I’ll be out of the country for the rest of the week, so I’m not sure if I’ll be able to publish Music Notes beyond today. We’ll see!
Today’s New Releases (with locally-penned reviews)
• Baroness: Yellow & Green. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post].
• Missy Higgins: the Ol’ Razzle Dazzle. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].
• JEFF the Brotherhood: Hypnotic Nights. Reviewed by David Malitz [Washington Post].
• Misun: the Sea. Reviewed by Gregory Ayers [DC Music Download].
• Nas: Life Is Good. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].
• Old Crow Medicine Show: Carry Me Back. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].
Articles
• Planning Guides: DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits. the Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda.
• There’s a rally planned for Lamb of God‘s Randy Blythe on the steps of the Supreme Court on Sunday [Metal Injection]. Blythe has been in a Czech prison for three weeks on allegations of manslaughter from a 2010 Prague concert; you can read some details here. (How effective will a protest on the steps of the Supreme Court be on a Sunday when the Court isn’t in session?).
• Manuel Roig-Franzia on Barack Obama and Mitt Romney singing on the campaign trail/ads [Washington Post].
• Terence McArdle on the late Kitty Wells [Washington Post].
• the Washington CityPaper’s favorite DMV tracks of 2012 so far (with song streaming!).
• Andre from Chunky Glasses’ top 10 of 2012 so far.
• DC Music Download’s best concert photos of 2012 so far.
• DC Jazz musician or fan? Come to the Howard Theatre this Friday afternoon, where photographer Carlyle Smith is recreating Art Kane‘s “A Great Day in Harlem” [Washington CityPaper].
• Preview: Nancy Dunham on Wilco [Washington Examiner]. Tonight and Wednesday at Wolf Trap.
• The other Lars at NPR reviews an anonymous death metal album.
Listening
• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is SOJA, “Not Done Yet”.
• DCist didn’t seem to post a song of the day yesterday(?!)
• Live listening: check out Best Coast at the 9:30 Club [NPR].
• Listen: Javier Starks featuring B. Steady, “Sock It To Me” [DC Music Live].
Live Reviews
• Stephen Brookes on pianist Simone Dinnerstein at the Phillips Collection, 7/15/12 [Washington Post].
• Emily Yahr on Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan at Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7/15/12 [Washington Post].
• Erica Bruce’s photos of Best Coast at the 9:30 Club [Washington CityPaper]. the 9:30 Club posted the band’s set list [930club.tumblr.com].
• Marie Eff on Wynter Gordon at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 7/13/12 [Brightest Young Things].
• Brightest Young Things on Ana Tijoux and Rebel Diaz at the Black Cat.
• Andy Johnson on Roger Waters‘ The Wall at the Verizon Center [Brightest Young Things].
Giveaways
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the English Beat, Keep the Beat: the Very Best of the English Beat on CD(!). Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a signed copy of Japandroids‘ Celebration Rock. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Thin Lizzy‘s self-titled debut reissue on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 7/18).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Anywhere‘s self-titled album on vinyl. Winner must have a North America mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 7/24).
• 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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