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.

Oh that’s sad. I think I last saw he and his band outside for free at a gig associated with the Funk Parade I think.

Holloway fund is getting donations.

was away over the weekend and have been going to less gigs last week or so than I usually do, so I haven't the new presence of Trump's feds yet. Quiet over the line here in MD

haven't observed the new presence ...

Per Eat_DC on X on Aug 6 (h/t
): Nightclub/event space 618 DC (618 H St NW) is taking over the former Rock & Roll Hotel space at 1353 H St NE. I saw UK dub reggae DJ Mad Professor @ 618 H where they have also had a bunch of techno dj events & some Asian City Pop ones .

A joint venture between restaurateurs Geoff Dawson and Curt Large on Wednesday acquired the Source Theatre building at 1835 14th St. NW for $4.5 million, per D.C. land records.

It's unclear what the restaurateurs' plans are for the property. Dawson could not be reached for comment and Large declined to comment, though he has discussed plans for repurposing the property with others, according to a source familiar with the situation.
It wouldn't be the first time Large, behind Rosslyn's Continental Beer Garden, has aligned with Dawson, whose businesses include Astro Beer Hall, Highline RxR and Penn Social. The pair have teamed up on Iron Horse Taproom, Mackey's Crystal City and Rocket Bar.
Their joint venture, 1835 14th Street LLC, acquired the property from the Cultural Development Corp., better known as CulturalDC, which listed the property for sale in October 2024 at an initial asking price of $5.8 million. The nonprofit, which supports innovative arts across disciplines, owned the building since 2006.
The Constellation Theatre Co., which has occupied space at the building since 2007, tried to buy the property but said its offer of $4.1 million expired in April when CulturalDC did not respond. Cushman & Wakefield represented Constellation.
Quincy Jones, the nonprofit's director of development and communications, said in an email that CulturalDC had solicited bids from nonprofits with a "view towards sustaining the space for the DC arts and culture community" but ultimately chose the Dawson-Large LLC after conducting "a competitive and proactive process."
CulturalDC moved to sell the building due to what it called "Covid-related financial shortfalls" that continue to pressure arts venues across the city.

Washington Biz Journal article

Went to an Orioles game in Baltimore tonight. They lost. On the way home was seeing online about how Trump's feds are everywhere in an ugly and intrusive way - Adams Morgan, Mt Pleasant, Benning Rd NE, Montana Ave NE. Some are just walking around and being annoying, but ICE is disappearing people.

I am seeing some mostly Black working class folks say that no matter what people are saying about crime numbers being down, they still think more needs to be done. I am also seeing the Washington Post editorial on this and longtime columnist Marc Fisher assert the same (Fisher also says dumb things like Trump "instinctively understands that the city feels unsafe" when in actuality, it has long been well-documented that Trump has seen little of D.C., and just has a long history of attacking Democratic run cities, especially ones with Black mayors. Fisher also says without any factual basis and with a racist tone "presumably stolen ATVs." Years ago Fisher defended the the name of the Washington football team, and I am probably forgetting other questionable things he has said over the years.

Yes, it would be great if DC was really helped, but thinking the guy who pardoned the J6 insurrectionists and hired doge has any interest in actually helping the people of DC is incredibly naïve. The Republican House has withheld a billion dollars of DC's budget, and they and Trump have no interest in financially supporting DC schools, mentor programs, job training, rehab, help for the homeless, training and education for prison inmates, etc.

When I was leaving the 930 club in dc Thursday night there was a helicopter buzzing around as part of Trump’s takeover

Following dc news online I have seen a photo of a homeless man in a wheelchair handcuffed with a “spitbag “ placed over his head surrounded by the 3 cops arresting him near a Metro station.

There’s a hearing today for activist Afeni who got pepper sprayed and handcuffed for filming dc metro cops who were standing with 3 teens out past the dc youth curfew put in place awhile back.

Trump’s Feds sent a crew of 10 to do a filmed video of their 2nd time arresting the guy who threw a sub sandwich at an fbi officer. A grand jury refused twice to indict sandwich guy for the felony charge that former Fox News and now dc prosecutor brought. The felony charge would have sent him to jail for 8 years and found that he had physically injured the officer

...but that charge didn't cut the mustard

My doomscrolling this morning though sadly started with Facebook notices that Jay Jenc died (unrelated to political stuff). 2 years ago I previewed for Washington City Paper a double-bill with dc-area vocalist Jay Jenc singing rockabilly with his own band Jumpin’ Jupiter & pub rock with Oil City Confidential. Now seeing on Facebook that Jenc, who was also a restaurant chef by day, has passed away . Way too soon.

x-post -- activist Afeni got released.

Saw a bunch of military vehicles parked between Lincoln Memorial and those volleyball courts in dc.

On IG and Bluesky seeing that ICE are aggressively targeting delivery drivers on mopeds and aggressively attacking and arresting them, while wearing masks and refusing to identify themselves or the agency they work for.

Defend the District- something for the People w/ TOB, Pressure Band, Yaddiya & local community leaders on Thursday August 21 from 6 to 8:30 @ 14th & U Sts NW Washington DC

Yaddiya's doing a rally again

Nearly half of the arrests (135) made since Trump sent in ICE, DEA, FBI , and National Guard have been made of undocumented immigrants. I also read about a number of Venezuelan moped food delivery guys being arrested as part of that 135 number . I bet most do not have criminal records

Free Dc rally at 14th & U with Yaddiya

TOB with bouncebeat versions of Killing Me Softly and Beautiful Day , for the win

I have sometimes seen free music gigs at union station usually jazz or rnb or gospel. I wonder whether those will continue now that Trump’s Department of Transportation has announced they have taken over Union Station.

I think dot, Amtrak, and dc government have all had different ideas on how to run Union Station

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/769838/punk-rock-karaoke-raises-money-for-food-not-bombs-dc-and-afro-plus-fest-heads-to-rfk-city-lights-for-aug-28-sept-3/

I previewed Sunday's Afro Plus fest at the RFK Stadium grounds

Curmudgeon any tips for me? I’m going to the Black Cat to see Matmos on Saturday and I know there’s secret police all over that area. If it’s an issue, my brother and I present as “extremely white”.

And “oafish”

Special wing in Guantanamo for Matmos fans iirc

If you are driving get there early to find a parking spot. At Black Cat you can then get up close to the stage (or take the approach I sometimes do and stand on the bench along the wall on the right which allows you to see over the crowd). If you are still there at 3 am on a nearby street and a 19 year-old who calls himself Big Balls gives you trouble, punch him (but make sure ICE aren't around)

From Washington Post article on Matmos this week:

The group’s show at the Black Cat this weekend will pull mostly from “Metallic Life Review” and its predecessor, “Return to Archive,” whose compositions were based on spoken-word samples from the Smithsonian Folkways library. “It’s a strange set because it’s very take-no-prisoners musique concrète at the start, and then it’s quite disco at the end,” Daniel notes. “So we’re trying to give you all the Matmos food groups.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2025/08/27/matmos-concert-dc/

Saw the post article too, thanks!

I saw some nice clips of Matmos at Black Cat in some IG stories. I didn't go.

I went to the Defend the District rally with TOB playing bouncebeat versions of Bill Withers, Roberta Flack and more, and activists and speakers including DC councilmember Robert White talking. Only about 150 there. That crowd included some great beat ya feet dancers. I later stopped by briefly at the "Shaken not Stirred" free go-go series at District E near the Regal Movie theatres on 7th Street. Major League Band was playing and Sirius Company were on later. This nice series of 7:30 to 11 pm go-go shows is not well publicized.

We’d seen Matmos several
times before, most recently at last year’s free concert at the Hirschhorn, so we ultimately didn’t go this time.

My September 2025 DC area Global Music and more concert calendar is up @ steve k blogspot dot com

Doh, forgot to put in some Songbyrd shows but have now fixed that . So many old folks rock acts and interesting younger ones on September 23-

Sex Pistols w/ Glen Matlock & guest vocals by Frank Carter at 930 ; Water From Your Eyes, Her New Knife, Aunt Katrina @ Atlantis (critic fave alt rock)

Stereolab @ Howard Theatre (sold out)

Buzzcocks, Pink House, Dot Dash @ Union Stage ( legendary UK pop punk headliners still @ it despite death of Pete Shelley)

*Mary Lattimore, Elias Ronnenfelt @ Songbyrd (Lattimore is a harpist) *

Lots of national guard here at the wharf . I am inside Anthem now waiting for Pulp to start

Pulp was mostly fun. I had family stuff happening and missed seeing Brazil bloco Ile Aiye who I had enjoyed my one time at carnival in Salvador Bahia Brazil, and hadn’t been to dc in 25 years. Oh well.

So I updated my concert calendar with more art all night event specifics.

That This , newish band with members of Ex Hex and Priests) playing Friday for free at 7:30 @ 4718 14th street

Go-go block party outside MLK library plus lots of go-go in se and ne

Gonna see Sparks tonight at the Lincoln Theater

That was one of several cool shows last night. I have been going out less as wife is home recovering from ankle and foot surgery. She encourages me to still go see stuff myself but I only do that some of the time.

I like Lincoln Theatre shows .

The 9:30 empire runs a tight ship.

Saw so many cool go-go, Latin, and more Art All Night clips on Instagram (was home with visiting relatives) . DC also had Ekko Astral opening at Anthem, cool stuff out in Silver Spring this weekend, and on Sunday a visiting relative and I saw Waxahatchee, Dylan, Willie Nelson and more at the tight ship run Merriweather Post. Yay DC area

Kinda randomly ended up in the underground beneath Duppnt Circle Sat night and it was a fun scene. Some band playing; no idea who they were. But yay DC.

Not sure who's at H street NE fest today (they don't list bands in advance) although I did see a gospel go-go band Tru Worshiperz mention they will be there at 11th & H St NE at 2:30

I am curious about Prince Ndedi Eyango 40 years career anniv. w/ full band, Les Montagnards from Cameroon, guest Pierre Didi Tchakounte 8 pm @ Afrikabana Center in Laurel, MD (Cameroon singer/guitarist)

Maryland has lost 15,100 federal jobs since January — the most in the country. That includes 2,500 jobs lost in August, marking the second month in a row Maryland's seen the highest fed job losses among states

Iggy Pop at Anthem was fun last night. Got there early and stood close to the front.

Transmission is opening October 3rd in old Rock n Roll Hotel space on H St NE. Lots of electro dj dance plus some live music.

Still working on my October dc area music calendar. Some upcoming stuff--

Wed. Oct 1- *2024 film Las Muertes Mas Bellas del Mundo ("The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World") 7 pm @ AFI Silver (good Ellie Walton & Quique Aviles artsy film about DC-based El Salvador born poet Aviles and the trauma that haunts him from his birth country & life today. They worked together on earlier film La Manplesa)* also screening 10-9 @ MLK Library & 10-15 @ Montg. Coll. Cultural Center*

Thurs. Oct 2- Neko Case, Des Demonas @ Lincoln Theatre (rock); Yasmin Williams w/ Tre Charles @ Rams Head Annapolis; * Miramar 5-7 free @ Metropolitan Park National Landing/Crystal City/Arlington (boleros)* ; *Verny Varela @ Bossa (salsa); *TOB @ Fast Eddies*

Fri. Oct. 3- Soweto Gospel @ Hylton Manassas ; Punks for Palestine benefit Oct 3-5 @ St Stephens Church; *Amy Bormet big band tribute to Sweethearts of Rhythm 9 pm @ Theatre on the Run Arlington*; *Transmission opens in old RnR Hotel Space H St NE; *DJ Pedro Night 11 pm @ the Vamos Habibi party @ Vera Ivy City*;

*Sat. Oct 4- Yeison Landero, La Marvela 3-6* @ Lamont plaza; DC space & Rhizome DIY event 3pm @ MLK; E Ethelbert Miller 12-1pm @ nga*; Munit Mesfin sings Roberta Flack 9pm @ Theatre on the run Arlington* ; *go-go juke joint benefit for & @ go-go museum * ; Culture Fest Block Party w/ Freeze Int., DJ Young Chow, DJ Aakil 4-10 pm @ Arlington Beer Garden;Trace photo exhibit opening w/ photos by Lely Constantinople, Martina Fornace, Claire Packer , Antonia Tricarico 5-7 @ 5335 Wisc. Ave NW; DJ Pedro Night @ 9am banger @ Culture; 3pm -10pm @ Everyday People; @ 10pm on @ Transmission

Posted my dc global music and more calendar on the 4th and have since updated it.

For Washington City Paper I previewed a great film that is showing for free 6pm Thursday October 9 in association with the DIY exhibit at the MLK Library. The 2024 Quique Aviles & Ellie Walton directed film “Las Muertes Mas Bellas Del Mundo/ The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World “ is about DC based Salvadoran artists and how they deal with the trauma of ‘70s-80s Salvadoran Civil War and life in DC . It conveys this through both traditional means — old tv footage & news clippings- and artsy and effective acted out performances and poetry .

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/772224/war-and-peace-alejandro-varela-and-more-city-lights-for-oct-9-15/

Saw E. Ethelbert Miller talk on the 4th at the National Gallery of Art & the related Black art photographers exhibit; then the next day the National Gallery shut down because of the government shutdown. Then I went up to MLK for the dc space talk and then to Mt Pleasant to see Yeison Landero at Lamont Plaza. I was tired by then and went home and did not see Redd Kross & the Melvins that night at Black Cat.

Author, musician & U of Md punk archive head John Davis & Chris Richards of Washington Post & band Q and Not U will have a conversation about the UMD Punk Archive & about Davis’ new book Keep Your Ear to the Ground about dc punk fanzines on Sat Oct 11 @ 3 pm to 4:30 @ MLK Library in DC

My DC punk membership card may be revoked for me missing the book talk and Black Eyes Saturday, but after seeing Miki Berenyi Trio (from Lush ) Friday night at Pearl St Warehouse, I instead decided on Saturday to drive 2 1/2 hours to the Richmond Folk Festival where I saw Louisiana a cappella gospel, Pakistani sounds, DC beat ya feet dancers, Miami-based Cuban sounds, and more. It's a great free festival.

Gonna see John Davis talk about his dc punk fanzine books w/ Ian Mackaye on wed. Oct 29 at Politics & Prose Conn Ave NW. Black Eyes will probably be playing DC again sometime

Saturday Went to No Kings then walked up to MLK for end of dc diy panel and jazzy noisy rhythmic ensemble Volcanic Ash playing live . Went home briefly and then went to the Trace pop up up photographers interview

Tonight Monday saw soul cover singer Shirletta Settles at Westminster Church sw. She brought up singer Ray Apollo Allen for a duet, then a cousin for “Dr Feelgood” and then some random guy from the crowd who sang Lou Rawls just like Lou Rawls . $10 to get in , show ran from 6 to 9, and I bought jerk chicken with okra and cabbage in the basement. Former WPFW DJ Dr Nick was the emcee.

https://wamu.org/story/25/10/30/in-keep-your-ear-to-the-ground-local-author-and-archivist-traces-the-history-of-d-c-punk-fanzines/

While some of you were groovin in the dark to Autechre at the Howard theatre, I was getting nostalgic at the John Davis punk zines book talk he did with Ian Mackaye. Ian ended up telling more anecdotes about zines than asking questions, but they were good anecdotes and he and Davis have known each other for a long time so Davis may have been ok with the approach. Lots of people were there at Politics & Prose on Conn Ave.

My old zine Thrillseeker made the web version of the WAMU story by Jackson S who also writes for Capital Bop, the dc jazz website.

A bunch of current WMUC at U of Md folks were there in attendance. I had dj'd at WMUC long ago so that was interesting to meet them. WMUC still does a Third rail radio live event thing on Sunday night with lesser known DC punk and experimental bands

One of my old bands did an in-studio Third Rail Radio performance - maybe 2005ish? My wife went to Maryland, so it was one of the few times she was interested in what I was doing.

My Steve blogspot dmv global music and more concert calendar for November is posted

It has Brian Baker(Minor Threat, Bad Religion) book talks, Playboi Carti, countless Ethiopian places with music, and a National Pupusa Day with djs event plus a reissued Lynda Barry book (in which music plays a role) book talk

Have added more to the list like The Butthole Surfers doc showing Thursday and Saturday nights at MD Film Fest in Baltimore (and the Sun Ra Doc Saturday at that fest); a Friday hurricane benefit for Jamaica event in Laurel and more* ... look for asterisks

My preview of South African DJ & music maker Oscar Mbo at Karma tonight Friday is in this link

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/774090/afrohouse-with-oscar-mbo-and-the-aces-at-930-city-lights-for-nov-13-19/

City Paper Fall Arts preview from earlier this year has my previews of La Santa Cecilia at George Mason Center for the Arts on Saturday Nov 15; and the Saints 73-78 at Union Stage on Sunday Nov 16. This latter show has the original guitarist and drummer of the Saints , Mudhoney singer, and Mick Harvey from the Bad Seeds & Birthday Party in the band. Ticket price seems high because there’s like a $12 service fee

Oh I wrote my 1st article for the 51st on the reopened Benning Rd dc club the Chateau Lounge that has hand dancing on Fridays and rented out by dc go-go promoters gigs on Saturdays and sometimes Sundays

https://51st.news/dc-chateau-lounge-hand-dance/