Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

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

Vinyl record fair Sunday at Artisphere.

So with all the back and forth re troublemakers at UHall, I wonder if their new under 21 ticket buying policy for the weekends will do the trick

This is funny (I thought the guy had moved on from his hating old ways):

Professor Griff is gonna be talking about "The Hidden Hand of the Synagogue of Satan" Saturday/tonight in DC

http://www.examiner.com/music-events-in-washington-dc/professor-griff-public-enemy-minister-of-information-photo

Coke Bust show last night was fuckin' great kehd. I'll do my best to bring the circle pit to Wild Nothing tonight.

I'm gonna go to the record fair I think, and also try to catch HR at Hole in the Sky (!) Sunday night. Fun weekend!

HR at Hole in the Sky (!) Sunday night.

plz provide me with details on this

i will basically see any band at hole in the sky

Wild Nothing tonight

I'm heading there as well

i found out abt it yesterday!! already had plans :(

plz provide me with details on this

2/13 @ Hole in the Sky - HR Band (member of Bad Brains), A Warm Gun (makes all your bands look like sissies), the Screws (D.C. punk kingpins), the Coits (D.C. punk inspired by Bad Religion and the Dwarves), Nervous Impulse (ex-Goons), Triff Store Magic (ex-Usuario), Nightfall (Philly, ex-Dissystema), Lapse (D.C., new noise), Crucial Times 3 p.m., $10.

I gotta fly out either Sunday night or Monday morning for work, so I'm not sure how this is going to work logistically, but seeing HR in that space could be amazing.

I'm heading there as well

Say hi! I barely know anybody in this city. I'm a big goofy-looking curly-haired dude, red sweatshirt.

I barely know anybody in this city.

me too! I'll try to find you! I'm average height, painfully skinny (but usually compensate with a big coat) and will probably be exceedingly drunk. What's your name, so I don't have to say "hello govern yourself accordingly"? my name is zach.

I'll be at Wild Nothing, and I also don't know anybody in this city. I'm the balding guy with a shaved head and glasses.

I've been told the free shuttle from Chinatown to H St NE no longer runs. :(

thx dude i will def try to be at that

man all us dudes that don't know anybody in this city need to bro down imo

man all us dudes that don't know anybody in this city need to bro down imo

for serious!

my name is daniel btw

also just take whatever bus that is down h st? the x2 i think?

man all us dudes that don't know anybody in this city need to bro down imo

^^seriously.

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think there should be a FAP or at least a HOOS seminar on hip places to go in DC/meeting hotties.

Yeah, I think it's the X2, though I've been told it is infrequent. I'm meeting a friend at the Star and Shamrock, which looks to be right next to the venue although I have absolutely no recollection of it from the last time I was down that way and looking for a bar to pass the time before a gig.

also does anyone know anything about The Gayest Kids You Know? Are these types of things best avoided?

http://dchardcore.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=3781

That's a list of DC punk and hardcore shows

Near the front, 5-7 people back, center-right!

Wild Nothing show was so damn good, they jammed and both openers were unexpectedly solid. Good pick me up after that horrible Radio Dept show. Lots of X'ed out hands but they seemed to behave themselves.

"So with all the back and forth re troublemakers at UHall"

What's this about?

was fairly far back at Wild Nothing. it was sold out so my friend initially couldn't get a ticket, but met a bro in the queue who hooked her up. good times.

That's a list of DC punk and hardcore shows

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2/13 @ Hole in the Sky - HR Band (member of Bad Brains), A Warm Gun (makes all your bands look like sissies), the Screws (D.C. punk kingpins), the Coits (D.C. punk inspired by Bad Religion and the Dwarves), Nervous Impulse (ex-Goons), Triff Store Magic (ex-Usuario), Nightfall (Philly, ex-Dissystema), Lapse (D.C., new noise), Crucial Times 3 p.m., $10.

ok i just looked up the other bands on this list and um i am so fuckin there

i will prob be rocking jeans and a t shirt and a curl pompadour

anybody else comin out look for a hoos imo!! you gonna try to make it out daniel, or anybody else?

btw why is hole in the sky so secretive??

"So with all the back and forth re troublemakers at UHall"

What's this about?

this sums it up better than I could:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2011/02/u_street_music_hall_changes_it.html

anybody else comin out look for a hoos imo!! you gonna try to make it out daniel, or anybody else?

yeah i'll be there after the record fair, probably around 5 i imagine? blue flannel and jeans, generally drinking beerz on the roof. (pro tip: if the coits are the band i'm thinking of, you do not wanna miss the coits)

i accidentally got TOO HIGH to go to wild nothing after all (or at least to drive down there) but i heard it was really fun

one time i got too high to go see Spiritualized. FML

it was fun, they were really good, way better than i expected! (i love the album and EP, but the clips i had seen suggested that they weren't very tight live, but looks like they've snapped things up since)

alright yall i am gettin my poo together to make it happen

lets do it

gettin my poo together

man this was a synactical mistake i will not make again

i don't know if i'm ready for a poo party just yet

what kind of town is this

talk about 'swamp'

capital swampbutt

outfit update

--yellow chucks, black/orange fake ramones-style shirt for band DOPAMINES

are there any upcoming punk/hardcore shows that are more likely than others to be enjoyable for people who have heard of none of those bands? e.g. me?

Re today's gig, I'm just gonna stick with my old man memories of HR with the Bad Brains back in the '80s. Curious to hear which of the other groups you folks like.

2/26 - Ra Ra Rasputin, Title Tracks, Laughing Man, The Cheniers
@ St. Stephen’s 7pm

2/26 - Hume, Dope Body
@ Hole In The Sky

2/27 - Screening of Fugazi’s Instrument
@ National Gallery of Art 5pm FREE

are there any upcoming punk/hardcore shows that are more likely than others to be enjoyable for people who have heard of none of those bands? e.g. me?

That Dropdead/Magrudergrind/etc show at St. Stephen's on March 12 sticks out for sure. Love Magrudergrind, and it's maybe my favorite place to see a show in DC. While seeing some Richmond moshcore atrocities there last summer, I overheard one stagediver offer his buddy some important advice: "If you get onstage, aim for the dude in the Phillies hat...he's not legit!"

Getting the attention of Grammys folks is kinda as ridiculous as getting the attention of local Wammys folks

DC neo-soul singer Carolyn Malachi ain't bad (not amazing either) and I see she decided to work harder at getting the attention of Grammys folks before trying to develop a local following. Other DMVers who have gained fame more traditionally are also up for awards tonight like Chuck Brown

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2011/02/09/prize-fight-want-a-grammy-join-the-club-literally/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2011/02/11/ST2011021102504.html

hey daniel, thanks again for the ride last night. total lifesaver. a question 4 u-

what happened to my face

at one point i believe you faceplanted directly into the first band (who subsequently dedicated their set to you)

hahaha awesome i will accept that

btw that was my first malt beverage since my arrival in dc and i have decided i am not gonna do malt beverages anymore, kinda embarassed for myself, thx for being such a bro