To be argumentative, I have read numerous criticisms of the Army Corp's work that they've done over the years in New Orleans that had nothing to do with having adequate funding (which is/was a problem as well)...
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 29 May 2008 04:02 (fifteen years ago) link
i don't think I DIED bartended after all? three women were behind the bar the whole time i was there. fun night. except for the 15 minutes of silence before the band took over dj duties, that was...lame
I was there! I did ice/cup duty most of the time so I was standing toward the back of the 'bar'. I got there a few minutes before the sound kicked back in. Great party.
― I DIED, Thursday, 29 May 2008 13:20 (fifteen years ago) link
The late great Bo Diddley lived in DC for awhile:
He leaves Chicago and moves to Washington, DC, where he builds his own recording studio in the basement of his home, at 2614 Rhode Island Avenue. BO DIDDLEY performs at a private inauguration party at the White House for the President and Mrs. Kennedy. He discovers and records The Impalas, a Washington, DC-based female vocal quartet later to achieve pop and R&B chart success as The Jewels. http://members.tripod.com/~Originator_2/career60s.html
In 1967 he allegedly worked with DC violinist and arranger Eddie Drennon, who also played on a number of recorded in NYC Latin and disco efforts in the '60s and '70s
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 June 2008 23:49 (fifteen years ago) link
So today we announce that CD Warehouse is closing.
Much like Orpheus, we had a 10 year lease that expires this year and the landlord wanted to double the rent. We may relocate to somewhere else in Georgetown but it's all very much up-in-the-air for now.
― lou, Tuesday, 3 June 2008 12:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Good luck finding a decent rent in Georgetown
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 3 June 2008 15:31 (fifteen years ago) link
is cd warehouse the one in college park?
― n/a, Tuesday, 3 June 2008 15:32 (fifteen years ago) link
n/a- Nope. We're on 30th and M in Georgetown. I think it's CD Game Exchange that's in College Park.
curmudgeon- We're in talks with someone already but it will be a much different space if it works out.
― lou, Tuesday, 3 June 2008 15:38 (fifteen years ago) link
oh i was thinking of CDepot
― n/a, Tuesday, 3 June 2008 15:40 (fifteen years ago) link
;_;
― I DIED, Tuesday, 3 June 2008 15:45 (fifteen years ago) link
oh no! i've been buying a lot of stuff there lately. :(
― daria-g, Tuesday, 3 June 2008 16:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Less and less shows at Carter barron each summer it seems. There still are some nice ones though. Chuck Brown this weekend.
Fort Dupont used to have more shows now they just have a few old-school soul ones. When I looked the other day though, they had not announced their summer season yet. Worth crossing the river for.
Despite no arsenic, Amanda M. has not gotten the Fort Reno schedule up yet, and they seem to be having money woes.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 12:55 (fifteen years ago) link
http://inabluemood.blogspot.com
Ron's tribute to the late Denise Daye
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 June 2008 13:51 (fifteen years ago) link
June 5th posting
From the Going Out Gurus...Gawd, this type of nightlife below has never interested me a bit. Think what else you could do with $500.
Every Saturday night, dozens -- maybe hundreds -- of well-dressed folks cluster outside Josephine, trying to barter admission from the bouncers. Problem is, there's not much wiggle room: On Saturdays, the easiest ways to get into the popular lounge are to buy a table for bottle service (with minimums starting at $500) or to know a promoter, owner and manager. Other than that, you're going to be reduced to pleading your case with a large man wearing a Secret Service-style earpiece.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 14:18 (fifteen years ago) link
lol
― I DIED, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 14:43 (fifteen years ago) link
http://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/4/6/17/f_j1m_1b217cf.jpg http://img28.picoodle.com/img/img28/4/6/17/f_j2m_8b5bbfc.jpg http://img34.picoodle.com/img/img34/4/6/17/f_j3m_0e43fe1.jpg
― I DIED, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 14:56 (fifteen years ago) link
(Josephine)
― I DIED, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 14:57 (fifteen years ago) link
oh, the .. lounge! that place! hah.
― daria-g, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 15:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Fort Reno's schedule is up. First show is next week.
http://www.fortreno.com/schedule.html
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 16:00 (fifteen years ago) link
what should I go see?
― daria-g, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 16:21 (fifteen years ago) link
DC bros: f@ke f1ct1ons (me + sarah's band) are playing at the r3d and the bl@ck on thurs. july 24 ... save the date
― n/a, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 16:26 (fifteen years ago) link
hi, where can i hear some of your stuff?
― W i l l, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 19:05 (fifteen years ago) link
saturday: Fete de la Musique at the French Embassy, my friend is playing ravel's valses nobles et sentimentales and other cool stuff http://www.la-maison-francaise.org/feteMusique.htm
also going to pulse @ bebar finally
― W i l l, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 19:08 (fifteen years ago) link
our site: http://www.thefakefictions.com, there's a link on the news page to a stream of our new album
i was hoping this was the DC chat thread, i want TOMBOT, mr. que & quincie, the fake accents et al to come
― n/a, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link
err and anyone else who feels like it
didn't realize this was on ILM actually
― n/a, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 19:19 (fifteen years ago) link
i will come, totally! i will also bring the quincie. and the fake accents who are now called the face accidents
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 19:19 (fifteen years ago) link
i will tryto bring the face accidents. they don't follow my orders/demands the way my wife does. heh.
oh boy im a dead man
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 19:23 (fifteen years ago) link
sweet
― n/a, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 19:30 (fifteen years ago) link
What are people's Fort Reno recommendations?
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 18 June 2008 04:16 (fifteen years ago) link
^^^
― W i l l, Thursday, 19 June 2008 14:28 (fifteen years ago) link
awww nick sorry dogg! we're playing in NY that night/weekend. bummmmmer! when are you coming into town?
― 69, Thursday, 19 June 2008 15:02 (fifteen years ago) link
haw, we're going on to troy, n.y., and NYC the next two nights
― n/a, Thursday, 19 June 2008 15:16 (fifteen years ago) link
oh awesome! we're playing c@k3shop on thurs, then someplace in brooklyn on friday, then staying for the wkd, so call a brother up if u wanna bagel or something??
― 69, Thursday, 19 June 2008 15:17 (fifteen years ago) link
we're playing in brooklyn on saturday, you could come to that show if you're still around and aren't tired of being in rock clubs
― n/a, Thursday, 19 June 2008 15:23 (fifteen years ago) link
-- curmudgeon, Wednesday, June 18, 2008 12:16 AM
saw the apes open for liars, they were ok. weird to see kid congo powers in the schedule
― am0n, Thursday, 19 June 2008 15:24 (fifteen years ago) link
i meditate w that guy!
― 69, Thursday, 19 June 2008 15:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Kid Congo has been living in DC for a bit now. Awhile back I saw him in the audience at the Library of Congress Pickford Theatre seeing an obscure '70s rock movie.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 20 June 2008 13:50 (fifteen years ago) link
saw "gimme shelter" at that theater a few years ago
― am0n, Friday, 20 June 2008 14:43 (fifteen years ago) link
guys come look at Ned
― El Tomboto, Friday, 27 June 2008 05:24 (fifteen years ago) link
or even talk to him he likes to talk to people
― El Tomboto, Friday, 27 June 2008 05:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Ned Raggett one night engagement at wherever probably around Dupont Circle or someplace else on the red line - tomorrow - happy hour - and on into the evening.
― El Tomboto, Friday, 27 June 2008 05:26 (fifteen years ago) link
ladytron djing at another redeem afterparty saturday. no entry before 2AM without blisspop stamp tho
― W i l l, Friday, 27 June 2008 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Sorry I missed meeting Ned.
Meanwhile Scott Verrastro says:
It is with great sadness that I have to report that we got hit with a 90-day notice to vacate the premises. By the end of September, 611 Florida will no longer be hosting the finest experimental music from around the globe. We might have one last blowout in September -- perhaps a final Free Folk Phantasmagory -- before we leave, but we do have these two last shows in July. Some of the best shows I've ever seen have occurred in these living rooms, so join me in mourning and celebrating the passing of this narrow row house as a venue that has presented some of the best music in the world.
Tuesday, July 1 611 Florida Ave NW WDC http://www.claviusproductions.org 202-360-9739 8pm, $5 suggested donation BYOW!
Little Howlin' Wolf (Chicago, Heresee Records) Fabulous Diamonds (Australia synth/drums duo, Siltbreeze) Psychedelic Horses--t (Columbus guitar/drums duo, Siltbreeze) Pablonious Bill (DC) Dylan & Miranda (Baltimore)
Friday, July 18 9pm, $5 suggested donation
Kuschty Rye Ergot (DC improv psych, mem. of Kohoutek, ex-Redeemers/Promise Breakers) Noa Babayof (Israel folk-psych, Language of Stone) Sharon van Etten (NYC solo folk, Language of Stone) Ilya Monosov
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 02:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Dante Carfagna has never DJed in DC, so let's give him a good welcome. This is a DO NOT MISS if you're into funk/soul of the dance floor variety!
<a href="http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/blueimage/?action=view¤t=moneytownjuly.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/blueimage/moneytownjuly.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
― Nitekrawler, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 17:59 (fifteen years ago) link
^^ http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/blueimage/moneytownjuly.jpg
― daria-g, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 18:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Oops, here's the flyer for the above show:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/blueimage/moneytownjuly.jpg
― Nitekrawler, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 18:01 (fifteen years ago) link
lol at "dj shadow's digging partner"
― n/a, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 18:18 (fifteen years ago) link
haha, well he is. Here's more info on him:
“Dante Carfagna has made his name as one of the world’s greatest authorities on rare grooves. Hailed as a funk archaeologist, Carfagna is currently co-writing a book on the history of funk and soul with renound DJ & Producer Josh Davis, aka DJ Shadow, a partner and friend with whom he’s toured the nation. He blew minds with his DJ sets at Brainfreeze (with Shadow and Cut Chemist of Jurassic 5), and then later during the Product Placement tour. A major contributor to & editor for record collector bible Wax Poetics Magazine, he also runs Memphix records, a respected label that issues 45s (each restricted to a release of 500 copies) as well as compilations such as 2003’s acclaimed ‘Chains + Black Exhaust’ CD. Memphix is also home to Express Rising, Dante’s beautifully produced instrumental lp which has gained a large cult following since it’s release in 2003.”
― Nitekrawler, Tuesday, 1 July 2008 18:48 (fifteen years ago) link
That's tonight.
Another thing happening this weekend is an obscure rock movie that Zack of Face A. and I saw at the LOC and mentioned way upthread, now it's back at the AFI this weekend--
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS Rarely seen anywhere, but finally to be released on DVD in September, this 1981 punk satire has a reputation as an intriguing disaster. A teenage Diane Lane plays a small-town Pennsylvanian who's inspired by the Looters (Ray Winstone backed by ex-Pistols Paul Cook and Steve Jones and the Clash's Paul Simonon) and starts her own band, the all-female Stains. Laura Dern had to sue to be emancipated from her mother, Diane Ladd, to appear in the film, which was directed by music producer and Ode label boss Lou Adler and co-written by Jonathan Demme and Nancy Dowd. (Also July 12) 11:15 pm, American Film Institute Silver Theater, 8633 Colesville Rd
From Mark Jenkins' writeup on his movie blog reeldc.com
― curmudgeon, Friday, 11 July 2008 18:30 (fifteen years ago) link