Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

No metal.

No Aquarium, Evens or Joe Lally, and several go-go bands absent as well.

I have been to the R&R once. I wanted to go again, but no one would go to the David Bowie night with me. Is it because I live in Virginia?

no, it's because single-artist dance nights are terrible without exception.

(xpost) Steve, there are bound to be some absentees in the go-go categories when there are fewer of them than there are reggae categories! Oh you crazy wammies.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/05/AR2007020501602.html
By Keith L. Alexander and Nikita Stewart
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, February 6, 2007; Page B01

Any District club, bar or restaurant with entertainment that serves alcohol after 11 p.m. would be required to have a special license to admit anyone younger than 21, under a D.C. Council proposal.

Council member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) said he would introduce a bill today requiring that establishments present a detailed, written security plan before obtaining the annual license, which would cost $375 and be in addition to the regular alcohol license.

The nightspots would have to assure the city that they have a certain level of security and maintain logs of violent incidents. They would have to train employees to handle unruly crowds and specify procedures for checking identification and searching customers. And if the measures weren't enough to maintain order and prevent underage drinking in the city's entertainment spots, the proposal would reserve the right of the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration to tighten the measures.
.... His colleagues had not seen his proposal yesterday, so it was difficult to asses the bill's chances for approval. But D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray (D) said he was worried that the bill could make it "onerous" for businesses to operate.

"We don't want to interfere with parents going out with their children. We want to encourage parents to have that experience with their children," Gray said.

Restaurant executives worry that the bill could reduce revenue and burden restaurants with more paperwork. Andrew J. Kline, general counsel for the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, called the plan "overly broad" and added that an 11 p.m. curfew at restaurants could inconvenience businesses and patrons.

"I would hate to walk into a restaurant after the theater and be told that I cannot dine there [with my children] because they don't have a permit," he said.

Parents often take their children for late-night dinners or a show at a club such as Blues Alley, Kline said. "I am troubled that there is no exemption for a minor accompanied by a parent or guardian," he said. "If I want to take my daughter to Blues Alley, I should be able to do so without an impediment."
....Nightclubs that cater to younger crowds also would have to implement a $1 surcharge on all under-21 admissions at the door. That fee, Graham said, would be used to fund the expansion of the city's underage-inspection unit, part of the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration. "

ha mary, brian is kind of otm but i'd go to david bowie night with you. when the hell is it?

last month, blogger. Next is the always-jammed...

DEPECHE MODE DANCE PARTY w/ DJs Steve EP, Killa K, Krasty McNasty
Blact Cat mainstage $10

and

IT'S NO GOOD: The music of Depeche Mode spun all night long

Friday 25 May 2007
@ THE ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL
1353 H Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C.
9 p.m. - 2.30 a.m.
$10 cover - 18+

maybe the Wammies can start a category for best Depeche Mode played out empty nostalgia cash cow night.

LOVECATS: The music of Robert Smith and The Cure spun all night long

Friday 27 April 2007
@ THE ROCK AND ROLL HOTEL
1353 H Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C.
9 p.m. - 2.30 a.m.
$10 cover - 18+

And I'm sure it won't be long before Dredd does another one of his Black Cat mainstage holiday Sunday Prince vs. nights where he ritually plugs another name into the flyer for the tired all-Prince night to vampirically draw strength from. But at least he's a good DJ and he's pretty much using them to keep Vegetate afloat.

i can't believe the fake accents weren't nominated for best Depeche Mode played out empty nostalgia cash cow night.

the Wammies should have a "semi-professional" category.

LOVECATS: The music of Robert Smith and The Cure spun all night long

NO NO NO NO

(xpost) also, the CRYFEST Smiths vs. The Cure party was funny the first time FYM did it, but that was like 6 years ago and no joke stays funny that long unless it involves an animated GIF.

yeah, Steve, that bill is pretty crazy. Good to know there's the special license, but it kind of seems like a case of the license covering things that the MPD and ABRA should already be on top of.

Reason there's no provision in the bill for admittance when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian: who's going to serve as the legal guardian of someone who's over 18?

img src="lamenostalgiafest.gif"

Alex, the David Bowie night was a one-off, but we can hope for it's eventual return.

Might you interested in DM party, by any chance? I love single-artist theme nights!

Why Mary why????

So Esmerelda won 2 Wammies for best best modern rock or something . Hee hee. More ridiculous Wammy stuff I noticed:

*Jazz man Buck Hill was the subject of a special 80th birthday tribute show at the Smithsonian Friday night broadcast on WPFW and he still plays around town but he was not nominated for a Wammy

* Why were local go-go type groups Lissen Da Grewp; Suttle; Proper Utensils; Uncalled For; What; and ASAP not nominated?

*How come the Zeniza band or Orquestra Romana were not nominated in the Latin music category?

Why do I naively believe that some year the Wammies will get their act together?

Anybody heard Chris Richards and Dava Nada (the Bullets) dj? I see they're starting a new first Thursday dj thing at DC9. Could it be better than a Depeche Mode party? I think so.

So there's some kind of meeting/event this weekend about the Howard Theatre. Apparently the city found someone who would agree to the city's rules and repair and lease the place. I've suddenly seen more Lincoln Theatre ads in the City Paper. I wonder what the financial status of that place is.

Anybody read this: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/21/AR2007022101428.html

The Howard Theatre--
Yesterday and Tomorrow!

Saturday, February 24

3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The Carnegie at Mount Vernon Square
801 K Street, NW
(enter on K Street)
Gallery Place and Mount Vernon Square Metro Stops

The Circulator Bus stops at 9th and K

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

SEE:
· Mercedes Ellington
· Historic pictures
· Plans for the restoration of the theatre
HEAR:
· Remembrances from those who played at and reported on the Howard Theatre
· Music by the Washington Jazz Arts Institute,
· Davey Yarborough, Director
· Shaw Jr. High School Concert Band, Wesley Hoover, Band Director
· Remembrances from the audience

BRING YOUR OWN MEMORIES AND MEMORABILIA

BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
Howard Theatre Restoration, Inc.
National Music Center & Museum Foundation
Washington Jazz Arts Institute
Shaw Main Streets, Inc.
WPFW Radio 89.3 FM

RSVP so we can plan for numbers: 202-383-1837 or RSVP@historydc.org

from the inshaw.com blog

If you ask me, this "Monchy y Alexandra (bachata), Raul Acosta y Oro Solido, Andy Andy
(bachata),and reggatonero Yomo at CocoCabana, University Blvd..,
Hyattsville" will be more fun than the $10 Depeche Mode dance party at Black Cat tonight. But that's just me.

I think sticking a knife in my eye would be more fun than the Depeche Mode dance party.

As far as Lincoln Theater financing, apparently the city's given them another $50k with possibly more on the way, but an article in the Dupont Current about it this week made it sound like the theater's board is as much of an obstacle as an asset.

Fools & Horses
Wil Harris Band
Shane Hines & the Trance
Hoag, Kelley & Pilzer

Who are those above WAMA faves and could Fake Accents destroy them in a battle (of the bands or a brawl)?

x-post

Brian, thanks for the Lincoln Theater update. I suspected as much. On a different subject I see the museums are trying to be hip. Montreal Mutek Djs are gonna be at the Smithsonian Ripley Center (but with a DC wedding dj!) and I received an e-mail about a, is it the Hirshhorn (I'm spacing out on this) event with sassy Ian Sevonius djing (there was a funny photo of a 'hipster' in the e-mail).

I'm gonna miss that Howard Theatre thing today. Maybe it will be carried on WPFW. And Mary never checked in to tell us about last night's Depeche Mode thing. Oh well.

I see that the washingtonpost.com online folks zinged the wammies for being too demographically old--not enough artists with myspace pages.

sure is quiet here on the nu-ilx. Anyone going to the Dave Nada and Chris Richards dj thing on Thursday at DC9?

[if I could whistle that's what I'd now, on my lunch break]

The Washingtonian magazine has now expanded their online presence. Their nightlife section recommends the usual rock related stuff (with no other genres represented). Ho hum.

Fake Accents piece in the Washington City Paper

Black Jesus & Lady-Hype Promotions
Presents
Ladies Night Out
Live In Concert
Lady Saw & Spice
Friday March 23
@
Boys & Girls Club
1515 Merimac Avenue
Langley Park, MD
Admission:$26 B4 Midnight


I've been to a Haitian show at the Takoma Park Community Center and to shows at the Crossroads but I have never been to the Langley Park Boys & Girls Club. They've had a bunch of dancehall shows over the years.

Second Dismemberment Plan reunion benefit show added...

I wonder where that Elks Lodge is that the Hardway Connection are performing at tonight? Captain Funk just mentioned it on WPFW 89.3 (and online). Hardway are a great southern soul combo (I wrote a feature on them for the CP years ago) that mostly just play in Maryland from PG County on down south.

"Black Jesus & Lady-Hype Promotions"

What a great name for a company

last day for Punk Love photo exhibit at the Govinda gallery. Limited hours and Georgetown location=ugh.

I was a resident of Northern Virginia during my formative HS years. I was involved in the metal scene and started my own fanzine Curious Goods back in the late '80s. There was a surprisingly good metal scene there and in the surrounding burbs of VA and MD. I mean, Heavy Metal Parking Lot was filmed there... (and I actually know people in the 'lost footage' segment that was tacked onto the movie for subsequent VHS and DVD releases)...

My first experience with Deceased was when I was hit in the head with the demo for Birth By Radiation while seeing Metallica at the Cap Center. I had good seats so I theorized in the review of said demo in CG#1 that whomever threw the tape either wanted to get it to the band and failed miserably (the seats weren't that good) or hated it. I thought it was fun and silly and to this day King Fowley will make jokes about the review and how he will throw things at me for press. It's cool to see him still at it, a lifer...

Other bands I saw or knew from the area include Iron Christ, an excellent Voivid-influenced trainwreck whose discs I still pop in sometimes, and Indestroy, more straightfoward frash but I wasn't picky. The former was on New Renaissance Records; the latter was on Restless.

There was the short-lived radio station The Underground which played metal and cranked about ten watts out of Baltimore. I remember listening to the station in my Maverick in the parking spot outside my parent's place in manassas (Stephen Stills says hi), the only way to get it, and how excited the DJ was when I called to say I did just that. This was the first time I ever heard Metallica on the radio.

There was ROX Magazine which was started by a former Maryland Musician staffer who liked the hard stuff. The two editors hated each other which led for local metal bands to choose which publication they would align with and metal was even more ghetoized than before because of this.

The first 'scene' I adopted was around a short-lived club in DC called The Safari Club. It was a Go Go Bar most nights but for a short time in the early '90s hosted metal shows. It was booked by a guy named Johnny O who also managed a local band Medusa (not a typo) whose demo included the song "Popping Zits" (chorus: "Popping Zits, Popping Zits; Don't you know that it's the pits") and all of the local bands played there as did a few cool national shows. I saw Sacred Reich and Forbidden there. I bootlegged the show on cassette and still have it. I interviewed the bands in their tour busses, some of my first interviews. I felt so damn cool...

My record haunts were in NoVa as well. I used to shop at Dragonsong, a huge house painted blue that was a head shop, in Manassas. I bought Ride The Lightning on a Megaforce cassette there and also Operation: Mindcrime. My dad, a total liberal, hated me shopping there for some reason. I mean, they had bongs and shit but I didn't care about that (or the black light posters either). I would subsequently discover a small place in Fairfax called The Record Convergance, my first used place. I would call Jennifer, my punk rock frie3nd, and just say "Let's Converge" and we'd hop in her mom's blue Oldsmobile and hit the store. I still have vinyl with stickers from the place on it - Beowolf, Toxik...

On non-metal notes, I still have Crack The Sky albums on vinyl (Palumbo is supposedly still at it too!) and I would be remiss if I didn't mention that I came to love the more obvious hardcore and punk from the area as well at a time when it wasn't as common. It did start a love affair with the Bad Brains whom, when I get that "what's your favorite band?" question, I revert to and don't feel too badly about it.

Oh, and if you search you can find my 9353 appreciation thread on here. Fucking excellent band... And WHFS was sooo important to me then as well...

np: Minor Threat "Salad Days"

Do you still have any issues of "Curious Goods"?

Also, Jeff Krulik and John Heyn are still trying to track down everyone in the "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" footage -- they would be happy to hear from anyone that they haven't "reconnected" with yet.

I only put out one issue of Curious Goods before I moved back to NYC and promptly became too poor to do much of anything, let alone put out a zine. I gave it to a buddy of mine Jerry Rutherford who took it over and did it up nicely and parlayed it into writing gigs for Metal Maniacs and the now-defunct UK fortnightly Raw - I think he still does stuff for Maniacs sometimes, but I'm not sure. I cannot find my one issue so I emaieled Jerry just now to see if I could buy one from him. I gave him the "master" when I handed it over to him. He's a great guy and lives in Dallas these days. If I get it I'll make it into .PDFs and put it online... \m/

I actually did put my friends in touch with the directors. Since they weren't in the main movie, just the outtakes that got tacked onto the new releases that came out relatively recently (in the case of the DVD, very recently) they were appreciative but didn't go over to his house like they did with Zebraman and the like on the DVD.

Madonna can go to hell as far as I'm conerned, she's a dick."

I guessed you missed the 20th anniversary showings in Arlington at the Cinema & Draft House, and at Black Cat...?

Yep, Zebraman's quotes from the doc are classic.

Brian Miller must be off dj'ing somewhere (or just over on the ILE DC thread)

It look slike CG#1 lives... An email from Jerry I just recieved:

So I relied on my stash finding skills and not only did I find a few old glossy copies of Jake Wisely's Sheet Metal I found a few other issues of CG that I did. Here's the kicker though, right there in the bag that I put them in to keep both safe were both CG #1 and CG #2. Man, I don't know how you're gonna PDF or scan in CG #1 to put something online. It looks really rough. It's held up through all these years but the typesetting and printing ... oh man.

Anyway, I'm glad I didn't have to dig as hard as I thought I'd have to, but it does exist. Testament is on the cover and Mordred, Sacred Reich, Lizzy Borden and Fates Warning are in the zine. Medussa and Necrosis are in there too. I just saw Sonny Mayo from Sevendust last Saturday. He was originally from VA/DC and was in Necrosis waaaay back when.

Okay, I'll shut up now.
Later man
-RFD