Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

The only electronic night i have ever been to is called Matter and it is held at the Blue Room on 18th street. I am not sure if it still exists, as i havent seen it listed for a while. The Djs played a lot of techno, including all the requisite hip german stuff, but whenever i went, there were 20 people there, and everything was being played at lounge volumes. it was a bit sad really, though the bar has a good beer selection.

SALT (listed first, because it's my night, dammit)
synthfunk, indiepop, dancehall, grime, electropunk, hip hop, industrial, hits
DJ's Sad and Lonely
1st Wednesday monthly
Cafe Saint-Ex

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indiedisco and beyond
DJ Will Eastman
generally 3rd Saturday monthly
the Black Cat

Confusion
disco, new wave, funk, postpunk, hiphop
DJ's Serpico, William Alberque, Cullen Stalin, Sad
generally 4th Saturday monthly
the Black Cat

Yellow Fever
reggae, groove, soul, hip-hop, dub
DJ's Yellow Fever
Tuesdays biweekly
Cafe Saint-Ex

Spilt Milk
rock, disco, funk, mod, punk, soul
Tuesdays biweekly
Red

Blowoff
indie house?
DJ's Bob Mould and Richard Morel
Saturdays
9:30 Club

Taking the Piss
jingle-jangle indie pop & psychedelic
occasional Fridays
Marx Cafe

We Fought the Big One
UK post punk, shoegaze, guitar pop, indie dance
DJ's Brandon Grover and Rick Taylor
1st Friday monthly
Marx Cafe

The Wag
60's garage soul & trash
DJ Mark Zimin
1st Saturday monthly
the Black Cat

The Mousetrap
brit pop, indie
DJ Mark Zimin
generally 2nd Saturday monthly
the Black Cat

Cold
coldwave, darkwave
2nd Sunday monthly
the Blue Room

Atmosphere
post punk, UK indie, dream pop
3rd Sunday monthly
the Blue Room

The Melting Pot
everything, 1964-1980
DJ Neville Chamberlain
Thursday biweekly
Cafe Saint-Ex

UH-HUH!
rock and roll
DJ Johnny
Sundays
Cafe Saint-Ex

Groove
soul, mod, garage
DJ Beat Neat-O
Thursdays biweekly
Cafe Saint-Ex

I'll work on a whole separate list of the club/hip hop/EDM events...

24 Hour Access: 24 Hour Psycho

February 28, 2004 at 5:30 p.m.
A first for the Hirshhorn---the Museum will open the Douglas Gordon exhibition for twenty-four consecutive hours. 24 Hour Psycho (1993), the artist's video installation that stretches the Hitchcock classic into a twenty-four-hour experience, is the inspiration for this all-night happening. Launch the leap year with this unique, drop-in event, which will also include music, gallery discussions, and a "Meet the Artist" interview with Douglas Gordon conducted by Hirshhorn Director of Art and Programs and Chief Curator Kerry Brougher on Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Ring Auditorium. "24 Hour Access: 24 Hour Psycho" is made possible through the generosity of Aaron and Barbara Levine.

http://hirshhorn.si.edu

The following music (presented by Signal 66) will be played:
5:30 ˆ 7:00pm DJ Sandwich Man
7:00 ˆ 8:00pm Band Chessie
8:00 ˆ 8:30pm DJ Debut
8:30 ˆ 9:15pm Band The Hipnotix
9:15 ˆ 9:45pm DJ Beat Neat-o of Groove
9:45 ˆ 10:30pm Band Rose
10:30 ˆ 11:00pm DJ Neville Chamberlain
11:00 ˆ 11:45pm Band The Phobes
11:45 ˆ 12:15am DJ Neville Chamberlain
12:15 ˆ 1:00am Band Sounds of Kaleidoscope
1:00 ˆ 1:30am DJ Happy Family
1:30 ˆ 2:15am Band Sons of Disobedience
2:15 ˆ 2:45am DJ Neville Chamberlain (tentative)
2:45 ˆ 3:30am Band Gully Jimson

Habib Koite from Mali at the National Geographic Grosvenor
Hall--Habib's got a nice live cd out--He trys to meld styles from
different parts of Mali, and while he's not a big fave of mine he's
definately not bad

Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache at the K. Ctr. Eisenhower Theater--A
wonderful percussionist, bandleader, and sideman (not to mention a
college professor) who is very charismatic and entertaining with his band

Los Hombres Calientes from New Orleans at the Clarice Smith Center-An
interesting bunch from New Orleans who blend that city's jazz with
flavors from throughout the Caribbean. I believe WPFW's Jim Byers is
hosting and leading a chat with them as well.

Muzsikas at the Freer-Hungarian vocal combo
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Sat. 2-14

Sanchez and Richie Stephens at the Crossroads-Jamaican lovers rock for
Valentines Day
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Sun. 2-15

Haj Youness, Casablanca, Moroccan oud player and the Voice of Wisdom
Orchestra at 2 p.m. at the Smithsonian S. Dillon Ripley Center
Lecture Hall

La India and Sonora Caruseles at the Washington Hilton, 1919
Connecticut Ave. NW salsa
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Tues. 2-17

Peru Negro at the Kenn. Ctr- Excellent Afro-Peruvian veteran combo--if
you like Eva Aylon or Susanna Baca this outfit's blend of soaring
melodies, strumming, and funky drumming (on instruments including
wooden boxes and donkey jawbones) will be up your alley
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Other cool stuff:2-11-Super Furry Animals
from Wales at 930;2-12( & 2-13) jazz singer Jane Monheit at the
Birchmere; 2-13-Atmosphere at 930;2-14 Black Dice at Ottobar;Jazz
singer Dee Dee Bridgewater at K. Ctr.;Carmaig De Forest at Roots Cafe;

To get on my DC African/Latin/World whatever events ocassional e-mail thing, contact me at ritmika@hotmail.com The above comes from that...

Which reminds me...any news regarding a new location for the Metro Cafe?

dc-improv-announce-owner@yahoogroups.com

salsanews@aol.com

the blow_up@hotmail.com

bw_zydeco@yahoo.com

Dizzee's supposedly coming back for a bigger tour in the summer, but I'm not sure if he'll hit DC or not. I don't know of anything regarding Dear or Mayer, but if they came I imagine it would be at 5ive, unless it was a one-off somewhere else.

What's odd it that it seems to be only the EDM scene that really tries to escape the city - the most successful go-go and indie artists are, if anything, too tied to DC.

Is it odd that the most interesting and boosterish electronic dance DJ in DC over the last year has been Bob Mould?

The DC go-go artists have seemingly given up on being national and international acts (go-go hasn't crossed over) although Chuck Brown gets flown to Japan periodically to play.

Dischord indie rockers are always playing worldwide but such gigs just never get much local press here. Q and Not U are also booked to play that big fest coming up in California over the summer(Coachatella or something). Black Eyes toured Europe awhile back.

Why did they locate it in Georgetown? You can only make so much money from selling prog to white hats from GW. Better to be on U st with a big deep house section. They never seemed to have their shit together anyways. They cheated me out of $40 once but totally inadvertantly. I had my revenge during their clearance sale I guess.

As for Q and not U, I tried to see their last show at the Black Cat and ended up waiting in line for an hour by myself. As I was waiting, the show sold out. That is all. They need to play here more often.

I always wanted to check out the Grits & Gravy dj night at Bar Nun... Years ago I saw DC rappers Opus Okuben playing with a live band at the now defunct Metro Cafe. Wow, they were great. Now they just mostly play Europe, sometimes with Ny jazz guy Steve Coleman. They were at Black Cat around New Years Eve but I missed them.

anyways, wednesday night P Brotzmann is playing with Hamid Drake and William Parker. Its at Twins on U st (btw 13th and 14th?) at 8pm.

DC 9 is in the original Asylum space, I'm not sure what it was between then and now. Half the music I've heard played there has been great indie/hip hop/disco, the other half has been too much midrange compressed guitar and singers that sound like they're in beer commercials. Which is a better hit rate than most places, but the DJs seriously can't mix or sequence their tracks.

List of EDM events is not so good. Seems like no place is doing well with regular nights and lineups are changing like crazy. And Cubik is filling the main room at Nation with the level of talent that would have played the front room at Buzz.

how long have you been in DC? what is the reason for the instability?

Is the below show which is at the Ottobar coming to DC?

Thursday March 25th
DEFINITIVE JUX PRESENTS:
Murs
The Perceptionists
(Feat. Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, DJ Fakts One)
RJD2, C Rayz Walz
Hangar 18, SA Smash and more
Doorsat 8pm/ Show at 9pm- ALL AGES

3 years! I want stuff NOW ;)

I've been complaining to friends for 2 or so years that I wish someone would book all of the Afropop and Latin acts that play for free in Central Park in NY each summer, in DC... So I'll have to form my own group to do this...

There's the once.twice festival coming up in Baltimore next month-

April 15th - 17th, 2004
Baltimore's 4th Annual
once.twice:festival of sound and video art feat.
AKUFEN . DIMBIMAN . AGF . CHRISTOPHER WILLITS .
DABRYE . SUE COSTABILE . MATTHEW DEAR .
GHISLAIN POIRIER. NAUTICAL ALMANAC.JIMMY EDGAR
MYLENA BERGERON . CAROLINE HAYEUR .
SCOTT PAGANO + more TBA

once.twice also runs the occasional Treatment night at Sonar, the last one in November featured Magda and Sammy Dee.

On a different note, any musicians (d.j.'s?) who wanna perform for free outdoors or maybe at Carter Barron or other locations during the June 18-21st 2nd annual Fete de la Musique DC should call 202-724-5614 or e-mail jose.dominguez@dc.gov . There will also be meetings at the DC Arts Commission, 410 8th St. NW , 5th Fl. on Mon. 3-15 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 and on Thurs. 3-18 from noon to 1.

I'm trying to encourage them to expand the musical horizons of this event...

Five is a great venue, nearly perfect, but the different promoters that do nights there only really book house, d+b, and reggae. There was the electroclash/breaks night there, too, but that's over and has turned into a retro night.

9:30 Club, as you mentioned, is a live music venue. They'll have the occasional DJ, but it always comes off as a bit out of place.

It costs a lot of money to run a club in DC due to the scarcity of suitable spaces. In a town with 8-foot ceilings in 95% of all buildings, there’s going to be a lot of competition for the remaining few with large open spaces. Permitting, safety codes, and accessibility standards are pretty tightly enforced, which means you have to sink a lot of money into a space before you can do anything with it. This goes for bars, dance clubs, live music clubs, and pretty much everything. And don't even get me started on ANC's and "voluntary agreements".

"After over 4 years in business, the owners of Now! Music and Fashion
have decided to close permanently, so we can move on and pursue
other opportunities. We've had a blast talking to you about music,
putting on instore performances, and participating in the local
community. But the best thing about running a record store has been
the opportunity to meet you. Many thanks to our loyal customers and
friends we've made along the way.

We will be having a going-out-of-business sale beginning this
weekend. All clothing and music (except consignments and bargain bin
stuff) will be on sale for 30% off the regular price."

So I don't think DC's gone utterly down the pan. Close, but not gone yet.

They're also stocking the Ellen Allien album and remixes, Coloma's Finery. I think I even saw that Damon Album demo double 10" there, too!

Melody on Conn. Ave. is very underrated - I always thought they were better than DCCD for keeping up with current releases and pointing customers in the right direction. Good international and classical sections, too.

I also have given them a list of stuff I'd like. They have an account with Forced Exposure, so I'll soon have the Lawrence album I've been gasping to hear for ages.

Re: Melody: While they're matchless on international, classical and jazz, their electronic section is showing conspicuous gaps since Joel, who used to buy for the electronic section left for Baltimore at the end of last year. CD Warehouse deserve to clean up!

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities invites musicians to participate in the 2nd Annual Fête de la Musique DC. The Fête is an internationally recognized music festival that marks the first days of summer. Festival dates are June 18-21, 2004 with performances throughout the afternoon and evening. The Arts Commission is sponsoring special workshops for area musicians interested in participating in the Fete and conducting live auditions for “acoustic” and “acapella” musicians and performers.

All types of musicians and bands interested in learning more can attend one of two special festival workshops. The workshops will provide valuable information on how musicians can participate and receive promotional assistance from the Arts Commission. The workshop dates are:

Dates and Times: Monday, March 15, 2004 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Thursday, March 18, 2004 at 12 Noon – 1 PM

P Place: DC Arts Commission, 410 8th Street NW, 5th floor

Please call (202) 724-5614 or send an email to jose.dominguez@dc.gov with any questions that you may have.

st ex has chimay, stella and delerium and a few more that i cant remember on draft. really nice people there. the barback, by mistake, bussed my last cigarette and matches when i went up to the bar to get another beer. when i mentioned this to the bartender, he gave me matches, a regular hooked me up with a cigarette, and a woman who was with the DJ said she was going out a cigarette run, and asked me what i wanted. i was actually confused by kindess.

My attempts to get the DC Arts Commisssion to add more indie-rock, Latin, African, go-go and hiphop to the upcoming June 20th Free Music Fete seem to have run into bureacratical walls and lack of money. Oh well, I tried.

didnt mix, just having some fun. am going to see Ken Mcintyre of AACM fame tonight I think.

6/11 is Richie Hawtin and Magda at Cubik

here's the day-by-day linup for the once.twice festival in Baltimore...

>>>>>>>>>

avant hip-hop + twisted rhythms
THURSDAY APRIL 15TH
2549 N Howard Street
www.theottobar.com
All ages / Doors open @ 9pm / ADMISSION $10

DABRYE [ DETROIT - Ghostly International ]
GHISLAIN POIRIER [ MONTREAL - 12k / Chocolate Industries ]
JIMMY EDGAR [ DETROIT - Warp / M3rck / Audio.NL ]
NAUTICAL ALMANAC [ BALTIMORE - Heresee ]
MARC LUSSIER [ BALTIMORE ]

>>>>>>>>>

PERLON LABEL FOCUS
FRIDAY APRIL 16th
THE SUPREME IMPERIAL
223 Pearl STREET
http://www.thehush.net/supreme.htm
All ages / Doors open @ 9pm / ADMISSION $10

AKUFEN [ MONTREAL - Perlon / Force-Inc / Musique Risquee ]
DIMBIMAN aka ZIP [ BERLIN - Perlon ]
MATTHEW DEAR aka JABBERJAW [ DETROIT - Perlon / Plus8 / Ghostly ]
SOMEONE ELSE [ PHILADELPHIA - Foundsound / Musik Krause ]
BEN PARRIS dj set [ Baltimore - Once.Twice / Foundsound ]
MISKATE dj set [ PHILADELPHIA - Foundsound ]

>>>>>>>

SATURDAY APRIL 17th JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
MATTIN CENTER ROSS JONES BUILDING, SDS ROOM
3400 N CHARLES ST,BALTIMORE MD
All ages / Doors open @ 8pm / ADMISSION $10

AGF [ BERLIN - Orthlorng Musork / Kitty Yo ]
+ SUE.C [ SAN FRANCISCO - Orthlorng Musork ]
CHRISTOHPER WILLITS [ SAN FRANCISCO - 12k / Fallt ]
+SCOTT PAGANO [ SAN FRANCISCO - Reline ]
MYLENA BERGERON [ MONTREAL - Oral ]
+ CAROLINE HAYEUR [ MONTREAL ]
LOADBANG [ BALTIMORE ]

I've been really pleased with the ridiculous amount of good music available to us in the last month or so. Bummed about missing TV on the Radio, but Xiu Xiu were great, and the prospect of seeing Sunburned Hand of the Man + Four Tet (again, in Baltimore, Tuesday the 20th) = more excitement. Add CocoRosie on to that, and I'll be near broke.

resident DJ's Milo & Daedau

every Friday starting tonight

at Saveur
2218 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Glover Park, DC
10ish-2ish
NO COVER CHARGE

What's happening this summer? I don't think the Fort Reno schedule has been announced yet. I'm excited about the D.C. Caribbean Carnival and the related shows happening in a few weeks. Also, the Smithsonian Folklife Fest is gonna be featuring Latin and Haitian music. Anything new folks to tell me about dancehall, electronica, hiphop and go-go wise?

I'm excited about a few DC-area shows coming up in the month of June. MF Doom w/Talib Kweli at the 9:30 Club, Sunday June 13. Madvillain has finally clicked for me, you have to listen to it as a series of vignettes ... looking forward to the show. I've seen Decembrists and Neko Case before, so I'll probably skip their shows the next two nights in order to check out Acid Mothers Temple at the Ottobar in Baltimore, Thursday the 17th. Two good acoustic shows at Iota in Virginia the next week: Iron & Wine, Tuesday the 22nd, and Devendra Banhart Thursday the 24th. I'm from Florida orig., and really looking forward to hearing Sam Beam(Iron & Wine)'s voice live.

the fall
early superchunk
unrest
the wedding present (fast strummy guitar)
pavement
the strokes

and theyre all TOTALLY nice awesome kids. and this hardcore band, kudzu wish is opening.

ALL FOR $5!!!

so, if you wanna party like its 1995, come to the black cat backstage tonight.

bubblecrunk, grime, ragga, favela funk, 2step, neukÖln, soca, ardkore jungle, lover's rock +

Also, anyone been out to the Crossroads or other joints that feature dancehall?

I've listened to that latest Q and Not U cd and imho their punk-funk w/ falsetto vocals pales compared to the circa '81 stuff, and even to the best DFA singles.

At my night at Saint-Ex, SALT (1st Wednesdays monthly), I generally play a fair amount of grime, dancehall, crunk, and german goodness. But that's only around half the playlist, and we vary quite a bit month to month. We've going to have another grime focus night coming up (our 4th!), this summer Dizzee and Wonder were there after their DC show.

Matthew Dear was very disappointing. Tracky techno with little personality, and the bass was a little overwhelming (and not in a good way). It had nothing on the Jake Fairley live set at Andalu a couple of months ago.

I'm pretty happy with the new Q & Not U, but I haven't heard The Medications yet.

And in case anyone doesn't know, Kingpin burned down. It's maybe the only place in the city I'd ever been where you knew anyone could have a great time anytime. There were a lot of good DJs that played there, too, though not as recently.

Thanks for the other stuff.

There are a couple other D.C. threads floating around right now.

washington dc record stores?

Please get in touch with me before Monday. I need to talk to you about a City Paper thing...-Steve

much luv dc massiv

DC is small, but I like it - and there's a ton of folks who go to shows and do nifty stuff that aren't part of the scene per se. It could use some fuckin record stores though - we've got some sorta OK ones but seriously, for a city of this size it's ridiculous. Luckily the gf lives in Bmore so I'm there all the time, powering the capitalistic engine that drives this great country.

Zack:

What do "Fake Accents" sound like?

Aaron:

I listened to Raheen DeVaughn's finally released cd in Tower and was impressed. I wonder if he'll get any national r'n'b exposure.

I haven't made it to Fort Reno this summer. What have been some fave shows?

I did make it to Fort Dupont for the first time in ages. I saw old-school soul act the Dramatics.

Has anyone been to any of those dance clubs opening up on NY Avenue--'Avenue' and I forget the name of the other ones. The "Going Out Gurus" on Washington Post.com write about such places...

I don't worry about appearances like I used to, but I worry about encountering bad attitudes and bad vibes when I move back to DC. I am going to try hard to keep an open mind, though. Also to see different kinds of shows, not just whoever's at Black Cat, Fort Reno, etc.

The most complete go-go listings are at the Take Me Out to the Go-go website. Uh, various go-go clubs have have had violence take place in or near them, and the shows start real real late at night. Sometimes go-go bands play at non-go-go clubs. Chuck Brown has done shows at the Warner Theatre and he's playing a birthday party for himself at the 930 Club on Aug. 27th.

!

It's maybe the only place in the city I'd ever been where you knew anyone could have a great time anytime

yes. has it reopened?

Dischord News and DC band and label updates:

We'd like to express our appreciation and gratitude to the many
people who have written us to express their support and outrage over
Nike's misappropriation of the Minor Threat Imagery for their
skateboarding demo. We would also like to acknowledge the people at
Nike skateboarding for their apology and prompt removal of all
offending posters and web-ads. The members of Minor Threat continue
to work on a creative resolution to this matter and will have more to
say when an agreement is finalized.

French Toast have returned home from a very successful European tour
in support of their debut album, "In A Cave."
Medications are heading to Europe in November. The Evens are headed to Japan to play shows in September and will
head to Europe in October.

Kingpin, which caught fire on Christmas Day, remains closed while its owners deal with insurance issues. In the meantime, members of the Kingpin staff are taking over the top floor of Wonderland in Columbia Heights on Sunday nights and resurrecting a bit of the old Kingpin vibe.

(And in answer to steve-k's question, the Franchise is mostly geeky rock with an 80s flavor, more They Might Be Giants than Gang of Four. For more information than you could really ever want, see http://www.listentothefranchise.com or http://www.cdbaby.com/thefranchise.)

"HIS LOVE IS REAL BUT HE ISN'T!! HIS LOVE IS REAL BUT HE ISN'T!!" I couldn't name a high-concept act that I genuinely like.

This year at Fort Reno I saw the Evens and Q and Not U. There's a note on my calendar for Mary Timony and Medications on the 15th, but we'll see if I make the effort to actually go there.

What do "Fake Accents" sound like?

you should listen to a madonna interview, that oughta give you a pretty good idea.

bandwise though, people have told me at various points that we reminded them of the fall, unrest, archers of loaf, pavement, the pixies, the stones, polvo, superchunk, the stooges and the velvet underground. i agree with some of those more than others, but overall i would say that i tend to write spiky, strummy, distorted pop songs, and dave usually goes for rocking fall/velvets-worshipping one riff wonders. thanks for asking, by the way.

in any case, as pete noted, if you're interested you should come see us at the warehouse the 22nd. if you can't, we're also gonna be at the black cat sept 9. if you make it to either, please say hi, it'd be rad to meet some dc-area ilxors. i'd actually been debating proposing a dc-area FAP, but you know, apathy and all that, so this'd be an acceptable substitute.

"HIS LOVE IS REAL BUT HE ISN'T!! HIS LOVE IS REAL BUT HE ISN'T!!" I couldn't name a high-concept act that I genuinely like.

I saw these guys at a basement show back in my college days. They're quite worth seeing. I remember during that song ("HIS LOVE IS REAL BUT HE IS NOT!") I turned to my friend and said, without irony, "Is this supposed to be about Jesus?"

anyone going to bmore to see zombi?

Zombi?

Kevin Costner's Russian's Rusty: Washington DC Metropolitan Area Thread II

Robert Redford Is A Republican. DC Metro Area Thread 3.

http://www.dc-rock-and-roll.org

Richard Harrington who presented the WAMA lifetime achievement award to Link Wray will also speak.
Rare film footage of Link from the 1950's!
Musical guests for the evening will include:
Former Link Wray side Men: Ricky Mitchell, Ed Cynar, Johnny Sneed

Jack Casady & the Triumphs - The Triumphs are the group Jack & Jorma Kaukonen played with when they were youngsters in DC, prior to playing moving to California and founding the Jefferson Airplane. The Triumphs opened for Link Wray in the local DC clubs in the early 1960's. The band will be comprised of Jack Casady,Ron McDonald, Johnny Sneed, and Joe Stanley.
It has to be some 45 years since a Triumphs performance has taken place.

Robert Gordon (played with Link Wray in the late 1970's early 1980's)

Eddie Angel (Tex Rubinowitz, Switchblade, Billy Hancock, the Planet Rockers, the Neanderthals, Eddie Angels Guitar Party, Los Straitjackets, etc.)

Billy Hancock (Saxtons, Fallen Angels, Roy Buchanan and the Snake Stretchers, Danny and the Fat Boys, Billy Hancock and the Tennessee Rockets etc....) w/Dave Chappell, Steve Wolf & Barry Hart

Joe Stanley (Saxtons, Roy Clark, the Orioles, Big Joe Turner, Sam Cooke, Little Anthony, Lloyd Price, The Drifters, Jackie Wilson, Dion and the Belmont’s, Freddie Cannon, Dale Hawkins, The Rainbows with Don Covay Marvin Gay and Billy Stewart, Charlie Daniels, Danny and the Fat Boys, the Dynaflows and Big four Combo, etc..)

Ratso & Switchblade

The A-Bones

Daryl Davis (Muddy Waters, The Jordanaires, The Coasters Pinetop Perkins, Johnny Johnson, Chuck Berry etc..)
Billy Miller

Jerry Dallman
and numerous others local acts

We will also feature a song from the Wray Children, a group that consists of Link Wray's children and grandchildren.

All of these musicians played at one time or the other with Link Wray in Washington DC.
***

Other news--Joe Lally from Fugazi is according to the Dischord website working with Discord producer (and performer) Don Zientara on something. Last time I spoke with Lally he and his family had moved to Los Angeles.

tonight i am playing underground techno/technohouse/ketaminimal/whatever at the Reef in Adams Morgan.
1030 to close, no code or cover.

it should be fun. the monday night drink special is 1/2 price mixed drinks for ladies, and the bartender is one of the coolest in the city.

this is my first time playing out in a few months and i might be a bit rusty BUT the records will be good!

Cheers!

Turntables:
1. Belt-driven.
2. Set up in a hip-hop/sideways style, with the pitch adjust furthest away.
3. Screwed into place.
4. Mounted unevenly.
5. Mounted too high - I had to stand on a crate and I am 5'9".
6. Shoddy pitch adjust.
7. No torque to speak off. Simply touching the record was enough to throw it off at least two beats.
8. No strobe light.
9. Did not hold its speed even without touching, adjusting, etc.
Mixer:
1. No meters.
2. 2-band EQ.
3. Meant for scratching with no fader curve at all.
4. Faulty grounding posts.
5. The worst cue system ever. There was never any sensical relationship between the volume of the record itself, the level of gain, the level in the headphones, and the actualy output.
The Booth:
1. Small as hell, no place for records.
2. Turntables too high.
3. An earpad fell off my headphones and fell underneath the platform because nothing is sealed off.
4. No isolation at all.

Even when I was able to overcome the deficiencies of the turntable itself to get the next record in line, the combination of the uneven mounting, the lack of proper grounding, and the lack of isolation from the bass, meant that almost every record (even new ones) skipped or sounded crackly. I couldnt hold a mix because both records were randomly jumping. It was all so disorienting because my style is based upon the fact that I can hold mixes for a fair amount of time. I dont pack my bag full of minimal techno assuming that I am going to play all 10 minutes of every track unmixed.

On a positive note, my programming was really solid. I really played a nice spectrum of tracks, and paced them very well. Everyone complimented me on a job well done. They want me back. I am confused.

Maybe there are djs out there who can play just as well on the equipment I used tonight as on a pair of 1200s and a Pioneer/AllenHeath/Vestax mixer... First off, I would like to meet them, second off, I would like to know their secrets, and thirdly, well, actually I dont give a shit. I have never been, and will never be, a prima donna, regardless of the success I may or may not achieve in this field but, from now on, I only play on direct-drive turntables.

I would still love for anyone to come down to my next gig, and I will make sure to announce it ahead of time. There are only a handful of us buying the sort of records I play in all of DC...

... which reminds me. DJ Milo on Tuesdays and Saturday at Science Club around 19th and M NW is one of the surest bets in all of DC for everything from downtempo to electro to house to techno. Respect!

I forgot to mention that one of the channels on the amp was blown so only the left channel was playing. There was no "mono" button on the mixer, of course.

Lastly...
I truly, and very deeply, love the Reef. It has always been one of my favorite bars in DC. The dj booth is new, the equiptment is old, but I am sure they are totally committed to working out the bugs I described above. I honstly think that in a few months, it will be one of the best places to hear DJs in an intimate setting in all of DC.

* ELECTRONICA
VOCALIST
Anousheh Khalili
Jen Lasher
LouLou
Rachel Panay (winner)

ARTIST/PRODUCER
Arthur Loves Plastic (winner)
Deep Dish
Fort Knox Five
Holmes Ives
Human Factor
Thievery Corporation

DJ
Bev Stanton (winner)
Bobby Jae
Charles Feelgood
Jen Lasher
Kidgusto
Rob Harris
Scott Henry
Simon
Yiannis

RECORDING
George Is On/Deep Dish
Movin' On/Kidgusto
Radio Free DC/Fort Knox Five
The Cosmic Game/ Thievery Corporation (winner)
Untie Me/Holmes Ives

http://www.wamadc.com/wama/wammies/wbal05.html#ELECTRONICA

* ELECTRONICA
VOCALIST
Anousheh Khalili
Jen Lasher
LouLou
Rachel Panay (winner)

ARTIST/PRODUCER
Arthur Loves Plastic (winner)
Deep Dish
Fort Knox Five
Holmes Ives
Human Factor
Thievery Corporation

DJ
Bev Stanton (winner)
Bobby Jae
Charles Feelgood
Jen Lasher
Kidgusto
Rob Harris
Scott Henry
Simon
Yiannis

RECORDING
George Is On/Deep Dish
Movin' On/Kidgusto
Radio Free DC/Fort Knox Five
The Cosmic Game/ Thievery Corporation (winner)
Untie Me/Holmes Ives

http://www.wamadc.com/wama/wammies/wbal05.html#ELECTRONICA

Anyone know if Chief Ike's Mambo Room still exists?

WYPR, with headquarters on Baltimore's North Charles Street, also is planning to transmit to the Washington suburbs. The station has gotten permission from the Federal Communications Commission to push aside a low-wattage student station at the University of Maryland, College Park that already occupies WYPR's signal on 88.1 FM. (Brandon and Bienstock both said they would help the college station move its signal to the Internet.)

Still, becoming Maryland's pre-eminent public-radio voice may be difficult. "It's a lofty and noble goal," said Sue Kopen Katcef, an instructor at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism, "but I don't know how you're going to grow that younger 18-plus audience, the audience you need, when it isn't listening to radio, whether it's commercial or public." http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/lifestyle/bal-to.wypr22feb22,0,2542376.story?page=2

I remember when WMUC was the only station at 88.1. It was there before Johns Hopkins set up the Baltimore station. The WMUC signal used to carry farther then (in the early 80s)--to Northwest and Northeast DC, Arlington, Bowie, parts of Montgomery County...

I think WYPR is nearly all news and public affairs. As if the DC area does not have enough such stations. Ugh.

But the good news is that WMUC may not be dead yet. The station GM says the reporter misquoted the WYPR people and it's not a done deal(yet).

you can still get MUC as far as columbia heights, and rte. 29 in silver spring.

i think that a lot of this is WYPR trying to make the impression that this is a done deal, when the real situation is far murkier. while WYPR did receive approval to redirect their signal to a degree and up its strength from 10 kw to 15.5 kw, how this is going to play out is hard to say. in any case, the FCC renewed MUC's license in 2003, and it's valid until 2010.

i also can't imagine WAMU being particularly happy about this - another NPR station to cut into their listener/contributor base.

I found this U of Md Diamondback article-
http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/28/440437c2b42e4

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/24/43feddabaad83

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.radio24feb24,0,7952970.story?coll=bal-education-top

as an aside, the fake accents are playing at DCAC this saturday night for free! people can definitely afford that.

"To all:

We had scheduled a reunion planning meeting for March 14 at 7pm on
campus. However, we are going use that time, instead, to focus on the
current situation for the station. Steve Gnadt, the Administration's
rep on the WMUC Appointments and Advisory Board, will be in attendance
to fill us in on what's happening and where things stand. We will, of
course, also be asking station reps to attend as well."

Re your aside--I've gotta get out and see the Accents sometime. Maybe Saturday.

DUST CONGRESS PRESENTS..
A night of live music
March 4 9pm
Admission: free!

lineup:
the fake accents
the foreign press
the caribbean
the plums

I will try to make it(must convince gf and friend visiting from NY to go).

Our next WMUC meeting will be held next Tuesday, May 2, at 7:30 in the UMTV conference room in the basement of the Tawes building.

We hope to has an update on the latest discussions with WYPR and the University over the fate of WMUC and discuss further options.

We also want to make some plans for our participation in this fall's combined WMUC 70th anniversary and the University of Maryland 150th anniversary.

Please do your best to be there. We need as much input as possible.

(Drop Sue Kopen Katcef an email at sussiekk@ aol.com and let her know if you're coming and/or can help!)

Hope to see you next Tuesday!! And don't forget to check out our WMUC Yahoo page at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wmucalumni . "

July 2.

Sneak Preview.

Washington DC.

Residents: Milo, Grossman.

Guest: Aaron Hedges (District of Corruption/DC/Berlin)

lovedose.
house. stripped to the bone.
bohemian caverns
11th+U St.
9pm-close
$3 all night
21+
lovedose.dc@gmail.com

Not only are we able to hold this party at a historic venue, we also
get to stage it in the legendary basement space, custom designed to
resemble an underground cavern. This is certainly one of DC's unique
music spaces, and will undoubtedly contribute to the underground atmosphere
of this night.

With lovedose, Aaron and I are creating a resident-driven party. We will
have the occasional guest of course, but this event is really an outlet to allow
us to pay homage to our inspirations while simultaneously breaking new sounds
in this city. In this age of the superstar DJ, we are bucking the trend by presenting
an intimate, reliable venue for new sounds, operated by locals for locals.
This is for you, DC.

So, if you want to hear the absolute cutting edge of contemporary dance music
with a healthy dose of past influences mixed in, lovedose is your only option.
The future of this party depends equally on the family we are able to build for this.
This is an opportunity for you to create something with us, together.

For our sneak preview night, we have secured the talents of former DC resident
Aaron Hedges. Since making the move to Berlin, Aaron's label, District of Corruption,
has steadily grown in both quality and quantity, with releases from another local fave,
Jambi, as well as techno superstar Dan Curtin. Aaron will be kicking this night off right
with a range of tracks currently burning up dancefloors in Berlin.

[url]www.districtofcorruption.com[/url]

Lastly, please be sure to add us as your friend to your myspace profiles!
This will be a key part of our promotion and communication plan!

[url]www.myspace.com/lovedose[/url]

lovedose: underground house...underground.

bohemian caverns
11th+U St.
9pm-close
$3 all night
21+
[email]lovedose.dc@gmail.com[/email]

[img]http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j70/milothedj/a6e34301.jpg[/img]

we are really excited about this one. this is really our party, from concept to exectution, and we think it will make a difference becuase there will be none of that "you must play X amount of 80s records" or whatever coming from the promoter (because its us) or owner. as long as people come and dance, we can go on forever.

we really want this party to be about the people. we specifically picked a place with no bottle service, no vapid post-ideological "luxurious" modernist architecture. its not a party for passive receivers of entertainment. come dance and make the party yourself!

I see that another ILXer has something going on on Sunday:

12 Noon-4 PM
Inventing Electronic Music Workshop
"Invention on the Mall" Family Festival

National Museum of American History
Location: 1st floor, Center, Reception Suite

Free
Learn about the birth of electronic music and see some early electronic musical instruments, including vintage drum machines, a circa 1929 Theremin (the first synthesizer), and Herbie Hancock's 1983 MemoryMoog synthesizer. Then electronic music producer Brian Miller (a.k.a. SAD) will help participants create their own electronic music with state-of-the-art music production software.
This program is part of the "Invention on the Mall" Family Festival, designed to examine the breadth and diversity of invention and innovation from a variety of artistic, scientific, and historic perspectives. It is sponsored by the National Museum of American History's Lemelson Center for Invention and Innovation.
See related Invention on the Mall programs today
Related Exhibition: Case: Hip Hop Won't Stop: The Beat, the Rhymes, The Life

Zach, when do the Fake Accents play again? Were you pleased with the Fort Reno show?

I missed Mary Timony and Garland of Hours last night at Fort Reno. Anyone go?

Friday, Oct. 20
- WMUC Open House: 11a-4p (You'll be able to sign up in advance to sit in on current shows....talk with current staff on air...maybe even play a few songs from "back then")
- Friday seminars for students
To be held in Room 0147 in the Tawes Fine Arts Building
Seminar #1 runs from 1:30p-3p
Seminar #2 runs from 3:15-4:30
- Friday alumni reception: Studios of UMTV in the basement of the Tawes Fine Arts Building, 5:30-7:30p

Saturday, Oct. 21
- WMUC Open House: 10a-4p (You'll be able to sign up in advance to sit in on current shows....talk with current staff on air...maybe even play a few songs from "back then")
- Football (Order tickets for the game separately....call the main ticket office (1-800-IM-A-TERP) and mention you're with the WMUC Alumni to get the group rate of $25. Limited number available and orders must be placed BY Oct. 6.)
- Tailgate (You don't need a ticket to the game to tailgate!) Working out the details for the tailgate. We could really use some help from alums in coordinating this - there's an enthusiastic current WMUC staff member helping out, but really could use the additional help from alums. Tailgate will take place in the parking lot of the Merrill College of Journalism (It's a permit only lot - alums will have to park elsewhere). Plan on bringing a side dish/dessert of your choice. More details to come via this website.
- After game party (catered) at Chet's home in University Park. Directions to come)

WMUC/WYPR engineering study
The results are back, and, as anticipated, the planned WYPR changes would have an impact on the limited WMUC broadcast area.

The engineer study recommends two options:
One, looking a a switch to alternative channels - not very likely as spaces are extremely limited and what spaces there are would require mulitiple waivers from other stations.
Two, looking at a change to the station's tower and power - which would likely, at the very least, require some cooperation and a new waiver from WAMU.

WMUC's staff board and advisory board will now look at the report options, accept comments from WMUC alumni and present the report, with some recommendations to the University's Vice President of Student affairs for further action.

Stay tuned for more news.

WMUC-FM
3130 South Campus Dining Hall
College Park, MD 20742
www.wmucradio.com

SALT

april 2003 – november 2006

Next Wednesday's SALT is it (November 1).

Big time party with us and a few of our favorite past guest DJs:

The Cricklewood Massive
Vincent Farquharson
Will Eastman
Glenn Dixon

Last night theme set by Lonely
UK hardcore rave set by Sad

more SALT pint glasses to give away

Thanks to Neal and Mike for the venue, to Benjy and Amanda and Chaim
for the drinks, and to all of our guest DJs for the music.

- Sad and Lonely

I've been really excited about spinning harder dance music lately - if I start a new DJ night it will probably be a weekend night in a very small venue. Beatport has really been a kick in the ass for staying on top of new releases. Also working on some production stuff. DJing in Stockholm and Berlin in December.

BUT they'll be doing other events including one called "The Gathering" on November 22nd at Love. BIG BIG BIG house night:

TODD TERRY
CAJMERE aka Green Velet
CJ MACKINTOSH
MICHEAL GRAY
ROY DAVIS JR.
ROBBIER RIVERA
TIMMY VEGAS
OJI
SAM BURNS
THOMAS BLONDET
RICARDO SANTAMARIA
SHANE CAMP

like WOAH Thanksgiving weekend event making me flash back to the Ultraworld parties at the armory! And when else are you going to see a night at Love with no dress code?

Ableton? Beatport? Hmmm, various products...

Ah, now I see (on Wikipedia):

"Ableton Live is a loop-based software music sequencer for Macintosh and Windows by Ableton. The latest major release of Live, Version 6, was released in September 2006. Relative to other software sequencers, Live is designed around the notion of being as much an instrument for live performances as a tool for composing and arranging."

"Beatport is the first authentic digital music store designed to service the evolution of the digital music culture"

According to bios I've read, Stanley was a cousin to Jerry Lee Lewis and Mickey Gilley and in the segregated '50s, he was part of the Rainbows with Marvin Gaye, Don Covay and Billy Stewart, and played in Black clubs on U Street, and also in white clubs with Link Wray and with Roy Clark.

The D.C. Council's reaction to the shooting death of a teenager at a go-go show is to propose banning teenagers from clubs. Hmmm, not sure if that's the answer.

"Due to the death of a 17 year old this past weekend in a club in DC, Rep. Jim Graham is proposing emergency legislation to ban minors from clubs that serve alcohol.

there will be a hearing about the proposed law THIS THURSDAY at 2:00 p.m.

This could affect many readers of this list. Nobody under the age of 21 could go to most of the shows listed. Think no black cat, 9:30 club, Rock & Roll Hotel, Warehouse Nextdoor, etc.

People should contact Jim Graham (jim@grahamwone.com) and Adrian Fenty (you have to use e-mail form at dc.gov) and if it all possible attend the hearing on Thursday. Make it known that while you sympathize with the victim and her family, that banning minors is not the answer. "

On a different subject, are you gonna be doing any dj'ing out and about (or online) soon ...Are there any regular dj nights you (or others) like around here these days..

I'm opening next Friday at the Juan MacLean DJ set at the Black Cat, and the Saturday after that at the Rock & Roll Hotel with Flosstradamus.

There's been some major realignment in the DJ scene here over the past few months, let's see...

There have been a few nights starting at the Rock and Roll Hotel, but although they have great booth equipment their soundsystem is really set up for live acts, not DJs. They also added an upstairs DJ booth, we'll see how that changes the space. Buzzlife has greatly increased the frequency of their events at different locations, but they're still looking for a long term venue. There aren't any more big house nights aside from what you see on the schedule at Five.

Oh Snap! at Wonderland ended but Tittsworth is starting a new monthly there that should be a lot of fun and without a lot of the VA crowd that Oh Snap! was drawing.

More upscale lounges opening, still no Red-style dance clubs (I don't know why someone hasn't tried that on H St - Sanctuary is great but it's tiny).

There are a LOT of new nights at Selam (little Ethiopian bar at 15th & U) - there's something (leaning toward classic house/disco/older dancehall/funk) over there almost every Friday and Saturday night now, the place may become sort of a launch pad/incubator for new nights.

What DC is missing for dance nights:
- a 100-150 capacity venue with great sound and DJs every night
- a 300 capacity venue to take the place of Red
- a big room venue to take the place of Nation

Instead all we may get is a House of Blues (that will compete with 930/black Cat/Birchmere) for live acts and push ticket prices higher. Although that article I read suggested that the existing clubs will be trying to prevent the HOB from coming in.

DC also needs a 4-5000 person concert venue.

The city is to blame with both the Lincoln and the Howard theaters. The Lincoln Theater seemingly has no budget for promoting shows there; some events there I'd only know about if I happened to be walking by and noticed something on the announcement board they have outside (they may have ocassionally had promoters who advertised stuff on radio; but never in any print media that I saw). Why they have not tried to have more outside promoters regularly do things there, I wish I knew. Now the folks who run it are pleading poor. Years ago 930 club/IMP did a show there, but nothing since. I wonder why.

Who knows when and if the Howard will finally be renovated, and will it be run by the same folks who ran the Lincoln (into the ground)?

I'd love to see the Uline arena turned back into a concert hall.

DC is so screwy with the old theaters - they want a private rganization to come in and assume all the risk of running them but with heavy restrictions on what they're allowed to do. With nobody clamoring for the Lincoln Theater DC seriously needs to look at relaxing the usage restrictions on the Howard Theater. There's just no incentive for a promoter to shoehorn themselves into DC's economic model when they could open another place without it.

"The Howard Theatre was the nation’s first full-sized theater for African-American audiences and entertainers. Designed by J. Edward Stock and opened in 1910, the 1,200 seat theater was a prominent performing arts center .... to an Offeror that will satisfy the following policy and programmatic objectives through a redevelopment of the Property:

The District envisions the Property as a “mixed-use entertainment facility.” The Offeror is expected to renovate the building into a 500-600 person live entertainment venue with dining and beverages amenities and a museum or gift shop. The Offeror will also be asked to consider making certain commitments to the local community once the Property is redeveloped, such as making the Property available for local arts and entertainment events and providing discounted ticketing for students and seniors. The redeveloped facility should meet (or exceed) the following programmatic and usetargets: 1.Medium size stage for concerts and solo performances with flexible seating (500-600 person) to enable sit-down or dancing formats; 2.Upscale, full-service food and beverage offerings to meeting ongoing operating revenue needs; 3.Designed to accommodate a broad range of special events; 4.Intermittent programming to celebrate the Theatre’s heritage (e.g., annual jazz weekend, summer jazz series, etc.); 5.Restoration of Howard Theatre’s facade to approximate its 1910 appearance."

Also in the W. Post today, The Fake Accents (with several ILXers) are reviewed in the Weekend section. A Gig on Thursday.

Brian, Joe Englert is gonna open 2 more places on H. St Ne. One is gonna be called the H St Country Club and feature indoor miniature golf and stuff. Maybe you can get him and his fellow investors to branch out and try to open one of the above items with you doing the programmming!!!...

hey!

In my car I can pick up 92 Q out of Baltimore which I find to be a superior commercial rap/r'n'b outlet to KYS and PGC most of the time.

Woah, that's alot of research and crate-digging. I've never heard Coombes spin at St Ex on Thursdays

from the Lisner site:
"Alpha Phi Alpha presents

Step Show 2007: Step Your Game Up

The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity will host their 10th annual charity step show Feb. 3 to benefit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Fund and the Black Genesis Scholarship Fund.
The show, Step Your Game Up, will feature "traditional step dancing" and hip-hop dance performances by GW's Capital Funk and Georgetown University's Groove Theory, said junior Eric Woodard, president of Alpha Phi Alpha. The chapter will also host an after party in the Continental Ballroom of the Marvin Center."

Performers Include: (in Alpha Order)
Ruth Brown Remembrance
featuring Daryl Davis, Ruby Hayes, Melanie Mason,
Mavis Waters, & Cha Chi Goyette
Fools & Horses
Wil Harris Band
Shane Hines & the Trance
Hoag, Kelley & Pilzer
The Howling Mad
Robert Lighthouse
Randy Waller & the Country Gentlemen

Host:
Bob Schieffer
Neal Augenstein

Keynote:

Fred Cannon
SVP, Government Relations
BMI

Pit Band:
Tommy Lepson Band

After Event Party:
Ireland's Four Provences

Scythian

Tickets:
$25 Non WAMA Members
$15 WAMA Members (up to 4)
$10 Nominees (up to 10 per nominated group). .
$550 Corporate Table of 8 (includes full page ad in souvenir program, admission to pre-reception)(Camera-ready ad deadline Feb 3)
$300 Corporate Table of 4 (includes half page ad in souvenir program, admission to pre-reception)(Camera-ready ad deadline Feb 3)
$100 Patron Table of 2 (includes recognition in souvenir program, admission to pre-reception)(program deadline Feb 3)

Check out the electronica and other nominees (it looks like they left alot of folks out)... No local dancehall artists under reggae I see. I forget what category I saw them under, but is Basehead still together and performing locally?

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

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. "

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

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+

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+

NO NO NO NO

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?

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

Sigh.

i read your babbling dude!

i'd post here more but most of my contributions would be bitter sniping at mediocre/terrible local bands

Who writes about local bands worth checking out? Your bandmate at Going Out Gurus? Blogs I do not know about?

So did anybody join Wonkette and hordes of others at the $10 lets you see art and photos you could otherwise see for free at the Hirshhorn? You can buy beer too I hear and they had a NY dj...The Tillmans photo exhibit sounds like it might be worth seeing.

Jeff Nelson's new Toledo band (with some goofy name) just got an A in the W. Post Sunday Source section.

the gog blog is all right, but i get the impression my bro's a little restrained by editorial policy.

actually, i did see a pretty rad show @ kansas house in arlington on saturday. the points (caught them w/the black lips a few months ago but didn't really get too much of a chance to listen), and my friend's new band the sons of guns.

sons of guns is dudes from the twats, measles mumps rubella, thee snuff project and another band i can't remember at the moment. they were mostly heavy mid-tempo stoogey groove (really nice motowny bass and swinging drums in particular), sometimes a little more spacemen 3ish but much more anchored. i dug em.

the points were great too - keys/guitar/drums, reminded me of something like times new viking with a more explicitly punk, less indie aesthetic. hip-shakin spiky spiky spiky catchy short songs.

from the Post's Nightlife Agenda, this struck me as kind of amazing...

Hip-hop music continues to have a problem with homophobia, from Camron's "No Homo" comments to the endless anti-gay putdowns found on diss records, but you'd never know it from tonight's Black Pride party. Chart-topping rapper/producer Unk's gonna "Walk It Out" as part of Strictly Hip-Hop With a Twist, the annual Black Pride hip-hop club night at the 9:30 club. In addition to Unk's 2-Steppin', the place will be filled with male go-go dancers. There's a $25 cover at the door.

Shhhhh, don't tell Unk or others about the sponsor.

There are so many upscale go-go shows now--

"An All Linen Affair"-Suttle with DJ Ezzy on the Spirit of Washington for $65 (in advance)($75 closer to boarding time for the boat) Saturday June 2.

more go-go stuff:

That new Chuck Brown single "Chuck Baby Don't give a " (or whatever the actual title is) is getting lots of local radio play. I wasn't crazy about it at first but now it's really growing on me.

Great. 2 guys get in a fight at H20's Boxing match party, get thrown out and one of 'em goes to his car and gets a gun and kills the other guy outside, before being shot and wounded by a cop who he had then pointed his gun at.

Too many local sites whining about when the Fort Reno schedule will be posted. Um, I was curious and anxious too, but now the overkill just has me not caring about when Amanda Mackaye will finally get around to it. Plus, I guess I'm the only one who cares that the Fort Dupont schedule gets shorter every year. There's only one soul oldies gig there that interests me this summer. Hmmmm, I wonder who's gonna be at Carter Barron.

Some good oldies soul at Carter Barron in June and August, but there's virtually nothing booked there in July. Weird.

Hey Brian, any special late-night summer outdoor dj'ing events you know about?

Fairly new local band Julie Ocean kinda interests me (cuz of the various pop bands the participants were previously in)

I don't really know of anything. Hirshhorn might do some more stuff, but I'm not really into that. There's always Starscape up in Baltimore:

http://starscapefestival.com/

Is that Silver Spring place that was doing house music still around?

gah, i hope we get a ft. reno date after being rained out last year but i've got a premonition that we won't.

friends tell me that j. ocean was pretty good at their black cat date a few weeks back, but that the room didn't do much to help them (lots of vocal harmonies, which don't really come across well on the backstage). more rocking than the saturday people were, apparently.

Gallery in Silver Spring is still around but the promoters aren't doing events there and haven't been in some time - the typical owner/management/promoter rift.

There are some interesting things shaping up around town, though. The 88 crew is throwing a monthly techno night at Be Bar. Some new venues on the way, too.

Pretzel man, I saw some complaints in the comment section of a posting about Fort Reno at dcist.com (I think) that Amanda Mackaye has put an out-of-town (Louisville, KY)band on the bill for the 1st Fort Reno show, rather than just sticking with locals.

Here's what David Malitz posted at GOG for Fort Reno at http://blog.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2007/05/fort_reno_dates_trickling_in.html

June 18 -- Deleted Scenes
June 21 -- Let's French
June 25 -- The Engine Room
June 28 -- Julie Ocean
July 9 -- Statehood, Greenland
July 16 -- Beauty Pill, Len Bias
July 19 -- Carol Bui
July 26 -- Antelope
Aug. 2 -- Yell County

Buzzlife promotions is back in force now:

6/1 - White Party @ Five
6/9 - Buzz tent @ Starscape Festival
6/14 - Paul van Dyk @ 9:30 Club
6/30 - Steve Lawler @ 9:30 Club
7/3 - Firecracker @ FUR (DJ Dan, DJ Icey, Starkillers, Scott Henry, DJ Marky, Aphrodite, Markus Intalex, Bobby Jae, Tittsworth, Matt Nordstrom, Bob Jong III, Section 8, Mink Room, Ramiro, Catalyst and Charly C)
7/21 - Planet of the Drums tour (Dara, AK1200, Dieselboy) @ 9:30 Club
8/4 - Virgin Festival Dance Tent (Sasha & John Digweed, Danny Tenaglia, Felix Da Housecat, Sander Van Doorn, Miguel Migs, Booka Shade, Shout Out Out Out Out)
8/5 - Virgin Festival Dance Tent (Deep Dish, The Crystal Method, Infected Mushroom, Dieselboy and Andy C w/MC GQ and MC Messinian, James Zabiela, CSS, Girl Talk)

Huge lineup especially for the Firecracker, which used to be a traditional July 3rd party at Nation with amazing talent every year.

Aren't those mostly though just the same ol' same ol' names they always bring to town (except for a few of the ones at Virgin fest and the Firecracker).

Driving on South Capitol a few weeks back it was kinda weird seeing the partially standing, wide open at one end, sun streaming in Nation club. The wrecking ball had smashed some of it, but not knocked it all down at that point.

mostly, yes (except it's kind of a shock they outbid GLOW for Paul van Dyk). It's more interesting that they're putting on this number of events - I feel like they're ramping up to some sort of regular night again but I'm not sure what or where.

The nice thing about the Firecracker lineup is that it's got a depth of talent that they haven't really put on for years - there are going to be four rooms going with great stuff in each.

Also interesting to see the 9:30 club putting on more late night DJ events.

(I don't even want to tal about Nation getting demolished ;_;)

aslo, I *really* hope Booka Shade plays some virgin festival afterparty night.

Oh, I forgot to correct my earlier post about Amanda M. supposedly booking an out-of-town band for Fort Reno. Wrong band name it seems. She seems to have stuck with locals. There are plenty of tba's still on the schedule, so maybe Fake Accents still have a shot.

The Post Weekend section highlights summer events today (I'll be listing some more stuff on my yahoo group whirrled music e-mail thing next week)

Mingering Mike is at the Hemphill Gallery now! The Imaginary Soul Superstar in the flesh, along with his book and the record collector who found him and his lp and 7 inch sleeves.

I missed it, was getting ready to go review Aventura at the Patriot Center.

But Jeff Heavy Metal Parking Lot Krulik was there as was Ian Mackaye and Alec Mackaye. Other than my little mention of the event on last Monday's Dcist.com "weekly music agenda" (and my mentions of it on ilx and on my e-mail newsletter) it got little attention. The Hemphill gallery did not even list it for awhile (the details were on the mingering mike site though).

Finally bought the Critical Condition band go-go cd, the one with "Classy." I still need to order their p.a. tape cd with their Green Day cover.

Oh is that who does "Classy"? I hear that on the radio all the time, it's grown on me

Another correction from me--the City Paper did a late Friday afternoon plug for Mingering Mike online on their blog last week (so I wasn't the only one who plugged it). Whatever.

i'm thinkin i may hit up the black cat tonight to see kitty hawk, really good moody gauzy cass mccombs-type stuff and one of the few federal re$erve bands worth listening to

http://www.myspace.com/kittyhawkrock

Yea, the song on their myspace site has a nice folky-pop feel to it.

As for a completely different genre, I see that dj stereo faith is in Fader magazine. He may have remixed Matt Nordstrom and someone else whose name I forgot. I forget what it said in the Fader issue I was glancing at in Borders. They all have myspace sites I'm guessing. Stereo Faith seems to be both into spankrock hybrid dance stuff, as well as old dc hardcore punk and current rock.

kitty hawk were pretty great last night - they were all electric (i don't believe i've seen them do a totally electric set before) and the backstage's not-so-great acoustics actually helped them out by playing up the haziness and blurred edges of their newer jams. they're getting more psychey, which is a good thing as far as i'm concerned.

I wimped out. I saw that they were one of 3 bands playing and after running errands and stuff decided a late weeknight at Black Cat was not in my cards. Yea, I'm guessing a more psychey approach is better than a more twee one for them.

Maybe I will see Kitty Hawk at Fort Reno

yeah, i think i'm gonna go to that - also i'm planning on hitting dc9 (ugh) for the points and the hall monitors this evening.

so that was pretty fun - a ton of people there but i guess that's what national syndication'll do for you (the woggles, little steven's new signing, were headlining).

the hall monitors i hadn't seen before and i thought they were rather enjoyable. i sorta knew the gal in the band from her old group, federal city five, who my band played a rock 'n' romp with last summer.

they had an r&b/garage revivalist thing going on - i feel like maybe some of crypt's 90's stuff is a close parallel if you thrown in juuuuuuust a bit more slickness. definitely an 80's/90's garage revival slant, as opposed to an 00's one, if that makes any sense. their drummer kicked ass.

points were quality as always. they pretty much ARE times new viking as a punk band. confrontational, too - some bottle throwing, beer spitting etc. a pit broke out at one juncture, which was entertaining.

left two songs into the woggles. corny over-reverential "wild" revivalist stuff.

dc9 is quite possibly my least favorite club in this city. you're constantly getting hassled when you stand outside, they've got iffy sound, charge $3.50 for a fucking can of SCHLITZ and they always do that dumb "so who are you here to see?" thing at the door - tacky tacky tacky. oh well.

I guess that "so who are you here to see thing" is so they know which band is pulling in a crowd. I will have to check out the Points sometime.

I see that Jem Cohen's movie doc on Dutch band the Ex is showing Saturday night at 11 at the AFI as part of Silverdocs. There are a few other musc docs showing as well (in the newsprint supplement I found a listing for all the music ones, but the website is trickier to negotiate)

And DC9 has a TERRIBLE layout - the upstairs holds a couple hundred people but only half of them can be anywhere near the stage and you can't make it from the stairs to the bar to the restrooms when it's packed.

the "who are you here to see?" crap is actually the basis for how they divvy up money at the end of the evening. lame and a half, especially when they don't accept "i'm here to see everyone" as a response.

brian OTM re: dc9's layout

Anybody go to the Fort Reno opening show?

DC Caribbean Carnival parade on Saturday with bright feathery
costumes and booming sound systems down Georgia Avenue NW at noon
And ending at Banneker Park near Howard U.

who knew NBC tv 4 had a music blog-

http://www.nbc4.com/dcscene/10266002/detail.html

and a video thing-

Hear them plug Fort Reno, Bar Nun, Manu Chao and the Unsane

http://video.nbc4.com/player/?id=121721

"The Music Snob" on the channel 4 video thing on their site....it's like public access. Multicultural me likes that he mentions a few non-rock shows, though he could have mentioned more. He said there was nothing going on Friday night when in fact there were numerous DC Caribbean Carnival related gigs, Seu Jorge at Wolf Trap, Bhanghra basement dj Rekkha at Black Cat.

Ran errands and did other stuff and missed the Carribean Carnival parade this year. Saw Thievery and Manu Chao at Merriweather Post. A much bigger turnout than I expected.

I've got mixed thoughts on Thievery--at times I liked them but at other times it seemed like bland worldbeat (and kinda exploitive at that--although Eric Hilton did mention the names of the various singers, dancers, and dancehall toasters at the end).

Oh boy, Washingtonian's Best and Worst issue is coming out in July.

Warehouse Theater r.i.p. shortly

I wonder how many people watch "The Music Snob" on the dc channel 4 tv site? Just a couple of guys sitting around chatting. He should open up a brew sometime I think

It's Folklife Fest time. Under the "Roots of Virginia" theme there's a good Latin show coming up Sunday, and a gospel Brass band before that on Friday I think. Don't know much about the Irish or Mekong River artists.
Food should be good (if overpriced with small portions).

I'd like to see Julie Ocean tonight at Fort Reno. Not sure I'll make it though.

Correction--Folklife Fest Virginia brass band gospel and a cappella gospel show is next Friday. This Friday is Louisiana Cajun folks

Missed Julie Ocean at Fort Reno. Evens and Joe Lally there next week. Free Latin stuff at Carter Barron tonight. I've got Orioles tickets though.

CCB "Classy" and Chuck Brown "Don't Give a" still getting lots of radio airplay. Go-go lives.

i haven't been to a single ft. reno show this year - gotta remedy that next week, maybe.

I finally made it to Fort Reno this summer. It was Dischord old home week at the Joe Lally/Evens show: Henry Rollins, Sassy Ian Sev (however you spell his last name), Eddie Janney, Guy P., Brendan Canty, Jerry Busher, & Alec Mackaye were all there. Plus a guy from old Dc garage rock group Beatnik Flies. Joe and the The Evens were ok. Just ok.

I wonder how Chicago's Dells were at Carter Barron Saturday night(speaking of outdoor places where it's nice to see a show)?

A Capitol Fourth
Independence Day Concert at the U. S. Capitol
Tony Danza - Host of A Capitol Fourth
Elliott Yamin(from American Idol)
National Symphony Orchestra
Dierks Bentley(country star)
Bebe Neuwirth
Hayden Panettiere
Yolanda Adams(gospel star)
Fireworks Over the Washington Monument

I watched the DC fireworks from Iwo Jima.

Y'all reading the new Washington City Paper music blog?

Everyone's got a racket:

http://www.goingouttonightdc.com/home.htm

Welcome to Going Out Tonight?

Are you on vacation in DC and not quite sure where to go for a fun night out?
Are you new to DC and haven't found your nightlife niche?
Do you frequently visit the DC area for
business and want to get the most out of your evenings?
Would you like a special evening out and just don't have time to do the planning?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, never fear, Going Out Tonight? is here! We provide you with a detailed, personalized itinerary to suit your needs. Whether you're in DC for a day or a week, we've got you covered.

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I missed Kitty Hawk again. I bet last night's Fort Reno show was nice.

yeah, it was fun - kind of unbearably hot @ first, especially b/c 69 and i had the genius idea to try and walk from dupont. we made it to adams morgan before conceding and taking the metro.

tons of people there (i guess statehood [ex d-plan] and greenland draw pretty well?). made me wish i'd gone to more shows there this year. didn't stay for any of the other bands because i had business to attend to at home, but khawk were very good.

69 and i had the genius idea to try and walk from dupont

i always knew you were mentalists

anyone know of any noise/experimental/avant/weird stuff going on in dc? i figure this stuff wouldn't be advertised in the usual places, and it'd be great to see if dc has anything going on with these types of music.

scott verrastro is a local treasure as far as booking that sorta stuff (and is in a few acts making music along the lines yr interested in, kohoutek for one). he used to do a bunch @ the warehouse next door, but has since moved over to booking pretty much every worthwhile show at the velvet lounge. he also hosts stuff at his place, 611 florida.

http://claviusproductions.alkem.org/

he's a totally awesome, nice, friendly dude who is really, really into music.

baltimore has a lot of what you're after, as well.

nice, thanks a lot.

So there was apparently a big turnout on a weeknight for the Dcist.com show with Le Loup from DC and Brooklyn band XYZ Affair. Le Loup seem to be going for that Broken Social Scene/Arcade Fire big band pop thang.

http://www.dcrockclub.com/

July 11th posting at this blog re Fake Accents covering "Jonathon Richmond" [Considering my hurried typing and spelling here I guess I should not mock this mistake, though it seems more likely done from lack of knowledge than a typo]

woah the comments on that are hysterical

It bothers me that this band rejects any possibility of fame. We should step in and manage them and subject them to a strict regimen of threats and abuse, interspersed with frequent beatings. Soon their mansions would fill with Gold Records, and we could act all modest and say shit like, no man, they did all the work, they deserve the credit.

yeah, that was a very nice review. the confusion's probably our fault since we said the song was by jonathan reatard.

however, no mention of mr. que's impeccable slide whistle contributions to the flipper cover = no cred

"impeccable"

"bands such as Flipper, Jonathon Richmond, Jay Reatard, and Psychedelic"

Moneytown ( myspace.com/moneytowndc )

THE DEEPEST Funk, Soul, Afrobeat Dance party in the Washington Metro Area, is BACK

Friday, April 27th @ Rock and Roll Hotel, 2nd Floor

Shake your assets to HARD grooves, (think James Brown), provided by:
DJ Nitekrawler & DJ LunchMoney

please come out and support!

Oops, strike the date. Moneytown is this Friday, JULY 20TH. Thanks guys!

Anybody read some of the comments from the Late Night Shots Georgetown preppy Republican folks on the City Paper website in response to the cover story? Scary.

Moneytown looks like much more fun. But I'll be out of town for this one.

LNS stuff is pretty entertaining, if only because some of the early outraged comments misuse "hippies" in place of "hipsters."

went to soulfuck last weekend at the black cat and had a blast; i've only been twice but both evenings have been killer fun.

my roommate's band (impossible hair) is playing @ galaxy hut on saturday and i will probably attend. quirky catchy indie jams from the baltimore/dc axis.

also a bro of mine is promoting the sugar and gold (from sf) show saturday at selam. smooth funky 70's/80's electro disco band. never seen a band at selam before; wonder how they'll work that.

finally got around to listening to le loup. um...why the fuss?

Are you gonna be around on Friday, August 3rd? That's the next Moneytown date at R&R Hotel.

I went to one of the soul fucks and definitely had fun. The only thing I might suggest to the DJs is that if they play one song which is slower...maybe 94 BPMs, it might not be such a good idea to play something that's 120 next and so forth. I was trying to dance and sometimes that made it difficult. Music's great though!

Maybe on the 3rd.

Sugar & Gold are playing Selam? OH SNAP! I'll definitely be there.

I thought Selam's DJ nights were on hiatus until their ANC stuff got worked out, but maybe it's a different classification for a band.

sooooooooo if any DC dudes are lookin for something to do on thursday, my band's gonna be playing the rock & roll hotel w/benni hemm hemm and get him eat him. it should be fun; we're debuting our new bass player and a slew of new stuff.

also the john stabb assault as recounted here is some lame, lame, lame bullshit

That's terrible.

In more mundane news: Baltimore rules over DC (says theez folkz sorta)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/22/AR2007072201244.html

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/blackplasticbag/?p=77

Jason Cherkis' 7-19 blog posting about Dan Deacon

All of this makes me nostalgic for the days when D.C. musicians had such ambition. Maybe they still do? But shit, Baltimore’s music scene is pretty damn stacked.

dc space reunion thang from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the 930 club tonight--footage of bands that played at space showing at the 930 downstairs while upstairs tons of folks for brief sets:

4:ish-5:00 Jeff Krulik –Heavy Metal Picnic + Parking Lot

5:10-5:15 Mark Nickens

5:15-5:25 Traciana Graves

5:25-5:30 Juliana Luecking

5:30-5:40 Luci Murphy

5:45-5:55 Avery Steck

6:00-6:10 Virginia & the Blue Dots

6:15-6:25 Sylvana Straw

6:30-6:40 Charles Blume

6:45-6:55 2 Jens & Some Guy

6:55-7:00 Girl Loves Distortion

7:00-7:10 Hamiet Bluiett

7:15-7:25 I Am Eye

7:30-7:40 Rambling Shadows

7:45-7:55 E. Ethelbert Miller

7:55-8:00 Eric Brace

8:00-8:10 Heavy Metal Picnic

8:15-8:25 The Pietasters

8:30-8:40 Joyce Lacovara

8:40-8:45 Alain Nu

8:45-8:55 The Beatnik Flies

8:55-9:00 Mark Noone

9:00-9:10 Myrrh

9:10-9:15 w/ The Jazz Trio

9:15-9:25 Chuck Brown w/ The Jazz Quintet

9:30-9:40 Reuben Jackson

9:45-9:55 Karl Straub

10:00-10:10 Ruthie & the Wranglers

10:15-10:25 Rustbuckit

10:30-10:40 Oliver Lake

10:45-10:55 Tiny Desk Unit

11:00-11:10 Esmirelda

11:15-11:25 Robert Goldstein

11:30-11:40 The Howling Mad

11:45-11:55 Ajax

12:00-12:10 9353

12:15-12:25 Ottley

12:30-12:40 Morley

12:45-12:55 King Giant

yeah that lineup, crazy.

yeah honestly bmore's music scene kicks dc's ass so hard right now it isn't even funny

Saw part of the dc space thang--Eric Brace sang a country tune in which he mentioned names of bands who had played space--rapeman, big black, manifesto, 9353, 9353, 9353. One of those if you were there it was funny and clever moments...Heavy Metal Picnic was something else. Some guy filmed it a few months before Jeff Krulik & John Heyn did Heavy Metal Parking Lot in 1985. Awesome footage of women heckling crude guys, two dudes getting ready to throw punches until one picks up a beer botel and starts waving it at which point a crowd leaps on him, and some some footage of a band!
Chuck Brown did a nice little set. Hammiet Bluiett squonked. Boyd Farrell, from Black Market Baby, is still a charismatic frontman even if I do not like Rustbuckit's metal-punk sound...

Oh, and on the Baltimore v. DC thing, I see that Jessica Hopper wrote a Baltimore scene report thing for Spin magazine...

Hey guys, just a reminder that this Friday is "Moneytown" at Rock and Roll Hotel. If you like funk, James Brown-ish material, and like dancing, then please come out! It'll be myself and DJ Harry Hotter this month. All 45s.
I'll be dropping quite a few local funk recordings from the early 70s, so for those of you interested in that kind of thing, please support! Here's our MySpace page: www.myspace.com/moneytowndc

-Kevin / DJ Nitekrawler

Ah, so it is still on. I had not seen it mentioned in the RnR Hotel ad or the Washington City Paper dj listings so I thought it might have been cancelled. But I see it is posted at the RnR Hotel website --9:30 p.m. on for free.

And the night before is that Chris Richards Crowd Control dj thing at DC 9.

so not to play negative nancy here but if anyone would like to hear exactly what is wrong with the majority of the dc rokk scene in the mid-aughts, the blog 1n$trum3nt4l 4n4ly$1$ has an mp3 mix up that summarizes the case nicely. 40 bands/songs! no more than five or six good ones! many of those only good considering their peers!

if i hear another band pulling that overenunciated, overserious, draaaaaaaaaaawn out vowel "yearning" big big big phoney baloney bullshit vocal style i'm going to scream. there are a few good bands around here and things aren't actually as bad as that thing makes it look but...yeesh.

So do you think Baltimore's Double Dagger are godlike also? I checked out their myspace page and was impressed, but I'm not sure that I'm ready to join your pal (and others)in proclaiming them kings of da local scene.

If I can figure out the name of that blog, I might check it out.

In reference to a different genre, I saw that the TMOTTGG blog was encouraging go-go bands to to originals and not just covers. That latter approach has been going on for 30 years. Good luck in trying to change it. Some go-go covers I like, but that version of "Umbrella(ella ella ella)" that's getting played on the radio is pretty formulaic instrumentally and the vocal is not that awe-inspiring.

haha, i think i was a little overzealous with the googleproofing there.

i'd put double dagger more in the category of "really good band" than "greatest thing ever," but i certainly dig them.

haven't heard the "umbrella" cover yet, but i'll have to - i usually like go-go covers.

Double Dagger is good, but they totally sound like they should be on Dischord!

The umbrella cover (if it's the lissen version we're talking about) isn't so hot.

I am on the Take Me Out to the Go-go (TMOTTGogo) e-mail list, and they (or just Kato?) also have a website and an online radio show. I have no idea what some of the e-mails mean though. Just got this for example (I wonder if the upcoming webradio feature will be archived so I could figure out what it is all about--I haven't tried googling it--maybe that "infamous" reference is just hyperbole):

THE HIGHLAND 25th ANNIVERSARY!!!

Monday, August 6 (10:00am – 12:00noon)
We will be celebrating 25 Years of the Infamous Rare Essence Highland Tape....
since this weekend marks that 25th Anniversary of one of the most famous
PA Tapes ever made in the history of Go-Go!

Did the Crowd Control dj thing Thursday night at DC 9, and the Moneytown funk 45s and Afrobeat lps thing Friday night upstairs at the Rock n Roll Hotel. Crowd Control was fun and had a fair amount of folks dancing including a couple of guys breakdancing. I was surprised how much Chris Richards and Dave Nada stuck to playing hits old and new--Madonna, Jackson 5, Sean Paul, Tribe C. Quest, Q Tip solo, Notorious BIG, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder...I was tired and left at midnight--The Committee, a rap group (who have a go-go mix out) had not yet come onstage yet. The postcard for the night was a takeoff on the Minor Threat Out of Step ep (whichever one had the drawing with the black sheep going away from the white sheep) except they added a black guy among the white sheep.

DJ Nitecrawler Kevin at the RnR Hotel stuck to obscure funk and soul 45s (except for James Brown). He really knows his stuff. The other dj played some obscure Ghanian and Nigerian afrobeat lp tracks. All pretty danceable except most folks there were just hanging out, drinking and playing pool. It was fun also. Not that big a turnout considering it was free.

But I missed all the live music this weekend: Bobbie Womack and Millie Jackson and more at Showplace Arena; LCD Soundsystem and others at Virgin Fest; Otis Taylor and Aretha at Sandy Point; the Jamaican embassy thing at the OAS; Aquarium at Fort Reno Thursday

It was good to have you there at Moneytown on Friday, but you're right about the dancing issue. The venue has problems with their speakers and sound system and the EQ and volumes levels make it more like someone's car sans bass. I'm looking to move the night somewhere more dancefloor-friendly....maybe DC 9.

Yea DC 9 is a bit more dancefloor-friendly but I kinda like the RnR Hotel upstairs despite the inferior soundsystem and lack of an establish dancefloor area. It has the various rooms and the couches and pool tables. Somehow, you gotta develop a bigger Moneytown following.

That would be another reason to move - it's a bitch to develop a following out at RnR.

after our last experience playing there i'm not exactly itching to go back.

I'll be working at bringing in more people for the Moneytown thing. My other nights round DC do do extremely well, however. Got one coming up this Thursday. People definitely dance at this one, as the system goes loud...and well the crowd that I get loves it. Here's the info:

HEAT
THIS THURSDAY
August 9th (monthly, every second Thursday)
9:45PM-close (No Cover)
Saint Ex, Gate 54 (14th and T, NW DC) http://www.saint-ex.com/location.html

Dance Floor Funk+Uptempo Soul = HOT. We're talking 70's Soul Brother material......from straight ahead jams with that James Brown punch, to funky island covers. Rated as one of DC's top nightlife events in On Tap Magazine and recently mentioned by NBC 4! ( http://www.nbc4.com/dcscene/13688511/detail.html )

This month featuring DJ Nitekrawler and DJ Lunch Money
Set your soul on fire!

As a last resort, you guys should come out for my Wonderland Night. That night is super outta-control so if you want to dance, there is no better and it's been solid for over 2 years. Here's that info:

BREAKIN' GLASS
Saturday, August 18th (monthly, every third Sat)
10PM-3am
Wonderland Ballroom, (11th and Kenyon, Columbia Heights in NW DC)
OldSchoolHiphop*80s*Electro*Funk*Disco
DJs Nitekrawler & Lunch Money

Boogie til' your glass hits the floor. No Cover!

Thanks for the publicity curmudgeon!

http://www.GoingOutTonightDC.com

Thanks for the publicity curmudgeon!

www.GoingOutTonightDC

Wow, so people pay you folks to tell them the answers to those questions- "Are you on vacation in DC and not quite sure where to go for a fun night out?
Are you new to DC and haven't found your nightlife niche?
Do you frequently visit the DC area for
business and want to get the most out of your evenings?
Would you like a special evening out and just don't have time to do the planning?"

Reviews of Going Out Tonight DC,

"Everyone's got a racket" -- curmudgeon, Friday, July 6, 2007 11:17 PM

Ever heard of the tourist industry, wedding industry, special occasion planning, event planning, conference and meeting planners, concierge services?

You might want to look it up. There's a high demand for services in these industries and we happily serve them all and very well!

Again, thanks for the publicity!

The question nitekrawler and i are pondering is what happened to old DC soul singer Eddie Daye? Have he and Denise moved out of the area?

ISO
Mark Opsasnick would like to conduct interviews with the following individuals, most of whom performed in the Washington, D.C. area during the fifties and/or sixties. If you know their whereabouts or if you have any biographical information about them and/or the bands they played in please send Me an email and I will forward the contact to him

THE THREE OF US TRIO
Clarence Dillard – guitar
Laurence Farrell – drums
Charles Kelly – saxophone/vocals
I have an ad for Clarence Dillard working as a solo performer at the old Club Bali in Washington, D.C. from 1949.
The Three of Us Trio started off as an R&B band and then worked almost every early-era rock and roll club in town from 1952 to 1960.

THE THREE JACKS
Bill Abernathy
Paul Rose
Sonny Kline
The Three Jacks started off as a backing group for pop singer Mary Martell at the Quonset Inn in Silver Hill, Maryland in early 1953.
From mid-1953 to 1960 they worked a number of nightclubs in the Washington area, including a long stretch at the Wheel Bar on Bladensburg Road in Colmar Manor, Maryland.

CHUCK BENNETT
Real name – Charles Avery. He sang with Link Wray and the Raymen for many years in the fifties and sixties and also worked with a variety of other rock and roll bands in the nation’s capital. Is Chuck still with us?

GEORGE EADES
This early-era rock and roll singer worked many local nightclubs including a long stay at Jack Rowe’s in Southeast Washington, D.C. in 1952-53.

"CJ" – CHARLIE JONES (The Fallen Angels)
CJ was the original guitarist for the Fallen Angels back in the mid-sixties. I have never been able to track him down, though he is believed to be living in St. Petersburg, Florida.

MARY MARTELL
Whatever happened to this popular singer from the fifties?

DICK WEBB
Dick Webb was a rock and roll singer that hailed from Anacostia and in the early sixties worked many local nightclubs like Guy’s, the Alpine Room and the Rocket Room with Charlie Daniels and the Jaguars. Webb also released several singles for Epic Records during this time.

DICK WILLIAMS
This country/pop/jazz singer-guitarist worked the local clubs (The Famous, the Ozarks, Strick’s, etc.) back in the fifties and early sixties. He recorded several singles for RCA. I believe he has passed on, but I’m hoping to obtain some biographical information about him.

I shoulda gone to the John Stabb benefit tonight...

I never made it to Fort Dupont this summer. Their soul and funk oldies shows were not as good as in past years. No Stone Soul Picnic at RFK Stadium for me today either. Just off to work on a Saturday (ugh).

Was just up in NYC. Other Music had a few (but not enough) photos on their walls from former DC resident and harDCore bandmember Bert Queiroiz who's living up in Brooklyn and working at OM.

Anything new and exciting, folks?

crossroads sept. 9 - buju banton and beenie man. don't know if i can do the $40 ticket though.

i did find a place here in b-more that does a weekly reggae band/dancehall dj thing on sundays

Did anyone catch the Spectrum show at the Black Cat backstage yesterday? I found out about it too late and wasn't able to make it.

I was reviewing Beach House so I did not get to see Mr. Sonic Boom/Spaceman 3.

Amon--

Crossroads shows never start on time either.

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Upthread we were talking about folks being more excited by Baltimore rock bands than dc ones, and I see they're posting about that at the W. City Paper blog as well. They're getting enthusiastic and nostalgic about Pat Graham's new photo book of early 90s era DC bands.

I'm working on a few new venues now...

Marv!n, just north of 14th & U, is a belgian/soul food bistro with an upstairs cocktail bar and DJ booth. This will be like a slightly smaller but nicer version of the basement at Saint-Ex. They'll be doing funk and soul DJ nights. Roof deck, too. Should be open in a month.

T0wn is going into the old ki1i's cafe space at 8th & U. Primarily gay club, two floors, 1200+ person occupancy. Downstairs will have cabaret/drag shows and DJs later, the larger upstairs will be more of a pure dance venue. Massive soundproofing. Open until 5 on weekends. Opening Oct-Nov.

hm, excitingish local stuff...the blues control/psychedelic horseshit/pink reason show last thursday at 611 fla. was insanely good.

might go to see rah dunes, aunt dracula, lakes, and coconuts at current in bmore tonight. haven't decided if i'm going to deerhunter on thursday.

also we're playing at velvet this friday, then the black cat next tuesday with julie ocean and the hoodoo gurus, which should be weird.

The DJ Hut record store caught on fire. Not good. Channel 4 and the City Paper blog and that dc soul chatboard that nitekrawler posts to have more details.

In more upbeat news, that Ethiopian Millennium show at the DC Armory Sat. September 8th is scheduled to run from 8 to 4 in the morning.

That's the second time in the last couple years that there's been a fire in that building that started at Albertos.

DJ Hut used to house 12" Dance, which was there for 17 years before closing in 2002.

Is that show seriously going to run until 4am at the armory?!? I know they used to have a rule there that all events had to end by midnight, which led to the oddity of the old Ultraworld raves (still the best events I've ever been to) starting at noon.

Starting Sept. 21, Buzz is going weekly again for the first time since 2002 (when they returned to Nation after the shutdown it was as Cubik). They'll be at Fur. We'll see how that pans out.

X-post. Yep, good ol' 12 " Dance Records. As for the Armory, hmmmm, I'm trying to remember how late that Los Tigres Del Norte show at the Armory I reviewed last winter ran. The website for the Ethiopian show says that's the time. I was gonna try to find out more details, but it has not been easy so far. I saw a poster on the wall at Dama, an Ethiopian restaurant in Arlington, advertising Ethiopian Millenium celebrations. I then did some googling and found
http://www.ethiopianmillennium2000.com/millennium.html It does not list the names of the performers (unless the Amharaic writing does so, but not in English!) so I e-mailed them for more information. It took 3 e-mails for them to understand that I wanted the first and last names of the performers (they ultimately sent me such names for a handful of the 25 performers).

On Wednesday September 12 there is also an Ethiopian Milennium celebration near the Washington Monument. I have no details on that.

So the Deerhunter show in DC was just on Black Cat's backstage? I would have thought that with the attention they've gotten this year they'd be on the mainstage. I can never figure out DC rock audiences these days and who's popular. So the (overrated, but with a few nice mellowish Leonard Cohen singing with a Brit sounding group) National are playing 2 nights at the 930 club.

I need to see the Points.

So there's a myspace site for restaurant/club Selam

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<i>So the Deerhunter show in DC was just on Black Cat's backstage? I would have thought that with the attention they've gotten this year they'd be on the mainstage. I can never figure out DC rock audiences these days and who's popular</i>

I thought the same thing with respect to The Lucksmiths, who are playing DC9 later this month. I figured that The Lucksmiths-- playing with Ladybug Transistor no less-- would be enough of a draw for the Black Cat mainstage. Not that I'm complaining!

Still Flyin' are playing that Lucksmiths/Ladybug Transistor show. Wish I could see that, but I got tix to another show that night.

How come Maryland soul acts the Hardway Connection and Jim Bennett & Lady Mary never play DC? Some of those folks digging Skip Mahoney and other soul acts at Carter Barron and Fort Dupont would show up I think?

MN8 productions should give 'em a try.

I hope the Buzz dj promotion folks are a little more imaginative this time around (please not just the same big name trance and drum & bass acts) at Fur. How about obscure African-American house djs and German minimalist kompact djs and dancehall djs and dj rupture types?

GLOW has pretty much taken over the big name trance. Buzz announced their opening night lineup and it's Moby, Sander Van Doorn, and Scott Henry. Not too exciting, but I'll go because Moby's actually a pretty damn good DJ.

I'll reserve judgement until they announce the first full month of lineups - I really hope they're bringing up and presenting new talent and genres instead of booking the same names that were playing Buzz 5-10 years ago...

Wonder what ever happened to these guys...

Check out the Blackcat schedule for Sept. 14th :)

Nitekrawler spinning Afrobeat I guess. So, do you like Chopteeth's Fela homages? I guess since good Nigerian bands do not come through town that often, Choteeth serve a function (and/or maybe they have gotten more original since I listened to that one cd)

Group told me to play obscure uptempo funk actually, no afrobeat.

That's odd. I guess they just wanted live afrobeat. Anybody make it to any of those Wilson plaza near the Reagan building shows? I hear that Willie Colon was great in the rain last Friday and there were thousands there to see he and his band. Last night while I was helping my kid study for his science test and write an English paper after baseball practice, Little Richard and the Jewels were there. Also, I think obscure local soul/r'n'b band the Mustangs are gonna play there at lunchtime soon.

Other stuff I missed last night(Thursday the 20th): Opening of a Brazilian dj Thursday thing at St. Ex; a Curley Taylor zydeco show; the NEA Roots music Heritage Award show and I think a decent indie rock show or 2.

endless boogie last night = so awes

Like for real or in an "ironic way." Read that they were influenced by Canned Heat!

oh no, very very much for real. i mean, basically the thing is that they take a real raw groovin blues rock jam approach, locate the exact moment in said jamming where you achieve liftoff, and just extend that out for like 20 minutes. they have fun with it but that's obviously not the same thing as an ironic take (not that you implied it was!). also, nicest dudes ever.

I was there too, fuckin' awesome. Why can't DC have local bands like that? I had to bail before Circle, did anyone see them?

Are people reading music blurbs on who's appearing in town, in the Onion, as well as elsewhere(City Paper, W. Post,W. Post Express, blogs, club websites, e-mails) or instead of? Or are they not reading the Onion? Any circulation experts or folks with anecdotes out there?

Gonna be out of town and miss the dc library benefit at 930 with ESL djs and Federal Reserve bands. Sometime I'll finally see Kitty Hawk.

930 Club's Seth Hurwitz sure seemed like he was snoozing as first the Birchmere and and eventually live Nation got involved with trying to open a club in Silver Spring. He's complaining now about Montgomery County and State of Maryland tax payer dollars going into the Sliver Spring Fillmore. Where has he been? The County has been talking about this for like a year now.

Not that I think it's a good thing. Live Nation has the reputation of Walmart without the low prices.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I do not get the point of the DAM(District Awake Music) Festival. It looks like the same indie-rock bands that play local clubs every other night of the year.

The Washington DCJCC’s Annual Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival presents Steven Lee Beeber, author of The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB’s: A Secret History of Jewish Punk and panelists Mark Jenkins, Steve Kiviat and Lauren Strauss at the Black Cat on Tuesday, October 9 at 8:00 pm.

With a dynamic interplay of information and music (including the Ramones song "Commando" with the line “Fourth rule is, eat kosher salami”), the panel will explore the Jewish origins of punk rock. The centerpiece will be Beeber’s book, which will be available at a signing following the program.

The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB’s is based in part on recent interviews with more than 125 people —including Tommy Ramone, Chris Stein (Blondie), Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group), John Zorn and the late Hilly Kristal (CBGB’s owner). It focuses on punk’s beginnings in New York City to show that punk was the most Jewish of rock movements, in both makeup and attitude. As it originated in Manhattan’s Lower East Side in the early 1970s, punk rock was the embodiment of a Jewish cultural tradition that found its ultimate expression in the generation born after the Holocaust.

Beginning with Lenny Bruce, “the patron saint of punk,” and following pre-punk progenitors such as Lou Reed and The Dictators,and on into Joey Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Lenny Kaye, Chris Stein, Richard Hell, Alan Vega, manager Danny Fields, Jonathan Richman, Hilly Kristal, founders of Punk magazine, various photographers, and others this fascinating mix of biography, cultural studies and musical analysis delves into the lives of Jewish punks to create a fascinating historical overview of the scene. Reflecting the irony, romanticism and humor of the Jewish experience, this tale of changing Jewish identity in America reveals the forces that drove New York Jewish rockers to reinvent themselves and popular music...

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The Black Cat backroom was packed for the Beeber book thing and panel. Ian M. told me afterwards that Bubba Dupree from Void is Jewish. Who knew? I always liked Void anyway, and now I can claim Bubba as a fellow member of the tribe.

DC Reggae Awards coming up October 30th at Zanzibar. WKYS Go-go Awards November 18th(?) at DAR Constitution Hall.

I wanna see Marcel Montano's soca and more band when they're in town next weekend for Howard U.'s homecoming. Plus I bet the Saturday night step show that weekend at the Armory will be awesome.

Anyone wanna join me in hating on the predictable DAM Fest. I want a DC event that mixes All Tomorrows parties approach with a Ponderosa Stomp Approach and throws in some club and reggae fest action as well.

Buzz appears to be bringing in the same 'ol names-Carl Cox, etc.

Yea some interesting bands are appearing in town in conjunction with the Dam Fest, but heck, there are always rock bands worth seeing here--what's unique about this. I'm not just being an old guy disdainful hater--when I was in my early 20s I was digging Minor Threat, King Sunny Ade, Troublefunk, Sugarhill label rap, Delta 5, Clifton Chenier, and Prince. Is it wrong to expect more than just rock now?

I love listening to PFW 89.3 on Saturday mornings and afternoons for the chitlin circuit blues and soul but they're doing one of their 4 times a year pledge drives again. I usually contribute although these drives run on too long(10 days to 2 weeks I think), and I have my doubts on how efficient the station is run.

Mika Miko at AU, Kay Spiritual Life Center
American University (Tenleytown/AU on the red line- courtesy shuttle to campus) 4400 Mass. Ave. NW
tonight for free with DC's the Apes. Sounds promising though there are like 2 other bands on the bill(I'm tired of overly long shows)

Justin Moyer's blogging his band's European tour over at the Washington City Paper blog.

The Going Out Gurus do a little nightlife agenda at washingtonpost.com each week (Rhome and Fritz help make it more than just rock, and the rock choices are impressive and often obscure).

aw damn it i wanna go to that mika miko show but i'm supposed to go polka with my mom ;_;

and no, you're not alone in hating on DAM fest. well, "hating" is way too strong a term, just more "eh, whatever." i don't really see the point, or how it's even a "festival," in that it seems all they did was slap the same name on a few shows that'd be happening anyway.

Chuck Brown is at the Santa Fe Cafe in College Park tonight! They've started booking bands there.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/iceland/

I like reading Justin's tour diaries even though he never mentions his own band's name, never mentions his fellow bandmates, and often writes in an arch, tongue-in-cheek I think, hi-falutin manner

Taking the P 5 year aniversary---This could be fun

15 deejays this Friday night (possibly more), each doing a 20-min set, putting their personal stamp on the evening and showing you the wide range of perfectly framed indie pop moments. We'll have much of DC's indie pop illuminati working it that night - musicians, deejays, and gladhanders like myself. Specifically, on hand will be representatives of Velocity Girl, Barcelona, Eggs, the Antiques, Lorelei, Boyracer, Parlor Scouts, BLISS, We Fought the Big One, the First Ladies DJ Collective, and that's enough already. Crazy rhythms, all night. Blink and you'll miss a set.

Commemorative pins are in the works. Come and get one and celebrate with us.

WHERE: Marx Cafe, 3203 Mt. Pleasant St, NW
WHEN: Friday, October 19, 2007, from 10 pm to 3 am

NO COVER

ill be there ^^^ WASTED

as will i

FYI: I'm back with Chopteeth Afro Funk Big Band, this time at Rock and Roll Hotel this Friday:

http://www.rockandrollhoteldc.com/portal/calendar/
http://classifieds.washingtoncitypaper.com/washington/ViewAd?oid=oid%3A366586

I'll be playing danceable funk again....not afrobeat.

If you played afrobeat would that be too much of a good thing, or is it Chopteeth don't want folks to hear the original real thing. Not that the funk wouldn't be worth hearing.

There are three things that you can only get in Washington D.C., The President, Go - Go Music and Mambo Sauce. This electrifying group takes their name from the mystery sauce popular at Chinese/Soul Food carry - outs throughout D.C. Comprised of seven of D.C. and Go - Go musics most prominent musicians, the band seeks to create a new form of music, Pocket that effectively blends D.C. Go - Go percussion with well crafted songs, explosive raps and sultry melodies. Mambo Sauce and their label Red C Records intend to use this formula to infiltrate the national music market with the D.C Go - Go sound.

Mambo Sauce do "Miracles" with that "Oh, oh, I see the light" lyric. I've been loving that song for awhile and only just discovered the name of the tune and the group. Their new single "Welcome to DC" is not as good. They may win best band at the KYS Go-go wards in November.

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A heads up:

The Ambassador Theater--DC Psychedelic Concert Hall 1967
40th Anniversary Panel Discussion Saturday 11/3/07 3PM
DC Historical Studies Conference at the old Carnegie Library,801 K Street, NW

For six glorious months beginning in July 1967, the Summer of Love landed right in Adams Morgan when three entrepreneurs convinced a skeptical neighborhood to allow DC's very own Fillmore--The Ambassador Theater. Tony Finestra, Court Rodgers and Joel Mednick were selling fire extinguishers on college campuses when they heard the siren call of San Francisco, and after visiting the Fillmore and Avalon Ballroom, decided to pour all available resources into duplicating that psychedelic experience in an abandoned movie theater at 18th and Columbia Road.

Within months, they had defied the odds and opened a psychedelic concert hall, hippie hangout and community center that also boasted The Psychedelic Power and Light Company, one of the most happening psychedelic light shows on the East Coast! Every name rock band on tour at the time passed through the Ambassador, including a five night stand by Jimi Hendrix in August '67 (with two 3PM matinee performances), as well as the Fugs, Moby Grape and many more. It was even one of the staging points for the March on the Pentagon, with Norman Mailer rallying the protesters from the stage days before the October 21, 1967 march.

WAMAdc President Mike Schreibman was not only there, he helped run the place, and he'll be part of a panel discussion, with Richard Harrington of The Washington Post, and more guests to be announced. Promoters Court Rodgers and Joel Mednick have been invited, as well as Jerry Mermelstein who helped run The Psychedelic Power and Light Company light show. We've also located Bill Havu, drummer for the band Natty Bumppo, as well as Walter Hart who ran the head shop on the mezzanine of the theater.

The presentation will include a slide show of concert posters, personal photos, and newspaper clippings from the mainstream, college and underground newspapers, and memories, anecdotes and recollections provided by members of the audience. It will be moderated and presented by Jeff Krulik, who was six years old at the time but wishes he could have been there for Vanilla Fudge.

Cultural historians Mark Opsasnick (www.capitolrock.com), Mara Cherkasky (www.culturaltourismdc.org) and Bob Embery (DC Monuments fanzine) will assist.

There will be an after party to be determined.

Mambo Sauce are getting major play on WKYS

Mambo Sauce were added as the opening act for Toots & the Maytals Monday night at the 930. Pretty impressive. A woman drummer as well as a woman vocalist (for those interested in such gender topics). In a scene where most go-go bands just do covers of hiphop songs and go-goize them, these folks try to do oringinals and have some that work. Nice vocal harmonies as well as conga beats and cowbell and keyboard.

http://rockondc.blogspot.com/

How did I never see this blog? The blogger's into old DC rock stuff like Razz, and posts about Chick Hall's Surf Club (sale still not final, this Baladensburg honky-tonk will still be around through November).

Bladensburg

DC Reggae Awards Tuesday night at Zanzibar

mambo sauce are great! i heard the 'welcome to dc' song on pgc last night

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2007/10/not_just_another_show_at_the_r.html#more

Shame on me (seriously). I've still never seen the Points.

i got someone else's blood and like five beers on me that night! great show.

The Ambassador Theater--DC Psychedelic Concert Hall 1967
40th Anniversary Panel Discussion Saturday 11/3/07 3PM
DC Historical Studies Conference at the old Carnegie Library,801 K Street, NW

For six glorious months beginning in July 1967, the Summer of Love landed right in Adams Morgan when three entrepreneurs convinced a skeptical neighborhood to allow DC's very own Fillmore--The Ambassador Theater. Tony Finestra, Court Rodgers and Joel Mednick were selling fire extinguishers on college campuses when they heard the siren call of San Francisco, and after visiting the Fillmore and Avalon Ballroom, decided to pour all available resources into duplicating that psychedelic experience in an abandoned movie theater at 18th and Columbia Road.

My buddy Jeff Krulik has put together a nice event--old photos and news clippings, panelists who were there, etc. DC rock scene, 1967, and Hendrix stories...

I just discovered there was also a panel or presentation on "Teenerama", the African-American DC teen dance show that was the subject of a documentary that aired on local public television.

Although they struck out getting media ink for the event, I understand there were around 75 to 100 people there for the Ambassador Theater discussion/panel presentation.

Republic Gardens shut down last week for being way behind on rent, and now a different type of closing--Farewell Childe Harold--where I saw various Dischord bands including Beefeater plus folks dressed like Elvis, and other shows I've momentarily forgotten.

An Early D.C. Stage For Musical Greats Has Quiet Last Call

By Paul Schwartzman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 7, 2007; B01

Before they became limousine famous, Emmylou Harris and Bruce Springsteen played in a litany of run-down, no-name joints, where small, unsuspecting audiences got that rare chance to see, hear and touch undiscovered genius.
In Washington, that joint was the Childe Harold, a cozy, wood-lined saloon in Dupont Circle, where, in its heyday, patrons filled every nook and cranny, the bathrooms reeked of marijuana and everyone talked for years after about whom they saw perform there.
Now the bar itself will become part of the city's collective memory.
After 40 years, the Childe Harold shut down Saturday for the last time. The owner made no announcement, saying he was too grief-stricken over losing something that has been in his blood since he was a teenager washing dishes in the kitchen and, later, broiling steaks for Springsteen between sets.
"This place has been my life," Hossein Shirvani said yesterday, seated at the bar as a friend removed mementos from the walls. Down came a framed copy of Springsteen's contract to play at the Childe Harold in May of 1973, two years before he landed on the cover of Time and Newsweek and became world famous.
Springsteen's payday for three nights: a grand total of $750.
Shirvani said he was forced to close because of a dispute with the property manager, real estate company Randall Hagner, which he said had wanted to nearly double his rent.

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Heard began offering music in the early '70s at the bar's brick-faced home at 1610 20th St. NW, among the first nightspot destinations in otherwise sleepy Dupont Circle. The Ramones, Bonnie Raitt, Al Jarreau and Son Seals were among the eclectic mix that turned the bar into a well-known spot for rock, blues, country and jazz.

What am I saying, I saw Beefeater and other Dischord bands at the old Food for Thought. At Childe Harold I saw Bad Brains maybe. Excuse my old man ramblings.

ya think they mentioned Springsteen enough in that article?

M.A.N.D.Y. is playing Buzz ar Fur tomorrow night. Woah, like actual for real big time Berlin DJs in DC.

Buzz is getting hip

So the Creative Loafing folks who bought the City Paper have taken their latest step in trying to reduce costs. They dropped the folks who used to distribute the paper, and hired a new cheaper outfit. Alas, I have been unable to find the hard copy in Alexandria for 2 weeks in a row now.

M.A.N.D.Y. is playing Buzz ar Fur

Brian, did you go, how was it?

Post classical reviewer Tim Page is in trouble

i saw that on the news last night. WTF @ pent-up rage!

btw this is what he sent to barry's aide, in response to receiving some unsolicited press release from barry's office:

"Must we hear about it every time this crack addict attempts to rehabilitate himself with some new -- and typically half-witted -- political grandstanding? I'd be grateful if you would take me off your mailing list. I cannot think of anything the useless Marion Barry could do that would interest me in the slightest, up to and including overdose."

I missed the KYS DC Gogo awards tonight. Maybe Daria went. So leaving the 930 after the Cafe Tacuba show I saw Brendan Canty showing up. I think he must played live with Bob Mould at Blow-up.

The Post has a music blog. Billions of Springsteen supporters have posted comments there.

what do you think of the rock and roll hotel? saw om and grails there last week. didn't like their sound system too much. the upstairs bar seemed pretty nice, lots of really old flyers up on the walls.

x-post. I was there upstairs once when Dj Nitekrawler (Kevin from the DC Soul website) was spinning obscure soul reocrds and a buddy of his played afrobeat and soul vinyl. It was nice, although the sound was not too great and there weren't many folks there (and many dancing). The soundsystem downstairs was ok the last time I was there.

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/10/15/story2.html?jst=s_cn_hl

Just saw this October article on the future demolition of the Zanzibar club.

I wish someone would open a club in DC kinda like the 80s Kilimanjaro in Adams Morgan but with bands coming on at decent hours and with prices that are not unreasonable. It could attract folks who currently go to Zanzibar, Crossroads, et. al. and Peace Corps types and others (open-minded indie-rockers and others)...I'm dreaming...

uhhhh i kinda think it blows. their sound system is the joke of the city and i've had bad experiences w/their management. good beer selection and bartenders are attentive. upstairs is pretty well done, although basically a punk-themed house of blues. it's also a hassle to get down there unless you're driving or willing to lay out cash for a cab from union station. they continually book worthwhile shit, though, and people say good things about their transparency when it comes to paying bands.

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thank you for verifying their bad sound. i was hoping it wasn't just me because i was seriously frustrated that night with how shitty it was. punk-themed house of blues is pretty accurate.

i remember going to kilimanjaro once for a hardcore matinee (lol). got there early and had to listen to dancehall at ear-bleeding volume for an hour or so, something i'd willingly endure nowadays but this was before i knew better

:) no go-go awards for me! i haven't been to any shows i just listen to it on the radio. who won?

Don't know! Maybe the WKYS website lists them. I do know that Sugar Bear from EU was getting a lifetime achievement award. I haven't read the Take Me Out to the Go-go e-mails I get automatically sent, in the last few days.

So I guess I was lucky with the sound that time I saw bands at the RnR Hotel--or maybe my hearing is so shot I can't tell the difference!

Yea, the RnR Hotel has its issues but have you folks ever seen live music at H20, Zanzibar or the Crossroads? The music rarely starts before midnight and the bouncers/door people are not exactly friendly. Press-wise, I can never get anyone to return my calls or e-mail their club schedules early enough. H2O is the worst, the others not so bad.
Kilimanjaro was not so good either--but I dealt with it somehow.

haha those clubs all have terrible websites too. crossroads at least updates their events. trying to google for h2o's site i found:

According to police, Holmes said he and his friends were in the club's VIP room about 3:45 a.m. when he accidentally bumped into Able, causing him to spill a $600 bottle of Cristal champagne. Holmes said Able demanded that he purchase another bottle but that he refused, police testified.

Authorities have said that Holmes and Able were escorted outside by H2O's security staff and that the argument continued. Holmes allegedly shot Able in the back of the head. Police said that Holmes has told authorities that Able threatened him with a knife inside the nightclub and approached him outside the club with his hand in his pocket.

Holmes pointed a gun at a D.C. police officer as he fled, investigators said, and that officer shot Holmes in the groin, thigh and finger. Holmes was charged with first-degree murder and is in jail awaiting a court hearing.

Ryan Elliott at Be Bar Saturday was too much fun! More than made up for M.A.N.D.Y. last week...

I used to go to H20 on "Latin Fridays." The bouncers/door people were rude but I thankfully never had any other problems--other than exhaustion from being up early on Friday for work and then being out till 3 am. The place was always packed--even more people than the 9:30 club (and my friend and I or sometimes just me were the only gringos there). I'd go ahead and pay the extravagant parking fee for the garage located underneath H20 and Zanzibar as it was convenient for getting in and out of the clubs quickly. That was before the shooting and the club's other liquor license problems with the city. That shooting occurred the night they were showing a pay for view Boxing match on a big screen set up in the club. I'd love to see Lil' Wayne there November 30th but doubt I will go.

H2o's website is hard to find, has too many bells and whistles, and the list of upcoming events is always updated at the last minute.