Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

http://ghostsofdc.org/2012/01/08/hendrix-plays-the-washington-hilton-1968/

$4.50 at the door

4.50!

Big deal, only 50 cents cheaper than Fugazi, a few decades later!

it's the .50 that gets me tbh

Ha. More history:

Rauschenberg dancing at DC event in 1963 or something (plus brief mention about Velvets early appearance)

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2012/03/12/what-happened-in-washington/

Love community radio? Help yourself to a slice of pie: Today is Pi Day, of course, and Emily Hilliard of Nothing In the House is seizing the opportunity to host a sweet benefit for Mt. Pleasant-based station Radio CPR. Grab a sliver, a cup of coffee, walk the Pi(e) Walk to win a tasty prize, and enjoy live old-time music and sets from Radio CPR DJs. Oh, and bring your own fork and plate, please. 6 p.m. at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Church, 1525 Newton St. NW. $5 suggested donation.

Wednesday March 14

cpr's mothershiester will be bringing an avocado pie.

i just joined them, doing fridays 9-11 starting this week, will be switching up between contempish latin dance, spanish hip-hop, and uk bass, maybe a little house.

also: derrick carter (!!!) + alan braxe + juan zapata (formerly of the east coast boogiemen!!!) at u street music hall this friday.

I thought you had moved to NYC? I guess you're back.

Congrats on the radio gig.

thanks, yeah been back since late dec

anybody coming out to Maceo Plex/Catz n Dogz/Eats Everything at U Hall tonight? Should be very very very good.

http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=251&EventID=93709

Free "Instrument" screening/Q&A with Ian MacKaye and Jem Cohen tonight at the Georgetown ICC

Haven't seen that in ages.

Watched a trailer on Facebook last night of "Salad Days," Scott Crawf*rd's doc on DC hardcore. Crawf*rd was a young zine editor back then, and currently edits the Blurt (and used to do Harp) website.

Another guy, James J. Schneider is also doing a doc on that period.

I wonder how much these docs will add to what has already been conveyed in print in Dance of Days and Banned in DC?

biased put personally i'm a bit over the earlier focus, would be interested if someone got into the mid-late 90's era (majority rule, pg. 99, darkest hour, etc) - the last point at which we had current bands internationally recognized, and not to mention a strong local scene before the gentrification hit hard and a lot of the notable affordable and diy-type venues started fading out

Someone else will have to make that doc (maybe in 10 years!).

So along the lines of the new Hamilton club in DC pushing blues via an upscale supper club approach, I see that someone is trying to turn an old Bethesda movie theatre into a fancy jazz and blues restaurant/club

http://www.bethesdabluesjazz.com/index.cfm

http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2012/03/dear-popville-looking-for-affordable-musicians/

Dear PoPville,

We are looking for someone who can, at a very affordable price, perform for a few hours (singing, piano, and/or guitar) contemporary pop / alt-rock songs (Radiohead, Ben Folds, The National, Deer Tick, Wilco, that sort of thing) at a DC area event. Someone who doesn’t mind performing songs from a list of possibilities selected by the event host?

comment section predictably full of dudes trying to lowball one another for this primo gig

Good money

tbf they're gonna take a huge cut of t-shirt sales

So I went to the Fillmore for the first time this past weekend(saw the-Dream)--they attach huge "convenience fees" to advance tickets, and their beer is real pricey too. Other than that, it's a nice enough club (owned by the evil empire)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/documenting-dcs-punk-past--with-your-help/2012/03/21/gIQAmlvXSS_story.html plus the Friday April 13 discussion of PG County rock through the years

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/general/2012/03/23/heat-wave-edie-sedgwick-goes-to-sxsw-day-14-i-think/

So this is what it is like to be a little-known touring DC rock band

those have been great. the one about playing a show with the dude from june of 44's bar band!

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/arts/music/ital-and-kindness-indie-acts-moving-to-a-disco-beat.html?_r=1

http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-03-14/music/Daniel-Martin-McCormick-spin-control/ penned by onetime ilxor Matos

Mi-Ami member, Daniel Martin-McCormick, now in Brooklyn makes the Village Voice cover and gets in the NY Times for his latest dance music project Ital

The board inspired new Chevrolet colors, like “techno pink,” “lemonade” and “denim,” aimed at “a 23-year-old who shops at H&M and Target and listens to Wale with Beats headphones,” said Rebecca Waldmeir, a color and trim designer for Chevrolet. This rainbow of youthful hues will be available on the Spark this summer

Wale, name-dropped by a Chevy employee working with MTV offshoot company employees on making some of Chevy's cars hip for young people. This is from a NY Times article

i'm really excited about this free upcoming series of experimental media workshops, http://www.wpadc.org/exhibitions/exhbt_upcoming.html#EM2012_Workshops

They're four separate 4 hour sessions that are going to take place over May that cover this kinda stuff

n addition to the exhibition and video screenings, Experimental Media 2012 will also include a free hands-on workshop series designed to introduce artists to the latest in open source and affordable technology being used to create interactive installations and experimental new media. Focusing on the Arduino open-source electronics prototyping platform and the open-source programming software Processing, the workshop series will give artists an introduction to these powerful and inexpensive tools. The free workshop series is organized in partnership with HacDC, a membership-supported, non-profit organization and workshop space devoted to collaboration in the creative use of technology.

Saturday, May 5, 1-4pm:
Introduction to Basic Electronics – Building a Microcontroller Shield
This workshop will speed through basic electronics with a focus on kit and prototype circuit building. Lab time will teach soldering with Sparkfun’s Danger Shield (http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10570), which will be used in the subsequent Arduino and Processing workshops. Participants must provide their own materials and soldering tools.

Sunday, May 6, 1-4pm: Introduction to Arduino
This workshop will introduce the Arduino (http://arduino.cc), the most popular microcontroller board and programming environment in use by artists today. You will learn how to program this versatile device and you’ll write a program that uses the Danger Shield’s sensors and controls its LEDs. Participants must buy their own materials and bring a portable computer (or share one with a friend).

Sunday, May 13, 1-4pm: Introduction to Processsing
This workshop will introduce Processing (http://processing.org), a software development platform created to teach artists how to write software (called “sketches”). You will learn how to use the built-in development environment to create a sketch that generates animated particles and sound, and introduce how an Arduino can communicate with your processing sketch. Participants must buy their own materials and bring a portable computer (or share one with a friend).

Sunday, May 20, 1-4pm: Working with Arduino and Processing
This workshop will expand on the previous three sessions. You’ll learn how to control the Processing sketch from Workshop 3 with the sensors and controls connected to your Arduino via the Danger Shield, and introduce how to to control external devices connected to your Arduino with a Processing sketch. Participants must buy their own materials and bring a portable computer (or share one with a friend).

this is like, EXACTLY what i need. anyone else going, by chance?

i want to make a real life cockpit panel with really weird lights

wow, thanks, that sounds really cool but I'm going to be back to jersey for weddings two of those weekends. 13th might work though.

i think they only want people that can attend all four, because the sessions build off of each other.

at least, that's what the lady indicated to me in reply to my registration.

oh never mind, i guess it wouldn't make sense to only go to one

maybe I should just dig up my half-completed theremin and finish that first anyway

oh wow i wanna go to this so bad

i had the misfortune of getting my useless audio engineering degree the year before (iirc) they started fucking around with arduinos in labs

Holy shit that looks rad

register now if you're going to! i think reservations are limited.

Has anyone seen Deathfix yet? I'm missing them at Comet tonight. It's a band with Rich Morel and Brendan Canty

saw them in november or december sometime. they were surprisingly rad! very diff crowd than i was expecting though, all sportcoated yups drinking wine with me and my date in our street punk gear

The Washington Post Style section newsprint this morning included a mention of their Click Track music blog. But the Post killed the blog back on March 9th, moving some music stuff to their Style blog and some to the Going Out Gurus blog. This past Sunday the Post ombudsman had a column discussing how the Post wants to make their website the place to go (for free, as the NY Times is cutting back free access to 10 articles a month from 20). Is trying to confuse music fans part of their plans for geting more eyeballs on their site? I think they're running less concert reviews than they did even a year ago too.

http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/embryonic-capital

How did I miss this site's DC music coverage

ilxor Pinefox's band the Pines has been added to the Friday 4-6 Chickfactor anniversary show at Artisphere

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestofdc/artsandentertainment/2012/best-place-to-hear-blues-outside-a-club

My contribution to the City Paper's "Best of" issue--Monday night soul and blues at Westminster Church in SW DC

WMUC third rail radio has a whole bunch of upcoming gigs with rock bands that will be broadcast and are open to the public

THIRD RAIL SPRING 2012 SCHEDULE
APRIL 8: FRIEND COLLECTOR (Terra Firma Records, mem. The New Flesh) / CURSE (ex-Abiku, mem. Pfisters) / ALARMS & CONTROLS (Mud Memory/Dischord, ex-Circus Lupus, Crownhate Ruin, Monorchid, Perfect Souvenir, Canyon, Argos)
APRIL 15: WITCH HAT (Baltimore, Friends Records) / RED EXIT (Baltimore Energy) / SPECIAL GUEST
APRIL 22: ED SCHRADER'S MUSIC BEAT (Baltimore, Load Records) / ROOMRUNNER (Fan Death Records, ex-Double Dagger, Yukon) / DELETED SCENES (Park The Van/Sockets Records)
APRIL 29: JOHN DAVIS SOLO (Title Tracks, ex-Q And Not U, Georgie James) / THE CARIBBEAN (Hometapes, ex-Townies, Smart Went Crazy) / TALK IT (TeenBeat, ex-Eggs)
MAY 6: CHAIN AND THE GANG (D.C., K Recs) / LORELEI (D.C., Slumberland Records) / CEREMONY (Fredericksburg, Va., Killer Pimp/Safranin Sound/Custom Made Records) / TAMMY (U.S. debut)
STAY TUNED

UPCOMING ON-AIR SESSIONS > TUNE IN TO HEAR THESE ARTISTS PERFORM/INTERVIEW ON WMUC 88.1 FM
APRIL 6, 3:30pm: Cymbals Eat Guitars (NYC, Memphis Industries, Barsuk)
APRIL 8: Screaming Females (4pm Interview, no performance), Check WMUCradio.com for more special guests to be announced
APRIL 11: Check WMUCradio.com for a special guest on this day.
APRIL 13, 2:30pm: Ezra Furman (Chicago, Minty Fresh)
APRIL 16, 4:30pm: Curious Mystery (Seattle, K Recs)
APRIL 19, 1:30pm: Terry Malts (San Francisco, Slumberland)
APRIL 26, 1:30pm: Allo Darlin' (London, Slumberland/Fortuna Pop) and The Wave Pictures (London, Moshi Moshi)
MORE TBA & IN MAY

are these concerts open to the public or just in-station live shows?

from the email I got:

Each show is broadcast over WMUC 88.1 FM and online via WMUCradio.com. Third Rail Radio performances are free and open to the public.

Van Dyke Parks is playing a free show at the Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center on Monday night (April 9) at 6 pm -- does anyone know how packed the free shows get there?

depends on the show - I'm sure this one will get pretty crowded and there aren't many seats, but that hall stretches waaaay back