Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

ahaha ok

i just never cease to be amazed at the things you know about, but "people keep posting comments on this article from 6 months ago" was next-level shit

Ha. Thanks

Funny how these white or gay clubs never get shut down

funnier since the important gay clubs of the city were first to get shut down, years ago

("first" applying to the waterfront area specifically)

Yea, both the gay clubs in Southeast near the baseball stadium that got shut down and the clubs on the SW waterfront as well.

The clubs that commenter mentions where white people wouldn't hang around after dark were actually all on the same block as the old 9:30 club and Fifth Column, which were open years and years before them.

and Curmudgeon, changing U Hall's under-21weekend ticketing policy eliminated the problems we were having instantly.

Thanks. And of course you're correct about F Street back then.

http://dcist.com/2011/05/three_stars_protect-u.php

Anybody like Protect-U's electronica whatever sound? Just curious, have never heard them.

Protect-U is great live!

i saw the article mention one of them was in a day and black and white (! saw them a few times, wore the lp out, had a shirt) and assumed they were doing italo disco stuff which is the default edm sound a lot of noise/punk kids gravitate to (and lot of my strictly-edm-edm heads love even) but i've never really liked. aannnnd i was right. makes sense though since they're doing stuff with the future times (with maximillian dunbar... who does stuff in food for animals... which also put something out on hoss records... started by nina walia... who i used to work with at pbs hq in alexandia... and just left to work at nike hq in oregon... that i had lunch with in manhattan during her flight stopover yesterday... QED!?)

I met Leitko as he has done freelance writing for the City Paper and the W. Post. He's currently at the W. Post helping on the Reliable Source gossip column at Style (while still doing some freelance writing here and there-- Pitchfork and W. Post)

hey im in dc this wk for work etc & thinking abt going 2 the guy left in aeroplane at uhall on wed...will that sell out? anyone else thinking of going?

probably won't sell out and I probably will be there

word thx

Sunday May 29th:
DAYTIME AMERICA EFF YEAH MEMORIAL DAY EXTRAVAGANZA feat. Warchild (members of Rattler), Death by Sexy + DJ Beeronimo of Windian Records and DJ Jourdan of Funbags. Dress like a member of Rolling Thunder and win (something). Hell, BE A MEMBER OF ROLLING THUNDER and win (something)

Good ol' BYT -at brandname for water at
2217 14th street NW (14th and Florida)

Pharoah Sanders at Bohemian Caverns Thurs-Sat. Can't wait.

Also, there's a record fair this Sunday in Vienna. Kind of odd timing, as the DC Record Fair is the very next weekend.

oh man pharoah sanders why u play deathfest weekend

Carter Barron just e-mailed me the pdf of their summer schedule

ChiLites and Dramatics June 25! Cameo coming. Washington Post sponsored local salsa bands. Raheem DeVaughn

It's nice place to see a summer gig (nestled among the trees) although I guess it's not that metro-accessible (just by bus)

it's like a 10-minute walk from where i live, so i'm stoked at least - i'd go to that chi-lites show for sure

2 of the Chi-Lites who made the group great are now dead, but the current incarnation is not bad. I saw them in recent years at Showplace Arena and DAR. Unlike Fort Reno and Fort Dupont, most Carter Barron shows are not free, but they're not that expensive.

http://www.nps.gov/rocr/planyourvisit/cbarronschedule.htm

July 9
Lakeside
Brick
BT Express

man, I would totally go to this if I wasn't going to be in a wedding that day

I DIED say hi if u end up @ aeroplane..ill b the goofy lookin wite dude in cargo shorts + flip flops

they said 11~1130 for aeroplane, im around the corner chillin out

Ticket Alternative has seriously jacked up their middle-man rate - they are now charging a $4 fee on top of a $12 ticket to White Denim at Rock & Roll Hotel. I would love to lock in a ticket to this show without trudging over to H Street but give me a break. I was under the impression that exorbitant fees were the reason for an "Alternative" in the first place.

Hey johnny crunch I'm at the show but there are a ton of guys that match your description! I'm wearing a black shirt that says BLISS and I'm running in and out of the booth. Vito's on late due to equipment miscoordination that's neither his nor our fault.

Impressive set from Aeroplane tonight, especially considering the equipment difficulties!

So that's what Franz Stahl from Scream has been up to:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/click-track/post/be-specific-franz-stahl-on-life-after-foo-fighters-being-big-in-japan-and-reuniting-scream/2011/05/26/AGr1n3BH_blog.html

http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-arts/2011/05/daytime-dance-party-daylight-celebrates-five-year-anniversary-11009.html

5th anniversary dance party on Sunday but diminished crowds for an early Sunday event

Medications/Office of Future Plans/Buildings show at R&R Hotel was highly enjoyable

I want to see Office of Future Plans. Watched the Medications Kennedy Center Millennium Stage gig online (its archived) --some of their songbook is too prog-rock for me.

So bummed I missed that R&R Hotel show. I've played that Office of Future Plans single a bunch lately. re: Medications, "Completely Removed" really grew on me - some great hooks in there. I haven't heard Buildings yet.

Anyone want to buy at regular price a Titus Andronicus/Okkervill River ticket for Thursday's sold-out show? Gf can't go, 2 buddies can't go...

is that this thursday? already have plans w/ppl, fuuuuuck can't believe i'm missing them twice

i'd take that ticket

Contact me via my ilx webmail and include your contact info

so jealous stanton warriors are playing dc tonight at u hall

no NYC date?

nah just a handful of us cities

x-post to Hoos --one of your Texas' groups --Heybale--are gonna be at Hillcountry barbecue with their new singer Thursday night also.

I'm going to have to miss tonight's show but the Stantons were pretty impressive last time they were at U Hall in January. DC doesn't get a ton of breaks headliners but the breaks crowd here is incredibly loyal - I was shocked how strong the online response was when we announced A-Skillz's upcoming show.

other shows I'm excited about this month:

6/2 Dirtbombs at R&R Hotel
6/3 Youth of Today at U Hall
6/16 Junior Boys at Black Cat
6/16 Moombahton Massive IV at U Hall
6/22 DJ Marky at Ultrabar
6/27 J*Davey at Black Cat

also this seems like a pretty intense (mostly) local music festival this weekend!

http://www.stppfest.com/

ahhhhhhh heybale rule damn why does everything stack up

x-post--

I keep getting emails from publicists for indie-rock bands playing that sweet tea fest. I've never heard of any of them be they local or from Brooklyn or wherever. Most of 'em seem to be poppy or folky.

June is always an action-packed month around here. I like the Caribbean Carnival parade (and related gigs)that occur on June 25th. The Smithsonian Folklife Fest is bringing in old-school soul and music from the country of Colombia at the end of the month. Plus plenty of Carter Barron gigs and more.

I always want to go see Cameo at Carter Barron (I feel like they play every year) but then I'm like ~weather~

There's a bit of shade at Carter Barron, but I see your point.

I forgot about the Dirtbombs tomorrow night. They were fun when I saw them at Black Cat. And UHall has Pusha T soon.

More rock in the next few days:

Winidan Records Summer Weekender w/ The Barracudas (surf garage), Beach Bloods (Ex The Points), 6/3 @ Golden West in Baltimore; 6/4 @ Comet Ping Pong; SLF @ Black Cat;

Is that the Barracudas from the '80s??

Yep.