Time Off and Feedback Requested
Even people who run concert calendars need a few days off. I’m going off the grid– to a land where my Google Reader doesn’t work (yes, such a place does exist!) until late next week. There will be no Music Notes until then….
….which leads me to this: I’ve been posting these daily Music Notes for six months now (the first Music Notes was on 6 February 2012 ), and I’m looking for feedback: do people like the feature? I’m thinking about scaling back and not publishing every day– it’s not that I don’t enjoy compiling links, but it’s a huge daily effort. Would you like to see this post every day? Or would once/twice a week be sufficient? Are there certain days (Tuesday’s new releases; Friday’s Weekend Planner) that are helpful/not that useful? Should it just go away completely? Do you like the types of links we round up? Should we change our format? Let me know your thoughts, either by posting a comment here or via email, showlistdc@gmail.com , and stay tuned to see how this roundup changes when I get back next week. Thanks for reading!
Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner Planning Guides :
• Washingtonian’s
Music Picks .
• We Love DC
loves weekends .
• DC Music Download’s
Weekend Hits .
• Washington CityPaper’s
Jazz Setlist .
• ShowlistDC’s list of
recently-added and changed shows .
Today – Friday, 10 August Frederico Gonzalez Pena Shark Week also writes about the band . At Montserrat House.rally for Pussy Riot outside the Russian Embassy [Washington CityPaper].the Very Best Rock & Roll Hotel . Review of TVB’s MTMTMK Catherine P Lewis (that’s me!) [Washington Post].Kasey Chambers , Storybook Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the Birchmere .
Saturday, 11 August Black Clouds Red Palace .Calvin Johnson
Sunday, 12 August Grace Potter Daddy Yankee
Monday, 13 August Joe Walsh , Analog Man Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. At Wolf Trap .Kasey Chambers , Storybook Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At Rams Head Tavern .
Tuesday, 14 August
Wednesday, 15 August Birthmark , Antibodies Moira E McLaughlin [Washington Post]. At the Black Cat .
Thursday, 16 August Chatham County Line : Sight & Sound Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At Rams Head Tavern .
Articles • DC Music Live has a long feature on independent record stores from the folks at Som Records .
• The writers at ChunkyGlasses.com discuss their thoughts on JEFF the Brotherhood , Hypnotic Nights .
Listening
• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is
the Dismemberment Plan , “Time Bomb”.
• DCist’s music video of the day is Cat Power , “Cherokee”
Live Reviews • David Hintz on Ms Fridrich , Luray , and the Sweater Set at the Velvet Lounge, 8/8/12
• Clay Conger on Presto Bando , Southwork , Conveyor , and Drop Electric at the STPP Benefit at the Black Cat, 8/3/12
• We Love DC on Millie Jackson at the Howard Theatre, 8/3/12
Giveaways
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
tickets to Real Estate at the 9:30 Club, 8/12/12 (
contest ends today at noon ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Civil Twilight ‘s Holy Weather on vinyl (
contest ends today ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to
Aerosmith and Cheap Trick at Jiffy Lube Live, 8/12/12 (
contest ends today at noon ).
•
NEW DC101 is giving away
tickets to the Rockstar UPROAR festival with Shinedown , Godsmack , Staind , Papa Roach , and more. Show is at Jiffy Lube Live on 9/2 (no indication of when this giveaway ends).
•
NEW DC101 is giving away
tickets to Ben Harper ‘s acoustic show at Wolf Trap on 9/4 (contest ends 8/26).
•
NEW DC101 is giving away
front row tickets to DC101′s Kerfuffle with the Offspring , Sublime , Rome , Garbage , etc., at Jiffy Lube Live on 9/15 (contest ends 9/3).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).
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Tagged Birthmark , Black Clouds , Calvin Johnson , Cat Power , Chatham County Line , Conveyor , Daddy Yankee , Drop Electric , feedback , Frederico Gonzalez Pena , Grace Potter , JEFF the Brotherhood , Joe Walsh , Kasey Chambers , Luray , Millie Jackson , Mis Fridrich , Presto Bando , Pussy Riot , Shark Week , Som Records , Southwork , the Dismemberment Plan , the Sweater Set , the Very Best
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
• CD Review: Glacial : On Jones Beach 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”
Live Reviews • David Hintz on Drew Gibson , Freedy Johnston , and Tom Freund at IOTA, 7/30/12
• David Hintz on Brandt Brauer Frick at the U Street Music Hall, 7/31/12
• Metallomusikum on Taurus at Empire, 7/28/12
• BYT head honcho Svetlana on Charli XCX and St. Lucia at the U Street Music HallAll 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
• Andy J on Liars at the U Street Music Hall
• Marie Eff on Howlin’ Rain and Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound at the Rock & Roll Hotel
• Lauren Bulbin on Pomegranates at DC9
• Logan Donaldson on A Place To Bury Strangers and Hunters and Black Clouds at the Rock & Roll Hotel
• Philip Runco on the Tallest Man on Earth and Strand of Oaks at the 9:30 Club
• Jenn Bress on THEESatisfaction with Jel and DJ Abilities at the Black Cat
• Rachel Eisley on VANS Warped Tour at Merriweather Post Pavilion
• 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).
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Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers , Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound , Black Clouds , Bluebrain , Bob Marley , Brandt Brauer Frick , Charli XCX , DJ Abilities , Drew Gibson , Everclear , Freedy Johnston , Gin Blossoms , Glacial , go-go , Gold Panda , Howlin' Rain , Hunters , Ilsa , Jel , Liars , Lit , Marcy Playground , Natalie Hopkinson , Paint the Music , Patent Pending , Politics & Prose , Pomegranates , Pop Etc , RAC , Saint Motel , Songs of Conscience , St Lucia , Steve Synk , Strand of Oaks , Substantial , Sugar Ray , Taurus , the Knocks , the Tallest Man on Earth , THEESatisfaction , Tom Freund , vans warped tour , Woody Guthrie
Articles
•
Planning Guides : DC Music Live’s
Weekly Roundup .
• Interview: Gregory Ayes talks to Redline Graffiti
• Interview: Elliott Wallace talks to Justin Trawick
• 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
• 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”
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
• David Hintz on Kwame Darko , DZD , and Marco at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 7/27/12
• 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
• Reel Film News has photos of Stevie Nicks Rod Stewart
• Photos from Capitol Groove Music Fest at the Fairgrounds DC, 7/28/12
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).
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Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers , Black Cat , Black Clouds , Capitol Groove Music Festival , Charli XCX , Drop Electric , DZD , Everclear , Frank Ocean , Gin Blossoms , Hot Chip , Hunters , Identity Festival , James Murphy , Justin Trawick , Kwame Darko , Liars , Lincoln Theatre , Lit , Marco , Marcy Playground , Nighttime Adventure Society , Redline Graffiti , Rod Stewart , Sasha Lord , Sleigh Bells , Stevie Nicks , Sugar Ray , Summerland Tour , the Walkmen , venue news , Vicki Savoula
Articles
• Planning guides: DCist’s
This Week in Jazz . DC Music Download’s
Weekend Hits .
• Local band news: DC metalcore band Darkest Hour have added Aaron Deal (ex-Salome ) as a permanent bass player . Deal has been the band’s touring bassist for about a year now, and the band’s former bass player, Paul Burnette , is now with Iron Reagan . MetalSucks profiled Iron Reagan earlier this year.
• Interview: Siriam Gopal talks to Janel & Anthony IOTA .
• Preview: Luke Stewart on saxophonist Jonah Parzen-Johnson [CapitalBop]. Tonight at the Dunes in Columbia Heights.
• Interview: Marc Cary
• Leor Galil on new music from Long Walks on the Beach [Washington CityPaper]. There’s a song to listen to at that link.
• Local bloggers Now Seitan Makes Your Rules on Black Clouds
• Stereogum highlights Baltimore’s Ed Schrader’s Music Beat as a Band To Watch (with two song downloads).
• Michelle Obama talks about her workout jams [NPR].
• We don’t usually post about Capital Bikeshare here, but apparently former MTV VJ Kennedy is working on an expose about Capital Bikeshare for Reason magazine [DCist].
Listening
• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is
Grizzly Bear ‘s “Sleeping Ute” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s DC music video of the day is Is And Of The , “How We Used To Drift”
• DC Music Download has published the June edition of its local podcast DC Music Recall . This month’s podcast features a song review of “Dreamer” by the Technicians and an interview with Adrian Krygowski .
Live Reviews
• Heavy Uber Alles on
Danzig with Doyle at the Fillmore and ZZ Top in Fredericksburg.
Giveaways
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (
contest ends today at noon ).
• Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (
contest ends today ).
•
NEW DC Music Live is giving away
two tickets to see John Scofield at the Hamilton on 6/10 as part of the DC Jazz Festival (contest ends Friday 6/8 at 6am).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of pavilion tickets to the Kooks with Foster the People and Kimbra at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 6/10 (contest ends Friday 6/8 at noon).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of The Temper Trap ‘s “Need Your Love” picture disc 7″ . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 6/13).
•
NEW DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to The Great American Festival featuring Eve 6 , Ozomatli , and more, at the National Harbor on 6/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).
•
NEW DC101 is giving away
tickets to see Everclear , Sugar Ray , the Gin Blossoms , Lit , and Marcy Playground at Wolf Trap on 7/25 (no indication of when this contest ends).
• 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).
•
NEW DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to see System of a Down with the Deftones at the Verizon Center on 8/7 (contest ends Sunday 7/29).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to see OAR at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 8/10 (contest ends Sunday 7/29).
•
NEW 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).
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Tagged Aaron Deal , Adrian Krygowski , Black Clouds , Capital Bikeshare , Danzig , Darkest Hour , DC Music Recall , Doyle , Ed Schrader's Music Beat , Grizzly Bear , Iron Regan , Is And Of The , Janel and Anthony , Jonah Parzen-Johnson , Kennedy , Long Walks on the Beach , Marc Cary , Michelle Obama , Paul Burnette , Salome , the Technicians , ZZ Top
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, VAsidebar 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”
• Hometown Sounds DC’s Local Music Video of the Day: Koshari ‘s “Wake Me”
• Replayed: Justin Jones ‘s “My Father’s Gun”
Live Reviews • Stephen Bradley on Crystal Fighters at the Rock & Roll Hotel
• Stephen Brookes on Deviant Septet at the Atlas Performing Arts Center
• 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
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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Tagged 1349 , Auroboros , Beauty Pill , Big Freedia , Black Clouds , Bob Boilen , BSO , Bustin' Loose , CapitalBop , Castleton Festival , Chuck Brown , classical music festivals , Coup Sauvage & the Snips , Crystal Fighters , Curley Taylor , Dandy Warhols , DC Jazz Festival , DC Jazz Loft , Deviant Septet , J. Robbins , Jammin' Java , Jason Noble , Jaxx , jobs , Justin Jones , Koshari , Les Nubians , Logan Westbrooks , Marduk , Matt Halpern , Modern Drummer , Neale Perl , Notes from Last Night , pay-to-play , Periphery , R. Kelly , SmCity , Tone , True Womanhood , Weapon , Withered , WPAS , zydeco
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
• 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 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 Clay Conger [DC Music Download].
• Local listening: local songwriter Drew Gibson released a video for “On Sunday” .
• Local listening: Justin Jones , “Miracles”
• Local listening: Western Affairs ‘ new EP, 2000
• Preview: Nancy Dunham on Zac Brown Band 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
• Andy Johnson on Garbage at the 9:30 Club
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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Tagged Avery Gagliano , Black Clouds , Blackberry Smoke , Charlie Starr , Chuck Brown , Danny Knicely , DC Improv , Doc Watson , documentaries , Drake , Drew Gibson , Electric Wizard , Fire and the Wheel , from the archives , Garbage , Japandroids , Josh Sisk , Justin Jones , local videos , Lungfish , Mark Anderson , Maryland DeathFest , missing people , Regina Spektor , RIP , Rohan Mahadevan , Tara Linhardt , the New Gay , Western Affairs , young people , Zac Brown Band
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
• Preview/Interview: Nancy Dunham on the Cranberries 9:30 Club .
• This show happened this weekend, but you might be interested to read Siriam Gopal on Terri Lyne Carrington
• 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
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
• 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
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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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 Horse Feathers : Cynic’s New Year Dan Miller [Washington Post]. At the Black Cat .Avett Brothers Patriot Center .the Philadelphia Orchestra and violinist James Ehnes [Washington Examiner]. At Strathmore .Song 1 at the Hirshhorn [Washington CityPaper].
Saturday, 12 May Brian Porter of Imperial China and Ross Hurt of Black Clouds the Rock & Roll Hotel tomorrow night. Also note that TVD is giving tickets away to the show at that link.Esperanza Spalding Howard Theatre .Funk Ark High Noon Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. At the Hamilton .the Wandering : Go On Now, You Can’t Stay Here: Mississippi Folk Music Volume III Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. At IOTA .
Sunday, 13 May Dar Williams : In the Time of Gods Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis.
Monday, 14 May Here We Go Magic : A Different Ship Benjamin Opipari [Washington Post]. At the Black Cat .
Tuesday, 15 May 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 Marc Masters [Pitchfork].
• CD Review: Alabama Shakes : Boys & Girls 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 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
• Stephen Bradley on fun. at the 9:30 Club
• Catherine Lewis (yup, that’s me) on Opeth , Mastodon , and Ghost at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/9
• 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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Articles
• Today is
Local Music Day !
• Preview/interview: Nancy Dunham on Ingrid Michaelson 9:30 Club .
• Preview: Nancy Dunham on Red Hot Chili Peppers Verizon Center .
• Interview: Jeff Jetton & Ian Palmiero talked to Mastodon 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
• 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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