I missed the flick unfortunately. I saw the panel with DJ Kool, Alec Mackaye, Seth Hurwitz(930 Club/IMP) and Iley Brown (TTED records & more). Pretty interesting but I wish they would have given props to WOL's AM go-go programming and WMUC's 10 watt fm programming even if such sources were not all powerful wattage 80s era FM radio stations. Plus like the exhibit, there was no mention of 80s zines. (Yes I am biased and self-interested here). A go-go musician in addition to go-go rapper DJ Kool should really be on one of the panels (and there should have been more interview material in the exhibit with go-go musicians)but there is not one.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 15 March 2013 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
The exhibit still offers a lot, just could have been better.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 15 March 2013 17:57 (eleven years ago) link
RIP Leroy Fleming, sax player in Chuck Brown's Soul Searchers, best known for his playing on "Bustin' Loose"
http://www.tmottgogo.com/the-passing-of-leroy-fleming/
― curmudgeon, Friday, 15 March 2013 20:37 (eleven years ago) link
floor next week!
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 19 March 2013 02:49 (eleven years ago) link
ok
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 20 March 2013 19:10 (eleven years ago) link
lol
― hoospanic GANGSTER musician (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 19:47 (eleven years ago) link
at rnr hotel
do people know floor? floor was torche before torche was torche. same dudes, more sludge.
― hoospanic GANGSTER musician (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 20 March 2013 19:48 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks for the explanation. Perhaps others know them
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 20 March 2013 20:01 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/03/21/remembering-leroy-fleming-soul-searchers-member/
Fleming was in the Young Senators, backed Eddie Kendricks, and was best known as a Soul Searcher with Chuck Brown
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 March 2013 13:38 (eleven years ago) link
Enjoyed the Pump Me Up exhibit panel discussion on 80s DC at the Corcoran tonight--Alona Wartofsky moderating with Buggs from Junkyard; Andre Johnson from Rare Essence; writer Mark Jenkins; D.C. Police detective Donald “Goose” Gossage, and Gangster George, a former member of the Gangster Chronicles crew. Detective Gossage was impressive--he spent the late 70s and early 80s coaching a kids football team in SE DC as well as working go-go shows, listening to tapes his football player kids put on in his car when he drove them home, and investigating crime. Hearing Andre talk about the mothers who managed RE when they first started out, and tales of go-go shows at the Washington Coliseum (aka Uline Arena where the Beatles played-- and my brother had a hockey game!) was fun and interesting as well.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 March 2013 03:19 (eleven years ago) link
daaaang, my gf went to that tonight. i had to work late. wish i could have made it!
― your holiness, we have an official energy drink (Z S), Friday, 29 March 2013 03:19 (eleven years ago) link
The exhibit is free on Saturday April 6th and closes on the 7th
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 March 2013 15:29 (eleven years ago) link
i'm goin tomorrow!
― hoospanic GANGSTER musician (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Friday, 5 April 2013 15:47 (eleven years ago) link
Mumbo Sauce exhibit (with folks from the Corcoran exhibit) opens tonight/Friday:
Contemporary Wing and Roger Gastman Present: "Mumbo Sauce", 906 H Street, NE Washington, DC. Hours: Tue - Sun 11-6pm. Opening reception Friday, April 5, 7-10pm, music by DJ Stereo Faith. Please RSVP for opening reception to lind✧✧✧@contemporaryw✧✧✧.c✧✧ Mumbo Sauce is a survey of artists with deep roots in Washington, DC and explores how such factors as Go-Go, Graffiti, punk, hardcore, graphic design and fine art have shaped and influenced the work of these artists. Mumbo Sauce is curated jointly by Roger Gastman, curator of the Corcoran's "Pump Me Up' show and Lauren Gentile, founder of the Contemporary Wing. With BORF, Richard Coleman, Tim Conlon, COOL 'DISCO' DAN, Clark Fox, Cynthia Connolly, Globe Poster Archive, Mark Jenkins, Mingering Mike, Robin Rose and Rosina Teri Memolo. RSVP mandatory to attend opening reception: i✧✧✧@contemporaryw✧✧✧.c✧✧. 202-730-5037. contemporarywing.com
― curmudgeon, Friday, 5 April 2013 18:25 (eleven years ago) link
Friend of mine is in that!
Tonight I'm headed to a gig at La Casa:
- Mind Over Matter Music Over Mind[Luke Stewart/Thomas Stanley/Bobby Hill]http://onesheet.com/mindovermatter/splash/
- Stypex [ex-Vertebrates/ex-Antelope]Dissonant art punk. First show ever!
- Papier Tigrehttp://papiertigre.com/[all the way from France!]"Combines elements of experimental pop compositions and aggressive math-rock."
― hoospanic GANGSTER musician (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Saturday, 6 April 2013 23:28 (eleven years ago) link
How was Stypex?! I love that Antelope LP so, so much. Always hopedmthey'd do more stuff together.
― Walter Galt, Sunday, 7 April 2013 11:42 (eleven years ago) link
papier tigre! i remember an awesome record of theirs years ago that kinda split the difference between don cab and 90's dischord but ALSO sounded like the offspring (in a really charming way)
― scream blahula scream (govern yourself accordingly), Sunday, 7 April 2013 17:46 (eleven years ago) link
I know T. Stanley and Bobby Hill from late-night WPFW jazz & poetry & funk & jimi H specials
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 16:10 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.arlnow.com/2013/04/08/artisphere-over-budget/
No surprise
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 16:11 (eleven years ago) link
Artisphere had 2 Chickfactor nights last year, but this year Chickfactor is just doing NYC it seems. Artisphere has not aimed anything in the direction of that audience since then
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 16:13 (eleven years ago) link
There's always drama at WPFW
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2013/04/08/will-wpfw-move-to-silver-spring/
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 9 April 2013 20:37 (eleven years ago) link
god
― hoospanic GANGSTER musician (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 10 April 2013 03:15 (eleven years ago) link
damn, hadn't seen that artisphere thing until now. Crazy that the county paid for the buildout and they're still running at an annual $2 million+ deficit
― Sadly, 99.99 percent of sheeple will never wake up (I DIED), Wednesday, 10 April 2013 03:40 (eleven years ago) link
“Ticket and admission income is low due to a decrease in programming during the first half of FY 2013 while we hired a new programming director,” she said in an email. “Catering/concession income from large social events was over-estimated in the business plan and is also low. Temp employees were underestimated and underfunded in the business plan and are therefore running over budget.”
They are still only booking a few music gigs a month since the new programming director came on board. I like the zydeco and Latin things they have been doing, but they're not gonna meet a budget on just 2 music events and a gallery exhibit a month. When I interviewed the new pd about whether they would do more stuff like the Chickfactor gigs, he said he would be reviewing everything they have done in the past and would go from there. There's been nothing really in that vein since he came on board, and have they ever made a nod in an electronic music direction lately? I don't think so.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 14:39 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.spin.com/#articles/maxmillion-dunbar-interview-future-times-house-of-woo
This Sherburne interview I think is of interest even for those not into these dance sounds but who might have into 90s era DC punk and stuff (plus area record stores)
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 11 April 2013 14:10 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestofdc/artsandentertainment/2013/best-local-county-for-music Highlighting Prince George's County's Latin, rock/pop, soul, go-go, and reggae locales
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 11 April 2013 14:11 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestofdc/artsandentertainment/2013/best-sign-of-indie-rock-life
but there’s definitely something going on: Bands like Shark Week, Foul Swoops, The Shirks, Teen Liver, and The Doozies may not share social circles or specific sonic ideas, but they all play music that’s hooky, rackety, stripped down, and urgent. Muddy your definition of garage rock even further, and you can toss in Kid Congo Powers,
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 17 April 2013 15:04 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2013/04/18/is-mumbo-sauce-guilty-of-more-than-swagger-jacking/
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 23 April 2013 15:24 (eleven years ago) link
teri is a homie, weird to see so much animosity directed at her that (to me) seems really misdirecte
― hoospanic GANGSTER musician (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
Head-Roc and Thomas direct a lot of animosity at everyone; but especially here against anyone associated with Gastman's sales of Globe posters at high prices
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 23 April 2013 17:45 (eleven years ago) link
Cheikh Hamale Diabete cd release party tonight at Tropicalia. He's a locally based Malian musician with a good band
― curmudgeon, Friday, 26 April 2013 16:12 (eleven years ago) link
Tracks reunion party at dc9 tonight, town saturday, badlands/apex/phase1 on sunday. michelle miruski on sat and sun, and sam burns heading over from esl for the sunday night one.
...it's gonna be messy.
― fauxmarc, Friday, 26 April 2013 16:20 (eleven years ago) link
I see that Sam Burns is also gonna be taking part in Tropicalia's James Brown would be 80 this year event early in May. Several nights of djs and more
― curmudgeon, Friday, 26 April 2013 16:51 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/musical-generations-come-together-on-stage-in-dc/2013/05/01/4ae53aba-b1a4-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html
Nice to see still going DC soulful girlgroup the Jewels mentioned (and that a bandmember got to sing onstage at Comet with local garage rockers Hall Monitors who cover a Jewels song) but why no mention of the names of other Jewels like Ms. Margie Clark who still performs around a certain amount solo, and with the Jewels, whom I saw again last year at the Bluebird Fest
― curmudgeon, Friday, 3 May 2013 14:04 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/05/03/sad-trombone-budget-cuts-quiet-our-carter-barron-concerts/
Fort Dupont ones likely curtailed too
― curmudgeon, Friday, 3 May 2013 18:07 (eleven years ago) link
Tracks reunion party at dc9
wow. i went there a few times on thursday night, in the 90s. that place. goths playing volleyball!
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Saturday, 4 May 2013 03:00 (eleven years ago) link
Who knew Dulles Airport was a location for interesting events :
What: K-Style DCWhen: May 1-3, 2013Where: Washington Dulles International Airport (2nd floor lobby)
The Korean Cultural Center Washington DC is taking the local Korean Wave to new heights with K-Style DC, a 3-day event featuring traditional-modern fusion music, Hanbok fashion shows, Taekwondo exhibitions, and interactive K-Pop dance performances at Washington Dulles International Airport, May 1-3.
Sure to delight guests are a lively rendition of Psy’s Gangnam Style on centuries-old instruments by performance group MIJI, and the designer fashions of Joo Young-sook, whose clothing has appeared in several Korean dramas. Both will be visiting from Korea for the event.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, May 5, 2013 3:11 PM (Yesterday)
― curmudgeon, Monday, 6 May 2013 14:09 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/05/03/dmv-beats-oneway-nooch-x-o-yaddiya-alli-the-abstract-lyriciss-rathemc/
I can't keep up with DC rap. Too may rappers, too many releases. I am old I guess.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 6 May 2013 14:19 (eleven years ago) link
Speaking of old, fellow old guy Ian Mackaye is gonna talk for free at the Library of Congress Madison Building tonight May 7 at 6 about archiving music.
His brother Alec is gonna talk May 17 at Politics & Prose alongside photographer Lucian Perkins about their new book "Hard Art," that includes Perkins great photos from 1979 DC punk shows at the Hard Art Gallery, and essays by Alec Mackaye and others
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
LA-based dream rockers SISU (including members of Dum Dum Girls) are at Black Whiskey tonight. Wonder if they're any good, I kinda liked Dum Dum Girls
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/05/17/chuck-brown-fans-friends-assemble-for-joyous-tribute-at-howard-theatre/
This was a fun tribute event
― curmudgeon, Monday, 20 May 2013 16:01 (eleven years ago) link
Saw photos on someone's twitter feed of long line down U street to get into UHall to hear new Daft Punk on vinyl. Eh, I just listened to it on Spotify. I know-- inferior sound and all that.
I was out on the town Monday seeing 3 go-go vets with the Burnt Sugar Arkestra and poet/photographer Thomas Sayers Ellis at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. The crowd consisted of a mix of tourists checking out the building and Burnt Sugar & go-go fans. I had feared the music would be too avante with bleating horns, but that was not the case. Go-go congas and Indian tabla and more sounded fresh and lively.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 18:05 (eleven years ago) link
I still need to listen to the archived tape of Alec Mackaye & Lucian Perkins on WAMU with Kojo.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 May 2013 18:06 (eleven years ago) link
jesus, I thought we'd get maybe 50 people for the Daft Punk listening party at U Hall and we got 800. Crazy.
― Sadly, 99.99 percent of sheeple will never wake up (I DIED), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 19:25 (eleven years ago) link
rad
― steening in your HOOSless carriage (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 22 May 2013 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
Is anyone here going to the Cocksucker Blues screening/lecture at the National Gallery tomorrow without going to the preceding Ornette Coleman documentary?
― Word Salad Username (j.lu), Friday, May 24, 2013 10:28 PM (Yester
This was posted over on ILE Brad Pitt DC thread, but am re-posting here. These are showing today, Saturday at the National Gallery at 2 (Ornette) and 4 (Stones)
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 25 May 2013 14:53 (eleven years ago) link
I missed the movies, Blank Realm & Foul Swoops and Total Control on separate nights at Black Cat playing fast n loud; the return of The-Dream (with Kelly Rowland this time); and El Gran Combo's old-school salsa, and more, but I did see Lil Margie from 60s DC soul/girl group the Jewels at Westminster Church in SW last night. A great voice and charismatic and cute.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 13:54 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/05/29/hey-come-to-our-show-at-the-smithsonian-american-art-museum-on-friday/
2 indie bands and a rapper, for free
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 29 May 2013 15:07 (eleven years ago) link
http://soul51.com/
Guy takes photos of old-school DC soul singers
― curmudgeon, Friday, 31 May 2013 16:41 (eleven years ago) link