Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

Saw Janelle Lepin with a big ensemble recently mix atmospheric songs in a set with Siouxsie Sioux inspired ones

Also saw Snail Mail for free at U of Md and several Kennedy Center Reach events

RIP Little Margie Clarke of the Jewels

Ian, Amy, Joe band now called Coriky (which is some kind of a dice game that some spell kuriki) and they are playing Friday night in Baltimore and Saturday in DC at the DC Punk Archive 5th anniversary show at Georgetown Library . they're at 4 and other stuff starts at 2:30.

Backyard Band and What Band have live go-go albums out

Chelsea Jade swapping into that music festival at Union Market this weekend—bummed I’ll be in Baltimore for the duration. Otherwise, would have taken the metro out there and paid for a 1-day ticket for her alone.

https://thedcline.org/2019/10/14/a-dc-jewel-memorial-service-today-to-celebrate-the-life-and-music-of-rb-singer-little-margie-clarke/

RIP Little Margie Clarke of the Jewels

Saw a dc go-go history and more panel on Friday, and an art, jazz, and punk one today re long gone DC establishments Museum of Temporary Art, Hard Art Gallery, and DC Space. Enjoyed em both. Not just nostalgia, Michelle Blackwell talked about current go-go, and there was a reference to Rhizome at the one today

https://youtu.be/2-mYHCxag1I

Chuck Brown band with Chuck’s son Wiley Brown on vocals on “Go Nats “

DC music census results to be announced at future of music conference this Saturday I think

I saw a video clip of Backyard Band on one of those morning local tv shows, doing a go-go version of "Baby Shark" (slightly altered with some different words)

cross-posting this link from the Royal Trux thread (hat tip to jaywbabcock!), due to lengthy & interesting discussion of 1980s DC: http://larecord.com/interviews/2019/11/15/royal-trux-jennifer-herrema-interview-jed-maheu

Oh cool. Ha, those early 80s days when folks hung out in Georgetown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEzS7Fh3BtY

In one of my elementary school class photos, I’m wearing a Commander Salamander sweatshirt (my mom bought it for me)

https://medium.com/seventhirty-dc/house-venues-seem-to-be-closing-can-we-be-sure-theyll-come-back-4831443c366d

gentrification not good.

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/21107622/the-year-in-dc-arts

The year in go-go included here

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/21107896/rosetta-thompson-19392019

The Queen of Gospel quartet promoters RIP

Wammies are back again, and seem as flawed as last year.

Other news—

New Sir E.U album release on February 4 @ Songbyrd; new Nag Champa Art Ensemble on February 6 @ Phillips Collection Museum after 5 event

This night w veteran DC rock folks sold out fast as it’s in tiny Rhizome: Saturday 2-8-Joe Lally (w/ Anthony Pirog, Jerry Busher), POA (w/ Shawn Brown, Dug Birdzell, Jerry Busher), Bed Maker (Amanda Mackaye, Jeff Barsky & 2 others)

I forgot you gotta move quick & buy in advance for some things: Phillips After 5 w/ Nag Champa Art Ensemble sold out tonight; Rhizome sold out Saturday

Probably early to mention it, but caribou in March and AJJ/Xiu Xiu in May!

Lloyd Pinchback, sax player w/ Chuck Brown’s Soul Searchers from 1968 to 1978, member of Proper Utensils, composer of much sampled Soul Searchers song “Ashley’s Roachclip,” author of book about his 1968 to 78 years with Soul Searchers, & Library of Congress music specialist has passed on. RIP

Performed last night. Died later after a fall.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/its-official-go-go-music-signed-into-law-as-the-designated-music-of-dc/2020/02/19/42a4ef62-52a1-11ea-b119-4faabac6674f_story.html

Also, Lloyd Pinchback memorial service Saturday 11 am in Glenarden

Here’s my obituary for Lloyd. I went to the beautiful and sad 2 hours plus memorial service. Proper Utensils and others performed.

Later that day saw Present Tense current punk band photo exhibit by F Skeiky. Then Coriky at St Stephens , and final band of Latin flash band night at Pearl Street Warehouse. Groups put together by folks from 7 Drum City

https://thedcline.org/2020/02/22/the-cowbell-king-memorial-service-saturday-to-celebrate-the-life-of-lloyd-pinchback-who-played-with-chuck-brown/

I wrote a City Paper preview for bounce beat band TOB ‘s 20th anniversary gig at Echostage that was Sunday night

Go-go town hall at 7 tonight at Kennedy Center Reach

RIP Sam the Man Burns , DC afro-house & more dj since 1978. Unexpected I think. He was about 60. There’s a nice old 1998 City Paper article about him by Holly Bass

DC government now recommending but not ordering all events to be attended by 1,000 or more to be postponed or cancelled, due to virus concerns.

930 Club has added disinfectant sprays, and is cleaning bathrooms more, per an email I read.

70 something Ethiopian pianist Girma Beyene who was scheduled to come here 3-20, is cancelling US tour

930 Club has added disinfectant sprays, and is cleaning bathrooms more

Things they could have considered doing in 1992 (sardonic chuckle)

Ha. But now they’re postponing all shows at their various locations till April 1.

Black Cat still open. Will re-evaluate over the weekend

Bliss staying open in DC. I thought it holds more than 250. Is that just a recommendation from the mayor?

Oops I mean a 1000

New rules for licensed DC nightclubs today. Will have to shut down. But if licensed as a tavern or bar , can stay open with new rules re serving beer. Folks must sit at tables with no buying of beer at bar. Tables must be set a distance apart from one another!

Listen Local DC is hoping Mayor & city council can make $ available to help musicians

But mayor says no.

Rare Essence is latest DC go-go band to advertise a Facebook and Instagram live video stream . RE is doing one Saturday night

RIP DC soul singer Skip Mahoney (originally Mahoaney) who had an amazing falsetto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GFnawFYOUc

Watched Junkyard Band stream on Facebook that drew 7,000 views at one point, and then Rare Essence that got 16,000 views!

Watched Junkyard Band stream on Facebook that drew 7,000 views at one point, and then Rare Essence that got 16,000 views!

Watched Junkyard Band stream on Facebook that drew 7,000 views at one point, and then Rare Essence that got 16,000 views!

Have since heard other go-go bands and djs

Backyard Band streaming again. On Fri. March 27. Also saying they will be back live in May at Echostage

Funk Parade cancelled. Seeing go fund Mes for Black Cat employees, imp 930 ones, DC legendary musicians old folks, Tropicalia...

DC govt has a new form that independent contractors and non profits can use to apply for $

Watched Backyard Band stream Friday. Missed Suttle one last night and Bad Moves last week.

Lots of go fund me’s — for 930/imp, black cat , and Bossa bistro employees

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/after-25-million-stimulus-stunned-nso-players-receive-one-week-notice-from-kennedy-center/2020/03/28/9c27603e-7118-11ea-aa80-c2470c6b2034_story.html

There’s a followup W Post article about more layoffs and the decision to preserve their capital ( probably the nearly 100 million endowment ) rather than to dip into that to pay people

Cissa Paz dc based Brazilian music singer Facebook stream Thursday April 2 at 8 pm

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/21125759/city-lights-revisit-the-fort-reno-ice-cream-eater-and-read-rian-johnsons-screenplays

There’s more to the story of Fugazi and the ice cream eater at Fort Reno

RIP Skip Mahoaney, DC soul singer I saw at Carter Barron and elsewhere. They just had a small family only service for Skip.

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/21126662/city-lights-the-songs-of-a-soul-legend-or-rare-reads-from-capitol-hill-books

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/21127932/city-lights-spend-friday-with-sir-eu-or-peruse-the-exhibition-presidential-pastime

Unorthodox dc rapper Sir E. U is releasing new videos every Friday during the pandemic. More details in link

listened to two people from Bad Moves and then Pallindrome and later Janel & Anthony on the Comet P Instagram live thing. I missed Luke Stewart. Nappy Nappa is supposed to be on now. But Comet live IG link is gone

Saw some of Sir E.U 's industrial rap

https://youtu.be/z2EtH68YR-8

7 minute video that's an introduction to Beat Ya Feet dancing and its relationship to dc go-go