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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 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 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 Ben Opipari [Washington Post].
Thursday 24 January Red Baraat at the 9:30 Club : CD review of Shruggy Ji Catherine P Lewis (that’s me!) [Washington Post].Widowspeak at the Black Cat : CD review of Almanac Dan Miller [Washington Post].
This Week’s New Releases (with locally-penned reviews) • Arbouretum , Coming Out of the Fog Aaron Leitko [Pitchfork].
• Dropkick Murphys , Signed and Sealed in Blood Justin Beland [Chunky Glasses].
• Kingsley Flood , Battles : Reviewed by Nida Masiulis [DC Music Download].
• A Sound of Thunder , Queen of Hell EP NoVA Metal Review .
• Yo La Tengo , Fade 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
• Schweitzer also has an excellent overview of DIY Record Labels in DC
• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to Immanent Voiceless
• Interview: Valerie Paschall talks to Teen Mom
• Interview: We Love DC talks to Ugly Purple Sweater
• Interview: Chris Richards talks to Jessie Ware
• 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
• 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 secondsDrew Gibson , “Elmira”New Rock Church of Fire , “the Sword”Tom Goss , “Lover”Thievery Corporation , “Take My Soul”
• DCist’s songs of the day this week have been Tereu Tereu , “Savage Love”Teen Mom , “I Wanna Go Out”Jessie Ware , “Sweet Talk”Freakwater , “My Old Drunk Friend”Gringo Star , “Going Way Out”
• Lots of DMV Beats
• 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 1/24/13a copy of the Weeks , Gutter Gaunt Gangster EP (giveaway ends 1/24/13).a copy of Sum 41 ‘s Does This Look Infected? (giveaway ends 1/23/13).
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Tagged 2 Chainz , A Sound of Thunder , Arbouretum , Bad Domes , Black Prairie , BSO , Catharsis , Christopher Cross , Club K , David Murray Big Band , DC Music Listing Sites , Destiny's Child , DIY Record Labels in DC , DJ AngelBaby , DMV Beats , Drew Gibson , Dropkick Murphys , Dylan Ryan/Sand , Folger Consort and Cathedra , Freakwater , Garrick Ohlsson , Gringo Star , Immanent Voiceless , inaugural balls , Iris DeMent , Jessie Ware , Jim Thomson , Kindlewood , Kingsley Flood , Kristeen Young , Lalah Hathaway , Macy Gray , Mali , Marshall Crenshaw , Morrissey , new releases , New Rock Church of Fire , Niki and the Dove , Paint Branch , Parquet Courts , Pazz & Jop , Quicksilver , Ra Ra Riot , Red Baraat , Rhett Miller , Robert Egger's Tribute , ShowlistDC Shout-Outs , Silent Old Mtns , Soley , Soundgarden , Sunwolf , Teen Mom , Tereu Tereu , the Gin Blossoms , the Menzingers , the Soft Moon , the Walkaways , Thievery Corporation , tiny desk concert , Tom Goss , Tropicalia , Ugly Purple Sweater , Vacationer , Widowspeak , Yo La Tengo
Articles
• Planning guides: DCist’s
This Week in Jazz .
• Fort Reno starts on Monday! But don’t look for the schedule on their site – as of this writing, the 2012 schedule had not been posted. The Washington CityPaper tells us that opening night will feature Teen Mom , Alarms & Controls , and Upforth .
• More of NPR’s favorites of 2012 so far: favorite classical albums .
• Preview: Christopher Porter on Neil Diamond Verizon Center .
• Interview: Rudi Greenberg talks to Marissa Nadler DC9 tonight.
• Interview: Michael Parsons talks to Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows Wolf Trap on 6/20.
• Christopher Porter on Oddisee
• Arlington teens are producing a battle-of-the-bands at Artisphere this weekend [ARLnow]. They’ve been posting band profiles on the event’s Facebook page .
• Local band news: The newest Periphery track will premiere today on Liquid Metal Sirius XM , writes Outerloop Management on its Facebook page.
• Speaking of Periphery , here’s a video interview with Spencer and Misha by Hit the Floor Magazine at the Download Festival.
• CD Review: Frau Eva , Underneath Eyelids . Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Washington CityPaper]. Performing Saturday at the Black Cat .
• CD Review: Clams Casino , Instrumental Tape 2 . Reviewed by Joe Colly [Pitchfork].
Listening
• Rohan Mahadevan’s song of the day is
Grouplove , “Tongue Tied” [DCist].
• Hometown Sounds DC’s DC music video of the day is (former DC band) Jukebox the Ghost , “Victoria” .
• Metal Injection has live video of Dying Fetus performing “From Womb to Waste” at Empire (formerly Jaxx) on 6/9 .
Live Reviews • Maeve McDermott on the Cribs at the Black Cat on 6/7
• Brian Ossip on Matt Skiba and the Sekrets at the Black Cat on 6/10
• Mike Shomaker on Nobody Yet at All Saints Episcopal Church in Huntingtown, MD
• Marie Formica on Mogwai at the 9:30 Club on 6/11
• William Alberque on 2:54 at the Rock & Roll Hotel
Giveaways
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Grizzly Bear at the 9:30 Club on either 9/20 or 9/21 (winner gets to choose) (
contest ends today at noon ).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
tickets to Balkan Beat Box at the 9:30 club on 6/15 (no indication of when this contest ends).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
tickets to Spanglish Fly at the U Street Music Hall on 6/16 (no indication of when this contest ends).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to Social Distortion at the 9:30 club on either 11/6 or 11/7 (winner gets to choose) (contest ends Friday 6/15 at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of
the Sufis self-titled album on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 6/19).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of
Yes ‘s Open Your Eyes on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 6/19).
• Brightest Young Things is giving away
tickets and a meet-and-greet with Childish Gambino at Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore on 6/23 (contest ends Wednesday 6/20).
• 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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Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner Planning Guides
• Washingtonian’s
Music Picks .
• DC Music Download’s
Weekend Hits .
• We Love DC
loves weekends .
• DCist’s
This Week in Jazz .
• Brightest Young Things’
best weekend bets .
• TBD’s
guide to this weekend’s shows at Artomatic .
Maryland DeathFest is the big event this weekend, Friday/Saturday/Sunday at Sonar in Baltimore. Lots and lots and lots of press on this:preview of the festival [Washington Post Express], with quotes from Metal Chris (DCHeavyMetal.com), Bob Lugowe (Relapse Records), and Chris Moore (Magrudergrind, DOC, and Coke Bust).MDF Survival Guide .metalheads are people too [NPR].preview with audio samples, titled “It’s Gonna Get Sweaty” .profiles the festival and talks to MDF co-creator Evan Harting [Baltimore Sun].here . She’s also got some video of Hellbastard , who are her houseguests for the weekend.10 Dark Horse Bands to check out at Deathfest [Noisecreep].MDF guide .
Tonight – Friday May 25 Garrison Keillor ‘s Prairie Home CompanionWolf Trap .Karla Chisholm Blues Alley .Drake ‘s twitter account? Washington Post Express has a quiz . Performing at the Verizon Center .Rocky Votolato : Television of Saints Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. Performing at the Red Palace .
Saturday May 26 Yann Tiersen 9:30 Club .Jason Isbell , interviewed by Rudi Greenberg [Washington Post Express] and by Nancy Dunham [Washington Examiner]. Performing at the Rams Head Tavern at 1 PM .the BSO and Baltimore Choral Arts Society ‘s performance of Beethoven’s Ninth [Washington Examiner]. At Strathmore .
Sunday May 27 Afrika Bambaataa interviewed him [Wash CP again]. At the U St Music Hall .Jason Isbell , interviewed by Rudi Greenberg [Washington Post Express] and by Nancy Dunham [Washington Examiner]. Performing at the Mansion on O Street [2020 O St NW, WDC].Jess Klein : Behind a Veil Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. Performing at IOTA .Great Lake Swimmers : New Wild Everywhere Dan Miller [Washington Post]. Performing at the Rock & Roll Hotel .
Monday May 28 Artomatic !
Tuesday May 29 Western Affairs Black Cat (Backstage) .
Wednesday May 30 Fabian Almazan Blues Alley .
Thursday May 31 Erik Deutsch : Demonio Teclado Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. Performing at Bohemian Caverns on U St.Simone Felice : Simone Felice Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. Performing at the Hamilton .
Articles
•
Chuck Brown ‘s viewing will be on Tuesday at the
Howard Theatre (11 AM to 10 PM), with a funeral on Thursday at the Washington Convention Center starting at noon. More from
Hamil R Harris [Washington Post],
Jonathan L Fischer [Washington CityPaper], and
Benjamin Freed [DCist].
• Speaking of Chuck Brown, the godfather of go-go is the cover feature of the Washington CityPaper this week. this page rounds up all the articles .
• We warned you about this article yesterday : Chris Richards on the 2012 summer jam [Washington Post]. If that’s not enough summer jam action for you, the Post also has a gallery of summer jams from the last decade .
• Local listening: Hometown Sounds DC’s local video of the day is America Hearts ‘s “A Whole Lotta Love”
• Local listening: Lindsay Zoladz on Teen Mom ‘s song “You and Me”
• We’ve posted these along the way, but Anne Midgette rounds up the classical reviews in the Washington Post .
• The show was last night, but here’s Philip Runco’s interview with Black Dice [Brightest Young Things].
Live Reviews
• We Love DC on
Black Hills at the Black Cat on 5/23.
• Erica Bruce’s photos of Garbage at the 9:30 Club [Washington CityPaper].
• Stephen Bradley on James Morrison at the 9:30 Club
• Farrah Skeiky on the Adicts at the Rock & Roll Hotel
• Alan Pyke on the Donkeys at the Black Cat
Giveaways
• SceneTrek is giving away
tickets to Yann Tiersen & Piano Chat at the 9:30 Club on 5/26 (
contest ends today at 3 PM ).
•
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away
a pair of tickets to see the Dandy Warhols at the 9:30 Club (BYT gives absolutely no indication of when this contest ends).
• 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).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
tickets to the Dandy Warhols at the 9:30 Club (contest ends Tuesday 5/29 at 9 AM).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
an autographed copy of the Gossip ‘s A Joyful Noise on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 5/31).
•
NEW 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 Friday 6/1).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to Dave Matthews Band at Jiffy Lube Live on 6/16 (contest ends Sunday 6/3).
• 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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Tagged Afrika Bambaataa , America Hearts , Artomatic , Baltimore Choral Arts Society , Black Dice , Black Hills , BSO , Chuck Brown , Drake , Erik Deutsch , Fabian Almazan , Garbage , Garrison Keillor , Great Lake Swimmers , James Morrison , Jason Isbell , Jess Klein , Karla Chisholm , Maryland DeathFest , Prairie Home Companion , Rocky Votolato , Simone Felice , summer jam , Teen Mom , the Adicts , the Donkeys , Western Affairs , Yann Tiersen
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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