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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: Monday 07-30-12

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• Planning Guides: DC Music Live’s Weekly Roundup.

• Interview: Gregory Ayes talks to Redline Graffiti [DC Music Download].

• Interview: Elliott Wallace talks to Justin Trawick [DC Music Download].

• Venue staff news: the Black Cat‘s booking person Vicki Savoula is leaving the Black Cat to start a career in education [Washington CityPaper].

• Here’s a profile of Sasha Lord, who books shows at Comet Ping Pong [Pink Line Project].

• Venue news: the Lincoln Theatre is seeking a new operator [Washington CityPaper].


Listening

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Drop Electric, “Bankrolled Hominid”.

• DCist’s song of the day is Charli XCX, “You’re The One”.

• Listen/watch: the Walkmen stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• Clay Conger on Nighttime Adventure Society‘s “I’m So Tired” [DC Music Download].


Live Reviews

• Megan Buerger on Identity Festival at Jiffy Lube Live, 7/27/12 [Washington Post].

• Andy Hess on Liars at the U Street Music Hall [DCist].

• David Hintz on Kwame Darko, DZD, and Marco at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 7/27/12 [DC Rock Live].

• Press about the Summerland Tour featuring Everclear, Gin Blossoms, Sugar Ray, Lit, and Marcy Playground at Wolf Trap: Rohan Mahadevan [DCist] and Denise A Levien [the Rogers Revue].

• ChunkyGlasses.com on Hot Chip, Sleigh Bells, and James Murphy at Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7/22/12.

• Ariel Hixson on Frank Ocean at the 9:30 Club [DC Music Live].

• Reel Film News has photos of Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart at the Verizon Center.

• Photos from Capitol Groove Music Fest at the Fairgrounds DC, 7/28/12 [DC Music Download].


Giveaways

• NEW 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 Tuesday 7/31 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).

ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 03-29-12

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• Uber-hipster blog Brightest Young Things is expanding to New York [Washington CityPaper]. 2011 was Brightest Young Things’ most successful year, and its first profitable one, [BYT leader Svetlana] Legetic says. But she isn’t inching back from the operation’s online presence to take advantage of the breathing room that comes with a bigger staff. (The site now has six full-time employees with benefits, plus two part-timers and an army of volunteer contributors, compared to three full-timers a year ago.) As far as bylines go, Legetic will still write the site’s weekend events newsletter, and guide its more ambitious editorial projects. But a lot of her energy in the next few months will involve Brightest Young Things’ more imperial ambitions. This summer, the site is expanding to New York.

• The Washington Post’s sixth annual Peeps contest (sorry, we just can’t bring ourselves to call it by its official name, “Peeps Show”) has concluded. We do love this music-related one, so kudos to Derek Hills and Brinda Krishnan (of the band Not My Sister) for their sugary creation! There are a few close-ups here and here and here.

• Venue news: Strathmore has announced its summer season [Washington Post]. We’ve got their shows listed here.

• Local band press: Southern metal rockers King Giant talk to ThisIsNotAScene.com.

• Local arts news: Scott Tucker (Cornell University’s choral director) will be taking over as the head of the Choral Arts Society [Washington Post]. The Society’s current head, Norman Scribner founded the organization 46 years ago and is retiring at the end of this season. Tucker’s experience includes fundraising (of particular interest in today’s climate), commissioning new work — he commissioned more than 30 new pieces while at Cornell, including works by Augusta Read Thomas, Chen Yi and Libby Larsen — and world music. He spent part of a sabbatical year in South Africa, learning traditional music by rote from an expert who requested that he not write anything down, saying, according to Tucker, that “those staff lines are like prison bars to the music.”

• Tittsworth is really excited about the return of Trouble & Bass to DC (and has a pair of tickets to give away to a promotion-friendly twitter user).

• Christopher Porter on Doug Aitken‘s “Song 1″ at the Hirshhorn [Express].

• Concert planners: DCist’s This Week in Jazz. TBD celebrates April Fools’ weekend with shows that are not a joke. The Going Out Guide has compiled all the shows that go on sale this week.

• CD Review: DC’s Joe Colly takes on Wiz Khalifa‘s Taylor Allderdice [Pitchfork].

• Listen: Swedes First Aid Kit stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.


Live Reviews

• Patrick Foster on Sleigh Bells and Liturgy at the 9:30 Club [Washington Post]. Apparently the headliner– which has 2 albums under its belt– played a short, 45-minute set.

• Jenn Bress on the Joy Formidable with A Place to Bury Strangers at the 9:30 Club [the Vinyl District].

• Capital Bop has a review and photos of the latest DC Jazz Loft at the Dunes – featuring trombonist Joseph Bowie with drummer Nasar Abadey, Defunkt, and Jessica Boykin-Settles with her quartet.


Contests

• The Vinyl District is giving away a 2-LP set of the Mastodon album The Hunter. Winner must have a North American mailing address. (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of VCMB‘s Ssss on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address. (contest ends Friday 3/30).
• (S)Hell fest is giving away a T-shirt! Enter via twitter using these instructions (contest ends Saturday 3/31 at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a signed copy of Rufus Wainwright‘s Out of the Game. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 4/3).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Donovan Quinn‘s Honky Tonk Medusa on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 4/3).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to Creed at the Warner Theatre on 4/24 (contest ends Sunday 4/15).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to Nickelback at the Verizon Center on 4/30 (contest ends Monday 4/23).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to Marilyn Manson at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/1 (contest ends Sunday 4/1).
• 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).

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