Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

all 3 at rnr hotel btw

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/06/05/black-cat-turns-20-with-shudder-to-think-ted-leo-mary-timony-and-others/

Gray Matter!

tuscadero n shudder to think in one show omg

Back in May I saw on Saturday Night Live J. Mascis and Kim Gordon backing Fred Armisen in a performance skit. But how did I not notice (till I saw recent photo someone posted on FB) that Mascis was wearing a Void t-shirt. Awesome.

Sequester took its toll on Fort Dupont and Carter barron summer schedules. Here's what they are offering for their abbreviated summer skeds

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/general/2013/06/20/fort-dupont-and-carter-barron-announce-summer-lineups/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/06/27/the-evens-will-play-fort-reno-on-july-8/

Hmmmm, is all I can say re Amanda's explanation for the late start to the series this summer and the deletion of the Fort Reno Facebook page and Twitter account. I guess she and her family will put up flyers. Nah, she is gonna keep the webpage and update it soon.

July 8: The Evens

July 11: Feed the Bird, Typefighter, Blockhead

July 15: Thundermilk, The Obsessives, Joy Buttons

July 18: Bearshark, Washington Bach Consort

July 22: The Mauls, Southern Problems

July 25: Capital Ghost, The Buzz

July 29: Humblefire, The Accidentals, Priests

Aug. 1: Nervous Impulse, Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Sniffs

Aug. 5: Sunwolf, Mary Christ

Aug. 8: Quivered, Paint Branch

That's the Fort Reno sked so far

oh shit aug 1

how many more years until the Fort Reno schedule isn't announced until after Labor Day

they're on punk time, ok

Someday it will just be one show on Labor Day Weekend featuring Ian's kid and Alec Mackaye's kids

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/07/02/mayor-announces-slate-of-vanilla-shows-at-lincoln-theatre/

hahaha, i totally figured this would happen when they got the space.

My guess is that they'll branch out as they specifically start booking artists for the space, but that post-announcement they just shifted some shows they would have put other places (9:30, Strathmore) to Lincoln. Booking a handful of shows from scratch within a couple days of the announcement would be crazy difficult.

Various other factors too--The Fillmore gets some rap acts because its a Live Nation building and they may be doing gigs for such artists nationwide; the Howard Theatre's New York booking people deal with certain acts; and IMP has African-American acts at its other locations but not as many. It still looks bad appearance-wise imho, unless you want to pretend that this is just the new DC and the existing community and the historic roots of the building don't matter.

I gotta get one of the Southern soul/chitlin circuit promoters to start bringing up more acts to DC and have them contact IMP or the Howard or whomever. Lamont's does not have the $ to do many shows down there.

It still looks bad appearance-wise imho, unless you want to pretend that this is just the new DC and the existing community and the historic roots of the building don't matter.

exactly, i understand timing n bookings etc but if you're going to sell it all with "historic lincoln theater" this and "cultural" that so hard throughout the press releases, respect it at least a little up front? if the situation had been just like "the city has given up, imp has bought the space and are renaming it the 9:32" or something with the same line-up it'd probably be less offensive.

Les Rhinocéros

haven't heard these DCers yet but I am curious (although I think math-rock klezmer may not be my thing). They're at the Black Cat Backstage tonight

i wanna see wire @ black cat

Do you think the show will sell out?

i would think if it was it would have already happened but who knows

also (black) flag is @ baltimore soundstage in september

exactly, i understand timing n bookings etc but if you're going to sell it all with "historic lincoln theater" this and "cultural" that so hard throughout the press releases, respect it at least a little up front? if the situation had been just like "the city has given up, imp has bought the space and are renaming it the 9:32" or something with the same line-up it'd probably be less offensive.

yeah if I were them I'd just have held off a while on announcing anything until a more complete lineup was available - I don't think anybody was really expecting/asking for announcements this soon

Speaking of vanilla, the soundtrack to the DC fireworks on the mall yesterday featured Lumineers, U2, Elvis, pop country, and the 1812 Overture. Not a single African-American artist that I recall. I remember when Ray Charles version of America the Beautiful got lots of play on the 4th (and when I later got home, I saw on tv the Chicago fireworks where Brother Ray was heard). NYC's turned into an infomercial for Usher for the most part--lots of Usher songs, plus Sam Cooke "A Change is Gonna Come" and Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert's kinda mediocre take on "America the Beautiful."

I like indie too and speaking of which-- anyone wanna buy 2 floor/pit tickets for Friday July 12 Belle & Sebastian/Yo La Tengo at Merriweather Post? Can't make it now. I will eat service charges if you will buy.

So no opening acts for the Evens at Fort Reno tonight?

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/general/2013/07/17/will-the-caribbean-carnival-ever-return-to-d-c/

More CP plugging-- this time re Fort Reno tonight: Bach Consort includes Amy Domingues

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/07/18/whats-the-washington-bach-consort-doing-at-fort-reno/

Bach Consort is managed by Marc Eisenberg who has done those panels/salons at the Shaw Library on DC Space; bluegrass; Duke Ellington and others

Y'all bought your $28 Minor Threat t-shirts, right?

UHall folks are gonna hang out with the Orioles mascot at Merriweather this weekend. I'm jealous

haha xp

But seriously, interesting that anyone can make and sell Fugazi t-shirts it appears (or is Ian going after those "bootleggers" too), but not Minor Threat ones, or at least with Cynthia's black sheep design. Not that I have a problem with the folks involved making $

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/08/08/with-crossroads-closed-where-will-dc-caribbean-scene-settle/

Got a complaint saying that the sold in 2005 Settings nightclub on University Blvd was better and never had any problems at all. I know that I always had trouble finding out about Settings gigs unless I happened to be out in Md at the Red Apple Market or the since-closed West Indian Record Mart and found a flyer

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/fresh-spins-on-dc-randb-visto-alison-carney-others-continue-areas-rich-soul-tradition/2013/08/12/52b32242-035d-11e3-88d6-d5795fab4637_story.html

nice overview

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/general/2013/08/14/after-assault-friends-rally-to-help-general-enthusiast-pat-walsh/

it would be nice if all of us who got our asses kicked in DC had similarly influential friends!

i barely know pat but he is great

pat rules - also he didn't really advertise the fact that he got jumped, so a LOT of people who are friends with him, me included, are just finding out about this now

Tonight: D.C. bands will rally outside the Russian Embassy and perform in solidarity with the still-imprisoned members of band Pussy Riot. Among those scheduled to perform: power-punk group G.U.T.S., Tereu Tereu member (and Washington City Paper contributor) Ryan Little's solo project, and Jail Solidarity. 6 p.m. outside 2650 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Free, obviously.

from WCP

jail solidarity is fun but last time i went to one of those russian embassy shows it was a weird vibe

like a tiny festival

people milling on the grass not really sure what to do with themselves while a band wails

http://www.eastcityart.com/2013/08/14/dc-commission-on-the-arts-and-humanities-presents-go-go-swing-washington-dcs-unstoppable-beat/

There's this opening event tonight

i'm going, but i believe it "sold out" for tonight (meaning the rsvp limit was reached)

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/08/16/ceiling-collapses-during-opening-gala-for-go-go-swing-exhibit/

shit

Crazy huh. Hopefully the injured are ok. The Washington Post had a piece on it today. I was off to a packed Palace Nightclub in Woodbridge Friday to see and dance to old-school Fania salsa singers, so I did't make it to the exhibit opening party. The Post article says the exhibit uses some of the Globe posters from the Corcoran exhibit.

Did promoters have a contract with Wale? They billed it as a live performance not an appearance thang, right? Hmmm, See below

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/trillectro-still-has-growing-pains-but-its-turning-into-a-fine-young-festival/2013/08/18/c9ac3bbe-0825-11e3-9941-6711ed662e71_story.html

But not everyone got to see this moment. Trillectro is now in its second year, and organizers DC to BC haven’t worked out all of the kinks. Many unhappy ticket-holders waited in line for hours to get in, and some gave up altogether. Plus, the VIP area was mobbed with people demanding entry, and artists complained here and there about a lack of organization on the part of the staff.

Trillectro was inspiring in scope and ambition, but the planning could have gone better, and this was never more obvious than when the District’s hip-hop superstar took the stage. Instead of performing, Wale repeatedly explained that he was contractually forbidden from completing a whole song (something to do with his upcoming tour with rapper J. Cole). So his DJ would start to play crowd pleasers, only to cut them off after a few seconds. It was frustrating, to say the least. Then DJ Carnage came on to close out the show, but by that point, it was past Trillectro’s bedtime, and the music had to be turned down.

they billed it as "special guest" Wale and had him listed separately from the performers, figured there was some reason for it...

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/general/2013/08/22/wamu-moves-mary-cliffs-traditions-show-to-low-power-station-bluegrass-country/

Josh Burdette, 9:30 Club Manager and Crew Chief, Has Died