ShowlistDC Music Notes: Friday 06-01-12



Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner


Planning guides
• CapitalBop’s guide to the DC Jazz Festival.
• DCist’s This Week in Jazz (a preview of the DC Jazz Festival 2012).
• WJLA also previews the DC Jazz Festival (with video).
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• Washingtonian’s Music Picks.
• We Love DC loves weekends.
• Brightest Young Thing’s Best Weekend Bets.
• DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.
• Washington Post Going Out Guide’s Best Summer Concerts in DC.
• DC Music Download’s Summer Music Guide.
• TBD’s guide to outdoor shows this weekend.

Tonight – Friday, 1 June
Dawes: Interviewed by Julyssa Lopez [Washingtonian] and Rudi Greenberg [Washington Post Express] and Nancy Dunham [Washington Examiner] and Brightest Young Things. Performing at the 9:30 Club.
• Interview (video): Bass clarinet player Todd Marcus [CapitalBop], who plays the Dunes in Columbia Heights tonight as part of CapitalBop’s Jazz Loft Series at the DC Jazz Festival.
• Preview: Emily Cary on Christoph Eschenbach and the National Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven’s Symphony 7 [Washington Examiner]. At the Kennedy Center tonight and Saturday.
Afrojack: Previewed Ally Schweitzer [Washington CityPaper] and by Mike Riggs [Washington Times]. At the Fillmore Silver Spring.

Saturday, 2 June
• Interview: Chris Porter talks to J.S. Adams, member of BLK w/BEAR and curator for the Queering Sound series [Washington Post Express]. Queering Sound is at the Atlas on H St NE.
Joe Pug: the Great Despiser. Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club.
Marianne Solivan: Prisoner of Love. Reviewed by Geoffrey Himes [Washington Post]. At the Phillips Collection.

Sunday, 3 June
• Preview: Rudi Greenberg on Radiohead [Washington Post Express]. At the Verizon Center.

Monday, 4 June
• Preview: Michael J West on “Jazz Meets the Classics” [Washington CityPaper]. At the Kennedy Center.
Rhett Miller: the Dreamer. Reviewed by Catherine Lewis [Washington Post]. At Jammin’ Java.

Tuesday, 5 June
n/a

Wednesday, 6 June
n/a

Thursday, 7 June
• Preview: Jonathan L Fischer on the Clean [Washington CityPaper]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel.
the Cribs: the Belly of the Brazen Bull. Reviewed by Moira E McLaughlan [Washington Post]. At the Black Cat.
Janel & Anthony: Where Is Home. Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis [Washington Post]. At IOTA.



Articles


On Chuck Brown:
        – Live-blogging yesterday’s memorial service: Jonathan L Fischer [Washington CityPaper] and Ben Freed [DCist].
        – Marc Fisher and Hamil R Harris write about the service (plus a photo gallery) [Washington Post].
        – Another article on the ceremony, by Andrea Noble [Washington Times].
        – Photo galleries from the memorial service: Darrow Montgomery [Washington CityPaper] and WJLA.
        – Chuck Brown Tributes: Mayor Vince Gray promises a park named after Gray; DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced legislation to designate August 22 (Brown’s birthday) as “National Chuck Brown Day; DC Council Chair Kwame Brown wants a Go-Go Hall of Fame. Read the reports by DCist and the Washington CityPaper.

• Cheer up, emo dude: pop music keeps getting sadder and sadder [Washington Post].

• CD Reviews: Chain & the Gang: In Cool Blood and Travis Morrison Hellfighters: Cruisin’ (All Night Long) – Reviewed by Lindsay Zoladz [Washington CityPaper]. Chain & the Gang is at Comet Ping Pong on Saturday.

• Portraits of an American Metal Festival: NPR’s Lars Gotrich talks to Maryland DeathFest attendees last weekend. Read the interviews on NPR.



Listening


• Rohan Mahadevan’s Song of the Day is Ugly Purple Sweater‘s “Ba Ba Ba” [DCist].

• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day: Typefighter, “You When You’re Older”.

Patrick Watson stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• Marcus J Moore writes about The Other Guys‘ “Fearless” [Washington CityPaper].

Russell Malone Trio at the Kennedy Center [NPR].

• NPR’s Lars Gotrich presents 17 songs about being 17.



Live Reviews

• We Love DC on the Dandy Warhols at the 9:30 Club on 5/29.

• Anne Midgette on Christophe Eschenbach and the NSO‘s program at the Kennedy Center [Washington Post].

• Dave McKenna on Simone Dinnerstein and Tift Merritt at the National Museum of Women in the Arts [Washington Post].

• Kevin Hulse on Thrice at the Howard Theatre [Brightest Young Things].

• Kara Capelli on Great Lake Swimmers with Cold Specks at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].

• Farrah Skeiky on Yann Tiersen with Piano Chat at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].



Giveaways


• 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 today).
• DC101 is giving away a pair of tickets to Dave Matthews Band at Jiffy Lube Live on 6/16 (contest ends Sunday 6/3).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of 2:54‘s S/T on vinyl (contest ends Tuesday 6/5).
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away a pair of tickets to see Monty Alexander at the Hamilton on 6/9 (contest ends Wednesday 6/6).
• Scene Trek is giving away a pair of tickets to The Cribs at the Black Cat on 6/7 (contest ends at 3 PM on Wednesday 6/6).
NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away a pair of tickets to see Gotye at Merriweather Post Pavilion on 9/30 (contest ends Thursday 6/7).
• 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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ShowlistDC Music Notes: Friday 05-04-12



Weekend/Week-Ahead Planner


Planning Guides
• Washingtonian’s Music Picks.
• DC Music Download’s Weekend Hits.
• Washington CityPaper’s Jazz Setlist.
• Smithsonian’s events around the mall.
• TBD.com points you to shows from faraway lands.

Tonight – Friday, May 4
• CD Review: Lower Dens: Nootropics. Reviewed by Brandon Weigel [Washington Post]. At the Rock & Roll Hotel.
• CD Review: Justin Jones: Fading Light. Reviewed by Catherine P Lewis (yes, that’s me!) [Washington Post]. At IOTA, tonight and Saturday.
• CD Review: Jeremy Pelt: Soul. Reviewed by Mike Joyce [Washington Post]. At the Bohemian Caverns tonight and Saturday.
• Preview: Marie Gullard on the BSO‘s performance of Shostakovich [Washington Examiner]. At Strathmore.

Saturday, May 5
• DC Music Download’s Cinco de Mayo Survival Guide.
• Preview/Interview: Moira E. McLaughlin talks to Eric Hutchinson [Washington Post]. At the 9:30 Club.
• Interview: We Love DC chats with Electric Guest. At the Rock & Roll Hotel.
• Preview: Light Asylum [All Our Noise]. Also a preview by Ally Schweitzer [Washington CityPaper]. Also, Mark Jenkins reviews their new album, Light Asylum [Washington Post]. At the U St Music Hall.
• CD Review: Ane Brun: It All Starts With One. Reviewed by Mark Jenkins [Washington Post]. Scheduled to appear at the Hamilton – please note that this show has been cancelled.
• Preview: Nancy Dunham on Chaka Khan [Washington Examiner]. Two shows at the Howard Theatre.
• Preview: Metallomusikum on Behemoth. At Rams Head Live in Baltimore.

Sunday, May 6
• Preview/Interview: Siriam Gopal on Rusted Root [DCist]. At the 9:30 Club.



Articles

• Local profile: 20kUnderDC talks to Sockets Records head honcho Sean Peoples.

• Support the local scene: Jazz blog Capital Bop puts together the D.C. Jazz Loft Series during the DC Jazz Fest in early June. They’ve recently launched a Kickstarter project to help defray costs; check out their blog post about it and then head on over to their Kickstarter page to check out the prizes, which include tickets/VIP passes to the festival and a private lesson (in bass clarinet performance or just general jazz appreciation) from Todd Marcus.

• Listen: Nathan Salsburg stopped by NPR’s DC office for a Tiny Desk Concert.

• Preview: Janet Yaceczko on Vandaveer‘s Dig Down Deep [DC Music Download]. At the Black Cat on 5/18.

•: the Washington Times’ “Heavy Metal Hensch” column is back after an 8-month hiatus with a CD review of Hours of Penance‘s album Sedition.

• Metallomusikum continues her countdown to Maryland DeathFest with profiles of Agents of Abhorrence and Coke Bust.

• We promise we didn’t make this up: There’s gonna be a David Simon Battle of the Bands in New Orleans on 5/11, pitting the cities of Simon’s two HBO series– Baltimore (The Wire) and New Orleans (Treme) against each other [DCist/WTOP].



Live Reviews


• We Love DC on fun. at the 9:30 Club.



Contests


NEW Metallomusikum is giving away a pair of tickets to see Behemoth at Rams Head Live in Baltimore on Saturday 5/5 (contest ends today at 5 pm).
• 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 today).
• 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).
• 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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