ShowlistDC Music Notes: Wednesday 03-07-12

Stuff to read:
• Local filmmaker Jay Bulger has put together a documentary about Blind Faith and Cream drummer Ginger Baker. The film, Beware of Mr. Baker, will debut at SXSW later this month, and the Washington Post article linked above is an interesting profile of how Bulger weaseled his way into Baker’s life.
Interview: Julyssa Lopez talks to Alex Even of White Rabbits [Washingtonian]. White Rabbits’ latest album Milk Famous was released yesterday; the band plays the Black Cat tonight.
Interview: Reese Higgins talks to Zachary Cole Smith of Dive and Beach Fossils [Washington CityPaper].
• The Huffington Post has a nice article about Listen Local First and its trip to SXSW.
• Heavy Uber Alles brings us 6 heavy tunes every Tuesday. This week, HUA let readers suggest songs and has 14 videos to share, with varying degrees of heaviness.
Preview: Niki & the Dove at the U St Music Hall on 3/8 [All Things Go].
• Live Reviews: Justin Duckham on Craig Finn at the Rock & Roll Hotel [the Vinyl District]. Anne Midgette on Matthias Goerne at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre [Washington Post]. Metal Chris on Windhand, Ilsa, Natur, Pilgrim, and Satan’s Satyrs at St Stephen’s [DCHeavyMetal.com]. We Love DC on Young Prisms, Boy Friend, and Ceremony at DC9.

Audiovisual stuff:
• Here’s a song from the Cubs, “Ashlei” [Washington CityPaper].
• WQXR has this podcast about plagiarism in classical music, featuring the Washington Post’s Anne Midgette. You may remember this blog post by Midgette we posted a few weeks ago about composer Osvaldo Golijov.

Stuff to win:
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to Fanfarlo at the U Street Music Hall on 3/7 (contest ends today at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Nirvana‘s Nevermind on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to see Polyphonic Spree at 6th & I on 5/21 (contest ends Thursday 3/8 at noon).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Rammstein at 1st Mariner on 4/25 and a pair of tickets to see Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper at Jiffy Lube Live on 6/30 (contest ends Friday 3/9 at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Loney Dear‘s Hall Music on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 3/13).


ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 03-06-12

JUST ANNOUNCED: Wolf Trap announced its summer season yesterday! You can see the full list of shows on our site here.

Stuff to read:
• Jonathan L Fisher looks back on the history of Radiohead shows in this area [Washington CityPaper].
Interview: Reese Higgins talks to Prince Rama [Washington CityPaper].
• Chris Porter on scobbling [Express].
• If you’ve ever wondered about the small dance floors in NoVA restaurants, the Washington Post gives this synopsis on the 150 square foot limit on dance floors.
• DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda. The Vinyl District’s 9:30 Club March Preview. the Huffington Post’s concert whereabouts for this week.

Today’s New Releases (with local reviews):
Bruce Springsteen: Wrecking Ball – at the Verizon Center on 4/1. Reviewed by Chris Richards [Washington Post].
Andrew Bird: Break It Yourself – at the 9:30 Club on 5/8 and Rams Head Live! on 5/9 – Reviewed by Timothy Bracy [the Washington Post].
Shooter Jennings: Family man – Note that this isn’t out until next week (3/13) but it was reviewed by this week David Malitz [Washington Post].
Zieti: Zemelwa – at Bossa on 3/8 – Reviewed by Bill Friskics-Warren [the Washington Post].

Blues Traveler: 25 – at the State Theatre on 4/15.
Bowerbirds: the Clearing – at the Black Cat on 3/21.
Good Old War: Come Back As Rain – at the Black Cat on 4/28.
Human Nature: the Motown Record – at the Lyric Opera House on 4/26.
Idina Menzel: Live Barefoot at the Symphony (or DVD) – at Wolf Trap on 8/3.
Kaiser Chiefs: Start the Revolution Without Me – at the 9:30 Club on 3/9 and Rams Head Live! on 4/10.
the Magnetic Fields: Love at the Bottom of the Sea – at the 9:30 Club on 4/9.
Miniature Tigers: Mia Pharaoh – at DC9 on 3/22.
New Riders of the Purple Sage: 17 Pine Avenue – at Rams Head Live! on 3/23 and the Hamilton on 3/24.
White Rabbits: Milk Famous – at the Black Cat on 3/7.
Xiu Xiu: Always – at the Rock & Roll Hotel on 5/2.
Yellow Ostrich: Strange Land – at the Black Cat on 4/11.

Stuff to win:
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Pink Floyd‘s The Wall on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to see The Beach Boys at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 6/15 (contest ends today at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to Fanfarlo at the U Street Music Hall on 3/7 (contest ends Wednesday 3/7 at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Nirvana‘s Nevermind on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 3/7).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Rammstein at 1st Mariner on 4/25 and a pair of tickets to see Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper at Jiffy Lube Live on 6/30 (contest ends Friday 3/9 at 5 PM).


ShowlistDC Music Notes: Monday 03-05-12

Happy Monday, everyone! I know I just put out a request for feedback last week on these Music Notes (and thanks to everyone for your encouraging comments!), but I’d like to ask your advice again. There are a few commentators out there who refer to ShowlistDC as “the eye-bleed site”. I can understand their sense of overwhelmment: I set out to make SLDC a comprehensive DC-area listing site, and that means that I’ve collected a huge amount of information for the site. Many of you have sent me notes over the past year and a half with ideas and suggestions for the site (many of which I’ve implemented!), and I’d like to open up the floor: what would you like to see differently on the main listing page (or the venue pages) of ShowlistDC? Would you like me to display the show listings in a different way? Would you like more information, like ticket prices, links to where to buy tickets, concert start times, genre information, or something else? I’ve been working on adding some flags to denote concerts that are new or changed, so that feature is on its way. But if there’s anything else you would like me to do to make SLDC an easier-to-navigate site, please do let me know! Leave a comment here or send me an email at showlistdc@gmail.com, and know that I’m always excited to talk about ways to make SLDC better.

JUST ANNOUNCED: Radiohead with Caribou at the Verizon Center on June 3. Tickets ($69.50 plus fees) on sale Saturday, March 10th.

Stuff to read:
• Steven Overly at the Washington Post writes a lengthy feature on SoundExchange, the company that pays royalties for streaming music.

Today, about 1,400 streaming music services in the United States send SoundExchange a list of recordings they’ve played and royalty payments each month. That translates to about 16,000 checks sent to artists and rights owners each quarter.

“Lady Gaga and Katy Perry get decent checks from us,” Huppe said. “But you know what’s even more rewarding? It’s the working class artists who we track down.”

SoundExchange has found and delivered royalties to a rabbi who performs comedy, cash-strapped indie bands and little-known children’s artists, among others. Of the 60,000 payments it made last year, Huppe said about 90 percent were worth less than $5,000.

But the nonprofit has tens of millions of dollars sitting in its coffers waiting to be distributed, Huppe said. Many small artists aren’t familiar with the group, and as one might expect, are skeptical when an organization declares it has their unclaimed money.

• the Vinyl District gives an overview of Listen Local First’s trip to SXSW. You can also check out LLF’s Kickstarter campaign here.
• HyperVocal interviewed Ice Cube when he was in town last week. They talk about giving Obama a record deal.
• Huffington Post writes a profile about Rock the Vote‘s legal challenges with Florida’s voting laws.
• Business Insider gives us a list of Shazam’s most requested songs of all time. The list is a fairly unsurprising selection of modern pop hits, to which we say: if you have to get your phone to identify Adele for you, then you’re probably doing it wrong.
• Live Reviews: Sarah Godfrey on Young Jeezy at the Fillmore [Washington Post]. Anne Midgette on Angela Gheorghiu with the Washington National Opera [Washington Post]. Samantha Buker on BSO‘s “Voices of Light” at Strathmore [Washington Post]. Joe Banno on Yefim Bronfman at Strathmore [Washington Post]. Charles T Downey on Benjamin Grosvenor at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre [Washington Post]. Downey again on Jerusalem String Quartet at the Barns of Wolf Trap [Washington Post].

Audiovisual stuff:
Laura Gibson stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

Stuff to win:
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Mount Carmel‘s Real Women on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Pink Floyd‘s The Wall on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 3/6).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to see The Beach Boys at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 6/15 (contest ends Tuesday 3/6 at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Nirvana‘s Nevermind on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 3/7).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Rammstein at 1st Mariner on 4/25 and a pair of tickets to see Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper at Jiffy Lube Live on 6/30 (contest ends Friday 3/9 at 5 PM).


ShowlistDC Music Notes Friday 03-02-12

Thanks for another great week, folks! Enjoy your weekend, and remember that you can add this blog to your RSS feed using the link http://www.showlistdc.com/more/feed

Press about shows for the week (and month) ahead:
• Overall preview guides: WashPost’s Going Out Guide serves up March’s best concerts. Washingtonian’s weekend picks. TBD’s weekend planner for shows at deceptive venues. the Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist, March 1-7.
Interview: Allison Stewart talks to Corrosion of Conformity‘s Mike Dean [Washington Post]. The band plays Sonar tonight.
Preview: Soul Train Don Cornelius Tribute Party [the Vinyl District] – at the Black Cat tonight.
Preview: Craig Finn [the Vinyl District] – at the Rock & Roll Hotel tonight.
CD Review: Geoffrey Himes on Anais Mitchell‘s new album Young Man in America [Washington Post]. Performing tonight at Jammin’ Java.
Preview: Ilsa [Washington CityPaper] – at St Stephen’s on Saturday.
Preview: Korallreven [Washington CityPaper] – at the Black Cat on Monday 3/5.
CD Review: Mike Joyce on Ruthie Foster‘s new album Let It Burn [Washington Post]. Performing Tuesday 3/6 at the Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis.
CD Review: Brandon Weigel on Oberhofer‘s upcoming album Time Capsules II [Washington Post]. Performing Tuesday 3/6 at the Black Cat.
CD Review: Catherine Lewis on Jennifer O’Connor‘s new album I Want What You Want [Washington Post]. Performing Wednesday 3/7 at the Velvet Lounge.
CD Review: Geoffrey Himes on Fanfarlo‘s album Rooms Filled With Light [Washington Post]. Performing Wednesday 3/7 at the U Street Music Hall.
Preview: Todd Glass [Washington CityPaper] – at the DC Improv on Thursday 3/8.

Other things to read:
Punk news: All About Friends Forever [the Washington CityPaper]
• the Washington Post did a profile on the (non-comprehensive) concert listing site DC Decibel. (The writers of this piece were unaware that ShowlistDC was founded long before DC Decibel.).
Anne Midgette on stealing in classical music. “[Osvaldo] Golijov has actually been incorporating the work of composer friends in his own pieces for years, with their permission and blessing, at first out of what appeared to be a fascination with juxtaposing different styles and voices in one piece (“La Pasion segun San Marcos”) and, more recently, because he seems to have a hard time meeting his deadlines and ends up doing a lot of things at the 11th hour.”
• Anne Midgette on Baltimore Symphony Orchestra hosting the Women of the World festival. [Washington Post]
• Live reviews: Chris Richards on Lauryn Hill at the Warner Theatre [Washington Post]. Anne Midgette on the Vienna Philaharmonic at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post]. the Rogers Revue on Lily Tomlin at Strathmore.

Audiovisual stuff:
• the Washington CityPaper points us to a new These United States tune, “Dead and Gone”.
• the Washington CityPaper also points us to new music from Protect-U, whose new EP comes out on Vibrations Records in April.

Stuff to win:
• Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie has tickets to Lights at the 9:30 Club on 3/5 and Gomez at the 9:30 Club on 3/12 (contest ends today at 5 PM).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Marilyn Manson at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/1 (contest ends today at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Mont Carmel’s Real Women on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Monday 3/5).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Pink Floyd’s The Wall on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 3/6).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Nirvana’s Nevermind on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 3/7).


ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 03-01-12

EXTREMELY SLOW NEWS DAY!

Stuff to read:
R.I.P. Pancake Mountain [Washington CityPaper]
• Concert planner: DCist’s This Week in Jazz. Washingtonian’s March Classical Music Preview.
• Live reviews: None. (Really? 24 hour silence on concert reviews? May we suggest picking something from our extensive list of concerts to see?)

Audiovisual stuff:
Pistolera stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

Stuff to win:
• DC 50/WDCW is giving away tickets to Jim Jones with Nyemiah Supreme at U Street Music Hall on 3/5 (contest ends today at noon).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Marilyn Manson at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/1 (contest ends Friday 3/2 at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Mont Carmel’s Real Women on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Monday 3/5).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Pink Floyd’s The Wall on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 3/6).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Nirvana’s Nevermind on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 3/7).


ShowlistDC Music Notes: Wednesday 02-29-12

Hello world. Are you there?
I started this “Music Notes” feature in early February, when Andrew Beaujon left TBD.com and the daily TBD ArtsBook went on hiatus. I told myself that I’d give it a month and see how it went. So, Leap Day seems a fitting time to ask for feedback: are you liking this daily round-up of local music news and reviews? Are there other things you’d like to read here? Things you’d like to see more (or less) of? Changes in formatting to make this page easier to read? Please let me know, either by leaving a comment here or by sending me an email (showlistdc@gmail.com). Thanks!

Stuff to read:
• Famed 1970s rock photographer Mick Rock will be showing his work at the W Washington Hotel until March 31. The Huffington Post interviewed Rock about his work and has a small sample photo gallery.
• Heavy Uber Alles brings you six heavy tunes every Tuesday.
• DCist’s this week in hip-hop.
• Live reviews: Dulani Wallace on Galactic at the 9:30 Club [the Vinyl District]. Erica Bruce’s photos of Elikeh at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Washington CityPaper].

Stuff to win:
• DC 50/WDCW is giving away tickets to Jim Jones with Nyemiah Supreme at U Street Music Hall on 3/5 (contest ends 3/1 at noon).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Marilyn Manson at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/1 (contest ends Friday 3/2 at 5 PM)


ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 02-28-12

Stuff to read:
• Local band blog: bass player Tim Regan writes about his time in local power metal band Division. Regan’s last gig with Division was earlier this month.
• ALERT! DC GETS SNUBBED! (again!) the Washington CityPaper tells us that the Bobby Liebling documentary isn’t scheduled to play in DC. The documentary follows the self-destructive frontman of local doom metal legands Pentagram. Seriously, not even a screening at Silverdocs? (Does anyone else miss Visions Theatre? They totally would’ve played this!)
• DC nostalgia alert: You can see Ted Leo and the Pharmacists perform the Tyranny of Distance at the Black Cat in April [Washington CityPaper].
• DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda.
• Live reviews: We Love DC on Smiths tribute band Spineless Swine at the Red Palace. Jane Coyne on the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra‘s Prokefiev program at Strathmore [MD Theatre Guide]. Cecilia Porter on the IBIS Chamber Music Society [Washington Post]. A big metal show at Overlea Station in Baltimore [Baltimore Dead Metal].

Today’s new releases:
Carolina Chocolate Drops: Leaving Eden – at the Birchmere on 5/10. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post]
the Cranberries: Roses – at the 9:30 Club on 5/14. Reviewed by DC writer/SLDC curator Catherine Lewis [AV Club].
Tyga: Careless World: Rise of the Last King – at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 3/5. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [the Washington Post].
Chiddy Bang: Breakfast – at the U Street Music Hall tonight.
Corrosion of Conformity: Corrosion of Conformity – at Sonar on 3/2.
Eluveitie: Helvetios – at Rams Head Live on 3/4.
Fanfarlo: Rooms Fille With Light – at the U Street Music Hall on 3/7.
Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, and Yim Yames: New Multitudes – at the Birchmere on 3/12.
Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio – at the Warner Theatre on 4/3.
Green River Ordinance: Under Fire – at Jammin’ Java on 4/19.
Anais Mitchell: Young Man in America – at Rams Head Tavern on 2/29 (opening for the Cowboy Junkies) and at Jammin’ Java on 3/2 (headlining).
Napalm Death: Utilitarian – at Sonar on 5/25 as part of Maryland DeathFest.
Nneka: Soul Is Heavy – at Jammin’ Java on 3/29.
Julia Nunes: Settle Down – at the Red Palace on 3/2.
Plants and Animals: The End of That – at the Red Palace on 4/6.
Amy Ray: Lung of Love – at Rams Head Tavern (Annapolis) on 4/11 and at IOTA on 4/13.
School of Seven Bells: Ghostory – at the Black Cat on 4/5.
Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds: Pound of Dirt – at Baltimore SoundStage on 4/17.
the Ventures: Surfing and In Space and Fabulous Ventures and Walk Don’t Run 2 – at the Birchmere on 4/5.
Amelia White: Beautiful and Wild – at Ebenezers on 4/19.

Audiovisual stuff:
• Watch the video for René Moffatt‘s “Route 42″, which was filmed by American U film student Alex Bryant. The song was inspired by the 42 bus.
• All Our Noise captured some video of Cate Le Bon‘s recent show.

Stuff to win:
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to tonight’s Lenorable show at the Black Cat PLUS a copy of the band’s new 7″. (contest ends today at noon)
• The Vinyl District is giving away a signed vinyl copy of All the Details by Doris (featuring Paul Adelstein of Private Practice). Winner must have a North American mailing address. (contest ends today)
• DC 50/WDCW is giving away tickets to Jim Jones with Nyemiah Supreme at U Street Music Hall on 3/5 (contest ends 3/1 at noon).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Marilyn Manson at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/1 (contest ends Friday 3/2 at 5 PM)


ShowlistDC Music Notes: Monday 02-27-12

Food poisoning still has us here at ShowlistDC moving slowly. Just a few things to read this morning….

Stuff to read:
Interview: Chris Richards talks to Mick Jagger after his performance at the White House [Washington Post]
• Live reviews: Guns N Roses at the Fillmore, reviewed by Chris Richards [the Washington Post], Martin Austermuhle [DCist], and photos by Erica Bruce [Washington CityPaper]. The poorly-attended Rick Ross show at DAR Constitution Hall, reviewed by David Malitz [the Washington Post] and Joel Church [DC Style Is Real]. Scott Galupo on Blake Shelton at the Patriot Center [Washington Post]. Robert Battey on Brooklyn Rider at Dumbarton Church [Washington Post]. Luke Stewart on Dwayne Adell Trio at Bohemian Caverns [Capital Bop].

Audiovisual stuff:
• Listen to Andrew Bird‘s Break It Yourself [NPR] – playing at the 9:30 Club on 5/8 (sold out) and Rams Head Live! on 5/9.
• Listen to the Magnetic FieldsLove at the Bottom of the Sea [NPR] – playing at the 9:30 Club on 4/9 (sold out).

Stuff to win:
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to Experience Hendrix at Strathmore on 3/6 (contest ends today at noon)
• The Vinyl District is giving away a signed vinyl copy of All the Details by Doris (featuring Paul Adelstein of Private Practice). Winner must have a North American mailing address. (contest ends Tuesday 2/28)
• DC 50/WDCW is giving away tickets to Jim Jones with Nyemiah Supreme at U Street Music Hall on 3/5 (contest ends 3/1 at noon).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Marilyn Manson at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/1 (contest ends Friday 3/2 at 5 PM)


ShowlistDC Music Notes: Friday 02-24-12

The ShowlistDC offices were attacked by a nasty case of food poisoning (or the norovirus?) last night, so today’s Music Notes are abbreviated– and tardy. Stay healthy this weekend, folks, and remember you can add this blog to your RSS feed using the link http://www.showlistdc.com/more/feed

Press about shows for the week ahead
• Weekend planner: TBD on European bands this weekend.
Two CD Reviews on the Washington Post for a show tonight at Jammin’ Java: Mark Jenkins on Teitur‘s Let the Dog Drive Home and Moira E McLaughlin on Marit Larsen‘s Spirit.
Preview: Carl Craig [Washington CityPaper] – at U Street Music Hall tonight.
Interview: David Malitz chats with Rana Santacruz, who plays Artisphere on Saturday 2/25. [Washington Post]
CD Review: Catherine Lewis on Leigh Nash‘s new album Hymns and Sacred Songs [Washington Post]. The Sixpence None the Richer singer is at Jammin’ Java on Saturday 2/25.
CD Review: David Malitz on Police & Thieves‘s Fracturing [Washington Post] – performing at St Stephen’s Church in Columbia Heights on Saturday 2/25.
Preview: Connaitre Miller [Washington CityPaper] – at Strathmore on Wednesday 2/29.
CD Review: Mark Jenkins on Max Raabe‘s One Cannot Kiss Alone [Washington Post]. Performing at Strathmore on Thursday 3/1.
Preview: DC Peace Festival featuring Louder Than Quiet, Gods’Illa, Phil Adé, Skip Mahoney and the Casuals, and host Enoch 7th Prophet [Washington CityPaper] – at DC9 on Thursday 3/1.

Audiovisual stuff:
the Cranberries stop by NPR’s offices in DC for a Tiny Desk concert. The band is at the 9:30 Club on 5/14.

Stuff to win:
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to Experience Hendrix at Strathmore on 3/6 (contest ends Monday 2/27 at noon)
• The Vinyl District is giving away a signed vinyl copy of All the Details by Doris (featuring Paul Adelstein of Private Practice). Winner must have a North American mailing address. (contest ends Tuesday 2/28)
• DC 50/WDCW is giving away tickets to Jim Jones with Nyemiah Supreme at U Street Music Hall on 3/5 (contest ends 3/1 at noon).


ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 02-23-12

Stuff to read:
• New venue alert! the Washington Post’s Going Out Guide gives a peek at the re-opening of Howard Theatre, located at 620 T St NW. The venue will hold between 600 (seated) and 1,000 (standing) people and is scheduled to reopen with a performance by Wale on April 9. We have their upcoming lineup posted here.
• Speaking of new venues, there are rumors of the 9:30 Club operating a music venue at The Wharf in SW [Washington Business Journal]. Construction is expected to start in late 2012 or early 2013. The WBJ also has renderings of the proposed development.
Profile: Chris Porter on Police & Theives [Express], who are performing on Saturday 2/25 at St Stephen’s in Columbia Heights.
Interview/Profile: Sriram Gopal on Galactic [DCist], who performs tonight at the 9:30 Club.
Concert Preview: Allison Stewart muses on Guns N Roses‘s discography [the Washington Post]. The band (which really should be called “Axl Rose & Friends”) will play tonight at the Fillmore Silver Spring.
Concert Preview: Katie Willmott on the Benefit Concert for DC Vote, which is tonight at DC9.
• In the market for a guitar? TBD’s Ryan Kearney has a nice profile of Atomic Music.
• What to do: DCist’s This Week in Jazz.
• Live reviews: Portlandia at the 9:30 Club reviewed by DCist’s Catherine McCarthy (who seemed to like it OK) and the Washington Post’s Dan Zak (who really, really, really DID NOT LIKE this show). The duo of Ally Schweitzer and Erica Bruce list the DC pandering at the show [Washington CityPaper].

Stuff to win:
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to Galactic at the 9:30 Club on 2/23 (contest ends today at noon)
• The Vinyl District is giving away a signed vinyl copy of All the Details by Doris (featuring Paul Adelstein of Private Practice). Winner must have a North American mailing address. (contest ends Tuesday 2/28)
• DC 50/WDCW is giving away tickets to Jim Jones with Nyemiah Supreme at U Street Music Hall on 3/5 (contest ends 3/1 at noon).