Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

Meanwhile Blob's Park in Jessup, Maryland has not yet been sold and turned into real estate for Mcmansions:

This Friday, 14 January, The Oklahoma Twisters hit the stage at 8. Free survival dance lesson with Ben at the first break (9ish). Word is getting out on this great continuing roots music series every 2nd friday of the month. Get there early, order some schnitzel, get a shot of ice cold schnapps from Max's amazing ice-cream case, and ease on out on the dance floor!

Blob's "no neon sign/40 acres of parking/watch out for the deer" Park, 8024 Max Blobs Park Road, Jessup, MD

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2011/01/11/more-thoughts-on-the-wammies-nomination-process-and-omissions/#more-38920

"Quality people" Saturday, EDM people Sunday

These days Bar7 is known more for its VIP list than its groundbreaking techno. On Saturdays, the club’s most profitable night, “It’s a hand-picked crowd,” Wube tells me. “We probably do about 500 people – quality people. High-end spenders, a good clientele, quote-unquote the pretty people, good-looking people, you know what I mean.” He quickly adds, “We will turn people away at the front door.”

But starting Sunday night, Bar7 has a chance to be unique again. Patrick Fonseca, a former OKAY promoter who now books events as Bigfeet Promotions, is bringing electronic dance music back to the nightclub. This weekend Fonseca has booked three intriguing music producers from Hamburg, Germany: Smallpeople and Christopher Rau, who play extremely chilled out deep house music

http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-arts/2011/01/this-week-in-electronic-music-bar7-embraces-the-genre-again-7045.html

Prepare to get strip searched.

They're doing Prince Language, too!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/13/AR2011011306087.html

Aaron Leitko in W. Post on Moombahton Massive at UHall.

Just got facebook spammed about The Magician playing at U Street Music Hall this Wednesday. 9:00 pm to 2:30 am.

I am seriously considering attending that.

I also have a sneaking suspicion that he was the better half of Aeroplane when it came to DJing.

U Hall just announced Hercules & Love Affair DJ set on 2/1 and Classixx on 2/19.

how was the recent Andy Butler set?

I'm opening for The Magician! Very excited about it. Stephan was the DJ half of Aeroplane before they started spinning together. We'll try to book Vito when he comes back around, too, I'm sure.

I wasn't here for Any Butler's last time but he's been good the two other times I've seen him - great track selection, not the tightest mixing but pretty good. I really enjoyed the first time he played when he opened with an hour of old jacking house.

Classixx are maybe my favorite DJs to see right now. Just great at reading the crowd and they've been pretty different the couple times I saw them.

Waves of regret hitting when I switched platforms to just come home after work. Tell me The Magician was awful.

I also didn't make it, tried to corral a couple people into coming but wasn't successful.

I never did get Dismemberment Plan reunion tickets--they were gone too quick. I'm doing my Latin music thing this weekend-Peru Negro and Eva Ayllon at George Mason Saturday, and Eddie Palmieri at Blues Alley Sunday

If 9353 do any more reunion shows, please let me know. Will travel for that.

I was gonna hit up Hole in the Sky this weekend for some pop punk joy but I hear its gonna be below freezing all weekend??

they kinda have heat! i think!

ha yeah but i gotta walk from the metro and i haven't mapped distance yet, always feel dorky unlayering at a show

Oh no, Hoos has a big fluffy winter coat.

can't put my arms down tbh

I think the Dismemberment Plan coverage has reached overkill-tbd.com, W. Post, City Paper, dcist.com, tweets

Didn't the group do a reunion show 3 years ago as well? And I even like them but still, let's move on.

I went last night. They put on a good show but are kind of lame IMO. The out of control chirping stuff works on record -- in person it's mad scientist shtick.

at times saturday was pretty awesome. at other times made me question my early 00s taste.

DC 9 has reopened (mentioned earlier elsewhere, but I just really noticed it now and see that one of my fave Malian female singers, Khaira Arby, is going to be there in March). I guess civil lawsuits are still proceeding against the employees (I'm not sure) and the club has its liquor license?

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2011/01/in_concert_the_dmv_bounce_beat.html

Go-go bounce beat is still big. How'd I miss this event? But do any of these groups write originals?

they hosted Mixtape the other weekend so I assume they are not dry. Haven't been since the incident.

noon:30 with joell ortiz (??!) at liv tonight

i like noon:30 like um a lot

from that link i discovered gogo band "tob" that i think i'm into

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/31/133309067/monday-best-coast-wavves-in-concert

tonight's wavves/best coast show streaming liev

Oops, forgot about that. Wonder if it's archived, although I kinda think if you've heard 1 Best Coast song you've heard 'em all (though it's a nice girl group pop punk sound).

it is archived

Monotonix and Federation X at Comet tonight should be fun.

Yes, although it will likely be mobbed and I bet they will be stopped from setting anything on fire

:( was that tonight??? dag

blackcat has a Cure vs Smiths night. is this a joke?

these ppl already have razor blades what are they thinking bringing them together

i assumed it was some sort of ironic thing because smiths fans and cure fans on their own are awful, and if you put them together i imagine the whole thing would be insufferable. also would they just alternate between those two bands all night?

prob some covers

I'm going to go along to see a band there one of these days. Just to see.

They've been having those Cure v Smith nights forever, and I was always curious who went to them, but never curious enough to actually go.

Here's dcist.com with a photo and review of Monotonix (I disagree on their musical influences but that's just nitpicking mostly)

http://dcist.com/2011/02/monotonix_comet_ping_pong.php#

i love comet ping pong and i love monotonix and i am SO sad i did not go to that show

what an amazing place to see that band

Does anyone know whether the Crystal nightclub on University in Langley Park, MD is still open? It was/is a place where djs spun West African sounds.

Confession: I don't know much about any of the djs and musicians the GOGs are recommending this week (I probably need to do my homework on some of them)

This week find three world-class DJs in D.C.: Rich Medina, Cosmo Baker and Ewan Pearson should all please the pickiest fans of dance music. Four bands you'll want to say you saw "way back when" fill the Rock and Roll Hotel this weekend, including Braids and Baths. Don't miss Hip-Hop Karaoke or some real hip-hop from up-and-coming Detroit wordsmith Black Milk. And finally, because you-know-what is Monday, we have some fun Valentine's Day ideas, ranging from shredding parties to slow jams.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2011/02/nightlife_agenda_world-class_d.html

will easily vouch for rich medina + cosmo baker. baker's part of "the rub" parties with dj ayres and eleven, always a good time for everyone. i think the rub at five was probably the last thing i ever enjoyed there.

Ewan Pearson has done some A+ remixes but can't vouch for his DJing.

Ohhhh, I forgot that the documentary on the original 930 Club on F. Street was showing last night, with various guest speakers at that DC music salon thing.

I don't suppose anyone has heard of the Mango Cafe in the Langley Park area?

i've heard of it, don't know a damn thing about it