Stuff to read :
• Talented teen? Check out Megan Buerger’s article on DC-CAPital Stars Talent Competition and former competitor Clifton Williams [Washington Post]. This year’s top 10 will compete on Monday night at the Kennedy Center, judged by choreographer/actress Debbie Allen, go-go music pioneer Chuck Brown, and Emmy-nominated music producer Rickey Minor.
• If you haven’t been to the Hamilton yet, you can at least get a sense of the venue in this profile on DC Style Is Real. We’ve got the Hamilton’s upcoming calendar .
• Local record label Windian Records is celebrating its 3rd birthday next month with a few shows at Montserrat House . Jonathan L Fischer wonders if the show poster is racist [Washington CityPaper].
• Interview: Alexia Kauffman talks to Hank3 [We Love DC]. We’ve read more engaging interviews in our time (that’s code for: we’re not sure how much the interviewer knew about Hank3 before she talked to him), but we do love the guy. Hank3 plays at the 9:30 Club on Thursday.
• Day 5 of Justin Moyer ‘s “Edie Sedgwick goes to SXSW” [Washington CityPaper].
• Profile: Check out the history of the MPD in rap videos [Washington CityPaper].
• EARWORMS: NPR has a feature on why that song gets stuck in your head .
• Live reviews: Stephen Bradley on Anti-Flag at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Washington Times] (DRINKING GAME: take a shot every time the writer starts a sentence or clause with “it’s”.) Robert Battey skewers Dan Zhu ‘s performance of Mozart with Christoph Eschenbach [Washington Post]. (The review is almost more of a skewering of Eschenbach’s choice of Zhu than Zhu himself. To wit: Eschenbach has inexplicably allowed a middling violinist to hitch his wagon to Eschenbach’s considerable star. Ouch.) Jenn Bress on White Rabbits and Tennis at the Black Cat [the Vinyl District]. Kelly Kettering on the Black Keys at the Verizon Center [the Vinyl District].
Stuff to win :
• 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 today at noon ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘ I’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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Tagged Anti-Flag , Black Keys , Christoph Eschenbach , Clifton Williams , Dan Zhu , DC-CAPital Stars Talent Competition , drinking game , earworms , Edie Sedgwick , Hank3 , Justin Moyer , MPD , Tennis , the Hamilton , White Rabbits , Windian Records
Stuff to read :
• Local filmmaker Jay Bulger has put together a documentary about Blind Faith and Cream drummer Ginger Baker . The film, Beware of Mr. Baker , will debut at SXSW later this month, and the Washington Post article linked above is an interesting profile of how Bulger weaseled his way into Baker’s life.
• Interview: Julyssa Lopez talks to Alex Even of White Rabbits [Washingtonian]. White Rabbits’ latest album Milk Famous was released yesterday; the band plays the Black Cat tonight.
• Interview: Reese Higgins talks to Zachary Cole Smith of Dive and Beach Fossils [Washington CityPaper].
• The Huffington Post has a nice article about Listen Local First and its trip to SXSW.
• Heavy Uber Alles brings us 6 heavy tunes every Tuesday. This week, HUA let readers suggest songs and has 14 videos to share , with varying degrees of heaviness.
• Preview: Niki & the Dove at the U St Music Hall on 3/8 [All Things Go].
• Live Reviews: Justin Duckham on Craig Finn at the Rock & Roll Hotel [the Vinyl District]. Anne Midgette on Matthias Goerne at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre [Washington Post]. Metal Chris on Windhand , Ilsa , Natur , Pilgrim , and Satan’s Satyrs at St Stephen’s [DCHeavyMetal.com]. We Love DC on Young Prisms , Boy Friend , and Ceremony at DC9 .
Audiovisual stuff :
• Here’s a song from the Cubs , “Ashlei” [Washington CityPaper].
• WQXR has this podcast about plagiarism in classical music, featuring the Washington Post’s Anne Midgette. You may remember this blog post by Midgette we posted a few weeks ago about composer Osvaldo Golijov .
Stuff to win :
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to Fanfarlo at the U Street Music Hall on 3/7 (contest ends today at noon ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Nirvana ‘s Nevermind on vinyl . Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends today ).
• The Vinyl District is giving away a pair of tickets to see Polyphonic Spree at 6th & I on 5/21 (contest ends Thursday 3/8 at noon).
• DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a pair of tickets to see Rammstein at 1st Mariner on 4/25 and a pair of tickets to see Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper at Jiffy Lube Live on 6/30 (contest ends Friday 3/9 at 5 PM).
• 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 Tuesday 3/13).
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Tagged Beach Fossils , Blind Faith , Boy Friend , Ceremony , Craig Finn , Cream , Dive , Ginger Baker , Ilsa , Jay Bulger , Listen Local First , Matthias Goerne , Natur , Niki & the Dove , Osvaldo Golijov , Pilgrim , Satan's Satyrs , the Cubs , White Rabbits , Windhand , Young Prisms , Zachary Cole Smith