― 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
― scott m (mcd), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 18:40 (twenty years ago) link
I also have given them a list of stuff I'd like. They have an account with Forced Exposure, so I'll soon have the Lawrence album I've been gasping to hear for ages.
Re: Melody: While they're matchless on international, classical and jazz, their electronic section is showing conspicuous gaps since Joel, who used to buy for the electronic section left for Baltimore at the end of last year. CD Warehouse deserve to clean up!
― paul c (paul c), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 18:45 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 20:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 21:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 21:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 21:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Monday, 15 March 2004 01:25 (twenty years ago) link
The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities invites musicians to participate in the 2nd Annual Fête de la Musique DC. The Fête is an internationally recognized music festival that marks the first days of summer. Festival dates are June 18-21, 2004 with performances throughout the afternoon and evening. The Arts Commission is sponsoring special workshops for area musicians interested in participating in the Fete and conducting live auditions for “acoustic” and “acapella” musicians and performers.
All types of musicians and bands interested in learning more can attend one of two special festival workshops. The workshops will provide valuable information on how musicians can participate and receive promotional assistance from the Arts Commission. The workshop dates are:
Dates and Times: Monday, March 15, 2004 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 12 Noon – 1 PM
P Place: DC Arts Commission, 410 8th Street NW, 5th floor
Please call (202) 724-5614 or send an email to jose.dominguez@dc.gov with any questions that you may have.
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Monday, 15 March 2004 01:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Monday, 15 March 2004 01:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Monday, 15 March 2004 05:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 15 March 2004 05:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 15 March 2004 05:30 (twenty years ago) link
― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 15 March 2004 06:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Monday, 15 March 2004 15:34 (twenty years ago) link
st ex has chimay, stella and delerium and a few more that i cant remember on draft. really nice people there. the barback, by mistake, bussed my last cigarette and matches when i went up to the bar to get another beer. when i mentioned this to the bartender, he gave me matches, a regular hooked me up with a cigarette, and a woman who was with the DJ said she was going out a cigarette run, and asked me what i wanted. i was actually confused by kindess.
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 15 March 2004 20:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 19 March 2004 18:44 (twenty years ago) link
My attempts to get the DC Arts Commisssion to add more indie-rock, Latin, African, go-go and hiphop to the upcoming June 20th Free Music Fete seem to have run into bureacratical walls and lack of money. Oh well, I tried.
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Thursday, 8 April 2004 16:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Thursday, 8 April 2004 17:28 (twenty years ago) link
didnt mix, just having some fun. am going to see Ken Mcintyre of AACM fame tonight I think.
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 8 April 2004 19:17 (twenty years ago) link
6/11 is Richie Hawtin and Magda at Cubik
here's the day-by-day linup for the once.twice festival in Baltimore...
>>>>>>>>>
avant hip-hop + twisted rhythms THURSDAY APRIL 15TH 2549 N Howard Street www.theottobar.com All ages / Doors open @ 9pm / ADMISSION $10
DABRYE [ DETROIT - Ghostly International ] GHISLAIN POIRIER [ MONTREAL - 12k / Chocolate Industries ] JIMMY EDGAR [ DETROIT - Warp / M3rck / Audio.NL ] NAUTICAL ALMANAC [ BALTIMORE - Heresee ] MARC LUSSIER [ BALTIMORE ]
PERLON LABEL FOCUS FRIDAY APRIL 16th THE SUPREME IMPERIAL 223 Pearl STREET http://www.thehush.net/supreme.htm All ages / Doors open @ 9pm / ADMISSION $10
AKUFEN [ MONTREAL - Perlon / Force-Inc / Musique Risquee ] DIMBIMAN aka ZIP [ BERLIN - Perlon ] MATTHEW DEAR aka JABBERJAW [ DETROIT - Perlon / Plus8 / Ghostly ] SOMEONE ELSE [ PHILADELPHIA - Foundsound / Musik Krause ] BEN PARRIS dj set [ Baltimore - Once.Twice / Foundsound ] MISKATE dj set [ PHILADELPHIA - Foundsound ]
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SATURDAY APRIL 17th JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY MATTIN CENTER ROSS JONES BUILDING, SDS ROOM 3400 N CHARLES ST,BALTIMORE MD All ages / Doors open @ 8pm / ADMISSION $10
AGF [ BERLIN - Orthlorng Musork / Kitty Yo ] + SUE.C [ SAN FRANCISCO - Orthlorng Musork ] CHRISTOHPER WILLITS [ SAN FRANCISCO - 12k / Fallt ] +SCOTT PAGANO [ SAN FRANCISCO - Reline ] MYLENA BERGERON [ MONTREAL - Oral ] + CAROLINE HAYEUR [ MONTREAL ] LOADBANG [ BALTIMORE ]
― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Thursday, 8 April 2004 20:15 (twenty years ago) link
I've been really pleased with the ridiculous amount of good music available to us in the last month or so. Bummed about missing TV on the Radio, but Xiu Xiu were great, and the prospect of seeing Sunburned Hand of the Man + Four Tet (again, in Baltimore, Tuesday the 20th) = more excitement. Add CocoRosie on to that, and I'll be near broke.
― Dare, Thursday, 8 April 2004 21:45 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 16 April 2004 05:11 (twenty years ago) link
resident DJ's Milo & Daedau
every Friday starting tonight
at Saveur2218 Wisconsin Avenue, NWGlover Park, DC10ish-2ishNO COVER CHARGE
― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Friday, 14 May 2004 19:08 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Sunday, 16 May 2004 18:09 (twenty years ago) link
What's happening this summer? I don't think the Fort Reno schedule has been announced yet. I'm excited about the D.C. Caribbean Carnival and the related shows happening in a few weeks. Also, the Smithsonian Folklife Fest is gonna be featuring Latin and Haitian music. Anything new folks to tell me about dancehall, electronica, hiphop and go-go wise?
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 03:52 (twenty years ago) link
I'm excited about a few DC-area shows coming up in the month of June. MF Doom w/Talib Kweli at the 9:30 Club, Sunday June 13. Madvillain has finally clicked for me, you have to listen to it as a series of vignettes ... looking forward to the show. I've seen Decembrists and Neko Case before, so I'll probably skip their shows the next two nights in order to check out Acid Mothers Temple at the Ottobar in Baltimore, Thursday the 17th. Two good acoustic shows at Iota in Virginia the next week: Iron & Wine, Tuesday the 22nd, and Devendra Banhart Thursday the 24th. I'm from Florida orig., and really looking forward to hearing Sam Beam(Iron & Wine)'s voice live.
― Dare, Monday, 7 June 2004 16:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 7 June 2004 22:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 03:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 17:00 (nineteen years ago) link
the fallearly superchunkunrestthe wedding present (fast strummy guitar)pavementthe strokes
and theyre all TOTALLY nice awesome kids. and this hardcore band, kudzu wish is opening.
ALL FOR $5!!!
so, if you wanna party like its 1995, come to the black cat backstage tonight.
― peter smith (plsmith), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 17:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 30 August 2004 09:17 (nineteen years ago) link
bubblecrunk, grime, ragga, favela funk, 2step, neukÖln, soca, ardkore jungle, lover's rock +
― steve-k, Sunday, 9 January 2005 00:00 (nineteen years ago) link
Also, anyone been out to the Crossroads or other joints that feature dancehall?
― steve-k, Sunday, 9 January 2005 00:40 (nineteen years ago) link
I've listened to that latest Q and Not U cd and imho their punk-funk w/ falsetto vocals pales compared to the circa '81 stuff, and even to the best DFA singles.
― steve-k, Sunday, 9 January 2005 16:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― steve-k, Monday, 10 January 2005 06:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― steve-k, Thursday, 13 January 2005 16:23 (nineteen years ago) link
At my night at Saint-Ex, SALT (1st Wednesdays monthly), I generally play a fair amount of grime, dancehall, crunk, and german goodness. But that's only around half the playlist, and we vary quite a bit month to month. We've going to have another grime focus night coming up (our 4th!), this summer Dizzee and Wonder were there after their DC show.
Matthew Dear was very disappointing. Tracky techno with little personality, and the bass was a little overwhelming (and not in a good way). It had nothing on the Jake Fairley live set at Andalu a couple of months ago.
I'm pretty happy with the new Q & Not U, but I haven't heard The Medications yet.
And in case anyone doesn't know, Kingpin burned down. It's maybe the only place in the city I'd ever been where you knew anyone could have a great time anytime. There were a lot of good DJs that played there, too, though not as recently.
― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Thursday, 13 January 2005 16:40 (nineteen years ago) link
https://festival.si.edu/blog/phil-wiggins-tribute?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1wLNxCW_203-Hyg2G-4lhtVsqu4CkXUp-Q067hnO0hnPtDoJUtqDOSCxI_aem_ASiUT8_jnH4FaxSCXJlS1HWG0GlolhXChq1GBfoppbE3_tdnDgafR4RpItyaPdkpRyE2K_wnsXkrYF3i8wkg7qCF
Another farewell to Phil Wiggins. Plus Washington Post had an obit also
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 16 May 2024 20:45 (two weeks ago) link
https://wapo.st/4aqHN5M
Chris Richards in Washington Post on Rhizome and his fave shows and the money raised for it and why it’s his fave dc place for music
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 16 May 2024 20:48 (two weeks ago) link
Lots going on... Updated my concert calendar
Also--
The Runaway is just going to be a bar and rarely have music the owner just decided (after the earlier talk it was going to close down it stayed open after getting a break on rent from the landlord. Her booking agent for Runaway and Slash Run recently quit)
― curmudgeon, Friday, 17 May 2024 16:44 (two weeks ago) link
Ended up in the overflow room at the Motown in DC panel event at the Anacostia Arts Center. Kinda interesting still.
Saturday night went to a Tropical Dome Dj event at Marx Cafe with a Colombian headliner DJ w a vocalist. They were preceded by DJs from Crown Vic , Charles from Leon City Sounds, DJ Neeko
Sunday saw the Slickee Boys history talk with various band members and their former manager circa 1981 talking to NBC’s Mark Segraves about the band at the Palisades church community center hub. Then they reunited downstairs for a 5 song reunion gig! Fun stuff
― curmudgeon, Monday, 20 May 2024 18:21 (one week ago) link
Sunday morning I found out the Sun Ra Arkestra was playing that night at the Birchmere in Virginia, and that they are doing shows celebrating Marshall Allen's 100th birthday this week. He wasn't able to be there but it was still a great show, and they'll be at Keystone Korner in Baltimore on Wednesday if anyone feels like making the trip.
― Chris L, Monday, 20 May 2024 20:43 (one week ago) link
I was at the Birchmere last night too, hello neighbor lol
― Are you addicted to struggling with your horse? (Boring, Maryland), Monday, 20 May 2024 21:46 (one week ago) link
I hope Allen is ok. He was with the Arkestra when I saw them open for Solange at the Kennedy Center some years back. I was away when they played at Franklin Park some months back. Toyed with going last night but just did the late afternoon Slickee Boys thing.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 21 May 2024 01:26 (one week ago) link
My contact said that Allen from Sun Ra's Arkestra got worn out at a Saturday gig in North Carolina, so he rested on Sunday and therefore missed Birchmere gig. Saw DJ Baby Alcatraz's IG story video from the Birchmere gig and it still looked good. Seeing them march through the crowd reminded me of when I saw 'em do that at the old F Street 930 Club and a bunch of folks from audience followed them like it was a conga line or a New Orleans jazz parade. Alas, Birchmere makes everyone sit and watch politely.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 21 May 2024 16:10 (one week ago) link
Allen seemed strong and well the 3 times (!) I got to see them last year. even came out on a cold February night to smoke up right next to me. amazing.
― bulb after bulb, Tuesday, 21 May 2024 16:41 (one week ago) link
DC writer and DJ John Murph talked to longtime DC rapper, poet & more Kokayi for Downbeat
https://downbeat.com/news/detail/kokayi-taps-the-musical-power-of-language?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
― curmudgeon, Friday, 24 May 2024 21:42 (one week ago) link
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/listings/items/the-queen-of-go-gos-50th-birthday-celebration-june-1/
My preview of Ms Kim go-go birthday party in Bethesda Saturday
― curmudgeon, Friday, 31 May 2024 15:52 (yesterday) link
My preview of Brazilian guitar masters tonight and tomorrow night. The Saturday one with samba and bossa guy Joao Bosco is more interesting to me
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/719378/brazilian-guitar-masters-bill-evans-and-more-city-lights-for-may-30-through-june-5/
― curmudgeon, Friday, 31 May 2024 15:55 (yesterday) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/29/best-concerts-dc-june/
Chris Kelly in Post on younger dc rock bands - Birthday Girl , Ekko Astral, Spring Silver , Outerloop and others
― curmudgeon, Friday, 31 May 2024 16:03 (yesterday) link