Articles
• Planning Guides: DCist’s This Week in Hip-Hop.
• Apparently Northwest DC is not go-go friendly. Author Natalie Hopkinson was at Politics & Prose last night reading from her new book Go-Go Live: The Musical Life and Death of a Chocolate City. She brought a CD of go-go tunes, but a customer complained and the music was shut off [DCist]. the Washington CityPaper also reports.
• New art: local dath/doomers Ilsa revealed the front cover of their new CD, due out this fall on A389. Like all of the band’s flyers and other artwork, the image was drawn by the band’s drummer.
• We Love DC on combining music and art in the Paint the Music performance series.
• the Kennedy Center has announced a Woody Guthrie tribute concert in October [Washington Post]. Along with a Bob Marley tribute concert in June, this concert is part of the KenCen’s “Songs of Conscience” concert series.
• Interview: Giovanni Russonello talks to bassist Steve Synk, who has a weekly gig at Columbia Station on Saturdays [CapitalBop].
• Interview: Brian Ossip talks to Patent Pending [DC Music Live].
• CD Review: Glacial: On Jones Beach. Reviewed by DC writer Marc Masters [Pitchfork].
Listening
• Hometown Sounds DC’s local music video of the day is Bluebrain, “Ten By Ten”.
• DCist’s song of the day is Gold Panda, “Mountain”.
• Listen: Substantial‘s “Check My Resume” [Washington CityPaper].
Live Reviews
• David Hintz on Drew Gibson, Freedy Johnston, and Tom Freund at IOTA, 7/30/12 [DC Rock Live].
• David Hintz on Brandt Brauer Frick at the U Street Music Hall, 7/31/12 [DC Rock Live].
• Metallomusikum on Taurus at Empire, 7/28/12.
• BYT head honcho Svetlana on Charli XCX and St. Lucia at the U Street Music Hall and All Things Gold anniversary with the Knocks and Pop Etc and RAC at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].
• Priscilla Ledesma on Saint Motel at DC9 [Brightest Young Things].
• Andy J on Liars at the U Street Music Hall [Brightest Young Things].
• Marie Eff on Howlin’ Rain and Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].
• Lauren Bulbin on Pomegranates at DC9 [Brightest Young Things].
• Logan Donaldson on A Place To Bury Strangers and Hunters and Black Clouds at the Rock & Roll Hotel [Brightest Young Things].
• Philip Runco on the Tallest Man on Earth and Strand of Oaks at the 9:30 Club [Brightest Young Things].
• Jenn Bress on THEESatisfaction with Jel and DJ Abilities at the Black Cat [Brightest Young Things].
• Rachel Eisley on VANS Warped Tour at Merriweather Post Pavilion [Brightest Young Things].
• Eamon Redmond on the Summerland Tour featuring Everclear, Sugar Ray, Lit, Marcy Playground, and Gin Blossoms at Wolf Trap [Brightest Young Things].
Giveaways
• 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 today).
• NEW Brightest Young Things is giving away tickets to the Gosip at the 9:30 Club, 9/24/12 (contest ends Thursday 8/2 at 9 am).
• 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).
• NEW The Vinyl District is giving away a copy of Big Tree, Augury on vinyl. Winner must have a North American mailing address (contest ends Tuesday 8/7).
• 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).