I always wanted to check out the Grits & Gravy dj night at Bar Nun... Years ago I saw DC rappers Opus Okuben playing with a live band at the now defunct Metro Cafe. Wow, they were great. Now they just mostly play Europe, sometimes with Ny jazz guy Steve Coleman. They were at Black Cat around New Years Eve but I missed them.
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Friday, 13 February 2004 04:38 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Friday, 13 February 2004 04:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Brian Miller, Friday, 13 February 2004 22:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Michael Minnich, Wednesday, 18 February 2004 23:16 (twenty years ago) link
anyways, wednesday night P Brotzmann is playing with Hamid Drake and William Parker. Its at Twins on U st (btw 13th and 14th?) at 8pm.
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 1 March 2004 18:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Monday, 1 March 2004 19:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Monday, 1 March 2004 19:43 (twenty years ago) link
DC 9 is in the original Asylum space, I'm not sure what it was between then and now. Half the music I've heard played there has been great indie/hip hop/disco, the other half has been too much midrange compressed guitar and singers that sound like they're in beer commercials. Which is a better hit rate than most places, but the DJs seriously can't mix or sequence their tracks.
― Brian Miller, Monday, 1 March 2004 20:06 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 1 March 2004 23:32 (twenty years ago) link
List of EDM events is not so good. Seems like no place is doing well with regular nights and lineups are changing like crazy. And Cubik is filling the main room at Nation with the level of talent that would have played the front room at Buzz.
― Brian Miller, Tuesday, 2 March 2004 03:09 (twenty years ago) link
how long have you been in DC? what is the reason for the instability?
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 03:47 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 14:24 (twenty years ago) link
Is the below show which is at the Ottobar coming to DC?
Thursday March 25th DEFINITIVE JUX PRESENTS: Murs The Perceptionists (Feat. Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, DJ Fakts One) RJD2, C Rayz Walz Hangar 18, SA Smash and more Doorsat 8pm/ Show at 9pm- ALL AGES
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 15:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 15:46 (twenty years ago) link
― 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 (nineteen years ago) link
If you pluck my name from there and enter in blogspot as well, you can find my March 2024 DMV calendar with some gigs by touring acts in various genres plus local bands and djs I am interested in from such genres as Ethiopian music, go-go, Latino genres, rock, r& b, rap, South Asian, old-school and new school African genres. A bit of jazz and experimental but not as comprehensive for jazz as the Capital Bop list
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 7 March 2024 21:52 (one month ago) link
Love your monthly list
― from a prominent family of bassoon players (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 7 March 2024 22:39 (one month ago) link
Thanks.
Typo above, should read - Arushi Mudgal dance and music (her sister is 1 of 2 vocalists for that event)
― curmudgeon, Friday, 8 March 2024 00:30 (one month ago) link
Saw the crappy 9 and 53 Washington Wizards win a basketball game last night @ Capital One & then we stuck around of course for Northeast Groovers and Backyard Band go-go . we had bought 2 tickets for $25 total via a special deal. Huge turnout for the go-go.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 9 March 2024 16:22 (one month ago) link
https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/03/08/a-dc-indie-rock-musician-is-now-ceo-of-amtrak/
Member of 90s art pop groups Lorelei and Chessie is now head of Amtrak
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 9 March 2024 19:49 (one month ago) link
Me on Michael Reidy of late 70s DC rock band Razz and his provocative visual art for galleries, Razz ads in the Unicorn Times , Razz record sleeves, Washington City Paper , and punk fanzines
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/685208/remembering-michael-reidy-musician-and-visual-artist/
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 16:51 (one month ago) link
Dear Rhizome community,
An UPDATE, and an INVITATION…
1. We have NO NEWS on when/if we are ever going to actually get kicked out of everyone's favorite house on Maple Street. We're still there, and still going strong.
2. We have YES NEWS on a potential "forever home" for Rhizome, and we want to share it with you.
VERY BRIEFLY: We have an opportunity to purchase a building nearby with the help of a big grant from the DC Arts Commission.
We will be hosting a TOWN HALL on TUESDAY March 26 at 7pm to share information about the building and how YOU can make it happen. (Yes, we need HELP!)
To attend meeting by zoom you need to register on their google doc. Look for a link in their social media or on their website
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 March 2024 16:05 (one month ago) link
Very interested to see what Rhizome figures out. Hopefully they end up in a great spot and can keep things rolling along.
― grandavis, Friday, 22 March 2024 16:33 (one month ago) link
The Urban Verbs nostalgia talk at Palisades yesterday/Sunday was the same time as the WPFW jazz dj, poet, archivist , writer Reuben Jackson memorial poetry tribute service at Josephine Butler Center, so I chose the latter. Very emotional and touching. Poets read Jackson poems and then read their own work about Jackson. Plus they showed an Ellie Walton 6 minute video interview with Jackson. Some of those Jackson poets hit hard .
― curmudgeon, Monday, 25 March 2024 15:36 (one month ago) link
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/686524/washington-women-in-jazz-festival-city-lights-for-march-28-to-april-3/
Some of these events are a bity pricey, but once a year DC's Washington Women in Jazz fest happens with a range of styles
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 28 March 2024 14:48 (one month ago) link
Leonsis just did a make nice tweet to Ron Moten of Dont Mute DC, while simultaneously I am seeing this:
Axios -What we're watching: Another Leonsis lament, noisy street buskers, are also included in the terms. Monumental proposes creating an 'Entertainment District' around the arena with rules against vending, loitering, and noise
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 March 2024 16:55 (four weeks ago) link
January W Post article on the buskers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/18/ted-leonsis-street-musician-noise-gallery-place/
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 March 2024 17:22 (four weeks ago) link
https://www.capitalbop.com/rhizome-dc-community-investment/
Rhizome is gonna try to buy a building on Alaska Ave off of Georgia Ave in DC. They got a $350,000 grant from DC Arts , and the hard part is going to be raising 400, 000 more via loans and donations. I think if they raise 200 grand , they then get a bit more time before having to come up with remaining 200 grand
I listened to the Zoom. New location is not near a Metro station, just near Metro bus routes. They seem more optimistic about raising the bucks than I would be
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 March 2024 22:25 (four weeks ago) link
I’d be willing to donate, but the document I saw is that they are going to crowdsource loans of a minimum of $2,500.
― Slorg is not on the Slerf Team, you idiot, you moron (Boring, Maryland), Saturday, 30 March 2024 00:17 (four weeks ago) link
They are supposed to based on my listening to the zoom have a separate donation link to a go fund me . But yeah for the loan they want more - 2500 . Which they say they will pay back in 10 to 15 years
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 30 March 2024 01:00 (four weeks ago) link
https://givebutter.com/rhizomedc
Link for Rhizome donations
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 30 March 2024 23:39 (four weeks ago) link
Thanks! If they haven’t used their email list yet to blast the link, they should.
― Slorg is not on the Slerf Team, you idiot, you moron (Boring, Maryland), Sunday, 31 March 2024 01:58 (four weeks ago) link
https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/03/29/rhizome-dcs-diy-mecca-is-trying-to-buy-a-permanent-home/
Washingtonian with more details re current rhizome landlord; and some stuff re the move
― curmudgeon, Monday, 1 April 2024 19:29 (three weeks ago) link
My April concert calendar is posted, and my City Paper preview of the DC history conference is also online . The conference has presentations on big serious items with race, class, and gender aspects as well as looks at the beginning of the 930 Club on F Street; go-go and politics; U street and Howard Theatre history; a guy who painted pics of Rock Creek Park in the 1800s. If I was in town this weekend I would go to see Digable Planets and Sun Ra for free at Franklin Park
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/687813/curtis-sittenfeld-district-dreamers-film-fest-city-lights-for-april-4-to-10/
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 4 April 2024 14:44 (three weeks ago) link
April 12 deadline to submit for consideration to Amanda M for Fort Reno summer concerts
https://www.fortreno.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
― curmudgeon, Monday, 8 April 2024 14:28 (two weeks ago) link
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/listings/items/orquesta-akokan-april-10/
My City Paper Spring Arts preview of Wed April 10 Orquesta Akokan at Hamilton live
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 9 April 2024 00:34 (two weeks ago) link
My City Paper preview of Sunday April 14 gig by Ethiopian music band Qwanqwa is included in the link
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/689557/new-worlds-atmosphere-and-more-city-lights-for-april-11-17/
― curmudgeon, Friday, 12 April 2024 21:22 (two weeks ago) link
DC punk band Ekko Astral got an 8.0 from Pitchfork
reunited Dc punk bands Scream and Soulside are about to tour UK
DC's Mark Cisneros is touring Australia as part of Kid Congo's band . Mick Harvey from Bad Seeds and others is playing bass on this tour
Dreamcast Moe ep getting lots of attention
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 18 April 2024 20:45 (one week ago) link
https://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/iota-club-cafe-arlington-va/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABHXmKZ1kaMQL3PoyqmPRqvh0JKWSD14S_vEoiTTOYCOqSYrw8VccerBDvUg_aem_AWd4xFbAjbQaDnFY_iW0rsAwpyfWE-bm7fygp0FBHUZqJ8uTddzCPkvxRK4EAxvZfEo
Folks who loved Americana music and more club Iota in Arlington that was open from 1994 to 2017 reminisce
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 14:36 (four days ago) link
Rhizome still has a way to go to raise the money they need to buy their own place
https://www.rhizomedc.org/future
― curmudgeon, Friday, 26 April 2024 20:21 (two days ago) link
They look close, 235k out of a goal of 250. I have some more though. I wish I could go more often Takoma is kind of a haul from my end of the DMV.
― Are you addicted to struggling with your horse? (Boring, Maryland), Saturday, 27 April 2024 17:35 (yesterday) link
I *gave* more.