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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 08-02-12

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Articles

• Planning Guides: DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda. DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.

• In the absence of concrete news about the Virgin Mobile FreeFest, David Malitz makes a few guesses about the potential 2012 lineup [Washington Post].

• David Hintz posted a whole slew of album reviews [DC Rock Live].

• Interview: Mike Shomaker talks to A Loss For Words [DC Music Live].

• Chris Porter is teaching his son to play chess because of GZA [Washington Post Express].

• Do you have a paycheck burning a hole in your pocket? If so, check out these local bands/musicians’ Kickstarter campaign:
    – DC vocal group Vox Pop is trying to fund its debut album Mandate.
    – Baltimore’s Secret Mountains wants to record a debut album.
    – DC roots-rock band Cross Kentucky wants to make a record.
    – DC roots-rock band Sligo Creek Stompers also wants to make an album.
    – Baltimore’s Nikki Lerner also wants to record a debut album.
    – Someone in Baltimore is trying to put together a Charm City Acoustic CD.
    – DC producer/ director Ada Babino wants to make a biopic on jazz bassist Keter Betts.
    – Darren the Soul Entertainer wants to make an album.
    – Kyle Keene wants to record a demo.
    – PreCise also wants to record an album.


Listening

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Head-Roc, “Chocolate City Rocks”.

• DCist didn’t seem to post a song of the day yesterday(?).

• Listen to Soulful! and Doe Cigapom‘s “Summertime Stroll” [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen to the Archives, “Ghetto Gone Uptown” [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen to DC Music Download’s favorite releases of the summer.

• Watch a video for Kindness and Trouble Funk, “That’s Alright”, filmed at the U Street Music Hall [Washington CityPaper].

• New local music video! Check out Drew Gibson‘s “I Know I Miss You More”.


Live Reviews

• Metal Chris on Mayhem Fest featuring Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, Anthrax, and more, at Jiffy Lube Live, 7/29/12 [DCHeavyMetal.com]

• Here’s the setlist from Santana‘s show at Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7/30/12 [930club.tumblr.com]


Giveaways

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the Features‘ Still Lost, Volume One on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Leland Sundries‘ Roller Derby Queen 7″. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• 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).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Big Tree, Augury on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 8/7).
• NEW ShowlistDC (that’s us!) is giving away a pair of tickets to see Lyle Lovett at Wolf Trap on 8/14 (contest ends Thursday 8/9 at 5 PM).
• 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).

ShowlistDC Music Notes: Monday 06-11-12

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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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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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