Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner
• Helpful planners: Washingtonian’s
Music Picks . TBD’s guide to
free shows this weekend . Washington CityPaper’s
Jazz Setlist . DCist’s
This Week in Hip-Hop . Around the Mall’s
events . We Love DC
loves weekends .
• CD Review:
Catherine Lewis on Sons of Bill ‘s Sirens [Washington Post]. Performing tonight at
IOTA .
• CD Review:
Mark Jenkins on Polica ‘s Give You the Ghost [Washington Post]. Performing tonight at the
Red Palace .
• Interview + Listening:
Lindsay Zoladz talks to Heavy Breathing (a band that includes former members of
The Apes ) [Washington CityPaper]. Performing Saturday at the Capitol Skyline Hotel.
• Preview:
Nancy Dunham on Tom Rush [Washington Examiner]. Performing Saturday at
the Birchmere .
• CD Review:
Mike Joyce on Joe Louis Walker ‘s Hotfire [Washington Post]. Performing Saturday at the
State Theatre .
• Preview:
Emily Cary on Shuffle. Play. Listen. (a collaboration between pianist Christopher O’Riley and cellist Matt Haimovitz ) [Washington Examiner]. Performing Saturday at George Mason University Center for the Arts.
• Interview:
Brandon Weigel on Thomas Dolby [Washington Post]. Performing Sunday at the
Birchmere .
• CD Review:
Jess Righthand on Grace Woodroofe ‘s Always Want [Washington Post]. Performing Sunday at the
Black Cat .
• CD Review:
Dan Miller on the Joy Formidable ‘s The Big Roar [Washington Post]. Performing Monday 3/26 at the
9:30 Club .
Other Articles/Videos
• Local power metal band
A Sound of Thunder has just released a
music video for “Muderous Horde” (recommended if you like snakes!). The band’s new album
Out of the Darkness comes out next week, and the band is celebrating with a CD release show at
Empire in Springfield (formerly Jaxx) on Saturday 3/31.
• If yesterday’s Washington Post boy band article wasn’t enough boy band talk for you, there’s more boy band talk on the Washington Post .
• The Onion has ended circulation in DC [Washington CityPaper]. No great surprise from us (most of the Onion bins we saw were always empty, with the exception of the ones right outside the Columbia Heights metro station– the paper had clearly been cutting back its distribution this year).
• Erica Bruce’s photos of DC in SXSW [Washington CityPaper].
Live Reviews
• Charles T. Downey on
NSO and Washington Chorus ‘s performance of Dvorak’s “Stabat Mater Dolorosa”, Op. 58, at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].
• Catherine McCarthy on Justice at the 9:30 Club
• We Love DC on Kasabian at the 9:30 Club
Contests
• LiveNation Latino’s Facebook Page has
tickets to Franco de Vita at the Fillmore on 3/28 . You have to install a Facebook app in order to enter (I didn’t do that, so I don’t know when this contest ends).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a three-month Slacker Premium Subscription (
contest ends today ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to Def Leppard , Poison , and Lita Ford at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 7/10 (
contest ends today at noon ).
• The Fillmore Silver Spring is using Facebook to give away
tickets to Jordan Knight on 3/25 (contest ends Saturday 3/24 at noon).
•
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 Monday 3/26 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 Monday 3/26 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).
• 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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Stuff to read :
• Not local but still worth mentioning: We reminded you yesterday that flash mobs aren’t cool, but apparently Renee Fleming and Yo-Yo Ma didn’t get the memo. The pair performed at a food court in Chicago with some Chicago high school students and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (apparently the CSO sent out an email announcing the concert , which reminds us that the only thing less cool than a flash mob is announcing the flash mob in advance . Seriously, people!). Anyway, as much as we hate flash mobs, we can bet that this performance was a step up from Fleming’s 2010 album Dark Hope Muse (“Endlessly”), Band of Horses (“No One’s Gonna Love You”), Arcade Fire (“Intervention”), Tears For Fears (“Mad World”), and Peter Gabriel (“In Your Eyes”). (No, we did not make any of that up.) At the flash mob performance, Fleming kept with a safer song choice: “America the Beautiful”.
• Concert updates: Fiona Apple ‘s show tonight at 6th & I has been posponed a week, to Wednesday 3/28. Here’s a quick report from the Washington Post. The Washington Examiner, on the other hand, didn’t get the memo that the show is postponed and instead published this preview of the concert.
• Documentary alert: The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye opens this Friday at Landmark’s E Street Cinema. That’s “Genesis” as in Genesis P-Orridge of Psychic TV , and Chris Porter wrote this column about the two [Express].
• We’re still a little sick of seeing the word SXSW , but we don’t at all mind reading DCist’s SXSW 2012 Scouting Report , especially since they kept it local by telling us when those bands would be performing around here.
• Planning guides: DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda . Going Out Gurus’ Best Events for the week.
• Washington Women in Jazz Festival: Capital Bop has a nice interview with Amy K Bormet on the 2nd annual Washington Women in Jazz Festival , which runs from today through next Tuesday. We’ve got all the shows listed on our concert calendar , or you can check out the schedule of events on the WWJF page .
• Local band news: Listen to U.S. Royalty ‘s new single “Sleepy Eyes”
• Marcus J. Moore looks back on The Five One
• Day 11 of Justin Moyer ‘s “Edie Sedgwick goes to SXSW” [Washington CityPaper].
• Live reviews: Charles T Downey on L’Arpeggiata at the Library of Congress [Washington Post]. Robert Battey on Ute Lemper at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater [Washington Post]. Stephen Bradley on Narrows at DC9 [Washington Times] (Key quotes: “DC has never had much of a hardcore scene, at least not like other major East Coast cities”. Also: “It’s not entirely surprising that so few hardcore bands are playing now.” I wonder how quotes like those would hold up on the DC Hardcore forums .) Katie Willmott on Dr. Dog at the 9:30 Club [the Vinyl District].
Stuff to win :a copy of the Big Pink ‘s Future This on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today a pair of tickets to Band of Skulls ‘ sold-out show at the 9:30 Club on 3/24 (contest ends today at noon tickets to Franco de Vita at the Fillmore on 3/28 . You have to install a Facebook app in order to enter (I didn’t do that, so I don’t know when this contest ends).giving away tickets to the DC101 Chili Cook-Off .a copy of Electric Guest’s Troubleman 7″ (white) . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 3/22).a pair of tickets to see Housse De Racket at the 9:30 Club on 3/25 (contest ends Thursday 3/22 at noon).a copy of Rubblebucket ‘s Live In Chicago DVD . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 3/22).a three-month Slacker Premium Subscription (contest ends Friday 3/23).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).
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Tagged Amy K Bormet , Dr Dog , Edie Sedgwick , Fiona Apple , flash mobs , Genesis P-Orridge , Justin Moyer , L'Arpeggiata , Narrows , Psychic TV , Renee Fleming , SXSW , the Five One , US Royalty , Ute Lemper , Washington Women In Jazz Festival , Yo-Yo Ma
Stuff to read :rants about Ticketmaster and its annoying fees and policies [Washington Post]. On the stupid fake-words that Ticketmaster makes customers enter, Catlin writes:
The method serves mostly to slow people down by having to retype the barely legible wavy words, while it allows scalpers to buy up every ticket to, say, a Bruce Springsteen show at Verizon Center on April 1 that sold out in one minute according to my computer. Can’t figure out why I got shut out while the local scalper Web site lists literally hundreds of tickets available at prices up to $1,000 each.
The problem is: everybody KNOWS how much Ticketmaster stinks, but if you want to go to a concert at a Ticketmaster venue, you’ve gotta use ‘em.
• Artomatic 2012 is still going to be in Crystal City– but at a different venue than previously announced [ARLnow]. Artomatic starts on May 18.the collaboration between pianist Christopher O’Riley (known for his adaptations of Radiohead songs) and cellist Matt Haimovitz (who is known for playing traditional classical music in non-traditional venues) [Washington Post].Aaron Leitko on Gary Marcus ‘s book Guitar Zero: the New Musician and the Science of Learning (available on Amazon ).
In “Guitar Zero,” Marcus uses his musical midlife crisis to frame a discussion of the science of adult learning and music’s effect on the human brain. For the past couple of decades, developmental psychologists have believed that complex skills, such as playing an instrument, are best acquired during brief windows of time, usually in early childhood, when the brain is more malleable.
• Apparently everyone wants to talk to Fat Trel . Chris Richards at the Washington Post interviewed the rapper . Fat Trel was the cover of last week’s CityPaper as well.opera singers bringing “Art Songs” back to church [Washington Post].Day 9 of Justin Moyer ‘s “Edie Sedgwick goes to SXSW” [Washington CityPaper]. Also, Chris Richards has his latest SXSW report [Washington Post]. The corporate presence at this year’s SXSW felt oppressive, contaminating the festival’s hallowed musical ecosystem of sharing and discovery. Bemoaners have bemoaned that SXSW has slowly lost its soul over the course of 26 years, but this go-round was exponentially yuckier than last spring’s. Nearly every musical transaction felt sticky with Mountain Dew. Megan Buerger on The-Dream at Fillmore Silver Spring [Washington Post]. Andy Hess on John K Samson at the Black Cat [DCist]. Anne Midgette on Vadim Repin at Strathmore [Washington Post]. Cecelia Porter on BSO at Strathmore [Washington Post]. Stephen Brookes on Folger Consort at Folger Shakespeare Library’s Elizabethan Theatre [Washington Post].
Stuff to win :a pair of lawn tickets to see the Black Keys at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 5/18 . (contest ends today at noon a pair of tickets to Vetusta Morla at U Street Music Hall on 3/21 (contest ends Tuesday 3/20 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).a three-month Slacker Premium Subscription (contest ends Friday 3/23).
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Tagged Artomatic , BSO , Christopher O'Riley , Edie Sedgwick , Fat Trel , Folger Consort , Gary Marcus , Guitar Zero , John K Samson , Justin Moyer , Matt Haimovitz , SXSW , The-Dream , Ticketmaster , Vadim Repin
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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Tagged Arctic Monkeys , Ava Luna , Bhi Bhiman , Cane & the Sticks , Courtesans , Edie Sedgwick , Fat Trel , Howard Theatre , Joe Byrd , Justin Moyer , Maple , Marisa Monte , NSO , Nunchucks , Rosie Thomas , SXSW , Zakir Black Barnes
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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Tagged Arctic Monkeys , Bach , Beyonce , Black Keys , busking , Edie Sedgwick , Hisham Breedlove , Jim Morrison , Justin Moyer , Lady Gaga , Matthewdavid , Metro buskers , Nicki Minaj , NSO , Real Estate , SXSW
