Archive for the ‘DC’ Category
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.
[audio:02 Anti-Anti.mp3]
Snowden - Anti-Anti
[audio:08 Innocent Heaven.mp3]
Snowden - Innocent Heaven
Posted in Audio, DC, Preview, Snowden | 1 Comment »
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Holy shit. What a show. Set list, courtesy of cure-concerts.de. That's right. An over 3 hour show. Fan-fucking-tastic. Review for BYT is up here. One of the best shows I've ever seen. Enjoy this Cure cover from WHY.
[audio:WHY - Close To Me.mp3]
WHY ...
Posted in 65daysofstatic, DC, Live Review, the Cure | 1 Comment »
Friday, April 25th, 2008
This is coming a few days late and will probably be a lot too short. But hey, take these pills of MP3 forgiveness and read on, intrepid music fan.
All photos: Beau Finley
[audio:04IfItsAllTheSame.mp3]Zulu Pearls - If It's All the Same
[audio:03DoubleDagger-Luxury_Condos_For_The_Poor.mp3]
Double Dagger - Luxury Condos for the Poor
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Double Dagger ...
Posted in Audio, DC, Double Dagger, Imperial China, Live Review, Zulu Pearls | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Fuck Buttons were something else, absolutely engrossing. Too bad Caribou cancelled. My review @ BYT------------
Posted in BYT, DC, Fuck Buttons, Live Review | No Comments »
Monday, March 24th, 2008
DC sent some of its premier music-makers to Baltimore this past Saturday. Imperial China specialize in a decaying, spaced and fuzzed out, tribal brand of post-punk. Some apt comparisons have been thrown about to Battles. I would challenge that they are a sight more intense. They ...
Posted in Baltimore, Caverns, DC, Imperial China, Lo-Fi Social Club | No Comments »
Friday, March 21st, 2008
DC/Baltimore-metropolitan area ska legends the Pietasters were the first less-than-national band I had ever saw live at the old Black Cat in DC when I was but a pup in the mid-90s with the Pilfers (side project of Coolie Ranx from the Toasters) opening up in the hey-day of third-wave. ...
Posted in Baltimore, DC, Jah Works, Pietasters, Pilfers, Preview | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
OK kids, get your giggles out. Yes, this duo from the UK, comprised of one Andrew Hung and one Benjamin John Power, is called Fuck Buttons (Wiki). Ludicrous name. But to the matter at hand. This week, a copy of their debut full-length called "Street Horrrsing" ...
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Monday, March 10th, 2008
Guitarist Kevin Hilliard, one-third of DC's hard-rocking instrumentalists Caverns took some time out to chat about their music and other miscellaneous topics like the role of vocals in metal.
Below are a smattering of streamed tracks for you to enjoy while reading the interview after the jump. Don't forget to ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, Caverns, DC, Interview, Preview | No Comments »
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
There isn't much more to be said about Say Hi. Eric Elbogen is an excellent songsmith. You will never find anything too technically complex or musically challenging to listen to. What you will find, is carefully crafted and enjoyable indie-pop.
The value of his live show, other than ...
Posted in Black Cat, Caverns, DC, Live Review, Preview, Say Hi, Say Hi To Your Mom | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
DC's favorite little outdoor-venue-that-could, Fort Reno, is a lovely spot for an afternoon/evening show in the summertime. Every year, a free concert series runs through the summer, typically every Monday and Thursday in the Tenleytown park of the same name.With the backdrop being an old, castle-like fort and the ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, DC, Fort Reno, Fugazi, Preview, Ted Leo, Video | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
I love me some punk. Combine punk with some other fringe genre of music or performance art and you've got me sold. That's probably why I love Gogol Bordello so much and why everyone should check out DC's vaudevillian masters of punk, the Cassettes!The kids over at DC-based ...
Posted in Audio, DC, Sno, The Cassettes, Video | No Comments »
Little Joy: Little Joy
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet: Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet
The Secret Machines: Secret Machines
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