Articles
• Planning guides: DCist’s This Week in Jazz.
• Fort Reno starts on Monday! But don’t look for the schedule on their site– as of this writing, the 2012 schedule had not been posted. The Washington CityPaper tells us that opening night will feature Teen Mom, Alarms & Controls, and Upforth.
• More of NPR’s favorites of 2012 so far: favorite classical albums.
• Preview: Christopher Porter on Neil Diamond [Washington Post Express]. Tonight at the Verizon Center.
• Interview: Rudi Greenberg talks to Marissa Nadler [Washington Post Express]. At DC9 tonight.
• Interview: Michael Parsons talks to Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows [Reel Film News]. The band plays Wolf Trap on 6/20.
• Christopher Porter on Oddisee [Washington Post Express].
• Arlington teens are producing a battle-of-the-bands at Artisphere this weekend [ARLnow]. They’ve been posting band profiles on the event’s Facebook page.
• Local band news: The newest Periphery track will premiere today on Liquid Metal Sirius XM, writes Outerloop Management on its Facebook page.
• Speaking of Periphery, here’s a video interview with Spencer and Misha by Hit the Floor Magazine at the Download Festival.
• CD Review: Frau Eva, Underneath Eyelids. Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Washington CityPaper]. Performing Saturday at the Black Cat.
• CD Review: Clams Casino, Instrumental Tape 2. Reviewed by Joe Colly [Pitchfork].
Listening
• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is Grouplove, “Tongue Tied” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s DC music video of the day is (former DC band) Jukebox the Ghost, “Victoria”.
• Metal Injection has live video of Dying Fetus performing “From Womb to Waste” at Empire (formerly Jaxx) on 6/9.
Live Reviews
• Maeve McDermott on the Cribs at the Black Cat on 6/7 [The Vinyl District].
• Brian Ossip on Matt Skiba and the Sekrets at the Black Cat on 6/10 [DC Music Live].
• Mike Shomaker on Nobody Yet at All Saints Episcopal Church in Huntingtown, MD [DC Music Live].
• Marie Formica on Mogwai at the 9:30 Club on 6/11 [Brightest Young Things].
• William Alberque on 2:54 at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].
Giveaways
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to see Grizzly Bear at the 9:30 Club on either 9/20 or 9/21 (winner gets to choose) (contest ends today at noon).
• NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away tickets to Balkan Beat Box at the 9:30 club on 6/15 (no indication of when this contest ends).
• NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away tickets to Spanglish Fly at the U Street Music Hall on 6/16 (no indication of when this contest ends).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to Social Distortion at the 9:30 club on either 11/6 or 11/7 (winner gets to choose) (contest ends Friday 6/15 at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the Sufis self-titled album on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 6/19).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Yes‘s Open Your Eyes on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 6/19).
• Brightest Young Things is giving away tickets and a meet-and-greet with Childish Gambino at Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore on 6/23 (contest ends Wednesday 6/20).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to The Great American Festival featuring Eve 6, Ozomatli, and more, at the National Harbor on 6/30 (no indication of when this contest ends).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to see Everclear, Sugar Ray, the Gin Blossoms, Lit, and Marcy Playground at Wolf Trap on 7/25 (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).
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