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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Wednesday 05-30-12

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Articles

• Planning guides: DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda and This Week in Hip-Hop. Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda. Brightest Young Things’ shows to get pumped for this week.

• Reports from Chuck Brown‘s viewing at the Howard Theatre: Photos by the Huffington Post and lengthy articles by the Washington Post, DCist, and Washington CityPaper.

• RIP, Doc Watson. Chris Richards digs through the Washington Post archives to find a 1988 article by Richard Harrington about the legendary blind guitarist.

• 10 year-old local pianist Avery Gagliano performs on NPR’s show “From the Top” [Washington Post]. Her performance is scheduled to air at 6 p.m., Sunday, June 3, on classical WETA, 90.9 F.M.

• Mark Anderson, owner of the DC Improv, has been missing since May 15th [Huffington Post].

• Christopher Porter on Lungfish‘s A.C.R. 1999 [Washington Post Express].

• DCist has a new daily column: “Song of the Day”! Former music editor of the New Gay, Rohan Mahadevan, is bringing the New Gay’s Song of the Day column over to DCist. TNG closed up shop in November of 2011. Yesterday’s song: Japandroids, “The Night of Wine and Roses”.

• Jim Barnes on Loudoun County’s Danny Knicely and Tara Linhardt, who’ve put together a documentary entitled Mountain Music Project: A Musical Odyssey [Washington Post].

• CD Review: Regina Spektor: What We Saw From the Cheap Seats. Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].

• CD Review: Fire and the Wheel: Fire and the Wheel. Reviewed by Dylan Galvin [DC Music Download].

• CD Review: Black Clouds: Everything Is Not Going To Be OK. Reviewed by Clay Conger [DC Music Download].

• Local listening: local songwriter Drew Gibson released a video for “On Sunday”.

• Local listening: Justin Jones, “Miracles” [Hometown Sounds DC].

• Local listening: Western Affairs‘ new EP, 2000 [DC Music Download].

• Preview: Nancy Dunham on Zac Brown Band [Washingtno Examiner]. Includes an interview with Blackberry Smoke‘s Charlie Starr.


Live Reviews

• More coverage of Maryland DeathFest: photos by Josh Sisk [SPIN] and a collection of fan videos of Electric Wizard‘s performance [Roadburn.com].

• Andy Johnson on Drake at the Verizon Center [Brightest Young Things].

• Andy Johnson on Garbage at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].


Giveaways

• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to Simone Felice at the Hamilton on 5/31 (contest ends today at noon).
• 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).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of 2:54‘s S/T on vinyl (contest ends Tuesday 6/5).
• 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 05-25-12

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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:
• Chris Porter has a 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).
• Metal Chris from DCHeavyMetal.com has an excellent and thorough MDF Survival Guide.
• Kim Kelly wants you to know that metalheads are people too [NPR].
• NPR also has this preview with audio samples, titled “It’s Gonna Get Sweaty”.
• Wesley Case profiles the festival and talks to MDF co-creator Evan Harting [Baltimore Sun].
• Baltimore blogger Metallomusikum has been profiling every band playing the festival; you can read those on her blog here. She’s also got some video of Hellbastard, who are her houseguests for the weekend.
• Ian Christe lists 10 Dark Horse Bands to check out at Deathfest [Noisecreep].
• Invisible Oranges has a MDF guide.

Tonight – Friday May 25
• Emily Cary on Garrison Keillor‘s Prairie Home Companion [Washington Examiner]. Tonight at Wolf Trap.
• Article/interview: Marie Gullard talks to Karla Chisholm [Washington Examiner]. Performing at Blues Alley.
• How well do you know Drake‘s twitter account? Washington Post Express has a quiz. Performing at the Verizon Center.
• CD Review: Rocky Votolato: Television of Saints – Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. Performing at the Red Palace.

Saturday May 26
• Article/interview: Stephen M Deusner talks to Yann Tiersen [Washington Post Express]. Performing at the 9:30 Club.
• Article/interview: Jason Isbell, interviewed by Rudi Greenberg [Washington Post Express] and by Nancy Dunham [Washington Examiner]. Performing at the Rams Head Tavern at 1 PM.
• Article/interview: Marie Gullard on the BSO and Baltimore Choral Arts Society‘s performance of Beethoven’s Ninth [Washington Examiner]. At Strathmore.

Sunday May 27
• Preview: Marcus J Moore on Afrika Bambaataa [Washington CityPaper]. Moore also interviewed him [Wash CP again]. At the U St Music Hall.
• Article/interview: 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].
• CD Review: Jess Klein: Behind a Veil – Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. Performing at IOTA.
• CD Review: Great Lake Swimmers: New Wild Everywhere – Reviewed by Dan Miller [Washington Post]. Performing at the Rock & Roll Hotel.

Monday May 28
• Go to Artomatic!

Tuesday May 29
• Interview: Stephanie Williams talks to Western Affairs [DC Music Download]. Performing at the Black Cat (Backstage).

Wednesday May 30
• Article/interview: Geoffrey Himes talks to Fabian Almazan [Washington Post]. Performing at Blues Alley.

Thursday May 31
• CD Review: Erik Deutsch: Demonio Teclado – Reviewed by Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. Performing at Bohemian Caverns on U St.
• CD Review: Simone Felice: Simone Felice – Reviewed by 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” (not a Led Zeppelin cover!).

• Local listening: Lindsay Zoladz on Teen Mom‘s song “You and Me” [Washington CityPaper].

• 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 [Washington Times].

• Farrah Skeiky on the Adicts at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].

• Alan Pyke on the Donkeys at the Black Cat [Brightest Young Things].


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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 05-17-12

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Articles

• Chuck Brown, Godfather of Go-Go, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 75. Obituaries and rememberances by Clinton Yates [Washington Post], Stephen A Crockett Jr [Washington Post], Martin Austermuhle [DCist], Jacob Ganz [NPR], Steve Kiviat, Metallomusikum, and Nia Hightower [DC Music Live]. In addition, here are tons more things to read:
        – Marc Fisher and J. Freedom du Lac report on DC’s reaction to Brown’s death yesterday [Washington Post].
        – Chris Richard writes about Chuck Brown’s musical impact: deep into Washington and beyond [Washington Post].
        – Martin Austermuhle rounds up DC Officials’ reactions to Chuck Brown’s death [DCist].
        – Mike Madden rounds up DC reactions to Chuck Brown’s Death [Washington CityPaper].
        – Julia Fisher captres U Street’s reactions to Chuck Brown’s Death [Washington CityPaper].
        – You can see and hear Chuck Brown play a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR’s DC office in 2010 [NPR].
        – Michael Schaffer digs out Chuck Brown’s 1987 song “Go-Go Drug Free”, featuring a guest appearance by then-DC Mayor Marion Barry [Washington CityPaper].
        – Washington Post also dug out some old articles: …and Chuck Brown Made It Go-Go by Marc Fisher (8/14/94) and Funky Sounds ‘Bustin’ Loose’ In the District by Michel Marriott (10/5/84).
        – Tom Jackman remembers a 2010 Chuck Brown concert at the Lorton Workhouse [Washington Post].
        – William Triplett on Go-Go [Washingtonian].
        – A round-up of old Washingtonian articles on Chuck Brown.

• Planning Guides: DCist’s Arts Agenda and This Week In Jazz. DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.

• Interview/preview: Fuzzy Logic talks to Donny Potter of Fire and the Wheel. Performing at the Black Cat on Saturday.

• Interview: Stephanie Williams talks to Westmain [DC Music Download].

• Interview: This one didn’t pop up in our RSS feed until yesterday (the show was Tuesday night), but it’s a good one: Rick Taylor talks to Richard Davies and Eric Matthews of Cardinal [the Vinyl District].

• Artomatic opens tomorrow! Some information from DC Theatre Scene.

• Local musician news: J Scrilla launches concert series, releases new tape [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen: Str8 Beatz‘s Filtered Joints: A Score for the Lifers [Washington CityPaper].

• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with a profile of Sargeist and interviews with Jurgen Bartsch of Bethlehem and “Scruff” Lewty of Hellbastard.

• CD Review: Lungfish: ACR 1999 – Reviewed by Marc Masters [Pitchfork].

• CD Review: Garbage: Not Your Kind of People – Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local video of the day: Fat Trel‘s “Devil We Like”.


Live Reviews

• David Malitz on Yo Gotti at U Street Music Hall [Washington Post].

• We Love DC on Spiritualized and Nikki Lane at the 9:30 Club on 5/10.

• Stephen Bradley on Ingrid Michaelson at the 9:30 Club [Washington Times].

• Sophie Gilbert on ten songwriters at the Library of Congress on 5/15 [Washingtonian]. Performers included Terri Nunn (of Berlin), ASCAP president Paul Williams, “On and On” writer Stephen Bishop, Melanie, Motown legen Ray Parker Jr., Irving Burgie (aka Lord Burgess), Tom Whitlock, “I Will Survive” writer Dino Fekaris, Chris Stapleton, Steven Schwartz, and Valerie Simpson, who co-wrote “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” with her late husband Nick Ashford.

• Kara Capelli on Mark Lanegan at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

• Erin Holmes on Horse Feathers at the Black Cat [Brightest Young Things].

• Marie Formica on M. Ward and Lee Renaldo at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

• Travis Andrews on the Cranberries at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].


Contests

• ShowlistDC is giving away a pair of tickets to see Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 7/22 and a pair of tickets to see Metric at Strathmore on 9/21 (contest ends today at 7 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Keane‘s Strangeland on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• Capital Bop is giving away four pairs of tickets to see Roy Haynes at Blues Alley, two for Thursday 5/17 and two for Sunday 5/20 (don’t know when this one ends!).
• NEW SceneTrek is giving away tickets to Class Actress at the Rock & Roll Hotel on 5/19 (contest ends Friday 5/18 at 3 PM).
• NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away tickets to Nicki Minaj at DAR Constitution Hall on 7/21 (we assume this one ends Friday 5/18, although they don’t really say).
• NEW 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).
• 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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