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Articles

• Planning Guides: DC Music Live’s Weekly Roundup.

• Interview: Gregory Ayes talks to Redline Graffiti [DC Music Download].

• Interview: Elliott Wallace talks to Justin Trawick [DC Music Download].

• Venue staff news: the Black Cat‘s booking person Vicki Savoula is leaving the Black Cat to start a career in education [Washington CityPaper].

• Here’s a profile of Sasha Lord, who books shows at Comet Ping Pong [Pink Line Project].

• Venue news: the Lincoln Theatre is seeking a new operator [Washington CityPaper].

Listening

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Drop Electric, “Bankrolled Hominid”.

• DCist’s song of the day is Charli XCX, “You’re The One”.

• Listen/watch: the Walkmen stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• Clay Conger on Nighttime Adventure Society‘s “I’m So Tired” [DC Music Download].

Live Reviews

• Megan Buerger on Identity Festival at Jiffy Lube Live, 7/27/12 [Washington Post].

• Andy Hess on Liars at the U Street Music Hall [DCist].

• David Hintz on Kwame Darko, DZD, and Marco at the Rock & Roll Hotel, 7/27/12 [DC Rock Live].

• Press about the Summerland Tour featuring Everclear, Gin Blossoms, Sugar Ray, Lit, and Marcy Playground at Wolf Trap: Rohan Mahadevan [DCist] and Denise A Levien [the Rogers Revue].

• ChunkyGlasses.com on Hot Chip, Sleigh Bells, and James Murphy at Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7/22/12.

• Ariel Hixson on Frank Ocean at the 9:30 Club [DC Music Live].

• Reel Film News has photos of Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart at the Verizon Center.

• Photos from Capitol Groove Music Fest at the Fairgrounds DC, 7/28/12 [DC Music Download].

Giveaways

• NEW DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to Static-X, Prong, Davey Suicide, and 9Electric at the Fillmore on 9/1 (contest ends Tuesday 7/31 at 5 PM).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Ed Sheeran‘s + (Plus) on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Wednesday 8/1).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of the Features‘ Still Lost, Volume One on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 8/2).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Leland Sundries‘ Roller Derby Queen 7″. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Thursday 8/2).
• WMAL is giving away tickets to Ted Nugent at the Fillmore on 8/3 (no indication of when this contest ends).
• 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).
• 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).

Today’s New Releases (with locally-penned reviews)

• Travis Porter: From Day 1. Reviewed by Chris Richards [Washington Post].

• Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes: Here. Reviewed by Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

• Sigur Ros: Valtari. Reviewed by Elizabeth Nelson [Washington Post] and Andrew Leahey [Washington Times].

• Silo Halo: Night and the City. Reviewed by Valerie Paschall [DCist]. (this album came out in April, but DCist just published the review….so we’re including it here!)

• Regina Spektor: What We Saw From the Cheap Seats. Reviewed by Bill Friskis-Warren [Washington Post].

• the Walkmen: Heaven. Reviewed by David Malitz [Washington Post].

Articles

• Planning guides: DC Music Download’s Local Listening Booth.

• The viewing for Chuck Brown is today. The Washington Post rounds up the street closures.

• Interview: Stephanie Williams talks to Wendell Kimbrough [DC Music Download].

• Local listening: Check out Eternal Summers‘ video for “Millions [DCist].

• Local listening: Here’s a download of Empresarios‘ dub remix of “Space Selector” [DC Music Download].

• Local listening: Hometown Sounds DC presents today’s local music video: Drop Electric‘s Robot Funeral [Hometown Sounds DC].

• The show was over the weekend, but here’s an interview with Lalah Hathaway [Washingtonian].

• This show was also over the weekend, but Rachel Levitin interviewed Filligar [We Love DC].

• Yet another show that was over the weekend… but here’s an interview with Rocky Votolato [Brightest Young Things].

Live Reviews

• Chris Richards on One Direction at the Patriot Center [Washington Post].

• Sarah Godfrey on Drake at the Verizon Center [Washington Post].

• Gabriela Melendez-Olivera on Babasonicos at the Howard Theatre [Washington Post].

• Joan Reinthaler on Phillips Camerata‘s performance of Shostakovich an Shumann at the Phillips Collection [Washington Post].

• Robert Battey on the BSO‘s performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Strathmore [Washington Post].

• Valerie Paschall on Black Dice at the U Street Music Hall [DCist].

• This will certainly be the first review of many: local musician Ben Price (At the Graves, Xoso, Dry Clouds) reviews (and records) Maryland DeathFest’s Friday performances [Inhuman Youth].

• All Things Go on Father John Misty at the Rock & Roll Hotel.

• Jeb Gavin on Simian Mobile Disco‘s DJ Set at the U Street Music Hall [Brightest Young Things].

• Robert Winship on the Polyphonic Spree at 6th & I [Brightest Young Things].

Giveaways

• 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).
• 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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