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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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Articles

• Monica Hesse tells us all about Japanese girl group AKB48‘s trip to DC [Washington Post]. How to explain AKB48. The group contains 60-ish members, selected through a rolling “American Idol”-esque audition process. It is the largest pop group in the world. When its members get older, they graduate and are replaced with trainee AKB48s. The group’s past 11 singles have topped Japanese charts, and Japanese citizens get to vote on which members will appear in which videos. Tickets to the band’s shows are distributed via lottery. AKB48 is huge.

• Ally Schweitzer continues the Lincoln Theatre saga– oh, and hey, she’s got a copy of Blues Alley owner Harry Schnipper‘s bid to purchase the venue [Washington CityPaper].

• If you’re headed out to the Hamilton, check out Washingtonian’s restaurant review for tips on what to eat (or not) while you’re there.

• Heavy Uber Alles brings us 6 heavy tunes every Tuesday. This week’s edition includes High On Fire, Kylesa, Danzig, and more.

• Planning guides: DCist’s This Week in Hip-Hop. Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda [Washington Post].

• Listen: Washerwoman‘s debut 7″, on Cricket Cemetery Records [Washington CityPaper].

• Listen: RAtheMC‘s the Grace Jones Experiment Mixtape [DC Mumbo Sauce].

Live reviews

• Brianne Nemiroff on Jordan Knight at the Fillmore [TBD].

• Stephen Bradley on Beast Make Bombs at DC9 [Washington Times].

• Jenn Bress on Miniature Tigers with Geographer and the Chain Gang of 1974 at DC9 [the Vinyl District].

• We Love DC on Thomas Dolby at the Birchmere.

Contests

• 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 3/29).
• 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 3/30).
• (S)Hell fest is giving away a T-shirt! Enter via twitter using these instructions (contest ends Saturday 3/31 at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a signed copy of Rufus Wainwright‘s Out of the Game. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 4/3).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Donovan Quinn‘s Honky Tonk Medusa on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 4/3).
• 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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