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Weekend/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 .
• DCist’s
This Week in Jazz .
• TBD points you to
concerts featuring musicians who’ve been on TV (yes, Flavor Flav is in town).
• We’re trying something new. Go to
this page to see all the shows that have been added or changed on ShowlistDC in the past 7 days.
Tonight – Friday, 8 June Kenny Garrett Blues Alley .Queen tribute band Queen Extravaganza 9:30 Club .
Saturday, 9 June violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg of the BSO [Washington Examiner]. The BSO performs Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto at Strathmore to close out its season.Rock the Block Festival in Kensington, MD
Sunday, 10 June 2:54 Rock & Roll Hotel .Rachel Platten Jammin’ Java .Make It Mount Pleasant fair in Mt Pleasant, DCmain page for details).Dirty Dozen Brass Band : Twenty Dozen Wolf Trap as part of Louisiana Swamp Romp. note : there’s no link to Joyce’s review because we couldn’t find it on the Post’s web site anywhere. May have to check the hard copy of the paper for it; we’ll keep looking for a link.
Monday, 11 June
Tuesday, 12 June Grass Widow Comet Ping Pong .
Wednesday, 13 June Langhorne Slim : The Way We Move Chris Kompanek [Washington Post]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel .
Thursday, 14 June Marissa Nadler : the Sister Dan Miller [Washington Post]. At DC9 .Chris Smither : Hundred Dollar Valentine Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At Baldwin’s Station and Pub in Sykesville, MD.
Articles • David Malitz guesses who’s going to be at the Virgin Mobile FreeFest this year [Washington Post].
• CD Review: Azealia Banks : 1991 EP Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork].
• CD Review: Janel & Anthony : Where Is Home Joe Warminsky [Washington CityPaper].
• CD Review: Mutilation Rites : I Am Legion . Reviewed by Now Seitan Makes Your Rules!
• No longer missing: Mark Anderson , owner of the DC Improv , was found dead Wednesday morning in Arizona [Washington CityPaper].
• The show was last night, but here’s Catherine McCarthy’s interview with Ben Taylor of JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound
• The show was last night, but here’s Jon Pacella’s interview with Elvis Suissa of Three Bad Jacks
Listening
• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is
the Cribs ‘s “Men’s Needs” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s DC music video of the day is Presto Bando , “Walking in the Air”
• DCist presents the premiere of Frau Eva ‘s video for “Underwater”
• High on Fire pulled out of the Mayhem Festival Tour since HoF frontman Matt Pike checked into rehab [MetalInsider]. Mayhem Fest is at Jiffy Lube Live on 7/29.
Live Reviews
• Michael J West on
the DC Jazz Festival at the Atlas on 6/6/12 [Washington CityPaper]. Performance included
Rodney Richardson Trio and
Lena Seikaly .
• Aaron Leitko on Omar Souleyman at the 9:30 Club
• Robert Battey on the NSO ‘s season-closing program at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].
• Fuzzy Logic on Black Hills at the Black Cat, 5/23/12
Giveaways
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of pavilion tickets to the Kooks with Foster the People and Kimbra at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 6/10 (
contest ends today at noon ).
•
NEW DC Music Download is giving away a slew of tickets:
Bass Drum of Death , Yamantaka , Scott Lucas and the Married Men (contests end
today at noon , Saturday at midnight, and Monday at midnight).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of The Temper Trap ‘s “Need Your Love” picture disc 7″ . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 6/13).
• 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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Articles
• Planning guides: DCist’s
Weekly Music Agenda and
This Week in Hip-Hop . Washington Post Going Out Guide’s
Nightlife Agenda .
• No joke: there’s a musical version of The Wire [DCist], brought to you by the folks at FunnyOrDie.com. Warning: if you watch the video, you will want those 4 minutes of your life back.
• the NSO is planning a European tour in January to February of 2013 [Washington Post].
• Strathmore announces its 2012-2013 season [the Rogers Revue].
• Interview: Janet Yaceczko talks to Dean Crawford
• Interview: Mike Shomaker and Brian Ossip talk to Dead Sara
• Interview: Brightest Young Things talks to Jonny Corndawg Ottobar on 6/20.
• Preview: Emily Cary talks to Andrew Earle Simpson The Wind is presented with the film at 3 PM Saturday at AFI in Silver Spring.
• Food and music: Bonnie S Benwick on an Eat-and-Greet with Zac Brown at Merriweather Post Pavilion [Washington Post].
• Random: Govinda Gallery remembers a day spent with Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys in May of 1994 .
• Local on locals: Christopher Porter writes about Protect-U
• Local band news: Power metal band A Sound of Thunder is working on its new album (including a duet with former Iron Maiden vocalist Blaze Bayley ) and plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign in the next few days.
• Local record store Red Onion Records & Books is shutting its doors in September . Store owner Josh Harkavy wrote to his store’s email list: [T]his is not the end of Red Onion… We will continue as a fully functioning record store, just without the store part (for now). I’ll still go out looking for records and stocking new releases, the challenge will be finding new ways to get them to you. We’ll keep doing our emails (on a weekly basis) and work on some sort of mail order/delivery service.
• CD Review: Patti Smith : Banga Lindsay Zoladz [Pitchfork]. Yesterday we pointed you to Allison Stewart ‘s review for the Washington Post.
• CD Review: Black Clouds : Everything Is Not Going To Be OK Clay Conger [DC Music Download]. Remember that the band is selling its album for a “name-your-own-price” deal on Bandcamp .
• CD Review: Fatz Da Big Fella : Heart of a King – Reviewed by Ramon Ramirez [Washington CityPaper].
Listening
• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is
Kingdom ‘s “Let You No” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s DC music video of the day is Lyriciss , “The Agenda”
• Quality fan videos from Marduk ‘s performance at Sonar on Saturday
• Listen to a new Fort Knox Five remix [DC Music Download].
Live Reviews
•
Tune-Yards at the 9:30 Club: Reviewed by
Andy Hess [DCist] and by
Marie Formica [Brightest Young Things].
• Radiohead at the Verizon Center: reviewed by Valerie Paschall [DCist] and Colin Wilhelm [Brightest Young Things].
• Jeb Gavin on Joe Pug at the 9:30 Club
• Olivia Alonso’s photos of Curren$y at the Howard Theatre [Brightest Young Things].
• We Love Music on Switchfoot at 918 F Street on 6/1
Giveaways
•
NEW Maryland Lottery is
giving stuff away to people who “like” them on Facebook . This week’s prize is tickets to see the Beach Boys at Merriweather on 6/15.
• Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Monty Alexander at the Hamilton on 6/9 (
contest ends today ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see The Cribs at the Black Cat on 6/7 (
contest ends today at noon ).
• Scene Trek is giving away
a pair of tickets to The Cribs at the Black Cat on 6/7 (
contest ends today at 3 PM ).
• Heavy Uber Alles is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Three Bad Jacks at the U St Music Hall on 6/7 (
contest ends today at 9 PM ).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
tickets to the Cribs at the Black Cat on 6/7 (no indication of when the contest ends).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
tickets to 3 Bad Jacks at the U St Music Hall on 6/7 (no indication of when the contest ends).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
tickets to Jimmy Cliff at the 9:30 Club on 6/7 (no indication of when the contest ends).
• Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (contest ends Thursday 6/7).
• 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 OAR at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 8/10 (contest ends Sunday 7/29).
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Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner Planning guides
• CapitalBop’s
guide to the DC Jazz Festival .
• DCist’s
This Week in Jazz (a preview of the DC Jazz Festival 2012).
• WJLA also
previews the DC Jazz Festival (with video).
• Washington CityPaper’s
Jazz Setlist .
• Washingtonian’s
Music Picks .
• We Love DC
loves weekends .
• Brightest Young Thing’s
Best Weekend Bets .
• DC Music Download’s
Weekend Hits .
• Washington Post Going Out Guide’s
Best Summer Concerts in DC .
• DC Music Download’s
Summer Music Guide .
• TBD’s guide to
outdoor shows this weekend .
Tonight – Friday, 1 June Dawes : Interviewed by Julyssa Lopez [Washingtonian] and Rudi Greenberg [Washington Post Express] and Nancy Dunham [Washington Examiner] and Brightest Young Things . Performing at the 9:30 Club .Todd Marcus Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven’s Symphony 7Kennedy Center tonight and Saturday.Afrojack : Previewed Ally Schweitzer [Washington CityPaper] and by Mike Riggs [Washington Times]. At the Fillmore Silver Spring .
Saturday, 2 June J.S. Adams , member of BLK w/BEAR and curator for the Queering Sound seriesJoe Pug : the Great Despiser Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club .Marianne Solivan : Prisoner of Love Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the Phillips Collection.
Sunday, 3 June Radiohead Verizon Center .
Monday, 4 June “Jazz Meets the Classics” [Washington CityPaper]. At the Kennedy Center .Rhett Miller : the Dreamer Catherine Lewis [Washington Post]. At Jammin’ Java .
Tuesday, 5 June
Wednesday, 6 June
Thursday, 7 June the Clean Rock & Roll Hotel .the Cribs : the Belly of the Brazen Bull Moira E McLaughlan [Washington Post]. At the Black Cat .Janel & Anthony : Where Is Home Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. At IOTA .
Articles
On
Chuck Brown :
– Live-blogging yesterday’s memorial service:
Jonathan L Fischer [Washington CityPaper] and
Ben Freed [DCist].
– Marc Fisher and Hamil R Harris
write about the service (plus a photo gallery) [Washington Post].
– Another article on the ceremony, by
Andrea Noble [Washington Times].
– Photo galleries from the memorial service:
Darrow Montgomery [Washington CityPaper] and
WJLA .
– Chuck Brown Tributes: Mayor Vince Gray promises a park named after Gray; DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced legislation to designate August 22 (Brown’s birthday) as “National Chuck Brown Day; DC Council Chair Kwame Brown wants a Go-Go Hall of Fame. Read the reports by
DCist and the
Washington CityPaper .
• Cheer up, emo dude: pop music keeps getting sadder and sadder [Washington Post].
• CD Reviews: Chain & the Gang : In Cool Blood Travis Morrison Hellfighters : Cruisin’ (All Night Long) Lindsay Zoladz [Washington CityPaper]. Chain & the Gang is at Comet Ping Pong on Saturday.
• Portraits of an American Metal Festival: NPR’s Lars Gotrich talks to Maryland DeathFest attendees last weekend. Read the interviews on NPR .
Listening
• Rohan Mahadevan’s Song of the Day is
Ugly Purple Sweater ‘s “Ba Ba Ba” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day: Typefighter , “You When You’re Older”
• Patrick Watson stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert .
• Marcus J Moore writes about The Other Guys ‘ “Fearless”
• Russell Malone Trio at the Kennedy Center
• NPR’s Lars Gotrich presents 17 songs about being 17 .
Live Reviews • We Love DC on the Dandy Warhols at the 9:30 Club on 5/29
• Anne Midgette on Christophe Eschenbach and the NSO ‘s program at the Kennedy Center
• Dave McKenna on Simone Dinnerstein and Tift Merritt at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
• Kevin Hulse on Thrice at the Howard Theatre
• Kara Capelli on Great Lake Swimmers with Cold Specks at the Rock & Roll Hotel
• Farrah Skeiky on Yann Tiersen with Piano Chat at the 9:30 Club
Giveaways
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of The Choice of Weapon on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (
contest ends today ).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to Dave Matthews Band at Jiffy Lube Live on 6/16 (contest ends Sunday 6/3).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of 2:54 ‘s S/T on vinyl (contest ends Tuesday 6/5).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Monty Alexander at the Hamilton on 6/9 (contest ends Wednesday 6/6).
• Scene Trek is giving away
a pair of tickets to The Cribs at the Black Cat on 6/7 (contest ends at 3 PM on Wednesday 6/6).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (contest ends Thursday 6/7).
• 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 OAR at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 8/10 (contest ends Sunday 7/29).
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Notes from Last Night
Last night was a concert double-header for me. I started out at the
Hamilton in Penn Quarter– it was my first time there, and that place is seriously cool. The obvious comparison is that it’s most similar to the
Birchmere , because both venues are seated with tables and you can order food. The Hamilton is wider, though, and the stage is curved so the tables all come out like rays instead of being perpendicular or parallel to it. There’s an entire restaurant attached to the venue, but the venue is downstairs, so there’s no interference between the two. I was also surprised that the menu was different in the venue than it was in the restaurant– you can see the venue menu
here and the restaurant menu
here . There’s some overlap between the two, but I was disappointed that the venue menu didn’t have the falafel sandwich that the restaurant menu had, as I generally tend to keep vegan when I can, and there didn’t seem to be any vegan options at the venue. I had the wild mushroom pizza instead, which was also quite good. (Note that the venue charges for refills of things like lemonade!). The sound was good and the stage was really pro– there was quite the lighting display during the bands. Opening the show was Baltimore’s
Cris Jacobs Band , who mentioned that they’d just finished recording a new CD, so that should be out “in a few weeks”(!), they said. The headliners were
Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds , a 9-piece funk/soul band from Brooklyn that features siblings Arleigh Kincheloe (voice) and Jackson Kincheloe (harmonica) alongside a 4-piece horn section. They were a lot of fun– you could tell that the crowd really wanted to dance, but there wasn’t a lot of space for that.
Then, since that show got out early (10:30), I hopped in my car and headed out to Fat Tuesday’s in Fairfax where there was a metal show going on. There was a ton of traffic because the Caps game got out at the same time– plus the inevitable construction on 66– but I got there in time to see stoner metal band Caltrop Facebook page if you’d like to hear what they sound like.
Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner Planning Guides
• Washington CityPaper’s
Jazz Setlist .
• Washingtonian’s
Music Picks .
Tonght – Friday 20 April GZA Howard Theatre .Tim Sweeney U St Music Hall .Trampled By Turtles : Stars and Satellites Christopher Kompanek [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club .
Saturday 21 April Record Store Day ! The Washington CityPaper has an overview of what DC-area stores are doing to celebrate the day .Sun Wolf Screen Vinyl Image : Strange Behavior Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. At St. Stephen’s .
Sunday 22 April True Blues Howard Theatre .Zarjaz the Lumineers : the Lumineers Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At Jammin’ Java .
Wednesday 25 April Forward Festival [Washington CityPaper]. Check out the festival’s entire lineup here .Lucero : Women & Work Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club .
Thursday 26 April Nellie McKay Birchmere .Allo Darlin’ : Europe Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. At the Black Cat .
Articles • Happy Birthday: Jazz Samba All Souls Church on the corner of 16th and Harvard Streets NW.
• Listen: Teen Mom ‘s Mean Tom EP
• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with profiles of Looking For an Answer Haemorrhage
Live Reviews
• Dave McKenna on
Glen Campbell at the Birchmere [Washington Post].
• Charles T. Downey on the NSO ‘s British-flavored program at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].
• Stephen Bradley on Loma Prieta at DC9
Contests
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Fiona Apple at the Warner Theatre on 6/26 (
contest ends today at 9 AM )
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away
a pair of tickets to Mayhem Festival at Jiffy Lube Live on 7/29. The winner plus four runners-up will get copies of Heavy Metal Picnic on DVD (
contest ends today at 5 PM )
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Hume ‘s Inverse Fireworks 7″ to three winners . Winners must have a North American mailing address (
contest ends today )
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to Nickelback at the Verizon Center on 4/30 (contest ends Monday 4/23).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of the Naked and Famous ‘s Passive Me, Aggressive You on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Monday 4/23).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Ben Kweller ‘s Go Fly a Kite on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 4/25).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of the Domino Records Zine and Flexidisc set, Smuggler’s Way . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 4/26).
• 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).
•
NEW 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).
•
NEW DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to see OAR at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 8/10 (contest ends Sunday 7/29).
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Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner Overall planning guides
• Washington CityPaper’s
Jazz Setlist .
• Washingtonian’s
music picks and
Where & When Picks .
• Capital Bop’s
Weekend in Jazz .
• Smithsonian’s Around the Mall’s
Weekend Events .
• TBD gives you
several shows to help you celebrate Easter .
• Trigger Cut’s
concert planner .
• DC Music Download’s
Weekend Hits .
The big event this weekend is the chickfactor Artisphere in Rosslyn. The shows are tonight and tomorrow night, and full information, including tickets, can be found here . Lots of press to round up on this event!huge article on the zine chickfactor .Frankie Rose Black Tambourine also recommends the show .
Tonight – Friday 6 April talks to Plants & Animals , who are at the Red Palace tonight.Cathy Ponton King : the Crux Catherine P Lewis (that’s me!) [Washington Post]. Performing with Jimmy Thackery at the State Theatre .
Saturday 7 April DC Jazz Loft with Lyle Link , DC Jazz Composers Collective , and Allen Jones Spider Fever : Spider Fever Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. Performing on the 2nd night of the Windian Records 2nd anniversary, at the Montserrat House.the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra [Washington Examiner], who perform at the Hylton Performing Arts Center at George Mason’s Prince William Campus in Manassas.
Sunday 8 April Screaming Females Black Cat . The Washington Post also previewed this show with a review by Brandon Weigel of the band’s new album Ugly
Monday 9 April the Magnetic Fields : Love at the Bottom of the Sea Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. Performing at the 9:30 Club .
Wednesday 11 April Cheikh Lo : Jamm Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. Performing at GWU’s Lisner Auditorium .
Articles
• Listen local: Jonathan L Fischer writes
an excellent piece on whether being local makes something good (or worth listening to) [Washington CityPaper].
All the same, as someone who values a Washington whose cultural life is both distinct and worldly, I’m nervous about this sort of genre-agnostic focus on what area code artists happen to live in. Those who advocate for eating local make an environmental pitch that has to do with carbon footprints. Proponents of shopping local make an economic argument that has to do with the influence and labor practices of large corporations and the diversity of shopping opportunities. But in consuming culture, I’ve never felt “local” to be an inherent plus. Not exactly. What matters, or ought to matter, is whether something is interesting, forward-thinking, vibrant—and mostly importantly, good.
• Venue news: The Hamilton is no longer open 24 hours a day , reports DC.Eater.com. The Penn Quarter venue/restaurant will remain open until 1 AM on weekedays and 2 AM on weekends, with the bar open an hour later each day.
• Venue news: Arlington’s Artisphere is at risk of being shut down due to financial trouble [Sun Gazette]. (Yes, we know this problem isn’t new, but this is a new article about it!)
• Coming soon: Protect-U ‘s Motorbike on Planet Mu
•: On musical instruments: Roland Flamini on the comparison between a Stradivarius and an instrument made by a modern violin makers [Washington Times]. When is a fiddle a violin? One day late last year, 17 experienced violinists gathered in a hotel room in Indianapolis to tackle the question. Each one in turn was blindfolded and played a few bars of Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto on six violins — two made by Antonio Stradivari, one by Bartolomeo Guarneri del Gesu and three by modern violin makers. The challenge was to distinguish the three old master violins. According to the results of the experiment published in the January issue of the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, only three of the 17 guessed right.
Live Reviews
• Stephen Bradley on
Deafheaven at DC9 [Washington Times].
• Robert Battey on NSO ‘s first-ever performance of “Elijah” at the Kennedy Center
• Stephen Brookes on Maki Mori at the KenCen’s Terrace Theater
Contests
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see KISS and Motley Crue at Jiffy Lube Live on 7/20 (
contest ends today ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Nirvana ‘s Incesticide on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (
contest ends today ).
• DCHeavyMetal is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Onslaught and MPire of Evil at the U Street Music Hall on 4/8 (
contest ends today at 5 PM ).
• Heavy Uber Alles is also giving away
a pair of tickets to see Onslaught and MPire of Evil at the U Street Music Hall on 4/8 (
contest ends tomorrow at noon ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of The Vespers ‘ The Fourth Wall on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Monday 4/9).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of The Mark Lanegan Band ‘s Blues Funeral on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 4/10).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
three copies of Portugal the Man ‘s In the Mountain In the Cloud on vinyl. Winners must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 4/12).
• 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 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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Articles
• On Monday, we pointed you to an
article about Bruce Springsteen ‘s use of a teleprompter in live performances [Washington Post].
E Street Band member
Nils Lofgren has written
a letter in response .
[Springsteen] would show us the sign [with the name of a song request] and then immediately “frisbee” it down the stairs to the teleprompter crew to surf the net and find the lyrics while we all talked up a quick arrangement at his microphone, knowing he’d be counting it off in 20 seconds. Many of those audibles were Bruce songs unrehearsed or played in years or decades.
• We can’t think of a more terrible supergroup than the Sons of Beatles . No, we’re not joking; apparently the sons of the Fab Four might form a band . For now, though, you’ll have to settle for the equally terrible-sounding solo show of James McCartney at the Fillmore on 6/11.
• Symphonies go on tour too: the NSO is due to tour Latin and South America this June [Washington Post].
• EP Review: Marcus J Moore on Martyn ‘s Hello Darkness
• Concert planners: DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda and This Week in Hip-Hop . the Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda .
• Interview/preview: Nancy Dunham talks to Joan Osborne Birchmere tonight.
• Venue history: We Love DC gives us a history of the Howard Theatre .
• Substitutions: Wayne Brady steps up to host the Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association gala in JuneLouis C.K. dropped the gig when Greta Van Susteren threatened to boycott it. C.K. ended up in the Fox anchor’s crosshairs because of a vulgar 2010 Twitter rant in which he called Sarah Palin a word that we not only cannot repeat here but which is widely regarded as the worst thing you can call a woman. (He told The Wrap this week that he dropped out because “I wasn’t that excited about it” and “I didn’t want to cause them problems.”) As for his replacement? “Wayne Brady is as close to safe as you can get,” said Adam Frucci, editor of Splitsider, a blog devoted to comedy. “He’s pretty squeaky-clean.”
• Listen: local band Teething Veils has recorded a song called “Cobblestone” [Washington CityPaper]. {full disclosure: I’m scheduled to be singing on Teething Veils’ upcoming album.}
• Listen: Heavy Uber Alles brings us six heavy tunes every Tuesday .
Live Reviews
• Mary Cappabianca on
Wild Flag at the 9:30 Club [DCist].
• Stephen Bradley on Sleigh Bells at the 9:30 Club
• Anne Midgette on Marc-Andre Hamelin at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre
Contests
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see KISS and Motley Crue at Jiffy Lube Live on 7/20 (contest ends Friday 4/6).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Nirvana ‘s Incesticide on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Friday 4/6).
• DCHeavyMetal is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Onslaught and MPire of Evil at the U Street Music Hall on 4/8 (contest ends Friday 4/6 at 5 PM).
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NEW Heavy Uber Alles is also giving away
a pair of tickets to see Onslaught and MPire of Evil at the U Street Music Hall on 4/8 (contest ends Saturday 4/7 at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of The Vespers ‘ The Fourth Wall on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Monday 4/9).
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NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of The Mark Lanegan Band ‘s Blues Funeral on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 4/10).
• 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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Notes from this weekend
So I spent most of the weekend out in Reston for the annual
SingStrong a cappella festival, which featured a long list of performers including
Sing-Off winners
Pentatonix , locals– and
Sing-Off alums–
Afro-Blue , and live-looper
Julia Easterlin . Easterlin was by far my favorite performer of the weekend; her original compositions were outstanding, and it was really impressive to watch her build her layered harmonies live.
Then last night, I headed up to Baltimore to see technical instrumental trio Dysrhythmia
Articles
• Local band news: death-doomers
Ilsa have signed with A389 for their next album [Brooklyn Vegan].
• Midori is coming to Alexandria– to perform and teach [Washington Post].
• The end of Justin Moyer ‘s “Edie Sedgwick goes to SXSW” [Washington CityPaper].
• CD Review: DC writer Zach Kelly on Tanlines ‘ Mixed Emotions
Live Reviews
• Mark Jenkins on
Gotye at the 9:30 Club [Washington Post].
It’s hard to describe Gotye without making him sound more exotic than he really is.
• Mark Jenkins on Angelique Kidjo at Lisner Auditorium
• Michael J West on Kevin Eubanks at Blues Alley While most Americans know Kevin Eubanks for his 15 years as Jay Leno’s bandleader and sidekick, jazz devotees remember the guitarist’s straight-ahead bop and funky, world-music-imbued experiments from his pre-”Tonight Show” career. The audience that packed Blues Alley to see him Thursday night, however, got neither of the above.
• Anne Midgette on Shuffle.Play.Listen (the collaboration between Christopher O’Riley and Matt Haimovitz) at George Mason
• Stephen Brookes on the BSO performing works of Higdon and Tchaikovsky at Strathmore [Washington Post].
• Tom Huizenga on the NSO ‘s performance of works by Janacek and Dvorak at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].
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).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see DJ Shadow at the FIllmore Silver Spring on 3/27 (
contest ends today at noon ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see the Joy Formidable at the 9:30 Club on 3/26 (
contest ends today at noon ).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Alcest , deafheaven , Black Clouds , and Auroboros at DC9 on 3/29 (contest ends Tuesday 3/27 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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Press about shows for the week ahead :Music Picks . We Love DC’s We Love Weekends . Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist [Wailin' Women edition!]. TBD helps you keep it green this weekend. Around the Mall’s Weekend Events . WashPost Going Out Gurus’ Things To Do This Weekend .Stephen Deusner talks to Bhi Bhiman [Express]. At Jammin’ Java tonight with Rosie Thomas , whose new album With Love reviewed by Mike Joyce [Washington Post].the Courtesans , Nunchucks , Cane & the Sticks , and Maple Black Cat tonight.David Malitz talks to Zakir Hussain [Washington Post]. At Jammin’ Java Saturday 3/17.Jonathan L. Fischer on The-Dream [Washington CityPaper]. At the Fillmore Silver Spring Saturday 3/17.Marcus J Moore on Black Alley Band [Washington CityPaper]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel Sunday 3/18.Mark Jenkins on the Wedding Present ‘s Valentina [Washington Post]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel Tuesday 3/20. Preview the album on Amazon .Catherine Lewis on Bowerbirds ‘ The Clearing [Washington Post]. At the Black Cat Wednesday 3/21. Preview the album on Amazon .Nancy Dunham on Dave Barnes ‘s Stories To Tell [Washington Post]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel Thursday 3/22. Preview the album on Amazon .Mark Jenkins on Ava Luna ‘s Ice Level [Washington Post]. At the Red Palace Thursday 3/22. Preview the album on Amazon .
Other stuff to read :article about Fat Trel [Washington CityPaper]. Subhead: “For the prankster prince of DMV hip-hop, the authenticity wars still matter.”peek in on the new Howard Theatre [Washington CityPaper]. We list the venue’s upcoming concert schedule here .remembers bassist Joe Byrd , who helped bring bossa nova to the U.S.Days 7 and 8 of Justin Moyer ‘s “Edie Sedgwick goes to SXSW” [Washington CityPaper].reports from SXSW [Washington Post].Jess Righthand on Marisa Monte ‘s O Que Voce Quer Saber de Verdade [Washington Post]. Preview the album on Amazon .Stephen Bradley on the Arctic Monkeys ‘ opening set at the Verizon Center [Washington Times]. Anne Midgette on NSO ‘s “Fidelio” at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].
Stuff to win :a copy of Die Antwoord ‘s TEN$ION on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today a pair of lawn tickets to see the Black Keys at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 5/18 . (contest ends Monday 3/18 at noon).a copy of the Big Pink ‘s Future This on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 3/21).a copy of Electric Guest’s Troubleman 7″ (white) . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 3/22).
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Stuff to read :countertenor Hisham Breedlove , who busks at the Metro. Of course, no story about busking at a Metro station would be complete without mentioning the 2007 story of Joshua Bell playing his Stradivarius at L’Enfant Plaza (an article which has been read more times than Bell earned tips that morning– a fact which is also mentioned a lot when talking about Metro buskers).retiring the paper’s Click Track blog . Richards will now post on the Style Blog , and David Malitz will post on the Going Out Guide blog . And, of course, we’ll still round up the Post’s musical writings here on Music Notes.SXSW before the festival has even started, then check out Justin Moyer ‘s series at the Washington CityPaper, “Edie Sedgwick goes to SXSW”: Day 1 + Day 2 + Day 3 .Lady Gaga ? At the University of Maryland, you can . The school is offering a new seminar called “Advanced Special Topics in Women’s Studies: Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, and Nicki Minaj: Gender and Spectacular Consumption”, the Diamondback reports .the Post’s July 1971 obituary of Jim Morrison .Matthewdavid ‘s Jewelry Dave McKenna on the Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys at the Verizon Center [Washington Post] (FYI: [N]o combo that has songs as great as “I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor” should ever be this bland. Ouch.) Stephen Brookes on a performance of the younger Bach ‘s work at the Library of Congress [Washington Post]. Cecelia Porter on the NSO ‘s “Hungarian Dances” program at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].
Audiovisual stuff :Real Estate played a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR’s DC office.
Stuff to win :a pair of tickets to Iced Earth and Warbringer at the 9:30 Club on 3/13 (contest ends today at 4 PM a copy of Loney Dear ‘s Hall Music on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 3/13).a copy of Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘ I’m With You on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 3/15).
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Notes from last night :Denis Beuret (trombone, electronics) + Elliott Levin (sax, spoken word) + drummers Weasel Walter + Marc Edwards . I’d never been to The Dunes in Columbia Heights before, but I’m now in love with the space– it feels like the performance is happening in a living room, since the space/gallery is nestled in an apartment building in a very residential part of ColHts. Not surprisingly, Walter completely stole the show– he’s hilarious to watch, and his chatter after songs was entertaining as well, although the quartet did not deliver the 17 additional tunes that Walter initially promised. It was disappointing that the crowd started leaving less than halfway through the group’s hourlong set, which ended at 10:45 (not that late, even for a school night!), but so it goes. Spot the metalhead : Walter himself was wearing a Malignancy
Press about shows for the week ahead :We Love DC . Washingtonian’s picks for the next week . Washington CityPaper’s jazz picks . DCist’s This Week in Jazz . Capital Bop’s Weekend in Jazz . TBD is hankering for springtime .Article/Interview: Moira McLaughlin on Jon Anderson of Yes [Washington Post]. At the Hamilton on Sunday 3/11.CD Review: Geoffrey Himes on Paul Kelly ‘s album Greatest Hits: Songs From the South, Volumes 1 && 2 Jammin’ Java on Sunday 3/11 and Monday 3/12.CD Review: Mark Jenkins on John K Samson and the Provincial Band ‘s album Provincial Weakerthans frontman is at the Black Cat on Tuesday 3/13.CD Review: Mike Joyce on Enter the Haggis ‘s album Whitelake Rams Head Tavern on Tuesday 3/13 (look ahead: the band returns to this area on 9/7 at the Birchmere ).Preview: Joe Colly on Four Tet [Washington CityPaper]. At U St Music Hall on Tuesday 3/13.CD Review: Moira McLaughlin on Elliot Brood ‘s new album Days Into Years DC9 on Thursday 3/15.CD Review: Geoffrey Himes on Darrell Scott ‘s album Long Ride Home Jammin’ Java on Thursday 3/15.
Other stuff to read :CD Review: Joe Warminsky on Garvey the Chosen One ‘s Money Train [Washington CityPaper].Quick Spin: Marcus J Moore on Chelsey Green and her song “Pizzicato” [Washington CityPaper].Steve Kiviat’s preview of the Zieti show at Bossa yesterday. The show was last night, but the article is still worth reading if you’re interesed in Ivorian afropop.Journey ‘s Neal Schon is going to tie the knot with Michaele Salahi “[My] band mates Ross and Jonathan met her 15 years ago, so they have known her,” Neal says. “They love having her out there because she brings so much energy.” Stephen Brookes on the Cygnus Ensemble ‘s tribute to Dina Koston at the Library of Congress [Washington Post]. Anne Midgette on NSO ‘s Bartok program [Washington Post]. We Love DC on Korallreven at the Black Cat .
Audiovisual stuff :a song from Latristic , the project from ex-Casper Bangs Rob Pierangell. If you like what you hear, download the whole album for free .Rudresh Mahanthappa stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert .
Stuff to win :a pair of tickets to see Gomez at the 9:30 Club on 3/12 (contest ends today at noon a pair of tickets to Rob Zombie , Megadeth , and Lacuna Coil at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 5/13 (contest ends today at noon a pair of tickets to see Rammstein at 1st Mariner on 4/25 and a pair of tickets to see Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper at Jiffy Lube Live on 6/30 (contest ends today at 5 PM a pair of tickets to Iced Earth and Warbringer at the 9:30 Club on 3/13 (contest ends Monday 3/12 at 4 PM).a copy of Loney Dear ‘s Hall Music on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 3/13).a copy of Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘ I’m With You on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 3/15).
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