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Articles
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Planning Guides : DCist’s
This Week in Hip-Hop . Washington Post Going Out Guide’s
Nightlife Agenda .
• RIP Marvin Hamlisch , who died unexpectedly Monday at the age of 68. The Washington Post has an obituary and remembers three of his movie ballads .
• Jason Noble of Rodan , Rachel’s , and Shipping News also passed away over the weekend; you can listen to (and/or buy) his benefit compilation, In Pleasant Company: A Mixtape for Jason – featuring Tone , Beauty Pill , True Womanhood , J. Robbins , and more– on Bandcamp [Washington CityPaper].
• CD Review: Samara Lubelski : Wavelength . Reviewed by DC writer Marc Masters [Pitchfork].
Listening
• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is
Thievery Corporation , “Culture of Fear”.
• DCist’s music video of the day is She Keeps Bees , “Counter Charm” .
• Listen to the State Department ‘s final EP [DCist].
• Heavy Uber Alles brings us six heavy tunes on Tuesday .
Live Reviews
• Aubrey Menard on
Old Crow Medicine Show , the Lumineers , and the Milk Carton Kids at the 9:30 Club, 8/2/12 [ChunkyGlasses.com].
• Jenn Bress on Run for Cover at the Black Cat, 8/4/12 [Brightest Young Things]. Again, I question whether BYT has anyone on staff that reads copy before it’s posted; let’s round up a few of the typos and random missed words here (and I’m not even going to talk about the tense changes throughout the piece or incomplete/nonsensical sentences):
– “Just when I’m wondering where Nico is, a spazzed out looking AndyWarhol appears.” {we’re used to seeing Andy and Warhol as two separate words.}
– “I’ve found I like to guess what each band [is?] rather than see the set-list beforehand.” {Guess the missing word!}
– “So, a drummer in a 70′s era white suite, a guy in a white jump suit and a guy in a black skeleton costume had me questioning until the main singer appears in [a?] fringed coat (amazing) no shirt and jeans.” {Guess the missing word! Also, guess the missing comma, unless “fringed coat no shirt” is an actual thing.}
– “”Talking about my Generation” gives me that DUH moment when I realized its The Who.” {its vs it’s}
– “the lead singer had all the swagger and grit of Roger Daltrey and is a total rock star.” {We know we said we weren’t going to talk about all the tense issues, but here’s one that’s particularly egregious. Past tense or present tense– please pick one.}
– “A Townsend jump kicks and splayed out leather fringe stance [were?] also included in this mind-blowing performance.” {Guess the missing word!}
– “”Werewolves in London” came on with a dude in a wherewolf mask that stage dove into the audience.” {WOW – two different spellings of werewolf in the same sentence!}
– “I might have been into it if Wolfpussy hadn’t wasted two of out drinks in the process.” {two of OUR drinks, presumably}
– “Now the power bands start to follow, as Run for Cover always builds it’s set appropriately leading up to the ultimate crowd pleasing blow-up acts.” {its vs it’s!}
– “We got “In your Eyes”, “In the Air” ” Land of Confusion” “Solsbury Hill” and “Sledgehammer” all flawlessly performed.” {Are commas between items in a list now optional?}
• Jenn Bress on Girls Rock! DC ‘s showcase at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things]. (Sorry, we can’t do the typo/grammar round-up for more than one review per day.)
• Jeb Gavin on Summer Spirit Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion [Brightest Young Things].
• Marcus Dowling on Ted Nugent at the Fillmore Silver Spring [Brightest Young Things].
• Brightest Young Things’ photos of Parachute and the Cab at the Howard Theatre .
• Brightest Young Things’ photos of Aesop Rock , Rob Sonic , and DJ Big Wiz at the 9:30 Club .
Giveaways
• 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).
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NEW The Vinyl District is giving away tickets to
Aerosmith and Cheap Trick at Jiffy Lube Live, 8/12/12 (contest ends Friday 8/10 at noon).
• 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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Tagged Aesop Rock , Beauty Pill , Brightest Young Things , BYT , DJ Big Wiz , Girls Rock! DC , J. Robbins , Jason Noble , Marvin Hamlisch , Old Crow Medicine Show , Parachute , Rachel's , RIP , Rob Sonic , Rodan , Run for Cover , Samara Lubelski , She Keeps Bees , Shipping News , Summer Spirit Festival , Ted Nugent , the Cab , the Lumineers , the Milk Carton Kids , the State Department , Thievery Corporation , Tone , True Womanhood
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
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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).
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Tagged Alexz Johnson , Apache Dropout , Ava Luna , Bappi Lahiri , Beth Orton , Chuck Mead and the Grassy Knoll Boys , Colt Ford , David Archuleta , DC Jazz Loft , Elle Varner , Hole in the Sky , Il Divo , Incwell , Jackson Browne , Janka Nabay , Judah , Kindness & Trouble Funk , Montserrat House , new releases , Niki and the Dove , Orchard Wall , Run for Cover , Sara Watkins , Sir Richard Bishop , Sixpence None the Richer , the Dunes , Timothy Judah Matthews , Timothy Matthews , Troy Harley , Wale
Articles
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Planning Guides : DC Music Live’s
Weekly Roundup . Steve Kiviat’s
roundup of International, Roots, R&B, Soul, and Rap events in August .
• Interview: Alexis Hauk talks to singer/songwriter Priska Neely [Washington CityPaper].
• Concert Announcements: Virgin Mobile FreeFest is happening on October 6th [Washington CityPaper].
• A retrospective on Run for Cover , which happened at the Black Cat last weekend [Washington CityPaper].
• Book review: Louis Bayard on Anthony Heilbut ‘s The Fan Who Knew Too Much: Aretha Franklin, the Rise of the Soap Opera, Children of the Gospel Church, and Other Meditations [Washington Post]
Listening
• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is
House of Soul , “Push It”.
• DCist’s music video of the day is AU , “OJ” .
• Listen/Download: Hometown Sounds DC’s podcast for 8/5/12 .
Live Reviews
• Jon Pacella on
the Mayhem Festival at Jiffy Lube Live, 7/29/12, featuring Slipknot , Slayer , Motorhead , Anthrax , and more [the Vinyl District].
• Charles T Downey on harpsichordist Arthur Haas at the Hall of Musical Instruments at the National Museum of American History, part of the Westfield Center International Harpsichord Competition [Washington Post].
• Cheryl Demas on A Silent Film and Anchor & Braille at Rams Head Tavern, 7/23/12 [There Goes the Fear].
• David Hintz on Cathy Richardson (of Jefferson Starship), Cyrenic , and Zahra Universe at Empire, 8/3/12 [DC Rock Live].
• Stephen Bradley on the Gaslight Anthem at U Street Music Hall [Washington Times].
• Stephen Bradley on the Wallflowers at Nationals Park for the Nats Live Saturday series [Washington Times].
• Mark Beachy on Idina Menzel at Wolf Trap [MD Theatre Guide].
• Denise A Levien on Happy Together Tour at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].
• Denise A Levien on the NSO and NASA present “The Planets – An HD Odyssey” at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].
• Denise A Levien on Ingrid Michaelson and Rufus Wainwright at Wolf Trap [the Rogers Revue].
• Finch Fulton on Bombay Bicycle Club at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].
• Brightest Young Things’ photos of Amadou & Mariam at the 9:30 Club .
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 Tuesday 8/7).
• 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).
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NEW 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).
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Tagged A Silent Film , Amadou & Mariam , Anchor & Braille , Anthony Heilbut , Anthrax , Arthur Haas , AU , Bombay Bicycle Club , Cathy Richardson , Cyrenic , Happy Together Tour , House of Soul , Idina Menzel , Ingrid Michaelson , Jefferson Starship , Mayhem Festival , Motorhead , NASA , NSO , podcast , Priska Neely , Rufus Wainwright , Run for Cover , Slayer , Slipknot , the Gaslight Anthem , the Wallflowers , Virgin Mobile FreeFest , Westfield Center International Harpsichord Competition , Zahra Universe
Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner
Planning Guides :
• Washingtonian’s
music picks .
• We Love DC
loves weekends .
• Washington Post Going Out Guide’s
Best August Concerts .
• Washington CityPaper’s
Jazz Setlist .
• DCist’s
This Week in Jazz .
• ShowlistDC’s
recent changes and additions .
Today – Friday, 3 August
• Interview: Stephen M Deusner on Old Crow Medicine Show [Washington Post Express]. At the 9:30 Club .
• Interview: Kristina Gray on Ultra Naté [Washington Post Express]. At the U Street Music Hall .
• Interview: Jonathan Druy talks to Millie Jackson [We Love DC]. Tonight at the Howard Theatre .
• Interview: Emily Cary on Idina Menzel [Washington Examiner]. At Wolf Trap .
• Interview: Someone at the Washington Examiner (it’s not credited) talked to Ted Nugent . At the Fillmore Silver Spring .
• Preview: Ramon Ramirez on Kool A.D. [Washington CityPaper]. At the Red Palace .
Saturday, 4 August
• Interview: Marie Gullard on the Nighthawks [Washington Examiner]. At Jammin’ Java .
• Interview: Nancy Dunham on Our Lady Peace [Washington Examiner]. At the 9:30 Club .
• Preview: Amanda Erickson on Run For Cover [Washington Post Express]. At the Black Cat .
Articles
• Randy Blythe , singer for Richmond’s Lamb Of God , has been released on bail after arrest in Prague [Washington Post / Associated Press].
• Don’t let your boss see this: apparently listening to music while you work makes you worse at your job [Washington Post].
• A Hendrix street performer is popular in Chinatown [DC Music Live].
• Interview: Brian Ossip talked to Warped Tour band June Divided [DC Music Live].
• According to New York’s Complex magazine, the Black Cat’s Red Room is one of the 25 douchiest bars in DC. The Washington CityPaper quotes the article and responds .
Listening
• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is
Chain & the Gang , “Certain Kinds of Trash”.
• DCist’s music video of the day is Chain & the Gang , “Where Does All the Time Go? (apparently it’s a Chain & the Gang day).
• Listen: Tabi Bonney ‘s “Lovejoy Park” Mixtape [Washington CityPaper].
Live Reviews
• Jon Pacella on
Mayhem Fest featuring Slipknot , Slayer , Motorhead , Anthrax , and more, at Jiffy Lube Live, 7/29/12 [The Vinyl District]
• David Hintz on Alexz Johnson and Eileen Graham at Jammin’ Java, 8/1/12 [DC Rock Live].
Giveaways
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to see
Linkin Park and Mutemath at Jiffy Lube Live on 8/11 (
contest ends Sunday 8/5 ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Big Tree , Augury on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 8/7).
• 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).
• 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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Tagged Alexz Johnson , Anthrax , Chain & the Gang , douchiest bars in DC , Eileen Graham , Hendrix , Idina Menzel , June Divided , Kool A.D. , Lamb of God , Mayhem Fest , Millie Jackson , Motorhead , music at work , Old Crow Medicine Show , Our Lady Peace , Randy Blythe , Run for Cover , Slayer , Slipknot , street performers , Tabi Bonney , Ted Nugent , the Nighthawks , Ultra Nate