Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

Should I sell some back issues of Unicorn Times on ebay or is there something better to do with them?

Wasn't Marc Andersen or someone setting up a zine section at a local library

Lots going on around town (in multiple genres)

spam alert: my review of movie about old DC club. You can see the movie on MD Public tv Monday night

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/film/2013/02/22/the-bayou-d-c-s-killer-joint-reviewed/

WALL OF SLEEP (DC's friendly neighborhood stoner metal band)
http://wallofsleep.bandcamp.com/
www.facebook.com/wallofsleepdc

THE SNIFFS (good ole fashioned garage punk, most popular band in DC for the last week of February!)
http://thesniffs.bandcamp.com/
www.facebook.com/TheSniffs

AKRIS (bass worshipping, heavy ass doom duo from NoVa. 100% satan approved.)
http://akrisband.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Akris/170082017913

TREBLE LIFTER (hardcore/metal insanity. total riffage from NoVa!!)
http://treblelifter.bandcamp.com/
http://www.facebook.com/treblelifter

https://www.facebook.com/events/517558401610244/?ref=3&suggestsessionid=269a4359a2dd057db706db615a51d93c

http://www.arlnow.com/2013/02/22/artisphere-two-community-centers-could-be-on-next-years-chopping-block/

Also on the chopping block is Artisphere, the Rosslyn-based cultural center that opened with high expectations in 2010. As previously reported, Donnellan is including $1.8 million in taxpayer funding for Artisphere in her proposed FY 2014 budget, but warning that she’s “assessing its performance and programming model” for next year.

“We’re going to evaluate the fiscal sustainability,” she told County Board members on Wednesday. “I’m forcing them to reevaluate how they operate. It’s an expensive operation to continue and I need to evaluate it to make sure it’s sustainable.”

http://www.americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2015/mingering_mike/

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/free-1920dc

got around to seeing one of the disco dan doc q+as at the afi the other week, rill rill entertaining

I missed the flick unfortunately. I saw the panel with DJ Kool, Alec Mackaye, Seth Hurwitz(930 Club/IMP) and Iley Brown (TTED records & more). Pretty interesting but I wish they would have given props to WOL's AM go-go programming and WMUC's 10 watt fm programming even if such sources were not all powerful wattage 80s era FM radio stations. Plus like the exhibit, there was no mention of 80s zines. (Yes I am biased and self-interested here). A go-go musician in addition to go-go rapper DJ Kool should really be on one of the panels (and there should have been more interview material in the exhibit with go-go musicians)but there is not one.

The exhibit still offers a lot, just could have been better.

RIP Leroy Fleming, sax player in Chuck Brown's Soul Searchers, best known for his playing on "Bustin' Loose"

http://www.tmottgogo.com/the-passing-of-leroy-fleming/

floor next week!

ok

lol

at rnr hotel

do people know floor? floor was torche before torche was torche. same dudes, more sludge.

Thanks for the explanation. Perhaps others know them

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/03/21/remembering-leroy-fleming-soul-searchers-member/

Fleming was in the Young Senators, backed Eddie Kendricks, and was best known as a Soul Searcher with Chuck Brown

Enjoyed the Pump Me Up exhibit panel discussion on 80s DC at the Corcoran tonight--Alona Wartofsky moderating with Buggs from Junkyard; Andre Johnson from Rare Essence; writer Mark Jenkins; D.C. Police detective Donald “Goose” Gossage, and Gangster George, a former member of the Gangster Chronicles crew. Detective Gossage was impressive--he spent the late 70s and early 80s coaching a kids football team in SE DC as well as working go-go shows, listening to tapes his football player kids put on in his car when he drove them home, and investigating crime. Hearing Andre talk about the mothers who managed RE when they first started out, and tales of go-go shows at the Washington Coliseum (aka Uline Arena where the Beatles played-- and my brother had a hockey game!) was fun and interesting as well.

daaaang, my gf went to that tonight. i had to work late. wish i could have made it!

The exhibit is free on Saturday April 6th and closes on the 7th

i'm goin tomorrow!

Mumbo Sauce exhibit (with folks from the Corcoran exhibit) opens tonight/Friday:

Contemporary Wing and Roger Gastman Present: "Mumbo Sauce", 906 H Street, NE Washington, DC. Hours: Tue - Sun 11-6pm. Opening reception Friday, April 5, 7-10pm, music by DJ Stereo Faith. Please RSVP for opening reception to lind✧✧✧@contemporaryw✧✧✧.c✧✧
Mumbo Sauce is a survey of artists with deep roots in Washington, DC and explores how such factors as Go-Go, Graffiti, punk, hardcore, graphic design and fine art have shaped and influenced the work of these artists. Mumbo Sauce is curated jointly by Roger Gastman, curator of the Corcoran's "Pump Me Up' show and Lauren Gentile, founder of the Contemporary Wing.
With BORF, Richard Coleman, Tim Conlon, COOL 'DISCO' DAN, Clark Fox, Cynthia Connolly, Globe Poster Archive, Mark Jenkins, Mingering Mike, Robin Rose and Rosina Teri Memolo. RSVP mandatory to attend opening reception: i✧✧✧@contemporaryw✧✧✧.c✧✧. 202-730-5037. contemporarywing.com

Friend of mine is in that!

Tonight I'm headed to a gig at La Casa:

- Mind Over Matter Music Over Mind
[Luke Stewart/Thomas Stanley/Bobby Hill]
http://onesheet.com/mindovermatter/splash/

- Stypex
[ex-Vertebrates/ex-Antelope]
Dissonant art punk. First show ever!

- Papier Tigre
http://papiertigre.com/
[all the way from France!]
"Combines elements of experimental pop compositions and aggressive math-rock."

How was Stypex?! I love that Antelope LP so, so much. Always hopedmthey'd do more stuff together.

papier tigre! i remember an awesome record of theirs years ago that kinda split the difference between don cab and 90's dischord but ALSO sounded like the offspring (in a really charming way)

I know T. Stanley and Bobby Hill from late-night WPFW jazz & poetry & funk & jimi H specials

http://www.arlnow.com/2013/04/08/artisphere-over-budget/

No surprise

Artisphere had 2 Chickfactor nights last year, but this year Chickfactor is just doing NYC it seems. Artisphere has not aimed anything in the direction of that audience since then

There's always drama at WPFW

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2013/04/08/will-wpfw-move-to-silver-spring/

god

damn, hadn't seen that artisphere thing until now. Crazy that the county paid for the buildout and they're still running at an annual $2 million+ deficit

“Ticket and admission income is low due to a decrease in programming during the first half of FY 2013 while we hired a new programming director,” she said in an email. “Catering/concession income from large social events was over-estimated in the business plan and is also low. Temp employees were underestimated and underfunded in the business plan and are therefore running over budget.”

They are still only booking a few music gigs a month since the new programming director came on board. I like the zydeco and Latin things they have been doing, but they're not gonna meet a budget on just 2 music events and a gallery exhibit a month. When I interviewed the new pd about whether they would do more stuff like the Chickfactor gigs, he said he would be reviewing everything they have done in the past and would go from there. There's been nothing really in that vein since he came on board, and have they ever made a nod in an electronic music direction lately? I don't think so.

http://www.spin.com/#articles/maxmillion-dunbar-interview-future-times-house-of-woo

This Sherburne interview I think is of interest even for those not into these dance sounds but who might have into 90s era DC punk and stuff (plus area record stores)

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestofdc/artsandentertainment/2013/best-local-county-for-music

Highlighting Prince George's County's Latin, rock/pop, soul, go-go, and reggae locales

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestofdc/artsandentertainment/2013/best-sign-of-indie-rock-life

but there’s definitely something going on: Bands like Shark Week, Foul Swoops, The Shirks, Teen Liver, and The Doozies may not share social circles or specific sonic ideas, but they all play music that’s hooky, rackety, stripped down, and urgent. Muddy your definition of garage rock even further, and you can toss in Kid Congo Powers,

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2013/04/18/is-mumbo-sauce-guilty-of-more-than-swagger-jacking/

teri is a homie, weird to see so much animosity directed at her that (to me) seems really misdirecte

Head-Roc and Thomas direct a lot of animosity at everyone; but especially here against anyone associated with Gastman's sales of Globe posters at high prices

Cheikh Hamale Diabete cd release party tonight at Tropicalia. He's a locally based Malian musician with a good band

Tracks reunion party at dc9 tonight, town saturday, badlands/apex/phase1 on sunday. michelle miruski on sat and sun, and sam burns heading over from esl for the sunday night one.

...it's gonna be messy.

I see that Sam Burns is also gonna be taking part in Tropicalia's James Brown would be 80 this year event early in May. Several nights of djs and more

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/musical-generations-come-together-on-stage-in-dc/2013/05/01/4ae53aba-b1a4-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html

Nice to see still going DC soulful girlgroup the Jewels mentioned (and that a bandmember got to sing onstage at Comet with local garage rockers Hall Monitors who cover a Jewels song) but why no mention of the names of other Jewels like Ms. Margie Clark who still performs around a certain amount solo, and with the Jewels, whom I saw again last year at the Bluebird Fest

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/05/03/sad-trombone-budget-cuts-quiet-our-carter-barron-concerts/

Fort Dupont ones likely curtailed too

Tracks reunion party at dc9

wow. i went there a few times on thursday night, in the 90s. that place. goths playing volleyball!

Who knew Dulles Airport was a location for interesting events :

What: K-Style DC
When: May 1-3, 2013
Where: Washington Dulles International Airport (2nd floor lobby)

The Korean Cultural Center Washington DC is taking the local Korean Wave to new heights with K-Style DC, a 3-day event featuring traditional-modern fusion music, Hanbok fashion shows, Taekwondo exhibitions, and interactive K-Pop dance performances at Washington Dulles International Airport, May 1-3.

Sure to delight guests are a lively rendition of Psy’s Gangnam Style on centuries-old instruments by performance group MIJI, and the designer fashions of Joo Young-sook, whose clothing has appeared in several Korean dramas. Both will be visiting from Korea for the event.

― curmudgeon, Sunday, May 5, 2013 3:11 PM (Yesterday)

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/05/03/dmv-beats-oneway-nooch-x-o-yaddiya-alli-the-abstract-lyriciss-rathemc/

I can't keep up with DC rap. Too may rappers, too many releases. I am old I guess.

Speaking of old, fellow old guy Ian Mackaye is gonna talk for free at the Library of Congress Madison Building tonight May 7 at 6 about archiving music.

His brother Alec is gonna talk May 17 at Politics & Prose alongside photographer Lucian Perkins about their new book "Hard Art," that includes Perkins great photos from 1979 DC punk shows at the Hard Art Gallery, and essays by Alec Mackaye and others

LA-based dream rockers SISU (including members of Dum Dum Girls) are at Black Whiskey tonight. Wonder if they're any good, I kinda liked Dum Dum Girls