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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Monday 06-18-12

Posted on 18 June 2012 by ShowlistDC

Articles

• Planning Guides: DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits. DC Music Live’s Weekly Show Roundup. Writer Steve Kiviat’s guide to June tropical/roots/other world music events.

• Interview: Stephanie Williams talks to Janel & Anthony [DC Music Download].

• Interview: We Love DC’s Q&A with Eternal Summers.

• Interview: Jonathan L Fischer talks to Destroyer‘s Dan Bejar [Washington CityPaper]. There’s also Rohan Mahadevan’s interview on DCist.

• Local power metal band Division talks about its vocal influences.

• Local venue news: DIY venue Subterranean A‘s last show is this Saturday, 6/23 [Washington CityPaper].

• Local venue news: Timothy Forbes gives some photos and words about HR-57‘s new space on H St NE.

• Anne Midgette on Philip Glass and the new Overture for 1812 [Washington Post].

• DeNeen Brown on the Washington Early Music Festival [Washington Post]. Includes a nice interview with Skip West of Suspicious Cheese Lords.

• Anne Midgette on improvisation in classical music [Washington Post]. There are many links in that article, including this article about violinst Hilary Hahn.

• Anne Midgette on the NSO‘s tour: from Mexico to Trinidad & Tobago [Washington Post].

• The show was last night, but here’s an interesting preview of Surface To Air at Bossa [DCist].

• The show was on Saturday, but here’s an interview with Theresa Andersson [Brightest Young Things].

• The show was on Saturday, but here’s a lengthy interview with Ramona Falls [Brightest Young Things].

Listening

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

• Hometown Sounds DC’s DC music video of the day is Akua Allrich, “Hard To Get”.

• DC Music Download’s Local Listening Booth.

• Glen Hansard stopped by NPR’s DC offices for a Tiny Desk Concert.

Live Reviews

• Chris Richards on Little Richard at the Howard Theatre on 6/16 [Washington Post].

• Aaron Leitko on Dave Matthews Band at Jiffy Lube Live on 6/16 [Washington Post].

• Stephen Bradley on the Revivalists at the Velvet Lounge [Washington Times].

• Anne Midgette on the Wayward Sisters at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill on 6/16 [Washington Post]. Part of the Washington Early Music Festival.

• Robert Battey on former National Symphony music director Leonard Slatkin and the NOI at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on 6/16 [Washington Post].

• Nelson Pressley on Barbara Cook at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].

• Valerie Paschall on Grass Widow at Comet Ping Pong [DCist].

• Chris Klimek on the Beach Boys at Merriweather Post Pavilion [Washington Post].

• Jesse Young on Grouplove with Reptar at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

Giveaways

• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti at the 9:30 Club on 9/13 (contest ends Tuesday 6/19 at noon).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to The Walkmen at the 9:30 Club on 10/4 (contest ends Tuesday 6/19 at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the Sufis self-titled album on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 6/19).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Yes‘s Open Your Eyes on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 6/19).
• Brightest Young Things is giving away tickets and a meet-and-greet with Childish Gambino at Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore on 6/23 (contest ends Wednesday 6/20).
• 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Wednesday 05-23-12

Posted on 23 May 2012 by ShowlistDC

Articles

• Planning guides: DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda and This Week in Hip-Hop. BYT’s summer events.

• Most readers of this blog probably aren’t really into opera, but I still urge you to read Anne Midgette’s thoughtful column Peter and the Press [Washington Post], about how Peter Gelb, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, deals with negative press: namely, bullying radio station WQXR to remove a blog post containing a negative review and pressuring Opera News to stop reviewing the Met. Fascinating food for thought about criticism in the modern era (when internet postings can just disappear on a whim) and censorship in general.

• Preview: Brian Ossip on Thrice [DC Music Live]. Performing tonight at the Howard Theatre. All Things Go also previews the show and has a profile on opening band O’Brother.

• Heads Up: Robyn has added a second U-Hall DJ show [Washington Post].

• Preserve this: Chris Richards on the 25 recordings being added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry [Washington Post]. This year’s additions include Parliament’s 1975 album Mothership Connection, a collection of news reports from Edward R. Murrow, Leonard Bernstein’s debut performance with the New York Philharmonic, Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love”, and hip-hop Magna Carta “Rapper’s Delight” by Sugarhill Gang.

• Heading to Maryland DeathFest this weekend? Even if you’re not, NPR’s DeathFest Preview will give you plenty of new metal tunes to check out.

• Speaking of DeathFest, Metallomusikum has an interview with MDF organizer Evan Harting. A few weeks back, we pointed you to DCHeavyMetal.com’s interview with Harting as well.

• Metallomusikum also interviewed Bryan Giles of Red Fang, who will be playing at Sonar on 6/21 with The Sword.

• Local listening: Hometown Sounds DC’s local video of the day is Lenorable‘s “Ligeia”.

• Local band news: Remember how we keep telling you that local power metal band Division is adding old members back into its lineup? Well, their recently reinstated vocalist Scott Stewart recently checked in on the band’s blog.

• The show was last night, but you still might be interested in reading an article/interview with Crystal Fighters [DCist].

Live Reviews

• Scott Galupo on Lady Antebellum at Merriweather Post Pavilion [Washington Post].

• We Love DC on Penguin Prison at the Rock & Roll Hotel on 5/19. Farrah Skeiky reviewed the same show [Brightest Young Things].

• We Love DC on Sound Bites at the 9:30 Club.

• Kara Capelli on Spirit Animal at the Red Palace [Brightest Young Things].

• Robert Winship on Astra Via at the Black Cat [Brightest Young Things].

• Ross Bonaime on Father John Misty at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].

• Jeb Gavin on Drive-By Truckers and Lucinda Williams at Merriweather Post Pavilion [Brightest Young Things].

Giveaways

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Electric Guest‘s Mondo on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• NEW SceneTrek is giving away tickets to Yann Tiersen & Piano Chat at the 9:30 Club on 5/26 (contest ends Friday 5/25 at 3 PM).
• 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).
• 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Friday 05-18-12

Status

Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner

Planning Guides
• Washingtonian’s Music Picks.
• DCist’s This Week In Jazz.
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.
• We Love DC loves weekends.
• TBD on bands playing this weekend who have played DC already this year.
• Smithsonian’s Events Around the Mall.

Tonight – Friday May 18
• CD Review: Justin Townes Earle: Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now – Reviewed by Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. Perfoming at the Birchmere tonight; at Rams Head Tavern on Sunday.
• CD Review: Astra Via: Folie a Deux – Reviewed by Moira E McLaughlin [Washington Post]. Perfoming at the Black Cat.
• Interview/preview: Marie Gullard on Dallas Brass. Tonight at Strathmore.

Saturday May 19
• CD Review: Last Tide: Lost To Memory – Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. Perfoming at the Black Cat. Performing with Fire and the Wheel, whose Donny Potter was interviewed by Fuzzy Logic.
• Interview/preview: Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie talks to Kingsley Flood. Performing at the U Street Music Hall.
• Interview/preview: Chris Richards talks to Baltimore’s Dope Body [Washington Post]. At the Coward Shoe Building (322 Howard St in Baltimore).
• Interview/preview: M.M. Zonoozy talks to Penguin Prison [Brightest Young Things], who are performing at the Rock & Roll Hotel.

Sunday May 20
n/a

Monday May 21
• Interview/article: David Malitz on Chuck Prophet [Washington Post]. At the Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis.

Tuesday May 22
• CD Review: Meshuggah: Koloss – Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. Perfoming at the Fillmore Silver Spring.

Wednesday May 23
• CD Review: the Big Sleep: Nature Experiments – Reviewed by Brandon Weigel [Washington Post]. Perfoming at the Rock & Roll Hotel with Maps and Atlases.

Articles

• More on Chuck Brown: We rounded up a lot of links yesterday, and here are more:
– Benjamin R Freed on the Chuck Brown send-off outside the Howard Theatre on Wednesday night [DCist]. Marcus J Moore covers the same event, with video [Washington CityPaper]. And another video [also Wash CP]. The Howard Theatre wrote up the event (with photos) on its blog.
– Martin Austermuhle on Vincent Gray and Marion Barry’s comments about Brown’s upcoming funeral [DCist].
– David Malitz pulls out a bunch of Chuck Brown articles from the Washington Post archives. (We linked to some of these yesterday; some are new.)
– The Smithsonian’s blog has a nice article about Chuck Brown’s presence at the Smithsonian.
– Hometown Sounds DC has a few Chuck Brown videos.
– the Washington Post’s Style Blog has a lengthy list of ways to honor the Godfather of Go-Go [Washington Post].
– Maura Judkis lists artists who have sampled Chuck Brown’s music (with tons and tons of sound clips!), including Nelly, Beyonce, and Eve [Washington Post].
– the Washington Post’s Editorial Board on Chuck Brown making DC a more joyous place [Washington Post].
– Jenna Johnson talks to GWU president Steven Knapp, who played with Chuck Brown at GWU’s alumni weekend last September [Washington Post].
– Jennifer Lohmanns collected her favorite Chuck Brown interview videos [DC Music Download].
– DC Music Live compiles reactions to Chuck Brown’s death on twitter.
– Here’s a statement from Brown’s family (and a note about a possible tribute show) [Washington CityPaper].
– the Washington CityPaper is looking for photos of you and Chuck Brown.
– Mike Madden remembers getting a shout-out at a 2001 Chuck Brown concert [Washington CityPaper].
– Marcus J Moore captures artists like Phonte, Raheem DeVaughn, and Tabi Bonney paying tribute to Chuck Brown [Washington CityPaper].

• Disco queen Donna Summer passed away yesterday. Chris Richards found this 1978 Washington Post profile on the singer, written by Jacqueline Trescott [Washington Post]. Mark Luckie compiles Summer’s biggest YouTube hits.

• Baltimore-based director John Waters was hitchhiking this week and was picked up by Here We Go Magic [DCist]. Today, Here We Go Magic’s bassist Jen Turner talked to DCist about the experience.

• Headed to Maryland DeathFest? Check out Metal Chris’s thorough Maryland Deathfest X Survival Guide [DCHeavyMetal.com]. Also has a lot of tips and info for anyone headed to Baltimore for a concert, not just MDF.

• Local venue news: The Washington Post’s Going Out Guide takes a peek inside the Birchmere‘s new Flex Stage, which is opening June 1st.

• Local band news: Power metal band Division has a new bassist….their 1997-2005 bassist Dan Plunkett.

• Ryan Little on Numero Group’s reissues of engineer Robert Hosea Williams‘s soul recordings in the 1970s [Washington CityPaper].

• Silo Halo‘s midwestern tour diary, days 6 and 7 [DCist].

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

• Interview: Ramon Ramirez talks to Nick Waterhouse, who performed last night at 6th & I. [Washington CityPaper].

• CD Review: Orange Goblin: A Eulogy for the Damned – Reviewed by Heavy Uber Alles.

• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with an interview with Tatsu Mikami of Church of Misery.

Live Reviews

• Patrick Foster on M. Ward at the 9:30 Club [Washington Post].

• Anne Midgette on Andreas Delfs, Nelson Freire, and the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].

• We Love DC on R. Ring at DC9 on 5/15.

• Travis Andrews on Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

• Andy Johnson on Here We Go Magic at the Black Cat [Brightest Young Things].

Giveaways

• SceneTrek is giving away tickets to Class Actress at the Rock & Roll Hotel on 5/19 (contest ends today at 3 PM).
• Brightest Young Things is giving away tickets to Nicki Minaj at DAR Constitution Hall on 7/21 (we assume this one ends today, although they don’t really say).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Electric Guest‘s Mondo on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 5/23).
• 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).
• NEW 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 05-10-12

Posted on 10 May 2012 by ShowlistDC

Articles

• Planning guides: DCist’s This Week in Jazz. DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits and Unique Music Events to See.

• Local band news: A Sound of Thunder was interviewed by BareBonesMusic.com.

• Local band rant: Division on the lack of professionalism in musician auditions. Read this before you start answering craigslist ads!

• Oddisee plans remixes of Bon Iver, Marvin Gaye, and Metronomy [Washington CityPaper].

• New tunes from Alex Minoff! [Washington CityPaper].

• Interview/preview: The Vinyl District talks to Mary Alouette. Playing the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage on 5/24.

• Silo Halo Midwestern Tour Diary: Day 3 [DCist].

• CD Review: White Fence: Family Perfume Vol. 1 – Reviewed by Aaron Leitko [Pitchfork].

• Beware of scams! Don’t respond to a man named Jason Wagner about opening for Yo Gotti, says the Baltimore SoundStage.

Live Reviews

• Valerie Paschall on Andrew Bird at the 9:30 Club [DCist].

• Giovanni Russonello on Ambrose Akinmusire at the Atlas Performing Arts Center [Capital Bop].

• We Love DC on Bike Trip and We Are Serenades at the Black Cat on 5/7.

• We Love DC on Slash at Rams Head Live in Baltimore.

Contests

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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Friday 03-30-12

Posted on 30 March 2012 by ShowlistDC

Notes from last night (and a request for feedback)

Last night I headed out to DC9 to see French atmospheric black metal/shoegaze band Alcest. (Apparently it was quite the week for atmospheric black metal bands in the U St corridor, since Liturgy opened for Sleigh Bells at the 9:30 Club on Tuesday). Their set focussed mostly on their newest album, Les Voyages de L’ame, which sounded great, despite the absurdly omnipresent smoke machine. (Seriously, it’s as if those guys were pumping enough smoke for a space the size of the 9:30 club). Oddly, the crowd seemed to be the biggest for opening band deaf heaven– either that, or people just pushed closer for the headliner’s set. Other openers were locals Black Clouds and Auroboros.

Hey, while I’m at it, it seems to be a SLDC Music Notes tradition to ask for feedback on the last weekday of the month. What do you like/dislike in this daily round-up? Are their things I could add or change? Feel free to let me know, either via a comment on this post or by email, showlistdc@gmail.com.

Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner

Planning Guides
• Washingtonian’s Music Picks.
• Smithsonian Mag’s Around the Mall.
• TBD’s April Fools round-up (no joke!).
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• We Love DC loves weekends.

Tonight – Friday 3/30
• CD Review: Dan Miller on First Aid Kit‘s The Lion’s Roar [Washington Post]. Performing tonight at the Black Cat.

Saturday 3/31
• CD Review: Catherine Lewis on A Sound of Thunder‘s Out of the Darkness [Washington Post]. Also reviewed by NoVA Metal Review. CD release show at Empire (formerly Jaxx).
• CD Review: Christopher Kompanek on Cloud Nothings‘ Attack on Memory [Washington Post]. Performing at the Red Palace.
• CD Review: Mark Jenkins on Perfume Genius‘s Put Your Back N 2 It [Washington Post]. Performing at IOTA.
• Interview: Sriram Gopal talks to Victor Provost [DCist], performing at the Dunes in Columbia Heights.

Sunday 4/1
• Interview: Capital Bop talks to Bill Cole, whose Untempered Ensemble performs Sunday at the Historic Bohemian Caverns on U St.
• Interview: Rudi Greenberg talks to Andrew W.K., who’s playing to a sold-out 9:30 Club.
• Article: Rudi Greenberg muses on songs that Bruce Springsteen has covered. The Boss is playing at the Verizon Center.

Thursday 4/5
• Interview: David Malitz on Charles Bradley [Washington Post], performing at the 9:30 Club.
• CD Review: Moira E McLaughlin on School of Seven Bells‘s Ghostory [Washington Post]. Performing at the Black Cat.

Other Articles

• Chris Richards muses on musicians who wear masks [Washington Post]. As the hyper-connectivity of social media pulls our planet into a tighter huddle, [Aaron] Jerome [of SBTRKT] is one in a growing number of vanguard pop artists flirting with the idea of anonymity. They often wear masks. Some conceal their names. A few refuse to perform in public altogether. Many make electronic music, including Deadmau5, the Bloody Beetroots, Redshape and Zomby. And although artists and authors have worked under pseudonyms for centuries, protecting one’s anonymity today feels like an implicit protest against our increasingly Facebookish society. These artists are asserting their power by refusing to be identified, asking us to like them without clicking “Like”.

• Local band news: local metal band Division welcomes a new singer, Scott Stewart. If that name sounds familiar, he was the band’s original singer.

• Local musician news: Justin Jones will be releasing a full-length record on 9:30 Records [Washington CityPaper].

• Speaking of the CityPaper, check out their Best of DC edition. Lots of great music picks in the issue’s Arts & Entertainment section.

• A rare Louis Armstrong recording is going to be re-released by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings [Washington Post].

• CD Review: DC’s Joe Colly on Miike Snow‘s Happy to You [Pitchfork].

Live Reviews

• Dave McKenna on Noel Gallagher with his High Flying Birds (and some Oasis tunes) at the Warner Theatre [Washington Post].

• Chris Klimek on Fiona Apple at 6th & I [Washington CityPaper]. Chris Richards also weighs in [Washington Post].

• Robert Battey on pianist Yoonie Han at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater [Washington Post].

• Charles T Downey on Elias Quartet at the Library of Congress [Washington Post].

Contests

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of VCMB‘s Ssss on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address. (contest ends today).
• (S)Hell fest is giving away a T-shirt! Enter via twitter using these instructions (contest ends Saturday 3/31 at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a signed copy of Rufus Wainwright‘s Out of the Game. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 4/3).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Donovan Quinn‘s Honky Tonk Medusa on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 4/3).
• 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 02-28-12

Posted on 28 February 2012 by ShowlistDC

Stuff to read:
• Local band blog: bass player Tim Regan writes about his time in local power metal band Division. Regan’s last gig with Division was earlier this month.
• ALERT! DC GETS SNUBBED! (again!) the Washington CityPaper tells us that the Bobby Liebling documentary isn’t scheduled to play in DC. The documentary follows the self-destructive frontman of local doom metal legands Pentagram. Seriously, not even a screening at Silverdocs? (Does anyone else miss Visions Theatre? They totally would’ve played this!)
• DC nostalgia alert: You can see Ted Leo and the Pharmacists perform the Tyranny of Distance at the Black Cat in April [Washington CityPaper].
• DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda.
• Live reviews: We Love DC on Smiths tribute band Spineless Swine at the Red Palace. Jane Coyne on the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra‘s Prokefiev program at Strathmore [MD Theatre Guide]. Cecilia Porter on the IBIS Chamber Music Society [Washington Post]. A big metal show at Overlea Station in Baltimore [Baltimore Dead Metal].

Today’s new releases:
• Carolina Chocolate Drops: Leaving Eden – at the Birchmere on 5/10. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post]
• the Cranberries: Roses – at the 9:30 Club on 5/14. Reviewed by DC writer/SLDC curator Catherine Lewis [AV Club].
• Tyga: Careless World: Rise of the Last King – at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 3/5. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [the Washington Post].
• Chiddy Bang: Breakfast – at the U Street Music Hall tonight.
• Corrosion of Conformity: Corrosion of Conformity – at Sonar on 3/2.
• Eluveitie: Helvetios – at Rams Head Live on 3/4.
• Fanfarlo: Rooms Fille With Light – at the U Street Music Hall on 3/7.
• Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, and Yim Yames: New Multitudes – at the Birchmere on 3/12.
• Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio – at the Warner Theatre on 4/3.
• Green River Ordinance: Under Fire – at Jammin’ Java on 4/19.
• Anais Mitchell: Young Man in America – at Rams Head Tavern on 2/29 (opening for the Cowboy Junkies) and at Jammin’ Java on 3/2 (headlining).
• Napalm Death: Utilitarian – at Sonar on 5/25 as part of Maryland DeathFest.
• Nneka: Soul Is Heavy – at Jammin’ Java on 3/29.
• Julia Nunes: Settle Down – at the Red Palace on 3/2.
• Plants and Animals: The End of That – at the Red Palace on 4/6.
• Amy Ray: Lung of Love – at Rams Head Tavern (Annapolis) on 4/11 and at IOTA on 4/13.
• School of Seven Bells: Ghostory – at the Black Cat on 4/5.
• Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds: Pound of Dirt – at Baltimore SoundStage on 4/17.
• the Ventures: Surfing and In Space and Fabulous Ventures and Walk Don’t Run 2 – at the Birchmere on 4/5.
• Amelia White: Beautiful and Wild – at Ebenezers on 4/19.

Audiovisual stuff:
• Watch the video for René Moffatt‘s “Route 42″, which was filmed by American U film student Alex Bryant. The song was inspired by the 42 bus.
• All Our Noise captured some video of Cate Le Bon‘s recent show.

Stuff to win:
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to tonight’s Lenorable show at the Black Cat PLUS a copy of the band’s new 7″. (contest ends today at noon)
• The Vinyl District is giving away a signed vinyl copy of All the Details by Doris (featuring Paul Adelstein of Private Practice). Winner must have a North American mailing address. (contest ends today)
• DC 50/WDCW is giving away tickets to Jim Jones with Nyemiah Supreme at U Street Music Hall on 3/5 (contest ends 3/1 at noon).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Marilyn Manson at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/1 (contest ends Friday 3/2 at 5 PM)

ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 02-21-12

Posted on 21 February 2012 by ShowlistDC

Things to read:
• WAMA has announced the winners of the 2011 Wammies. Ally Schweitzer reacts [Washington CityPaper].
• Interview: Catherine McCarthy talks to Stillwater, OK, band Other Lives [DCist]. The band performs tonight at the Red Palace, but if you don’t have tickets, you’re out of luck: the show is now sold out.
• Interview: Ken Avis talks to Keiko Matsui, who is performing with the US Air Force Band at DAR Constitution Hall on Sunday.
• Interview: David Dunlap Jr. talks to comic book rapper Adam WarRock [Washington CityPaper].
• Local band notes: Guitarist Mike Blevins of Division writes a few words after the band’s last gig with vocalist Nick Kelly and bassist Tim Regan last weekend.
• Live Reviews: Jane Coyne on Julia Fischer at 6th & I [MD Theatre Guide]. Zola Jesus at the U Street Music Hall reviewed by Justin Duckham [the Vinyl District] and We Love DC.

Things to listen to and/or watch:
• Joyce El Khoury and Brian Jagde sing some Puccini at NPR’s DC offices for a Tiny Desk Concert.

Today’s new releases:
• Buckethead: Electric Sea [Metastation] – at Rams Head Live! on March 25.
• the Chieftans: Voice of Ages [Hear Music/Concord] – at the Kennedy Center on March 16. Review by Bill Friskics-Warren [Washington Post].
• Cursive: I Am Gemini [Saddle Creek] – at the Black Cat on April 6.
• Eluveitie: Helvetios [Nuclear Blast] – at Rams Head Live! on March 4.
• fun.: Some Nights [Fueled by Ramen] – at the Recher Theatre on March 2 and the 9:30 Club on March 3 and 4.
• Galactic: Carnivale Electricos [Anti-/Epitaph] – at 9:30 Club on February 23.
• Damien Jurado: Maraqopa [Secretly Canadian] – at the Black Cat on May 21.
• Angelique Kidjo: Spirit Rising [Razor & Tie] – at Lisner Auditorium on March 24.
• Lambchop: Mr. M [Merge] – at IOTA on 15 April and Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis on 16 April.
• Max Raabe: One Cannot Kiss Alone [Decca] – at Strathmore on March 1.
• Sleigh Bells: Reign of Terror [Mom + Pop] – at 9:30 Club on March 27 (rescheduled from February 16). Review by Chris Richards [Washington Post].
• Tyga: Careless World: Rise of the Last King [Universal Republic] – at the Fillmore Silver Spring on March 5.
• Dinosaur Jr.: BUG Live at the 9:30 Club: In the Hands of the Fans DVD [MVD Visual].
• Grimes: Visions [4AD] – remember this nice Washington Post interview from last week? This week brings a review by David Malitz [Washington Post].

Stuff to win:
• DC 50/WDCW has tickets to Jim Jones with Nyemiah Supreme at U Street Music Hall on 3/5 (contest ends 3/1 at noon).

ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 02-14-12

Posted on 14 February 2012 by ShowlistDC

Things to read:
• Local band lineup change alert: singer Nick Kelly shares some words about his last week in power-metal band Division. There’s still one more chance to see Nick sing with Division, but it’ll involve a drive: the band is playing this Saturday at Balls Bluff Tavern, 2-D Loudoun Street Southwest, Leesburg, VA.
• the DC-related Whitney Houston coverage continues: DCist remembers Houston’s last public DC-area show, in 1997 at DAR Constitution Hall.
• Ever wonder what types of things go on at the Fillmore Silver Spring on nights when the venue doesn’t have a concert? Washingtonian’s blog stopped by there this weekend to find a Valentine’s dance for 90-year-old members of the community.
• DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda.
• Timothy Bracy on Tennis‘s Young and Old for the Washington Post. Tennis is at the Black Cat on March 7.
• DC writer Joe Colly on Various Artists: We Are the Works In Progress (Asa Wa Kuru) for Pitchfork.
• Live reviews: Francis Chung on Sharon van Etten at the Black Cat [DCist]. Robert Battey on Voxare String Quartet at the Phillips Collection [Washington Post]. Charles T Downey on Leif Ove Andsnes at Strathmore [Washington Post]. Alan Duckworth on Steve Aoki at the Fillmore Silver Spring [the Rogers Revue]. We Love DC on the Sockets Records showcase at the Black Cat.

Things to listen to and/or watch:
• NPR brings us the video for Lambchop‘s “Gone Tomorrow”. The band will be at IOTA on April 15.
• NPR’s tiny desk concert with Red Baraat.

Today’s new releases:
• Band of Skulls: Sweet Sour [Vagrant] – playing at the 9:30 Club on March 24.
• Islands: A Sleep & A Forgetting [Anti-] – playing at the Black Cat on February 22.
• Punch Brothers: Who’s Feeling Young Now? [Nonesuch] – playing at the 9:30 Club on April 27.
• Rosie Thomas: With Love [101] – playing at Jammin’ Java on March 16.
• the Dunwells: Blind Sided Faith [Playing in Traffic] – playing at Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis on May 10th (all-ages matinee!).
• Heartless Bastards: Arrow [Partisian Records] – playing at the Ottobar in Baltimore on February 27.
• Catherine Russell: Strictly Romancin’ [World Village] – playing at the Kennedy Center on April 13.

Free stuff:
• The Vinyl District has a copy of Of Montreal‘s Paralytic Stalks on yellow vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address. (contest ends today)
• The Vinyl District has tickets to Zola Jesus at U Street Music Hall on 2/16 (contest ends 2/15 at noon)
• Tittsworth has tickets to Moombahton Massive XII at U-Hall on 2/15 (contest end date unknown; presumably Wednesday).
• The Rogers Revue has tickets to Disney On Ice at the Verizon Center on 2/18 (contest ends 2/17).