ShowlistDC Music Notes: Monday 07-02-12



Articles


• Planning Guides: DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits and Best Bets for Fourth of July.

• Interview: if you’ve been to a metal show in the last 5 years, chances are you’ve run into the chicken man. Metal Chris talks to the man behind the feathers, Chris Penrod [DCHeavyMetal.com].

• Forgiveness? Chris Richards on Chris Brown‘s career [Washington Post].

• Marcus J Moore on Folkz, the rapper/producer formerly known as Whitefolkz [Washington CityPaper].

• Anne Midgette on the intrusiveness (or not?) of music and art together [Washington Post].

• Interview: Stephanie Williams talks to the Silver Liners [DC Music Download].

• Caught in the storms this weekend? Anne Midgette and Charles Downey wrote about the impact of the storms on this weekend’s outdoor performances [Washington Post].

• There was a hip/hop show at DC Star over the weekend, featuring Fat Trel and Chief Keef. Carlos Perez wrote about why Shy Glizzy was banned from the show [Washington CityPaper].

• The show was over the weekend, but here’s a nice feature about Spectrum Road [DCist].

• The show was over the weekend, but here’s Philip Runco’s interview with Spencer Krug [Brightest Young Things].



Listening


• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is R. Kelly, “Feelin’ Single” [DCist].

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Shudder To Think, “Red House”.



Live Reviews


• David Malitz on Japandroids at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 6/30 [Washington Post].

• Stephen Bradley on Hot Snakes at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Washington Times].

• Max Steinmetz on Mynabirds at the Black Cat on 6/23 [DC Music Download].

• Chunky Glasses on Diana Krall at Wolf Trap on 6/21.

• The Vinyl District on Fiona Apple at the Warner Theatre on 6/26.

• Anne Midgette on the National Orchestral Institute at the Clarice Smith Center’s Gildenhorn Hall [Washington Post]. Note that the review’s URL (and title bar) indicates that the show was at Strathmore….but it was not.

• Anne Midgette on Hesperus performing with the silent film the Hunchback of Notre Dame at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church [Washington Post]. Part of the Washington Early Music Festival.

• Setlist: the Head and the Heart at the 9:30 Club on 6/28 [930club.tumblr.com].



Giveaways


• 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).
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to Henry Rollins at the 9:30 Club on 11/5 (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: 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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