Free tickets for the Randy Newman gig and for the Rosanne Cash 3 night residency at the Library of Congress went Virgin Free Fest quick this morning. There may be tix left for avante-jazz dude Henry Threadgill
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 4 September 2013 19:14 (eleven years ago) link
x-post - my follow-up tribute to Marvette Perez, curator and musician
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/visual-arts/2013/09/12/remembering-marvette-perez-smithsonian-latino-history-curator-and-musician/
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 12 September 2013 18:48 (eleven years ago) link
http://dcist.com/2013/09/the_most_memorable_moments_from_the.php#photo-1
Black Cat, Black Cat
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 13:48 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.lib.umd.edu/wmuc/index.html
History of WMUC exhibit at the U of Md library and online
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 26 September 2013 00:11 (ten years ago) link
lol
― ^^ post obviously honoring and supporting Qualcomm (zachlyon), Thursday, 26 September 2013 01:07 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/09/26/rock-the-bells-canceled-according-to-rfk-staffers/
Seemed overpriced
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 26 September 2013 19:51 (ten years ago) link
http://wejammin50.com/ this free Caribbean thang is at Freedom Plaza Saturday and there's a Turkish one there Sunday.
Plus lotsa of other stuff this weekend -- Uhall gigs and Superchunk and Malian bands
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 26 September 2013 20:32 (ten years ago) link
http://www.tmottgogo.com/rest-in-paradise-go-go-legend-melvin-butch-lewis-phenomenal-drummer/
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 17:00 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/10/15/after-car-crash-bohemian-caverns-closed-until-further-notice/
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 16 October 2013 15:10 (ten years ago) link
Another busy weekend for music and music movies
Tal National, D. Plan, Vocalist/hornplayer D. Floyd's 30th anniversary in go-go Saturday at the Howard, and on Sunday Jeff Krulik's "Led Zeppelin Played Here" is showing at the Utopia Film Festival (2 pm Sunday, Oct. 20, P&G Old Greenbelt Theatre, 129 Centerway Rd., Greenbelt). Plus lots more
Muscle Shoals doc at West End; Cool Disco Dan at AFI
― curmudgeon, Friday, 18 October 2013 14:46 (ten years ago) link
might go see muscle shoals
― HOOS it because...of steen???? (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Friday, 18 October 2013 16:21 (ten years ago) link
Its good but flawed-- Too much Bono, and not enough old footage and interviews with enough folks who were there
― curmudgeon, Friday, 18 October 2013 16:43 (ten years ago) link
Did you see it Hoos? There's an email circulating with a way to win free tickets for it next weekend. My gf & I won freebies and saw it again last weekend.
Unrelated. I like this song with female DC go-go vocalists. Headroc likes it too, but even if you don't always agree with him don't let that stop you from checking out the song.
http://headroc.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/loving-the-crank-brothers-dc-symphony-3-video/
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:46 (ten years ago) link
Howard University Homecoming weekend Friday events *Yardfest with rap acts noon to 6; Greek Step Fest at 8 pm at DAR Constitution Hall; Erykah Badu at 10:30 at Cramton Auditorium (r'n'b)
Badu gig costs around $70 tho
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 18:17 (ten years ago) link
didn't see it yet, will have to give it a try
― HOOS it because...of steen???? (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 18:26 (ten years ago) link
Friends of the film are purchasing these tickets (while supplies last). Visit the following link and use Group Code "WESTEND" to request your free tickets: http://bit.ly/MusicMovieTix
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 18:50 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/10/22/a-guide-to-the-89th-howard-university-homecoming/
Pricey for some evening events, and now $5 for Yardfest
HU
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 24 October 2013 19:27 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/10/24/the-maracuyeah-djs-talk-touring-mexico-and-their-last-party-of-2013/
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 24 October 2013 19:40 (ten years ago) link
I love how Howard kids chant " HU, you know"
― curmudgeon, Friday, 25 October 2013 14:19 (ten years ago) link
I keep missing locals Foul Swoops and Kid Congo, and want to see them both. Maybe next month they'll play again in the area.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 25 October 2013 16:36 (ten years ago) link
foul swoops are great great great and worth seeing whenever imo
― scream blahula scream (govern yourself accordingly), Friday, 25 October 2013 19:40 (ten years ago) link
Kid Congo was cool
― a loving tribute to coworkers without personalities (los blue jeans), Friday, 25 October 2013 21:17 (ten years ago) link
rly? i was p bored when i saw foul swoops idk xp
― HOOS it because...of steen???? (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Sunday, 27 October 2013 19:40 (ten years ago) link
New drummer now (does that make a difference?)
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 27 October 2013 19:41 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/11/01/remembering-d-c-soul-star-al-johnson/
― curmudgeon, Monday, 4 November 2013 12:51 (ten years ago) link
blues guitarist Bobby Parker died too, pluss jazzman Frank Wess
― curmudgeon, Monday, 4 November 2013 15:51 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/45026/library-late-at-atlas-performing-arts-center-friday-nov-8/
This remixed Camus thing looks interesting. Plus its free
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 7 November 2013 15:04 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/11/08/remembering-d-c-blues-guitarist-bobby-parker/
Ahem, excuse the biased source, but I must say there is some interesting stuff in this re Parker and Chuck Brown, the early days of rock, plus some touching stuff and a mention of Marion Barry
― curmudgeon, Friday, 8 November 2013 18:29 (ten years ago) link
Ah, the world of email spam--I thought this was just a plug for the Anoushka Shankar gig at Lisner:
Coming to a performance? Use the Uber app and request a car or SUV to arrive in style and on time.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 14 November 2013 16:30 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/11/14/dare-to-dream-pop-why-gems-ditched-the-rock-rulebook-and-pursued-internet-fame-instead/
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 14 November 2013 21:53 (ten years ago) link
I do not know who most of those bands are who are at the Treehouse Lounge on Florida Avenue
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 19 November 2013 16:07 (ten years ago) link
http://tmottradio.com/rest-in-paradise-sugar-foot-ricky/ Ricky Wellman drummed for Chuck Brown on 'Bustin Loose, EU on Da But and with Miles Davis and others. Died from cancer.
http://www.examiner.com/article/the-beat-that-ricky-sugarfoot-wellman-built
― curmudgeon, Monday, 25 November 2013 03:56 (ten years ago) link
http://elimeirkaplan.com/blog/?p=1566
Great photos of dc soul musicians
http://elimeirkaplan.com/blog/?p=1692
photos of Anacostia High Marching Band
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 1 December 2013 05:08 (ten years ago) link
Was anyone else at the Flamin' Groovies show? It was cool to see them play, but one of the guitars had a ton of feedback and Chris was getting surly about it. That was probably the first time I ever had a negative experience at U Hall.
― skip, Monday, 2 December 2013 16:50 (ten years ago) link
Unfortunately I missed it, but a friend who did go told me the same thing about the sound issues. Yep, first time I have ever heard about sound issues there.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 December 2013 19:39 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/12/02/remembering-the-great-d-c-drummer-ricky-sugarfoot-wellman/
Played with Chuck Brown, E.U., Miles Davis, Carlos Santana and more
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 December 2013 19:40 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/12/05/with-new-partnership-howard-theatre-aims-to-book-more-and-younger-shows/
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 5 December 2013 22:47 (ten years ago) link
Bring it on!
― skip, Friday, 6 December 2013 15:15 (ten years ago) link
Alas, competition in the music booking world doesn't lower ticket prices, it just means more promoters pushing up how much they will pay acts (good for the acts at least) in order to get the booking, and clubs raising ticket prices to cover what they are paying. Are the younger (read white indie-rock) acts the Howard will be going for struggling to get bookings in DC? I don't think so. But maybe someone who follows that more closely than I, can prove me wrong.
Also, when the Howard does shows with tables (as opposed to standing ones) they try to charge an additional $10 fee for their overpriced food (and drinks). I kinda like the no-frills 930 approach more.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 December 2013 15:25 (ten years ago) link
You are harshing my buzz.
― skip, Friday, 6 December 2013 16:30 (ten years ago) link
But probably right.
Sorry.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 December 2013 16:39 (ten years ago) link
I keep missing the gigs of the DC rock bands I want to see--last night I think was Tereu Tereu. I was seeing "Led Zep Played Here" (again) at the Takoma Park Community Centre
― curmudgeon, Friday, 13 December 2013 16:22 (ten years ago) link
Most of the acts playing outside at that holiday shopping row of tents outside the Smithsonian Museum of American Art at 8th & F Sts NW are your standard longtime DC roots-rock Americana acts. Yesterday though I just happened to catch some of DC's Stacy Brooks band, and she offered more than the just the 12 bar blues she's known for. She did a nice take on P-Funk's "Flashlight" and a Bill Withers tune. She's gonna be back there next Sunday I think. Oh, they have electronic heating pole thingys there if you need to warm up. And while lots of the home-made stuff there for sale looked nice, it ain't cheap.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 16 December 2013 17:10 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2013/12/23/genre-dysphoria-the-best-d-c-music-of-2013/
lots of albums and Youtube videos
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 16:04 (ten years ago) link
Semi-retired DC soul and gospel singer Eddie Jones & his band the Young Bucks are at Westminster Church in SW near Arena Stage Monday the 13th from 6 to 9 pm. It will be mostly covers but he has a great voice (and sometimes his brother and sisters join him and they sound fantastic too).
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 7 January 2014 15:26 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2014/01/07/tropicalia-drops-booker-jim-thomson-citing-financial-reasons/
But he will still promote a few gigs there as an outside promoter
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 7 January 2014 21:07 (ten years ago) link
^ great piece steve
― Sadly, 99.99 percent of sheeple will never wake up (I DIED), Wednesday, 8 January 2014 05:29 (ten years ago) link
Thanks. A sad situation.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 8 January 2014 14:54 (ten years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2014/01/13/are-you-on-the-punk-show-list/
― curmudgeon, Monday, 13 January 2014 18:55 (ten years ago) link