ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 04-17-12



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. Reviewed by Bill Friskics-Warren [Washington Post].

Jason Mraz: Love is a Four Letter Word. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey (scroll down) [Washington Times]. Performing at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 8/24.

Prince Royce: Phase II. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [Washington Post].

Train: California 37. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].



Articles


• Concert guides: Going Out Guide’s Nightlife Agenda.

• Interview: Mark Hensch talks to the Dandy Warhols [Washington Times].

• Interview: Nancy Lu talks to Keep Shelly In Athens [All Things Go]. Performing Tuesday 4/24 at 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 [the Vinyl District].

• 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 [Washington Post].

• Cecelia Porter on City Choir of Washington at the National Presbyterian Church [Washington Post].



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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Thursday 04-12-12

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 [Express]. At the 9:30 Club tonight.

• Interview/preview: Christopher Porter talks to Ian Svenonius [Express], whose band Chain & the Gang performs tonight at the Black Cat.

• Preview: Marie Gullard on Viver Brasil [Washington Examiner]. Tonight at 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 press: Jenn Bress [the Vinyl District].

• Erin Keane on the Magnetic Fields and DeVotchKa at the 9:30 Club [DCist].

• 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 [Washington Post].

• Alan Duckworth on Video Games Live at Strathmore [the Rogers Revue].



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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Tuesday 03-13-12

Stuff to read:
U Street Music Hall is turning two this week! Tittsworth has a look at the club’s anniversary week shows.
Day 4 of Justin Moyer‘s “Edie Sedgwick goes to SXSW” [Washington CityPaper].
• Chris Porter revisits his musical memories [Express].
• You too can put on an opera. Anne Midgette points you to a few eBay auctions for full opera productions (sets and all), such as Aida, Carmen, and La Traviata [the Washington Post].
• Midgette also covers Peter Russell‘s new job as Artistic Director at Vocal Arts DC. Russell has worked locally at Washington Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, and the Washington Concert Opera.
• Concert preview: Giovanni Russonello and Adam Schatz on Andrew D’Angelo and Victor Provost at the Dunes on 3/31 [Capital Bop].
• Concert guides: DCist’s Weekly Music Agenda. Washington Post’s Going Out Gurus.
• Live reviews: Jenn Bress on Korallreven, Young Magic, and Stout Cortez at the Black Cat [the Vinyl District]. Ayesha Venkataraman on Journopalooza at the Hamilton [Washingtonian] (Not music related! This event benefitted two local charities, Writopia and REACH Incorporated. REACH just got a really nice writeup in the Washington Post last week.) We Love DC on the Kaiser Chiefs at the 9:30 Club. Erica Bruce’s photos of the Black Keys at the Verizon Center [Washington CityPaper].

Today’s New Releases (with local reviews):
Big K.R.I.T.: 4eva N a Day – at the Fillmore Silver Spring on 3/23. Reviewed by Sarah Godfrey [the Washington Post].
SoSoLa: Nu World Trash. Reviewed by Bill Friskics-Warren [the Washington Post].
the Ting Tings: Sounds From Nowheresville – at Rams Head Live on 4/14. Reviewed by Allison Stewart [the Washington Post].
Shooter Jennings: Family man – this album comes out today but was reviewed last week by David Malitz [Washington Post].

Dave Barnes: Stories To Tell – at the Rock & Roll Hotel on 3/22.
Delta Spirit: Delta Spirit – at the 9:30 Club on 3/31.
the Dropkick Murphys: Going Out In Style: Live at Fenway – at RFK Stadium Grounds on 3/24 as part of Shamrock Fest.
I See Stars: Digital Renegade – at Sonar on 3/30 (Reckless Fest).
Impending Doom: Baptized in Filth – at Sonar on 3/20 (Metal Alliance Tour).
Lucero: Women & Work – at the 9:30 Club on 4/25.
John Mayall: Big Man Blues – at Wolf Trap on 7/7.
Say Anything: Anarchy My Dear – at the Black Cat on 4/17.
Soulfly: Enslaved – at the Ottobar on 4/30.

Stuff to win:
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Loney Dear‘s Hall Music on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of lawn tickets to Sarah McLachlan with the National Philharmonic at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 7/5. (contest ends Wednesday 3/14 at noon).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Red Hot Chili PeppersI’m With You on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 3/15).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Die Antwoord‘s TEN$ION on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Monday 3/19).

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