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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 07-05-12

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Articles

• The Washington CityPaper is under new ownership. The WCP and Creative Loafing Atlanta were sold by Atalaya Capital Management to SouthComm Inc. [DCist]. Incorporated in 2007, SouthComm owns a growing chain of newspapers and magazines, including alt-weeklies in Nashville, Louisville, Ky., Cincinnati, Charlotte and Tampa. The Charlotte and Tampa papers, also titled Creative Loafing, were purchased from Atalaya last October. The full press release is at the DCist article linked above.

• Preview/interview: Rudi Greenberg talks to The Men [Washington Post Express]. Tonight at DC9.

• Interview: Peter Timko talks to Co La [Prefix Mag].

• Interview: Chris White talks to Matt Cranstoun [DC Music Live].

• RIP Tom Reeder, host of WAMU‘s “Bluegrass Country” [Washington CityPaper].

• Was there an altercation between Chuck Brown‘s mourners and police? Chris Richards comments on The Atlantic’s accusation [Washington Post].

• The 2012 Shockwave 2012 Tour is now officially cancelled [Blabbermouth]. The tour– which was to include Fear Factory, Voivod, Cattle Decapitation, Havok, and locals Misery Index– was scheduled to stop at Empire (formerly Jaxx) in Springfield on 7/26.

• CD Review: Trophy Wife: Sing What Scares You. Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Washington CityPaper].

• CD Review: jj: High Summer EP. Reviewed by Joe Colly [Pitchfork].

• Looking for a job? Empire (formerly Jaxx) in Springfield is hiring event staff and security [Facebook].


Listening

• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is Mary Christ, “Absent Minds” [DCist].

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Fort Knox Five, “Revelution”.

• Listen: Jennifer Lohmanns recommends Misun [DC Music Download].


Live Reviews

• Andy Hess on Japandroids at the Rock & Roll Hotel [DCist].

• Metal Chris on Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper at Jiffy Lube Live, 6/30 [DCHeavyMetal.com].

• ChunkyGlasses.com’s review of Brandi Carlile, Josh Ritter, and the Lumineers at Wolf Trap, 6/28.

• William Alberque on Savoir Adore, Jukebox the Ghost, and Tereu Tereu at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

• Marie Formica on Gareth Emery and Robert Gonzalez at Fur [Brightest Young Things].


Giveaways

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of George Harrison‘s Early Takes Volume 1 on vinyl (contest ends Monday 7/9).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to the Jesus & Mary Chain at the 9:30 Club on 9/9 (contest ends Monday 7/9).
• 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: Tuesday 07-03-12

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[FYI: Music Notes will be quiet tomorrow for the July 4th holiday, but we'll be back on Thursday, 7/5.]


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

• Chris Brown: Fortune. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post] and Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

• Beachwood Sparks: the Tarnished Gold. Reviewed by David Malitz [Washington Post].

• Flo Rida: Wild Ones. Reviewed by Bill Friskics-Warren [Washington Post] and Andrew Leahey [Washington Times]. At the Verizon Center on 7/25.

• Milk Maid: Mostly No. Reviewed by Zach Kelly [Pitchfork].


Articles

• Planning Guides: DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda. Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda.

• Here’s a super-cool video interview with Paul Vodra of Hometown Sounds DC [via K Street Kate's The District Dish]. If you’re not familiar with Hometown Sounds DC, it’s a 24-hour radio station playing music from the DC area, broken up by genre (lounge, punk, rock, twang, dance, and urban; the hours for each can be found on Hometown Sounds’s home page). You can listen to Hometown Sounds DC via streamlicensing.com. Hometown Sounds DC also posts a daily DC music video which we re-post every day in our “Listening” section below.

• Interview: Metallomusikum talks to Lita Ford (audio).

• Interview: Metallomusikum talks to Murp (Q&A text).

• RIP soprano Evelyn Lear [Washington Post]. There is also this obituary, written by Emily Langer.

• Hungry? DC Music Download ranks its top 5 places in DC for brunch and music.


Listening

• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is Scissor Sisters, “Let’s Have a Kiki” [DCist].

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Vegas With Randolph, “Supergirl”.

• Local music video: DC stoner metal band Borracho just released a video for “All In Play” [Youtube].

• Another local music video: Maryland djent band Periphery has unveiled a video for “Make Total Destroy” [Blabbermouth].

• Listen: Tabi Bonney and Raheem DeVaughn‘s “Need a Girl” [Washington CityPaper].

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

• Download: The Vinyl District’s Press Play.


Live Reviews

• Joan Reinthaler on the Catalan tribute to Joan Miro at the National Gallery of Art [Washington Post].

• Charles T Downey on the Serenade! choral festival, originally scheduled for Strathmore but relocated to the National Presbyterian Church due to the storms [Washington Post].

• Shona Fenner on Exitmusic with Stagnant Pools at the Red Palace [Brightest Young Things].

• Kara Capelli on The Head and the Heart at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

• Andy J on Japandroids with Cadence Weapon at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].


Giveaways

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Lita Ford‘s Living Like a Runaway on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to Henry Rollins at the 9:30 Club on 11/5 (contest ends today).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of George Harrison‘s Early Takes Volume 1 on vinyl (contest ends Monday 7/9).
• 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: Monday 07-02-12

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Articles

• Planning Guides: DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits and Best Bets for Fourth of July.

• Interview: if you’ve been to a metal show in the last 5 years, chances are you’ve run into the chicken man. Metal Chris talks to the man behind the feathers, Chris Penrod [DCHeavyMetal.com].

• Forgiveness? Chris Richards on Chris Brown‘s career [Washington Post].

• Marcus J Moore on Folkz, the rapper/producer formerly known as Whitefolkz [Washington CityPaper].

• Anne Midgette on the intrusiveness (or not?) of music and art together [Washington Post].

• Interview: Stephanie Williams talks to the Silver Liners [DC Music Download].

• Caught in the storms this weekend? Anne Midgette and Charles Downey wrote about the impact of the storms on this weekend’s outdoor performances [Washington Post].

• There was a hip/hop show at DC Star over the weekend, featuring Fat Trel and Chief Keef. Carlos Perez wrote about why Shy Glizzy was banned from the show [Washington CityPaper].

• The show was over the weekend, but here’s a nice feature about Spectrum Road [DCist].

• The show was over the weekend, but here’s Philip Runco’s interview with Spencer Krug [Brightest Young Things].


Listening

• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is R. Kelly, “Feelin’ Single” [DCist].

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Shudder To Think, “Red House”.


Live Reviews

• David Malitz on Japandroids at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 6/30 [Washington Post].

• Stephen Bradley on Hot Snakes at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Washington Times].

• Max Steinmetz on Mynabirds at the Black Cat on 6/23 [DC Music Download].

• Chunky Glasses on Diana Krall at Wolf Trap on 6/21.

• The Vinyl District on Fiona Apple at the Warner Theatre on 6/26.

• Anne Midgette on the National Orchestral Institute at the Clarice Smith Center’s Gildenhorn Hall [Washington Post]. Note that the review’s URL (and title bar) indicates that the show was at Strathmore….but it was not.

• Anne Midgette on Hesperus performing with the silent film the Hunchback of Notre Dame at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church [Washington Post]. Part of the Washington Early Music Festival.

• Setlist: the Head and the Heart at the 9:30 Club on 6/28 [930club.tumblr.com].


Giveaways

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Lita Ford‘s Living Like a Runaway on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 7/3).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to Henry Rollins at the 9:30 Club on 11/5 (contest ends Tuesday 7/3).
• 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 06-29-12

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Weekend (and 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.
• CapitalBop’s Weekend in Jazz.
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• DCist’s This Week in Jazz.
• My final weekend concert preview for TBD.
• ShowlistDC’s recently changed or updated show listings.

Tonight – Friday, 29 June
• Article/interview: David Malitz talks to Daryl Davis [Washington Post], whose Daryl Davis Band performs at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre.
• Interview: Steve Kiviat on Soundclash, the monthly reggae night at Marx Cafe in Mt Pleasant [Washington CityPaper].
• Interview: Marie Gullard talks to Regina Belle [Washington Examiner]. At Blues Alley Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
• Profile: Christopher Porter on Jazz in the Garden [Washington Post Express]. Every Friday night through 8/31.
• Preview: Sarah Godfrey on Maiesha and the Hip Huggers [Washington CityPaper]. At the Howard Theatre.
• CD Review: Jukebox the Ghost: Safe Travels. Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club.

Saturday, 30 June
• Interview: Rudi Greenberg talks to Japandroids [Washington Post Express]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel.
• Interview: We Love DC talks to Vince Scheuerman of Army of Me and River James. At the Hamilton, opening for Jesse Malin.
• CD Review: Spectrum Road: Spectrum Road. Reviewed by Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. At the Howard Theatre.

Sunday, 1 July
n/a

Monday, 2 July
• CD Review: Scissor Sisters: Magic Hour. Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club Monday and Tuesday (both shows are now sold out).

Tuesday, 3 July
n/a

Wednesday, 4 July
n/a

Thursday, 5 July
• CD Review: the Men: Open Your Heart. Reviewed by Ben Opipari [Washington Post]. At DC9.
• CD Review: Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Big Moon Ritual. Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. At the Birchmere.


Articles

• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to the Mean Jeans [DCist].

• Interview: Brian Ossip talks to locals the B-Film Extras about “going cyborg” [DC Music Live].


Listening

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

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Pree, “Lemon Tree”.

• Listen: Bluebrain‘s Hays Holladay records 14 DC acts for Rainbow Arcade [Washington CityPaper].

• DC Music Download has songs from Hays Holladay and More Humans.

• DC Music Download’s 2012 Summer Music Playlist.


Live Reviews

• Charles T Downey on Asher Fisch and the National Orchestral Institute at the University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on 6/27 [Washington Post].

• Lonnae O’Neal Parker on the atmosphere at Bring Back the Funk featuring George Clinton, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ivan Neville, and Dumpstaphunk [Washington Post].

• Chunky Glasses on Modest Mouse at the 9:30 Club, 6/20.

• Chunky Glasses on Lydia Loveless at the Black Cat, 6/19.

• Chunky Glasses on the Hives at the 9:30 Club, 6/19.

• Chunky Glasses on Santigold at the 9:30 Club, 6/18.

• Marie Eff on Jaggery with Strange Victories and Bushmeat at the Red Palace [Brightest Young Things].

• Ryan Kelly on Fiona Apple at the Warner Theatre [Brightest Young Things].


Giveaways

• DC101 is giving away tickets to see Coldplay at the Verizon Center on 7/9 plus Coldplay’s entire discography on CD (contest ends Sunday 7/1).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Lita Ford‘s Living Like a Runaway on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 7/3).
• 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: 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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