Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

I DIED- Did you go see Dan Bell a couple weeks back?

I didn't. Fredricksburg, man. I'd definitely like to see him if he comes through DC.

x-post to Will

Mount Pleasant modified 'voluntary agreements' for bars are discussed at the City Paper website, dcist.com and some e-mail thing I got from Wayne Kahn's roots n rhythm website and e-mail list serv thing

ah i thought you meant on ilx. i read an article about it on capitalcommunitynews.com, but i don't really hang out in MP and can't say i care too much one way or the other.

Fredricksburg, man.

Haha- Yeah, that's good excuse.

So Shudder to Think are back together and playing Virgin Fest in August in Baltimore...I never liked the singer's unique voice, but it's interesting that they're back together and playing at this.

Another farewell to Robert Reed from Trouble Funk

http://www.cantstopwontstop.com/blog/2008/04/rip-robert-reed-of-trouble-funk.cfm

THIS THURSDAY (5/1) IS

Bionic @ Bourbon (2321 18th St., NW Washington DC)
Dance Floor Friendly Funk-Soul-Carribean-Disco-Afrobeat
10PM-2AM
w/ DJ Nitekrawler

Last month technical difficulties kept this from happening, so this month I'm looking to make it extra special! Don't miss out!

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/blueimage/thursdays_at_bourbon.jpg

Hi DC people:

I really wanna see that Nick Cave show at the 9:30 Club but have a feeling it will sell out super fast. Any advice on the best way to insure that I can get a couple?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Go to the 930 Club website and sign up for their e-mail list. That will likely tell you when tickets go on sale online.

Stars of the Lid and Christopher Willits are playing at Iota Club on Sunday night.

The Northwest Youth Alliance desperately needs your help if the Fort Reno summer concerts are to continue. Every little bit helps; even if you only send in the $5 it would normally cost you to see a band, you will be making a difference. Of course, larger donations are welcome, too. Donations can be given in the form of a check or money order made out to Northwest Youth Alliance. The address is: Northwest Youth Alliance c/o Amanda MacKaye, 3819 Beecher St. NW, Washington, DC 20007.

From the Fort Reno website

That was yesterday's Fort Reno problem, now here's today's courtesy of David Malitz from the Post.com Going Out Gurus-

Fort Reno Park, the site of an annual summer concert series that is one of D.C.'s most beloved and longest-running outdoor events, is closed immediately and indefinitely after United States Geological Survey satellite imaging reports found high levels of arsenic in the soil.

William Line, a spokesman for the National Park Service, said that the NPS would continue to work with the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency to determine any public health risks and further courses of action. He refused to give any timetable for a possible reopening and said that to speculate would be irresponsible. Snow-fencing was erected around the perimeter of the park at 6 a.m. today
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/

he'll always be my favorite GOG

awwwwww. Band members who get along, how nice. You need to go on a 2 month tour cramped up together in a van, and then we'll see who is your fave GOG

oh lol

cut copy afterparty at a boutique on 14th street. open bar with rsvp, band is djing with will eastman

http://www.uptheantics.com/cutcopyRSVP/

I heard I DIED is bartending that thing

Dude, I would TOTALLY be there for that shit.

ha, nice. i'm going to order a parappa the rapper punch

oh man I would love to be able to serve that but I think it's RBV's only

or just V's, I guess

ah too bad. i will have already downed ryes @ looking glass lounge quiz night. was hoping for beers. now it's time to research today in history

may 15: brian eno born, june carter cash died.

this thing's going to be way crowded isn't it? listed on BYT and DCist. redeem's none too big either.

d'oh, list closed? i will be @ cut copy though

So Shudder to Think are back together and playing Virgin Fest in August in Baltimore...

w-w-w-w-what?!

Yep, but haven't heard or read anything else about it.

How was Cut Copy, and did that bartender at the afterparty water down the drinks(ha)?

I wonder if Radiohead members enjoyed Georgetown last Saturday night? (I'm gonna turn this into a dull celeb watching thread)

Haha--were they in Georgetown on Saturday? I was working at CD Warehouse that night. Thom Yorke has visited the store before, years ago. Too bad he didn't come back!

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

The soil testing at Fort Reno Park is supposed to take 10 days, but when I read this in the Post--"The Park Service is working with the EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers and the city "to more fully and accurately determine possible public risk, if any, and other courses of action," I thought oh no, the Army Corps of Engineers will likely do work that's up to the caliber of what they did in New Orleans on the levees.

Latest testing shows arsenic levels are not too high.

I thought oh no, the Army Corps of Engineers will likely do work that's up to the caliber of what they did in New Orleans on the levees.

not to be a dick here but do you mean like "tell the govt there's a serious problem that will cost $$XXX to fix and get told by the govt to go pound sand?" which is also actually in line with the EPA's efforts most of the time sadly enough

anyway FACE ACCIDENTS THIS SATURDAY AT DC9

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)...

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.

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

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.

Good luck finding a decent rent in Georgetown

is cd warehouse the one in college park?

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.

oh i was thinking of CDepot

;_;

oh no! i've been buying a lot of stuff there lately. :(

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.

http://inabluemood.blogspot.com

Ron's tribute to the late Denise Daye

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.

lol

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

(Josephine)

oh, the .. lounge! that place! hah.