ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 03-27-12



Articles


Fat Trel releases Nightmare on E Street mixtape [Washington Post].

Les Paul‘s guitars go to auction [Washington Post].

• Anne Midgette talks about the Johansen Competition for string players ages 13-17 [Washington Post]. [T]he naked honesty of many of Friday’s performances awakened in me all of that gee-whiz, ain’t-classical-music-amazing sentiment I so often seek to combat.

• DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda.

• Wanted: Nightclub lighting technician.



Live Reviews


• Dean Rogers on Mythbusters at the Warner Theatre [the Rogers Revue].



New Releases – with local reviews


Madonna: MDNA – Reviewed by Chris Richards [Washington Post] and by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times]. Maura Judkis at the Post compiles other critics’ reviews.
Lionel Richie: Tuskegee – Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post].
Rusko: Songs – Reviewed by David Malitz [Washington Post].
Diggy Simmons: Unexpected Arrival – Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].
Justin Townes Earle: Nothing’s Going to Change the Way You Feel About Me Now – Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times] (scroll down)



Contests


Darkest Hour is giving away Grindesign art to peopele who “like” this facebook image and page (contest is open until it reaches 1,000 likes).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Alcest, deafheaven, Black Clouds, and Auroboros at DC9 on 3/29 (contest ends today at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a 2-LP set of the Mastodon album The Hunter. Winner must have a North American mailing address. (contest ends Thursday 3/28).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of VCMB‘s Ssss on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address. (contest ends Friday 3/29).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to Creed at the Warner Theatre on 4/24 (contest ends Sunday 4/15).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to Nickelback at the Verizon Center on 4/30 (contest ends Monday 4/23).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to Marilyn Manson at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/1 (contest ends Sunday 4/1).
• 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).

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