Yes, we have a whole section for contests at the bottom, but here’s a reminder that today is your last chance to enter ShowlistDC’s giveaway for RUSH tickets for their 9/9/12 show at Jiffy Lube Live . Good luck!
Articles
• Planning guides: Washingtonian’s
May Classical Music Preview . DCist’s
This Week In Jazz . The Vinyl District’s
May 9:30 Club Concert Preview .
• Interview/preview: Chris Richards talks to fun. also interviews the band [Express]. The band is at the 9:30 Club tonight (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday). Both shows are sold out.
• Interview/Preview: Kristen Page-Kirby talks to David Krakauer Strathmore tonight [Express].
• Preview: Marie Gullard on the Morgenstern Trio at the Kennedy Center, tonight [Washington Examiner].
• Interview: Steve Kiviat talks to R & B singer Dawn Richard
• Interview: Steve Kiviat talks to Khaira Arby
• From the archives: the Washington Post dug up an August 14, 1994, article on Chuck Brown by Marc Fisher and an October 5, 1984 article on go-go by Michel Marriott.
• Local band news: brutal death metal band Loculus posted on Facebook that it has parted ways with its singer Bill Calomiris , citing “insurmountable differences”. On the band’s upcoming tour, Brad Deerhake of Locusta will be filling in on vocals. No word about when/if the band will hold auditions for a new singer.
• Local music news: Kokayi plans new album as CZRS [Washington CityPaper].
• Watch: Fat Trel ‘s new video, “Devil We Like” [DCist].
• Watch: We Are Serenades cover the Magnetic Fields ‘ “Washington DC” [Washington CityPaper].
Live Reviews
• Charles T Downey on
Louis Schwizgebel at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].
• Stephen Bradley on Lucero at the 9:30 Club
Contests
• ShowlistDC is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Rush at Jiffy Lube Live on 9/9 (
contest ends today at 5 PM! ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Megan Reilly ‘s The Wall on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (
contest ends today ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of 4onthefloor ‘s Lion & Lamb on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Friday 5/4).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Lioness ‘s The Golden Killer on vinyl . Winner must have a continental US or Canada mailing address (contest ends Monday 5/7).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a signed copy of Red Wanting Blue ‘s From the Vanishing Point on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 5/8).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Dot Hacker ‘s Inhibition on colored vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 5/9).
• 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).
• 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 Bill Calomiris , Chuck Brown , CZRS , Danity Kane , David Krakauer , Dawn Richard , Fat Trel , from the archives , fun. , go-go , Khaira Arby , Kokayi , Loculus , Louis Schwizgebel , Lucero , Morgenstern Trio , the Magnetic Fields , We Are Serenades
Today’s New Releases (with local reviews)
•
Eric Hutchinson : Moving Up Living Down . Reviewed by
Allison Stewart [Washington Post]. Performing at the
9:30 Club on 5/5.
• LoCura : Semilla Caminante Bill Friskics-Warren [Washington Post].
• Jason Mraz : Love is a Four Letter Word Andrew Leahey (scroll down) [Washington Times]. Performing at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 8/24.
• Prince Royce : Phase II Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].
• Train : California 37 Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].
Articles
• Concert guides: Going Out Guide’s
Nightlife Agenda .
• Interview: Mark Hensch talks to the Dandy Warhols
• Interview: Nancy Lu talks to Keep Shelly In Athens DC9 .
• Ian MacKaye turned 50 yesterday….so happy birthday to him from the Washington CityPaper and DCist and We Love DC .
• Listen: Soweto Gospel Choir stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert .
Live Reviews
• Jenn Bress on
the Magnetic Fields at the 9:30 Club [the Vinyl District].
• Erica Bruce on Nada Surf at the 9:30 Club
• We Love DC on the Ting Tings at the 9:30 Club
• Erica Bruce took photographs of Scream at St Stephen’s [Washington CityPaper].
• Joe Banno on European Union Youth Orchestra at the Kennedy Center
• Cecelia Porter on City Choir of Washington at the National Presbyterian Church
Contests
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Neil Nathan ‘s The Distance Calls on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (
contest ends today ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Imperial Teen ‘s Feel the Sound on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 4/18).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a signed copy of Lucero ‘s Women & Work on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 4/19).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to see Fiona Apple at the Warner Theatre on 6/26 (contest ends Friday 4/20 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 Friday 4/20 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 Friday 4/20).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to Nickelback at the Verizon Center on 4/30 (contest ends Monday 4/23).
•
NEW 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).
• 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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Tagged City Choir of Washington , Dandy Warhols , Eric Hutchinson , European Union Youth Orchestra , Ian MacKaye , Jason Mraz , Keep Shelly in Athens , LoCura , Nada Surf , new releases , Prince Royce , Scream , Soweto Gospel Choir , the Magnetic Fields , the Ting Tings , Train
Shameless plug: In addition to rounding up the day’s local music news and press, we also give away concert tickets! We’re running a contest now to give away tickets to Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds at the Hamilton next Thursday, 4/19– a great chance to check out a new band and a new venue! Toss your name in the hat here
Articles
• Concert planners: DCist’s
This Week in Jazz . The Vinyl District
promotes shows at the 9:30 Club, U Street Music Hall, and Merriweather Post Pavilion . Going Out Guide on
90s nostalgia acts .
• Interview/preview: Stephen M Deusner talks to the Ting Tings the 9:30 Club tonight.
• Interview/preview: Christopher Porter talks to Ian Svenonius Chain & the Gang performs tonight at the Black Cat .
• Preview: Marie Gullard on Viver Brasil Strathmore .
• If you’re not tired of hearing about the new Howard Theatre yet, check out this history and photo gallery from DCTheatreScene.com.
• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to MDF with a preview of Godflesh
Live Reviews
• David Turner on
Hundred Visions at the Rock & Roll Hotel [All Things Go].
• More chickfactor Jenn Bress [the Vinyl District].
• Erin Keane on the Magnetic Fields and DeVotchKa at the 9:30 Club
• NoVA Metal Review on Onslaught and M:Pire of Evil at the U Street Music Hall
• Stephen Brookes on Arditti String Quartet at the Library of Congress
• Alan Duckworth on Video Games Live at Strathmore
Contests
• 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 today ).
• ShowlistDC is giving away
two pair of tickets to Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds at the Hamilton on 4/19 (contest ends Friday 4/13 at midnight).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to Creed at the Warner Theatre on 4/24 (contest ends Sunday 4/15).
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Neil Nathan ‘s The Distance Calls on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing list (contest ends Tuesday 4/17).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Imperial Teen ‘s Feel the Sound on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 4/18).
• 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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Tagged Arditti String Quartet , Chain & the Gang , chickfactor , DeVotchKa , Godflesh , Howard Theatre , Hundred Visions , Ian Svenonius , MPire of Evil , Onslaught , the Magnetic Fields , the Ting Tings , Video Games Live , Viver Brasil
Notes from Last Night
Yes, that was me at the
Ozric Tentacles show last night at the
State Theatre . They’re a psychedelic prog-rock band from England (who apparently live in California now….?) who are named after an imaginary breakfast cereal (other possibilities were Malcolm Segments, Desmond Whisps, and Gordon Lumps). I hadn’t seen them since 1995 when I reviewed their show for the Washington Post (you can read that review
here ). This time, they didn’t have anyone playing flute, and that was disappointing– the show was still good, but there’s only so much psychedelic keyboard/guitar noodling one can listen to before it all starts to sound like a stoner rave, and those flute melodies certainly used to add something. They played for about 2 1/2 hours, and there was a decent crowd– although not enough for them to open the balcony. I did take a photograph of the new balcony extension with my phone’s camera, and you can see that
here .
On my way out, one of the State’s staff came up to me and said, “You have good taste in music!” I was a little confused by why he approached me specifically, but I guess most people don’t go to shows at the State Theatre in a full business suit.
Articles
• Planning guides: DCist’s
This Week in Hip-Hop .
• Interviews: Steve Kiviat talked to Bombino and Vieux Farka Touré about the upheaval in Malithe Hamilton .
• Preview: Luke Stewart on saxophonist Steve Lehman [Capital Bop]. Lehman performs tonight at the Atlas.
• Announced: Lineup for the Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].
• Listen: Mashup master Bad Domes is back at DC9 on Saturday, and MashupCiti has the bootleg from his last DC9 show .
• Listen: JuiceheaD and Osaka Popstar cover Fugazi ‘s “Waiting Room”
• Listen: Caveman stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert
• CD Preview: Joe Warminsky on Lungfish ‘s A.C.R. 1999
• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with a profile of grindcore band Napalm Death
Live Reviews
• Another review of last weekend’s
chickfactor anniversary shows:
Valerie Paschall [DCist].
• Joel Church on the Magnetic Fields at the 9:30 Club
• Jonathan L Fischer on Wale at the new Howard Theatre
• Michael J West on Afro-Blue and the Howard University Jazztet at Blues Alley
• Stephen Bradley on Wild Flag at the 9:30 Club
Contests
• The Vinyl District is giving away
a pair of tickets to Matthew Sweet at the 9:30 Club on 6/9 (
contest ends today at noon ).
• 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).
• ShowlistDC is giving away
two pair of tickets to Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds at the Hamilton on 4/19 (contest ends Friday 4/13 at midnight).
• DC101 is giving away
a pair of tickets to Creed at the Warner Theatre on 4/24 (contest ends Sunday 4/15).
•
NEW The Vinyl District is giving away
a copy of Neil Nathan ‘s The Distance Calls on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing list (contest ends Tuesday 4/17).
• 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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Tagged Afro-Blue , Bad Domes , Bombino , Caveman , chickfactor , Fugazi , Howard Theatre , Howard University Jazztet , JuiceheaD , Lungfish , Napalm Death , Osaka Popstar , Ozric Tentacles , State Theatre , Steve Lehman , the Magnetic Fields , venue news , Vieux Farka Toure , Waiting Room , Wale , Wild Flag , Women in Jazz Festival
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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Tagged Artisphere , Black Tambourine , Cathy Ponton King , Cheikh Lo , chickfactor , DC Jazz Loft , deaf heaven , Frankie Rose , Listen Local First , Maki Mori , Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra , NSO , Plants and Animals , Protect-U , Screaming Females , Spider Fever , Stradivarius , the Hamilton , the Magnetic Fields , venue news , violins
Food poisoning still has us here at ShowlistDC moving slowly. Just a few things to read this morning….
Stuff to read :Interview: Chris Richards talks to Mick Jagger after his performance at the White House [Washington Post]Guns N Roses at the Fillmore, reviewed by Chris Richards [the Washington Post], Martin Austermuhle [DCist], and photos by Erica Bruce [Washington CityPaper]. The poorly-attended Rick Ross show at DAR Constitution Hall, reviewed by David Malitz [the Washington Post] and Joel Church [DC Style Is Real]. Scott Galupo on Blake Shelton at the Patriot Center [Washington Post]. Robert Battey on Brooklyn Rider at Dumbarton Church [Washington Post]. Luke Stewart on Dwayne Adell Trio at Bohemian Caverns [Capital Bop].
Audiovisual stuff :Andrew Bird ‘s Break It Yourself 9:30 Club on 5/8 (sold out) and Rams Head Live! on 5/9.the Magnetic Fields ‘ Love at the Bottom of the Sea 9:30 Club on 4/9 (sold out).
Stuff to win :a pair of tickets to Experience Hendrix at Strathmore on 3/6 (contest ends today at noon a signed vinyl copy of All the Details by Doris (featuring Paul Adelstein of Private Practice ) . Winner must have a North American mailing address. (contest ends Tuesday 2/28)tickets to Jim Jones with Nyemiah Supreme at U Street Music Hall on 3/5 (contest ends 3/1 at noon).a pair of tickets to see Marilyn Manson at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 5/1 (contest ends Friday 3/2 at 5 PM)
