Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

on a slightly more 'lamestream' tip, Titus Andronicus have just announced a show at the 930 in June. I'll be out of town that week, which means this will be the third time I've missed them since moving here.

Aren't they also opening for the Pogues in March at 930

also playing the blackcat in april

U. Shrinivas is tonight 6 to 7 for free at the Kennedy Ctr Millennium Stage for the start of Maximum India fest (through 3-20). His gig will be streamed on the Kennedy Center's website. Wow, was watching a youtube video of him last night. His mandolin playing is practically psychedelic with reverb and more.

I'll be missing Twin Shadow at the Black Cat because of work, as well as that other Titus gig and a few other choice shows. I can't wait to quit my job.

oh man i didn't realize Titus were playing black cat in april, i was lamenting not being able to afford the pogues ticket. and back again in june! man now i'm amped, they're one of the best small club live shows i've ever seen.

and that Titus show at the Black Cat is with Double Dagger!

Cool. That article on the DD member's dayjob was pretty interesting.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/general/2011/02/24/why-double-daggers-corporate-design-commissions-are-still-pretty-punk/

Kurt Vile performed at Red Onion Records & Books in Washington and Sound Garden in Baltimore last Wednesday

I keep missing these in-stores

Things I should google myself but will ask here first instead:

So is Todd Terry who's djing at U St. tonight still considered 'relevant'? I know his name from house and hiphop-house remixes from ages ago. I guess these Red house nights though are all about delivering that traditional house music all night long, so as long as his crate of old stuff still works, the night will be fine.

Prince Paul who is spinning there next week I know from De La Soul days. What's he up to now?

x-post -There's an interview with Vile on the W. Post Click tracks blog

dammit, been loving Vile recently.

So is Todd Terry who's djing at U St. tonight still considered 'relevant'? I know his name from house and hiphop-house remixes from ages ago. I guess these Red house nights though are all about delivering that traditional house music all night long, so as long as his crate of old stuff still works, the night will be fine.

We try to book a mix of older and newer stuff - house as a genre is way more history based that a lot of other dance music so the idea of 'relevance' is less... relevant?, and for example next week we have Hot Natured (Lee Foss & Jamie Jones) who are doing really new and fresh work. You never know how or what the older guys wil really spin - some keep their sound classic, some shockingly up to date, most a mix of the two. Probably 80% of Dimitri from Paris' set when he was here was pre-house disco but it was one of the my favorite sets and nights we've had yet.

anything happening sunday? i'm meeting an out of towner and want to do something interesting but i'm not spotting anything musicwise

dum dum girls @ black cat

ah right! good catch

thnking u

Also:

L. Subramanian (Southern India Carnatic violinist) from 6 to 7 for free (and webcast) at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Gyptian (Jamaican balladeer of "Hold Yuh" fame) with Etana at DC Star, 2135 Queens Chapel Rd. NE 202-486-3707

dunno if i wanna walk to the metro in this rain! :/

my out of towner cancelled on me at the last minute btw so now its just me

more March live rock events that look interesting:

3-6-Dum Dum Girls @ Black Cat; 3-9-Robin Hitchcock & Joe Boyd at Birchmere;Pogues/Titus @ 930; 3-10 Wild Flag @ Black Cat; 3-12-The Ex & DJ Rupture @ Black Cat; Luger (Spain) @ Velvet Lounge;3-19 Hume, Mi-Ami, Protect-U @ Subterranean A; 3-20-Peter Case @ Takoma Park Aud.; Salem @ RnR Hotel; Steve Ignorant's Crass tour @ Sonar; 3-24- OFF! (w/Keith Morris - Black Flag/Circle Jerks), Mario Rubalcaba (Earthless/Hot Snakes/Rocket From the Crypt), and Steven McDonald (Redd Kross)@ Red Palace; 3-25-Mtn. Goats @ 930 Club; Ron Sexsmith @ Jammin Java;Off @ Ottobar;3-26-Tereu Tereu, the Caribbean @ St Stephens; 3-31-Mike Watt @ Black Cat

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2011/03/06/why-fighting-at-the-dmv-awards-is-tragic-for-the-scene/#more-42768

http://dcmumbosauce.com/2011/03/06/dmv-awards-fight-was-the-act-of-niggers-not-of-artists/

http://dmvtmz.wordpress.com/click-here-to-vote-today/

This is sad.

3-24- OFF! (w/Keith Morris - Black Flag/Circle Jerks), Mario Rubalcaba (Earthless/Hot Snakes/Rocket From the Crypt), and Steven McDonald (Redd Kross)@ Red Palace; 3-25-Mtn. Goats @ 930 Club;

YES

Those do look good.

Got a worried call from Mom who saw the Saturday DMV brawl videotape excerpt from the Crystal City Hilton on the local tv news, and wondered if I was there. I wasn't. There's more follow-up on this from the W.Post, blogger Dowling who we have linked to above, and others

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/06/AR2011030603342.html

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/general/2011/03/07/arts-roundup-reflecting-on-the-dmv-awards-edition/

Pharoah Sanders played at Howard University last week...and I was out of town. Dammit.

Anyone go?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ6DA2VrxB4

Nope. That was a Thursday at lunchtime show at Howard that didn't get much attention (although I see M. West, the CP's jazz critic mentioned it in advance).

Wow, Prince Paul is free before 11 at U St. Music Hall tonight.

THAT IS SO WRONG xp

nice video

W. Post loved Yelawolf live but I missed him Monday and Prince Paul last night. Tonight's producer/60s and 70s rock memoirist Joe Boyd with Robyn Hitchcock or the Pogues with Titus or other things I am sure . March is a busy month. See my rock list posted above. Other stuff that interests me-Maximum India events and
Thurs. March 10th:

Eileen Torres in the Artisphere Dome Theater presents from 7 to 9 a multi media presentation punctuated with vintage film and music clips of 15 women that broke the gender barrier in salsa. Anacaona-10 Cuban sisters; Myrta Silva, lead singer for Sonora Matancera; La Lupe, Celia Cruz, Yolanda Rivera and La India are a few. This is session two of a three session block towards the certificate of completion. $5.

Jowell & Randy (Puerto Rico) at Ibiza(reggaeton)

Tyondai Braxton (Anthony's son and member of art-tech-synth-prog band Battles) with the 30-member Wordless Music Orchestra, a New York–based ensemble that melds instrumental rock,electronica and classical music, at the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium, Ground floor, Thomas Jefferson Building Contact: (202) 707-5502. 6:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.Conversation with Ronen Givony, Wordless Music founder and artistic director, and composer Tyondai Braxton.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Lisner (South African singers)

Eli Paperboy Reed (blue-eyed soul) at RnR Hotel

________________________________________________________________ Fri. Mar. 11

Shubhendra Rao (sitarist) and Saskia Rao-De Haas(cello) create avante-garde sounds with Indian and European classical and folk influences Rudresh Mahanthappa & the Indo-Pak Coalition (jazz with Indian Carnatic influences) at 7:30 & 9:30 at the Monsoon Club _________________________________________________
Sat. Mar. 12

Pan American Symphony Orchestra as part of Flamenco Weekend: Concierto Andalouse & Gala Flamenca with Marcel Khalifé ( Great Lebanese oud player), Carmela Greco (flamenco dance), and more at Lisner Aud.

WPFW DJ the Gator's Birthday party at Lamonts in Pomonkey, MD with Southern soul singer Chick Willis and more

Ashford & Simpson at the Birchmere

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2011/03/local_news_dmv_town_hall_meeti.html

Oh! The guy from the Points runs Windian Records who are doing that showcase at U St. M Hall today

some psychy krautrock bands at velvet lounge tonight. not really my thing for live shows generally speaking--i prefer krautrock as background music, not live shows--but Luger is kinda rad

Kohoutek, Luger (spain), P.J.B., Caves Caverns @ velvet lounge
--http://luger.bandcamp.com/

also tonight's that big grind show at st stephens

can't decide :/

The Ex and Dj Rupture at the Cat

I see that John Murph liked that Robert Glasper gig at Bohemian Caverns over the weekend. But does every hipster jazz or classical act have to cover Radiohead? I like the Busta Rhymes one better.

That's the Washington Post Style section review I'm referring to.

Little Royal, longtime obscure Southern soul singer and James Brown imitator, is gonna be at Westminster Chruch's Blues Monday series tonight from 6 to 9. Westminster is near Arena Stage, metro accessible and the gigs are just $5. Plus their cafeteria sells great southern meals. The have jazz gigs there Fridays from 6 to 9.

http://www.westminsterdc.org/blues/

U St. Music Hall one year birthday on Thursday. Congrats

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2011/03/16/a-tale-of-two-warehouses-life-in-eckington-is-harder-for-a-go-go-space-than-a-punk-venue/

“Go-go is still seen as a threat to some sort of establishment or order maybe, and punk is a fashion,”

interesting piece

The two flyers in that piece are amazing for how many graphic design and content signifiers of each genre they carry, might gotta do a remix where I reverse them.

yooooooooo

Saturday, March 19 at La Casa

Healer (FL, members of Torche playing all their hits)
Post Teens (FL, members of Asshole Parade)
Birds and Wires
Einzurigiri (WV Isis-worship)
Unfair Roots

8 PM, $7

Should be a good time!!!
Post by thelonelyrock on Mar 1, 2011, 11:19pm

so what is the deal with this side band? not all of torche i assume? i can dig some torche songs tonight
Post by colindammit on Today at 12:42pm

Well....it is all of Torche....and if you are a Torche fan, you might say they're playing all your favorite songs......hopefully you can take the hint and we can avoid the booking agent.
Post by thelonelyrock on Today at 12:48pm

lol lol this community center venue is apparently also the home of the dc branch of the international socialist organization...this is gonna feel like college all over again

is anybody else down for this cause i am definitely going, post teens are fun & when i saw einzurigiri once i wasn't real bored

where is this? going to the soccer game but i'd be down afterward

its at 'la casa' a few blocks from the columbia heights metro