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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: Friday 06-29-12

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Weekend (and Week-Ahead) Planner

Planning Guides
• Washingtonian’s Music Picks.
• DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.
• We Love DC loves weekends.
• Brightest Young Things’ Best Weekend Bets.
• CapitalBop’s Weekend in Jazz.
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• DCist’s This Week in Jazz.
• My final weekend concert preview for TBD.
• ShowlistDC’s recently changed or updated show listings.

Tonight – Friday, 29 June
• Article/interview: David Malitz talks to Daryl Davis [Washington Post], whose Daryl Davis Band performs at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre.
• Interview: Steve Kiviat on Soundclash, the monthly reggae night at Marx Cafe in Mt Pleasant [Washington CityPaper].
• Interview: Marie Gullard talks to Regina Belle [Washington Examiner]. At Blues Alley Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
• Profile: Christopher Porter on Jazz in the Garden [Washington Post Express]. Every Friday night through 8/31.
• Preview: Sarah Godfrey on Maiesha and the Hip Huggers [Washington CityPaper]. At the Howard Theatre.
• CD Review: Jukebox the Ghost: Safe Travels. Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club.

Saturday, 30 June
• Interview: Rudi Greenberg talks to Japandroids [Washington Post Express]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel.
• Interview: We Love DC talks to Vince Scheuerman of Army of Me and River James. At the Hamilton, opening for Jesse Malin.
• CD Review: Spectrum Road: Spectrum Road. Reviewed by Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. At the Howard Theatre.

Sunday, 1 July
n/a

Monday, 2 July
• CD Review: Scissor Sisters: Magic Hour. Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club Monday and Tuesday (both shows are now sold out).

Tuesday, 3 July
n/a

Wednesday, 4 July
n/a

Thursday, 5 July
• CD Review: the Men: Open Your Heart. Reviewed by Ben Opipari [Washington Post]. At DC9.
• CD Review: Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Big Moon Ritual. Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. At the Birchmere.


Articles

• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to the Mean Jeans [DCist].

• Interview: Brian Ossip talks to locals the B-Film Extras about “going cyborg” [DC Music Live].


Listening

• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is Autorock, “Wildfire” [DCist].

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Pree, “Lemon Tree”.

• Listen: Bluebrain‘s Hays Holladay records 14 DC acts for Rainbow Arcade [Washington CityPaper].

• DC Music Download has songs from Hays Holladay and More Humans.

• DC Music Download’s 2012 Summer Music Playlist.


Live Reviews

• Charles T Downey on Asher Fisch and the National Orchestral Institute at the University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on 6/27 [Washington Post].

• Lonnae O’Neal Parker on the atmosphere at Bring Back the Funk featuring George Clinton, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ivan Neville, and Dumpstaphunk [Washington Post].

• Chunky Glasses on Modest Mouse at the 9:30 Club, 6/20.

• Chunky Glasses on Lydia Loveless at the Black Cat, 6/19.

• Chunky Glasses on the Hives at the 9:30 Club, 6/19.

• Chunky Glasses on Santigold at the 9:30 Club, 6/18.

• Marie Eff on Jaggery with Strange Victories and Bushmeat at the Red Palace [Brightest Young Things].

• Ryan Kelly on Fiona Apple at the Warner Theatre [Brightest Young Things].


Giveaways

• DC101 is giving away tickets to see Coldplay at the Verizon Center on 7/9 plus Coldplay’s entire discography on CD (contest ends Sunday 7/1).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Lita Ford‘s Living Like a Runaway on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 7/3).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to see the Dirty Heads at Wolf Trap on 7/8, plus a cooler full of Yuengling and passes to a BBQ (no indication of when this contest ends).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to see the NSO performing music from The Legend of Zelda at Wolf Trap on 7/26 (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).
• 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).
• 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 04-10-12

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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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 03-15-12

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We don’t know about you, but we’re already tired of all the tweets and articles about SXSW, and the festival hasn’t even really gotten going yet. We’re going to try to keep the SXSW coverage to a minimum here.

Stuff to read:
• the Washington CityPaper has a lengthy article about the Enterprise Jazz Club‘s strange legal saga.
• DC’s Jay Bulger won the grand jury prize in the documentary category at SXSW for his film Beware of Mr. Baker, about Cream/Blind Faith drummer Ginger Baker [Washington Post]. Here’s a profile on Bulger and how he weaseled his way into Baker’s life from the Post a few weeks ago.
• You’re not at SXSW but you’re still rooting for the local bands: David Malitz talks about why Hume, Bluebrain, Nadastrom, and Oddisee should get the biggest buzz of the local acts at the festival this year [Washington Post].
• We’re glad you’re still here: There were no layoffs at the Washington CityPaper yesterday, but unfortunately, employees are all taking a 5% pay cut [DCist].
• Apparently concert poster analysis is becoming a daily thing at the Washington CityPaper. Yesterday they featured U Street Music Hall‘s minimalism. The day before, it was Windian Records‘ possible racism. Oh, and by the way, the CityPaper alerted us yesterday that Windian now has a new poster design. (What art will the CP feature today?!)
• Interview: the show was last night, but you can still read Michael J. West’s chat with drummer Andrew Cyrille [Washington CityPaper].
• Video: Arlington reggae group SOJA made their late-night debut Monday night on The Tonight Show, and ARLnow has the video.
• Concert guides: the Washington CityPaper’s This Week in Jazz. TBD tells you to keep it green this St Patty’s Day weekend.
• DC writer Marc Masters and NC writer Grayson Currin have published their latest column The Out Door [Pitchfork]. This installment touches on how collaborations cross borders.
• Live review: Charles T Downey on the Takacs Quartet at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].

Stuff to win:
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ I’m With You on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Die Antwoord‘s TEN$ION on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Monday 3/19).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the Big Pink‘s Future This on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 3/21).

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