Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

i've seen them a bunch post-reunion up in boston and they've always killed. i took a guitar lesson once from roger miller (through a line6 pod, of all fucking things) and it brought me no closer to understanding how they do all that

general rule of thumb is the smaller the venue the better/louder they are, imo

Did you get to Mission of Burma as well? I just did the Mould gig

yeah, we walked over and got there a couple songs in. fun show, heavy on the hits - maybe the shortest set of theirs i've ever seen though. place was half full, if that - talk about lousy scheduling

nostalgia:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1243182560/salad-days-the-birth-of-punk-rock-in-the-nations-c

and

other DC movie with no kickstarter yet:

http://www.dcpunkrockdoc.info/ Schneider and Bishow's Punk documentary website

dj blass at u hall tomorrow i'm geeking so hard right now

Was it as good as you hoped?

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/43235/our-band-could-be-your-band-how-the-brooklynization-of/

Whether Svenonius is right or not, in the early 2000s, Brooklyn—in both its psychic and physical forms—devastated the Washington RMS. A partial list of D.C. bands who lost members or former members to Brooklyn includes El Guapo (my band), Supersystem (my band), Antelope (my band), Edie Sedgwick (my band), Orthrelm, Measles Mumps Rubella, Quix*o*tic, Fugazi, Black Eyes, Q and Not U, Dame Fate, No Lie Relaxer, The Crainium, The Long Goodbye, Cold Cold Hearts, Bratmobile, Partyline, and Trans Am. At its creative peak, The Rapture imported half its members from D.C. Ted Leo—a former Washingtonian—stole an ex-member of The Make-Up and a member of French Toast. New York also spirited away a Black Cat booker and at least one popular recording engineer.

That’s just our little indie-rock world.

re: blass - he played a lot of good old school stuff but for the other half it looks like for everything new he's pretty much bought into moombahton =/. wanted to stay around for toy selectah as well but i was kinda tired and it was really crowded.

wow, i don't really buy into that article at all in terms of dc; as a commenter said: "So until recently, people never moved to new cities to pursue their music career before?"

i thought it was pretty much taken for granted at this point that the same gentrification that author is blaming for making new york more accessible and getting people to move there as the reason dc's died down on the underground indie rock + hardcore fronts - crowds with an appreciation for those aesthetics being drowned out and most of all the real estate hikes driving so many of the affordable / reachable venues out

Awww, I missed Toy Selectah. Another time.

re the article:
I don't buy into it either. The author, Justin Moyer (of El Guapo and Edie Sedgwick ) often writes well, but this "Brooklyn and the internet" whining gets tired quickly.

Shameless plug department--in this City Paper Fall Arts issue out today, in addition to that article are previews of all kinds of events--readings, dance, music, etc. I did Laetitia Sadier, Miguel, and Staff Benda Bilili.

oooh good heads up on miguel

heading to 9:30 club backbar to catch Nadastrom spin for their 5-year anniversary!

wow, will backbar fit the crowds they draw?

https://twitter.com/marionbarryjr/status/246816188347326464

Mayor for Life joining singer Stacy Brooks onstage at Madams Organ?

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2012/09/17/crossroads-owner-pleads-guilty-to-tax-evasion/

lol i was just trying to read that "brooklynization" article and it's like 3,000 words long and pretty much nonsensical

i should post on this thread more, work in DC a lot these days and often have to find things to do bumming around the city between jobs

that story was pretty much just click-bait best ignored

The Master playing this weekend at e street and in 70mm at the AFI, i don't usually care but have heard stories of crowds gawking at the opening in 70mm

also e street has 3 showings of QUEEN: LIVE IN BUDAPEST.

So is Radiohead member Jonny Greenwood’s soundtrack for Paul Thomas Anderson’s movie "The Master" worth hearing?

a friend was propping it, but he's also a radiohead superfan if i recall

At the Latino fest on Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday I heard multiple genres including
a dj spinning tribal electro with a tiny handful of highschoolers dancing plus an older woman happily dancing nicely herself;

I have raved about Bobby Blue Bland's appearance Saturday at the free Bluebird Fest at PG Community College on other threads and will praise him again here, along with that well-curated and fun free event

ugh wish i'd gone to fiesta dc

I missed the Mambo orchestra Saturday night at Artisphere(former members of Tito Puente's band). Jim Byers was enthusiatically hailing the gig on WPFW Sunday night

GYA, you going to see any music before you move to NYC? I last saw you at Titus/ Okkervill River at 930 I think.

afghan whigs friday for sure, not sure about anything else - my gf is staying here, so i'll actually be back a couple times a month on weekends

oh, man, the whigs friday. i've been staring at my ticket for months.

So many things going on tonight. The Whigs plus Sonic Circuits, Grimes in Baltimore(I think; UHall tomorrow sold-out) and

Red Baraat (NYC Asian Indian funk) at Hamilton

Vicente Fernandez at the Patriot Center

RnB FILMS FOR FREE FROM 7 TO 9PM AT HILL CENTER on Capitol Hill, Southeast of the U.S. Capitol Building, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE Washington, DC. performances by Freddie King, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges & Fred Ford, Willie Mitchell, Big Amos Patton, Veniece Starks, Little Milton, Don Bryant, The Ovations, Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, The Bar-Kays, Mitty Collier, Garnett Mimms, Sam & Dave, and Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles

SWENKA dj night with resident DJ Mothershiester and resident DJ Brian Senyo with guest DJ, DJ Stylus, playing kuduro, afro-house, tropical-electro, bashment, azonto, reggae, and more African riddims + beats from the past and present at the 930 Club Back Bar

Asia party at the Sackler from 7 to 11 with DJ Spooky and instrumentalists Danielle Cho and Jennifer Kim, set against 1940s black and white films featuring Asian American pioneer actress Anna May Wong

Los Rakas(Oakland rap en Espanol) at Love

Palenke Soul Tribe (Colombia) at National Geographic (plus food trucks

7 Days in Havana and Tropicalia movie doc at AFI (part of AFI Latino film fest0

pretty disappointed with John Talabot...or rather that I found a great spot at the front and a group of about 10 college kids went right next to me and talking VERY loudly the whole time, and couldn't find a good second spot, and it was really late...grumble grumble getting old...

Miguel was pretty good at the Howard Wednesday night

x-post--Chris Richards on the Wash Post blog talking about how quiet Talabot's music was at UHall:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/john-talabot-at-u-street-music-hall--it-might-not-get-loud/2012/09/27/30182ad4-08c2-11e2-a10c-fa5a255a9258_blog.html

So it wasn't just me.

I just hope that the same thing doesn't happen with Lindstrom.

I see myself having some sort of meltdown at a club on a Friday night for that one. Pumped tho.

during a live show at U Hall you can always stand at the back of the room for great sound and fewer people

at least that's what I usually do

heading to U Hall tonight for Damian Lazarus and tomorrow for Grimes and then Classixx later, maybe I should just spend the night.

Show of the year with Grimes yesterday, what a great venue and concert!

I guess I need to give her a few more listens.

Are there any rock bands at that Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie thang that are actually worth seeing?

Skrillex played a two hour surprise set at U Hall last night and it turns out he's a pretty great DJ!

Did he just turn up and say "I'm Skrillex and imma DJ for y'all"?

we had booked Alvin Risk for a late set after he played the Virgin FreeFest, he and Skrillex have toured together and are friends so they ended up both coming over.

Wow

so apparently the warehouse loft got evicted/electricity pulled due to non-payment and starting in november it's being rented out to sculptors

(and friday there was a shooting so the liquor license was pulled)

woah, and Omar S is supposed to be there this Saturday

Black Cat just announced!

Fri Dec 28::
SALAD DAYS PARTY
w/ short sets from:
BLACK MARKET BABY, DAG NASTY, KINGFACE

Sat Dec 29::
SALAD DAYS PARTY
w/ short sets from:
SCREAM, GOVERNMENT ISSUE

That's the right time of year to do nostalgia shows. Folks who moved away may be visiting from elsewhere. BMB, Scream and GI, nice. Don't tell anyone but I was never a big Kingface fan. They were ok, just ok.

least surprising story since Artisphere not hitting its audience projections:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-fillmore-silver-springs-rental-fees-unaffordable-some-nonprofits-say/2012/10/10/a0f91c56-1243-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_story.html

I saw that too. Montgomery County Chief Exec Gillett's sweetheart deal with the big corporation did not spell out how much to charge for rent for these events. I am expecting Seth Hurwitz of IMP/930 to pop up again and say I told you so.

x-post== those DC hardcore shows sold out quickly online. Instead of talking about Kingface I shoulda just bought tickets to see the others.