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Hey all – I’m (finally) back on the grid. Thanks so much for all of your feedback and words of encouragement after my request for feedback last week! I’m still working out what direction these Music Notes should take, but I think that my plan is to publish twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays) through the end of August, then decide how frequently to publish in September going forward. I’ve also gotten some requests to send these Music Notes out as a daily email, for those who don’t use RSS, so I’ll be working on that too. So stay tuned! And remember that any thoughts or suggestions are always welcome, either by posting a comment here or via email, showlistdc@gmail.com. Thanks for reading!

Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner

Planning Guides:
• Washingtonian’s music picks.
• DCist’s This Week in Jazz.
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• DCist’s This Week in Hip-Hop.
• DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.
• DC Music Download’s roundup of music fundraising events.
• ShowlistDC’s list of recently-added and changed shows.

Today – Friday, 17 August
• Preview/interview: Stephen Deusner talks to Lorelei. Tonight at the Black Cat. It’s the CD release show for their new album Enterprising Sidewalks, which has been reviewed all over this week: by Joe Warminsky [Washington CityPaper], by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post], and by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].
• Two previews/interviews on Christian Scott: Sriram Gopal [DCist] and by Marie Gullard [Washington Examiner]. There’s also a CD review of Scott’s new album Christian aTunde Adjuah, reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights at Bohemian Caverns.
• Preview/interview: Rudi Greenberg on the Dirty Projectors [Washington Post Express]. Friday and Saturday nights at the 9:30 Club. You can listen to Friday’s concert from home, courtesy of NPR.

Saturday, 18 August
• Preview/Interview: Marie Gullard on Lori Williams [Washington Times]. At Blues Alley.
• Preview/Interview: Emily Cary on Charles Covington Jr. [Washington Times]. At the Kennedy Center‘s Millennium Stage.
• Preview: Nancy Dunham on Mary Chapin Carpenter [Washington Times]. At Wolf Trap.

Sunday, 19 August
• CD Review: Boo Hanks and Don Flemons, Buffalo Junction. Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the Hamilton.
• Preview: Nancy Dunham on Alan Jackson [Washington Times]. At Wolf Trap.

Monday, 20 August
n/a

Tuesday, 21 August
• Preview: Jonathan L Fischer on Foul Swoops [Washington CityPaper]. At the Black Cat‘s Backstage.

Wednesday, 22 August
• CD Review: Shovels and Rope, O’ Be Joyful. Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. At the Hamilton.
• Preview: Christopher Porter on Andrew Morgan [Washington CityPaper]. At the U Street Music Hall.

Thursday, 23 August
• Preview: Marcus J Moore on Raheem DeVaughn [Washington CityPaper]. At the Howard Theatre.

Articles

• Local venue news: Enterprise Jazz Club will move from its current spot on Georgia Ave NW to an as-yet-to-be-determined new location [Washington CityPaper].

• Local venue news: the Kennedy Center got a new organ [Washington Post].

• Anne Midgette on neglected composers whose work is rediscovered on CD [Washington Post]. Midgette also rounds up readers’ responses to her piece.

• RIP TBD.com. The URL now forwards to WJLA.com [Washington Post].

• Archie Moore from Black Tambourine remembers Yesterday & Today and Vinyl Ink [the Vinyl District].

• Interview: Steve Kiviat talks to the Very Best [Washington CityPaper].

• Interview: Sriram Gopal talks to Emmylou Harris [DCist].

• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to Shark Week [DCist].

• Interview: ChunkyGlasses.com’s Q&A with the Milk Carton Kids.

• Chris Porter on Chain & the Gang [Washington Post Express].

• CD Review: 2 Chainz, Based on a T.R.U. Story. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].

• CD Review: Antony and the Johnsons, Cut the World. Reviewed by ChunkyGlasses.com.

• CD Review: Blackberry Smoke, the Whipporwill. Reviewed by David Malitz [Washington Post].

• CD Review: Corb Lund, Cabin Fever. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post].

• CD Review: Jukebox the Ghost, Safe Travels. Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].

• CD Review: Shark Week, EP. Reviewed by Nida Masiulis [DC Music Download].

• Song review: David Malitz on Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” [Washington Post].

• Book reviews: Michael Lindgren on Go-go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City by Natalie Hopkinson and The Dozens: A History of Rap’s Mama by Elijah Wald [Washington Post].

Listening

• Here’s a roundup of Hometown Sounds DC’s local music videos of the day:
– Eva Cassidy, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (8/16)
– Heavy Breathing, “U the One I Want” (8/15)
– Uptown XO, “Errybody” (8/14)
– Head-Roc, “Black Love Superstars” (8/13)
– Tabi Bonney, “On Jupiter” (8/10)

• Here’s a roundup of DCist’s music videos of the day:
– Deep Time, “Clouds” (8/16)
– Imperial China, “Redux” (8/15)
– Marina and the Diamonds, “How To Be a Heartbreaker” (8/14)
– Skrillex, “First of the Year (Equinox)” (8/13)
– Sebadoh, “Keep the Boy Alive” (8/10)

• New local music video: Heavy Breathing, “U the One I Want” [DC Music Download].

• New local music video: Tabi Bonney, “Top Notch Material Girls” [Washington CityPaper].

• New local music video: X.O., “Errybody” [Washington CityPaper].

• Music video: Kane Mayfield, “Beautiful Drug” [Washington CityPaper]. The song is from his new Rhymes By Kane: Thievery Corporation Edition.

• Listen to some new tunes from the Dismemberment Plan [DCist].

• The Zombies stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• Listen: Hometown Sounds DC’s podcast for 8/12/12.

• Listen: DC Music Download’s August 2012 podcast features favorite local tracks and concerts from 2012 so far.

• Listen: K-BETA, “Pakistan” [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen: Kev Brown, “Ode to South Africa” [Washington CityPaper].

• Watch: Maimouna Youssef, “Meet Me in Brazil” [Washington CityPaper].

Live Reviews

• Trillectro Festival: reviewed by Marcus J Moore [Washington CityPaper], by Megan Buerger [Washington Post], and by Arielle Hixson [DC Music Live].

• Brandon Wu’s photos of I:Scintilla at Spellbound DC [Washington CityPaper].

• the Zombies and the Left Banke at the Howard Theater, 8/9/12: Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live] and by We Love DC.

• Sebadoh, Sentridoh, and Circle of Buzzards at the Black Cat, 8/10/12: Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live] and by ChunkyGlasses.com.

• Marina and the Diamonds at the 9:30 Club, 8/14/12: Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post] and by Rachel Sanford [the Vinyl District].

• Stephen Bradley on John Heart Jackie at the Velvet Lounge [Washington Times].

• Stephen Bradley on Pomegranates at DC9 [Washington Times].

• Valerie Paschall on the crazy things that Travis Morrison said during the Dismemberment Plan shows last weekend [DCist].

• David Hintz on Stereosleep and the Resistance at the Black Cat, 8/14/12 [DC Rock Live].

• We Love DC on Linkin Park at Jiffy Lube Live, 8/11/12.

• ChunkyGlasses.com on Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group at Wolf Trap, 8/12/12.

• Baynard Woods on Janes Adiction at the Lyric in Baltimore [Baltimore CityPaper].

• Here’s the setlist from Aloe Blacc‘s show at the 9:30 Club, 8/10/12 [930club.tumblr.com].

• Stephanie Taylor on ABBA at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].

• Denise A Levien on the Temptations and the Four Tops at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].

• Denise A Levien on Steve Miller Band at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].

• Brian Ossip on System of a Down and Deftones at the Verizon Center [DC Music Live].

Giveaways

• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away an autographed copy of 10 Years‘s Minus the Machine. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to the Dirty Projectors at the 9:30 Club, 8/18 (contest ends today at noon).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to the Rockstar UPROAR festival with Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, Papa Roach, and more. Show is at Jiffy Lube Live on 9/2 (no indication of when this giveaway ends).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to Ben Harper‘s acoustic show at Wolf Trap on 9/4 (contest ends 8/26).
• DC101 is giving away front row tickets to DC101′s Kerfuffle with the Offspring, Sublime, Rome, Garbage, etc., at Jiffy Lube Live on 9/15 (contest ends 9/3).
• 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).

Lyle Lovett is coming to Wolf Trap on Tuesday, 14 August, and ShowlistDC is giving away a pair of orchestra tickets! All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post telling me which song you’d most like to hear Lovett play live, and I’ll pick the winners at random (using random.org) on Thursday, 9 August at 5 PM Eastern. Be sure to use a valid email address when you enter, so I can contact you if you win (and don’t worry: your email address won’t be posted publicly when you comment on this entry and won’t be added to any sort of mailing list). If you’re a hotmail user, please add showlistdc@gmail.com to your address book or no-spam list, as other hotmail users have had problems with emails from us not getting through. Also note that we ask winners to respond within 24 hours, or else we have to pick another winner, so make sure to check your email regularly!

Lyle Lovett plays both solo acoustic and “large band” shows, but this one is somewhat in between; it’s being billed as “Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group”. It should be a good hybrid for the gorgeous Wolf Trap stage– that space always feels a lot more intimate than its size might suggest, and Lovett’s devastating, laid-back tunes should sound great here! In case you don’t know much about him, here’s a little history: he released his first solo album back in 1986(!) and has won four Grammies throughout his career (Best Country Album in 1996, Best Country Male Vocal in 1989, Best Country Duo/Group with Vocal in 1994 with Asleep at the Wheel, and Best Pop Vocal Collaboration in 1994 with Al Green). He’s also acted in a number of films (and yes, he was briefly married to Julia Roberts, whom he met on the set of The Player). While he’s probably most often labelled as a “country singer/songwriter”, his songs are understated and laid-back, not at all like the sound most people associate with mainstream country these days.

He has released 13 studio albums to date (you can see his discography here); his most recent album is Release Me, which features a few originals and a ton of covers including Townes Van Zandt’s “White Freightliner Blues” and Chuck Berry’s “Brown-Eyed Handsome Man”. He’s sure to play songs from his whole career too, so check out some videos from some of our favorite songs below, and let us know what song you’d like to hear him play! (As an aside: We like to make giveaways on ShowlistDC open to anyone, whether or not you’re already familiar with the band’s music! So sample some of Lovett’s songs, and if you like what you hear, then throw your name in the hat to check out a show by this great songwriter!)

Hey, if you’re new to ShowlistDC and wondering what this site is all about, check out our extensive calendar of upcoming events in the greater DC area (including Northern VA and Baltimore). We also make concert recommendations and post a daily round-up of DC-area music news and reviews. You can also follow us on twitter @showlistdc or like us on Facebook!

If you come across this post after the contest has closed, or if you’re not the lucky winner, then you can pick up tickets for $42 (orchestra) or $25 (lawn), plus service fees, via tickets.com. And now on to the videos….

“If You Were To Wake Up” (not an official video, but it’s our favorite of Lovett’s songs)

“In My Own Mind”

“North Dakota”

“She’s Already Made Up Her Mind”

Contest is now closed and the winner has been notified!