wonks and government types and others who moonlight in rock bands
http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/100379/wonk-rock-politicians-musicians
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2011/01/26/back-in-hack-journopalooza-where-the-boys-on-the-bus-become-the-boys-in-the-band/
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 15:51 (twelve years ago) link
If anyone fancies being my +1 for Veronica Falls at the Black Cat, let me know.
― encarta it (Gukbe), Wednesday, 8 February 2012 05:57 (twelve years ago) link
Was thinking about that show, but can't make it. Nice enough UK twee and postpunk pop from that Slumberland outfit.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 8 February 2012 14:40 (twelve years ago) link
http://kysdc.com/locals/mmartin/lmfao-go-go-guitar-hero-with-chuck-brown-video/
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 8 February 2012 15:22 (twelve years ago) link
x-post --How were Veronica Falls?
RIP WPFW jazz dj and jazz historian Jamal Muhammad
RIP alt-country and classical and more guitarist Phil Mathieu
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 11 February 2012 14:24 (twelve years ago) link
Lebron James was at the ShadowRoom. I am kind of interested for some reason in where professional athletes show up when they're visiting the area. Call it rubbernecking. He was booed by many as the Heat were crushing the Wizards but these events are attended by a less hostile crowd apparently.
http://www.glittarazzi.com/players/112348-lebron-james-party-dc-washington-milano-shadow-room-spotted.html
Not only did LeBron and teammate Dwyane Wade have a dinner fit for a king at Georgetown's Cafe Milano -- a spot where senators, ambassadors and Clintons can be spotted on a regular basis -- the duo also hosted a party at Shadow Room nightclub on K Street , which featured a $50 cover. (Cash is king, they say.)
As bottles popped, LeBron sat on his VIP throne, surrounded by his ladies in waiting; loyal, iPhone photo-snapping disciples; and famous sports professionals (think Baltimore Ravens Player Michael Oher of "The Blind Side").
Around 1:45 a.m., he returned to his five-star hotel with the girls. (We hope he was worth the wait.)
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 11 February 2012 14:31 (twelve years ago) link
man, glittarazzi.com really managed to capture the decadence of Lebon's night in DC!
http://www.glittarazzi.com/images/BLOG-MAIN/Lebron-2-2.jpg
― Z S, Saturday, 11 February 2012 15:51 (twelve years ago) link
$50 cover? Wow.
― skip, Saturday, 11 February 2012 16:58 (twelve years ago) link
xposts
Veronica Falls were very good. Tighter than when I saw them a few years ago. New songs sound pretty good. Some minor sound problems due to their new sound guy but very enjoyable all around.
― encarta it (Gukbe), Saturday, 11 February 2012 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2012/02/15/the-make-up-is-reuniting-in-may/
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 15:30 (twelve years ago) link
I wish I could have gone to this today, but Thursday at 1pm is not exactly a convenient time:
Washington's U Street: A Biography> > > Join renowned author Blair A. Ruble and veteran jazz broadcaster Rusty> Hassan for a discussion on Ruble's most recent book, Washington's U> Street: A Biography. A prominent urbanist, jazz aficionado and longtime> Washington, D.C. resident, Blair Ruble is director of the Kennan Institute> and of the Comparative Urban Studies Programs at the Woodrow Wilson> International Center for Scholars. Rusty Hassan has been described by> author and jazz journalist, Willard Jenkins as "...one of the warmest,> most knowledgeable interviewers in jazz radio... one of those cornerstones> of the jazz cognoscenti in the D.C. area." "Washington's U Street: A> Biography" traces the history of this neighborhood from its Civil War-era> origins to its recent gentrification.> > This lecture will take place in the Great Hall, of the Martin Luther King,> Jr. Memorial Library, on February 16th, at 1 p.m. The lecture is free and> open to the public.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 16 February 2012 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
preferring the new ish people from dc say to the ...other one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKiSoLqk2Gk
― fauxmarc, Friday, 17 February 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2012/02/17/versatile-local-guitarist-phil-mathieu-dies/
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 18 February 2012 21:42 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.wamadc.com/wama/wammies/wamnominations26.html
Most Wammie winners as predictable as expected. While the nominee list was more inclusive, the winner list was not.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 15:58 (twelve years ago) link
ELECTRONICA DJ
The Blowoff www.theblowoff.com
uh was that supposed to be mould/morel's blowoff party instead?
― fauxmarc, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:24 (twelve years ago) link
Morel still lives in DC, right?
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
dunno i guess, that link is something else entirely tho
― fauxmarc, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
Ah, that's what you meant. Did not click on it. Not surprised they would include the wrong link
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/02/21/three-d-c-clubs-make-most-profitable-list/
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 01:27 (twelve years ago) link
which is the one that is (was?) closing, i thought it was love
― fauxmarc, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 02:50 (twelve years ago) link
not a shock that a certain city paper writer doesn't understand the distinction between highest grossing and most profitable.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 07:30 (twelve years ago) link
She's kinda new. But yes.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:02 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/2012/02/930-club-in-talks-to-run-music-venue-at.html
a possible new sw DC club. But will it offer the Caribbean and African and adult r'n'b sounds that former SW DC club Zanzibar featured, or the Latin sounds of H20, I doubt it.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 15:57 (twelve years ago) link
a bit disappointed with Black Cat's bookings and sound quality lately - not that the horrible sound is anything new, but I find myself going to RNR Hotel a lot more often lately.
― skip, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 16:06 (twelve years ago) link
Any theories on why?
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
Red Palace has gotten new Pitchfork faves Cloud Nothings
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
ticketed for Cloud Nothings, made sure to buy before the pitchfork review.
not sure why... lots of ebb and flow in these things. Maybe it's nothing.
― skip, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
"before the pitchfork review"....
Speaking of rock shows not at Black Cat, I see that the Clean & Times New Viking tour is gonna be at the RnR Hotel in June.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
Wish I could convince more folks that Otis Taylor's trance blues is not like conventional bar band blues. He's at Blues Alley tonight (nice cozy sit-down place except for annoying 2 drink minimum)
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 21:16 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-gurus/post/wale-mos-def-and-bad-brains-top-howard-theatre-lineup/2012/02/21/gIQAwGB4RR_blog.html#pagebreak
More competition for Seth H./IMP 930
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 22:08 (twelve years ago) link
Wanda Sykes $95! Ouch!
― skip, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
“The interior has a very modern feel — it’s very sleek, there’s lots of wood, video walls, recessed lighting. I think people are going to be impressed by the scope of what we’ve done.”
:(
got to admit I wasn't really hoping for a "very modern feel" from a $29 million renovation of a century old theater.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 22:37 (twelve years ago) link
They just kept the outside
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 22:57 (twelve years ago) link
even as a full rebuild I wish they would have done something more in line with the feel of the building... I don't know, maybe it'll be great.
― I DIED, Thursday, 23 February 2012 01:16 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzfKsRu05hw&feature=share
Maryland teaches Kirk Franklin the gospel gogo chop dance
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 23 February 2012 05:10 (twelve years ago) link
yessss
― fauxmarc, Thursday, 23 February 2012 06:04 (twelve years ago) link
awesome isn't it
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:58 (twelve years ago) link
Saturday the 25th:
Noon:30 and Priests at Comet Ping Pong,
and 3 blues/soul gigs:The D.C. Blues Society presents Memphis' Daddy Mack Blues Band at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Post 41, 905 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring. $17.
Veteran Southern soul acts Roy C. and Jim Bennett perform at 9 p.m. at Lamonts, 4400 Livingston Road, Pomonkey, Md. $25.
longtime acoustic bluesman John Hammond performs at 8 p.m. at the Church of the Epiphany,1317 G St. NW. $25.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 24 February 2012 23:00 (twelve years ago) link
john hammond!!
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 25 February 2012 03:18 (twelve years ago) link
Levine School of Music has brought him to town
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 25 February 2012 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
Saw local jazz singer Lena Seikaly and band do their final set for the evening last night at the fairly new place, Melody Tavern at Route 1 and Glebe Road(Arlington near a Harris Teeter just north of Potomac Yard Shopping Ctr in Alexandria). It's basically a spors bar; so it was a tough crowd to win over--loud, chattering, drinking...She's got a great voice btw
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 25 February 2012 15:51 (twelve years ago) link
But due to family committments missed Amiri Baraka and all the zillions of Saturday night events--the ones mentioned above plus Haitian band Djakout Mizik in Hyattville and Colombian salsa band Fruko y Sus Tejos in Rockville , and more including Guns n Roses-- at Fillmore (maybe that was Thursday)
― curmudgeon, Monday, 27 February 2012 04:58 (twelve years ago) link
I bet this was cool too:The Fortune's Bones cantata, performed by a full symphony, two choirs, seven soloists and a chorus of African bells featuring creator Dr. Y. Barnswell from Sweet Honey in the Rock at the Clarice Smith Center
and maybe even Blake Shelton at Patriot Center. really
― curmudgeon, Monday, 27 February 2012 05:23 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/02/27/photos-noon30-and-priests/
― curmudgeon, Monday, 27 February 2012 15:19 (twelve years ago) link
i've seen noon30 like 3 times now and i am not gonna see them again until they have more than the same damn EP's worth of songs
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 27 February 2012 21:28 (twelve years ago) link
Y'all were hanging with Trey Songz and members of the Wizards Saturday, right? After Songz DAR gig. Sax lounge is on 11th St NW between G and H. looks pretty snazzy
http://www.revamp.com/story.php?StoryID=1671
Saturday’s guest list-only party saw some 200 revelers pack both floors of SAX’s sleekly lit entertainment space, with the upstairs bar area serving as an exclusive ‘vVIP’ space for Liles, Songz, fellow ‘2our’ performer Big Sean, rapper Young Jeezy, and Washington Wizards point guard John Wall, among others.
http://saxwdc.com/
― curmudgeon, Monday, 5 March 2012 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
Jeezy was gigging at the same time out at the Fillmore
― curmudgeon, Monday, 5 March 2012 16:14 (twelve years ago) link
And soul godfather Smokey Robinson was doing a Duke Ellington School benefit at the Kennedy Center, and I missed all of them. I am ashamed.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 5 March 2012 16:15 (twelve years ago) link
I only hang out in places with vVIP sections
― skip, Monday, 5 March 2012 16:37 (twelve years ago) link