Archive for the ‘DC’ Category
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Another new contributor! Welcome Zack Turowski! His first piece is a double-header review of Times New Viking @ RnR Hotel in DC and No Age @ Floristree here in good ol' Bmore. You can also download live audio of No Age's set.
First photo: TNV, the rest: No ...
Posted in Baltimore, DC, Floristree, Live Review, No Age, RnR Hotel, Times New Viking | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Everyone welcome our newest contributor, Julia Conny! Her first piece is a review on a disc much-beloved in the ancient halls of Aural States' labyrinthine lair...
Catch their show this Friday July 11th @ the Metro Gallery with Sonadors, Sun Tornado and Sawhorse.
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MP3: Imperial China - "There is no translation"
Methods: is ...
Posted in Album Review, Audio, DC, Imperial China, Methods | 3 Comments »
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
This review is a little late. Sorry. I've got another one sitting and waiting in the wings, that will hopefully be up shortly.
Wooly Mammoth doesn't play nearly enough shows in the area. The DC-hailing rockers come up here once a month during a good stretch; and ...
Posted in Baltimore, DC, Live Review, Talking Head, Wooly Mammoth | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Adventure plays the Talking Head Club July 5th, and somewhere during Whartscape weekend July 17th-20th (venue TBA).
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MP3: Adventure - Poison Diamonds
I'm fairly certain that if Benny Boeldt (aka Adventure) wanted to, he could pave a path as one of the most riveting and innovative video game soundtrackers in history, ...
Posted in Adventure, Benny Boeldt, DC, Interview | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
So MMJ's spectacular Bonnaroo set really triggered a sense of aural nostalgia/recall, as they played Kool and the Gang's funk anthem "Get Down On It," the first song I bonded with my mother over (and actually the first hint that her musical palette might extend beyond Kenny G and smooth ...
Posted in Audio, Chuck Brown, Curtis Mayfield, DC, Funk, Herbie Hancock, Kool and the Gang, My Morning Jacket, The Commodores | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Summer time, and free music has never been easier or more gorgeous. Two East Coast institutions have released their concert schedules. Check for them after the jump:
Posted in DC, Fort Reno, JellyNYC Pool Parties, NYC, Preview | No Comments »
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
If you haven't heard of Cavern (not likely if you read Aural States often), or Cal Robbins, then you must at least be familiar with J Robbins, former bassist for Government Issue, and producer and engineer for bands like Dismemberment Plan, Clutch, Against Me!, etc.
Unfortunately, what should have been the ...
Posted in Black Cat, Caverns, DC, J Robbins | No Comments »
Monday, June 9th, 2008
Bit of cross-posted action to BYT for the These New Puritans show at DC9. A number of things conspired to drag the show down, some act of god shit, some artist fault. Read on, intrepid reader. Photo set courtesy of BYT's Lexie Moreland.
Posted in BYT, DC, Imperial China, Live Review, These New Puritans, the.Blackout.District | No Comments »
Friday, June 6th, 2008
I've seen the Presets twice before. Once, at RnR Hotel in DC, was a fantastic sweaty orgy of dance and fun. Do yourself a favor and get down to DC for this show tomorrow. It will be quite a good time. And if you've seen Cut ...
Posted in DC, Interview, Preview, RnR Hotel, the Presets | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
I'm not gonna lie, These New Puritans are scratching an itch. One I never realized I had until I heard their debut Beat Pyramid a few weeks ago and it suddenly stopped bothering me...this venn-diagram-intersection-shaped gap between dub, electronic, dancehall, post-punk, balls-out indie rock, hip-hop and a dozen other ...
Posted in Audio, DC, DC9, Interview, Preview, Sound Off, These New Puritans | No Comments »
