ShowlistDC Music Notes: Friday 06-29-12



Weekend (and Week-Ahead) Planner


Planning Guides
• Washingtonian’s Music Picks.
• DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.
• We Love DC loves weekends.
• Brightest Young Things’ Best Weekend Bets.
• CapitalBop’s Weekend in Jazz.
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• DCist’s This Week in Jazz.
• My final weekend concert preview for TBD.
• ShowlistDC’s recently changed or updated show listings.

Tonight – Friday, 29 June
• Article/interview: David Malitz talks to Daryl Davis [Washington Post], whose Daryl Davis Band performs at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre.
• Interview: Steve Kiviat on Soundclash, the monthly reggae night at Marx Cafe in Mt Pleasant [Washington CityPaper].
• Interview: Marie Gullard talks to Regina Belle [Washington Examiner]. At Blues Alley Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
• Profile: Christopher Porter on Jazz in the Garden [Washington Post Express]. Every Friday night through 8/31.
• Preview: Sarah Godfrey on Maiesha and the Hip Huggers [Washington CityPaper]. At the Howard Theatre.
• CD Review: Jukebox the Ghost: Safe Travels. Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club.

Saturday, 30 June
• Interview: Rudi Greenberg talks to Japandroids [Washington Post Express]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel.
• Interview: We Love DC talks to Vince Scheuerman of Army of Me and River James. At the Hamilton, opening for Jesse Malin.
• CD Review: Spectrum Road: Spectrum Road. Reviewed by Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. At the Howard Theatre.

Sunday, 1 July
n/a

Monday, 2 July
• CD Review: Scissor Sisters: Magic Hour. Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club Monday and Tuesday (both shows are now sold out).

Tuesday, 3 July
n/a

Wednesday, 4 July
n/a

Thursday, 5 July
• CD Review: the Men: Open Your Heart. Reviewed by Ben Opipari [Washington Post]. At DC9.
• CD Review: Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Big Moon Ritual. Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. At the Birchmere.



Articles

• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to the Mean Jeans [DCist].

• Interview: Brian Ossip talks to locals the B-Film Extras about “going cyborg” [DC Music Live].



Listening


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

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Pree, “Lemon Tree”.

• Listen: Bluebrain‘s Hays Holladay records 14 DC acts for Rainbow Arcade [Washington CityPaper].

• DC Music Download has songs from Hays Holladay and More Humans.

• DC Music Download’s 2012 Summer Music Playlist.



Live Reviews

• Charles T Downey on Asher Fisch and the National Orchestral Institute at the University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center on 6/27 [Washington Post].

• Lonnae O’Neal Parker on the atmosphere at Bring Back the Funk featuring George Clinton, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ivan Neville, and Dumpstaphunk [Washington Post].

• Chunky Glasses on Modest Mouse at the 9:30 Club, 6/20.

• Chunky Glasses on Lydia Loveless at the Black Cat, 6/19.

• Chunky Glasses on the Hives at the 9:30 Club, 6/19.

• Chunky Glasses on Santigold at the 9:30 Club, 6/18.

• Marie Eff on Jaggery with Strange Victories and Bushmeat at the Red Palace [Brightest Young Things].

• Ryan Kelly on Fiona Apple at the Warner Theatre [Brightest Young Things].



Giveaways


• DC101 is giving away tickets to see Coldplay at the Verizon Center on 7/9 plus Coldplay’s entire discography on CD (contest ends Sunday 7/1).
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Lita Ford‘s Living Like a Runaway on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 7/3).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to see the Dirty Heads at Wolf Trap on 7/8, plus a cooler full of Yuengling and passes to a BBQ (no indication of when this contest ends).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to see the NSO performing music from The Legend of Zelda at Wolf Trap on 7/26 (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).
• 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: Tuesday 06-26-12



Today’s New Releases (with locally-penned reviews)

the Flaming Lips: the Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Father Yod and the Source Family: the Thought Adjusters. Reviewed by Marc Masters [Pitchfork].

R. Kelly: Write Me Back. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].

LA Guns: Hollywood Forever. Reviewed by NOVA Metal Review.

Maroon 5: Overexposed. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post] and by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Maybach Music Group: Self Made Vol. 2. Reviewed by David Malitz [Washington Post].



Articles


• Planning Guides: DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits. Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda.

• Interview: Giovanni Russonello talks to Max Garner, playwright of Sphere: the Thelonious Monk Story [CapitalBop]. The play is at Wolly Mammoth this weekend.

• Interview: Sara Spangler talks to Eric Hutchinson [DC Music Live]. At Rams Head Live on Wednesday 6/27.

• Interview: We Love DC talks to Blake Mills, who is opening for Fiona Apple at the Warner Theatre tomorrow, Wednesday 6/27.

• If you like lists, here’s one for you: NPR’s 100 Essential Noise Pop Songs.

• The show was last night, but here’s Steve Kiviat’s preview of Glen David Andrews [Washington CityPaper].

• Another show that was last night: here’s CapitalBop’s preview of Sound of the City.



Listening


• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is the Torches, “My Former Baby (Mine)” [DCist].

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

Reggie Watts stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• Local listening: the Silver Liners, “Just Like the Rest” [DC Music Download].



Live Reviews

• Matthew Siblo on Hot Snakes at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 6/22 [DCist].

• Dave McKenna on Demi Lovato at Wolf Trap, 6/24 [Washington Post].

• Michael J West on the Goran Kajfes Subtropic Arkestra at Twins Jazz, 6/24 [Washington Post]. Part of the Nordic Jazz Festival.

• Mary Chang on the Hundred in the Hands at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 6/19 [There Goes the Fear].

• Inhuman Youth on Fight Amp at Charm City Art Space, 6/8 (with audio).

• Inhuman Youth on Valkyrie, Inter Arma, and Ilsa at RAS Hall, 6/10 (with audio).

• Jeb Gavin on Eli “Paperboy” Reed at the U St Music Hall, 6/22 [Brightest Young Things].

• Alan Pyke on Slick Rick at the Howard Theatre and Oddisee at Montserrat House [Brightest Young Things].

• Marie Eff on Holy Ghost Tent Revival at DC9 [Brightest Young Things].

• Kara Capelli on Orgone and 8 Ohms Band at the Red Palace [Brightest Young Things].

• Philip Runco on Modest Mouse at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].



Giveaways


NEW The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to Jukebox the Ghost at the 9:30 Club on 6/29 (contest ends at noon on Wednesday 6/27).
NEW ShowlistDC (yes, that’s us!) is giving away a pair of tickets to see St Vincent and David Byrne at Strathmore on 9/30, before tickets go on sale to the general public (contest ends at 5 PM on Thursday 6/28).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the Mynabirds, Generals on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 6/28).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to see Coldplay at the Verizon Center on 7/9 plus Coldplay’s entire discography on CD (contest ends 7/1).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to see the Dirty Heads at Wolf Trap on 7/8, plus a cooler full of Yuengling and passes to a BBQ (no indication of when this contest ends).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to see the NSO performing music from The Legend of Zelda at Wolf Trap on 7/26 (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).
• 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 06-25-12



Articles


• Catherine McCarthy’s seven best moments from the Bad Brains: A Band in DC screening at Silverdocs [DCist].

• Anne Midgette continues her coverage of the NSO‘s tour of South America [Washington Post]. She also wrote about Christophe Eschenbach‘s relationship with the NSO.

• Interview: We Love DC talks to Laura Burhenn of the Mynabirds.

• Interview: Steve Kiviat talks to Buika [Washington CityPaper].

• Tech/music news: Songza picks music based on the listener’s mood [Washington Post].



Listening


• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is Hot Snakes, “Paid in Cigarettes” [DCist].

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Protect-U, “U-Uno”.

• Local listening: Check out a new summer sampler from Drop Electric [Bandcamp].



Live Reviews

• Patrick Foster on the Mynabirds at the Black Cat on 6/23 [Washington Post].

• Sarah Godfrey on Jill Scott at the Verizon Center, 6/21 [Washington Post].

• Mary Chang on Keane and Mystery Jets at Strathmore, 6/14 [There Goes the Fear].

• We Love Music on the Hundred in the Hands at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 6/19.

• Rebecca Ritzel on Flamenco Soul at the Howard Theatre, 6/23 [Washington Post].

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

• Inhuman Youth on Maryland DeathFest‘s Sunday shows (with audio).

• Not really a live review, but the 9:30 Club posted the 6/21 Modest Mouse set list [930club.tumblr.com].



Giveaways


• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the Mynabirds, Generals on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 6/28).
NEW DC101 is giving away tickets to see Coldplay at the Verizon Center on 7/9 plus Coldplay’s entire discography on CD (contest ends 7/1).
NEW DC101 is giving away tickets to see the Dirty Heads at Wolf Trap on 7/8, plus a cooler full of Yuengling and passes to a BBQ (no indication of when this contest ends).
NEW DC101 is giving away tickets to see the NSO performing music from The Legend of Zelda at Wolf Trap on 7/26 (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).
NEW 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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