Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

sounds good

How's the soul research coming?

Coming well, so much to do!

http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/misc-awesome/georgetown-goes-indie/

This overpriced 'indie rock' event in Georgetown can't be for real, can it? Funny stuff

"There were no lines of communication for an intimate, intelligent dialogue between artisans and DC working professionals."

lol

That whole paragraph that line is from is hilarious--

DC INDIE Music strives to promote local DC independent musicians and other artists by providing them with the exposure necessary to launch themselves to the next level. They provide a salon style atmosphere with live music, fine art exhibitions, and fashion shows featuring DC’s local artisans. Their mission is to provide lines of communication between DC’s power elite and DC’s creative visionaries. DC INDIE was created by founder Danielle Gentges. She realized that several local promoters would use local artists without giving them proper publicity and with little care for their personal welfare. Secondly, she realized that DC’s power elite were searching for a richer environment than the local night club to while away there evening hours. There were no lines of communication for an intimate, intelligent dialogue between artisans and DC working professionals. It is DC INDIE Music’s intention to build a platform, where both social groups can mingle and expand perceptions of the world around them. Our artists should be celebrated, encouraged, and offered patronage.

45 to $60 plus dress code...

independence tempered with banality = georgetown in a nutshell, maybe.

http://www.washingtonlife.com/issues/may-2007/bachelors-and-spinsters/

http://www.washingtonlife.com/issues/may-2007/bachelors-and-spinsters/images/bachlelors-and-spinsters04.jpg

"D.C.'s power elite takes a night off to slum it with the yokels"

This is the final weekend that Orpheus Records in Arlington will be open, I've read

is the g'town one still there?

No. He moved from Georgetown to Arlington a while back.

By the way, Seth Troxler is DJing at Be Bar tomorrow night. Should be fun!

i am seeing dubfire at some club tomorrow? friends (eastern europeans) really dig him, it's not something i'd seek out myself, but then, maybe i'm being unnecessarily snobbish? i dunno, never really listened to a deep dish set. what's kind of interesting is his bio says he's a local boy and namechecks, like, minor threat.

"Growing up in the Washington, DC area, Dubfire spent much of his youth playing the guitar in school bands and listening to heavy doses of classic Hip-Hop, jazz/rare groove, dub reggae new wave and industrial. Dubfire was also influenced by the local punk scene and the music of hometown bands like Fugazi and Minor Threat. Members of these bands also worked at a local record store called Yesterday And Today Records and this is where Dubfire first picked up on the sounds of acts such as Kraftwerk, Ministry, Jesus & Mary Chain Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb, Adrian Sherwood/On-U Sound and Einsturzende Neubauten."

i never really got into deep dish but dubfire solo is pretty good minimal. i'd be more worried about the club it's in (ibiza lol)

just hoping it's a richer environment than the local night club to while away are evening hours

got an extra ticket to the mountain goats, thought i'd offer it here first. $20 (what i paid with tm fees and all). email lolomgwtf at gmail dot com. at 4:00 i take it to craigslist.

whew check out that ILX privilege

ha i didnt think anyone would even read this by now. i'm putting it on cl but am going out for a couple hours so i guess if anyone wants it, email and say ilx and i'll give it to you over the rabble

Ah, very nice.

i take it dubfire was dudfire?

actually i was pretty happy with him. i don't often hear dance music on a club system so banging mnml techno all night was enough to please me; maybe if i listened to the set on headphones i'd be bored. even ibiza was not so bad. the dancefloor was moving, i never felt bad vibes, and i found a good bartender. good light show, too.

has anyone heard of these guys? http://www.eightyeightdc.com
i was out at a bar and So Weit Wie Noch Nie comes on. turns out music is coming from the bartender's laptop. i express my surprise, we talk, and she says that they throw good dance parties.

I think Brian (aka 'I Died') wrote favorable way upthread about the events the eightyeight DC people used to do at a club in Silver Spring. But they're no longer at that club. I don't know where they are now.

They now do Pulse at Be Bar, probably my favorite monthly event around here.

ITEM!

J0hn Darni3ll3 seen dancing at BLISS at the Black Cat last Saturday!

ITEM!

superstar DJ Arm1n Van Bur3n seen having dinner at Proof last night!

so W i l l, Dubfire actually plated pretty minimal at Ibiza? I would have expected a more prog direction from him there. How was the crowd response?

I am really getting to the point where I value a good soundsystem above all else in a club, even above good music.

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So John D., after performing with his band upstairs, headed downstairs to the back room and danced? Interesting.

So when Eric Hilton (of Thievery and owner of several clubs) talks at the monthly Modernist Society meeting at Bourbon Thursday will he be asked about the 18th Street Lounge's door policies?

I am really getting to the point where I value a good soundsystem above all else in a club, even above good music.

DAR Constitution Hall awaits

Also I just explained to a suburban maryland resident the in-joke significance of zendik's catchphrase. have I violated a code?

(x-post to Steve)

If someone asks him about them, yes.

The ESL door policy has reached near-mythical status here but I can't think of a time I've gone and been refused entry unless they're close to or at capacity and there's a line. It tends to manifest itself more as a variable cover charge.

It's easy to walk in there in jeans and sneakers with no cover at happy hour.

so W i l l, Dubfire actually plated pretty minimal at Ibiza? I would have expected a more prog direction from him there. How was the crowd response?

it was pretty minimal to my ears. there's lots of footage on youtube. this one seems representative.
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we staked out near the front. everyone up there was into it, and i think that was the case across the floor.

fuck, i know better than that

Damn, sounds good. Supposedly he plays around here somewhat regularly in smaller venues unbilled, I'd like to see him sometime soon.

bhangra blowout at GW this weekend, sakura matsuri Japanese fest elsewhere, and old-school soul at the Masonic Temple at 10th & U Saturday...But I think I'm just gonna see/review Rob Curto's Sanfona project(brazilian forro meets tango) at the Rosslyn Spectrum.

actual genuine curmudgeon seeks regular outing resembling We Fought The Big One but would like to listen to good music somewhere outside the house more than once a month, suggestions? I promise not to harangue the staff.

Here's what somebody else who likes that Marx Cafe event says (in a comment on gridskipper.com):

Try Wag [Garage, Soul w/ DJ Mark Zimin @ Black Cat], Pow Wow/Kicks! [Rock n' Roll, Garage, Psych, Punk w/ DJ's Kim and Sarah @ Rock n' Roll Hotel, Black Cat], Room 429 [Shoegaze, Brit-Pop, Punk w/ Re:sonance DJs @ Rock n' Roll Hotel], Taking The Piss [Indie, Jangle Pop w/ DJ's Kaiser and Les @ Marx Cafe], Soundclash [Jamaican Golden Oldies @ Marx Cafe], We Fought The Big One [Shoegaze, Post-Punk w/ DJ's Trickster and 5-Year-Plan @ Marx Cafe] and Hej Hej [Scandinavian Pop, Rock @ Cafe St-Ex]. Try the once-a-year party, Valentine's Rock n' Roll Dance Party [DooWop, R&B, and real Rock n' Roll]. This party isn't stationed and it's in it's 9th year

Not sure about other ones playing more post-punk...

all the Marx Cafe nights are pretty good.

I also posted this on the new dc go-go thread

I was just e-mailed (via the Take Me Out to the Go-go website) very sad news:

Robert Michael Reed -aka- Syke Dyke of Trouble Funk passed away at 10:42 last night of Pancreatic Cancer at the age of 50.

For those who don't know, Dyke founded Trouble Funk in 1977.
He served as musician and vocals for many Trouble Funk tunes...
included probably one of his most notible signature rap delivery in the song "Pump Me Up."

Funeral Arrangements and info will be forthcoming...

Just thought you might be interested in knowing I tracked down Eddie Daye and his wife Denise, unfortunately, his wife just died a few weeks ago. RIP.

And technically, Trouble funk was around long before 77'. They were the backing band for the Day-tons on Moneytown records during the early to mid 70s.

Oh no, regarding Denise. She was a sweetheart and not that old. A bad/sad day Monday.

THIS SATURDAY

Sat. 04/19
Breakin' Glass @ Wonderland (1101 Kenyon St. NW Washington DC)
Old School Hip Hop, Heavy Funk Jams, 80s, Disco, Electro, Dance Classics, Whatever Else We Got Fo Dat Azz
10-close, No Cover
DJ Nitekrawler & DJ Lunch Money

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/blueimage/BreakinGlassFlyer.jpg

hey dudes FACE ACCIDENTS (formerly THE FAKE ACCENTS) are playing at velvet lounge on 5/1 and scheduling a house show for sometime in mid-may on buchanan st NW...

Anyone going to see Autechre/Massonix/Rob Hall at the Black Cat tonight? Also, Someone Else and Miskate are doing Pulse at Be Bar on Saturday. Looking forward to both.

Some City Paper contributor includes that Brightest Young Things site in the Washington City Paper's first best-of issue (in 20 some years). Ugh. I've just spaced out on her best dance night choice. Not that familiar with it or with the readers choice for local band (maybe some ballot stuffing on the latter).

Hey Amon, dancehaller Mr. Vegas returns to DC at H2O tonight (or is it tomorrow?).

Ugh.
^^^^^^^^

Autechre was pretty fun but I was way too exhausted to enjoy it. Long week!

Nouveau Riche at DC 9 influences-Studio 54, The Paradise Garage, The Loft, The Music Institute, The Hacienda, The Warehouse, Red, Cream, Renaissance, Release, park jams, block parties, Zulu Nation throwdowns

Anybody know a local band called Junkfood

Ha ha

JunkFood regularly performs for a broad range of fans in a wide range of venues up and down the East coast. From family friendly festival crowds, to summer beach vacationers, to rowdy college bars - JunkFood has entertained them all. Although primarily known for original music, JunkFood is not afraid to play your favorite covers from the 80’s to today. As their many fans will attest, JunkFood subscribes to the old school tradition that no matter how much you enjoy the CD, you’ve really got to experience the band live to fully appreciate their talent.

JunkFood’s live show is a high-energy party, making them one of the most sought after bands in the DC/Metro Area. The buzz they have generated has them headlining the major venues in the region.

Since being voted "BEST COVER BAND IN THE DC AREA" by On Tap Magazine in March 2003 and "BEST LOCAL BAND" by the Washington Post Reader’s Poll in 2005, JunkFood has performed in front of thousands of fans at high profile events such as the annual Celebrate Fairfax Festival and HiBall Events Mid-Atlantic Shamrock Festival and Blocktoberfest.

http://a392.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/5/m_d10c0809c70d0ae777e5cbca769199cf.png

BlackLight is a tribute to black musicians and the artists influenced by them. We'll be spinning the best in soul, funk, r&b, hip hop, gogo, rap, blues, dance, rock n' roll...and anything in between. Please join us as we celebrate black musicians at their finest! Requests? Questions? Ideas? Contact us here! BlackLight will be at DC9 on May 15th, 2008, 9:30pm to 1:30am. Cover is $5. 3 DJs. Many sounds.

The last party and since it was such a big success, we’re going to do it one more time. In May, our focus will be Go-Go and the Junkyard sound of DC, but of course we will still be playing plenty of Funk, Jazz, and anything else that gets the crowd moving throughout the night. We normally start of slow to set the mood then bring up the beat as the night goes on.

On May 15th from 9:30-1:30am, expect to hear an audio showcase of bands which have leading Black members. Later in the night, we will explore some of the bands who were influenced by Black music like The Beastie Boys. Overall, the vibe will be fun and progressive like an old fashioned party should be.

^^^ copy/pasted text - should maybe have won award for most racist DJ night in DC?