Archive for the ‘DC’ Category
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:
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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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Hearkening back to those care-free days of sugary bubble-gum pop seems to be a pseudo-rage in recent years.
Drawing from that very same groundswell is DC's Bellman Barker. Their EP, Anise & Anisette, is chock full of lofty, airy, fluffy-as-a-cloud vocals and plentiful backup vocal harmonization, supported by twangy, power-chording ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
“That’s the way it is all through the States,” says Duffy Driediger, vocalist/guitarist of Ladyhawk, his irritation only slightly tempered by resignation after playing to an audience of around a dozen at Washington’s DC9 on May 11.
Dutifully, the four-piece had gone in front of the nearly empty room and laid ...
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Oh man, so that's why I was feeling so off-balance at Ft Reno last summer. Apparently, it's due to ARSENIC IN THE SOIL.
BYT reports here.
NBC4 reports here.
WaPo blog reports here.
I hope this shit gets cleared up. Soon.
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
This intrepid writer busted his foot while at this show. Jeff the Taper nearly killed himself by a bludgeoning to the head.
But you know what? Totally worth it. Monday night, Bmore again proved its mettle.
This show was a veritable who's who of Baltimore (and even some DC) regional ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, Blaqstarr, Bonde do Role, DC, Live Review, Old Haunts, Rye Rye, Scottie B, Sonar, Taxlo, The Death Set | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
So there's this band called Snowden that made quite a good impression on me at the Talking Head a few years ago. They already get massive bonus points for naming themselves after a character in Joseph Heller's Catch-22.
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Snowden - Anti-Anti
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Snowden - Innocent Heaven
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The Bug: London Zoo
13th Floor Elevators: Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (Vinyl Mono LP only)
Arbouretum/Pontiak: Kale (Vinyl LP only)
Small Sur: We Live in Houses Made of Wood
Abe Vigoda: Skeleton
Imperial China: Methods: EP