Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

Malitz seems to suggest in the Post Weekend section today that Deleted Scenes are DC's best current rock band (and he feels their pain when they tour and people seem to say "Oh DC has bands since the Dischord heyday"). Good call maybe?

Interesting interview-- the band notes that they are not weird enough for some, and too weird for others

yeah, people were always saying that even during late 90's / early 2000's when some of the best bands period to come out of the dmv were most active. listened to deleted scenes, they're good and all but just make me want local natives to come out with another album.

Speaking of old music, I am hoping to go see on Sunday

Sun. Oct. 9 "Downtown 81" movie doc starring late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and featuring James Chance, Amos Poe, Walter Steding, and Tav Falco, Doors Open at 3:30pm, Film Screens at 4:00pm {Free} Pre-Registration Strongly Encouraged. At the Corcoran https://getinvolved.corcoran.org/downtown81 Q&A Following the screening, Maripol and Michael Holman discuss the film, and the art and music scene in New York during the late 1970's and early 1980's.

I think there's even more Ze label NYC music in it than mentioned

aw i first rented downtown 81 from VIDEO AMERICAIN in takoma park

I just got the link to this - seems really cool. does it deserve its own thread?

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/826013775/make-hard-art-happen

No in my opinion. I think DC hardcore punk nostalgia can stay here. Speaking of which:

Someone just sold for $41 a copy of the first issue of the fanzine that I co-edited (we had a Troublefunk article in there too)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THRILLSEEKER-1-rare-82-DC-punk-fanzine-kbd-VOID-fear-NECROS-black-flag-G-Is-/230677970775?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item35b57a7f57

My main reasoning is that "Banned in DC" and "Dance of Days" do not have separate threads.

Jesus Christ, Curmudgeon - do you have that scanned, by any chance? I would kill to look at that!

Nope. I should.

Please do! That would be really great.

Hmmm(thinks me embarassingly) are they in my parents' attic or do I have them somewhere?

Speaking of nostalgia, Cynthia Connolly and Bill Warrell will be leading the reminiscing at the Shaw Library Wednesday re the history of DC Space. I may have missed those 4 Hard Art Gallery gigs and some others, but that Bad Brains gig I saw upstairs at Space (where the whole floor was shaking. Whew...)

Then if there's time and I am feeling ambitious I want to head over to U St. Music Hall for Awesome tapes and company dj'ing.

I'm pretty sure I was just slightly too late to the party for DC Space - I didn't really start seeing shows until the end of '91, and I didn't REALLY start to get into Dischord and everything until '92. But I remember reading about it in this 'zine that I would pick up at Smash records called "Crack DC" (I have some memory that might be invented that they renamed themselves "Whack DC" since they didn't want to glamorize the drug), and it always held a mythic quality for me.

I enjoy Justin Moyer's European tour diaries:

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2011/10/09/across-the-europeverse-massa-italy/

Fun time in DC last night. First the “Remember DC Space” night thing at the Watha T. Daniel (who?) Shaw Library at 7th and R NW where we got nostalgic re that 7th & E NW location (now a Starbucks, ugh) where the Bad Brains once made the whole second floor shake, the Contortions played for 20 minutes & James Chance shook an audience member by her hair, Fugazi and countless Dischord & Slumberland bands played, and jazz players and artists made their presence. Then it was on to the U. St. Music Hall where NYC’s Awesome Tapes from Africa blogger played incredible cassettes of mostly all West African music (for free). My friends and I left during (I guess that was the)Beautiful Swimmers at 11:40ish and missed Harvey. Had a pho dog too!

It was a busy night last night --kraut-rocker Hans-Joachim Roedelius was in town as was Yuck and at National Geographic Patti Boyd, photographer and ex-wife of Eric Clapton & George Harrison was talking photography (for $40!)

So Hoos, you going to the Occupy Dupont dance party?

oh man

when is that

sounds fun, would loved to have gone to Harvey but got into national airport at 11 pm. Hopefully he comes back.

x-post-- Saw a mention of the Occupy Dupont party thing on a BYT weekend's best bets email thing I get. I think it said Friday but I didn't read any of the other details about it

Figured you'd be talking up that Hail Hail Rock and Roll thing with a Thursday gig at Asfeu's and weekend gigs at Comet and Quarry House

i've been pretty out of the loop this week with a lil concussion b/w keeping up with occupy stuff honestly

hope you enjoyed the tapes and pho dog, curmudgeon - and all at a reasonable hour!

Ha. I did. You got a nice place there.

x-post --feel better Hoos. "lil concussion" does not sound good.

^^

i was worried about that...don't take any chances man

doc said it's just mild, gave me some pain killers and i gotta get a cat scan saturday morning just as a precautionary measure, but she said 'its probably nothing'

might need to make my way up to charm city for this:

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TALKING HEAD CLUB @ SONAR

Where do these kids think up these crazy band names.

Saw this online re the Miami based headliners for that gig:
... We call this trio one of the best sloppy racket-makers for your next drunken night.

oh jeez well i guess i know where i'm gonna be on monday

I guess none of us made it to this gig:

The entertainment at last night’s White House state dinner? A somewhat surprising and stellar choice of R&B dynamo Janelle Monae

yah somebody tweeted something about "is this the first time somebody's been singing about androids at the white house?"

i have an extra wild flag ticket for tomorrow if anybody wants one

From the Blues Alley calendar for this week. I have heard of DC soul singer Skip Mahoney who is there Thursday, but I have never heard of DC based Loide who is there Wednesday. Blues Alley is so expensive and then there's that food/drink minimum they tack on.. :

Wednesday, October 26 Loide (World Jazz Vocals)

Wash. DC based jazz vocalist LOIDE (pronounced "Loy-deh") has roots in Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau though born in France and raised in California. Serving up a mix of contemporary jazz and warm afro-lusophone rhythms, Loide's music is reflective of her own eclectic roots. An immigration attorney by day, she has spent the last 9 years honing her musical craft in some of the nation's hippest speakeasies and jazz clubs by night.

Loide serves up straight ahead jazz coated with lush bossa rhythms - an exquisite blend reflective of her own eclectic roots. She cites Sarah Vaughn, Cesaria Evora and Miriam Makeba as some of her greatest musical influences, but it is her Guinea Bissau and Mozambican heritage that has provided her with a fresh musical perspective, a unique sound, and her native tongue, Portuguese.

Thursday, October 27 Skip Mahoney & The Casuals (Soul Vocals)

"Celebrating 40 years in the Music Business"

The Casuals were born accidently one spring evening in 1965. Ejected from a house party in Northwest, DC, Skip and his fellow over imbibers sought solace under the proverbial street lamp. A passing car, blasting Billy Stewart's "I Do Love You" prompted then 15-year old Mahoney to pipe the tune a Capella. Stunned by their hood mate's sudden burst of raw talent, the fellas (George Norris, James Morse, Franklin Radcliff and Morris Moore) quickly chimed backing vocals. The birth was quick and painless. Several sessions later, swelling with confidence, the group adopted the The Casuals as their moniker.

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Forgot to tell you I was at Wild Flag. They were real energetic although I have nitpicked their songwriting on the Wild Flag thread.

There's an "Aging Hipsters into New Music" Meetup group and I met some of them there!

courtesy of an unexpected threeish-hour layover at la guardia thursday night, i missed wild flag entirely - imo your objections on that thread are entirely reasonable, but i was still excited to see them live

OH WELL

anyone know who does the new recent-ish u street flyer event designs, they're pretty good

I do most of them

oh haha. into it

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/film/2011/10/25/the-sing-off-afro-blue-sails-through/#more-59351

I keep forgetting to watch this Howard U based combo on this tv singing contest show

official grand opening of the brookland dc artspace lofts (to non-residents i guess?), tonight 6-9pm

oh hell

why do i already have plans

For those of you into DC hardcore punk nostalgia, new stuff keeps getting posted(Scanned in flyers and zine covers and photos) regularly on the Facebook 80s DC punk something or other page. I still haven't done anything with my old Thrillseekers <ducks head in shame>

It's not easy for a relatively unknown band touring Europe. Edie Sedgwick's Justin Moyer has been spelling out the details in his tour diary for the CP

This is a crucial moment. The money we will make in the next five days is ours. From now on, every crown or euro or zloty or kuna that doesn’t go to daily expenses—feeding the band, fueling the van—will go to paying our tour’s overhead expenses: $3,700 plane tickets, $800 to our label for records, and an additional $900 for T-shirts. In other words, in the next five days, I have to quadruple the amount of money in my pocket to break even. In a world where neutrinos travel faster than light speed, this isn’t technically impossible, but neither were Napoleon and Hitler’s invasions of Russia.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2011/10/25/across-the-europeverse-piestany-slovakia/

Do you have a link to that Facebook group? I can't find it. (It's probably very obvious; I suck at finding things).

Not seeing it in google and no access to Facebook right now. Will post it later. Sorry.

Try "80's DC hardcore scene kids"

curmudgeon, you might like this recording from the last Moombahton Massive vs. Tormenta Tropical - especially Uproot Andy's set that starts around 23 minutes in

http://soundcloud.com/uhalldc/moombahton-massive-vs-tormenta

Found it; thanks - great stuff!

Bachata, Kizomba, Zouk Once a Month Mixer @ Eleventh St. Lounge, scheduled to occur on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 7:00 PM has been cancelled. Please update your plans accordingly.

I've never been to this Arlington joint. Has anyone here been there?

going to the Field at U Hall tomorrow. Hopefully it doesn't snow.