Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

So much always going on-- in addition to the Go-go Blend gig tonight, there's Marc Anthony at Eaglebank, Peru Ubu at Hill Center (!) , Morris Day and the Time at the Birchmere, plus more stuff I am sure.

This upcoming Fr. 11-17 book reading hasn't gotten much attention--

* Jenn Pelly will be talking about her 33 1/3 book on the band The Raincoats — in conversation with Katie Alice Greer of Priests at 8pm in The Den at Politics & Prose, Conn. Ave NW

https://technical.ly/dc/2017/11/15/aaron-myers-closes-dcistnow-amid-trademark-spat-launches-thedistrictnow/

https://thedistrictnow.com/index.php/stories/arts/233-this-week-in-jazz-1

https://www.arlnow.com/2017/11/16/spaces-co-working-space-now-open-in-former-artisphere-in-rosslyn/

Artisphere is now offices (albeit trendy marketed open space offices for small businesses and such)

http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2009/02/19/from-the-desk-of-tommy-keene-led-zeppelin-laurel-race-track-1969/

RIp power pop guitarist Tommy Keene, who I first saw in the Razz. Took me awhile to appreciate his solo efforts but eventually I did.

As a 10 year old Tommy used to go see rock shows with his older brothers. The link is about that

The Washington Post previews of acts coming to DC used to be written by a handful of different freelancers. But now it’s just 2 such freelancers

Washington Post Weekend section

So corrupt Armstrong Williams has expressed interest in buying Washington City Paper (per Mother Jones article back in November and Wash. Post today). Ugh. Rumors of others with interest in doing so, as well.

Janele Lepin with Luke Stewart, Joe Lally and more opening for Priests the other night sounded good via Instagram. I was at a marathon classic gospel show out in Landover, MD. marveling over the amount of stunning voices and energy.

http://www.wearegogomusic.com/nominees.html

Washington Post's Ben Terris tweets that conservative Armstrong Williams has taken himself out of the running to buy the Washington City Paper. Owner Southcomm has vowed to sell the publication/website by year's end. No further official word on possible buyers, or whether Southcomm might just close it down on 12-31

Some nice videos and pics on Instagram from Donnell Floyd and Team Familiar of their trip to Nigeria

curmudgeon, do u twitter?

yep, a little

man slash run seems like a place i could have comfortably spent my entire 20s, where was it in my drinkin days

slash run is in my hood

guys i dj at uproar on saturday nights, come say hi. except this week it's friday. say "i'm (screenname) from ilx" and i'll totally play beyonce for u!

Map, you can find my tweets if you do a search for top tweets in 2016 about southern soul band Hardway Connection and don't count Gerard

uhh i'm already following you, i have a terrible memory, thanks again though!

We should do coffee fap

here 4 it

We should do coffee fap

― El Tomboto, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 7:28 PM (fourteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'd be up for this.

location first. is the la colombe on florida ave a reasonable spot?

aaand just like that i'm out. it was fun living in you, d.c.! p.s. la colombe is good.

farewell Map...

where to next, map?

Sunday morning at 11 am for free--

*Curtis Mayfield tribute with Professor Aaron Cohen and DJ Jahsonic at 11 am at the National Gallery of Art East wing Theatre for free followed by movie Urban Soul at 1:30pm

https://www.nga.gov/calendar/lectures/lectures-signings/curtis-mayfield-tribute.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/rapper-fat-trel-makes-his-triumphant-return-to-washington-at-u-street-music-hall/2017/12/15/3375eabe-e19c-11e7-b2e9-8c636f076c76_story.html?utm_campaign=c1afd6358e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_20&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Editorial%20and%20Events&utm_term=.63399bace32d

Oh that Fat Trel

WAMA and the Wammie DC music awards are no more. I was always critical because they ignored DC punk, soul-blues and locally based international artists. Per Wikepedia (!) the organization dissolved in September and shut down their website. Earlier in the year they postponed their feb. scheduled awards event, but never rescheduled it.

What about Friday, Jan 12?

― El Tomboto, Friday, December 15, 2017 8:48 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Works for me.

― I, Fanbrat (j.lu)

possible coffee fap...

aw yea

Washington City Paper is being bought by Dem philanthropist and Washington Kastles tennis team owner Mark Ein

With purchase of @WCP by @Markein staff will NOT take pay cuts. @jaketapper will be part of advisory group as will former DC Mayor Tony Williams pic.twitter.com/pUVE1bAQjO

— Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4) December 22, 2017

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/columns/article/20986837/long-live-city-paper

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/20987092/the-year-in-music-2017

Some City Paper writers (but not me) list their fave rap, jazz, avante, metal, punk records by DC musicians in 2017

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2017-was-the-greatest-year-in-dmv-rap-history-these-25-songs-prove-it/2017/12/21/ffeb2a00-e43f-11e7-833f-155031558ff4_story.html?utm_term=.ba69f4e0d197

Chris Richards fave 25 DC rap songs

No new albums of original DC go-go in 2017; no new Hardway Connection dmv southern soul album; and no new Elikeh dmv Afropop album, but these folks kept busy live. Jim Bennett quietly released a southern soul effort and Chopteeth an Afropop one.

Saw on Facebook that go-go dj and manager Terrance Coop Cooper has cancelled the Go-go awards mentioned upthread because the online radio station he was working at, Gogo Radio Live gave him some grief about it.

Someone else is doing a go-go panel Monday

DC go-go panel Monday the 8th 6:30 to 8:30 at the R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center, 2730 MLK Ave. SE w/ Big G, Go-go Mickey, Big Tony, Lil Chris (TOB), Natalie Hopkinson, Ron Moten

http://tmottradio.com/band-tour/gogopanel-jan8/

Go-go panel is rescheduled for the 15th at 4 pm I think.

What about Friday, Jan 12?

― El Tomboto, Friday, December 15, 2017 8:48 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Works for me.

― I, Fanbrat (j.lu)

possible coffee fap...

I am going to see Jupiter and Okwess, a Congolese band making their first DC appearance from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, but could possibly drop by after

I can't do tomorrow anyway, too behind at work.

Another time. I’m gonna still try to head over to Kennedy Center for free 6 pm Jupiter & Okwess Congolese gig.

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/article/20989131/motherland-connection-gogo-goes-to-africa

Alona on Team Familiar and BYB trips to Nigeria and Ghana,

seeing on Facebook that old-school DC rockabilly,honky-tonk country, and country-swing guitarist/singer Billy Hancock has died.

https://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2018-01-24/the-rise-of-dmv-hip-hop

Chris Richards from the Post with DC rappers Ras Nebhu and Sugg Savage on Kojo

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/billy-hancock-rockabilly-performer-with-outrageous-style-dies-at-71/2018/01/23/8eadd05a-004a-11e8-9d31-d72cf78dbeee_story.html?utm_campaign=423934763c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_20&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Editorial%20and%20Events&utm_term=.2408ed5963f1

The emphasis on his weight and crazy onstage behavior doesn’t jibe with my recollection, but otherwise it makes sense.

https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/01/30/dc-area-record-label-cuneiform-gone-hiatus-may-not-come-back/

Silver Spring jazz and avant-garde rock label isn’t making money streaming

Eddie Dean's Washington Post Magazine cover story on Elkton, MD's Zane Campbell, a rough-edged country singer who once had an anti-folk, punky phase where he lived in NYC

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/02/01/feature/this-hillbilly-madman-is-country-music-royalty-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him/?utm_term=.58f7cdaf63eb

Missed this a few years back about him in 2015--

https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/music/zane-campbell-brings-a-hard-edge-to-traditional-country-music/2015/10/08/ea06f626-6852-11e5-9223-70cb36460919_story.html?utm_term=.7d14b3617d99

Campbell is also featured in the new book “Ola Belle Reed and Southern Mountain Music on the Mason-Dixon Line,” a look at the fertile, underappreciated music scene where Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware meet. Written by three academics — Henry Glassie, Clifford R. Murphy and Douglas Dowling Peach — the lavishly illustrated book of interviews, history and analysis comes with two audio CDs featuring 58 tracks of unadorned but memorable field recordings. Zane sings lead on four tracks, and the others showcase his aunt, uncle, brother and their neighbors

Bohemian Caverns may still be sitting empty on U Street but you can still see jazz in the DMV-- at Sotto, Alice's, Marvin , Mr. Henry's and more

https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/dcs-jazz-scene-is-making-a-comeback-but-youll-find-it-in-unexpected-places/2018/01/31/48fab2cc-efdc-11e7-b390-a36dc3fa2842_story.html?utm_term=.fa9d6ec5c128

Zane rules! I bought some of his art from his brother's antique store/woodworking shop in Elkton.

Wow...

http://imsodmv.com/video_listing/potsie-major-f-killa-cal-bossman-scoop-malikdopedrummer-count-doe/

New video for this late 2017 DC rap track that pays some homage to DC go-go & has great percussionist Malik the Dope Drummer on it

reading folks on twitter alleging that 930 club ticketfly service fees have gone up...and are higher than Black Cat's. That doesn't seem to be stopping folks --so many IMP shows at 930, Anthem, UHall etc plus other promoters and clubs and halls...Lotsa $ to do it all