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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 04-12-12

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Shameless plug: In addition to rounding up the day’s local music news and press, we also give away concert tickets! We’re running a contest now to give away tickets to Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds at the Hamilton next Thursday, 4/19– a great chance to check out a new band and a new venue! Toss your name in the hat here.


Articles

• Concert planners: DCist’s This Week in Jazz. The Vinyl District promotes shows at the 9:30 Club, U Street Music Hall, and Merriweather Post Pavilion. Going Out Guide on 90s nostalgia acts.

• Interview/preview: Stephen M Deusner talks to the Ting Tings [Express]. At the 9:30 Club tonight.

• Interview/preview: Christopher Porter talks to Ian Svenonius [Express], whose band Chain & the Gang performs tonight at the Black Cat.

• Preview: Marie Gullard on Viver Brasil [Washington Examiner]. Tonight at Strathmore.

• If you’re not tired of hearing about the new Howard Theatre yet, check out this history and photo gallery from DCTheatreScene.com.

• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to MDF with a preview of Godflesh.


Live Reviews

• David Turner on Hundred Visions at the Rock & Roll Hotel [All Things Go].

• More chickfactor press: Jenn Bress [the Vinyl District].

• Erin Keane on the Magnetic Fields and DeVotchKa at the 9:30 Club [DCist].

• NoVA Metal Review on Onslaught and M:Pire of Evil at the U Street Music Hall.

• Stephen Brookes on Arditti String Quartet at the Library of Congress [Washington Post].

• Alan Duckworth on Video Games Live at Strathmore [the Rogers Revue].


Contests

• 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 today).
• 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).
• 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).
• NEW 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).
• 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: Wednesday 04-11-12

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Notes from Last Night

Yes, that was me at the Ozric Tentacles show last night at the State Theatre. They’re a psychedelic prog-rock band from England (who apparently live in California now….?) who are named after an imaginary breakfast cereal (other possibilities were Malcolm Segments, Desmond Whisps, and Gordon Lumps). I hadn’t seen them since 1995 when I reviewed their show for the Washington Post (you can read that review here). This time, they didn’t have anyone playing flute, and that was disappointing– the show was still good, but there’s only so much psychedelic keyboard/guitar noodling one can listen to before it all starts to sound like a stoner rave, and those flute melodies certainly used to add something. They played for about 2 1/2 hours, and there was a decent crowd– although not enough for them to open the balcony. I did take a photograph of the new balcony extension with my phone’s camera, and you can see that here.

On my way out, one of the State’s staff came up to me and said, “You have good taste in music!” I was a little confused by why he approached me specifically, but I guess most people don’t go to shows at the State Theatre in a full business suit.


Articles

• Planning guides: DCist’s This Week in Hip-Hop.

• Interviews: Steve Kiviat talked to Bombino and Vieux Farka Touré about the upheaval in Mali [Washington CityPaper]. Bombino performed last night, but you still have a chance to see Touré on Thursday at the Hamilton.

• Preview: Luke Stewart on saxophonist Steve Lehman [Capital Bop]. Lehman performs tonight at the Atlas.

• Announced: Lineup for the Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].

• Listen: Mashup master Bad Domes is back at DC9 on Saturday, and MashupCiti has the bootleg from his last DC9 show.

• Listen: JuiceheaD and Osaka Popstar cover Fugazi‘s “Waiting Room” [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen: Caveman stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• CD Preview: Joe Warminsky on Lungfish‘s A.C.R. 1999, due out on May 19th [Washington CityPaper].

• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with a profile of grindcore band Napalm Death.


Live Reviews

• Another review of last weekend’s chickfactor anniversary shows: Valerie Paschall [DCist].

• Joel Church on the Magnetic Fields at the 9:30 Club [DC Style is Real].

• Jonathan L Fischer on Wale at the new Howard Theatre [Washington CityPaper].

• Michael J West on Afro-Blue and the Howard University Jazztet at Blues Alley [Washington Post].

• Stephen Bradley on Wild Flag at the 9:30 Club [Washington Times].


Contests

• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to Matthew Sweet at the 9:30 Club on 6/9 (contest ends today 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).
• NEW 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).
• 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: 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: Friday 04-06-12

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Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner

Overall planning guides
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• Washingtonian’s music picks and Where & When Picks.
• Capital Bop’s Weekend in Jazz.
• Smithsonian’s Around the Mall’s Weekend Events.
• TBD gives you several shows to help you celebrate Easter.
• Trigger Cut’s concert planner.
• DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.

The big event this weekend is the chickfactor 20th anniversary show at Artisphere in Rosslyn. The shows are tonight and tomorrow night, and full information, including tickets, can be found here. Lots of press to round up on this event!
• The Washington CityPaper has a huge article on the zine chickfactor.
• Interview: Stephen M Deusner talks to Frankie Rose [Express], who’s performing tonight.
• Interview: David Malitz talks to Black Tambourine, who performs tomorrow night.
• Overview: The Vinyl District also recommends the show.

Tonight – Friday 6 April
• Interview: We Love DC talks to Plants & Animals, who are at the Red Palace tonight.
• CD Review: Cathy Ponton King: the Crux – Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis (that’s me!) [Washington Post]. Performing with Jimmy Thackery at the State Theatre.

Saturday 7 April
• Preview: DC Jazz Loft with Lyle Link, DC Jazz Composers Collective, and Allen Jones [Capital Bop]. At the Dunes in Columbia Heights.
• CD Review: Spider Fever: Spider Fever – Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. Performing on the 2nd night of the Windian Records 2nd anniversary, at the Montserrat House.
• Interview/preview: Marie Gullard on the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra [Washington Examiner], who perform at the Hylton Performing Arts Center at George Mason’s Prince William Campus in Manassas.

Sunday 8 April
• Preview: Screaming Females [Washington CityPaper], who are performing at the Black Cat. The Washington Post also previewed this show with a review by Brandon Weigel of the band’s new album Ugly.

Monday 9 April
• CD Review: the Magnetic Fields: Love at the Bottom of the Sea – Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. Performing at the 9:30 Club.

Wednesday 11 April
• CD Review: Cheikh Lo: Jamm – Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. Performing at GWU’s Lisner Auditorium.


Articles

• Listen local: Jonathan L Fischer writes an excellent piece on whether being local makes something good (or worth listening to) [Washington CityPaper]. All the same, as someone who values a Washington whose cultural life is both distinct and worldly, I’m nervous about this sort of genre-agnostic focus on what area code artists happen to live in. Those who advocate for eating local make an environmental pitch that has to do with carbon footprints. Proponents of shopping local make an economic argument that has to do with the influence and labor practices of large corporations and the diversity of shopping opportunities. But in consuming culture, I’ve never felt “local” to be an inherent plus. Not exactly. What matters, or ought to matter, is whether something is interesting, forward-thinking, vibrant—and mostly importantly, good.

• Venue news: The Hamilton is no longer open 24 hours a day, reports DC.Eater.com. The Penn Quarter venue/restaurant will remain open until 1 AM on weekedays and 2 AM on weekends, with the bar open an hour later each day.

• Venue news: Arlington’s Artisphere is at risk of being shut down due to financial trouble [Sun Gazette]. (Yes, we know this problem isn’t new, but this is a new article about it!)

• Coming soon: Protect-U‘s Motorbike on Planet Mu [Washington CityPaper].

•: On musical instruments: Roland Flamini on the comparison between a Stradivarius and an instrument made by a modern violin makers [Washington Times]. When is a fiddle a violin? One day late last year, 17 experienced violinists gathered in a hotel room in Indianapolis to tackle the question. Each one in turn was blindfolded and played a few bars of Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto on six violins — two made by Antonio Stradivari, one by Bartolomeo Guarneri del Gesu and three by modern violin makers. The challenge was to distinguish the three old master violins. According to the results of the experiment published in the January issue of the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, only three of the 17 guessed right.


Live Reviews

• Stephen Bradley on Deafheaven at DC9 [Washington Times].

• Robert Battey on NSO‘s first-ever performance of “Elijah” at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].

• Stephen Brookes on Maki Mori at the KenCen’s Terrace Theater [Washington Post].


Contests

• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to see KISS and Motley Crue at Jiffy Lube Live on 7/20 (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Nirvana‘s Incesticide on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• DCHeavyMetal is giving away a pair of tickets to see Onslaught and MPire of Evil at the U Street Music Hall on 4/8 (contest ends today at 5 PM).
• Heavy Uber Alles is also giving away a pair of tickets to see Onslaught and MPire of Evil at the U Street Music Hall on 4/8 (contest ends tomorrow at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of The Vespers‘ The Fourth Wall on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Monday 4/9).
• 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 Tuesday 4/10).
• NEW 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).
• 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 04-05-12

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Articles

• The Washington CityPaper has a huge article on the zine chickfactor. CF’s 20th anniversary shows (featuring the return of Black Tambourine) are this weekend at Artisphere in Rosslyn.

• WTOP has more information about Scott Crawford‘s punk documentary, Salad Days: DC’s Punk Revolution, including an interview with Crawford.

• Interview/preview: Shauna Miller talks to Big Freedia [Express], who’s at Golden West tonight.

• Interview/preview: Marie Gullard talks to Toshiko Akiyoshi, whose trio is at Blues Alley tonight, Friday, and Saturday.

• More press on the Howard Theatre: from Express and a photo gallery in the Washington Post.

• Listen: Black Tambourine‘s cover of “I Remember You”, remixed by New York’s Violens [Washington CityPaper].

• Watch: Locals Borracho have released their first video. It’s for the song “Concentric Circles” from their debut album Splitting Sky (which I reviewed back in December for the Washington Post).

• A brief guide to Windian Records, whose showcase is Friday/Saturday at Montserrat House [Express].

• DCist’s This Week in Jazz.


Live Reviews

• Coverage of Wild Flag at the 9:30 Club: live review by Jenn Bress [The Vinyl District] and photos by Erica Bruce [Washington CityPaper].

• NoVA Metal Review on A Sound of Thunder at Empire.

• Anne Midgette on eighth blackbird at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].


Contests

• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away two 7″ singles from Electric Cowbell Records and two tickets to Nappy Riddem with Super Hi-Fi at the Montserrat House, tonight! (contest ends today at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to see KISS and Motley Crue at Jiffy Lube Live on 7/20 (contest ends Friday 4/6).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Nirvana‘s Incesticide on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Friday 4/6).
• DCHeavyMetal is giving away a pair of tickets to see Onslaught and MPire of Evil at the U Street Music Hall on 4/8 (contest ends Friday 4/6 at 5 PM).
• Heavy Uber Alles is also giving away a pair of tickets to see Onslaught and MPire of Evil at the U Street Music Hall on 4/8 (contest ends Saturday 4/7 at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of The Vespers‘ The Fourth Wall on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Monday 4/9).
• 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 Tuesday 4/10).
• 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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