things].
Live Reviews
• Chris Richards on One Direction at the Patriot Center [Washington Post].
• Sarah Godfrey on Drake at the Verizon Center [Washington Post].
• Gabriela Melendez-Olivera on Babasonicos at the Howard Theatre [Washington Post].
• Joan Reinthaler on Phillips Camerata‘s performance of Shostakovich an Shumann at the Phillips Collection [Washington Post].
• Robert Battey on the BSO‘s performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Strathmore [Washington Post].
• Valerie Paschall on Black Dice at the U Street Music Hall [DCist].
• This will certainly be the first review of many: local musician Ben Price (At the Graves, Xoso, Dry Clouds) reviews (and records) Maryland DeathFest’s Friday performances [Inhuman Youth].
• All Things Go on Father John Misty at the Rock & Roll Hotel.
• Jeb Gavin on Simian Mobile Disco‘s DJ Set at the U Street Music Hall [Brightest Young Things].
• Robert Winship on the Polyphonic Spree at 6th & I [Brightest Young Things].
Giveaways
• The Vinyl District is giving away an autographed copy of the Gossip‘s A Joyful Noise on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 5/31).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of The Choice of Weapon on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Friday 6/1).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to Dave Matthews Band at Jiffy Lube Live on 6/16 (contest ends Sunday 6/3).
• Metal Injection is giving away tickets to the Rockstar Mayhem Fest featuring Slipknot, Slayer, and Motorhead at Jiffy Lube Live on 7/29 (contest ends “randomly” as the concert date approaches).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see 311 and Slightly Stoopid at Jiffy Lube Live on 7/28 (contest ends Sunday 7/22).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see OAR at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 8/10 (contest ends Sunday 7/29).
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