Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

$50 cover? Wow.

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Veronica Falls were very good. Tighter than when I saw them a few years ago. New songs sound pretty good. Some minor sound problems due to their new sound guy but very enjoyable all around.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2012/02/15/the-make-up-is-reuniting-in-may/

I wish I could have gone to this today, but Thursday at 1pm is not exactly a convenient time:

Washington's U Street: A Biography
>
>
> Join renowned author Blair A. Ruble and veteran jazz broadcaster Rusty
> Hassan for a discussion on Ruble's most recent book, Washington's U
> Street: A Biography. A prominent urbanist, jazz aficionado and longtime
> Washington, D.C. resident, Blair Ruble is director of the Kennan Institute
> and of the Comparative Urban Studies Programs at the Woodrow Wilson
> International Center for Scholars. Rusty Hassan has been described by
> author and jazz journalist, Willard Jenkins as "...one of the warmest,
> most knowledgeable interviewers in jazz radio... one of those cornerstones
> of the jazz cognoscenti in the D.C. area." "Washington's U Street: A
> Biography" traces the history of this neighborhood from its Civil War-era
> origins to its recent gentrification.
>
> This lecture will take place in the Great Hall, of the Martin Luther King,
> Jr. Memorial Library, on February 16th, at 1 p.m. The lecture is free and
> open to the public.

preferring the new ish people from dc say to the ...other one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKiSoLqk2Gk

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2012/02/17/versatile-local-guitarist-phil-mathieu-dies/

http://www.wamadc.com/wama/wammies/wamnominations26.html

Most Wammie winners as predictable as expected. While the nominee list was more inclusive, the winner list was not.

ELECTRONICA DJ

The Blowoff www.theblowoff.com

uh was that supposed to be mould/morel's blowoff party instead?

Morel still lives in DC, right?

dunno i guess, that link is something else entirely tho

Ah, that's what you meant. Did not click on it. Not surprised they would include the wrong link

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/02/21/three-d-c-clubs-make-most-profitable-list/

which is the one that is (was?) closing, i thought it was love

not a shock that a certain city paper writer doesn't understand the distinction between highest grossing and most profitable.

She's kinda new. But yes.

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/2012/02/930-club-in-talks-to-run-music-venue-at.html

a possible new sw DC club. But will it offer the Caribbean and African and adult r'n'b sounds that former SW DC club Zanzibar featured, or the Latin sounds of H20, I doubt it.

a bit disappointed with Black Cat's bookings and sound quality lately - not that the horrible sound is anything new, but I find myself going to RNR Hotel a lot more often lately.

Any theories on why?

Red Palace has gotten new Pitchfork faves Cloud Nothings

ticketed for Cloud Nothings, made sure to buy before the pitchfork review.

not sure why... lots of ebb and flow in these things. Maybe it's nothing.

"before the pitchfork review"....

Speaking of rock shows not at Black Cat, I see that the Clean & Times New Viking tour is gonna be at the RnR Hotel in June.

Wish I could convince more folks that Otis Taylor's trance blues is not like conventional bar band blues. He's at Blues Alley tonight (nice cozy sit-down place except for annoying 2 drink minimum)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-gurus/post/wale-mos-def-and-bad-brains-top-howard-theatre-lineup/2012/02/21/gIQAwGB4RR_blog.html#pagebreak

More competition for Seth H./IMP 930

Wanda Sykes $95! Ouch!

“The interior has a very modern feel — it’s very sleek, there’s lots of wood, video walls, recessed lighting. I think people are going to be impressed by the scope of what we’ve done.”

:(

got to admit I wasn't really hoping for a "very modern feel" from a $29 million renovation of a century old theater.

They just kept the outside

even as a full rebuild I wish they would have done something more in line with the feel of the building... I don't know, maybe it'll be great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzfKsRu05hw&feature=share

Maryland teaches Kirk Franklin the gospel gogo chop dance

yessss

awesome isn't it

Saturday the 25th:

Noon:30 and Priests at Comet Ping Pong,

and 3 blues/soul gigs:
The D.C. Blues Society presents Memphis' Daddy Mack Blues Band at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Post 41, 905 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring. $17.

Veteran Southern soul acts Roy C. and Jim Bennett perform at 9 p.m. at Lamonts, 4400 Livingston Road, Pomonkey, Md. $25.

longtime acoustic bluesman John Hammond performs at 8 p.m. at the Church of the Epiphany,1317 G St. NW. $25.

john hammond!!

Levine School of Music has brought him to town

Saw local jazz singer Lena Seikaly and band do their final set for the evening last night at the fairly new place, Melody Tavern at Route 1 and Glebe Road(Arlington near a Harris Teeter just north of Potomac Yard Shopping Ctr in Alexandria). It's basically a spors bar; so it was a tough crowd to win over--loud, chattering, drinking...She's got a great voice btw

But due to family committments missed Amiri Baraka and all the zillions of Saturday night events--the ones mentioned above plus Haitian band Djakout Mizik in Hyattville and Colombian salsa band Fruko y Sus Tejos in Rockville , and more including Guns n Roses-- at Fillmore (maybe that was Thursday)

I bet this was cool too:
The Fortune's Bones cantata, performed by a full symphony, two choirs, seven soloists and a chorus of African bells featuring creator Dr. Y. Barnswell from Sweet Honey in the Rock at the Clarice Smith Center

and maybe even Blake Shelton at Patriot Center. really

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/02/27/photos-noon30-and-priests/

i've seen noon30 like 3 times now and i am not gonna see them again until they have more than the same damn EP's worth of songs

Y'all were hanging with Trey Songz and members of the Wizards Saturday, right? After Songz DAR gig. Sax lounge is on 11th St NW between G and H. looks pretty snazzy

http://www.revamp.com/story.php?StoryID=1671

Saturday’s guest list-only party saw some 200 revelers pack both floors of SAX’s sleekly lit entertainment space, with the upstairs bar area serving as an exclusive ‘vVIP’ space for Liles, Songz, fellow ‘2our’ performer Big Sean, rapper Young Jeezy, and Washington Wizards point guard John Wall, among others.

http://saxwdc.com/

Jeezy was gigging at the same time out at the Fillmore

And soul godfather Smokey Robinson was doing a Duke Ellington School benefit at the Kennedy Center, and I missed all of them. I am ashamed.

I only hang out in places with vVIP sections

going to Korallreven at Black Cat tonight (despite no vVIP area).

Ha. They're Swedish right? And synth-pop influenced by Catholic choirs in Samoa? Interesting. Plus likely no mediocre Wizards players.

I've been really not excited at the movies playing in the area lately (especially E street, seems like it hasn't rotated in a while) but an animated musical "Chico + Rita" is playing for a week starting the 16th, set across cuba, the us and france, might be ok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oxz9HFPd64

Oh, that's the one I mentioned on the Afro-latino thread. I think it's directed by the guy who did the Latin-Jazz documentary Calle 54.

I think it won awards during its earlier European/Uk release

ah i was going to check the a-l thread.

also the "5x5" project is about to start, 25 public art installations across the city, starts the 10th i think then a public reception at the skyline on the 24th

http://www.the5x5project.com/

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3064880139/efblike

was nominated for best animated feature at the oscars

gonna be a good couple weeks for robble robble punk

tomorrow night hole in the sky reopens for shows!!! cool serbia (loveable mbv wannabes) from austin are playing!

3/9 it's The Screws, Dead Face, & (the awesome) Booze Riot at La Casa
3/16 it's coke bust, sick fix & history repeated (ex-Gov Issue) at La Casa
3/18 it's walk the plank & thick skin at ras hall

i'm so goddamn glad it's spring