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Planning guides: DC Music Download’s weekday hits.

• RIP Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys. Chris Richards finds articles about the group from the archives of the Washington Post. In addition, Jonathan Fischer reflects on the group [Washington CityPaper].

• Katherine Boyle on the hip-hop flavor of the 13th DC Jewish Music Festival [Washington Post].

• The latest on Chuck Brown: He’s still in the hospital, but this weekend at a Harlem Renaissance festival in PG County, his daughter KK said, “He’s okay“. [Washington Post].

• Preview/interview: Jess Righthand talks to Terri Lynne Carrington about her album The Mosaic Project, an all-female album [Washington Post]. Carrington performs as part of the Washington Women in Jazz Festival this Saturday at the Kennedy Center. Righthand also previews a few of the festival’s other events.

• Preview: Jazz Loft with a steel pan battle between Jonathan Scales and Victor Provost, plus Rodney Richardson Quartet and Sarah Hughes Quartet [Capital Bop]. Sunday, 5/13 at the Dunes in Columbia Heights.

• Preview: Marie Gullard on the Kennedy Center’s Look Both Ways: Street Arts Across America festival, happening this week [Washington Examiner].

• Interview: Metallomusikum talks to Maryland DeathFest performer Noothgrush.

• CD Review: Mary Alouette‘s Midas, reviewed by Gregory Ayers [DC Music Download]. Performing 5/24 at the Kennedy Center‘s Millennium Stage.

• Listen: Last Tide‘s new EP is online [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen: DC Music Download’s Local Listening Booth. This week’s edition highlights new releases.

Live Reviews

• Several reviews of John Legend and Sharon Jones paying tribute to Marvin Gaye‘s What’s Going On at the Kennedy Center: Mark Jenkins [Washington Post] and Siriam Gopal [DCist].

• Olivia Ung on Bear in Heaven and Doldrums at the Black Cat on 5/1 [the Vinyl District].

• Toni Tileva on Beats Antique at the 9:30 Club on 5/2 [the Vinyl District].

• DeNeen Brown on Chaka Khan at the Howard Theatre on 5/5 [Washington Post].

• Reviews of Marilyn Manson at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/1: We Love DC and the Rogers Revue.

• Stephanie Williams’s photos of Volta Bureau‘s DJ set at the U Street Music Hall [DC Music Download].

• Robert Battey on the Morgenstern Trio at the Kennedy Center on 5/3 [Washington Post].

• Anne Midgette on UMD Symphony Orchestra at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center [Washington Post].

• Charles T Downey on violinist Stefan Jackiw‘s solo performance at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater [Washington Post].

• Nelson Pressley on Aaron Lazar at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater [Washington Post].

Contests

• 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 today).
• 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).
• NEW DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Rob Zombie and Megadeth at the Merriweather Post Pavilion on 5/13 (contest ends Friday 5/11 at 5 PM).
• 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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Today’s New Releases (with local reviews)

• B.o.B.: Strange Clouds – Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post]. At U of Maryland’s Byrd Stadium on 5/4.

• Norah Jones: …Little Broken Hearts – Reviewed by Erin Williams [Washington Post] and by Andrew Leahey (scroll down) [Washington Times]. At Wolf Trap on 6/27.

• Light Asylum: Light Asylum – Reviewed by Zach Kelly [Pitchfork]. At U Street Music Hall on Saturday 5/5.

• Lower Dens: Nootropics – Reviewed by Joe Colly [Pitchfork].

• Santigold: Master of My Make-Believe – Reviewed by Bill Friskics-Warren [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club on 6/18 and Rams Head Live! on 6/19.

• Trouble Books: Concatenating Fields – Reviewed by Zach Kelly [Pitchfork].

• Carrie Underwood: Blown Away – Reviewed by Chris Richards [Washington Post] and by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Articles

• Planning guides: DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda. Washington Post Going Out Guide’s best events in DC this week and Nightlife Agenda.

• Chris Richards writes of Young Jeezy, President Obama, and the White House’s complicated relationship with hip-hop [Washington Post]. The zingers were zinging at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, but one seemed to fall a smidge flat: President Obama’s promise to start singing Young Jeezy songs in public if he wins a second term. “In my first term I sang Al Green,” the president said, referencing his off-the-cuff performance of Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” at the Apollo Theatre in January. “In my second term, I’m going with Young Jeezy.”

• Preview: Nancy Dunham on Marilyn Manson [Washington Examiner]. Tonight at the Fillmore Silver Spring.

• Not really a live review, since the writer wasn’t there: Jonathan Fischer on Ian MacKaye‘s surprise 50th birthday party concert at St Stephen’s on Saturday night [Washington CityPaper]. There’s more information over on WTOP.

• What else did you miss this weekend? A$AB Rocky brought out Fat Trel at the 9:30 Club [Washington CityPaper]. You can see Fat Trel headline later this month at Empire (the Springfield club formerly known as Jaxx).

• All Our Noise goes backstage with Perfume Genius at a recent show at IOTA.

• If you’re planning on using the IMP-sponsored Rock & Bus to get to shows at Merriweather Post Pavilion this summer, do your homework first: the service was a disaster at this weekend’s Sweetlife Festival [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen: you can download Black Cobain‘s Cheers [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen/watch: NPR recorded Kishi Bashi at the 9:30 Club on April 3rd.

• Bassist wanted: for local metal outfit Yesterday’s Saints. Check out the ad.

Live Reviews

• Sweetlife Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion reviewed by Tanya Pai [Washingtonian] and Francis Chung [DCist].

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

• Cecelia Porter on Washington Bach Consort at the National Presbyterian Church [Washington Post].

• Joan Reinthaler on Kioi Sinfonietta Tokio at the National Gallery of Art [Washington Post].

Contests

• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of I Break Horses‘ Hearts on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• ShowlistDC is giving away a pair of tickets to see Rush at Jiffy Lube Live on 9/9 (contest ends Thursday 5/3 at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Megan Reilly‘s The Wall on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 5/3).
• NEW 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 Friday 5/4).
• 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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