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were people dancing? it sounds like a good space if a little small (meaning i would prefer 250 people, not 500). how is the list of EDM events coming? ;-)

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 1 March 2004 23:32 (twenty-two years ago)

There were only a few people dancing, but I left pretty early. The flow of the space is a little screwy, so I can imagine it not working too well when packed. Then again, few places do.

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.

― Brian Miller, Tuesday, 2 March 2004 03:09 (twenty-two years ago)

ugh. i feel like there needs to be a fucking organization or something. can we negotiate a lease for a K St office for the new headquarters of Futurists Against Crappy Techno?

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

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 03:47 (twenty-two years ago)

WPFW djs and others formed a group that brings avante-jazz and other improv music to town, so Aaron you'll have to put together a group to do the same for techno and other electronic-based sounds!

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 14:24 (twenty-two years ago)

How come the Ottobar in Baltimore books more hiphop than DC clubs?

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

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 15:43 (twenty-two years ago)

One more thing. Last summer the DC govt Commission on the Arts sponsored an event called Fete del la musique in which they had free music all over town. The selection of genres involved wasn't wide enough. I want to try to find out how to widen the selection for this summer.

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

get a new Commission? ;-) Steve is the WPFW crew = Transparent productions? I would love to promote again. I did it in college. I need to get to know all the venues around town first though. Its going to take a long time. In about 3 years, start looking for flyers with Kevin Saunderson's name on them.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Transparent Productions is the improv crew. Not all of 'em are WPFW djs though some are--Bobby Hill and Larry Appelbaum, others?...

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...

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I asked excellent local DJ Milo (Filler, Matter) about nights, and he said the DJ at the Mantis basement on Wednesdays plays tech house, but that's about the closest - no BANGIN TECHNO nights.

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.

― Brian Miller, Wednesday, 3 March 2004 20:22 (twenty-two years ago)

milo is nice. i have talked to him a couple of times. that fest sounds fun. why does baltimore seem to have a better scene than DC?

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 4 March 2004 04:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Baltimore: city in decay + large warehouse/manufacturing base = cheap venues. Cheap venues + art students + laissez faire police/health/fire department = good scene.

― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Thursday, 4 March 2004 06:53 (twenty-two years ago)

So is Nation (Buzz people) afraid to book some of those folks coming to Baltimore, and is 5 too small, and is the 930 too booked up with bands to consider those artists (and also unwilling to face police/fire dept. scrutiny)?

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...

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Thursday, 4 March 2004 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Nation needs to take in a huge amount of money at the door just to break even for a night, so they don't have a lot of incentive to book artists that won't appeal to their existing crowd. There would have been a better shot there in the Buzz days when they would let a different promoter/collective take over the patio, but now they're really only booking the main room.

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".

― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Thursday, 4 March 2004 18:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Ghostly International showcase at Warehouse Next Door, April 1. Not sure who's playing.

― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Friday, 5 March 2004 00:56 (twenty-two years ago)

The indie-rock stores keep dropping one by one. What's left? The below is from an e-mail from Now...

"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."

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 05:45 (twenty-two years ago)

CD Warehouse in Georgetown (M and 30th), despite its location and hideous clientele, is really outstanding. This weekend I picked up Books' Lemon of Pink, Ghost's Hypnotic Underworld, Arthur Russell's Calling Out of Context, and M83's Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts.

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

― paul c (paul c), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

You found those "used" or "new" in Georgetown? The one time I was there I didn't see much in there. Wow, that's quite a haul. I'm actually as guilty as anybody in buying stuff online rather then local stores. The last time I tried to go to Now (in early january), it was closed despite its hours being listed as open.

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

They were new. But not outrageously priced. Between 14.99-18.99 (Ghost - M83).

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!

― paul c (paul c), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 17:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, I was the one that got Coloma and Ellen Allien in there! I walk by it on my way home from work, so I stop in every couple of days. They're stupendously nice and will go as far as setting up new accounts with distributors to get special orders. I email them a list of upcoming releases I want and they'll have them for me the day they're released. They can be a little slow on imports, but they usually track them down.

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.

― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Can I plug my band here or is that gauche? We are the Vowels from New York/New Jersey, it's our first time playing in DC. We're playing next Saturday, March 13th at Velvet Lounge with Detachment Kit and Apollo Sunshine (spinART). OK I am done. Sorry.

― scott m (mcd), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Agreed about CD Warehouse. And thanks for being the instigator of Coloma and Allien! I did ask John there to get in Silverware, Coloma's debut. I'll be asking them for Junior Boys nearer the release date.

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!

― paul c (paul c), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 18:45 (twenty-two years ago)

part of the problem is that NOW moved to Old Town. why did they do that? I might be the only person in the city who knows who David Ware is.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)

After they lost their lease in the pricier part of Arlington(Clarendon near a metro), they moved to an out-of-the way Arlington location practically in Falls Church. I guess they then assumed that an Old Town Alexandria location would be more accessible. But it really wasn't.

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 21:10 (twenty-two years ago)

no not at all, and the stock was always the same. i am going to go to the sale this weekend and buy the same stuff i have been eyeing for over a year.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 21:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I've got The Delgados and Malcolm Middleton of Arab Strap coming to DJ at Saint-Ex after their show at the Black Cat Tuesday, March 30th.

― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Tuesday, 9 March 2004 21:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Cool. So I tried to buy stuff at NOW on Saturday. Got there at 12:10 and the store was closed. By 12:50 there were about 15 people waiting and the damn place hadn't opened. Their e-mail said they'd open at noon. I had other things to do so I left. No wonder they went out of business. This happened to me once before trying to go there.

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Monday, 15 March 2004 01:25 (twenty-two years ago)

We need good local bands and djs to get involved in the below:

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.

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Monday, 15 March 2004 01:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Is the Ghostly thing still on at the Warehouse Next Door on April 1st? I thought I saw something else listed there for that night in their City Paper ad. I e-mailed the label and they didn't respond back.

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Monday, 15 March 2004 01:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't have the ad in front of me, but I know at least one of the acts listed, Output Message, is on Ghostly.

― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Monday, 15 March 2004 05:10 (twenty-two years ago)

finally checked out cafe st ex tonight. i went downstairs and had a few chimays on draft. not bad. my improv group might be playing the electric maid in takoma this weekend.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 15 March 2004 05:29 (twenty-two years ago)

oh also does anyone have the kind of connections that would help a hardworking bartender get a job in DC?

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 15 March 2004 05:30 (twenty-two years ago)

cafe st ex has draft now? excellent

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 15 March 2004 06:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Aaron, I know the Kimpton Group properties are hiring - Topaz, Rouge, Helix.

― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Monday, 15 March 2004 15:34 (twenty-two years ago)

already went to all of those places :-( i always have a hard time getting new jobs, but when i do get them, i become one of the best employees within a few months. its a frustrating process.

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.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 15 March 2004 20:40 (twenty-two years ago)

hello all. my band Indent will be playing tomorrow (sat) night at the electric maid in takoma park at 236 carroll, right near the metro. sets are at 7pm and 10pm, $7. i am the drummer. come have a smoke break with me between sets and introduce yrselves. oh we are a free improv band.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 19 March 2004 18:44 (twenty-two years ago)

two weeks pass...

No Ellen Allien DC dates for her US tour, but Ghostly e-mailed me that Mathew Dear may be coming here in the summer.

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.

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Thursday, 8 April 2004 16:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Yea, yea I know DC has a lack of cheap rent warehouses and is stuck with a not exactly helpful government bureacracy. But I'm still counting on Aaron with his bartending profits or someone else to create events I want to see!!!

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Thursday, 8 April 2004 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

i still need a good bartending job for bartending profits. and then there is the matter of a good venue... every time i go out in dc, i feel like there is a lot of great talent, and no place to collect it all. Tom and I went to the first floor bar of Reef last week for the open turntable night. we both DJed for a while, and had fun, but the guys who played after us were tremendous, and as far as i can tell, they usually play in their bedrooms.
i played (this is not 100% correct in order, but generally in order):
convextion "convextion" (matrix 1)
Schatrax "?" (Schatrax)
Paul Kalkbrenner (can't remember)
R is R "Nude Photo" (transmat)
K. Alexi "All for Lee-sah" (transmat)
Pierre's Phantasy Club "Fantasy Girl" (Trax)
Sleezy D "I've Lost Control" (Trax)
Jaime Principle "Baby Wants to Ride" (Trax)
Suzy Q "Two of Hearts"
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam "I Wonder if I Take You Home"

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

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 8 April 2004 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Andreas Tilliander and Normal Music are on tomorrow night (4/9) at DC9.

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 ]

― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Thursday, 8 April 2004 20:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm looking forward to this. I was at the once.twice exhibition a few years ago with Moonstealingproject/Richard Chartier/Taylor Deupree/Mokira, and it was a really nice (though obv. subdued) time. Definitely making the drive up on Friday, and possibly Saturday as well.

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.

― Dare, Thursday, 8 April 2004 21:45 (twenty-two years ago)

i really really want to go to friday night's performance with dimbiman, akufen, dear, tc, but i have no ride. is anyone going?

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 16 April 2004 05:11 (twenty-two years ago)

four weeks pass...

RICH
tech house & techno

resident DJ's Milo & Daedau

every Friday starting tonight

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

― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Friday, 14 May 2004 19:08 (twenty-two years ago)

nice. i need to take a night off and check it out.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Sunday, 16 May 2004 18:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Revive.

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?

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 03:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry I didn't catch your April 16th post, Aaron. If I'd noticed, I would have offered you a ride.

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.

― Dare, Monday, 7 June 2004 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

schedule is much tighter now as i work monday, tuesday, thursday, friday and saturday but i would love to go to some shows with more advance notice. and thanks for the retroactive ride offer :-)

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 7 June 2004 22:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Are there any new go-go bands that anyone likes? Are go-go bands just doing covers of rap hits mostly these days?

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 03:48 (twenty-two years ago)

No Fort Reno free indie rock shows schedule posted the last time I looked.

― Steve Kiviat (Steve K), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

the fake accents are playing the black cat backstage tonight. we... i mean... THEY... are a pretty awesome fun indie rock quartet. some of their stuff sounds like one or more of the following:

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.

― peter smith (plsmith), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

hey so coming up in the next couple of months...
scissor sisters, faint w/ tv on the radio, mouse on mars w/ junior boys. i am going to try to attend most or all of the above.
also, my band might be playing with avant-hop groop Dalek sometime in September, i will give heads up when date is confirmed.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 30 August 2004 09:17 (twenty-two years ago)

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― Paprikachu (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, 20 September 2026 17:38 (one month ago)

Saturday is Fiesta dc, punk bands at sylvan theatre outside stage near Washington Monument, EU at MLK library, Proper Utensils go-go band at African American Museum 10th anniversary; cumbia fest in Mt Pleasant, Takoma Park folk fest , and more

Tonight the wife and I went to Rhizome where we saw K8A (Kaethe Hostetter) , Andy Betezema @ Rhizome ( K8A is violinist who played in bands in Ethiopia; now a solo project using violin, tape looping; Ethiopian Betezema plays & loops Ethiopian music. The little house that is Rhizome was crowded and included in the audience Brendan Canty and Joe Lally from Fugazi/Messthetics; Joe’s wife Antonia who is a photographer ; Brendan’s daughter Mabel of band Birthday Girl DC; Cheick Hamala Diabate locally based Malian musician; Rob Coltun musician and owner of Bossa ; members of an Ethiopian band called Zedicus ….

It was a good show

― curmudgeon, Saturday, 26 September 2026 03:28 (one month ago)

Rain could mess with these outdoor events

― curmudgeon, Saturday, 26 September 2026 13:52 (one month ago)

I went to a Howard Wuelfing talk Saturday about the anthology of his punk and postpunk zines Descenes and Discords at the Westover library in Arlington. Then I went to Sylvan Theatre near Washington Monument for the punk show . It was raining hard and windy and they were having tech issues while I was there . I gave up and of course shortly after I was driving away the rain let up a bit and the show continued.

Sunday I saw some salsa bands at Fiesta DC. On way back to Judiciary Square Metro I had to unfortunately walk through a big circle of DEA and apparently ICE guys weirdly having some sort of meeting on the public sidewalk. They wouldn’t really move and I had to kind of slide between them after saying “I can walk through here on this sidewalk, can’t I.” Hopefully they weren’t making plans to go grab Latinos at Fiesta DC.

Sunday night I saw rap duo Armand Hammer who I had previewed for Washington City Paper. When I was about to leave, singer Munit Mesfin who was there for the show , told me that the Roots had been added to the Smithsonian African American History Museum celebration at the Anthem. That Sunday evening show was free with a registration. They let a buddy of mine and I register and we walked in to a half empty Anthem and saw the Roots play a set from like 11:10 to 11:55!

― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 29 September 2026 19:25 (three weeks ago)

Trump Kennedy Center “also dipped into the endowment for the Washington National Opera, a pot of donated money that is usually meant to go untouched. Charities generally only use the returns from its investment.”

From new Washington Post article on how egocentric grifter Trump killed the finances of Kennedy Center

― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 30 September 2026 17:46 (three weeks ago)

quelle surprise

― Stone Temple Pilates (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 30 September 2026 19:31 (three weeks ago)

https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/kennedy-center-steinway-pianos/

paywalled article apparently says Kennedy Center's Trump mgmt is selling off its Steinway pianos.

― curmudgeon, Thursday, 1 October 2026 19:57 (three weeks ago)

Finally posted the Steve global music and more October blogspot dot com concert calendar

― curmudgeon, Monday, 5 October 2026 05:04 (three weeks ago)

Per NYT- newly appointed Kennedy Center artistic director, Rick Canny's resumé includes working w/ Creed's Scott Stapp, & Motley Crue's drummer. He began consulting for the center a few months into President Trump’s takeover of it, pushing for more commercial, mass-market programming @ a nonprofit institution long rooted in classical music, dance, & theater

A new artistic director appointed at same time when they want to shut it down. Plus per NPR- during one month in early 2026, Canny had charged the center $30,000 in consulting fees. And in another month, Canny had charged over $28,000 in fees and travel expenses, including two first-class round-trip flights between Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/10/nx-s1-5996934/kennedy-center-rick-canny-new-artistic-director?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newspack%20Newsletter%20%28793160%29&utm_source=612a4959fd&utm_source=Editorial+and+Events&utm_campaign=de3476d393-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_10_13_04_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-de3476d393-403152024

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/arts/kennedy-center-trump-rick-canny.html

― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 14 October 2026 18:04 (one week ago)

Kinda glad this Sugar show at Anthem tonight is not packed on the floor

― curmudgeon, Thursday, 15 October 2026 00:39 (one week ago)

hello from a balcony! lots pf room here

― Professor Woods and His Blues-singing Dummy (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 15 October 2026 00:59 (one week ago)

Bought a ticket to that Amir ElSaffar concert— thanks for the heads up, and I should read your listings more carefully!

― Professor Woods and His Blues-singing Dummy (Boring, Maryland), Monday, 19 October 2026 18:11 (one week ago)

Great. Thanks.

― curmudgeon, Monday, 19 October 2026 18:17 (one week ago)

I also previewed Amir ElSaffar and Inner Spaces for Washington City Paper

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/793518/city-lights-from-kara-swisher-to-the-hirshhorn-city-papers-picks-for-this-week-in-d-c/

― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 21 October 2026 22:01 (five days ago)

In Washington City Paper fall arts special I have a preview of Latin indie folk pop meets lo-fi rnb of Helado Tropical

― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 21 October 2026 22:02 (five days ago)

Unfortunately I am going to have to miss ElSaffar due to a family obligation.

― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 21 October 2026 22:04 (five days ago)

Heard there were about 30 people there for ElSaffar's duo project. Only video clip I saw looked good (Secret planet dc the promoter posted it) . I did what I could in sharing around my City Paper write up, but the gig didn't get hype from other dc media (washingtonian, 730 dc email etc) , or capitalbop jazz website, or other jazz or Iraqi/middle eastern associated entities. Jazz w/ Iraqi maqam music and vocals at little Hill Center which doesn't have much of a budget or sizable mailing list was likely not an easy sell anyway.The room is small so 30 there, is like a gig at Rhizome sorta I guess.

DC bouncebeat go-go band TOB's take on rap song "Ghetto Love Story" rewritten as "I Just Wanna Dance" just got local NBC 4 news tv coverage and it has gotten countless viral video reels on social media with folks doing the Queen P choreography to it. It was the song of the summer for large segments of the DC area ( but not much crossover attention except from the NBC 4 story produced by go-go fan producer Justin M Stewart who is on Instagram as producer_stewart)

I saw Helado Tropical do their Latin bedroom pop at Black Cat last night. Why do some people pay to go to a concert and then talk and talk loudly? Was trying to hear singer Reyna on the mic between songs get all serious about life for people of color and the folks behind me woudn't stop chatting.

The Turnstile 3pm gig near the Washington Monument today has gotten massive coverage

I got that and the 2 pm Iraqi oud player Rahim AlHaj solo in the lobby of the “From the Louvre: Masterpieces of Islamic Art” exhibit 2pm @ National Museum of Asian Art on my steve blogspot list (& mentioned at my dc global music Ig). Ha, my annoying marketing. Next I will share a video of me saying "Hello fellow kids..." I kid .

― curmudgeon, Saturday, 24 October 2026 15:42 (two days ago)

The ElSaffar concert was great, so glad I went.

― Professor Woods and His Blues-singing Dummy (Boring, Maryland), Saturday, 24 October 2026 15:46 (two days ago)

and I wouldn’t have known about it if you hadn’t mentioned it last week!

― Professor Woods and His Blues-singing Dummy (Boring, Maryland), Saturday, 24 October 2026 15:47 (two days ago)

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