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• DC Music Download’s
5 best live music events this weekend that aren’t sold out .
• DCist’s
This Week in Jazz .
• Washington CityPaper’s
Jazz Setlist .
• ShowlistDC’s
list of changes and additions over the last week .
Today – Friday 18 January Rhett Miller at Jammin’ Java . Interview by Tanya Pai [Washingtonian].Marshall Crenshaw at the Birchmere : Preview by Alex Baca [Washington CityPaper].Lalah Hathaway at the Howard Theatre : Preview by Marie Gullard [Washington Examiner].Soundgarden at DAR Constitution Hall : Preview/interview by Robert Fulton [Washington Examiner].Christopher Cross at the Barns of Wolf Trap : Preview/interview by Emily Cary [Washington Examiner].BSO and pianist Garrick Ohlsson present Rachmaninoff 101: Preview/interview by Marie Gullard [Washington Examiner].the Walkaways at IOTA : CD review of Romance and Medicine Moira E McLaughlin [Washington Post].
Saturday 19 January Silent Old Mtns. at the Velvet Lounge : Interview by Stephanie Lanham [Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie].2 Chainz at the Fillmore : Preview by Kriston Capps [Washington CityPaper].Christopher Cross at the Barns of Wolf Trap : Preview/interview by Emily Cary [Washington Examiner].
Sunday 20 January Catharsis at the Warehouse: Preview by Leor Galil [Washington CityPaper].the Soft Moon at the Black Cat : CD review of Zeros Mark Jenkins [Washington Post].
Monday 21 January Iris DeMent at the Birchmere : Preview/interview by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post].
Tuesday 22 January the Menzingers at the 9:30 Club : Preview by Matt Siblo [Washington CityPaper].
Wednesday 23 January Ra Ra Riot at the 9:30 Club : CD review of Beta Love Ben Opipari [Washington Post].
Thursday 24 January Red Baraat at the 9:30 Club : CD review of Shruggy Ji Catherine P Lewis (that’s me!) [Washington Post].Widowspeak at the Black Cat : CD review of Almanac Dan Miller [Washington Post].
This Week’s New Releases (with locally-penned reviews) • Arbouretum , Coming Out of the Fog Aaron Leitko [Pitchfork].
• Dropkick Murphys , Signed and Sealed in Blood Justin Beland [Chunky Glasses].
• Kingsley Flood , Battles : Reviewed by Nida Masiulis [DC Music Download].
• A Sound of Thunder , Queen of Hell EP NoVA Metal Review .
• Yo La Tengo , Fade Rusty Roberts [Chunky Glasses].
Articles • New blog The Flash Band Project wrote this profile of DC Music Listing Sites – including a really nice shout-out to ShowlistDC !
• Venue profile: Club K in Baltimore, profiled by Brandon Weigel [Baltimore CityPaper].
• Booker profile: Ally Schweitzer has an excellent profile of and interview with Jim Thomson , booker of Tropicalia
• Schweitzer also has an excellent overview of DIY Record Labels in DC
• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to Immanent Voiceless
• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to Teen Mom
• Interview: We Love DC talks to Ugly Purple Sweater
• Interview: Chris Richards talks to Jessie Ware
• Jonathan Fischer analyzes how DC bands fared in the annual Pazz & Jop poll [Washington CityPaper]. Full disclosure: my ballot is here .
• DJ AngelBaby puts out a Baltimore club music mixtape [Baltimore CityPaper].
• A round-up of musicians appearing at inaugural balls and concerts [Washington Post].
• A listening tour of Mali
• Vote in the Washington CityPaper’s Best of 2013 Readers’ Poll .
Listening • Black Prairie stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert [NPR]. They’re opening for Rhett Miller at Jammin’ Java tonight (1/18/13).
• Listen to Sunwolf ‘s “Sun & Sea” [Washington CityPaper].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s local videos of the day have been Bad Domes , Show in 80 secondsDrew Gibson , “Elmira”New Rock Church of Fire , “the Sword”Tom Goss , “Lover”Thievery Corporation , “Take My Soul”
• DCist’s songs of the day this week have been Tereu Tereu , “Savage Love”Teen Mom , “I Wanna Go Out”Jessie Ware , “Sweet Talk”Freakwater , “My Old Drunk Friend”Gringo Star , “Going Way Out”
• Lots of DMV Beats
• New singles by Parquet Courts , Destiny’s Child , and Dylan Ryan/Sand – reviewed (with song clips) by Chris Richards [Washington Post].
• Heavy Uber Alles’s six heavy tunes .
Live Reviews • Folger Consort and Cathedra at the Washington National Cathedral, 1/11/13: Reviewed by Patrick Rucker [Washington Post].
• the Gin Blossoms at the Barns of Wolf Trap, 1/16/13: Reviewed by Alan Duckworth [the Rogers Revue].
• Morrissey and Kristeen Young at Strathmore, 1/16/13: Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live] and photos by Erica Bruce [Washington CityPaper].
• David Murray Big Band with Macy Gray at the Howard Theatre, 1/10/13: Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live].
• Niki and the Dove with Vacationer at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 1/11/12: Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live].
• Paint Branch at Red Onion Records, 1/12/13: Photos by Erica Bruce [Washington CityPaper].
• Quicksilver at Dumbarton Oaks, 1/13/13: Reviewed by Charles T. Downey [Washington Post].
• Robert Egger’s Tribute Show at the Hamilton, 1/7/13: Reviewed by Stephanie Williams [DC Music Download].
• Sóley at the 9:30 Club, 11/25/12: Video by All Our Noise .
• Ugly Purple Sweater , Kingsley Flood , and Kindlewood at the Black Cat, 1/12/13: Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live] and by Kevin Hill [Chunky Glasses].
Giveaways • DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away Corrections House and Tone at DC9 on 1/24/13a copy of the Weeks , Gutter Gaunt Gangster EP (giveaway ends 1/24/13).a copy of Sum 41 ‘s Does This Look Infected? (giveaway ends 1/23/13).
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Tagged 2 Chainz , A Sound of Thunder , Arbouretum , Bad Domes , Black Prairie , BSO , Catharsis , Christopher Cross , Club K , David Murray Big Band , DC Music Listing Sites , Destiny's Child , DIY Record Labels in DC , DJ AngelBaby , DMV Beats , Drew Gibson , Dropkick Murphys , Dylan Ryan/Sand , Folger Consort and Cathedra , Freakwater , Garrick Ohlsson , Gringo Star , Immanent Voiceless , inaugural balls , Iris DeMent , Jessie Ware , Jim Thomson , Kindlewood , Kingsley Flood , Kristeen Young , Lalah Hathaway , Macy Gray , Mali , Marshall Crenshaw , Morrissey , new releases , New Rock Church of Fire , Niki and the Dove , Paint Branch , Parquet Courts , Pazz & Jop , Quicksilver , Ra Ra Riot , Red Baraat , Rhett Miller , Robert Egger's Tribute , ShowlistDC Shout-Outs , Silent Old Mtns , Soley , Soundgarden , Sunwolf , Teen Mom , Tereu Tereu , the Gin Blossoms , the Menzingers , the Soft Moon , the Walkaways , Thievery Corporation , tiny desk concert , Tom Goss , Tropicalia , Ugly Purple Sweater , Vacationer , Widowspeak , Yo La Tengo
Articles
• Planning guides: DC Music Download’s
Weekday Hits .
• Interview/Preview: Nancy Dunham on Kinky Friedman Birchmere .
• On the DC Jazz Festival : Michael J West on the festival’s repetitive programming [Washington CityPaper].
• It costs $1 million per week to take a major symphony orchestra on tour. Anne Midgette reports on what the NSO gets out of its South American tour [Washington Post].
• Jennifer Lohmanns on local bands’ Kickstarter campaigns [DC Music Download].
• The show was this weekend, but here’s Michael J West’s interview with pianist Alex Brown [Washington CityPaper].
Listening
• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is
Ru-Paul , “Glamazon” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s DC music video of the day is Empresarios vs. Nate Dogg , “Regulate Mis Amigos”
• DC Music Download’s Local Listening Booth .
Live Reviews • Heavy Uber Alles on Three Bad Jacks at the U Street Music Hall
• Stephen Brookes on L’Arabesque Baroque at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the ApostleWashington Early Music Festival .
• Joe Banno on the BSO with violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg at Strathmore [Washington Post].
• Robert Battey on violinist Yevgeny Kutik and pianist Timothy Bozarth at the Embassy of Poland [Washington Post].
• Stephen Brookes on the American Chamber Players at the Kreeger Museum [Washington Post].
• Ben Price on Maryland DeathFest X ‘s Saturday performancesBrujeria ‘s set.
• Brandon Wu’s photos of Janel & Anthony at Iota
• Cornelius Crimple on Get the Led Out at Wolf Trap
• Reel Flim News has photos of Gavin DeGraw , Colbie Caillat , and Justin Jones at Wolf Trap .
• Reel Film News has photos of Legends of Hip-Hop from Celebrate Fairfax .
• Here’s a round-up of recent classical reviews at the Washington Post .
Giveaways
• DC Music Download is giving away a slew of tickets:
Bass Drum of Death , Yamantaka , Scott Lucas and the Married Men (contests ended over the weekend and
today at midnight ).
• 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).
• Washingtonian is giving away
a pair of tickets to see the Beach Boys at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 6/15 (contest ends Wednesday 6/13).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
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Tagged Alex Brown , American Chamber Players , Brandon Wu , Brujeria , BSO , Celebrate Fairfax , Colbie Caillat , DC Jazz Festival , Empresarios vs. Nate Dogg , Gavin DeGraw , Get the Led Out , Janel and Anthony , Justin Jones , kickstarter , Kinky Friedman , L'Arabesque Baroque , Legends of Hip-Hop , Maryland DeathFest , Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg , NSO , Ru-Paul , symphony tours , Three Bad Jacks , Timothy Bozarth , Washington Early Music Festival , Yevgeny Kutik
Weekend/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 .
• DCist’s
This Week in Jazz .
• TBD points you to
concerts featuring musicians who’ve been on TV (yes, Flavor Flav is in town).
• We’re trying something new. Go to
this page to see all the shows that have been added or changed on ShowlistDC in the past 7 days.
Tonight – Friday, 8 June Kenny Garrett Blues Alley .Queen tribute band Queen Extravaganza 9:30 Club .
Saturday, 9 June violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg of the BSO [Washington Examiner]. The BSO performs Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto at Strathmore to close out its season.Rock the Block Festival in Kensington, MD
Sunday, 10 June 2:54 Rock & Roll Hotel .Rachel Platten Jammin’ Java .Make It Mount Pleasant fair in Mt Pleasant, DCmain page for details).Dirty Dozen Brass Band : Twenty Dozen Wolf Trap as part of Louisiana Swamp Romp. note : there’s no link to Joyce’s review because we couldn’t find it on the Post’s web site anywhere. May have to check the hard copy of the paper for it; we’ll keep looking for a link.
Monday, 11 June
Tuesday, 12 June Grass Widow Comet Ping Pong .
Wednesday, 13 June Langhorne Slim : The Way We Move Chris Kompanek [Washington Post]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel .
Thursday, 14 June Marissa Nadler : the Sister Dan Miller [Washington Post]. At DC9 .Chris Smither : Hundred Dollar Valentine Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At Baldwin’s Station and Pub in Sykesville, MD.
Articles • David Malitz guesses who’s going to be at the Virgin Mobile FreeFest this year [Washington Post].
• CD Review: Azealia Banks : 1991 EP Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].
• CD Review: Janel & Anthony : Where Is Home Joe Warminsky [Washington CityPaper].
• CD Review: Mutilation Rites : I Am Legion . Reviewed by Now Seitan Makes Your Rules!
• No longer missing: Mark Anderson , owner of the DC Improv , was found dead Wednesday morning in Arizona [Washington CityPaper].
• The show was last night, but here’s Catherine McCarthy’s interview with Ben Taylor of JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound
• The show was last night, but here’s Jon Pacella’s interview with Elvis Suissa of Three Bad Jacks
Listening
• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is
the Cribs ‘s “Men’s Needs” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s DC music video of the day is Presto Bando , “Walking in the Air”
• DCist presents the premiere of Frau Eva ‘s video for “Underwater”
• High on Fire pulled out of the Mayhem Festival Tour since HoF frontman Matt Pike checked into rehab [MetalInsider]. Mayhem Fest is at Jiffy Lube Live on 7/29.
Live Reviews
• Michael J West on
the DC Jazz Festival at the Atlas on 6/6/12 [Washington CityPaper]. Performance included
Rodney Richardson Trio and
Lena Seikaly .
• Aaron Leitko on Omar Souleyman at the 9:30 Club
• Robert Battey on the NSO ‘s season-closing program at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].
• Fuzzy Logic on Black Hills at the Black Cat, 5/23/12
Giveaways
• 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 today at noon ).
•
NEW DC Music Download is giving away a slew of tickets:
Bass Drum of Death , Yamantaka , Scott Lucas and the Married Men (contests end
today at noon , Saturday at midnight, and Monday at midnight).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
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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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Today’s New Releases (with locally-penned reviews) • Travis Porter : From Day 1 Chris Richards [Washington Post].
• Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes : Here Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].
• Sigur Ros : Valtari Elizabeth Nelson [Washington Post] and Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].
• Silo Halo : Night and the City Valerie Paschall [DCist]. (this album came out in April, but DCist just published the review….so we’re including it here!)
• Regina Spektor : What We Saw From the Cheap Seats Bill Friskis-Warren [Washington Post].
• the Walkmen : Heaven David Malitz [Washington Post].
Articles
• Planning guides: DC Music Download’s
Local Listening Booth .
• The viewing for Chuck Brown is today. The Washington Post rounds up the street closures .
• Interview: Stephanie Williams talks to Wendell Kimbrough
• Local listening: Check out Eternal Summers ‘ video for “Millions [DCist].
• Local listening: Here’s a download of Empresarios ‘ dub remix of “Space Selector” [DC Music Download].
• Local listening: Hometown Sounds DC presents today’s local music video: Drop Electric ‘s Robot Funeral
• The show was over the weekend, but here’s an interview with Lalah Hathaway
• This show was also over the weekend, but Rachel Levitin interviewed Filligar
• Yet another show that was over the weekend… but here’s an interview with Rocky Votolato [Brightest Young Things].
Live Reviews
• Chris Richards on
One Direction at the Patriot Center [Washington Post].
• Sarah Godfrey on Drake at the Verizon Center
• Gabriela Melendez-Olivera on Babasonicos at the Howard Theatre
• Joan Reinthaler on Phillips Camerata ‘s performance of Shostakovich an Shumann at the Phillips Collection
• Robert Battey on the BSO ‘s performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Strathmore [Washington Post].
• Valerie Paschall on Black Dice at the U Street Music Hall
• This will certainly be the first review of many: local musician Ben Price (At the Graves, Xoso, Dry Clouds) reviews (and records) Maryland DeathFest’s Friday performances [Inhuman Youth].
• All Things Go on Father John Misty at the Rock & Roll Hotel
• Jeb Gavin on Simian Mobile Disco ‘s DJ Set at the U Street Music Hall
• Robert Winship on the Polyphonic Spree at 6th & I
Giveaways
• 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).
• 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 Babasonicos , Black Dice , BSO , Chuck Brown , Drake , Drop Electric , Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes , Empresarios , Eternal Summers , Father John Misty , Filligar , Lalah Hathaway , Maryland DeathFest , new releases , One Direction , Phillips Camerata , Regina Spektor , Rocky Votolato , Sigur Ros , Silo Halo , Simian Mobile Disco , the Polyphonic Spree , the Walkmen , Travis Porter , Wendell Kimbrough
Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner Planning Guides
• Washingtonian’s
Music Picks .
• DC Music Download’s
Weekend Hits .
• We Love DC
loves weekends .
• DCist’s
This Week in Jazz .
• Brightest Young Things’
best weekend bets .
• TBD’s
guide to this weekend’s shows at Artomatic .
Maryland DeathFest is the big event this weekend, Friday/Saturday/Sunday at Sonar in Baltimore. Lots and lots and lots of press on this:preview of the festival [Washington Post Express], with quotes from Metal Chris (DCHeavyMetal.com), Bob Lugowe (Relapse Records), and Chris Moore (Magrudergrind, DOC, and Coke Bust).MDF Survival Guide .metalheads are people too [NPR].preview with audio samples, titled “It’s Gonna Get Sweaty” .profiles the festival and talks to MDF co-creator Evan Harting [Baltimore Sun].here . She’s also got some video of Hellbastard , who are her houseguests for the weekend.10 Dark Horse Bands to check out at Deathfest [Noisecreep].MDF guide .
Tonight – Friday May 25 Garrison Keillor ‘s Prairie Home CompanionWolf Trap .Karla Chisholm Blues Alley .Drake ‘s twitter account? Washington Post Express has a quiz . Performing at the Verizon Center .Rocky Votolato : Television of Saints Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. Performing at the Red Palace .
Saturday May 26 Yann Tiersen 9:30 Club .Jason Isbell , interviewed by Rudi Greenberg [Washington Post Express] and by Nancy Dunham [Washington Examiner]. Performing at the Rams Head Tavern at 1 PM .the BSO and Baltimore Choral Arts Society ‘s performance of Beethoven’s Ninth [Washington Examiner]. At Strathmore .
Sunday May 27 Afrika Bambaataa interviewed him [Wash CP again]. At the U St Music Hall .Jason Isbell , interviewed by Rudi Greenberg [Washington Post Express] and by Nancy Dunham [Washington Examiner]. Performing at the Mansion on O Street [2020 O St NW, WDC].Jess Klein : Behind a Veil Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. Performing at IOTA .Great Lake Swimmers : New Wild Everywhere Dan Miller [Washington Post]. Performing at the Rock & Roll Hotel .
Monday May 28 Artomatic !
Tuesday May 29 Western Affairs Black Cat (Backstage) .
Wednesday May 30 Fabian Almazan Blues Alley .
Thursday May 31 Erik Deutsch : Demonio Teclado Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. Performing at Bohemian Caverns on U St.Simone Felice : Simone Felice Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. Performing at the Hamilton .
Articles
•
Chuck Brown ‘s viewing will be on Tuesday at the
Howard Theatre (11 AM to 10 PM), with a funeral on Thursday at the Washington Convention Center starting at noon. More from
Hamil R Harris [Washington Post],
Jonathan L Fischer [Washington CityPaper], and
Benjamin Freed [DCist].
• Speaking of Chuck Brown, the godfather of go-go is the cover feature of the Washington CityPaper this week. this page rounds up all the articles .
• We warned you about this article yesterday : Chris Richards on the 2012 summer jam [Washington Post]. If that’s not enough summer jam action for you, the Post also has a gallery of summer jams from the last decade .
• Local listening: Hometown Sounds DC’s local video of the day is America Hearts ‘s “A Whole Lotta Love”
• Local listening: Lindsay Zoladz on Teen Mom ‘s song “You and Me”
• We’ve posted these along the way, but Anne Midgette rounds up the classical reviews in the Washington Post .
• The show was last night, but here’s Philip Runco’s interview with Black Dice [Brightest Young Things].
Live Reviews
• We Love DC on
Black Hills at the Black Cat on 5/23.
• Erica Bruce’s photos of Garbage at the 9:30 Club [Washington CityPaper].
• Stephen Bradley on James Morrison at the 9:30 Club
• Farrah Skeiky on the Adicts at the Rock & Roll Hotel
• Alan Pyke on the Donkeys at the Black Cat
Giveaways
• SceneTrek is giving away
tickets to Yann Tiersen & Piano Chat at the 9:30 Club on 5/26 (
contest ends today at 3 PM ).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see the Dandy Warhols at the 9:30 Club (BYT gives absolutely no indication of when this contest 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).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
tickets to the Dandy Warhols at the 9:30 Club (contest ends Tuesday 5/29 at 9 AM).
•
NEW 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).
•
NEW 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).
• 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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Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner Planning Guides
• Washingtonian’s
Music Picks .
• DC Music Download’s
Weekend Hits .
• Washington CityPaper’s
Jazz Setlist .
• Smithsonian’s
events around the mall .
• TBD.com points you to shows
from faraway lands .
Tonight – Friday, May 4 Lower Dens : Nootropics Brandon Weigel [Washington Post]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel .Justin Jones : Fading Light Catherine P Lewis (yes, that’s me!) [Washington Post]. At IOTA , tonight and Saturday.Jeremy Pelt : Soul Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. At the Bohemian Caverns tonight and Saturday.the BSO ‘s performance of Shostakovich [Washington Examiner]. At Strathmore .
Saturday, May 5 Cinco de Mayo Survival Guide .Eric Hutchinson 9:30 Club .Electric Guest Rock & Roll Hotel .Light Asylum preview by Ally Schweitzer [Washington CityPaper]. Also, Mark Jenkins reviews their new album, Light Asylum U St Music Hall .Ane Brun : It All Starts With One Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. Scheduled to appear at the Hamilton – please note that this show has been cancelled .Chaka Khan Howard Theatre .Behemoth Rams Head Live in Baltimore.
Sunday, May 6 Rusted Root 9:30 Club .
Articles • Local profile: 20kUnderDC talks to Sockets Records head honcho Sean Peoples
• Support the local scene: Jazz blog Capital Bop puts together the D.C. Jazz Loft Series during the DC Jazz Fest in early June. They’ve recently launched a Kickstarter project to help defray costs; check out their blog post about it and then head on over to their Kickstarter page to check out the prizes, which include tickets/VIP passes to the festival and a private lesson (in bass clarinet performance or just general jazz appreciation) from Todd Marcus .
• Listen: Nathan Salsburg stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert .
• Preview: Janet Yaceczko on Vandaveer ‘s Dig Down Deep Black Cat on 5/18.
•: the Washington Times’ “Heavy Metal Hensch” column is back after an 8-month hiatus with a CD review of Hours of Penance ‘s album Sedition .
• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with profiles of Agents of Abhorrence Coke Bust
• We promise we didn’t make this up: There’s gonna be a David Simon Battle of the Bands in New Orleans on 5/11, pitting the cities of Simon’s two HBO series– Baltimore (The Wire ) and New Orleans (Treme ) against each other [DCist/WTOP].
Live Reviews
• We Love DC on
fun. at the 9:30 Club.
Contests
•
NEW Metallomusikum is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Behemoth at Rams Head Live in Baltimore on Saturday 5/5 (
contest ends today at 5 pm ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of 4onthefloor ‘s Lion & Lamb on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (
contest ends today ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Lioness ‘s The Golden Killer on vinyl . Winner must have a continental US or Canada mailing address (contest ends Monday 5/7).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a signed copy of Red Wanting Blue ‘s From the Vanishing Point on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 5/8).
• 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 Wednesday 5/9).
• 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
• Concert guides: DCist’s
This Week in Jazz .
• Interview: Stephen Deusner talks to Eleanor Friedberger from the Fiery FurnacesBlack Cat tonight [Express].
• Preview: Marie Gullard on BSO Pops’ “Do You Hear the People Sing? Miss Saigon to Les Miserables” [Washington Examiner]. Tonight at Strathmore .
• Blog profile: Christopher Porter tips his hat to the AllOurNoise.tv guys [Express], who present awesome live videos. Check out their site here .
• No Age and High Places to perform at ‘Song 1′ event at the HirshhornMay 11 and is co-sponsored by Pitchfork and Wired magazine.
• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with a profile of Dragged Into Sunlight .
• Local(ish) band news: Check out Eternal Descent Vol. 4 Issue 2, with Periphery guitarist Misha Mansoor here .
• Watch: Megaphone Barons ‘ new video for “Send Somebody Else”
• Watch: America Hearts ‘ new video for “Lose You”Black Cat .
• RIP: Paul Draisey , the Voice of Loudoun CountyWAGE 1200 .
Live Reviews
• Scott Galupo on
a tribute to Bill Monroe at Strathmore [Washington Post].
Contests
• 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 today ).
• 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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Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner General planning guides
• Washingtonian’s
Music Picks .
• Washington CityPaper’s
Jazz Setlist .
• TBD wonders
if you recognize any of these bands , who contain musicians you’ve probably seen before.
• We Love DC
loves weekends .
• The Rogers Revue on
this weekend’s performances at the Barns at Wolf Trap .
Tonight (Friday 13 April) Endangered Blood performs at the Atlas : Interview with Trevor Dunn by Luke Stewart [Capital Bop]. Preview by Michael J West [Washington CityPaper].Anoushka Shankar Lisner Auditorium .Richard Edwards of Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s Rock & Roll Hotel .violinst Rachel Barton Pine [Washington Examiner]. Performing tonight at the Barns of Wolf Trap .Catherine Russell : Strictly Romancin’ Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. Performing at Kennedy Center’s KC Jazz Club .
Saturday 14 April Silo Halo : Night and the City Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. The Washington CityPaper reviews the track “Which Wire Do I Choose? “. Performing at Comet Ping Pong .Lost in the Trees : A Church That Fits Our Needs Catherine P Lewis (yup, that’s me!) [Washington Post]. There’s also a preview by Amanda Erickson [Express]. Performing at the Black Cat .the BSO ‘s Evening of Russian Orchestral Showpieces [Washington Examiner]. Performing at Strathmore .
Sunday 15 April Lambchop IOTA .the All-American Rejects 9:30 Club .
Wednesday 18 April Morton Subotnick Clarice Smith Center at UMD.
Thursday 19 April Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds : Pound of Dirt Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. Performing at the Hamilton . Remember that we’re giving away tickets to this show too!Hospitality : Hospitality Moira E McLaughlin [Washington Post]. Performing at Black Cat with Eleanor Friedberger.
Articles
• DC’s used record stores
are catching a break this week [Washington CityPaper].
While record stores with some used inventory, used book stores, and vintage and antique shops do have to obtain a secondhand business license—as opposed to the less restrictive general business license—they’ll have more than seven days to do it. And regulators at DCRA are taking a close look at the secondhand business license’s more onerous requirements.
• DC writer Marc Masters and NC writer Grayson Currin have written another edition of their column The Out Door [Pitchfork]. In this edition of our monthly experimental music column, “The Out Door,” we discuss the storied career of Swans and Rhys Chatham-collaborator Jonathan Kane of the band February , look at the inventive, underrated legacy of San Francisco band rRope and provide you with an alternative Record Store Day shopping list. But first we explore recent diverse experiments in spoken word.
• Listen: Novalima stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert .
• Listen: Local music blog (and festival organizer) Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie is celebrating its one-year anniversary…. by giving us songs from 20 of the bands that are performing at this year’s STPPFest . The fest will be October 5, 6, and 7.
• For Sale: King Giant guitarist Todd Ingram is selling the Flying V he played in the band’s “Appomatox” video . It’s got classic 57 pickups and an ebony fret board and was purchased specifically for the video. Check the link for how to contact TI if you’re interested in this piece of DC metal history.
• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with a profile of Bloody Phoenix
• Trisha Yearwood will be following in Lisa Loeb’s footsteps with a cooking show on the Food Network [Washington Examiner]. “For me, cooking is very connected to my family and friends,” said Yearwood. “Every recipe on the show carries wonderful memories with my loved ones. … I really see this as a tribute to my mom [Gwen Yearwood] who passed away last year.”
Live Reviews
• Emily Yahr on
Hot Chelle Rae at the 9:30 Club [Washington Post].
• David Malitz on Tanlines at DC9
• Joe Banno on soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater [Washington Post].
• Metal Chris on Onslaught and M-Pire of Evil at the U St Music Hall
• Valerie Paschall on Nada Surf and An Horse at the 9:30 Club
• David Turner on Yellow Ostrich at the Black Cat
• Metallomusikum reminisces about last year’s Anthrax , Testament , and Death Angel show at the Fillmore
Contests
• ShowlistDC is giving away
two pair of tickets to Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds at the Hamilton on 4/19 (
contest ends tonight at midnight ).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to Creed at the Warner Theatre on 4/24 (contest ends Sunday 4/15).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Mayer Hawthorne and the County at the 9:30 Club on 4/17 (contest ends Monday 4/16).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Neil Nathan ‘s The Distance Calls on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing list (contest ends Tuesday 4/17).
• 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 Wednesday 4/18).
•
NEW 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).
• 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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Notes from this weekend
So I spent most of the weekend out in Reston for the annual
SingStrong a cappella festival, which featured a long list of performers including
Sing-Off winners
Pentatonix , locals– and
Sing-Off alums–
Afro-Blue , and live-looper
Julia Easterlin . Easterlin was by far my favorite performer of the weekend; her original compositions were outstanding, and it was really impressive to watch her build her layered harmonies live.
Then last night, I headed up to Baltimore to see technical instrumental trio Dysrhythmia
Articles
• Local band news: death-doomers
Ilsa have signed with A389 for their next album [Brooklyn Vegan].
• Midori is coming to Alexandria– to perform and teach [Washington Post].
• The end of Justin Moyer ‘s “Edie Sedgwick goes to SXSW” [Washington CityPaper].
• CD Review: DC writer Zach Kelly on Tanlines ‘ Mixed Emotions
Live Reviews
• Mark Jenkins on
Gotye at the 9:30 Club [Washington Post].
It’s hard to describe Gotye without making him sound more exotic than he really is.
• Mark Jenkins on Angelique Kidjo at Lisner Auditorium
• Michael J West on Kevin Eubanks at Blues Alley While most Americans know Kevin Eubanks for his 15 years as Jay Leno’s bandleader and sidekick, jazz devotees remember the guitarist’s straight-ahead bop and funky, world-music-imbued experiments from his pre-”Tonight Show” career. The audience that packed Blues Alley to see him Thursday night, however, got neither of the above.
• Anne Midgette on Shuffle.Play.Listen (the collaboration between Christopher O’Riley and Matt Haimovitz) at George Mason
• Stephen Brookes on the BSO performing works of Higdon and Tchaikovsky at Strathmore [Washington Post].
• Tom Huizenga on the NSO ‘s performance of works by Janacek and Dvorak at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].
Contests
•
Darkest Hour is
giving away Grindesign art to peopele who “like” this facebook image and page (contest is open until it reaches 1,000 likes).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see DJ Shadow at the FIllmore Silver Spring on 3/27 (
contest ends today at noon ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see the Joy Formidable at the 9:30 Club on 3/26 (
contest ends today at noon ).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Alcest , deafheaven , Black Clouds , and Auroboros at DC9 on 3/29 (contest ends Tuesday 3/27 at 5 PM).
• 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 Thursday 3/28).
• 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 3/29).
• 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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