ShowlistDC Music Notes: Wednesday 07-11-12



Articles


Planning Guides: DCist’s This Week in Hip-Hop.

• If you didn’t hear already, there was a bit of a kerfuffle at the Robyn DJ show at the U St Music Hall on Saturday, 7/7, where one of the security guards allegedly asked a gay couple to leave when he saw them dancing together. U-Hall’s co-owner Will Eastman wrote a lengthy apology and offered to host a free DJ night for the couple and their friends. Read more about this on Huffington Post and DCist and the Washington CityPaper.

• Ted Nugent on Obamacare [Washington Times].

• Preview: Rudi Greenberg on Wilco [Washington Post Express]. At Wolf Trap on 7/17 and 7/18. Remember that we’re giving away a pair of tickets to the 7/17 show!

• CD Review: Frank Ocean: Channel Orange – Reviewed by Chris Richards [Washington Post].

• CD Review: Mission of Burma: Unsound – Reviewed by DC writer Marc Masters [Pitchfork].



Listening


• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is the Frogs, “Reelin’ and Rockin’ #1″ [DCist].

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Drop Electric, “Empire Trashed”.

• Listen: Sam Cooper & the Sleepwalkers, New Typewriter Moon [DC Music Download].

• Listen: Fat Trel, “Where We Go” [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen: DC Music Download’s Local Music Day Playlist.



Live Reviews


• Marcus Dowling’s review of Mindless Behavior at DAR Constitution Hall, 7/7/12 [Brightest Young Things].

• Zelena Williams’s photos of lowercase letters, the CooLots, and Blue Country at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 7/7/12 [DC Music Download].



Giveaways


• ShowlistDC (that’s us!) is giving away a pair of orchestra tickets to see Wilco and the Lee Ranaldo Band at Wolf Trap on 7/17 (contest ends Thursday 7/12).
• DC Music Download is giving away tickets to the Fillmore’s “Local Rock Series” featuring Bravenoise and Black Dog Prowl, 7/13/12 (contest ends Thursday 7/12 at noon).
NEW Guitars at Chucks is giving away a pair of tickets to Santana and the Allman Brothers Band at Merriweather Post Pavilion (contest ends Monday 7/16).
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a signed copy of JapandroidsCelebration Rock. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 7/17).
• 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 07-09-12



Articles

• Chris Richards vs. Pitchfork: the Washington Post pop music critic criticizes the indie-tastemakers for Ian Cohen’s glowing review of Twin Shadow‘s Confess.

• Another tour diary! Here’s day 1 of America Hearts and Olivia Mancini & the Mates‘ West Coast tour [DCist].

• The Washington Post had several pieces about the William Kapell International Piano Competition and Festival which is taking place at the Clarice Smith Center. Anne Midgette wrote an overview and history of the festival and of William Kapell and also shared an excerpt from Leon Fleischer‘s memoir (which she co-authored). Charles Downey also reviewed Santiago Rodriguez‘s performance at the Clarice Smith Center.

• Chris Richards on sampling in hip-hop [Washington Post]. The article starts with a description of Trouble Funk and Tuff City‘s recent case against the Beastie Boys.

• Feature/interview: Chris Richards on Ethiopian jazz fusion band Debo Band [Washington Post].

• Ann Margaret Millspaugh on Chrisstylez Bacon and his gripes about internet access [Listen Local First]. Yes, really.

Here are some interviews that previewed shows that took place over the weekend:
• Steve Kiviat talked with Sierra Leone musician Janka Nabay [Washington CityPaper].
• Gregory Ayers talked to Sam Cooper and the Sleepwalkers [DC Music Download].
• Stephanie Williams talked to lowercase letters [DC Music Download].
• We Love DC interviewed Pilesar.



Listening


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

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is These United States, “Water and Wheat”.

• Listen: DMV Producer Gadget drops MF DOOM-themed Mixtape [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen/download: Hometown Sounds DC’s live broadcast for 7/8/12.

• Live listening: Auroboros, Inter Arma, Midnight Eye, and a Sepultura cover band at Asefu’s, 10/27/11 [Charred Resistors].

• Listen: These United States: These United States [Brightest Young Things].



Live Reviews


• Mark Jenkins on These United States at the Black Cat [Washington Post].

• Charles T Downey on Santiago Rodriguez at the Clarice Smith Center [Washington Post].

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

• The Rogers Revue on Crosby Stills & Nash at Wolf Trap.

• Brightest Young Things on the Scissor Sisters and Rye Rye at the 9:30 Club.



Giveaways


• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of George Harrison‘s Early Takes Volume 1 on vinyl (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to the Jesus & Mary Chain at the 9:30 Club on 9/9 (contest ends today).
• Noisecreep is giving away a copy of the new Dying Fetus album, Reign Supreme (contest ends today).
• ShowlistDC (that’s us!) is giving away a pair of orchestra tickets to see Wilco and the Lee Ranaldo Band at Wolf Trap on 7/17 (contest ends Thursday 7/12).
• 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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