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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 06-26-12

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Today’s New Releases (with locally-penned reviews)

• the Flaming Lips: the Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

• Father Yod and the Source Family: the Thought Adjusters. Reviewed by Marc Masters [Pitchfork].

• R. Kelly: Write Me Back. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].

• LA Guns: Hollywood Forever. Reviewed by NOVA Metal Review.

• Maroon 5: Overexposed. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post] and by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

• Maybach Music Group: Self Made Vol. 2. Reviewed by David Malitz [Washington Post].


Articles

• Planning Guides: DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits. Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda.

• Interview: Giovanni Russonello talks to Max Garner, playwright of Sphere: the Thelonious Monk Story [CapitalBop]. The play is at Wolly Mammoth this weekend.

• Interview: Sara Spangler talks to Eric Hutchinson [DC Music Live]. At Rams Head Live on Wednesday 6/27.

• Interview: We Love DC talks to Blake Mills, who is opening for Fiona Apple at the Warner Theatre tomorrow, Wednesday 6/27.

• If you like lists, here’s one for you: NPR’s 100 Essential Noise Pop Songs.

• The show was last night, but here’s Steve Kiviat’s preview of Glen David Andrews [Washington CityPaper].

• Another show that was last night: here’s CapitalBop’s preview of Sound of the City.


Listening

• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is the Torches, “My Former Baby (Mine)” [DCist].

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Drop Electric, “Fevered Egos”.

• Reggie Watts stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• Local listening: the Silver Liners, “Just Like the Rest” [DC Music Download].


Live Reviews

• Matthew Siblo on Hot Snakes at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 6/22 [DCist].

• Dave McKenna on Demi Lovato at Wolf Trap, 6/24 [Washington Post].

• Michael J West on the Goran Kajfes Subtropic Arkestra at Twins Jazz, 6/24 [Washington Post]. Part of the Nordic Jazz Festival.

• Mary Chang on the Hundred in the Hands at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 6/19 [There Goes the Fear].

• Inhuman Youth on Fight Amp at Charm City Art Space, 6/8 (with audio).

• Inhuman Youth on Valkyrie, Inter Arma, and Ilsa at RAS Hall, 6/10 (with audio).

• Jeb Gavin on Eli “Paperboy” Reed at the U St Music Hall, 6/22 [Brightest Young Things].

• Alan Pyke on Slick Rick at the Howard Theatre and Oddisee at Montserrat House [Brightest Young Things].

• Marie Eff on Holy Ghost Tent Revival at DC9 [Brightest Young Things].

• Kara Capelli on Orgone and 8 Ohms Band at the Red Palace [Brightest Young Things].

• Philip Runco on Modest Mouse at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].


Giveaways

• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to Jukebox the Ghost at the 9:30 Club on 6/29 (contest ends at noon on Wednesday 6/27).
• NEW ShowlistDC (yes, that’s us!) is giving away a pair of tickets to see St Vincent and David Byrne at Strathmore on 9/30, before tickets go on sale to the general public (contest ends at 5 PM on Thursday 6/28).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the Mynabirds, Generals on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 6/28).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to see Coldplay at the Verizon Center on 7/9 plus Coldplay’s entire discography on CD (contest ends 7/1).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to see the Dirty Heads at Wolf Trap on 7/8, plus a cooler full of Yuengling and passes to a BBQ (no indication of when this contest ends).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to see the NSO performing music from The Legend of Zelda at Wolf Trap on 7/26 (no indication of when this contest ends).
• Metal Injection is giving away tickets to the Rockstar Mayhem Fest featuring Slipknot, Slayer, and Motorhead at Jiffy Lube Live on 7/29 (contest ends “randomly” as the concert date approaches).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see 311 and Slightly Stoopid at Jiffy Lube Live on 7/28 (contest ends Sunday 7/22).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see System of a Down with the Deftones at the Verizon Center on 8/7 (contest ends Sunday 7/29).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see OAR at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 8/10 (contest ends Sunday 7/29).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Linkin Park and Mutemath at Jiffy Lube Live on 8/11 (contest ends 8/5).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).

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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Friday 05-04-12

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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
• CD Review: Lower Dens: Nootropics. Reviewed by Brandon Weigel [Washington Post]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel.
• CD Review: Justin Jones: Fading Light. Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis (yes, that’s me!) [Washington Post]. At IOTA, tonight and Saturday.
• CD Review: Jeremy Pelt: Soul. Reviewed by Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. At the Bohemian Caverns tonight and Saturday.
• Preview: Marie Gullard on the BSO‘s performance of Shostakovich [Washington Examiner]. At Strathmore.

Saturday, May 5
• DC Music Download’s Cinco de Mayo Survival Guide.
• Preview/Interview: Moira E. McLaughlin talks to Eric Hutchinson [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club.
• Interview: We Love DC chats with Electric Guest. At the Rock & Roll Hotel.
• Preview: Light Asylum [All Our Noise]. Also a preview by Ally Schweitzer [Washington CityPaper]. Also, Mark Jenkins reviews their new album, Light Asylum [Washington Post]. At the U St Music Hall.
• CD Review: Ane Brun: It All Starts With One. Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. Scheduled to appear at the Hamilton – please note that this show has been cancelled.
• Preview: Nancy Dunham on Chaka Khan [Washington Examiner]. Two shows at the Howard Theatre.
• Preview: Metallomusikum on Behemoth. At Rams Head Live in Baltimore.

Sunday, May 6
• Preview/Interview: Siriam Gopal on Rusted Root [DCist]. At the 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 [DC Music Download]. At the 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 and 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 04-17-12

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Today’s New Releases (with local reviews)

• Eric Hutchinson: Moving Up Living Down. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post]. Performing at the 9:30 Club on 5/5.

• LoCura: Semilla Caminante. Reviewed by Bill Friskics-Warren [Washington Post].

• Jason Mraz: Love is a Four Letter Word. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey (scroll down) [Washington Times]. Performing at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 8/24.

• Prince Royce: Phase II. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].

• Train: California 37. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].


Articles

• Concert guides: Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda.

• Interview: Mark Hensch talks to the Dandy Warhols [Washington Times].

• Interview: Nancy Lu talks to Keep Shelly In Athens [All Things Go]. Performing Tuesday 4/24 at DC9.

• Ian MacKaye turned 50 yesterday….so happy birthday to him from the Washington CityPaper and DCist and We Love DC.

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


Live Reviews

• Jenn Bress on the Magnetic Fields at the 9:30 Club [the Vinyl District].

• Erica Bruce on Nada Surf at the 9:30 Club [the Vinyl District].

• We Love DC on the Ting Tings at the 9:30 Club.

• Erica Bruce took photographs of Scream at St Stephen’s [Washington CityPaper].

• Joe Banno on European Union Youth Orchestra at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].

• Cecelia Porter on City Choir of Washington at the National Presbyterian Church [Washington Post].


Contests

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Neil Nathan‘s The Distance Calls on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• 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).
• 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).
• NEW 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).
• NEW 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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