Oh no, RIP Charles Steck after complications from extensive back surgery. He was a good guy, husband , father & great DC photographer and bassist/vocalist in old DC bands Highback Chairs ; Abbreviated Ceiling
Here was his photography website
https://steckphotography.com/about
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 June 2023 19:02 (one year ago) link
this was a busy weekend I saw in IG stories with lots of folks at free go-go, free old punk with Scream and others (Inner Ear studio book release) , and other stuff . Not a huge crowd at Home Rule Fest that I caught a little of when I got back in town (for EU and critic fave jazz and Brian Jackson)
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 20 June 2023 18:36 (one year ago) link
Mitch Parker, bassist for Government Issue and Crippled Pilgrims and others, Club and radio DJ, news camera man , videographer etc has died of a heart attack.
So sad . Too young. He kept to himself in recent years.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 29 June 2023 19:01 (one year ago) link
https://www.fortreno.com/
Fort Reno schedule. Just in July. Amanda says doing too many shows would make it less special. In some past years there were June and August gigs
The NPS Fort Dupont Park series is supposed to start or at least be announced by late July
― curmudgeon, Friday, 30 June 2023 18:22 (one year ago) link
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/615021/low-key-steady-and-deeply-talented-remembering-charles-steck/
I co-wrote this obit of DC bassist and photographer Charles Steck
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 20 July 2023 18:03 (one year ago) link
Aw, I only knew him in passing but loved his work.
― Exit, pursued by a beer (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 20 July 2023 19:45 (one year ago) link
No Funk Parade this year-
Per an email from the @TheMusicianShip “Despite spirited efforts and securing some initial sponsorships, the challenging economic climate coupled with recent shifts in the DC non-profit funding landscape, made producing this year's DC Funk Parade no longer feasible”
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 22 July 2023 15:07 (one year ago) link
They dropped the parade portion last year and had less well-known go-go bands and mostly only obscure r'n'b acts as well last year, so this doesn't surprise me too much. Have heard rumors that DC budgeted less money for outdoors arts events this year too
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 22 July 2023 15:09 (one year ago) link
A former Hoboken, New Jersey Frank Sinatra fan club president who subsequently lived in Maryland for many years passed away this week. I will miss you Mom but you are at peace now without pain and Alzheimer’s
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/glenda-kiviat-obituary?id=52568464
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 29 July 2023 05:40 (one year ago) link
Oh, condolences curmudgeon
― Steely Duran (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 29 July 2023 08:54 (one year ago) link
My condolences too.
― Moritz von Oswald von Wolkenstein (Boring, Maryland), Saturday, 29 July 2023 15:28 (one year ago) link
Thanks
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 30 July 2023 04:19 (one year ago) link
Sorry to hear curm
― Heez, Sunday, 30 July 2023 13:59 (one year ago) link
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 20:00 (one year ago) link
Fort Dupont summer series had started already this time last year in first week of August ( and in years past started much earlier) but no National Park Service announcement yet for this year. But I see that DC city recreation department has announced that Chuck Broen day is moving from the smaller Chuck Brown Park to the bigger Fort Dupont on August 19. I also saw a public post from a random person on Facebook saying that there will be jazz on August 12 at Fort DuPont. The National Park Service continues to say on their website that “We are still in the planning stages for the 2023 events and hope to announce concert dates later this summer”
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 20:09 (one year ago) link
https://districtfray.com/articles/6-dc-music-insiders-to-know/
Songbyrd and jazz and rhizome and elsewhere booking folks
― curmudgeon, Friday, 4 August 2023 18:41 (one year ago) link
free shows (with registration ) at Library of Congress. Some jazz ones look good
https://www.loc.gov/events/concerts-from-the-library-of-congress/concerts/upcoming-concerts/
Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah comes to the Library of Congress with his latest works, Axiom and Bark out Thunder, Roar out Lightning On Friday December 1. Free with registration. Once known as Christian Scott, this New Orleans Jazz and more musician has a number of Mardi Gras Indian style rhythmic songs on his Bark out Thunder album. Some of album is more out there jazz
― curmudgeon, Friday, 25 August 2023 15:23 (one year ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/08/28/william-mackaye-journalism-dead/
William Mackaye, journalist, board member for non profits and more . Father of some musicians
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 29 August 2023 18:20 (one year ago) link
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/richardfriend/capital-centre-a-retrospective
Kickstarter for book about Capital Centre
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 29 August 2023 20:27 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMplnXOlVu4
Ms Kim from Sirius Company on Noochie’s Front Porch
A response to Tiny Desk sorta
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 29 August 2023 23:48 (one year ago) link
Lots of music docs @ AFI in September— Birthday Party, Jobim, Cramps, mariachi
AFI music movies-Sept 8- Superfly (Curtis Mayfield soundtrack) ; Sept 16- The Cramps and The Mutants: the Napa State Mental Hospital 1978 concert Tapes; Sept 21 & 25- Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party; Elis & Tom Sept 24, 25, 27; Going Varsity In Mariachi Sept 24 & 25; Sept 29 & 30 Stop Making Sense; Let the Dance Begin (tango) Sept 29 & Oct. 1; Oct 1, 4, 5- Miúcha, The Voice Of Bossa Nova
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 2 September 2023 04:11 (one year ago) link
Sat Sept 9--“Bring On The Audio Alchemy”- Matmos (electronic duo & Björk collaborators) will be mixing to celebrate 75 years of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings by sampling Folkways Recordings LPs such as the Sounds of North American Frogs, Sounds of the Junk Yard, and Speech After the Removal of the Larynx, and more, into original compositions from 1 to 4 @ 1–4 PM @ Hirshhorn Plaza
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 2 September 2023 15:18 (one year ago) link
Gotta go to that one. Drew Daniel used to post here, too.
― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland), Saturday, 2 September 2023 19:58 (one year ago) link
I have 2 tickets for sale to the Friday September 8 night of the Black Cat 30th anniversary, as I now have a conflict and can't go.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 4 September 2023 20:31 (one year ago) link
Sold
― curmudgeon, Monday, 4 September 2023 22:34 (one year ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2023/09/08/fall-pop-concerts/
Chr*s R*chards fall preview has rock, rap, jazz, go-go, techno/electro, r'n'b, artsy fingerpicking guitar, pop
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 10 September 2023 19:04 (one year ago) link
I added a few days ago some interesting events to my DC concert calendar that I recently learned about including some local acts that are are Adams Morgan Day today Sunday plus an Inner Ear Studio event at Lost Origins : *Adams Morgan Day Belmont Stage w/ Baba Ras D west African drumming @ 1; Crush Funk Brass @ 1:30; DC Cuban Allstars @3; Leon City Sounds djs @ 4; DJ Kristy La Rat @ 6* ; Dance Plaza @ Marie Reed has Indonesian Dance Troupe 1:25; Malcolm X drummers & dancers 5:10; Ras Lidg reggae-go-go band @ 6:15; DJ Divine house music tribute to Sam the Man Burns @ 3 @ Kalorama Park; Roots reggae band @ 6 @ Kalorama Park; *DC state fair @ Franklin Park w/ Crush Funk Brass @ 11am; DC hand dance demo @ 2pm ; Zaneta Z w/ AFRBam @ 3
*Minnush (modern Sephardic music) @ Capital Jewish Museum block party 11 am to 3 pm*
*artist talk and closing reception for “Curating Sound: The Art of Inner Ear" with Don Zientara of Inner Ear, Jason Hamacher of Lost Origins Gallery, and Holly Eney from 5 to 7pm @ Lost Origins Gallery
* A Gospel Experience w/ New Vizion, Bless-Ed, Sonny Brown Experience, Tamy Edwards & Edwards Sisters, Chevela & SV, & more @ 5 @ 5110 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE *
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 10 September 2023 19:06 (one year ago) link
Next Fest (that had jazz and go-go) is not returning this year. Capital Bop the sponsor is taking a year off
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 12 September 2023 14:49 (one year ago) link
https://dcist.com/story/23/09/18/wolf-trap-tomberlin-show-merchandise-fees/
Singer Tomberlin calls out Wolf Trap for taking 41 % cut from tshirt merch sales and a lot from music sales at Wolf Trap, but Wolf Trap defends practice as does 930/IMP/Anthem (which used some Save our Venues funds to build new Atlantis and now complains about pandemic)
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 19 September 2023 13:14 (one year ago) link
Birthday Party doc is at the Afi tonight and September 25 only
My preview is in this below
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/628820/2023-fall-arts-guide/
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 21 September 2023 18:01 (one year ago) link
I would add to that round-up the Jean Eustache film series coming to the National Gallery of Art in October:https://www.nga.gov/calendar/film-programs/jean-eustache.html
― Chris L, Thursday, 21 September 2023 21:34 (one year ago) link
Oh cool
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 September 2023 05:20 (one year ago) link
I read that ilxor Govern Yourself Accordingly has passed away. He used to post on this thread and may have lived in the DC area . I don't recall every meeting him. RIP
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 05:59 (eleven months ago) link
Art All Night Saturday has harpist Nadia Pessoa and sitarist Snehesh Nag playing together & both using effects pedals on Alice Coltrane, Hindustani, Brazilian songs & Radiohead at 7:30 Saturday at Pen Arts, 1300 17th st NW ; also that night is a big go-go bill from 6 pm to 1 am near MLK library 9th & G with Rare Essence, Backyard Band, Junkyard Band, Black Alley & winning band from Making the Go-go band
Tonight I saw Engineer Don Zientara talk about his Inner studio with Antonia Tricaria (photographer who put together book on Inner Ear) , Joe Lally, Brendan Canty, and moderator engineer Don Godwin
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 September 2023 06:21 (eleven months ago) link
Went to touching and sad but inspiring memorial service for Bill Mackaye. He played ann important role at St Stephens Church in setting up Washington Free Clinic, Urban Village, Fish & Loaves; supported Daniel Berrigan and other anti Vietnam war protesters, was a country blues fan, and was fine with Positive Force doing punk rock benefit shows . Crush Funk Brass did a New Orleans second line send off at end of service outside w/ “I’ll Fly Away.”
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 October 2023 14:34 (eleven months ago) link
https://dcist.com/story/23/09/29/noochie-live-from-the-front-porch-freestyles-dc-rapper/
Long super detailed article on rapper Noochie who hosts the cool Front Porch series that has gone viral with different go-go acts each week
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 October 2023 15:10 (eleven months ago) link
Aw @ Bill M
― The Royal House of Hangover (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 2 October 2023 15:45 (eleven months ago) link
http://stevekiviat.blogspot.com/2023/10/national-park-service-struggles-delayed.html
How National Park Service bureaucracy and issues delayed Fort Dupont Park series till October. Plus the Cruddy Crudders snuck some shows in
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 18 October 2023 04:16 (eleven months ago) link
So much going on around the area -
The director of "Lift", about homeless NY ballet dancers, showing for free at 2 at National Gallery today is David Petersen, now Brooklyn-based, but once a DC based musician in the band Insect Surfers back in the '80s. He will be talking after the free 2 pm screening today
"Deadwax From The Vinyl House" 12 to 2pm book talk w/ Vincent Mallardi, a 1960s era studio owner about hoards of master tapes and records a studio engineer left abandoned in a house; at Byrdland Records *
* Jill Greenleigh go-go book signing event 1 to 3 @ Mitchcraft , 9244 E. Hampton Drive, #203, Capitol Heights, MD*
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 22 October 2023 17:40 (eleven months ago) link
Loved that video of Howard U Homecoming folks and others line dancing on U street in DC to "Jerusalema." I had seen that line dance @ dc go-go Art All Night gig, & after a southern soul one @ Lamont's. Haven't seen the Angolan version w/ plates of food live yet though. I posted one on tik-tok
― curmudgeon, Monday, 23 October 2023 13:10 (ten months ago) link
New Old guy DC rock from Scream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnElJjaEQS0
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 26 October 2023 20:56 (ten months ago) link
RIP Sandra Butler-Truesdale who started the DC Legendary Musicians organization tol help older DC black musicians. She also did some WPFW hosting .
Went to school with Marvin Gaye I think. She was born in 1939.
Saw on Facebook she was getting chemo at one point.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 30 October 2023 17:47 (ten months ago) link
The “affordable for tourists “hotel Harrington at 11th and E that first opened in 1914 is closing permanently December 12. In the 80s bands that played the F Street 930 club used to stay there . Its Pink Elephant cocktail lounge later became Harry’s and got associated with Maga extremists
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 9 November 2023 20:07 (ten months ago) link
Yeah I did some drinking there thirtymumble years ago, but once it became a Proud Boys / Trumpy hangout I have had no problem avoiding it.
― don't let days go by, Listerine (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 10 November 2023 00:09 (ten months ago) link
Yep .
― curmudgeon, Friday, 10 November 2023 19:14 (ten months ago) link
Washington City Paper editor in chief Caroline Jones announced she is leaving this week. She had been at City Paper for 11 years and was eic for a number of years. No announcement on who will take her place. There’s a managing editor there also.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 16:46 (ten months ago) link
I lost track after the Shafer and Carr eras.
― don't let days go by, Listerine (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 14 November 2023 21:32 (ten months ago) link
Not joking, I wasn’t aware City Paper was still a going concern. Is it online only?
― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 14 November 2023 23:35 (ten months ago) link
Still distributed, but thinly.
The current revenue model is not unlike NPR (member-supported). I donate occasionally because I am a sentimental sucka.
I don't think we knew (circa 1989) how much the financial model of display ads would crater. But the REAL loss was classifieds and personals.
Once Craigslist pulled the rug out from under classifieds, there was almost no way for a print newspaper to prosper, apart from a few flagship publications with established brands.
― don't let days go by, Listerine (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 15 November 2023 01:57 (ten months ago) link
Washington City Paper has been online only for awhile now. When the current owner Mark Ein bought the paper he said he would keep it going as a community service and making money with it didn't matter. Then when ad revenue really stopped with the pandemic, he soon fired much of the staff and went online only. I still write "City Light" best bet concert and movie previews for them (and tweet them and share them on Facebook and Instagram). Occasionally I write longer music features for them or restaurant reviews.
I am going to be writing previews of Brazilian singer Roge at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and of Md based Ethiopian keyboardist Hailu Mergia at Union Stage for them.
Soon to be former EIC Caroline Jones maintained a low profile on twitter and social media , and with the newsprint gone , lots of folks don't see City Paper. They do have various emails (with links) you can sign up for. A daily one with news, arts, food, and sports ; plus a twice a week art and music events preview one.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 15 November 2023 05:59 (ten months ago) link