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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Friday 08-17-12

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I’m back!

Hey all – I’m (finally) back on the grid. Thanks so much for all of your feedback and words of encouragement after my request for feedback last week! I’m still working out what direction these Music Notes should take, but I think that my plan is to publish twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays) through the end of August, then decide how frequently to publish in September going forward. I’ve also gotten some requests to send these Music Notes out as a daily email, for those who don’t use RSS, so I’ll be working on that too. So stay tuned! And remember that any thoughts or suggestions are always welcome, either by posting a comment here or via email, showlistdc@gmail.com. Thanks for reading!


Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner

Planning Guides:
• Washingtonian’s music picks.
• DCist’s This Week in Jazz.
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• DCist’s This Week in Hip-Hop.
• DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.
• DC Music Download’s roundup of music fundraising events.
• ShowlistDC’s list of recently-added and changed shows.

Today – Friday, 17 August
• Preview/interview: Stephen Deusner talks to Lorelei. Tonight at the Black Cat. It’s the CD release show for their new album Enterprising Sidewalks, which has been reviewed all over this week: by Joe Warminsky [Washington CityPaper], by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post], and by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].
• Two previews/interviews on Christian Scott: Sriram Gopal [DCist] and by Marie Gullard [Washington Examiner]. There’s also a CD review of Scott’s new album Christian aTunde Adjuah, reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights at Bohemian Caverns.
• Preview/interview: Rudi Greenberg on the Dirty Projectors [Washington Post Express]. Friday and Saturday nights at the 9:30 Club. You can listen to Friday’s concert from home, courtesy of NPR.

Saturday, 18 August
• Preview/Interview: Marie Gullard on Lori Williams [Washington Times]. At Blues Alley.
• Preview/Interview: Emily Cary on Charles Covington Jr. [Washington Times]. At the Kennedy Center‘s Millennium Stage.
• Preview: Nancy Dunham on Mary Chapin Carpenter [Washington Times]. At Wolf Trap.

Sunday, 19 August
• CD Review: Boo Hanks and Don Flemons, Buffalo Junction. Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the Hamilton.
• Preview: Nancy Dunham on Alan Jackson [Washington Times]. At Wolf Trap.

Monday, 20 August
n/a

Tuesday, 21 August
• Preview: Jonathan L Fischer on Foul Swoops [Washington CityPaper]. At the Black Cat‘s Backstage.

Wednesday, 22 August
• CD Review: Shovels and Rope, O’ Be Joyful. Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. At the Hamilton.
• Preview: Christopher Porter on Andrew Morgan [Washington CityPaper]. At the U Street Music Hall.

Thursday, 23 August
• Preview: Marcus J Moore on Raheem DeVaughn [Washington CityPaper]. At the Howard Theatre.


Articles

• Local venue news: Enterprise Jazz Club will move from its current spot on Georgia Ave NW to an as-yet-to-be-determined new location [Washington CityPaper].

• Local venue news: the Kennedy Center got a new organ [Washington Post].

• Anne Midgette on neglected composers whose work is rediscovered on CD [Washington Post]. Midgette also rounds up readers’ responses to her piece.

• RIP TBD.com. The URL now forwards to WJLA.com [Washington Post].

• Archie Moore from Black Tambourine remembers Yesterday & Today and Vinyl Ink [the Vinyl District].

• Interview: Steve Kiviat talks to the Very Best [Washington CityPaper].

• Interview: Sriram Gopal talks to Emmylou Harris [DCist].

• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to Shark Week [DCist].

• Interview: ChunkyGlasses.com’s Q&A with the Milk Carton Kids.

• Chris Porter on Chain & the Gang [Washington Post Express].

• CD Review: 2 Chainz, Based on a T.R.U. Story. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].

• CD Review: Antony and the Johnsons, Cut the World. Reviewed by ChunkyGlasses.com.

• CD Review: Blackberry Smoke, the Whipporwill. Reviewed by David Malitz [Washington Post].

• CD Review: Corb Lund, Cabin Fever. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post].

• CD Review: Jukebox the Ghost, Safe Travels. Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].

• CD Review: Shark Week, EP. Reviewed by Nida Masiulis [DC Music Download].

• Song review: David Malitz on Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” [Washington Post].

• Book reviews: Michael Lindgren on Go-go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City by Natalie Hopkinson and The Dozens: A History of Rap’s Mama by Elijah Wald [Washington Post].


Listening

• Here’s a roundup of Hometown Sounds DC’s local music videos of the day:
      – Eva Cassidy, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (8/16)
      – Heavy Breathing, “U the One I Want” (8/15)
      – Uptown XO, “Errybody” (8/14)
      – Head-Roc, “Black Love Superstars” (8/13)
      – Tabi Bonney, “On Jupiter” (8/10)

• Here’s a roundup of DCist’s music videos of the day:
      – Deep Time, “Clouds” (8/16)
      – Imperial China, “Redux” (8/15)
      – Marina and the Diamonds, “How To Be a Heartbreaker” (8/14)
      – Skrillex, “First of the Year (Equinox)” (8/13)
      – Sebadoh, “Keep the Boy Alive” (8/10)

• New local music video: Heavy Breathing, “U the One I Want” [DC Music Download].

• New local music video: Tabi Bonney, “Top Notch Material Girls” [Washington CityPaper].

• New local music video: X.O., “Errybody” [Washington CityPaper].

• Music video: Kane Mayfield, “Beautiful Drug” [Washington CityPaper]. The song is from his new Rhymes By Kane: Thievery Corporation Edition.

• Listen to some new tunes from the Dismemberment Plan [DCist].

• The Zombies stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• Listen: Hometown Sounds DC’s podcast for 8/12/12.

• Listen: DC Music Download’s August 2012 podcast features favorite local tracks and concerts from 2012 so far.

• Listen: K-BETA, “Pakistan” [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen: Kev Brown, “Ode to South Africa” [Washington CityPaper].

• Watch: Maimouna Youssef, “Meet Me in Brazil” [Washington CityPaper].


Live Reviews

• Trillectro Festival: reviewed by Marcus J Moore [Washington CityPaper], by Megan Buerger [Washington Post], and by Arielle Hixson [DC Music Live].

• Brandon Wu’s photos of I:Scintilla at Spellbound DC [Washington CityPaper].

• the Zombies and the Left Banke at the Howard Theater, 8/9/12: Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live] and by We Love DC.

• Sebadoh, Sentridoh, and Circle of Buzzards at the Black Cat, 8/10/12: Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live] and by ChunkyGlasses.com.

• Marina and the Diamonds at the 9:30 Club, 8/14/12: Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post] and by Rachel Sanford [the Vinyl District].

• Stephen Bradley on John Heart Jackie at the Velvet Lounge [Washington Times].

• Stephen Bradley on Pomegranates at DC9 [Washington Times].

• Valerie Paschall on the crazy things that Travis Morrison said during the Dismemberment Plan shows last weekend [DCist].

• David Hintz on Stereosleep and the Resistance at the Black Cat, 8/14/12 [DC Rock Live].

• We Love DC on Linkin Park at Jiffy Lube Live, 8/11/12.

• ChunkyGlasses.com on Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group at Wolf Trap, 8/12/12.

• Baynard Woods on Janes Adiction at the Lyric in Baltimore [Baltimore CityPaper].

• Here’s the setlist from Aloe Blacc‘s show at the 9:30 Club, 8/10/12 [930club.tumblr.com].

• Stephanie Taylor on ABBA at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].

• Denise A Levien on the Temptations and the Four Tops at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].

• Denise A Levien on Steve Miller Band at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].

• Brian Ossip on System of a Down and Deftones at the Verizon Center [DC Music Live].


Giveaways

• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away an autographed copy of 10 Years‘s Minus the Machine. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to the Dirty Projectors at the 9:30 Club, 8/18 (contest ends today at noon).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to the Rockstar UPROAR festival with Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, Papa Roach, and more. Show is at Jiffy Lube Live on 9/2 (no indication of when this giveaway ends).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to Ben Harper‘s acoustic show at Wolf Trap on 9/4 (contest ends 8/26).
• DC101 is giving away front row tickets to DC101′s Kerfuffle with the Offspring, Sublime, Rome, Garbage, etc., at Jiffy Lube Live on 9/15 (contest ends 9/3).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).

ShowlistDC Music Notes: Friday 08-10-12

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Time Off and Feedback Requested

Even people who run concert calendars need a few days off. I’m going off the grid– to a land where my Google Reader doesn’t work (yes, such a place does exist!) until late next week. There will be no Music Notes until then….

….which leads me to this: I’ve been posting these daily Music Notes for six months now (the first Music Notes was on 6 February 2012), and I’m looking for feedback: do people like the feature? I’m thinking about scaling back and not publishing every day– it’s not that I don’t enjoy compiling links, but it’s a huge daily effort. Would you like to see this post every day? Or would once/twice a week be sufficient? Are there certain days (Tuesday’s new releases; Friday’s Weekend Planner) that are helpful/not that useful? Should it just go away completely? Do you like the types of links we round up? Should we change our format? Let me know your thoughts, either by posting a comment here or via email, showlistdc@gmail.com, and stay tuned to see how this roundup changes when I get back next week. Thanks for reading!


Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner

Planning Guides:
• Washingtonian’s Music Picks.
• We Love DC loves weekends.
• DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• ShowlistDC’s list of recently-added and changed shows.

Today – Friday, 10 August
• Interview: Siriam Gopal talks to Frederico Gonzalez Pena [DCist]. At Bohemian Caverns tonight and Saturday.
• Interview: We Love DC talks to Shark Week. Washington CityPaper also writes about the band. At Montserrat House.
• Preview: Lindsay Zoladz on the rally for Pussy Riot outside the Russian Embassy [Washington CityPaper].
• Preview/Interview: Steven Deusner on the Very Best [Washington Post Express]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel. Review of TVB’s MTMTMK by Catherine P Lewis (that’s me!) [Washington Post].
• CD Review: Kasey Chambers, Storybook. Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the Birchmere.

Saturday, 11 August
• Profile/Interview: Elliott Wallace on Black Clouds [DC Music Download]. At the Red Palace.
• Preview: Jonathan Fischer on Calvin Johnson [Washington CityPaper]. At Meeps.

Sunday, 12 August
• Preview/Interview: Chris Richards on Grace Potter [Washington Post]. At FedEx Field.
• Preview: Steve Kiviat on Daddy Yankee [Washington CityPaper]. At Ibiza.

Monday, 13 August
• CD Review: Joe Walsh, Analog Man. Reviewed by Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. At Wolf Trap.
• CD Review: Kasey Chambers, Storybook. Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At Rams Head Tavern.

Tuesday, 14 August
n/a

Wednesday, 15 August
• CD Review: Birthmark, Antibodies. Reviewed by Moira E McLaughlin [Washington Post]. At the Black Cat.

Thursday, 16 August
• CD Review: Chatham County Line: Sight & Sound. Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At Rams Head Tavern.


Articles

• DC Music Live has a long feature on independent record stores from the folks at Som Records.

• The writers at ChunkyGlasses.com discuss their thoughts on JEFF the Brotherhood, Hypnotic Nights.


Listening

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is the Dismemberment Plan, “Time Bomb”.

• DCist’s music video of the day is Cat Power, “Cherokee”.


Live Reviews

• David Hintz on Ms Fridrich, Luray, and the Sweater Set at the Velvet Lounge, 8/8/12 [DC Rock Live].

• Clay Conger on Presto Bando, Southwork, Conveyor, and Drop Electric at the STPP Benefit at the Black Cat, 8/3/12 [DC Music Download].

• We Love DC on Millie Jackson at the Howard Theatre, 8/3/12.


Giveaways

• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to Real Estate at the 9:30 Club, 8/12/12 (contest ends today at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Civil Twilight‘s Holy Weather on vinyl (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to Aerosmith and Cheap Trick at Jiffy Lube Live, 8/12/12 (contest ends today at noon).
• NEW DC101 is giving away tickets to the Rockstar UPROAR festival with Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, Papa Roach, and more. Show is at Jiffy Lube Live on 9/2 (no indication of when this giveaway ends).
• NEW DC101 is giving away tickets to Ben Harper‘s acoustic show at Wolf Trap on 9/4 (contest ends 8/26).
• NEW DC101 is giving away front row tickets to DC101′s Kerfuffle with the Offspring, Sublime, Rome, Garbage, etc., at Jiffy Lube Live on 9/15 (contest ends 9/3).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).

ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 08-09-12

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Articles

• Planning Guides: DCist’s This Week in Jazz. DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.

• The Washington CityPaper’s Mike Paarlberg remembers Marvin Hamlisch.

• Jonathan L Fischer’s Recommended Listening: Exotic Fever Records‘ compilation to benefit DASH (The District Alliance for Safe Housing) [Washington CityPaper].

• Have you ever wondered what the staff of Brightest Young Things wear to work? We certainly didn’t, but Washingtonian did a feature on BYT’s wardrobe. (Slow news day!).

• Preview: Stephen Deusner on the Hood Internet‘s mashups [Washington Post Express]. Tonight at the U St Music Hall.

• Interview: Mike Shomaker talked to Yellowcard [DC Music Live].

• CD Review: Stagnant Pools, Temporary Room. Reviewed by ChunkyGlasses.com.

• Interview: Local metal blogger Metallomusikum talked to the creators of the Stoner Hands of Doom Festival, which takes place in New London, CT, over Labor Day weekend.


Listening

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is the Sweater Set, “Call Me Maybe”.

• Apparently no DCist music video of the day….


Live Reviews

• Stephen Bradley on the Promise Ring at the 9:30 Club [Washington Times].

• Brian Ossip on Sonic Nights and the Crème at Axum Lounge, 8/4/12 [DC Music Live].

• Denise A Levien on the NSO‘s performance of West Side Story at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].

• Denise A Levien on Idina Menzel with the NSO at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].


Giveaways

• ShowlistDC (that’s us!) is giving away a pair of tickets to see Lyle Lovett at Wolf Trap on 8/14 (contest ends today at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Civil Twilight‘s Holy Weather on vinyl (contest ends Friday, 8/10).
• The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to Aerosmith and Cheap Trick at Jiffy Lube Live, 8/12/12 (contest ends Friday 8/10 at noon).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).

ShowlistDC Music Notes: Wednesday 08-08-12

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Articles

• Planning Guides: DCist’s This Week in Hip-Hop. Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda.

• RIP Marvin Hamlisch, who died unexpectedly Monday at the age of 68. The Washington Post has an obituary and remembers three of his movie ballads.

• Jason Noble of Rodan, Rachel’s, and Shipping News also passed away over the weekend; you can listen to (and/or buy) his benefit compilation, In Pleasant Company: A Mixtape for Jason– featuring Tone, Beauty Pill, True Womanhood, J. Robbins, and more– on Bandcamp [Washington CityPaper].

• CD Review: Samara Lubelski: Wavelength. Reviewed by DC writer Marc Masters [Pitchfork].


Listening

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Thievery Corporation, “Culture of Fear”.

• DCist’s music video of the day is She Keeps Bees, “Counter Charm”.

• Listen to the State Department‘s final EP [DCist].

• Heavy Uber Alles brings us six heavy tunes on Tuesday.


Live Reviews

• Aubrey Menard on Old Crow Medicine Show, the Lumineers, and the Milk Carton Kids at the 9:30 Club, 8/2/12 [ChunkyGlasses.com].

• Jenn Bress on Run for Cover at the Black Cat, 8/4/12 [Brightest Young Things]. Again, I question whether BYT has anyone on staff that reads copy before it’s posted; let’s round up a few of the typos and random missed words here (and I’m not even going to talk about the tense changes throughout the piece or incomplete/nonsensical sentences):
    – “Just when I’m wondering where Nico is, a spazzed out looking AndyWarhol appears.” {we’re used to seeing Andy and Warhol as two separate words.}
    – “I’ve found I like to guess what each band [is?] rather than see the set-list beforehand.” {Guess the missing word!}
    – “So, a drummer in a 70′s era white suite, a guy in a white jump suit and a guy in a black skeleton costume had me questioning until the main singer appears in [a?] fringed coat (amazing) no shirt and jeans.” {Guess the missing word! Also, guess the missing comma, unless “fringed coat no shirt” is an actual thing.}
    – “”Talking about my Generation” gives me that DUH moment when I realized its The Who.” {its vs it’s}
    – “the lead singer had all the swagger and grit of Roger Daltrey and is a total rock star.” {We know we said we weren’t going to talk about all the tense issues, but here’s one that’s particularly egregious. Past tense or present tense– please pick one.}
    – “A Townsend jump kicks and splayed out leather fringe stance [were?] also included in this mind-blowing performance.” {Guess the missing word!}
    – “”Werewolves in London” came on with a dude in a wherewolf mask that stage dove into the audience.” {WOW – two different spellings of werewolf in the same sentence!}
    – “I might have been into it if Wolfpussy hadn’t wasted two of out drinks in the process.” {two of OUR drinks, presumably}
    – “Now the power bands start to follow, as Run for Cover always builds it’s set appropriately leading up to the ultimate crowd pleasing blow-up acts.” {its vs it’s!}
    – “We got “In your Eyes”, “In the Air” ” Land of Confusion” “Solsbury Hill” and “Sledgehammer” all flawlessly performed.” {Are commas between items in a list now optional?}

• Jenn Bress on Girls Rock! DC‘s showcase at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things]. (Sorry, we can’t do the typo/grammar round-up for more than one review per day.)

• Jeb Gavin on Summer Spirit Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion [Brightest Young Things].

• Marcus Dowling on Ted Nugent at the Fillmore Silver Spring [Brightest Young Things].

• Brightest Young Things’ photos of Parachute and the Cab at the Howard Theatre.

• Brightest Young Things’ photos of Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, and DJ Big Wiz at the 9:30 Club.


Giveaways

• ShowlistDC (that’s us!) is giving away a pair of tickets to see Lyle Lovett at Wolf Trap on 8/14 (contest ends Thursday 8/9 at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Civil Twilight‘s Holy Weather on vinyl (contest ends Friday, 8/10).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to Aerosmith and Cheap Trick at Jiffy Lube Live, 8/12/12 (contest ends Friday 8/10 at noon).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).

ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 08-07-12

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Today’s New Releases (with locally-penned reviews)

• Apache Dropout: Bubblegum Graveyard. Reviewed by Aaron Leitko [Pitchfork].

• David Archuleta: Begin. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

• Sir Richard Bishop: Intermezzo. Reviewed by Marc Masters [Pitchfork].

• Colt Ford: Declaration of Independence. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post].

• Niki and the Dove: Instinct. Reviewed by Bill Friskics-Warren [Washington Post].

• Sixpence None the Richer: Lost in Translation. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

• Elle Varner: Perfectly Imperfect. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].


Articles

• Planning Guides: DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits and Free Things To Do in DC This Week.

• CapitalBop’s excellent DC Jazz Loft series will be at Hole in the Sky this Sunday and Montserrat House in the future, after a problem with Columbia Heights venue The Dunes [Washington CityPaper]. CapitalBop previews this Sunday’s show.

• Interview: Joe Warminsky talks to DMV hip-hop producer Timothy “Judah” Matthews about Wale, the decline of go-go, and working smarter [Washington CityPaper].

• Interview: David Hintz talks to Alexz Johnson [DC Rock Live].

• Interview: Mike Shomaker talks to Troy Harley [DC Music Live].

• Preview/Interview: Emily Cary on Il Divo [Washington Examiner]. Thursday at Wolf Trap.


Listening

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Kindness & Trouble Funk, “That’s Alright”.

• DCist’s music video of the day is Ava Luna, “Water Duct”.

• Sierra Leonean vocalist Janka Nabay wrote an Olympic anthem “Nar London” [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen: Orchard Wall‘s new EP, Orchard Wall [DC Music Download].

• Beth Orton stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• DC Music Live’s music mix of the week: Incwell.


Live Reviews

• Scott Galupo on Chuck Mead and the Grassy Knoll Boys at Jammin’ Java, 8/5/12 [Washington Post].

• Mark Jenkins on Bollywood singer/composer Bappi Lahiri at the High Point High School auditorium in Beltsville [Washington Post].

• Stephanie Williams’ photos of Run for Cover at the Black Cat, 8/4/12 [DC Music Download].

• ChunkyGlasses.com on Jackson Browne and Sara Watkins at Wolf Trap, 7/23/12.


Giveaways

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Big Tree, Augury on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today ).
• ShowlistDC (that’s us!) is giving away a pair of tickets to see Lyle Lovett at Wolf Trap on 8/14 (contest ends Thursday 8/9 at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Civil Twilight‘s Holy Weather on vinyl (contest ends Friday, 8/10).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).

ShowlistDC Music Notes: Monday 08-06-12

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Articles

• Planning Guides: DC Music Live’s Weekly Roundup. Steve Kiviat’s roundup of International, Roots, R&B, Soul, and Rap events in August.

• Interview: Alexis Hauk talks to singer/songwriter Priska Neely [Washington CityPaper].

• Concert Announcements: Virgin Mobile FreeFest is happening on October 6th [Washington CityPaper].

• A retrospective on Run for Cover, which happened at the Black Cat last weekend [Washington CityPaper].

• Book review: Louis Bayard on Anthony Heilbut‘s The Fan Who Knew Too Much: Aretha Franklin, the Rise of the Soap Opera, Children of the Gospel Church, and Other Meditations [Washington Post]


Listening

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is House of Soul, “Push It”.

• DCist’s music video of the day is AU, “OJ”.

• Listen/Download: Hometown Sounds DC’s podcast for 8/5/12.


Live Reviews

• Jon Pacella on the Mayhem Festival at Jiffy Lube Live, 7/29/12, featuring Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, Anthrax, and more [the Vinyl District].

• Charles T Downey on harpsichordist Arthur Haas at the Hall of Musical Instruments at the National Museum of American History, part of the Westfield Center International Harpsichord Competition [Washington Post].

• Cheryl Demas on A Silent Film and Anchor & Braille at Rams Head Tavern, 7/23/12 [There Goes the Fear].

• David Hintz on Cathy Richardson (of Jefferson Starship), Cyrenic, and Zahra Universe at Empire, 8/3/12 [DC Rock Live].

• Stephen Bradley on the Gaslight Anthem at U Street Music Hall [Washington Times].

• Stephen Bradley on the Wallflowers at Nationals Park for the Nats Live Saturday series [Washington Times].

• Mark Beachy on Idina Menzel at Wolf Trap [MD Theatre Guide].

• Denise A Levien on Happy Together Tour at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].

• Denise A Levien on the NSO and NASA present “The Planets – An HD Odyssey” at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].

• Denise A Levien on Ingrid Michaelson and Rufus Wainwright at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].

• Finch Fulton on Bombay Bicycle Club at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

• Brightest Young Things’ photos of Amadou & Mariam at the 9:30 Club.


Giveaways

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Big Tree, Augury on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 8/7).
• ShowlistDC (that’s us!) is giving away a pair of tickets to see Lyle Lovett at Wolf Trap on 8/14 (contest ends Thursday 8/9 at 5 PM).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Civil Twilight‘s Holy Weather on vinyl (contest ends Friday, 8/10).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).

ShowlistDC Music Notes: Friday 08-03-12

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Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner

Planning Guides:
• Washingtonian’s music picks.
• We Love DC loves weekends.
• Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Best August Concerts.
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• DCist’s This Week in Jazz.
• ShowlistDC’s recent changes and additions.

Today – Friday, 3 August
• Interview: Stephen M Deusner on Old Crow Medicine Show [Washington Post Express]. At the 9:30 Club.
• Interview: Kristina Gray on Ultra Naté [Washington Post Express]. At the U Street Music Hall.
• Interview: Jonathan Druy talks to Millie Jackson [We Love DC]. Tonight at the Howard Theatre.
• Interview: Emily Cary on Idina Menzel [Washington Examiner]. At Wolf Trap.
• Interview: Someone at the Washington Examiner (it’s not credited) talked to Ted Nugent. At the Fillmore Silver Spring.
• Preview: Ramon Ramirez on Kool A.D. [Washington CityPaper]. At the Red Palace.

Saturday, 4 August
• Interview: Marie Gullard on the Nighthawks [Washington Examiner]. At Jammin’ Java.
• Interview: Nancy Dunham on Our Lady Peace [Washington Examiner]. At the 9:30 Club.
• Preview: Amanda Erickson on Run For Cover [Washington Post Express]. At the Black Cat.


Articles

• Randy Blythe, singer for Richmond’s Lamb Of God, has been released on bail after arrest in Prague [Washington Post / Associated Press].

• Don’t let your boss see this: apparently listening to music while you work makes you worse at your job [Washington Post].

• A Hendrix street performer is popular in Chinatown [DC Music Live].

• Interview: Brian Ossip talked to Warped Tour band June Divided [DC Music Live].

• According to New York’s Complex magazine, the Black Cat’s Red Room is one of the 25 douchiest bars in DC. The Washington CityPaper quotes the article and responds.


Listening

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Chain & the Gang, “Certain Kinds of Trash”.

• DCist’s music video of the day is Chain & the Gang, “Where Does All the Time Go? (apparently it’s a Chain & the Gang day).

• Listen: Tabi Bonney‘s “Lovejoy Park” Mixtape [Washington CityPaper].


Live Reviews

• Jon Pacella on Mayhem Fest featuring Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, Anthrax, and more, at Jiffy Lube Live, 7/29/12 [The Vinyl District]

• David Hintz on Alexz Johnson and Eileen Graham at Jammin’ Java, 8/1/12 [DC Rock Live].


Giveaways

• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Linkin Park and Mutemath at Jiffy Lube Live on 8/11 (contest ends Sunday 8/5).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Big Tree, Augury on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 8/7).
• ShowlistDC (that’s us!) is giving away a pair of tickets to see Lyle Lovett at Wolf Trap on 8/14 (contest ends Thursday 8/9 at 5 PM).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).

ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 08-02-12

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Articles

• Planning Guides: DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda. DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.

• In the absence of concrete news about the Virgin Mobile FreeFest, David Malitz makes a few guesses about the potential 2012 lineup [Washington Post].

• David Hintz posted a whole slew of album reviews [DC Rock Live].

• Interview: Mike Shomaker talks to A Loss For Words [DC Music Live].

• Chris Porter is teaching his son to play chess because of GZA [Washington Post Express].

• Do you have a paycheck burning a hole in your pocket? If so, check out these local bands/musicians’ Kickstarter campaign:
    – DC vocal group Vox Pop is trying to fund its debut album Mandate.
    – Baltimore’s Secret Mountains wants to record a debut album.
    – DC roots-rock band Cross Kentucky wants to make a record.
    – DC roots-rock band Sligo Creek Stompers also wants to make an album.
    – Baltimore’s Nikki Lerner also wants to record a debut album.
    – Someone in Baltimore is trying to put together a Charm City Acoustic CD.
    – DC producer/ director Ada Babino wants to make a biopic on jazz bassist Keter Betts.
    – Darren the Soul Entertainer wants to make an album.
    – Kyle Keene wants to record a demo.
    – PreCise also wants to record an album.


Listening

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Head-Roc, “Chocolate City Rocks”.

• DCist didn’t seem to post a song of the day yesterday(?).

• Listen to Soulful! and Doe Cigapom‘s “Summertime Stroll” [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen to the Archives, “Ghetto Gone Uptown” [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen to DC Music Download’s favorite releases of the summer.

• Watch a video for Kindness and Trouble Funk, “That’s Alright”, filmed at the U Street Music Hall [Washington CityPaper].

• New local music video! Check out Drew Gibson‘s “I Know I Miss You More”.


Live Reviews

• Metal Chris on Mayhem Fest featuring Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, Anthrax, and more, at Jiffy Lube Live, 7/29/12 [DCHeavyMetal.com]

• Here’s the setlist from Santana‘s show at Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7/30/12 [930club.tumblr.com]


Giveaways

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the Features‘ Still Lost, Volume One on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Leland Sundries‘ Roller Derby Queen 7″. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Linkin Park and Mutemath at Jiffy Lube Live on 8/11 (contest ends 8/5).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Big Tree, Augury on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 8/7).
• NEW ShowlistDC (that’s us!) is giving away a pair of tickets to see Lyle Lovett at Wolf Trap on 8/14 (contest ends Thursday 8/9 at 5 PM).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).

ShowlistDC Music Notes: Wednesday 08-01-12

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Articles

• Planning Guides: DCist’s This Week in Hip-Hop.

• Apparently Northwest DC is not go-go friendly. Author Natalie Hopkinson was at Politics & Prose last night reading from her new book Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City. She brought a CD of go-go tunes, but a customer complained and the music was shut off [DCist]. the Washington CityPaper also reports.

• New art: local dath/doomers Ilsa revealed the front cover of their new CD, due out this fall on A389. Like all of the band’s flyers and other artwork, the image was drawn by the band’s drummer.

• We Love DC on combining music and art in the Paint the Music performance series.

• the Kennedy Center has announced a Woody Guthrie tribute concert in October [Washington Post]. Along with a Bob Marley tribute concert in June, this concert is part of the KenCen’s “Songs of Conscience” concert series.

• Interview: Giovanni Russonello talks to bassist Steve Synk, who has a weekly gig at Columbia Station on Saturdays [CapitalBop].

• Interview: Brian Ossip talks to Patent Pending [DC Music Live].

• CD Review: Glacial: On Jones Beach. Reviewed by DC writer Marc Masters [Pitchfork].


Listening

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Bluebrain, “Ten By Ten”.

• DCist’s song of the day is Gold Panda, “Mountain”.

• Listen: Substantial‘s “Check My Resume” [Washington CityPaper].


Live Reviews

• David Hintz on Drew Gibson, Freedy Johnston, and Tom Freund at IOTA, 7/30/12 [DC Rock Live].

• David Hintz on Brandt Brauer Frick at the U Street Music Hall, 7/31/12 [DC Rock Live].

• Metallomusikum on Taurus at Empire, 7/28/12.

• BYT head honcho Svetlana on Charli XCX and St. Lucia at the U Street Music Hall and All Things Gold anniversary with the Knocks and Pop Etc and RAC at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

• Priscilla Ledesma on Saint Motel at DC9 [Brightest Young Things].

• Andy J on Liars at the U Street Music Hall [Brightest Young Things].

• Marie Eff on Howlin’ Rain and Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].

• Lauren Bulbin on Pomegranates at DC9 [Brightest Young Things].

• Logan Donaldson on A Place To Bury Strangers and Hunters and Black Clouds at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].

• Philip Runco on the Tallest Man on Earth and Strand of Oaks at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

• Jenn Bress on THEESatisfaction with Jel and DJ Abilities at the Black Cat [Brightest Young Things].

• Rachel Eisley on VANS Warped Tour at Merriweather Post Pavilion [Brightest Young Things].

• Eamon Redmond on the Summerland Tour featuring Everclear, Sugar Ray, Lit, Marcy Playground, and Gin Blossoms at Wolf Trap [Brightest Young Things].


Giveaways

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Ed Sheeran‘s + (Plus) on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away tickets to the Gosip at the 9:30 Club, 9/24/12 (contest ends Thursday 8/2 at 9 am).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the Features‘ Still Lost, Volume One on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 8/2).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Leland Sundries‘ Roller Derby Queen 7″. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 8/2).
• WMAL is giving away tickets to Ted Nugent at the Fillmore on 8/3 (no indication of when this contest ends).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Linkin Park and Mutemath at Jiffy Lube Live on 8/11 (contest ends 8/5).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Big Tree, Augury on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 8/7).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).

ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 07-31-12

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Today’s New Releases (with locally-penned reviews)

• Blur: Blur 21. Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork]. (Hint: it’s called “21″ because it’s been 21 years since the band’s first release, and there are 21 discs– 18 CDs, 3 DVDs– in this set.)

• Gloriana: A Thousand Miles Left Behind. Reviewed by the Washington Times. (Typically the WashTimes’s CD reviews are written by Andrew Leahey, but these reviews are uncredited).

• Michael Kiwanuka: Home Again. Reviewed by Elizabeth Nelson [Washington Post].

• Joss Stone: the Soul Sessions Vol. 2. Reviewed by the Washington Times. (Typically the WashTimes’s CD reviews are written by Andrew Leahey, but these reviews are uncredited).

• Various Artist / Whitney Houston: Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post].

Today’s Washington Post also has a review by David Malitz of Rick Ross‘s God Forgives, I Don’t, but that doesn’t appear to be online yet.


Articles

• Planning Guides: DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits and roundup of free things to do in DC music this week. Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda.

• What to do when it’s too hot to play in your kickball league: competitive karaoke! [Washington Post].

• Interview: Brian Ossip talks to the Lostprophets about their experience on the Vans Warped Tour [DC Music Live]. The interview covers such topics as picking setlists and taking dumps. Slow news day, apparently.


Listening

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Kokayi, “Know Us Mayne”.

• DCist’s song of the day is the Big Pink, “Hit the Ground (Superman)”.

• Listen: Baltimore indie-rock band Mr. Moccasin, “Black On Black” [Baltimore CityPaper].

• Listen: NPR’s feature on Wale, “Ambassador of Rap for the Capital”.


Live Reviews

• Dave McKenna on Jennifer Lopez at the Verizon Center [Washington Post].

• Patrick Rucker on the Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 7/29/12 [Washington Post].

• David Hintz on John Wesley Harding at Jammin’ Java, 7/29/12 [DC Rock Live].

• Stephen Bradley on Best Coast at the 9:30 Club [Washington Times].

• Stephen Bradley on Refused at the Fillmore Silver Spring [Washington Times].

• Alan J. Duckworth on the National Symphony Orchestra and the Emerald City Choir performing the music from Zelda at Wolf Trap, 7/26/12 [the Rogers Revue]. Full disclosure: I sang in this choir!


Giveaways

• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to Static-X, Prong, Davey Suicide, and 9Electric at the Fillmore on 9/1 (contest ends today at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Ed Sheeran‘s + (Plus) on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 8/1).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the Features‘ Still Lost, Volume One on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 8/2).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Leland Sundries‘ Roller Derby Queen 7″. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 8/2).
• WMAL is giving away tickets to Ted Nugent at the Fillmore on 8/3 (no indication of when this contest ends).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Linkin Park and Mutemath at Jiffy Lube Live on 8/11 (contest ends 8/5).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).