Greetings from Canada! DC music notes, in brief, are below.
Articles
•
Planning Guides : DCist’s
This Week in Hip-Hop .
• Metro invited musicians to audition for its Art In Transit program, allowing them to perform at station entrances– but without receiving tips (WMATA has a strict “no busking” rule). Listen Local First took issue with the program; the Washington CityPaper and DCist both report.
• Jazz profile: Giovanni Russonello on Tarus Mateen [CapitalBop].
• Upcoming release: Baltimore MC Kane Mayfield is releasing an album entitled Rhymes By Kane: Thievery Corporation [Washington CityPaper]. If you couldn’t figure it out from the title, the album will involve Mayfield’s words over Thievery Corporation ‘s beats.
• DC bands interviewed elsewhere: the Village Voice interviews Janel & Anthony .
• Another “best of 2012 so far” list from Paul at ChunkyGlasses.com .
Listening
• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is
Stripmall Ballads , “She Lies in the Ground”.
• DCist’s song of the day is Onra , “L.O.V.E.” .
• Free Download: local thrash metal band Warchild put its EP We Go To War online for free [Soundcloud].
• Download: Yusef ‘s the EPIC [Washington CityPaper].
• Listen: Black Cobain and Shy Glizzy ‘s “Faded” [Washington CityPaper].
• Listen: Misun ‘s The Sea EP [Washington CityPaper].
Live Reviews
• ChunkyGlasses.com on Best Coast with Those Darlins at the 9:30 Club .
• NOVAMetalReview on Night Ranger at Merriweather Post Pavilion (opening for the Scorpions ), 7/12/12 .
Giveaways
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Thin Lizzy ‘s self-titled debut reissue on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (
contest ends today ).
•
NEW DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away
a pair of tickets to the Ben Bones Birthday Bash at the Rock & Roll Hotel on 7/24, plus a signed copy of the new Auroboros EP (contest ends Friday 7/20 at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Anywhere ‘s self-titled album on vinyl . Winner must have a North America mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 7/24).
• 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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Tagged Art in Transit , Best Coast , best of 2012 , Black Cobain , busking , Janel and Anthony , Kane Mayfield , Listen Local First , Misun , Night Ranger , Onra , Shy Glizzy , Stripmall Ballads , Tarus Mateen , Thievery Corporation , Those Darlins , Warchild , WMATA , Yusef
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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Tagged Akua Allrich , Barbara Cook , Beach Boys , Dan Bejar , Dave Matthews Band , Destroyer , Division , Eternal Summers , Glen Hansard , Grass Widow , Grouplove , Hilary Hahn , HR-57 , improvisation , Janel and Anthony , Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio , Leonard Slatkin , Little Richard , NOI , NSO , NSO tour , Oddisee , Overture for 1812 , Philip Glass , Ramona Falls , Reptar , Skip West , Subterranean A , Surface To Air , Suspicious Cheese Lords , the Revivalists , Theresa Andersson , tiny desk concert , venue news , Washington Early Music Festival , Wayward Sisters
Articles
• Planning guides: DC Music Download’s
Weekday Hits .
• Interview/Preview: Nancy Dunham on Kinky Friedman [Washington Examiner]. Tonight at the 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 Apostle [Washington Post. The concert was part of the Washington 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 performances [Inhuman Youth]. Includes audio of Brujeria ‘s set.
• Brandon Wu’s photos of Janel & Anthony at Iota [Washington CityPaper]. In other news, Brandon Wu has moved back to DC!
• Cornelius Crimple on Get the Led Out at Wolf Trap [Washington Times].
• 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
• Interview: Marie Gullard talks to Kenny Garrett [Washington Examiner]. Performing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Blues Alley .
• Preview: Shauna Miller on Queen tribute band Queen Extravaganza [Washington Post Express]. Tonight at the 9:30 Club .
Saturday, 9 June
• Preview/Interview: Marie Gullard talks to violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg of the BSO [Washington Examiner]. The BSO performs Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto at Strathmore to close out its season.
• Preview: Kriston Capps on the Rock the Block Festival in Kensington, MD [Washington CityPaper].
Sunday, 10 June
• Preview/Interview: Moira E McLaughlin on 2:54 [Washington Post]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel .
• Preview: Stephen Bradley on Rachel Platten [Washington Times]. Performing at Jammin’ Java .
• Preview: Sadie Dingfelder on the Make It Mount Pleasant fair in Mt Pleasant, DC [Washington CityPaper]. The blurb talks about the crafts vendors, but there will be music as well (see our main page for details).
• CD Review: Dirty Dozen Brass Band : Twenty Dozen . Reviewed by Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. At 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
n/a
Tuesday, 12 June
• Jonathan L Fischer on Grass Widow [Washington CityPaper]. At Comet Ping Pong .
Wednesday, 13 June
• CD Review: Langhorne Slim : The Way We Move . Reviewed by Chris Kompanek [Washington Post]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel .
Thursday, 14 June
• CD Review: Marissa Nadler : the Sister . Reviewed by Dan Miller [Washington Post]. At DC9 .
• CD Review: Chris Smither : Hundred Dollar Valentine . Reviewed by 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 . Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].
• CD Review: Janel & Anthony : Where Is Home . Reviewed by 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 [DCist]
• The show was last night, but here’s Jon Pacella’s interview with Elvis Suissa of Three Bad Jacks [9:30 Club].
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 [Washington Post].
• 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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Tagged 2:54 , Azalea Banks , Ben Taylor , Black Hills , BSO , Chris Smither , DC Improv , DC Jazz Festival , Dirty Dozen Brass Band , Elvis Suissa , Frau Eva , Grass Widow , High on Fire , Janel and Anthony , JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound , Kenny Garrett , Langhorne Slim , Lena Seikaly , Make It Mount Pleasant , Marissa Nadler , Mark Anderson , Matt Pike , Mayhem Festival , Mutilation Rites , Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg , NSO , Omar Souleyman , Presto Bando , Queen , Queen Extravaganza , Rachel Platten , rehab , Rock the Block , Rodney Richardson Trio , the Cribs , Three Bad Jacks , tribute bands , Virgin Mobile FreeFest
Articles
• Planning guides: DCist’s
This Week in Jazz . DC Music Download’s
Weekend Hits .
• Local band news: DC metalcore band Darkest Hour have added Aaron Deal (ex-Salome ) as a permanent bass player . Deal has been the band’s touring bassist for about a year now, and the band’s former bass player, Paul Burnette , is now with Iron Reagan . MetalSucks profiled Iron Reagan earlier this year.
• Interview: Siriam Gopal talks to Janel & Anthony [DCist]. Their CD Release show is tonight at IOTA .
• Preview: Luke Stewart on saxophonist Jonah Parzen-Johnson [CapitalBop]. Tonight at the Dunes in Columbia Heights.
• Interview: Marc Cary [CapitalBop], who’s performing on Saturday at the DC Jazz Loft MegaFest.
• Leor Galil on new music from Long Walks on the Beach [Washington CityPaper]. There’s a song to listen to at that link.
• Local bloggers Now Seitan Makes Your Rules on Black Clouds .
• Stereogum highlights Baltimore’s Ed Schrader’s Music Beat as a Band To Watch (with two song downloads).
• Michelle Obama talks about her workout jams [NPR].
• We don’t usually post about Capital Bikeshare here, but apparently former MTV VJ Kennedy is working on an expose about Capital Bikeshare for Reason magazine [DCist].
Listening
• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is
Grizzly Bear ‘s “Sleeping Ute” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s DC music video of the day is Is And Of The , “How We Used To Drift” .
• DC Music Download has published the June edition of its local podcast DC Music Recall . This month’s podcast features a song review of “Dreamer” by the Technicians and an interview with Adrian Krygowski .
Live Reviews
• Heavy Uber Alles on
Danzig with Doyle at the Fillmore and ZZ Top in Fredericksburg.
Giveaways
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (
contest ends today at noon ).
• Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (
contest ends today ).
•
NEW DC Music Live is giving away
two tickets to see John Scofield at the Hamilton on 6/10 as part of the DC Jazz Festival (contest ends Friday 6/8 at 6am).
•
NEW 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 Friday 6/8 at noon).
•
NEW 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).
•
NEW 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).
•
NEW 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).
•
NEW 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).
•
NEW 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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Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner
Planning guides
• CapitalBop’s
guide to the DC Jazz Festival .
• DCist’s
This Week in Jazz (a preview of the DC Jazz Festival 2012).
• WJLA also
previews the DC Jazz Festival (with video).
• Washington CityPaper’s
Jazz Setlist .
• Washingtonian’s
Music Picks .
• We Love DC
loves weekends .
• Brightest Young Thing’s
Best Weekend Bets .
• DC Music Download’s
Weekend Hits .
• Washington Post Going Out Guide’s
Best Summer Concerts in DC .
• DC Music Download’s
Summer Music Guide .
• TBD’s guide to
outdoor shows this weekend .
Tonight – Friday, 1 June
• Dawes : Interviewed by Julyssa Lopez [Washingtonian] and Rudi Greenberg [Washington Post Express] and Nancy Dunham [Washington Examiner] and Brightest Young Things . Performing at the 9:30 Club .
• Interview (video): Bass clarinet player Todd Marcus [CapitalBop], who plays the Dunes in Columbia Heights tonight as part of CapitalBop’s Jazz Loft Series at the DC Jazz Festival.
• Preview: Emily Cary on Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven’s Symphony 7 [Washington Examiner]. At the Kennedy Center tonight and Saturday.
• Afrojack : Previewed Ally Schweitzer [Washington CityPaper] and by Mike Riggs [Washington Times]. At the Fillmore Silver Spring .
Saturday, 2 June
• Interview: Chris Porter talks to J.S. Adams , member of BLK w/BEAR and curator for the Queering Sound series [Washington Post Express]. Queering Sound is at the Atlas on H St NE.
• Joe Pug : the Great Despiser . Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club .
• Marianne Solivan : Prisoner of Love . Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the Phillips Collection.
Sunday, 3 June
• Preview: Rudi Greenberg on Radiohead [Washington Post Express]. At the Verizon Center .
Monday, 4 June
• Preview: Michael J West on “Jazz Meets the Classics” [Washington CityPaper]. At the Kennedy Center .
• Rhett Miller : the Dreamer . Reviewed by Catherine Lewis [Washington Post]. At Jammin’ Java .
Tuesday, 5 June
n/a
Wednesday, 6 June
n/a
Thursday, 7 June
• Preview: Jonathan L Fischer on the Clean [Washington CityPaper]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel .
• the Cribs : the Belly of the Brazen Bull . Reviewed by Moira E McLaughlan [Washington Post]. At the Black Cat .
• Janel & Anthony : Where Is Home . Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. At IOTA .
Articles
On
Chuck Brown :
– Live-blogging yesterday’s memorial service:
Jonathan L Fischer [Washington CityPaper] and
Ben Freed [DCist].
– Marc Fisher and Hamil R Harris
write about the service (plus a photo gallery) [Washington Post].
– Another article on the ceremony, by
Andrea Noble [Washington Times].
– Photo galleries from the memorial service:
Darrow Montgomery [Washington CityPaper] and
WJLA .
– Chuck Brown Tributes: Mayor Vince Gray promises a park named after Gray; DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced legislation to designate August 22 (Brown’s birthday) as “National Chuck Brown Day; DC Council Chair Kwame Brown wants a Go-Go Hall of Fame. Read the reports by
DCist and the
Washington CityPaper .
• Cheer up, emo dude: pop music keeps getting sadder and sadder [Washington Post].
• CD Reviews: Chain & the Gang : In Cool Blood and Travis Morrison Hellfighters : Cruisin’ (All Night Long) – Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Washington CityPaper]. Chain & the Gang is at Comet Ping Pong on Saturday.
• Portraits of an American Metal Festival: NPR’s Lars Gotrich talks to Maryland DeathFest attendees last weekend. Read the interviews on NPR .
Listening
• Rohan Mahadevan’s Song of the Day is
Ugly Purple Sweater ‘s “Ba Ba Ba” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day: Typefighter , “You When You’re Older” .
• Patrick Watson stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert .
• Marcus J Moore writes about The Other Guys ‘ “Fearless” [Washington CityPaper].
• Russell Malone Trio at the Kennedy Center [NPR].
• NPR’s Lars Gotrich presents 17 songs about being 17 .
Live Reviews
• We Love DC on the Dandy Warhols at the 9:30 Club on 5/29 .
• Anne Midgette on Christophe Eschenbach and the NSO ‘s program at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].
• Dave McKenna on Simone Dinnerstein and Tift Merritt at the National Museum of Women in the Arts [Washington Post].
• Kevin Hulse on Thrice at the Howard Theatre [Brightest Young Things].
• Kara Capelli on Great Lake Swimmers with Cold Specks at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].
• Farrah Skeiky on Yann Tiersen with Piano Chat at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].
Giveaways
• 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 today ).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to Dave Matthews Band at Jiffy Lube Live on 6/16 (contest ends Sunday 6/3).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of 2:54 ‘s S/T on vinyl (contest ends Tuesday 6/5).
•
NEW 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).
• 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).
•
NEW 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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