ShowlistDC Music Notes: Monday 05-21-12



Articles


• Planning Guides: DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits. Steve Kiviat’s Global/Soul events for the rest of May 2012. DC Music Live’s Weekly Show Roundup. Washington Post Going Out Guide’s 40 Things You Must Do This Summer.

Artomatic opened this weekend! Check out John Anderson’s first impressions [Washington CityPaper]. Michael O’Sullivan also weighs in [Washington Post]. We’ve also listed all of the music performances at this year’s Artomatic.

• Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb died on Sunday, and Chris Richard finds this 1979 article by Geoffrey Himes in the Washington Post archives.

• Interview/Preview: Gioanni Russonello talks to Michael Bowie [Capital Bop], whose Sine Qua Non performs at U Street’s Bohemian Caverns every Tuesday this month.

• Interview/Preview: Nancy Dunham talks to Chuck Prophet [Washington Examiner], who performs tonight at the Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis and Friday at IOTA.

• Local musician interview: Stephanie Williams talks to Naseem Khuri, who’s now in Boston’s Kingsley Flood [DC Music Download].

• Local listening: Check out Tabi Bonney‘s The Endless Summer [Washington CityPaper].

• Local listening: Hometown Sounds DC’s two local music videos of the day: Vandaveer and SOJA.

• Local listening: DC Music Download’s Local Listening Booth for this week.

• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with profiles of Yob, Morgoth, Suffocation, Saint Vitus, and Electric Wizard, as well as an interview with guitarist Anton Reisenegger from Pentagram (Chile).



Live Reviews


• Chris Klimek on Lucinda Williams and the Drive-By Truckers at Merriweather Post Pavilion [Washington Post].

• Anne Midgette on pianist Jeremy Denk at the 6th & I Synagogue [Washington Post].

• Charles T Downey on the National Philharmonic‘s performance of Debussy‘s “Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien” at Strathmore [Washington Post].

• Joe Banno on pianist Peter Serkin and the Shanghai Quartet at the Freer Gallery [Washington Post].

• Allison Lantero on Owen Danoff at the Mansion at Strathmore [DC Music Live].

• Stephen Bradley on M. Ward at the 9:30 Club [Washington Times].



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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Friday 05-18-12

Status



Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner


Planning Guides
• Washingtonian’s Music Picks.
• DCist’s This Week In Jazz.
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.
• We Love DC loves weekends.
• TBD on bands playing this weekend who have played DC already this year.
• Smithsonian’s Events Around the Mall.

Tonight – Friday May 18
• CD Review: Justin Townes Earle: Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now – Reviewed by Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. Perfoming at the Birchmere tonight; at Rams Head Tavern on Sunday.
• CD Review: Astra Via: Folie a Deux – Reviewed by Moira E McLaughlin [Washington Post]. Perfoming at the Black Cat.
• Interview/preview: Marie Gullard on Dallas Brass. Tonight at Strathmore.

Saturday May 19
• CD Review: Last Tide: Lost To Memory – Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. Perfoming at the Black Cat. Performing with Fire and the Wheel, whose Donny Potter was interviewed by Fuzzy Logic.
• Interview/preview: Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie talks to Kingsley Flood. Performing at the U Street Music Hall.
• Interview/preview: Chris Richards talks to Baltimore’s Dope Body [Washington Post]. At the Coward Shoe Building (322 Howard St in Baltimore).
• Interview/preview: M.M. Zonoozy talks to Penguin Prison [Brightest Young Things], who are performing at the Rock & Roll Hotel.

Sunday May 20
n/a

Monday May 21
• Interview/article: David Malitz on Chuck Prophet [Washington Post]. At the Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis.

Tuesday May 22
• CD Review: Meshuggah: Koloss – Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. Perfoming at the Fillmore Silver Spring.

Wednesday May 23
• CD Review: the Big Sleep: Nature Experiments – Reviewed by Brandon Weigel [Washington Post]. Perfoming at the Rock & Roll Hotel with Maps and Atlases.



Articles


• More on Chuck Brown: We rounded up a lot of links yesterday, and here are more:
        – Benjamin R Freed on the Chuck Brown send-off outside the Howard Theatre on Wednesday night [DCist]. Marcus J Moore covers the same event, with video [Washington CityPaper]. And another video [also Wash CP]. The Howard Theatre wrote up the event (with photos) on its blog.
        – Martin Austermuhle on Vincent Gray and Marion Barry’s comments about Brown’s upcoming funeral [DCist].
        – David Malitz pulls out a bunch of Chuck Brown articles from the Washington Post archives. (We linked to some of these yesterday; some are new.)
        – The Smithsonian’s blog has a nice article about Chuck Brown’s presence at the Smithsonian.
        – Hometown Sounds DC has a few Chuck Brown videos.
        – the Washington Post’s Style Blog has a lengthy list of ways to honor the Godfather of Go-Go [Washington Post].
        – Maura Judkis lists artists who have sampled Chuck Brown’s music (with tons and tons of sound clips!), including Nelly, Beyonce, and Eve [Washington Post].
        – the Washington Post’s Editorial Board on Chuck Brown making DC a more joyous place [Washington Post].
        – Jenna Johnson talks to GWU president Steven Knapp, who played with Chuck Brown at GWU’s alumni weekend last September [Washington Post].
        – Jennifer Lohmanns collected her favorite Chuck Brown interview videos [DC Music Download].
        – DC Music Live compiles reactions to Chuck Brown’s death on twitter.
        – Here’s a statement from Brown’s family (and a note about a possible tribute show) [Washington CityPaper].
        – the Washington CityPaper is looking for photos of you and Chuck Brown.
        – Mike Madden remembers getting a shout-out at a 2001 Chuck Brown concert [Washington CityPaper].
        – Marcus J Moore captures artists like Phonte, Raheem DeVaughn, and Tabi Bonney paying tribute to Chuck Brown [Washington CityPaper].

• Disco queen Donna Summer passed away yesterday. Chris Richards found this 1978 Washington Post profile on the singer, written by Jacqueline Trescott [Washington Post]. Mark Luckie compiles Summer’s biggest YouTube hits.

• Baltimore-based director John Waters was hitchhiking this week and was picked up by Here We Go Magic [DCist]. Today, Here We Go Magic’s bassist Jen Turner talked to DCist about the experience.

• Headed to Maryland DeathFest? Check out Metal Chris’s thorough Maryland Deathfest X Survival Guide [DCHeavyMetal.com]. Also has a lot of tips and info for anyone headed to Baltimore for a concert, not just MDF.

• Local venue news: The Washington Post’s Going Out Guide takes a peek inside the Birchmere‘s new Flex Stage, which is opening June 1st.

• Local band news: Power metal band Division has a new bassist….their 1997-2005 bassist Dan Plunkett.

• Ryan Little on Numero Group’s reissues of engineer Robert Hosea Williams‘s soul recordings in the 1970s [Washington CityPaper].

Silo Halo‘s midwestern tour diary, days 6 and 7 [DCist].

• Listen: Arborea stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• Interview: Ramon Ramirez talks to Nick Waterhouse, who performed last night at 6th & I. [Washington CityPaper].

• CD Review: Orange Goblin: A Eulogy for the Damned – Reviewed by Heavy Uber Alles.

• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with an interview with Tatsu Mikami of Church of Misery.



Live Reviews


• Patrick Foster on M. Ward at the 9:30 Club [Washington Post].

• Anne Midgette on Andreas Delfs, Nelson Freire, and the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].

• We Love DC on R. Ring at DC9 on 5/15.

• Travis Andrews on Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

• Andy Johnson on Here We Go Magic at the Black Cat [Brightest Young Things].



Giveaways


• SceneTrek is giving away tickets to Class Actress at the Rock & Roll Hotel on 5/19 (contest ends today at 3 PM).
• Brightest Young Things is giving away tickets to Nicki Minaj at DAR Constitution Hall on 7/21 (we assume this one ends today, although they don’t really say).
• 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).
NEW 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 05-17-12



Articles


Chuck Brown, Godfather of Go-Go, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 75. Obituaries and rememberances by Clinton Yates [Washington Post], Stephen A Crockett Jr [Washington Post], Martin Austermuhle [DCist], Jacob Ganz [NPR], Steve Kiviat, Metallomusikum, and Nia Hightower [DC Music Live]. In addition, here are tons more things to read:
        – Marc Fisher and J. Freedom du Lac report on DC’s reaction to Brown’s death yesterday [Washington Post].
        – Chris Richard writes about Chuck Brown’s musical impact: deep into Washington and beyond [Washington Post].
        – Martin Austermuhle rounds up DC Officials’ reactions to Chuck Brown’s death [DCist].
        – Mike Madden rounds up DC reactions to Chuck Brown’s Death [Washington CityPaper].
        – Julia Fisher captres U Street’s reactions to Chuck Brown’s Death [Washington CityPaper].
        – You can see and hear Chuck Brown play a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR’s DC office in 2010 [NPR].
        – Michael Schaffer digs out Chuck Brown’s 1987 song “Go-Go Drug Free”, featuring a guest appearance by then-DC Mayor Marion Barry [Washington CityPaper].
        – Washington Post also dug out some old articles: …and Chuck Brown Made It Go-Go by Marc Fisher (8/14/94) and Funky Sounds ‘Bustin’ Loose’ In the District by Michel Marriott (10/5/84).
        – Tom Jackman remembers a 2010 Chuck Brown concert at the Lorton Workhouse [Washington Post].
        – William Triplett on Go-Go [Washingtonian].
        – A round-up of old Washingtonian articles on Chuck Brown.

• Planning Guides: DCist’s Arts Agenda and This Week In Jazz. DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.

• Interview/preview: Fuzzy Logic talks to Donny Potter of Fire and the Wheel. Performing at the Black Cat on Saturday.

• Interview: Stephanie Williams talks to Westmain [DC Music Download].

• Interview: This one didn’t pop up in our RSS feed until yesterday (the show was Tuesday night), but it’s a good one: Rick Taylor talks to Richard Davies and Eric Matthews of Cardinal [the Vinyl District].

Artomatic opens tomorrow! Some information from DC Theatre Scene.

• Local musician news: J Scrilla launches concert series, releases new tape [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen: Str8 Beatz‘s Filtered Joints: A Score for the Lifers [Washington CityPaper].

• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with a profile of Sargeist and interviews with Jurgen Bartsch of Bethlehem and “Scruff” Lewty of Hellbastard.

• CD Review: Lungfish: ACR 1999 – Reviewed by Marc Masters [Pitchfork].

• CD Review: Garbage: Not Your Kind of People – Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local video of the day: Fat Trel‘s “Devil We Like”.



Live Reviews


• David Malitz on Yo Gotti at U Street Music Hall [Washington Post].

• We Love DC on Spiritualized and Nikki Lane at the 9:30 Club on 5/10.

• Stephen Bradley on Ingrid Michaelson at the 9:30 Club [Washington Times].

• Sophie Gilbert on ten songwriters at the Library of Congress on 5/15 [Washingtonian]. Performers included Terri Nunn (of Berlin), ASCAP president Paul Williams, “On and On” writer Stephen Bishop, Melanie, Motown legen Ray Parker Jr., Irving Burgie (aka Lord Burgess), Tom Whitlock, “I Will Survive” writer Dino Fekaris, Chris Stapleton, Steven Schwartz, and Valerie Simpson, who co-wrote “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” with her late husband Nick Ashford.

• Kara Capelli on Mark Lanegan at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

• Erin Holmes on Horse Feathers at the Black Cat [Brightest Young Things].

• Marie Formica on M. Ward and Lee Renaldo at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

• Travis Andrews on the Cranberries at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].



Contests


• ShowlistDC is giving away a pair of tickets to see Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 7/22 and a pair of tickets to see Metric at Strathmore on 9/21 (contest ends today at 7 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Keane‘s Strangeland on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• Capital Bop is giving away four pairs of tickets to see Roy Haynes at Blues Alley, two for Thursday 5/17 and two for Sunday 5/20 (don’t know when this one ends!).
NEW SceneTrek is giving away tickets to Class Actress at the Rock & Roll Hotel on 5/19 (contest ends Friday 5/18 at 3 PM).
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away tickets to Nicki Minaj at DAR Constitution Hall on 7/21 (we assume this one ends Friday 5/18, although they don’t really say).
NEW 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).
• 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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Ticket Giveaway: Hot Chip/Sleigh Bells at Merriweather 7/22 -and- Metric at Strathmore 9/21

We’ve got a double “win ‘em before you can buy ‘em” contest this week here on ShowlistDC! Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells are playing at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sunday, July 22nd, and Metric is playing at Strathmore on Friday, September 21st. Tickets to both shows go on sale this Friday (May 18th) at 10 AM, but we’re giving away a pair of tickets to each show before you can buy them! You can enter to win tickets to either show (or both shows!), but you can only win tickets to one show. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post telling me which show you’d like to enter for (remember that you can enter for both!) and I’ll pick the winners at random (using random.org) on Thursday, 17 May at 7 PM Eastern. Be sure to use a valid email address when you enter, so I can contact you if you win (and don’t worry: your email address won’t be posted publicly when you comment on this entry).

The first of the two shows is Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells with a special DJ set by James Murphy (DFA/LCD Soundsystem). Hot Chip is a British electropop group that formed in 2000. The group has released four albums which have all been extremely well-received (the lowest score they got on Pitchfork was a 7.0, with the other three albums receiving an 8.0 or above). They’ve got a new one coming out in June, In Our Heads, so this show is certain to feature a lot of new songs as well. Opening the show is Sleigh Bells, a New York duo of Derek Edward Miller on guitar and Alexis Krauss on vocals. It’s been a busy year for Sleigh Bells: they put out their second album, Reign of Terror, in February, sold out the 9:30 Club in March, and opened for the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Verizon Center last week. Then there’s James Murphy, who co-founded DFA Records and performed in LCD Soundsystem, who’ll be doing a DJ set to open the whole show. Murphy announced that he was retiring LCD Soundsystem last year (the group’s last concert was in New York in April 2011), but he didn’t drop out of music entirely: he released a song with Gorillaz and Andre 2000 earlier this year, and it’s great to see him still out performing, so make sure you get to this show early enough to catch his opening set. When tickets go on sale, they’ll be available via ticketfly.com for $35 (lawn) or $45 (pavilion) plus applicable fees. (Note that we’re giving away lawn tickets.)

In September, Canadian indie-rock group Metric is playing the majestic theatre Strathmore up in Bethesda– this place has fantastic sound, so it’ll be great to hear these guys in such an incredible space. Metric formed back in 1998 and has released four studio albums, with a fifth– Synthetica– coming out in June. Another show that’s sure to feature a bunch of new tunes! Frontwoman Emily Haines posted a note on the group’s official site about the album, writing, “SYNTHETICA is about staying home and wanting to crawl out of your skin from the lack of external stimulation. SYNTHETICA is about forcing yourself to confront what you see in the mirror when you finally stand still long enough to catch a reflection. SYNTHETICA is about being able to identify the original in a long line of reproductions. It’s about what is real vs what is artificial.” We’re not entirely sure what that means, exactly, but it sure sounds intriguing. Tickets for this show will go on sale 5/18 via ticketmaster.com for $47 plus applicable fees.

Check out some music videos of all of these bands, then let me know in the comments which show (or both!) you’d like to attend. And if you come across this post after the contest has closed, you can pick up tickets via Ticketfly for Hot Chip/Sleigh Bells and Ticketmaster for Metric.



And hey, if you’re new to ShowlistDC and wondering what this site is all about, check out our extensive calendar of upcoming events in the greater DC area (including Northern VA and Baltimore). We also make concert recommendations and post a daily round-up of DC-area music news and reviews. You can also follow us on twitter @showlistdc or like us on Facebook!

The contest is now closed and the winners have been notified!


ShowlistDC Music Notes: Wednesday 05-16-12

Wednesdays are typically quiet here in Music Notes land, but there’s a healthy list of articles below that should keep you going all the way through Hump Day….



Articles


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

• Preview: Megan Buerger on Sound Bites at the 9:30 Club [Washington Post].

• Preview: Nancy Dunham on James Morrison [Washington Examiner]. Tonight at the 9:30 Club.

• Interview: DC Music Live talks to DJ Diwon.

• Local Download: local metal band Ilsa‘s unreleased song “Deadbeat’s Ballad”, courtesy of A389 Records.

• Local Download: Oddisee‘s “Odd Renditions” [Washington CityPaper].

• Local Download: Logic‘s Young Sinatra: Undeniable [Washington CityPaper].

• Here’s a column by Head-Roc [Washington CityPaper].

• DC soul: Christopher Porter on Numero Group‘s reissue of engineer Robert Jose Williams‘s 1970s recordings, Eccentric Soul: A Red Black Green Production [Express].

• Local venue news: the Atlas Performing Arts Center on H St NE is adding more shows thanks to growing attendance numbers [Washington Post].

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

• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with profiles of Demonical and Disma and an interview with Mortuary Drape.

• Watch: Lucky Dub‘s video for “Easy” [Washington Post].

• What’s on Ruth Bader Ginsburg‘s iPod? the Supreme Court Justice reveals her favorite classical records to Alex Ross at the New Yorker.

• Do you like Robyn? She’ll be DJing at the U St Music Hall on 7/7, the night before her two-night stint opening for Coldplay at the Verizon Center. The Washington Post has more information.

• Do you like trombones? Catch 500 trombones performing at Nationals Park on June 1 [Washington Post].



Live Reviews

• Megan Petty on Fort Lean at the Black Cat on 5/2 [Fuzzy Logic].

• Megan Petty on White Hills at DC9 on 4/29 [Fuzzy Logic].

• Alan Duckworth on Rusko, Hold On, and Lez Go at Rams Head Live [the Rogers Revue].

• Jeb Gavin on Opeth and Mastodon at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/9 [Brightest Young Things]. As seems to be the norm with BYT’s live reviews, this one is full of factual errors, such as the comment that Opeth is both black metal and death metal (actually, Opeth is neither, unless maybe you wanted to say that their growling is reminiscent of death metal) and the comment that “black metal evolved into death metal” (um, what?!). Still, we try to be inclusive with our Music Notes, so we’re including this link here, along with a healthy shaker of salt.

• Ross Bonaime on Star Slinger & The Hood Internet at Sonar [Brightest Young Things].

• Alan Pyke on Esperanza Spalding at the Howard Theatre [Brightest Young Things].



Contests


NEW ShowlistDC is giving away a pair of tickets to see Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 7/22 and a pair of tickets to see Metric at Strathmore on 9/21 (contest ends Thursday 5/17 at 7 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Keane‘s Strangeland on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 5/17).
NEW Capital Bop is giving away four pairs of tickets to see Roy Haynes at Blues Alley, two for Thursday 5/17 and two for Sunday 5/20 (don’t know when this one 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).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to Dave Matthews Band at Jiffy Lube Live on 6/16 (contest ends Sunday 6/3).
• 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 05-15-12



Today’s New Release (with locally-written reviews)

Beach House: Bloom – Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork] and by Chris Richards [Washington Post].

Best Coast: The Only Place – Reviewed by David Malitz [the Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club on 7/14.

Adam Lambert: Tresspassing – Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post] and by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Motion Sickness of Time Travel: Motion Sickness of Time Travel – Reviewed by Marc Masters [Pitchfork].

Willie Nelson: Heroes – Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Roomrunner: Super Vague EP – Reviewed by Aaron Leitko [Pitchfork].

Rye Rye: Go! Pop! Bang! – Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].



Articles


• Local venue news: We got a press release from the folks at Live Nation about Jiffy Lube Live (formerly Nissan Pavilion) about some of the changes to expect this season:
      – Local food trucks will be stopping by the venue at concerts.
      – There’s apparently a 32-oz fountain soda for sale that comes with free refills.
      – New speakers and upgraded video projectors on the lawn.
      – All day-of-show information (parking lot times, set times, permitted items, etc) will be on JLL’s facebook page, facebook.com/JiffyLubeLive.
      – There’s also a LiveNation iPhone app– we’re not sure exactly how crucial this is, but it might make buying tickets easier. Check it out at this link.
      – Remember that JLL lifted its tailgating ban earlier this year!
ShowlistDC has JLL’s schedule posted here.

• Interview/Preview: Jonathan Druy talks to the BreedersKelley Deal [We Love DC]. Deal’s acoustic project R. Ring plays at DC9 tonight.

• Interview/Preview: Tanya Pai talks to James Morrison [Washingtonian]. At the 9:30 Club on Wednesday.

• Interview/Preview: Stephanie Williams talks to Fire and the Wheel [DC Music Download]. At the Black Cat on Saturday.

• Local band news: Periphery‘s new album now has a release date of July 3rd. Apparently the band had no idea [Metal Injection].

• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with an interview with Tsjuder‘s drummer Anti-Christian.

Silo Halo‘s Midwestern Tour Diary, Day 5 [DCist].

• Listen: Tabi Bonney‘s “Chop Chop” [Washington CityPaper].

• Video: Maimouna Youssef‘s “I Got a Man” [Hometown Sounds DC].

• Listen Local First is curating a Live Showcase & Panel on Web Streaming on Thursday 5/17.



Live Reviews

• Stephen Bradley on Black Taxi at the Black Cat [Washington Times].



Contests


• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Keane‘s Strangeland on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 5/17).
• 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).
• 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Monday 05-14-12



Articles


• Planning Guides: DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits.

• Washington CityPaper published its Summer Music Guide last week, but here’s an addendum that we didn’t link to initially: Steve Kiviat’s guide to Global Music to see in DC this summer [Washington CityPaper].

• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to Black Clouds [DCist].

• Preview/Interview: Nancy Dunham on the Cranberries [Washington Examiner]. Tonight at the 9:30 Club.

• This show happened this weekend, but you might be interested to read Siriam Gopal on Terri Lyne Carrington [DCist].

• This show also already happened, but perhaps you’d like to read part two of the chat between Ross Hurt from Black Clouds and Brian Porter of Imperial China [The Vinyl District]. part one ran last week.

• Listen: DC Music Download’s Local Listening Booth for this week.

• Watch: University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra performs Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” [Washington Post / video]. Anne Midgette had reviewed the performance last week.

• Anne Midgette on the Virginia Chamber Orchestra‘s Claude Debussy premieres this weekend [Washington Post].



Live Reviews


• Dave McKenna on the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Verizon Center on 5/10 [Washington Post].

• David Malitz on Doug Aitken’s “Song 1: A Happening” at the Hirshhorn – featuring No Age, Oneohtrix Point Never, Animal Collective’s Geologist, Nicolas Jaar, and High Places [Washington Post].

• Metal Chris on the Heritage Hunter Tour (Opeth, Mastodon, and Ghost) at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/9 [DCHeavyMetal.com].

• Emily Yahr on Josh Gracin at the Cancun Cantina [Washington Post]. (The text on this one doesn’t seem to load; we’ll try to find a better link if the problem doesn’t rectify itself.)

• Joe Banno on pianist Andre Watts joining the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for a Rachmaninoff concerto [Washington Post]. (no text here either….)

• Joe Banno also reviewed the Philadelphia Orchestra at Strathmore [Washington Post], and there’s also no text on this one.



Contests


NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Keane‘s Strangeland on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 5/17).
• 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).
• 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Friday 05-11-12



Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner


Planning Guides
• Washingtonian’s Music Picks.
• DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.
• We Love DC loves weekends.
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• TBD points you to shows you could take your mother to.
Free drinks at the Ottobar if you’re attending M3 or Rob Zombie/Megadeath at Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Tonight – Friday, 11 May
• CD Review: Horse Feathers: Cynic’s New Year – reviewed by Dan Miller [Washington Post]. At the Black Cat.
• Interview/preview: Nancy Dunham on Avett Brothers [Washington Examiner]. At the Patriot Center.
• Interview/preview: Marie Gullard on the Philadelphia Orchestra and violinist James Ehnes [Washington Examiner]. At Strathmore.
• Preview: Jonathan L Fisher on Song 1 at the Hirshhorn [Washington CityPaper].

Saturday, 12 May
• Feature/interview: Brian Porter of Imperial China and Ross Hurt of Black Clouds chat with each other [the Vinyl District]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel tomorrow night. Also note that TVD is giving tickets away to the show at that link.
• Interview/preview: Emily Cary talks to Esperanza Spalding [Washington Examiner]. At the Howard Theatre.
• Preview: Joe Warminsky on Funk Ark [Washington CityPaper]. Also a review of their new album High Noon written by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. At the Hamilton.
• CD Review: the Wandering: Go On Now, You Can’t Stay Here: Mississippi Folk Music Volume III – reviewed by Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. At IOTA.

Sunday, 13 May
• CD Review: Dar Williams: In the Time of Gods – reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis.

Monday, 14 May
• CD Review: Here We Go Magic: A Different Ship – reviewed by Benjamin Opipari [Washington Post]. At the Black Cat.

Tuesday, 15 May
• Interview/preview: David Malitz talks with the reunited Cardinal [Washington Post]. At the Velvet Lounge.



Articles


• The Washington CityPaper has published its Summer Music Guide. See listings in classical, jazz, hip-hop, indie-rock, and EDM an Electropop.

• Jonathan L Fisher rounds up six go-go hits and the songs that sampled them [Washington CityPaper]. Also today in go-go news: David Simon (the Wire, Treme) is a go-go fan.

• CD Review: Last Tide: Lost to Memory – Reviewed by Clay Conger [DC Music Download]. At the Black Cat on 5/19.

• CD Review: David Daniell / Douglas McCombs: Versions – Reviewed by Marc Masters [Pitchfork].

• CD Review: Alabama Shakes: Boys & Girls – Reviewed by Ashli Jean Cooper [Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie].

Silo Halo‘s Midwestern Tour Diary: Day 4 [DCist].

• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with a profile of Rwake and an interview with Ulcerate.

• Interview: Metallomusikum talks to Maryland doom rockers Iron Man.

• Watch (and read the behind-the-scenes): Justin Jones‘s video for “Miracles” [NPR].

• Listen: Kishi Bashi stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.



Live Reviews


• Megan Buerger on Feist at Strathmore on 5/9 [Washington Post].

• Mark Jenkins on We Are Serenades at the Black Cat [Washington Post].

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

• Catherine Lewis (yup, that’s me) on Opeth, Mastodon, and Ghost at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/9 [DCist].

• We Love DC on Patrick Watson at the 9:30 Club on 5/8.



Contests


• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Rob Zombie and Megadeth at the Merriweather Post Pavilion on 5/13 (contest ends today at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to see Black Clouds, Tone, and Imperial China at the Rock & Roll Hotel on 5/12(contest ends today at noon).
• Baltimore SoundStage is giving away a pair of tickets to see The Machine performs Pink Floyd on 5/12 plus a $20 bar tab and dinner (contest ends today).
• 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).
• 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 05-10-12



Articles


• Planning guides: DCist’s This Week in Jazz. DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits and Unique Music Events to See.

• Local band news: A Sound of Thunder was interviewed by BareBonesMusic.com.

• Local band rant: Division on the lack of professionalism in musician auditions. Read this before you start answering craigslist ads!

Oddisee plans remixes of Bon Iver, Marvin Gaye, and Metronomy [Washington CityPaper].

New tunes from Alex Minoff! [Washington CityPaper].

• Interview/preview: The Vinyl District talks to Mary Alouette. Playing the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage on 5/24.

Silo Halo Midwestern Tour Diary: Day 3 [DCist].

• CD Review: White Fence: Family Perfume Vol. 1 – Reviewed by Aaron Leitko [Pitchfork].

• Beware of scams! Don’t respond to a man named Jason Wagner about opening for Yo Gotti, says the Baltimore SoundStage.



Live Reviews


• Valerie Paschall on Andrew Bird at the 9:30 Club [DCist].

• Giovanni Russonello on Ambrose Akinmusire at the Atlas Performing Arts Center [Capital Bop].

• We Love DC on Bike Trip and We Are Serenades at the Black Cat on 5/7.

• We Love DC on Slash at Rams Head Live in Baltimore.



Contests


NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to see the Mark Lanegan Band at the 9:30 Club on 5/11. (contest ends today at noon).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Rob Zombie and Megadeth at the Merriweather Post Pavilion on 5/13 (contest ends Friday 5/11 at 5 PM).
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to see Black Clouds, Tone, and Imperial China at the Rock & Roll Hotel on 5/12 (contest ends Friday 5/11 at noon).
• Baltimore SoundStage is giving away a pair of tickets to see The Machine performs Pink Floyd on 5/12 plus a $20 bar tab and dinner (contest ends Friday 5/11).
• 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).
• 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Wednesday 05-09-12



Articles


• Today is Local Music Day!

• Preview/interview: Nancy Dunham on Ingrid Michaelson [Washington Examiner]. Tonight at the 9:30 Club.

• Preview: Nancy Dunham on Red Hot Chili Peppers [Washington Examiner]. Tomorrow night at the Verizon Center.

• Interview: Jeff Jetton & Ian Palmiero talked to Mastodon last year before their show at the 9:30 club [BYT]. The band plays tonight with Opeth and Ghost at the Fillmore Silver Spring.

• Last week, publishing company Tuff City hit the Beastie Boys with a lawsuit for sampling DC go-go band Trouble Funk songs. Trouble Funk was not aware of the lawsuit or of Adam Yauch’s death [Washington Post]. DCist also reports (with song audio).

• How do you feel about guilty pleasures? Caitlin Moore wrote an article titled Why I like One Direction and you should, too (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Boy Band) [Washington Post].

“Song 1″ extended until May 20 [Washington Post]. Check out some of the bands playing Friday at that link. Washington CityPaper also reports.

• Christopher Porter on Richard Chartier‘s subatomic sounds [Express].

• Watch: DCMusicDownload rounds up recent local music videos: Us & Them; yU, Raheem Devaughn, Oddisee, Noyeek, Draus, Laelo, Tabi Bonney; A Sound of Thunder; and Fat Trel.

• In other Fat Trel news, the DC rapper has teamed up with Chicago’s Chief Keef [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen: Heavy Uber Alles gives us six heavy tunes every Tuesday.

Silo Halo‘s midwestern tour diary, Day 1 and Day 2 [DCist].

• More local touring news: Dying Fetus met the chicken guy at their recent Baltimore show at Sonar [Metal Underground].

Black Clouds will be playing their new record in its entirety at their show Saturday night at the Rock & Roll Hotel.

• Maryland djent band Periphery posted that they will be playing new songs on the Summer Slaughter tour, which stops at Sonar on 8/4.

• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with a profile of Richmond’s Cough.

• Going to see Opeth tonight at the Fillmore? Read about Opeth frontman Mikael Akerfeldt‘s underwear injury [Metal Underground]. Also, I’ll be there, so come up and say hi!



Live Reviews


none today….



Contests


• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Dot Hacker‘s Inhibition on colored vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Rob Zombie and Megadeth at the Merriweather Post Pavilion on 5/13 (contest ends Friday 5/11 at 5 PM).
• Baltimore SoundStage is giving away a pair of tickets to see The Machine performs Pink Floyd on 5/12 plus a $20 bar tab and dinner (contest ends Friday 5/11).
• 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).
• 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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