― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 21:19 (twenty years ago) link
The only electronic night i have ever been to is called Matter and it is held at the Blue Room on 18th street. I am not sure if it still exists, as i havent seen it listed for a while. The Djs played a lot of techno, including all the requisite hip german stuff, but whenever i went, there were 20 people there, and everything was being played at lounge volumes. it was a bit sad really, though the bar has a good beer selection.
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 21:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 22:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 04:22 (twenty years ago) link
― Debito (Debito), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 04:32 (twenty years ago) link
SALT (listed first, because it's my night, dammit)synthfunk, indiepop, dancehall, grime, electropunk, hip hop, industrial, hitsDJ's Sad and Lonely1st Wednesday monthlyCafe Saint-Ex
<>indiedisco and beyondDJ Will Eastmangenerally 3rd Saturday monthlythe Black Cat Confusiondisco, new wave, funk, postpunk, hiphopDJ's Serpico, William Alberque, Cullen Stalin, Sadgenerally 4th Saturday monthlythe Black CatYellow Feverreggae, groove, soul, hip-hop, dubDJ's Yellow FeverTuesdays biweeklyCafe Saint-ExSpilt Milkrock, disco, funk, mod, punk, soulTuesdays biweeklyRedBlowoffindie house?DJ's Bob Mould and Richard MorelSaturdays9:30 ClubTaking the Pissjingle-jangle indie pop & psychedelicoccasional FridaysMarx CafeWe Fought the Big OneUK post punk, shoegaze, guitar pop, indie danceDJ's Brandon Grover and Rick Taylor1st Friday monthlyMarx CafeThe Wag60's garage soul & trashDJ Mark Zimin1st Saturday monthlythe Black CatThe Mousetrapbrit pop, indieDJ Mark Zimingenerally 2nd Saturday monthlythe Black CatColdcoldwave, darkwave2nd Sunday monthlythe Blue RoomAtmospherepost punk, UK indie, dream pop3rd Sunday monthlythe Blue RoomThe Melting Poteverything, 1964-1980DJ Neville Chamberlain Thursday biweeklyCafe Saint-ExUH-HUH!rock and rollDJ JohnnySundaysCafe Saint-ExGroovesoul, mod, garageDJ Beat Neat-OThursdays biweeklyCafe Saint-ExI'll work on a whole separate list of the club/hip hop/EDM events...― Brian Miller, Wednesday, 11 February 2004 14:55 (twenty years ago) link
Confusiondisco, new wave, funk, postpunk, hiphopDJ's Serpico, William Alberque, Cullen Stalin, Sadgenerally 4th Saturday monthlythe Black Cat
Yellow Feverreggae, groove, soul, hip-hop, dubDJ's Yellow FeverTuesdays biweeklyCafe Saint-Ex
Spilt Milkrock, disco, funk, mod, punk, soulTuesdays biweeklyRed
Blowoffindie house?DJ's Bob Mould and Richard MorelSaturdays9:30 Club
Taking the Pissjingle-jangle indie pop & psychedelicoccasional FridaysMarx Cafe
We Fought the Big OneUK post punk, shoegaze, guitar pop, indie danceDJ's Brandon Grover and Rick Taylor1st Friday monthlyMarx Cafe
The Wag60's garage soul & trashDJ Mark Zimin1st Saturday monthlythe Black Cat
The Mousetrapbrit pop, indieDJ Mark Zimingenerally 2nd Saturday monthlythe Black Cat
Coldcoldwave, darkwave2nd Sunday monthlythe Blue Room
Atmospherepost punk, UK indie, dream pop3rd Sunday monthlythe Blue Room
The Melting Poteverything, 1964-1980DJ Neville Chamberlain Thursday biweeklyCafe Saint-Ex
UH-HUH!rock and rollDJ JohnnySundaysCafe Saint-Ex
Groovesoul, mod, garageDJ Beat Neat-OThursdays biweeklyCafe Saint-Ex
I'll work on a whole separate list of the club/hip hop/EDM events...
― Brian Miller, Wednesday, 11 February 2004 14:55 (twenty years ago) link
24 Hour Access: 24 Hour Psycho
February 28, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. A first for the Hirshhorn---the Museum will open the Douglas Gordon exhibition for twenty-four consecutive hours. 24 Hour Psycho (1993), the artist's video installation that stretches the Hitchcock classic into a twenty-four-hour experience, is the inspiration for this all-night happening. Launch the leap year with this unique, drop-in event, which will also include music, gallery discussions, and a "Meet the Artist" interview with Douglas Gordon conducted by Hirshhorn Director of Art and Programs and Chief Curator Kerry Brougher on Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Ring Auditorium. "24 Hour Access: 24 Hour Psycho" is made possible through the generosity of Aaron and Barbara Levine. http://hirshhorn.si.edu The following music (presented by Signal 66) will be played:5:30 ˆ 7:00pm DJ Sandwich Man7:00 ˆ 8:00pm Band Chessie8:00 ˆ 8:30pm DJ Debut8:30 ˆ 9:15pm Band The Hipnotix9:15 ˆ 9:45pm DJ Beat Neat-o of Groove9:45 ˆ 10:30pm Band Rose10:30 ˆ 11:00pm DJ Neville Chamberlain11:00 ˆ 11:45pm Band The Phobes11:45 ˆ 12:15am DJ Neville Chamberlain12:15 ˆ 1:00am Band Sounds of Kaleidoscope1:00 ˆ 1:30am DJ Happy Family1:30 ˆ 2:15am Band Sons of Disobedience2:15 ˆ 2:45am DJ Neville Chamberlain (tentative)2:45 ˆ 3:30am Band Gully Jimson
― Brian Miller, Wednesday, 11 February 2004 14:57 (twenty years ago) link
Habib Koite from Mali at the National Geographic GrosvenorHall--Habib's got a nice live cd out--He trys to meld styles fromdifferent parts of Mali, and while he's not a big fave of mine he'sdefinately not bad
Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache at the K. Ctr. Eisenhower Theater--Awonderful percussionist, bandleader, and sideman (not to mention acollege professor) who is very charismatic and entertaining with his band
Los Hombres Calientes from New Orleans at the Clarice Smith Center-Aninteresting bunch from New Orleans who blend that city's jazz withflavors from throughout the Caribbean. I believe WPFW's Jim Byers ishosting and leading a chat with them as well.
Muzsikas at the Freer-Hungarian vocal combo________________________________________________________________ Sat. 2-14
Sanchez and Richie Stephens at the Crossroads-Jamaican lovers rock for Valentines Day_________________________________________________Sun. 2-15
Haj Youness, Casablanca, Moroccan oud player and the Voice of WisdomOrchestra at 2 p.m. at the Smithsonian S. Dillon Ripley CenterLecture Hall
La India and Sonora Caruseles at the Washington Hilton, 1919Connecticut Ave. NW salsa__________________________________Tues. 2-17
Peru Negro at the Kenn. Ctr- Excellent Afro-Peruvian veteran combo--ifyou like Eva Aylon or Susanna Baca this outfit's blend of soaringmelodies, strumming, and funky drumming (on instruments includingwooden boxes and donkey jawbones) will be up your alley__________________________________Other cool stuff:2-11-Super Furry Animalsfrom Wales at 930;2-12( & 2-13) jazz singer Jane Monheit at theBirchmere; 2-13-Atmosphere at 930;2-14 Black Dice at Ottobar;Jazzsinger Dee Dee Bridgewater at K. Ctr.;Carmaig De Forest at Roots Cafe;
To get on my DC African/Latin/World whatever events ocassional e-mail thing, contact me at ritmika@hotmail.com The above comes from that...
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 16:05 (twenty years ago) link
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― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 20:08 (twenty years ago) link
― Brian Miller, Wednesday, 11 February 2004 21:08 (twenty years ago) link
Which reminds me...any news regarding a new location for the Metro Cafe?
― j.lu (j.lu), Wednesday, 11 February 2004 21:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Brian Miller, Wednesday, 11 February 2004 21:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Thursday, 12 February 2004 05:39 (twenty years ago) link
dc-improv-announce-owner@yahoogroups.com
salsanews@aol.com
the blow_up@hotmail.com
bw_zydeco@yahoo.com
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Thursday, 12 February 2004 05:47 (twenty years ago) link
Dizzee's supposedly coming back for a bigger tour in the summer, but I'm not sure if he'll hit DC or not. I don't know of anything regarding Dear or Mayer, but if they came I imagine it would be at 5ive, unless it was a one-off somewhere else.
― Brian Miller, Thursday, 12 February 2004 14:49 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 12 February 2004 14:59 (twenty years ago) link
What's odd it that it seems to be only the EDM scene that really tries to escape the city - the most successful go-go and indie artists are, if anything, too tied to DC.
Is it odd that the most interesting and boosterish electronic dance DJ in DC over the last year has been Bob Mould?
― Brian Miller, Thursday, 12 February 2004 15:33 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 12 February 2004 15:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Brian Miller, Thursday, 12 February 2004 16:20 (twenty years ago) link
The DC go-go artists have seemingly given up on being national and international acts (go-go hasn't crossed over) although Chuck Brown gets flown to Japan periodically to play.
Dischord indie rockers are always playing worldwide but such gigs just never get much local press here. Q and Not U are also booked to play that big fest coming up in California over the summer(Coachatella or something). Black Eyes toured Europe awhile back.
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Brian Miller, Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:53 (twenty years ago) link
Why did they locate it in Georgetown? You can only make so much money from selling prog to white hats from GW. Better to be on U st with a big deep house section. They never seemed to have their shit together anyways. They cheated me out of $40 once but totally inadvertantly. I had my revenge during their clearance sale I guess.
As for Q and not U, I tried to see their last show at the Black Cat and ended up waiting in line for an hour by myself. As I was waiting, the show sold out. That is all. They need to play here more often.
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 12 February 2004 18:55 (twenty years ago) link
I always wanted to check out the Grits & Gravy dj night at Bar Nun... Years ago I saw DC rappers Opus Okuben playing with a live band at the now defunct Metro Cafe. Wow, they were great. Now they just mostly play Europe, sometimes with Ny jazz guy Steve Coleman. They were at Black Cat around New Years Eve but I missed them.
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Friday, 13 February 2004 04:38 (twenty years ago) link
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― Brian Miller, Friday, 13 February 2004 22:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Michael Minnich, Wednesday, 18 February 2004 23:16 (twenty years ago) link
anyways, wednesday night P Brotzmann is playing with Hamid Drake and William Parker. Its at Twins on U st (btw 13th and 14th?) at 8pm.
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 1 March 2004 18:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Monday, 1 March 2004 19:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Monday, 1 March 2004 19:43 (twenty years ago) link
DC 9 is in the original Asylum space, I'm not sure what it was between then and now. Half the music I've heard played there has been great indie/hip hop/disco, the other half has been too much midrange compressed guitar and singers that sound like they're in beer commercials. Which is a better hit rate than most places, but the DJs seriously can't mix or sequence their tracks.
― Brian Miller, Monday, 1 March 2004 20:06 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 1 March 2004 23:32 (twenty years ago) link
List of EDM events is not so good. Seems like no place is doing well with regular nights and lineups are changing like crazy. And Cubik is filling the main room at Nation with the level of talent that would have played the front room at Buzz.
― Brian Miller, Tuesday, 2 March 2004 03:09 (twenty years ago) link
how long have you been in DC? what is the reason for the instability?
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 03:47 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 14:24 (twenty years ago) link
Is the below show which is at the Ottobar coming to DC?
Thursday March 25th DEFINITIVE JUX PRESENTS: Murs The Perceptionists (Feat. Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, DJ Fakts One) RJD2, C Rayz Walz Hangar 18, SA Smash and more Doorsat 8pm/ Show at 9pm- ALL AGES
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 15:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 15:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 17:15 (twenty years ago) link
3 years! I want stuff NOW ;)
I've been complaining to friends for 2 or so years that I wish someone would book all of the Afropop and Latin acts that play for free in Central Park in NY each summer, in DC... So I'll have to form my own group to do this...
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 18:53 (twenty years ago) link
There's the once.twice festival coming up in Baltimore next month-
April 15th - 17th, 2004Baltimore's 4th Annualonce.twice:festival of sound and video art feat.AKUFEN . DIMBIMAN . AGF . CHRISTOPHER WILLITS . DABRYE . SUE COSTABILE . MATTHEW DEAR .GHISLAIN POIRIER. NAUTICAL ALMANAC.JIMMY EDGAR MYLENA BERGERON . CAROLINE HAYEUR . SCOTT PAGANO + more TBA
once.twice also runs the occasional Treatment night at Sonar, the last one in November featured Magda and Sammy Dee.
― Brian Miller, Wednesday, 3 March 2004 20:22 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 4 March 2004 04:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Thursday, 4 March 2004 06:53 (twenty years ago) link
On a different note, any musicians (d.j.'s?) who wanna perform for free outdoors or maybe at Carter Barron or other locations during the June 18-21st 2nd annual Fete de la Musique DC should call 202-724-5614 or e-mail jose.dominguez@dc.gov . There will also be meetings at the DC Arts Commission, 410 8th St. NW , 5th Fl. on Mon. 3-15 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 and on Thurs. 3-18 from noon to 1.
I'm trying to encourage them to expand the musical horizons of this event...
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Thursday, 4 March 2004 16:52 (twenty years ago) link
Five is a great venue, nearly perfect, but the different promoters that do nights there only really book house, d+b, and reggae. There was the electroclash/breaks night there, too, but that's over and has turned into a retro night.
9:30 Club, as you mentioned, is a live music venue. They'll have the occasional DJ, but it always comes off as a bit out of place.
It costs a lot of money to run a club in DC due to the scarcity of suitable spaces. In a town with 8-foot ceilings in 95% of all buildings, there’s going to be a lot of competition for the remaining few with large open spaces. Permitting, safety codes, and accessibility standards are pretty tightly enforced, which means you have to sink a lot of money into a space before you can do anything with it. This goes for bars, dance clubs, live music clubs, and pretty much everything. And don't even get me started on ANC's and "voluntary agreements".
― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Thursday, 4 March 2004 18:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Friday, 5 March 2004 00:56 (twenty years ago) link
"After over 4 years in business, the owners of Now! Music and Fashion have decided to close permanently, so we can move on and pursue other opportunities. We've had a blast talking to you about music, putting on instore performances, and participating in the local community. But the best thing about running a record store has been the opportunity to meet you. Many thanks to our loyal customers and friends we've made along the way.
We will be having a going-out-of-business sale beginning this weekend. All clothing and music (except consignments and bargain bin stuff) will be on sale for 30% off the regular price."
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 05:45 (twenty years ago) link
So I don't think DC's gone utterly down the pan. Close, but not gone yet.
― paul c (paul c), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 15:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 17:35 (twenty years ago) link
They're also stocking the Ellen Allien album and remixes, Coloma's Finery. I think I even saw that Damon Album demo double 10" there, too!
― paul c (paul c), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 17:40 (twenty years ago) link
Melody on Conn. Ave. is very underrated - I always thought they were better than DCCD for keeping up with current releases and pointing customers in the right direction. Good international and classical sections, too.
― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 18:27 (twenty years ago) link
Funny to see train-inspired experimental act Chessie in one of the first posts in this thread, gigging at 24 Hour Access at the Hirshhorn.
19 years later, Chessie's Stephen Gardner did well for himself, he's CEO of Amtrak (and pushing to return Amtrak's HQ to Washington Union Station)
― theo, Wednesday, 22 November 2023 18:16 (three months ago) link
Yeah, that's pretty wild
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 November 2023 18:23 (three months ago) link
I previewed tonight’s K Ctr millennium stage gig by Brazilian singer / guitarist Roge and Friday’s gig by Md based Ethiopian keyboardist Hailu Mergia at Union Stage. They are included with previews by other writers in Washington City Paper link.
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/640301/anjimile-hailu-mergia-and-more-best-bets-for-nov-30-dec-6/
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 30 November 2023 21:25 (three months ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/11/29/alice-denney-washington-art-dead/
RIP Alice Denney at 101. DC art and event curator who brought John Cage to town and showed Sam Gilliam art. Not mentioned in obit is that the Velvet Underground played her Now Fest in DC in 1966.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 5 December 2023 14:10 (three months ago) link
The short-lived Owl Room on 14th St NW closed down with its farewell New Year's Eve 9 to 6 am night of electro/techno with Joyce Lim of 1432 r and others. I wonder if they couldn't afford the rent or what the reason was for the sudden closure. Place opened in the spring in former Marvin spot.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 1 January 2024 16:33 (two months ago) link
From a Beverly Lindsay Johnson public post on Facebook:
The past few weeks have been sad as the music world has lost some of the pioneers and legends of DC Doo-Wop.
Steve Charles of the Clovers ("Your Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash")
Sandra Butler-Truesdale - Founder of the DC Legendary Musicians, Inc.
Ronald "Poozie" Miles - Original founding member of The Rainbows ("Mary Lee", "They Say"). It was my pleasure to have lured him back onto the stage over the past few years before his passing. He adored me and I defintely adored him.
Royal Height - The Orioles and DC activist for DC with the songs he writes and performs "Taxation Without Representation" It hurts my heart but I know that they all are in heaven with the heavenly choir. [ me here: I wrote a short 2021 piece on Height’s anti-Trump single https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/506198/city-lights-royal-height-says-trump-aint-gotta-go-home-just-gotta-git-the-hell-up-outta-here/]
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 10 January 2024 19:18 (two months ago) link
So Anthony Pirog may be best known for his guitar playing in Messthetics and his solo and group jazz meets prog artsy math music , but a handful of times over last 10 years he played surf and rockabilly with Janelle Leppin, sax player Mark Muncie and others in The El Reys. I just saw them at Quarry House and they were good and fun
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 11 January 2024 14:57 (two months ago) link
Messthetics are playing with jazz guy James Brandon Lewis on MLk Monday in NY on an impressive bill with Esperanza Spaulding and Shabaka H. Gig might be part of that Winter Jazz Fest happening in NY
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 14 January 2024 21:01 (two months ago) link
I see on Facebook that the Runaway club, that hosted mainly obscure rock and punk bands , and was owned by Slash Run owner , is shutting down
― curmudgeon, Monday, 22 January 2024 16:47 (one month ago) link
City Paper’s arts editor had spoken to Christine Liilyea who ran the 2 clubs , awhile back. Sounds like Runaway and Slash Run have struggled a bit financially for awhile
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/645810/the-people-issue-2023/
― curmudgeon, Monday, 22 January 2024 16:50 (one month ago) link
I saw a gig for the first time at the Nolan Center at Georgetown Prep. Which is not Georgetown U btw.
A dc based booking agent for international and African acts is now doing occasional shows in that nice theatre.
I saw Senegalese kora player and singer Ablaye Cissoko with French accordionist Cyrille Brotto.
The agent had earlier had a gig with South African guitarist Derek Gripper
― curmudgeon, Monday, 22 January 2024 16:57 (one month ago) link
https://www.beallfuneral.com/obituaries/ronald-miles-sr
Poozie Miles of the Rainbows funeral is on Thursday. Their best known song was “Mary Lee.”
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 17:01 (one month ago) link
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/660977/the-runaway-was-going-to-close-but-now-its-not/
The Runaway DC survives as it got its rent lowered.
But “We’re gonna continue doing shows, but probably doing more on the DJ side. And we’re going to be more selective on the shows,” says Lilyea, excited for the possibilities. “Now we have a chef and having the landlord reduce the rent so significantly—it’s huge …”
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 15:27 (one month ago) link
Former Burnt Sugar pianist & synth & organ player Marc Cary, who also played piano with Dizzy Gillespie , Abbey Lincoln & other jazz greats plus Erykah Badu, now lives near Baltimore and is doing a birthday gig for himself Saturday at Takoma Station in Maryland near DC with his group Marc Cary and Indigenous People. The group membership varies but always includes DC go-go musicians because of Cary's lifelong love of go-go and that he played in go-go bands in high school
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/661091/marc-cary-tick-tickboom-and-more-best-bets-for-jan-25-31/
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 25 January 2024 18:49 (one month ago) link
Hmmm, now the Runaway DC has a go fund me. Their website still lists no music events after January 21. An IG story just showed a mid February clothes and records sale
https://www.gofundme.com/f/we-were-going-to-close-now-not-still-need-help?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 30 January 2024 05:45 (one month ago) link
Runaway dc now lists a few shows on their Facebook, while some locals are grumbling about how their booking policy wasn’t so great in the past either.
Not many are supporting their go fund me. Can’t blame anyone for not doing so.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 31 January 2024 18:12 (one month ago) link
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/662317/el-laberinto-del-coco-bonnie-and-clyde-city-lights-for-feb-1-7/
I previewed the Thursday night February 1 El Laberinto del Coco gig @ U of Md Clarice Smith Center plus the Friday February 2nd showings on WHUT-HD , Howard U PBS, at 11 am and 11 pm of Beverly Lindsay Johnson's new film "DC Street Jocks Rocked the House," with DJ Kool, Arthur Maniac McCloud, and Sam the Man Burns and more. Doc will also be showing at other times through Feb 18 on HU PBS .
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 1 February 2024 03:37 (one month ago) link
Future Band DC got play go-go in Cuba and were there with Ron Moten and Professor Natale Hopkinson from the Dont Mute DC organization.
Wammy awards voting is going on now. I don't know who many of the nominated acts are . It's the usual goofy thing where folks are begging on their Instagram for friends to vote for them
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 17:37 (one month ago) link
My partner had a bad experience booking a show at the Runaway. The people were perfectly nice as people, but they were not up front about the money / room fee. Certainly left me feeling a bit indifferent about the music side of things going away there.
― grandavis, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 20:36 (one month ago) link
Sounds like that has been the experience of many with the Runaway.
Nobody is giving to their go-fund me
― curmudgeon, Monday, 12 February 2024 17:17 (one month ago) link
Throughout this process, much has been said about the challenges of city life — street artists, for example, and crime
DC Mayor Bowser’s letter re retaining Wizards and Caps blames “street artists “ first!
She has failed to get the DC crime lab working , the number of cops and private security folks in the area dropped over the years, but yeah let’s blame loud percussionists , buskers, graffiti.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 12 February 2024 17:22 (one month ago) link
$75 raised of $25,000 goal
oof
― B. Amato (Boring, Maryland), Monday, 12 February 2024 17:57 (one month ago) link
Ooof indeed. As an aside, my partner had trouble getting any local bands to join the bill. Several have noted after the fact that they didn't want to play there.
― grandavis, Tuesday, 13 February 2024 17:28 (one month ago) link
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/679074/a-gatsby-party-and-billy-dee-williams-city-lights-for-feb-15-21/
My preview of Friday Feb 16 Chicago r& b singer and poet Jamila Woods at the Howard Theatre is included in the link
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 15 February 2024 15:29 (one month ago) link
Haven’t listened yet to new J Robbins album Basilisk or the new Mary Timony singles out before the release of her new album
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 15 February 2024 15:47 (one month ago) link
Reuben Jackson, who alternates as dj with Larry Appelbaum on WPFW on Sundays 4 to 6, who used to write for City Paper a bit, who is a published poet, jazz archivist at the Felix Grant collection at UDC, and a busy social media poster just had had a massive stroke about 10 days ago, and has been moved to hospice. Tragic news. Jackson spoke for a lengthy period of time to me for my Greg Tate obit that focused on Tate's life in DC. Jackson was friends with Greg Tate and his brother Brian growing up in DC. A good guy.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 15 February 2024 16:23 (one month ago) link
Folk-artist and performer Lonnie Holley will be backed by Lee Bains from Alabama Joe Lally, and Brendan Canty at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage tonight from 6 to 7 pm Eastern US time. The show is free but ticketed. It will also be streamed on the Millennium Stage Youtube & Facebook page
https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/millennium-stage/2024/february/lonnie-holley/
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 February 2024 18:38 (one month ago) link
https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-02-16/one-of-a-kind-poet-dj-and-jazz-scholar-reuben-jackson-dies-at-67
Damn , this hurts. RIP Reuben Jackson. I will cherish that long phone call we had where you told me about going to Greg and Brian Tate’s house as a teenager where they had jazz records at one end of a room and punk records at the other. You told me about the poetry scene then and the early days at dc space and so much more about your DC and how self-proclaimed awkward Black nerds like yourself fit in.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 17 February 2024 06:53 (one month ago) link
Rare Essence streaming from K Ctr tonight
https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/millennium-stage/2024/february/rare-essence/
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 17 February 2024 23:11 (one month ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/21/j-robbins-concert-dc/
I want to love the new J Robbins album ( he’s best known from being in Jawbox and Government Issue), and like how he mentions steps he takes to keep his new album and live show fresh, but on first listen it’s to me just good and not innovative enough
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 21 February 2024 23:16 (three weeks ago) link
The Wammies voters again did not nominate any of the Capital Bop top jazz albums for Wammies awards. Washington Post Chris R&chards fave dc rapper Wifi Gawd had one of his top 2023 albums of the year, but no Wammy nomination. Some guy named Ethan Spalding got nominated for best rock artist and best rap artist at Wammies. Anybody know his music?
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 February 2024 15:43 (three weeks ago) link
Spalding calls his sound traprock
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 February 2024 15:45 (three weeks ago) link
WAMU just suddenly shut down DCist
― curmudgeon, Friday, 23 February 2024 15:00 (three weeks ago) link
They’re even blocking insult to the site. Fuckers.
― Chris L, Friday, 23 February 2024 15:15 (three weeks ago) link
https://dcist.com/story/20/04/30/two-local-ethiopian-jazz-greats-have-new-albums/
Blocking access to my 2020 freelancer article for them on Hailu Mergia and Selam Woldemariam
― curmudgeon, Friday, 23 February 2024 16:07 (three weeks ago) link
https://www.ninaprotocol.com/articles/no-ones-moving-to-dc-to-get-famous-maybe-thats-why-the-music-is-so-good
interesting article on dc high bpm techno dance club music, dc experimental rap, and dc rhizome experimental jazz , but I wish article could have also mentioned Green Zone middle eastern djs, Adobo DMV, Ethiopian live music & dj scene ; dc Caribbean DJ scene. Article acknowledges dc go-go and dc punk as historic & still alive
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 18:50 (three weeks ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/28/new-thing-exhibit-american-university-museum/
Early 70s DC in exhibit
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 18:08 (two weeks ago) link
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/681410/when-the-music-stopped-remembering-reuben-jackson/
ALona in City Paper re Reuben Jackson
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 19:31 (two weeks ago) link
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning doc plus a doc short on great current photographer Dee Dwyer who is best known for her SE DC photos and is a go-go fan; Sat March 2 from 2 to 4:30 @ngadc . See the great Lange exhibit too
https://www.nga.gov/calendar/film-programs/art-films-special-screenings/dorothea-lange-grab-hunk-lightning.html/2024/03/02/1400
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 29 February 2024 22:25 (two weeks ago) link
https://theforeigncorrespondentsdc.bandcamp.com/album/lovin-you-aint-easy
The Foreign Correspondents is a power pop band with Brendan Canty , and former DCers Ted Leo, Michael Hampton, and Sohrob Habion
― curmudgeon, Friday, 1 March 2024 20:03 (two weeks ago) link
Sounds interesting! Ted Leo was, of course, in Chisel with my former colleague John Dugan. Next time I saw him he was out with Aimee Mann and Liz Phair. Brendan has been around forever. I confess I don't know the other two.
― alpaca lips now (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 1 March 2024 22:50 (two weeks ago) link
Michael Hampton was in DC hardcore band Faith , and then in some other bands . Lives in NY now I think
Sohrob was in dc postpunk band Edsel, and I think is now in postpunk band Savak. He lives in NY or Jersey now too.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 3 March 2024 15:26 (two weeks ago) link
DJ RBI mix of classic old and obscure new hiphop on Saturday nights 9 to 12 midnight last night on WpFw was so good.
I listened for a bit in the car as my wife and I were coming back from Baltimore where we saw the Ethiopian art at the Walters Museum and heard dc Ethiopian Ras Band there with guest vocalists. They had free tej Ethiopian honey wine samples and food too. We ate a full Ethiopian meal at Tabor afterwards.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 3 March 2024 15:31 (two weeks ago) link
https://wtop.com/music/2024/03/michael-reidy-dynamic-front-man-of-revered-dc-rock-band-razz-dies-at-73/
Michael Reidy was a great, charismatic front man for rock/ proto-punk band (the) Razz in late 70s/80s in DC. He was also a clever artist /painter who had art exhibits in local galleries, and designed cool flyers and zine ads for the band.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 6 March 2024 19:05 (one week ago) link
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/682485/2024-spring-arts-guide/
I previewed late 70s early 80s Urban Verbs rock band talk ; Orquesta Akokan; Amaarae; Ms Kim; Arushi Mudgal dane & music ; & George Pelecanos for City Paper Spring Arts 2024. The Pelecanos one is under “books” but that Palisades Backstage event will have music too. Details in the preview DC rock fans. Also, the new Pelecanos book is kind of wacky -- written from the perspective of a dog who gre up in a public housing project, and later lived with a drunk, and then a drug dealer among others
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 7 March 2024 18:48 (one week ago) link
If you pluck my name from there and enter in blogspot as well, you can find my March 2024 DMV calendar with some gigs by touring acts in various genres plus local bands and djs I am interested in from such genres as Ethiopian music, go-go, Latino genres, rock, r& b, rap, South Asian, old-school and new school African genres. A bit of jazz and experimental but not as comprehensive for jazz as the Capital Bop list
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 7 March 2024 21:52 (one week ago) link
Love your monthly list
― from a prominent family of bassoon players (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 7 March 2024 22:39 (one week ago) link
Thanks.
Typo above, should read - Arushi Mudgal dance and music (her sister is 1 of 2 vocalists for that event)
― curmudgeon, Friday, 8 March 2024 00:30 (one week ago) link
Saw the crappy 9 and 53 Washington Wizards win a basketball game last night @ Capital One & then we stuck around of course for Northeast Groovers and Backyard Band go-go . we had bought 2 tickets for $25 total via a special deal. Huge turnout for the go-go.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 9 March 2024 16:22 (one week ago) link
https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/03/08/a-dc-indie-rock-musician-is-now-ceo-of-amtrak/
Member of 90s art pop groups Lorelei and Chessie is now head of Amtrak
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 9 March 2024 19:49 (one week ago) link