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• Concert guides: DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda. DCist’s This Week in Hip-Hop.

• Leor Galil unearths why Magrudergrind was tapped to perform on HBO’s Veep [Washington CityPaper]. If all goes according to plan, the Magrudergrind episode will air on May 20th.

• Interview: W Jacarl Melton talked to Mayer Hawthorne ahead of his show last night at the 9:30 Club [DCist].

• Interview: Metallomusikum chats with the founders of the Sweetlife Festival.

• Announced: Sonic Circuits has revealed its 2012 lineup, including the Glenn Branca Ensemble, Lydia Lunch, and David Thomas (from Rocket from the Tombs and Pere Ubu). Complete schedule will be posted soon.

• Local band news: UK house label Defected is releasing a track from Volta Bureau [Washington CityPaper].

• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with a profile of October 31 and an interview with Artillery.

• CD Review: DC writer Zach Kelly on Dog Shredder‘s Brass Tactics EP [Pitchfork].

• CD Reminder: don’t sleep on Sean Born [Washington CityPaper].

• Heavy Uber Alles gives us six heavy tunes every Tuesday. This week, three of HUA’s picks pay tribute to musicians who are no longer with us.

• Here’s some different press on the new Howard Theatre: Capital Bop Zachary Oxman, the sculptor whose statue of Duke Ellington graces the front of the newly-reopened theatre.

Live Reviews

• Stephen Bradley on Caveman at the Red Palace [Washington Times].

• Brianne Nemiroff on the All-American Rejects at the 9:30 Club [TBD.com]

Contests

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Imperial Teen‘s Feel the Sound on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a signed copy of Lucero‘s Women & Work on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 4/19).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to see Fiona Apple at the Warner Theatre on 6/26 (contest ends Friday 4/20 at 9 AM).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to Mayhem Festival at Jiffy Lube Live on 7/29. The winner plus four runners-up will get copies of Heavy Metal Picnic on DVD (contest ends Friday 4/20 at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Hume‘s Inverse Fireworks 7″ to three winners. Winners must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Friday 4/20).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to Nickelback at the Verizon Center on 4/30 (contest ends Monday 4/23).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the Naked and Famous‘s Passive Me, Aggressive You on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Monday 4/23).
• 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).

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Today’s New Releases (with local reviews)

• Alabama Shakes: Boys & Girls. Reviewed by Bill Friskis-Warren [Washington Post].

• Busy Signal: Reggae Music Again. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].

• Stan Carew and the Magpies: the Head of Security. Reviewed by John Haydon [Washington Times].

• Counting Crows: Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation). Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times] (scroll down)

• Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

• M.Ward: A Wasteland Companion. Reviewed by Elizabeth Nelson [Washington Post].

Articles

Event Calendars
• DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda.
• Washington Post Going Out Guide’s free events this week.
• Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda.

• More press on the new Howard Theatre: We Love DC reports on the new statue atop the theatre, and the Washington CityPaper brings us the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

• Bluebrain loves yoga. Yoga loves Bluebrain [Washington CityPaper].

• The documentary Alive Inside examines music’s effect on the elderly [Washington Post].

• Capital Bop is teaming up with Pink Line Project for the Anacostia warehouse fest this weekend.

• Interview/preview: Marie Gullard on the Underscore Orkestra at the Red Palace [Washington Examiner].

• The Metallomusikum blog is doing a Countdown to Maryland DeathFest, with previews of every band performing. It’s a great primer (we’re a little late to catch on to it, but you can read the archives here). Recent bands: grindcore Nasum, thrashers Artillery, and noise/punk legends Unsane. There’s also an interview with Negru of Negura Bunget.

• Live video: Cathy Ponton King is joined by Jimmy Thackery for “I’m Just a Woman” at her CD Release Show at the State Theatre last Friday, 4/6.

Live Reviews

• Tons of press on the chickfactor anniversary shows this weekend at Artisphere: the Washington Post (Mark Jenkins) and Washington CityPaper. We’re betting that more press will surface in the next few days.

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

Contests

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of The Mark Lanegan Band‘s Blues Funeral on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to see The Cult at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 6/12 (contest ends today at noon).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to Matthew Sweet at the 9:30 Club on 6/9 (contest ends Wednesday 4/11 at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away three copies of Portugal the Man‘s In the Mountain In the Cloud on vinyl. Winners must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 4/12).
• ShowlistDC is giving away two pair of tickets to Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds at the Hamilton on 4/19 (contest ends Friday 4/13 at midnight).
• 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 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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