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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