Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

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

huge loss. Not just somebody that hundreds of thousands of people recognized, but a fantastically sweet and genuine person.

^ ^ ^

Update, 5:45 p.m. According to an article posted by ABC7 News earlier today:

Police say they responded to Burdette's Kensington home in Montgomery County on Sunday at about 5:30 p.m.

Police are investigating the death as a possible suicide.

please, no.....

Damn, that is sad.

fuck.

Yes, a sad loss.

Here's another recent less-known, local area loss-- of someone who was just 52.

http://americanhistory.si.edu/press/releases/marvette-perez

Smithsonian curator and local singer/musician passes away at age 52. The Celia Cruz exhibit she put together was memorable

Marvette Pérez, an anthropologist by training and curator of Latino History and Culture at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, died peacefully in her sleep on August 19. Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on June 27, 1961, Pérez earned a B.A. from Florida State University in 1982, went on to receive a M.A. at Catholic University of America in 1986 where she was a doctoral candidate.

For the past 16 years she was engaged in collecting, researching, publishing, lecturing, and developing programs related to Latinos in the United States as well as the connections with other Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Through many exhibitions, Pérez was able to share stories about the U.S. Latino experience with broad audiences from around the world. Pérez curated or co-curated a number of important exhibitions, including Azúcar!: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz;Hip-Hop Won’t Stop: The Beat, The Rhymes, The Life; Moda y Música: Stage, Fashion and Style;

She also was a performer:

Pérez was an accomplished musician and vocalist who performed locally with groups such as Cantaré and Coral Cantigas.

So chef/owner Tom Power who charges $38 for a roast chicken for 2 and other upscale (to me ) prices, is also into go-go (with old Globe posters up on the walls of his new Baby Wale place and this endorsement in the City Paper comments from one of Chuck Brown's daughters:

Excuse me but as the oldest daughter of Chuck Brown I am honored that Tom has even put a poster of my dad in his restaurant...and as an FYI...MY DAD PLAYED FOR TOM'S WEDDING RECEPTION!!!!! So there you may think Tom doesn't know GO-GO music but he sure knew he wanted his guest to have a damn good time at his wedding reception. oh and another FYI...Tom has attended plenty of my dad's go-go shows and when my dad passed he hosted the entire family and band at his restaurant for some of the BEST food I had had!!!! Thank you Tom Powers for loving my dad and being his friend!!

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2013/08/29/baby-wale-now-open-near-convention-center/

Free tickets for the Randy Newman gig and for the Rosanne Cash 3 night residency at the Library of Congress went Virgin Free Fest quick this morning. There may be tix left for avante-jazz dude Henry Threadgill

x-post - my follow-up tribute to Marvette Perez, curator and musician

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2013/09/12/remembering-marvette-perez-smithsonian-latino-history-curator-and-musician/

http://dcist.com/2013/09/the_most_memorable_moments_from_the.php#photo-1

Black Cat, Black Cat

http://www.lib.umd.edu/wmuc/index.html

History of WMUC exhibit at the U of Md library and online

lol

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/09/26/rock-the-bells-canceled-according-to-rfk-staffers/

Seemed overpriced

http://wejammin50.com/ this free Caribbean thang is at Freedom Plaza Saturday and there's a Turkish one there Sunday.

Plus lotsa of other stuff this weekend -- Uhall gigs and Superchunk and Malian bands

http://www.tmottgogo.com/rest-in-paradise-go-go-legend-melvin-butch-lewis-phenomenal-drummer/

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/10/15/after-car-crash-bohemian-caverns-closed-until-further-notice/

Another busy weekend for music and music movies

Tal National, D. Plan, Vocalist/hornplayer D. Floyd's 30th anniversary in go-go Saturday at the Howard, and on Sunday Jeff Krulik's "Led Zeppelin Played Here" is showing at the Utopia Film Festival (2 pm Sunday, Oct. 20, P&G Old Greenbelt Theatre, 129 Centerway Rd., Greenbelt). Plus lots more

Muscle Shoals doc at West End; Cool Disco Dan at AFI

might go see muscle shoals

Its good but flawed-- Too much Bono, and not enough old footage and interviews with enough folks who were there

Did you see it Hoos? There's an email circulating with a way to win free tickets for it next weekend. My gf & I won freebies and saw it again last weekend.

Unrelated. I like this song with female DC go-go vocalists. Headroc likes it too, but even if you don't always agree with him don't let that stop you from checking out the song.

http://headroc.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/loving-the-crank-brothers-dc-symphony-3-video/

Howard University Homecoming weekend Friday events *Yardfest with rap acts noon to 6; Greek Step Fest at 8 pm at DAR Constitution Hall; Erykah Badu at 10:30 at Cramton Auditorium (r'n'b)

Badu gig costs around $70 tho

didn't see it yet, will have to give it a try

Friends of the film are purchasing these tickets (while supplies last). Visit the following link and use Group Code "WESTEND" to request your free tickets: http://bit.ly/MusicMovieTix

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/10/22/a-guide-to-the-89th-howard-university-homecoming/

Pricey for some evening events, and now $5 for Yardfest

HU

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/10/24/the-maracuyeah-djs-talk-touring-mexico-and-their-last-party-of-2013/

I love how Howard kids chant " HU, you know"

I keep missing locals Foul Swoops and Kid Congo, and want to see them both. Maybe next month they'll play again in the area.

foul swoops are great great great and worth seeing whenever imo

Kid Congo was cool

rly? i was p bored when i saw foul swoops idk xp

New drummer now (does that make a difference?)

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/11/01/remembering-d-c-soul-star-al-johnson/

blues guitarist Bobby Parker died too, pluss jazzman Frank Wess

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/45026/library-late-at-atlas-performing-arts-center-friday-nov-8/

This remixed Camus thing looks interesting. Plus its free