ShowlistDC Music Notes: Friday 01-18-13



Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner


Planning Guides
• DC Music Download’s 5 best live music events this weekend that aren’t sold out.
• DCist’s This Week in Jazz.
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• ShowlistDC’s list of changes and additions over the last week.

Today – Friday 18 January
Rhett Miller at Jammin’ Java. Interview by Tanya Pai [Washingtonian].
Marshall Crenshaw at the Birchmere: Preview by Alex Baca [Washington CityPaper].
Lalah Hathaway at the Howard Theatre: Preview by Marie Gullard [Washington Examiner].
Soundgarden at DAR Constitution Hall: Preview/interview by Robert Fulton [Washington Examiner].
Christopher Cross at the Barns of Wolf Trap: Preview/interview by Emily Cary [Washington Examiner].
BSO and pianist Garrick Ohlsson present Rachmaninoff 101: Preview/interview by Marie Gullard [Washington Examiner].
the Walkaways at IOTA: CD review of Romance and Medicine by Moira E McLaughlin [Washington Post].

Saturday 19 January
Silent Old Mtns. at the Velvet Lounge: Interview by Stephanie Lanham [Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie].
2 Chainz at the Fillmore: Preview by Kriston Capps [Washington CityPaper].
Christopher Cross at the Barns of Wolf Trap: Preview/interview by Emily Cary [Washington Examiner].

Sunday 20 January
Catharsis at the Warehouse: Preview by Leor Galil [Washington CityPaper].
the Soft Moon at the Black Cat: CD review of Zeros by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post].

Monday 21 January
Iris DeMent at the Birchmere: Preview/interview by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post].

Tuesday 22 January
the Menzingers at the 9:30 Club: Preview by Matt Siblo [Washington CityPaper].

Wednesday 23 January
Ra Ra Riot at the 9:30 Club: CD review of Beta Love by Ben Opipari [Washington Post].

Thursday 24 January
Red Baraat at the 9:30 Club: CD review of Shruggy Ji by Catherine P Lewis (that’s me!) [Washington Post].
Widowspeak at the Black Cat: CD review of Almanac by Dan Miller [Washington Post].



This Week’s New Releases (with locally-penned reviews)

Arbouretum, Coming Out of the Fog: Reviewed by Aaron Leitko [Pitchfork].

Dropkick Murphys, Signed and Sealed in Blood: Reviewed by Justin Beland [Chunky Glasses].

Kingsley Flood, Battles: Reviewed by Nida Masiulis [DC Music Download].

A Sound of Thunder, Queen of Hell EP: Reviewed by NoVA Metal Review.

Yo La Tengo, Fade: Reviewed by Rusty Roberts [Chunky Glasses].



Articles

• New blog The Flash Band Project wrote this profile of DC Music Listing Sites– including a really nice shout-out to ShowlistDC!

• Venue profile: Club K in Baltimore, profiled by Brandon Weigel [Baltimore CityPaper].

• Booker profile: Ally Schweitzer has an excellent profile of and interview with Jim Thomson, booker of Tropicalia [Washington CityPaper].

• Schweitzer also has an excellent overview of DIY Record Labels in DC [Washington CityPaper].

• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to Immanent Voiceless [DCist].

• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to Teen Mom [DCist].

• Interview: We Love DC talks to Ugly Purple Sweater.

• Interview: Chris Richards talks to Jessie Ware [Washington Post].

• Jonathan Fischer analyzes how DC bands fared in the annual Pazz & Jop poll [Washington CityPaper]. Full disclosure: my ballot is here.

DJ AngelBaby puts out a Baltimore club music mixtape [Baltimore CityPaper].

• A round-up of musicians appearing at inaugural balls and concerts [Washington Post].

• A listening tour of Mali [Washington Post].

• Vote in the Washington CityPaper’s Best of 2013 Readers’ Poll.



Listening

Black Prairie stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert [NPR]. They’re opening for Rhett Miller at Jammin’ Java tonight (1/18/13).

• Listen to Sunwolf‘s “Sun & Sea” [Washington CityPaper].

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local videos of the day have been Bad Domes, Show in 80 seconds and Drew Gibson, “Elmira” and New Rock Church of Fire, “the Sword” and Tom Goss, “Lover” and Thievery Corporation, “Take My Soul”.

• DCist’s songs of the day this week have been Tereu Tereu, “Savage Love” and Teen Mom, “I Wanna Go Out” and Jessie Ware, “Sweet Talk” and Freakwater, “My Old Drunk Friend” and Gringo Star, “Going Way Out”.

• Lots of DMV Beats [Washington CityPaper].

• New singles by Parquet Courts, Destiny’s Child, and Dylan Ryan/Sand – reviewed (with song clips) by Chris Richards [Washington Post].

• Heavy Uber Alles’s six heavy tunes.



Live Reviews

Folger Consort and Cathedra at the Washington National Cathedral, 1/11/13: Reviewed by Patrick Rucker [Washington Post].

the Gin Blossoms at the Barns of Wolf Trap, 1/16/13: Reviewed by Alan Duckworth [the Rogers Revue].

Morrissey and Kristeen Young at Strathmore, 1/16/13: Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live] and photos by Erica Bruce [Washington CityPaper].

David Murray Big Band with Macy Gray at the Howard Theatre, 1/10/13: Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live].

Niki and the Dove with Vacationer at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 1/11/12: Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live].

Paint Branch at Red Onion Records, 1/12/13: Photos by Erica Bruce [Washington CityPaper].

Quicksilver at Dumbarton Oaks, 1/13/13: Reviewed by Charles T. Downey [Washington Post].

Robert Egger’s Tribute Show at the Hamilton, 1/7/13: Reviewed by Stephanie Williams [DC Music Download].

Sóley at the 9:30 Club, 11/25/12: Video by All Our Noise.

Ugly Purple Sweater, Kingsley Flood, and Kindlewood at the Black Cat, 1/12/13: Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live] and by Kevin Hill [Chunky Glasses].



Giveaways

• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away Corrections House and Tone at DC9 on 1/24/13 (giveaway ends 1/23/13). Corrections House is a supergroup featuring members of Neurosis, Eyehategod, Nachtmystium, and Yazuka.
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the Weeks, Gutter Gaunt Gangster EP (giveaway ends 1/24/13).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Sum 41‘s Does This Look Infected? (giveaway ends 1/23/13).


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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 09-04-12



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

Animal Collective, Centipede Hz. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Cat Power, Sun. Reviewed by Bill Friskics-Warren [Washington Post].

Deerhoof, Breakup Song. Reviewed by Marc Masters [Pitchfork].

Dwele, Greater Than One. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].

Matchbox Twenty, North. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Bob Mould, Silver Age. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post].

Niki & the Dove, Instinct. Reviewed by ChunkyGlasses.com.

Swans, the Seer. Reviewed by Sean Gray [DCist].

• A whole bunch of record reviews from David Hintz [DC Rock Live].



Articles


Planning Guides: Washingtonian’s September Classical Music Preview. Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda. Wteve Kiviat’s guide to September 2012 “world” music shows.

• RIP Vance Bockis, DC punk/metal musician of the bands The Obsessed, The Factory, 9353, and Pentagram [Washington CityPaper]. Larger story by Neal Augenstein [WTOP]. We assume that The Factory’s 9/29 show with Kix at the Howard Theatre will be cancelled.

• Anne Midgette on the John Cage Centennial Festival [Washington Post]. Midgette also rounds up other Washington Post articles.

• Interview: Stephanie Williams’ Q&A with Bravenoise [DC Music Download].

• Interview: David Hintz talks to Mary Bridget Davies [DC Rock Live]. She’s starring in the musical One Night with Janis Joplin at the Arena Stage’s Kreeger Theater from September 28th to November 4th.

• Local media news: Washington Times founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon died at age 92 [DCist].



Listening


• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day was These United States, “Ever Make You Mine”.

• DCist’s music videos of the day was Hundred Waters, “Thistle”.

• Local podcasts: Hometown Sounds DC’s 9/2/12 podcast.

• Download: Akil Nadir‘s Philosopher King [Washington CityPaper].



Live Reviews

Abbey Road on the River at the Gaylord Resort, National Harbor, 8/30/12-9/3/12. Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live].

AM & Shawn Lee at Montserrat House, 8/30/12. Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live].

Todd Carey at Jammin’ Java, 8/13/12. Reviewed by Stephen Bradley [Washington Times].

Magic Castles at the 9:30 Club, 8/22/12. Reviewed by Fuzzy Logic.

One Inch Giant, Borracho, and Auroboros at DC9, 8/30/12. Live review/photos by Metal Chris [DCHeavyMetal.com].

Rodriguez at 6th & I, 8/30/12. Photos by Erica Bruce [Washington CityPaper].



Giveaways


• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of StarsThe North on gold vinyl (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Stealing Sheep‘s Genevieve 7″ (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Luna‘s Bewitched on vinyl (contest ends 9/6).
• Nuclear Blast is giving away tickets to see While Heaven Wept (performing with Primordial) at Empire on 9/12.
• 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 08-28-12



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

Rayland Baxter, Feathers and Fishhooks. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Dan Deacon, America. Reviewed by David Malitz [Washington Post].

Divine Fits, A Thing Called Divine Fits. Reviewed by Timothy Bracy [Washington Post].

Alanis Morrisette, Havoc and Bright Lights. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post] and Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].



Articles


• Planning Guides: DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits.

• Local band news: Steve Miller, guitarist for local death metal band Loculus will be touring with System Divide this fall! [Facebook]. They’re touring with Epica, Alestorm, and Insomnium; local dates include 10/23 at the Howard Theatre and 11/24 at Baltimore SoundStage.

• Local venue news: the Black Cat‘s new booker is Candace Jones. Washington CityPaper has her bio and DCist has a Q&A (by one of her friends). Jones will be at the club in late Sept/early Oct and will be handling the booking for local bands, supporting acts, and some Backstage shows, while the club’s owner Dante Ferrando will continue booking most of the touring bands.

• RIP jazz singer and journalist Janice Frink Brown [Washington CityPaper].

• Interview: Chris Richards talks to Matthew Dear [Washington Post]. He’ll be performing 11/15 at the U Street Music Hall.

• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to N’Digo Rose [DCist].

• Interview: Stephanie Williams talks to Jeff Surak of Sonic Circuits [DC Music Download].

• Tampa is the home of death metal, but bands like Deicide and Morbid Angel are absent from the list of bands playing the RNC [Washington Post]. Kid Rock wrote Romney’s theme song, “Born Free”, and has a lot in common with Romney [Washington Times].



Listening


• Here’s a roundup of Hometown Sounds DC’s local music videos of the day:
      – Kindlewood, “This House” (8/27)
      – Elikeh, “Madjo” (8/24)

• Here’s a roundup of DCist’s music videos of the day:
      – Toxie, “Newgate” (8/27)
      – Lightwaves, “All the Way Down” (8/24)

• Podcast: HometownSoundsDC’s Podcast for 8/26/12.



Live Reviews

Black Dog Prowl, Danvilles, and Vinyl Side at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 8/24/12: Review by David Hintz [DC Rock Live].

D’Angelo at the Verizon Center (opening for Mary J Blige), 8/26/12: Review by Chris Richards [Washington Post].

Al Green at Wolf Trap, 8/24/12: Review by Chris Richards [Washington Post].

Hull and Auroboros at the Cellar Door, 8/25/12: Review and photos by Metal Chris [DCHeavyMetal.com].

Meek Mill (with a surprise appearance by Drake) at the Fillmore Silver Spring, 8/24/12: Review by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].

the Mighty Mighty Bosstones at the 9:30 Club, 8/7/12: Review by Stephen Bradley [Washington Times].

Presto Bando and the Petticoat Tea Room at the Red Palace, 8/24/12: Review by David Hintz [DC Rock Live].

the Toadies at the Fillmore Silver Spring, 7/31/12: Review by Stephen Bradley [Washington Times].

the Unruly and Mirror Kisses at Axum Lounge, 8/25/12: Review by David Hintz [DC Rock Live].



Giveaways


NEW the Fillmore is giving away tickets to August Burns Red on 8/31.
• Local band Cassandra Syndrome has a contest that includes T-Shirts and tickets to their concerts on 9/1 (with Cybergeist and Death Maschine at the Recher Theatre) and 9/14 (with Kamelot, A Sound of Thunder, and Fallen Martyr at Empire).
• DC101 is giving away front row tickets to DC101′s Kerfuffle with the Offspring, Sublime, Rome, Garbage, etc., at Jiffy Lube Live on 9/15 (contest ends 9/3).
• 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 08-21-12



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

Bloc Party, Four. Reviewed by Elizabeth Nelson [Washington Post].

Blur, Parklive. Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].

the Darkness, Hot Cakes. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Owl City, the Midsummer Station. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post] and by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times]. At the 9:30 Club on 9/10.

Redd Kross, Researching the Blues. Reviewed by Aaron Leitko [Pitchfork].

Spider Bags, Shake My Head. Reviewed by ChunkyGlasses.com.

Yeasayer, Fragrant World. Reviewed by David Malitz [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club on 11/14 and 11/15.



Articles


• Planning Guides: Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda. DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits and Upcoming Shows You Should Know.

• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to Priests [DCist].

• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to Meow vs. Meow [DCist].

• Interview: Gregory Ayers talks to Clarissa Villondo, co-founder of Indie Bands With a Mission [DC Music Download].

• Interview: Nancy Dunham talks to Mat Kearney [Washington Examiner]. Opening for Train tonight at Wolf Trap.

• DVD/Documentary review: Joe Warminsky on Sweet Rock: the Red Weasel Movement [Washington CityPaper]. It’s “a 35-minute documentary about a Salisbury, Md., band that was a small oasis of grunge-era good times on the Eastern Shore and whose members were familiar with D.C.’s late ’80s/early ’90s scene“.

• Republican Vice Presedential candidate Paul Ryan apparently loves Rage Against the Machine. That love is not returned [Washington Post].

• Are you tired of people saying that the local music scene sucks? Baltimore blogger Metallomusikum certainly is, and she wrote this handy list of things you and your band can do to make it better. (She wrote it back in January, but it’s still worth reading/following/taping to the fridge).

• Local band news: Periphery is dropping off the Summer Slaughter Tour due to a family emergency [Facebook].

• Chuck Brown Day: Ally Schweitzer tallied an hourly update on the event’s breakdown [Washington CityPaper] (PS: she also reports that refunds are available for those who had tickets).

Big Time Rush performed at a kids’ “state dinner” at the White House. Chris Richards was there [Washington Post].

• OK, we get it: making fun of Nickelback is like shooting fish in a barrel. Still, Maura Judkis critiques their new music video, “Trying Not To Love You” [Washington Post].

• More on Brightest Young Things‘ move to NYC: an article in the New York Times.

• The Washington CityPaper is curating a concert at the Smithsonian American Art Museum on 9/14. Kokayi, The Caribbean, and Alex (aka Alex Minoff) will be performing, and the event is free.

• Extra cash in your pocket? Check out the new Kickstarter from local power metal band A Sound of Thunder, to help fund their new album Time’s Arrow (and featuring an exclusive EP).

• Everyone’s been talking about Pussy Riot, and the Washington Post now has a blog post about the Russian punk rockers.

• Opera falls just outside the scope of what I cover here on ShowlistDC, but Anne Midgette wrote a few thoughtful pieces for the Washington Post recently, so I’ll round them up here: Taking Opera’s Pulse (a response to a recent cover article of Opera News, which sparked a conversation on NPR) and Opera: great personalities, bad actors.



Listening


• Here’s a roundup of Hometown Sounds DC’s local music videos of the day:
      – Screen Vinyl Image, “Night Trip” (8/20)
      – the Young Rapids, “Goods (Blue Light Sessions)” (8/17)

• Here’s a roundup of DCist’s music videos of the day:
      – Airiel, “Flashlight Tag” (8/20)
      – Wye Oak, “Spiral” (8/17)

• Live listening: Wye Oak, live from the 9:30 Club, 8/17/12 [NPR.org].

Rufus Wainwright stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• Listen to yU‘s latest 7″ release [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen to Substantial‘s “Check My Resume” [DC Music Live].

• Listen to Mac Demarco‘s “My Kind of Woman” [ChunkyGlasses.com].

• Podcasts: Hometown Sounds DC’s podcast for 8/19 and ChunkyGlasses.com’s Episode 13.



Live Reviews

Be’La Dona and Klymaxx at Fort Dupont Park, 8/18/12. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].

the Dirty Projectors and Wye Oak at the 9:30 Club, 8/17/12 & 8/18/12. Reviewed by Rohan Mahadevan [DCist] and by Aaron Leitko [Washington Post]. 9:30 Club posted the setlist from 8/17 [930club.tumblr.com].

Gold Motel at Jammin’ Java, 7/23/12. Reviewed by Stephen Bradley [Washington Times].

the Kennedys and Naked Blue at the Hamilton, 8/19/12. Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live].

Lorelei, Deathfix, and Sun Wolf at the Black Cat, 8/17/12. Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live] and photographed by Erica Bruce [Washington CityPaper].

Barry Manilow at Wolf Trap, 8/16/12 & 8/17/12. Reviewed by Mark Beachy [MD Theatre Guide], by Denise A Levien [the Rogers Revue], and by Reel Film News

Marina and the Diamonds and MS MR at the 9:30 Club, 8/14/12. Reviewed by We Love DC.

Raise the Roofbeams, the Beanstalk Library and Red Sammy at DC9, 8/16/12. Reviewed by David Hintz [DC Rock Live].

Christian Scott aka Christian aTunde Adjuah at the Bohemian Caverns, 8/16/12. Reviewed by Michael J West [Washington Post].



Giveaways


NEW The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to the Brian Jonestown Massacre at the 9:30 Club on 8/22 (contest ends today at noon).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to the Rockstar UPROAR festival with Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, Papa Roach, and more. Show is at Jiffy Lube Live on 9/2 (no indication of when this giveaway ends).
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away two Slumberland LPs: Lorelei‘s Enterprising Sidewalks and Echo Lake‘s Wild Peace (contest ends Friday 8/24).
• DC101 is giving away tickets to Ben Harper‘s acoustic show at Wolf Trap on 9/4 (contest ends 8/26).
NEW Local band Cassandra Syndrome has a contest that includes T-Shirts and tickets to their concerts on 9/1 (with Cybergeist and Death Maschine at the Recher Theatre) and 9/14 (with Kamelot, A Sound of Thunder, and Fallen Martyr at Empire).
• DC101 is giving away front row tickets to DC101′s Kerfuffle with the Offspring, Sublime, Rome, Garbage, etc., at Jiffy Lube Live on 9/15 (contest ends 9/3).
• 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 08-07-12



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

Apache Dropout: Bubblegum Graveyard. Reviewed by Aaron Leitko [Pitchfork].

David Archuleta: Begin. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Sir Richard Bishop: Intermezzo. Reviewed by Marc Masters [Pitchfork].

Colt Ford: Declaration of Independence. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post].

Niki and the Dove: Instinct. Reviewed by Bill Friskics-Warren [Washington Post].

Sixpence None the Richer: Lost in Translation. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Elle Varner: Perfectly Imperfect. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].



Articles


Planning Guides: DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits and Free Things To Do in DC This Week.

• CapitalBop’s excellent DC Jazz Loft series will be at Hole in the Sky this Sunday and Montserrat House in the future, after a problem with Columbia Heights venue The Dunes [Washington CityPaper]. CapitalBop previews this Sunday’s show.

• Interview: Joe Warminsky talks to DMV hip-hop producer Timothy “Judah” Matthews about Wale, the decline of go-go, and working smarter [Washington CityPaper].

• Interview: David Hintz talks to Alexz Johnson [DC Rock Live].

• Interview: Mike Shomaker talks to Troy Harley [DC Music Live].

• Preview/Interview: Emily Cary on Il Divo [Washington Examiner]. Thursday at Wolf Trap.



Listening


• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Kindness & Trouble Funk, “That’s Alright”.

• DCist’s music video of the day is Ava Luna, “Water Duct”.

• Sierra Leonean vocalist Janka Nabay wrote an Olympic anthem “Nar London” [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen: Orchard Wall‘s new EP, Orchard Wall [DC Music Download].

Beth Orton stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• DC Music Live’s music mix of the week: Incwell.



Live Reviews


• Scott Galupo on Chuck Mead and the Grassy Knoll Boys at Jammin’ Java, 8/5/12 [Washington Post].

• Mark Jenkins on Bollywood singer/composer Bappi Lahiri at the High Point High School auditorium in Beltsville [Washington Post].

• Stephanie Williams’ photos of Run for Cover at the Black Cat, 8/4/12 [DC Music Download].

• ChunkyGlasses.com on Jackson Browne and Sara Watkins at Wolf Trap, 7/23/12.



Giveaways


• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Big Tree, Augury on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today ).
• ShowlistDC (that’s us!) is giving away a pair of tickets to see Lyle Lovett at Wolf Trap on 8/14 (contest ends Thursday 8/9 at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Civil Twilight‘s Holy Weather on vinyl (contest ends Friday, 8/10).
• 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).


ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 07-31-12



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

Blur: Blur 21. Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork]. (Hint: it’s called “21″ because it’s been 21 years since the band’s first release, and there are 21 discs– 18 CDs, 3 DVDs– in this set.)

Gloriana: A Thousand Miles Left Behind. Reviewed by the Washington Times. (Typically the WashTimes’s CD reviews are written by Andrew Leahey, but these reviews are uncredited).

Michael Kiwanuka: Home Again. Reviewed by Elizabeth Nelson [Washington Post].

Joss Stone: the Soul Sessions Vol. 2. Reviewed by the Washington Times. (Typically the WashTimes’s CD reviews are written by Andrew Leahey, but these reviews are uncredited).

Various Artist / Whitney Houston: Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post].

Today’s Washington Post also has a review by David Malitz of Rick Ross‘s God Forgives, I Don’t, but that doesn’t appear to be online yet.



Articles


Planning Guides: DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits and roundup of free things to do in DC music this week. Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda.

• What to do when it’s too hot to play in your kickball league: competitive karaoke! [Washington Post].

• Interview: Brian Ossip talks to the Lostprophets about their experience on the Vans Warped Tour [DC Music Live]. The interview covers such topics as picking setlists and taking dumps. Slow news day, apparently.



Listening


• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Kokayi, “Know Us Mayne”.

• DCist’s song of the day is the Big Pink, “Hit the Ground (Superman)”.

• Listen: Baltimore indie-rock band Mr. Moccasin, “Black On Black” [Baltimore CityPaper].

• Listen: NPR’s feature on Wale, “Ambassador of Rap for the Capital”.



Live Reviews


• Dave McKenna on Jennifer Lopez at the Verizon Center [Washington Post].

• Patrick Rucker on the Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 7/29/12 [Washington Post].

• David Hintz on John Wesley Harding at Jammin’ Java, 7/29/12 [DC Rock Live].

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

• Stephen Bradley on Refused at the Fillmore Silver Spring [Washington Times].

• Alan J. Duckworth on the National Symphony Orchestra and the Emerald City Choir performing the music from Zelda at Wolf Trap, 7/26/12 [the Rogers Revue]. Full disclosure: I sang in this choir!



Giveaways


• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to Static-X, Prong, Davey Suicide, and 9Electric at the Fillmore on 9/1 (contest ends today at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Ed Sheeran‘s + (Plus) on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 8/1).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the FeaturesStill Lost, Volume One on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 8/2).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Leland SundriesRoller Derby Queen 7″. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 8/2).
• WMAL is giving away tickets to Ted Nugent at the Fillmore on 8/3 (no indication of when this contest ends).
• 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).


ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 07-24-12



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

Cooly G: Playin’ Me. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].

the Gaslight Anthem: Handwritten. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post] and Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Passion Pit: Gossamer. Reviewed by David Malitz [Washington Post] and by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].



Articles


Planning Guides: ChunkyGlasses.com’s Weekly Show Guide. DC Music Download’s roundup of free things to do in DC music this week. Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda.

• Corporate sellout alert: Weezer will be playing at Pentagon City Mall on 8/11 to celebrate the opening of a Microsoft store [DCist].

• Allison Stewart’s Singles File [Washington Post]. Featuring songs by Rick Ross featuring Jay-Z and Dr. Dre, Prata Vetra, Solos, Le1f, and Afghan Whigs.

• Interview/preview: Nancy Dunham on Rufus Wainwright [Washington Examiner]. Tonight at Wolf Trap.

• Marcus J Moore on the Trillectro Festival on 8/11/12 [Washington CityPaper].



Listening


• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Madura, “From the Pit”.

• DCist’s song of the day is Frank Ocean, “Sweet Life”.



Live Reviews

• Reviews of Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells at Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7/22/12: by Megan Buerger [Washington Post] and by Rohan Mahadevan [DCist].

• David Hintz on Andrew Grossman, Annie & the Beekeepers, and John Heart Jackie at the Velvet Lounge, 7/22/12 [DC Rock Live].

• Stephen Bradley on Ana Tijoux at the Black Cat Backstage [Washington Times].

• Mark Hensch on Roger Waters – The Wall Live at the Verizon Center [Washington Times].

• Cecelia Porter on the Wolf Trap Opera Company at the Barns of Wolf Trap on 7/22/12 [Washington Post].

• Jon Pacella on KISS and Motley Crue at Jiffy Lube Live, 7/20/12 [the Vinyl District]. Also reviewed by Brightest Young Things.

• We Love DC on Chromatics at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 7/19/12. Also reviewed by Kara Capelli [Brightest Young Things].

• Jennifer Lohmanns on Deleted Scenes, Spinto Band, and Pree at the Red Palace, 7/21/12 [DC Music Download].

• Erica Bruce’s photos of the Gaslight Anthem and Dave Hause at the U St Music Hall [Washington CityPaper].

• Rachel Eisley on Rebirth Brass Band at the Hamilton [Brightest Young Things].

• Brightest Young Things on Nicki Minaj at DAR Constitution Hall [Brightest Young Things].



Giveaways


• 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 today).
• DC Music Download is giving away tickets to Bunny Gang (featuring Nathan Maxwell of Flogging Molly), Outlaw Nation, and Kill Lincoln at the Rock & Roll Hotel, Sunday 7/29 (contest ends Thursday 7/26 at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Michael Kiwanuka‘s “I’m Getting Ready” 7″. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Friday 7/27).
• 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).


ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 07-17-12

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 JapandroidsCelebration 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 07-10-12



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

Zac Brown Band: Uncaged. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [Washington Post] and by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times]. At Jiffy Lube Live on 10/12.

Clare and the Reasons: KR-51. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Deep Time: Deep Time. Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].

the Dirty Projectors: Swing Lo Magellan. Reviewed by Chris Richards [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club on 8/17 and 8/18.

Hank Williams Jr.: Old School New Rules. Reviewed by Timothy Bracy [Washington Post].



Articles


Planning Guides: DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda. Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Best Events in DC This Week and Nightlife Agenda. DC Music Download’s Weekday Hits. Steve Kiviat’s guide to July Tropical, Blues, Roots, and Rock shows.

• Local Venue News: Baltimore’s Sonar is closed, as of today [Baltimore CityPaper]. The news was first posted officially by Maryland DeathFest on Facebook, who wrote, “Sonar (the home of MDF since 2006) is closing. Why? That’s not important. What is important is that we’ve known about this situation for months, and we were already searching for a new location only a few days after MDF X ended. Currently, we have THREE locations to choose from, all of which would be in Baltimore.” The Baltimore CityPaper wrote an article back in May that the Feds had named Sonar in a pot conspiracy indictment. We’re working to figure out where all of the shows scheduled for Sonar are moving (you can follow our list of Sonar shows here).

• Joe Heim on Woody Guthrie at 100 [Washington Post].

• Chris Porter on Orchestre Poly-Rythmo [Washington Post Express]. At the Hamilton on 7/17.

• Marcus J Moore on the Dafnis Prieto Proverb Trio‘s debut album [Washington CityPaper].

• Interview/Preview: Nancy Dunham talks to Macy Gray [Washington Examiner]. At Wolf Trap tonight.

• Interview & Preview: Yohana Desta of the 9:30 Club talked to Chris Glover of Penguin Prison [930club.tumblr.com]. At the 9:30 Club on 7/11.



Listening


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

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is RAtheMC, “Champion”.

• Listen/watch: Brandi Carlile stopped by NPR’s DC office to perform a Tiny Desk Concert.

• Listen: the Washington Post’s summer jams playlist.

• Listen: DJ Underdog presents a music mix of the week [DC Music Live].

• Listen: Drop Electric‘s Summer 2012 Demo [DC Music Download].



Live Reviews


• Dave McKenna on Coldplay at the Verizon Center, 7/8 [Washington Post].

• Erica Bruce’s photos of These United States and Henry Clay People at the Black Cat [Washington CityPaper].

• We Love DC on Howard Jones at the Howard Theater, 7/5/12.

• Jeb Gavin on Disco Biscuits at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

• Marie Eff on Sarah McLachlan and the National Philharmonic Orchestra at Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7/5/12 [Brightest Young Things].

• Brightest Young Things on Robyn at the U St Music Hall, 7/7.



Giveaways


• ShowlistDC (that’s us!) is giving away a pair of orchestra tickets to see Wilco and the Lee Ranaldo Band at Wolf Trap on 7/17 (contest ends Thursday 7/12).
NEW DC Music Download is giving away tickets to the Fillmore’s “Local Rock Series” featuring Bravenoise and Black Dog Prowl, 7/13/12 (contest ends Thursday 7/12 at noon).
• 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 07-03-12

[FYI: Music Notes will be quiet tomorrow for the July 4th holiday, but we'll be back on Thursday, 7/5.]



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


Chris Brown: Fortune. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post] and Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

Beachwood Sparks: the Tarnished Gold. Reviewed by David Malitz [Washington Post].

Flo Rida: Wild Ones. Reviewed by Bill Friskics-Warren [Washington Post] and Andrew Leahey [Washington Times]. At the Verizon Center on 7/25.

Milk Maid: Mostly No. Reviewed by Zach Kelly [Pitchfork].



Articles


• Planning Guides: DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda. Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda.

• Here’s a super-cool video interview with Paul Vodra of Hometown Sounds DC [via K Street Kate's The District Dish]. If you’re not familiar with Hometown Sounds DC, it’s a 24-hour radio station playing music from the DC area, broken up by genre (lounge, punk, rock, twang, dance, and urban; the hours for each can be found on Hometown Sounds’s home page). You can listen to Hometown Sounds DC via streamlicensing.com. Hometown Sounds DC also posts a daily DC music video which we re-post every day in our “Listening” section below.

• Interview: Metallomusikum talks to Lita Ford (audio).

• Interview: Metallomusikum talks to Murp (Q&A text).

• RIP soprano Evelyn Lear [Washington Post]. There is also this obituary, written by Emily Langer.

• Hungry? DC Music Download ranks its top 5 places in DC for brunch and music.



Listening


• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is Scissor Sisters, “Let’s Have a Kiki” [DCist].

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Vegas With Randolph, “Supergirl”.

• Local music video: DC stoner metal band Borracho just released a video for “All In Play” [Youtube].

• Another local music video: Maryland djent band Periphery has unveiled a video for “Make Total Destroy” [Blabbermouth].

• Listen: Tabi Bonney and Raheem DeVaughn‘s “Need a Girl” [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen: Exitmusic stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• Download: The Vinyl District’s Press Play.



Live Reviews

• Joan Reinthaler on the Catalan tribute to Joan Miro at the National Gallery of Art [Washington Post].

• Charles T Downey on the Serenade! choral festival, originally scheduled for Strathmore but relocated to the National Presbyterian Church due to the storms [Washington Post].

• Shona Fenner on Exitmusic with Stagnant Pools at the Red Palace [Brightest Young Things].

• Kara Capelli on The Head and the Heart at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].

• Andy J on Japandroids with Cadence Weapon at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].



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 today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to Henry Rollins at the 9:30 Club on 11/5 (contest ends today).
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of George Harrison‘s Early Takes Volume 1 on vinyl (contest ends Monday 7/9).
• 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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