Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

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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Doors at 10:30 PM

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.

Don't know why U Hall can't have early shows on a weeknight when they'd be really helpful. Is it meant to snow?

i'm hearing it could.

Actually scrap that early shows thing. I don't know what I'm talking about.

I'm spinning pre-Field tomorrow! Doors at 7, The Field at 8:30

yay

BTW those posters at U Hall are indeed very nice.

The Field was solid, and hopefully will be able to make it out for the Magician on Wednesday.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2011/11/01/rip-d-c-soul-singer-reese-palmer/

I saw Reese Palmer sing sometime in the '90s with the Legendary Orioles but his claim to fame was starting the Marquees at Cardoza High in DC in 1957 with Marvin Gaye. RIP

Still no Washington Post mention of Palmer's death. That bugs me.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2011/11/02/raheem-devaughn-occupies-bandcamp/

Raheem DeVaughn's getting political sorta, any other DC musicians?

X-post. So emailing my City Paper obit for Reese Palmer to the Washington Post's obit writers just paid off:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/reese-palmer-lead-singer-of-washington-doo-wop-group-the-marquees-dies-at-73/2011/10/31/gIQASOcRjM_story.html

RIP Reese. funeral today

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/general/2011/11/04/the-surf-club-closing-forever-after-56-years/

Sold to become a laundromat

Hard Art Gallery 1979 DC punk photos exhibit opens Saturday. The opening reception is from 7 to 9 pm at the Civilian Art Projects,
1019 7th St. NW

The exhibit runs to 12-31 and the gallery has kind of limited hours.
They're taking it on the road to Austin, New Orleans and maybe elsewhere after DC

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2011/11/02/the-artspace-race-d-c-%E2%80%99s-newest-artist-apartments-are-great%E2%80%94if-you-can-get-in/

Gonna try to get to the Hard Art 79 opening tonight. Missed Scratch Acid/Kepone and other stuff last night

The geezer punk photo opening at Civilian was fun last night.

You can see the photos in the 2 rooms in about 5 minutes.

So yes I like work night gigs to start early, but last night at the State Theatre they were still checking ids and taking tickets for the sold-out Julieta Venegas show with a line out the door onto the sidewalk when they went ahead and started the show (I'm guessing at 8:30, the announced start time on their website). I was there early waiting for a friend to arrive and after picking up tickets from will-call and then getting into the only entrance line we didn't get in the hall till nearly 8:45 with Venegas singing. She performed till 10:30.

Glad I got to the National Gallery of Art at 3 for the free 4 pm Dean & Britta Andy Warhol thing as the line went way down the hall. Folks who got there at 3:30 or later could not get seats. I think every DC music critic in town was there (insert everyone will write about Velvet Underground jokes here)

ted leo at sacred heart tonight was p good

also got a flier for a ~secret coits matinee~ tomorrow

secret

Lots of the Wale "Bait(work)" video is shot at Howard and is featuring a go-go band in some concert shots(not sure where the gig is), but Wale's wearing a New Orleans Louisiana jersey (which I guess is a smart marketing decision as far as getting national video play). Great song but not on his new album.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/film/2011/11/15/afro-blues-in-the-final-four/

OK, I finally watched Howard's Afro-Blue on tv last night. Not bad, although I am not completely won over by lead vocalist Christie Dashiell on Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together".

http://thesobsister.blogspot.com/

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2012/01/03/melody-records-will-close-this-winter/

Melody Records in Dupont Circle closing and the Georgetown Barnes & Noble

Ian Mackaye's on Kojo's show on WAMU today Wednesday talking Fugazi archive(they just added 25 more shows)

Waldorf, MD soulman Jim Bennett has gotten nice coverage at Daddy B. Nice's r'n'b soul blog