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Today’s New Releases (with locally-penned reviews)
• the Beach Boys : That’s Why God Made the Radio – Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [the Washington Times]. At Merriweather Post Pavilion on 6/15.
• Curren$y : The Stoned Immaculate – Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post]. Tonight at Empire .
• Kelly Hogan : I Like To Keep Myself In Pain – Reviewed by Bill Friskics-Warren [Washington Post]. Hogan opens for Neko Case at Rams Head Live in Baltimore on 7/17.
• Alan Jackson : Thirty Miles West – Reviewed by Chris Richards [Washington Post]. At Wolf Trap on 8/19.
• Oddisee : Odd Renditions Vol. 001 EP – Reviewed by Joe Colly [Pitchfork].
• Patti Smith : Banga – Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post]. Smith and her band open for Neil Young & Crazy Horse at the Patriot Center on 11/30.
• Mina Tindle : Taranta – Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].
• Westmain : Glamour Fades – Reviewed by Gregory Ayers [DC Music Download].
• Neil Young and Crazy Horse : Americana – Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [the Washington Times]. Performing at the Patriot Center on 11/30.
Articles
• Planning guides: Brightest Young Things’
shows to get pumped for this week .
• Local band news: Maryland djent band Periphery ‘s new single “Make Total Destroy” is available on iTunes . You can also listen to it on youtube . The new album Periphery II is out 7/3/12 on Sumerian Records.
• Kwame Brown : If You Don’t Like Go-Go, “Get Over It” [DCist].
• Interview: Giovanni Russonello talks to guitarist Rodney Richardson [CapitalBop]. Performing at the Atlas on Wednesday.
• Interview: the Counting Crows ‘ Adam Duritz [the Rogers Revue]. the Counting Crows play Wolf Trap on 6/20.
Listening
• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is
Times New Viking ‘s “Ever Falling In Love” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s DC music video of the day is These United States , “Get Yourself Home” .
• Maryland djent band Periphery released its new single “Make Total Destroy” today; check out the song on youtube .
• Kelly Hogan stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert .
• “United We Stand” featuring 30/30 , Garvey The Chosen One , Uno Boss , Boobe , Anwan “Big G” Glover , and Mardi Gra [Washington CityPaper].
Live Reviews
•
Radiohead at the Verizon Center: Reviewed by
Chris Richards [Washington Post] and
Jonathan L Fischer [Washington CityPaper].
• Stephen Bradley on O’Brother at the Howard Theatre [Washington Times]. The band was opening for Thrice.
• Brian Ossip and Mike Shomaker on The Used at the Fillmore on 5/30 [DC Music Live].
• Michael J West on Tarbaby at the Fridge (CapitalBop’s DC Jazz Loft) [Washington CityPaper].
• Photos from the DC Jazz Festival [WJLA]
• Charles T Downey on the Baltimore Consort at St. Matthew’s Cathedral [Washington Post]. Part of the Washington Early Music Festival .
• Stephanie Breijo on Dawes and Sara Watkins at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].
• Brightest Young Things on Les Nubians at the Hamilton .
• Joy Asico’s photos of City and Colour at Rams Head Live [Brightest Young Things].
Giveaways
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of 2:54 ‘s S/T on vinyl (
contest ends today ).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Dengue Fever at the 9:30 Club on 6/6 (there’s no indication of when this giveaway ends).
• Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Monty Alexander at the Hamilton on 6/9 (contest ends Wednesday 6/6).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see The Cribs at the Black Cat on 6/7 (contest ends at noon on Wednesday 6/6).
• Scene Trek is giving away
a pair of tickets to The Cribs at the Black Cat on 6/7 (contest ends at 3 PM on Wednesday 6/6).
•
NEW Heavy Uber Alles is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Three Bad Jacks at the U St Music Hall on 6/7 (contest ends at 9 PM on Wednesday 6/6).
• Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (contest ends Thursday 6/7).
• 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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Notes from This Weekend
On Saturday night, I went up to
Sonar in Baltimore for a four-band black metal tour: Sweden’s
Marduk , Norway’s
1349 , Atlanta’s
Withered , and Canada’s
Weapon . There were also 7 local bands
on the lineup – I’m not a huge fan of pay-to-play (which is the policy of asking local bands to pre-sell tickets to shows in order to play; I wrote a lengthy article for TBD.com about
Jaxx last year where I talked a lot about that policy; you can read that article
here ), and I think that an ELEVEN-BAND lineup is a bit ridiculous, even for a Saturday night. Sure, having a lot of local bands on the bill helps bring people out to the show, but there were already four good touring bands on this bill!
Anyway: apparently they were staggering the local bands between the Talking Head Lounge (Sonar’s smallest room) and the Talking Head Club (the medium-sized room), to shorten the setup time, then all four touring bands played on the Club stage. Except that’s not exactly what happened. I got there around 8:30 and caught the end of Baltimore’s Strong Intention ‘s set on the Club stage, then Weapon played a great set. Then, as Withered played its set on the Club stage, there was another local band playing AT THE SAME TIME on the Talking Head stage down the hall. No joke– one of the touring bands was competing for an audience with one of the local bands. Not only that, those of us trying to hear Withered from the back of the Club room had to strain to hear them over the sound of the local band playing a few feet away (if you’ve never been to Sonar, these two rooms are very close together). It made for a really frustrating night– sure, I’d just seen Withered about a year ago when they played Sonar with Krallice , but it would’ve been nice to hear them again without having their music mashed up with that of a local band. It made for a really frustrating night and just seemed completely unprofessional overall. Seriously, folks: don’t have a touring band compete for an audience and decibels with a local band. It’s just not awesome.
Local band news
So much news about local bands that we had to break it into its own section today!
• Periphery ‘s Matt Halpern is on the cover of the July issue of Modern Drummer magazine . You can check him out in action in this improvised jam he posted on YouTube last year.
• There are songs by Beauty Pill , J. Robbins , TONE , and True Womanhood (among many others) on this compilation album to benefit Jason Noble of Rodan and the Shipping News . Jason is battling Synovial Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.
• You could join TONE ‘s guitar army; the longtime post-rock band is looking for a guitarist .
• Black Clouds have a “name your own price” deal for their album Everything Is Not Going To Be OK on Bandcamp .
• You can pre-order the new limited-edition Auroboros EP (250 hand-numbered copies that come with a free digital download) via Australopithecus Records . No, we can’t spell that either, so just click the link.
• In a local band? Check out Jammin’ Java’s Mid-Atlantic Band Battle 7 . Prizes include $2500 cash, studio time, a band photoshoot, and more. Deadline to apply is June 9th.
Articles
Planning Guides
• DC Music Download’s
weekday hits .
• DC Music Live’s
weekly show roundup .
• Listen Local First’s
June featured artists and events .
• All Songs Considerd’s Bob Boilen deleted all his music [NPR].
• There’s always more Chuck Brown coverage: Chris Richards talks to Source Records’ Logan Westbrooks , the man who helped break “Bustin’ Loose” [Washington Post].
• The Washington Post ran a big feature this weekend about summertime classical music festivals: Anne Midgette on DC-area summer classical music [Washington Post]. Here’s a feature on the Castleton Festival in Rappahannock County, VA (and the $1.08M Guadagnini violin that was sold to finance it). Here’s a sidebar listing all the local festivals and 5 American classical festivals outside of DC .
• Interview: Steve Kiviat chats with zydeco player Curley Taylor on why he likes R. Kelly [Washington CityPaper].
• Interview: Metallomusikum talked to Edmonton black/death metal band Weapon at an in-store at Black Mess Records in Baltimore on Saturday.
• Mike Paarlberg on the comfortable routine of the Washington Performing Arts Society [Washington CityPaper]. WPAS’s president, Neale Perl , announced last week that he would retire at the end of next season.
• Looking for work in the music industry? Jammin’ Java in Vienna is looking for a full-time venue manager .
• Preview: Michael J West on the DC Jazz Festival [Washington CityPaper], which started this past weekend.
• Somewhat after the fact but somewhat relevant: Here are several previews for CapitalBop ‘s DC Jazz Lofts, part of this year’s DC Jazz Festival: Siriam Gopal [DCist] and Listen Local First . Two shows were this weekend and the third is June 9th.
• The show was this weekend, but here’s an interview with Coup Sauvage & the Snips [We Love DC].
• The show was this weekend, but here’s Nia Hightower’s interview with Les Nubians [DC Music Live].
Listening
• DC rapper
SmCity now has a
video for “Hate, Love, & Money” [Washington CityPaper].
• DC Music Download’s Local Listening Booth .
• Rohan Mahadevan’s Song of the Day: Big Freedia ‘s “Azz Everywhere” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s Local Music Video of the Day: Koshari ‘s “Wake Me” .
• Replayed: Justin Jones ‘s “My Father’s Gun” [DC Music Download].
Live Reviews
• Stephen Bradley on Crystal Fighters at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Washington Times].
• Stephen Brookes on Deviant Septet at the Atlas Performing Arts Center [Washington Post].
• Joe Banno on the BSO ‘s Mozart performance at Strathmore on 5/31 [Washington Post].
• Ross Bonaime on the Dandy Warhols at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].
Giveaways
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of 2:54 ‘s S/T on vinyl (contest ends Tuesday 6/5).
• Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Monty Alexander at the Hamilton on 6/9 (contest ends Wednesday 6/6).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see The Cribs at the Black Cat on 6/7 (contest ends at noon on Wednesday 6/6).
• Scene Trek is giving away
a pair of tickets to The Cribs at the Black Cat on 6/7 (contest ends at 3 PM on Wednesday 6/6).
• Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (contest ends Thursday 6/7).
• 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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Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner
Planning guides
• CapitalBop’s
guide to the DC Jazz Festival .
• DCist’s
This Week in Jazz (a preview of the DC Jazz Festival 2012).
• WJLA also
previews the DC Jazz Festival (with video).
• Washington CityPaper’s
Jazz Setlist .
• Washingtonian’s
Music Picks .
• We Love DC
loves weekends .
• Brightest Young Thing’s
Best Weekend Bets .
• DC Music Download’s
Weekend Hits .
• Washington Post Going Out Guide’s
Best Summer Concerts in DC .
• DC Music Download’s
Summer Music Guide .
• TBD’s guide to
outdoor shows this weekend .
Tonight – Friday, 1 June
• Dawes : Interviewed by Julyssa Lopez [Washingtonian] and Rudi Greenberg [Washington Post Express] and Nancy Dunham [Washington Examiner] and Brightest Young Things . Performing at the 9:30 Club .
• Interview (video): Bass clarinet player Todd Marcus [CapitalBop], who plays the Dunes in Columbia Heights tonight as part of CapitalBop’s Jazz Loft Series at the DC Jazz Festival.
• Preview: Emily Cary on Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven’s Symphony 7 [Washington Examiner]. At the Kennedy Center tonight and Saturday.
• Afrojack : Previewed Ally Schweitzer [Washington CityPaper] and by Mike Riggs [Washington Times]. At the Fillmore Silver Spring .
Saturday, 2 June
• Interview: Chris Porter talks to J.S. Adams , member of BLK w/BEAR and curator for the Queering Sound series [Washington Post Express]. Queering Sound is at the Atlas on H St NE.
• Joe Pug : the Great Despiser . Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club .
• Marianne Solivan : Prisoner of Love . Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the Phillips Collection.
Sunday, 3 June
• Preview: Rudi Greenberg on Radiohead [Washington Post Express]. At the Verizon Center .
Monday, 4 June
• Preview: Michael J West on “Jazz Meets the Classics” [Washington CityPaper]. At the Kennedy Center .
• Rhett Miller : the Dreamer . Reviewed by Catherine Lewis [Washington Post]. At Jammin’ Java .
Tuesday, 5 June
n/a
Wednesday, 6 June
n/a
Thursday, 7 June
• Preview: Jonathan L Fischer on the Clean [Washington CityPaper]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel .
• the Cribs : the Belly of the Brazen Bull . Reviewed by Moira E McLaughlan [Washington Post]. At the Black Cat .
• Janel & Anthony : Where Is Home . Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. At IOTA .
Articles
On
Chuck Brown :
– Live-blogging yesterday’s memorial service:
Jonathan L Fischer [Washington CityPaper] and
Ben Freed [DCist].
– Marc Fisher and Hamil R Harris
write about the service (plus a photo gallery) [Washington Post].
– Another article on the ceremony, by
Andrea Noble [Washington Times].
– Photo galleries from the memorial service:
Darrow Montgomery [Washington CityPaper] and
WJLA .
– Chuck Brown Tributes: Mayor Vince Gray promises a park named after Gray; DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced legislation to designate August 22 (Brown’s birthday) as “National Chuck Brown Day; DC Council Chair Kwame Brown wants a Go-Go Hall of Fame. Read the reports by
DCist and the
Washington CityPaper .
• Cheer up, emo dude: pop music keeps getting sadder and sadder [Washington Post].
• CD Reviews: Chain & the Gang : In Cool Blood and Travis Morrison Hellfighters : Cruisin’ (All Night Long) – Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Washington CityPaper]. Chain & the Gang is at Comet Ping Pong on Saturday.
• Portraits of an American Metal Festival: NPR’s Lars Gotrich talks to Maryland DeathFest attendees last weekend. Read the interviews on NPR .
Listening
• Rohan Mahadevan’s Song of the Day is
Ugly Purple Sweater ‘s “Ba Ba Ba” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day: Typefighter , “You When You’re Older” .
• Patrick Watson stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert .
• Marcus J Moore writes about The Other Guys ‘ “Fearless” [Washington CityPaper].
• Russell Malone Trio at the Kennedy Center [NPR].
• NPR’s Lars Gotrich presents 17 songs about being 17 .
Live Reviews
• We Love DC on the Dandy Warhols at the 9:30 Club on 5/29 .
• Anne Midgette on Christophe Eschenbach and the NSO ‘s program at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].
• Dave McKenna on Simone Dinnerstein and Tift Merritt at the National Museum of Women in the Arts [Washington Post].
• Kevin Hulse on Thrice at the Howard Theatre [Brightest Young Things].
• Kara Capelli on Great Lake Swimmers with Cold Specks at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].
• Farrah Skeiky on Yann Tiersen with Piano Chat at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].
Giveaways
• 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 today ).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to Dave Matthews Band at Jiffy Lube Live on 6/16 (contest ends Sunday 6/3).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of 2:54 ‘s S/T on vinyl (contest ends Tuesday 6/5).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Monty Alexander at the Hamilton on 6/9 (contest ends Wednesday 6/6).
• Scene Trek is giving away
a pair of tickets to The Cribs at the Black Cat on 6/7 (contest ends at 3 PM on Wednesday 6/6).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (contest ends Thursday 6/7).
• 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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Articles
• Planning guides: Capital Bop’s
guide to the DC Jazz Festival . TBD also has a video of the Festival’s Executive Director
Sunny Sumter . DC Music Download’s
Weekend Hits .
• Attending today’s Chuck Brown Memorial Service? Huffington Post has what you need to know , and DCist also has an overview . Note that Mayor Vince Gray has stated that the service will be closed once 14,500 people are in attendance. More Chuck Brown articles:
– Robert Samuels on Chuck Brown’s legacy for a non-native Washingtonian [Washington Post].
– D.C. Public Library is adding a Chuck Brown collection to its research archives [DCist].
• Remembering Doc Watson :
– Terence McArdle’s obituary [Washington Post].
– Maura Judkis collects videos of Watson [Washington Post].
– A 1988 article by Richard Harrington [Washington Post].
– Smithsonian’s Around the Mall blog has this remembrance with a link to a “Sound Sessions” podcast.
• Arlington may get its own community radio station [ArlNow]. Arlington Independent Media (AIM), which is known for its local cable channel (Comcast channel 69 / Verizon 38), has planned funds to build an audio booth in its Clarendon studios. The station will likely start as internet-only and may later be broadcast on a low-power FM frequency.
• Neale Pearl , the decade-long president/CEO of the Washington Performing Arts Society , announced that he would step down at the end of the ’12-’13 season [Washington Post].
• Preview/interview: Catherine McCarthy talks to Simone Felice [DCist]. Performing tonight at the Hamilton .
• Preview/video: DC Jazz Loft Series with a video interview with Nasheet Waits [Capital Bop].
• Speaking of Capital Bop, Chris Richards wrote a lengthy article on the jazz blog’s influence [Washington Post], with photos of the two guys behind the blog, Giovanni Russonello and Luke Stewart .
• CD Review: Mike Shiflet : Merciless . Reviewed by Marc Masters [Pitchfork].
• CD Preview: Maryland djent/metal band Periphery posted this video previewing their upcoming album Periphery II , due out 7/3. The album features guest spots by Dream Theater ‘s John Petrucci as well as Wes Hauch and Guthrie Govan .
Listening
• Rohan Mahadevan’s Song of the Day is a local one:
Big/Bright ‘s “French Dude” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s music video of the day: Black Cobain , “Cheers” .
Live Reviews
• Stephen Bradley on
Selah Sue at the U Street Music Hall [Washington Times].
Giveaways
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to Chappo ‘s show tonight at the Rock & Roll hotel (
contest ends toay at noon ).
• 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 today ).
• 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).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of 2:54 ‘s S/T on vinyl (contest ends Tuesday 6/5).
•
NEW Scene Trek is giving away
a pair of tickets to The Cribs at the Black Cat on 6/7 (contest ends at 3 PM on Wednesday 6/6).
• 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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Articles
• Planning guides: DCist’s
Weekly Music Agenda and
This Week in Hip-Hop . Washington Post Going Out Guide’s
Nightlife Agenda . Brightest Young Things’
shows to get pumped for this week .
• Reports from Chuck Brown ‘s viewing at the Howard Theatre: Photos by the Huffington Post and lengthy articles by the Washington Post , DCist , and Washington CityPaper .
• RIP, Doc Watson . Chris Richards digs through the Washington Post archives to find a 1988 article by Richard Harrington about the legendary blind guitarist .
• 10 year-old local pianist Avery Gagliano performs on NPR’s show “From the Top” [Washington Post]. Her performance is scheduled to air at 6 p.m., Sunday, June 3, on classical WETA, 90.9 F.M.
• Mark Anderson , owner of the DC Improv , has been missing since May 15th [Huffington Post].
• Christopher Porter on Lungfish ‘s A.C.R. 1999 [Washington Post Express].
• DCist has a new daily column: “Song of the Day”! Former music editor of the New Gay, Rohan Mahadevan , is bringing the New Gay’s Song of the Day column over to DCist. TNG closed up shop in November of 2011. Yesterday’s song: Japandroids , “The Night of Wine and Roses” .
• Jim Barnes on Loudoun County’s Danny Knicely and Tara Linhardt , who’ve put together a documentary entitled Mountain Music Project: A Musical Odyssey [Washington Post].
• CD Review: Regina Spektor : What We Saw From the Cheap Seats . Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].
• CD Review: Fire and the Wheel : Fire and the Wheel . Reviewed by Dylan Galvin [DC Music Download].
• CD Review: Black Clouds : Everything Is Not Going To Be OK . Reviewed by Clay Conger [DC Music Download].
• Local listening: local songwriter Drew Gibson released a video for “On Sunday” .
• Local listening: Justin Jones , “Miracles” [Hometown Sounds DC].
• Local listening: Western Affairs ‘ new EP, 2000 [DC Music Download].
• Preview: Nancy Dunham on Zac Brown Band [Washingtno Examiner]. Includes an interview with Blackberry Smoke ‘s Charlie Starr .
Live Reviews
• More coverage of
Maryland DeathFest :
photos by Josh Sisk [SPIN] and
a collection of fan videos of Electric Wizard ‘s performance [Roadburn.com].
• Andy Johnson on Drake at the Verizon Center [Brightest Young Things].
• Andy Johnson on Garbage at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].
Giveaways
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to Simone Felice at the Hamilton on 5/31 (
contest ends today at noon ).
• 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).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of 2:54 ‘s S/T on vinyl (contest ends Tuesday 6/5).
• 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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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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Tagged Babasonicos , Black Dice , BSO , Chuck Brown , Drake , Drop Electric , Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes , Empresarios , Eternal Summers , Father John Misty , Filligar , Lalah Hathaway , Maryland DeathFest , new releases , One Direction , Phillips Camerata , Regina Spektor , Rocky Votolato , Sigur Ros , Silo Halo , Simian Mobile Disco , the Polyphonic Spree , the Walkmen , Travis Porter , Wendell Kimbrough
Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner
Planning Guides
• Washingtonian’s
Music Picks .
• DC Music Download’s
Weekend Hits .
• We Love DC
loves weekends .
• DCist’s
This Week in Jazz .
• Brightest Young Things’
best weekend bets .
• TBD’s
guide to this weekend’s shows at Artomatic .
Maryland DeathFest is the big event this weekend, Friday/Saturday/Sunday at Sonar in Baltimore. Lots and lots and lots of press on this:
• Chris Porter has a preview of the festival [Washington Post Express], with quotes from Metal Chris (DCHeavyMetal.com), Bob Lugowe (Relapse Records), and Chris Moore (Magrudergrind, DOC, and Coke Bust).
• Metal Chris from DCHeavyMetal.com has an excellent and thorough MDF Survival Guide .
• Kim Kelly wants you to know that metalheads are people too [NPR].
• NPR also has this preview with audio samples, titled “It’s Gonna Get Sweaty” .
• Wesley Case profiles the festival and talks to MDF co-creator Evan Harting [Baltimore Sun].
• Baltimore blogger Metallomusikum has been profiling every band playing the festival; you can read those on her blog here . She’s also got some video of Hellbastard , who are her houseguests for the weekend.
• Ian Christe lists 10 Dark Horse Bands to check out at Deathfest [Noisecreep].
• Invisible Oranges has a MDF guide .
Tonight – Friday May 25
• Emily Cary on Garrison Keillor ‘s Prairie Home Companion [Washington Examiner]. Tonight at Wolf Trap .
• Article/interview: Marie Gullard talks to Karla Chisholm [Washington Examiner]. Performing at Blues Alley .
• How well do you know Drake ‘s twitter account? Washington Post Express has a quiz . Performing at the Verizon Center .
• CD Review: Rocky Votolato : Television of Saints – Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. Performing at the Red Palace .
Saturday May 26
• Article/interview: Stephen M Deusner talks to Yann Tiersen [Washington Post Express]. Performing at the 9:30 Club .
• Article/interview: Jason Isbell , interviewed by Rudi Greenberg [Washington Post Express] and by Nancy Dunham [Washington Examiner]. Performing at the Rams Head Tavern at 1 PM .
• Article/interview: Marie Gullard on the BSO and Baltimore Choral Arts Society ‘s performance of Beethoven’s Ninth [Washington Examiner]. At Strathmore .
Sunday May 27
• Preview: Marcus J Moore on Afrika Bambaataa [Washington CityPaper]. Moore also interviewed him [Wash CP again]. At the U St Music Hall .
• Article/interview: Jason Isbell , interviewed by Rudi Greenberg [Washington Post Express] and by Nancy Dunham [Washington Examiner]. Performing at the Mansion on O Street [2020 O St NW, WDC].
• CD Review: Jess Klein : Behind a Veil – Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. Performing at IOTA .
• CD Review: Great Lake Swimmers : New Wild Everywhere – Reviewed by Dan Miller [Washington Post]. Performing at the Rock & Roll Hotel .
Monday May 28
• Go to Artomatic !
Tuesday May 29
• Interview: Stephanie Williams talks to Western Affairs [DC Music Download]. Performing at the Black Cat (Backstage) .
Wednesday May 30
• Article/interview: Geoffrey Himes talks to Fabian Almazan [Washington Post]. Performing at Blues Alley .
Thursday May 31
• CD Review: Erik Deutsch : Demonio Teclado – Reviewed by Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. Performing at Bohemian Caverns on U St.
• CD Review: Simone Felice : Simone Felice – Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. Performing at the Hamilton .
Articles
•
Chuck Brown ‘s viewing will be on Tuesday at the
Howard Theatre (11 AM to 10 PM), with a funeral on Thursday at the Washington Convention Center starting at noon. More from
Hamil R Harris [Washington Post],
Jonathan L Fischer [Washington CityPaper], and
Benjamin Freed [DCist].
• Speaking of Chuck Brown, the godfather of go-go is the cover feature of the Washington CityPaper this week. this page rounds up all the articles .
• We warned you about this article yesterday : Chris Richards on the 2012 summer jam [Washington Post]. If that’s not enough summer jam action for you, the Post also has a gallery of summer jams from the last decade .
• Local listening: Hometown Sounds DC’s local video of the day is America Hearts ‘s “A Whole Lotta Love” (not a Led Zeppelin cover!).
• Local listening: Lindsay Zoladz on Teen Mom ‘s song “You and Me” [Washington CityPaper].
• We’ve posted these along the way, but Anne Midgette rounds up the classical reviews in the Washington Post .
• The show was last night, but here’s Philip Runco’s interview with Black Dice [Brightest Young Things].
Live Reviews
• We Love DC on
Black Hills at the Black Cat on 5/23.
• Erica Bruce’s photos of Garbage at the 9:30 Club [Washington CityPaper].
• Stephen Bradley on James Morrison at the 9:30 Club [Washington Times].
• Farrah Skeiky on the Adicts at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].
• Alan Pyke on the Donkeys at the Black Cat [Brightest Young Things].
Giveaways
• SceneTrek is giving away
tickets to Yann Tiersen & Piano Chat at the 9:30 Club on 5/26 (
contest ends today at 3 PM ).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see the Dandy Warhols at the 9:30 Club (BYT gives absolutely no indication of when this contest ends).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to the sold-out Radiohead show at the Verizon Center on 6/3 (contest ends Sunday 5/27).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
tickets to the Dandy Warhols at the 9:30 Club (contest ends Tuesday 5/29 at 9 AM).
•
NEW 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).
•
NEW 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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Tagged Afrika Bambaataa , America Hearts , Artomatic , Baltimore Choral Arts Society , Black Dice , Black Hills , BSO , Chuck Brown , Drake , Erik Deutsch , Fabian Almazan , Garbage , Garrison Keillor , Great Lake Swimmers , James Morrison , Jason Isbell , Jess Klein , Karla Chisholm , Maryland DeathFest , Prairie Home Companion , Rocky Votolato , Simone Felice , summer jam , Teen Mom , the Adicts , the Donkeys , Western Affairs , Yann Tiersen
After today, I’m Maryland DeathFest-bound! I do hope to post tomorrow’s Music Notes (with your Weekend Planner!), but it all depends on my internet access in Charm City. Stay tuned….
Articles
• Planning Guides: DCist’s
This Week in Jazz . DC Music Download’s
Weekend Hits .
• Chuck Brown news: The viewing for the Godfather of Go-Go is rumored to be at the Howard Theatre on Tuesday 5/29, with a funeral likely to follow later in the week. Reports by Mike DeBonis [Washington Post], Jonathan L Fischer [Washington CityPaper], and Martin Austermuhle [DCist]. We’ll let you know more details when they’re firm.
• More press on the additions to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry by Benjamin R Freed [DCist].
• Hey, do you hate the concept of the summer jam (and the endless arguing about which track will earn that title) as much as I do? The Washington Post’s Arts Post blog previews Chris Richards’s Sunday Style article about this year’s summer jam . Spoiler: there’s lots of talk about Carly Rae Jepsen ‘s “Call Me Maybe”.
• Chris Porter on America Hearts and the singles club [Express].
• Local Listening: Hometown Sounds DC’s local video of the day is All Good Funk Alliance ‘s “Slingshot Boogie” .
• Local Listening: Ugly Purple Sweater and Typefighter have covered each other’s songs [DC Music Download]. The two bands play at the Black Cat next Thursday 5/30.
• Not local music but still cool: local playwright Richard Byrne has gotten Jon Langford to compose music for his play Nero/Pseudo [Washington CityPaper]. You can hear a track at that link, and you can attend a reading of the play at Artisphere on 5/30.
• Music documentaries: The Rogers Revue reports on Music Docs at Silverdocs .
Live Reviews
• The Vinyl District on
M3 Rock Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion 5/10-11.
• Brightest Young Things on the Barr Brothers and Kishi Bashi at the Hamilton .
• Marie Formica on Damien Jurado at the Black Cat [Brightest Young Things].
Giveaways
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to Wallpaper and the Dance Party at U-Hall on 5/25 (contest ends Friday morning).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to Janes Addiction at the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore on 8/14 (contest ends Friday at 9 AM).
• SceneTrek is giving away
tickets to Yann Tiersen & Piano Chat at the 9:30 Club on 5/26 (contest ends Friday 5/25 at 3 PM).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to the sold-out Radiohead show at the Verizon Center on 6/3 (contest ends Sunday 5/27).
• 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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Tagged All Good Funk Alliance , Carly Rae Jepsen , Chuck Brown , covers , Damien Jurado , Jon Langford , Kishi Bashi , M3 , National Recording Registry , Richard Byrne , Silverdocs , summer jam , the Barr Brothers , Typefighter , Ugly Purple Sweater
Articles
• Planning guides: DCist’s
Weekly Music Agenda and
This Week in Hip-Hop . BYT’s
summer events .
• Most readers of this blog probably aren’t really into opera, but I still urge you to read Anne Midgette’s thoughtful column Peter and the Press [Washington Post], about how Peter Gelb, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, deals with negative press: namely, bullying radio station WQXR to remove a blog post containing a negative review and pressuring Opera News to stop reviewing the Met. Fascinating food for thought about criticism in the modern era (when internet postings can just disappear on a whim) and censorship in general.
• Preview: Brian Ossip on Thrice [DC Music Live]. Performing tonight at the Howard Theatre . All Things Go also previews the show and has a profile on opening band O’Brother .
• Heads Up: Robyn has added a second U-Hall DJ show [Washington Post].
• Preserve this: Chris Richards on the 25 recordings being added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry [Washington Post]. This year’s additions include Parliament’s 1975 album Mothership Connection , a collection of news reports from Edward R. Murrow, Leonard Bernstein’s debut performance with the New York Philharmonic, Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love”, and hip-hop Magna Carta “Rapper’s Delight” by Sugarhill Gang.
• Heading to Maryland DeathFest this weekend? Even if you’re not, NPR’s DeathFest Preview will give you plenty of new metal tunes to check out.
• Speaking of DeathFest, Metallomusikum has an interview with MDF organizer Evan Harting . A few weeks back, we pointed you to DCHeavyMetal.com’s interview with Harting as well.
• Metallomusikum also interviewed Bryan Giles of Red Fang , who will be playing at Sonar on 6/21 with The Sword.
• Local listening: Hometown Sounds DC’s local video of the day is Lenorable ‘s “Ligeia” .
• Local band news: Remember how we keep telling you that local power metal band Division is adding old members back into its lineup? Well, their recently reinstated vocalist Scott Stewart recently checked in on the band’s blog .
• The show was last night, but you still might be interested in reading an article/interview with Crystal Fighters [DCist].
Live Reviews
• Scott Galupo on
Lady Antebellum at Merriweather Post Pavilion [Washington Post].
• We Love DC on Penguin Prison at the Rock & Roll Hotel on 5/19 . Farrah Skeiky reviewed the same show [Brightest Young Things].
• We Love DC on Sound Bites at the 9:30 Club .
• Kara Capelli on Spirit Animal at the Red Palace [Brightest Young Things].
• Robert Winship on Astra Via at the Black Cat [Brightest Young Things].
• Ross Bonaime on Father John Misty at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].
• Jeb Gavin on Drive-By Truckers and Lucinda Williams at Merriweather Post Pavilion [Brightest Young Things].
Giveaways
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Electric Guest ‘s Mondo on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (
contest ends today ).
•
NEW SceneTrek is giving away
tickets to Yann Tiersen & Piano Chat at the 9:30 Club on 5/26 (contest ends Friday 5/25 at 3 PM).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to the sold-out Radiohead show at the Verizon Center on 6/3 (contest ends Sunday 5/27).
• 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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Tagged Astra Via , Bryan Giles , censorship , Crystal Fighters , Division , Drive-By Truckers , Evan Harting , Father John Misty , Lady Antebellum , Lenorable , Lucinda Williams , Maryland DeathFest , Met , Metropolitan Opera , National Recording Registry , O'Brother , Penguin Prison , Red Fang , Robyn , Sound Bites , Spirit Animal , Thrice
Today’s New Releases (with locally-penned reviews)
• Beach House : Bloom – Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times]. This album came out last week, and last week we linked you to reviews by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork] and Chris Richards [Washington Post].
• Dope Body : Natural History – Reviewed by Aaron Leitko [Pitchfork].
• Grass Widow : Internal Logic – Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].
• Kimbra : Vows – Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post] and by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].
• John Mayer : Born and Raised – Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post].
• Joey Ramone : …Ya Know? – Reviewed by Timothy Bracy [Washington Post].
Articles
Planning Guides: Washington Post Going Out Guide’s
best events this week and
guide to free events this week and
Memorial Day Nightlife Agenda . Brightest Young Things’
Shows to get pumped for this week .
• You missed it: David Malitz reports on the secret The Make-Up reunion show at Comet Ping Pong this weekend [Washington Post].
• Local band news: Magrudergrind was on Veep this weekend! Check out a clip of their performance [Metal Injection] (best description ever? they sound “like being operated on by a chimp with a hard-on and a hacksaw. radical stuff!”) and the Washington CityPaper’s review . And if you’ve forgotten how this all came about, here’s the Washington CityPaper’s interview with the band about how it all came about in the first place .
• Time Machine: Read this 1979 Geoffrey Himes article on disco [Washington Post]. [N]o music since the earliest rock ‘n’ roll has inspired the kind of backlash that disco has suffered. At rock concerts now, it seems every fourth person is wearing a t-shirt with an obscene, anti-disco slogan on it. Meanwhile, backstage the performers are dreaming up new put-downs of disco for interviewers. If one listens to the records, however, disco hardly seems worth all the fuss. It’s simple, harmless dance music that’s unlikely to either ruin or revolutionize popular music. Most of the music is mediocre; the best of it has the irresistible energy of any perfected pop form. The most important pop music of any era, however, is seldom the music that sells the most. Disco is not the music of this era that will last.
• Local girl dates Justin Bieber: OK, not exactly “dates”, but Justin Bieber invited Cady Elmer of Poquosan High School (Hampton Roads area of Virginia) to the Billboard Music Awards [Washington Post].
• Watch: High school filmmaker Hannah Hoffman made a 30-minute documentary on Sockets Records [Washington CityPaper].
• Listen/watch: Yann Tiersen stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert .
• Local listening: Columbia Nights featuring Sarai Abdul-Malik , “In the Glow” [DC Music Live].
• Local listening (and preview): America Hearts ‘ “A Whole Lotta Love” (not a Led Zeppelin cover) [DC Music Download]. At the Black Cat on Thursday.
• Local music video of the day: Tabi Bonney ‘s “Castle on a Cloud” [Hometown Sounds DC].
• Local venue news: the discrimination lawsuit filed by Enterprise Jazz Club against its owner has been dropped [Washington CityPaper].
• Celebrate Chuck Brown: There’s an online petition seeking Chuck Brown Day and a Go-Go Museum [DCist].
• Anne Midgette on the deaths of Herbert Breslin (Pavarotti’s manager) and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (German singer) [Washington Post].
Live Reviews
• Erica Bruce’s photos of Fishbone at the State Theater [Washington CityPaper].
• Jonathan Fischer’s mini-review alongside Erica Bruce’s photos of The Make-Up at Comet Ping Pong [Washington CityPaper].
• Anne Midgette on Julian Wachner and the Washington Chorus present “The Essential Wagner” at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].
• Bryan Patton on MeWithoutYou at the Black Cat [Brightest Young Things].
• Jeb Gavin on James Morrison at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].
• Marie Formica on La Sera and Beach Week at the Red Palace [Brightest Young Things].
• Ross Bonaime on the Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys at Merriweather Post Pavilion [Brightest Young Things].
Giveaways
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Electric Guest ‘s Mondo on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 5/23).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to the sold-out Radiohead show at the Verizon Center on 6/3 (contest ends Sunday 5/27).
• 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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Tagged America Hearts , Arctic Monkeys , Beach House , Beach Week , Black Keys , Chuck Brown , Columbia Nights , Dietrich Fischer-ieskau , disco , documentaries , Dope Body , Enterprise Jazz Club , Fishbone , Grass Widow , Herbert Breslin , James Morrison , Joey Ramone , John Mayer , Julian Wachner , Justin Bieber , Kimbra , La Sera , local dates , Magrudergrind , MeWithoutYou , Sarai Abdul-Malik , Sockets Records , Tabi Bonney , the Make-Up , time machine , tiny desk concert , Veep , venue news , Washington Chorus , Yann Tiersen
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