Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

Fort Dupont starts tonight. Run for Cover benefit with lots of local rock musicians is at Black Cat.

Tues. 8-15

Go-go as DC History panel 6:30 to 8pm at Woodridge Neighborhood Library, 1801 Hamlin Street Northeast Downstairs Media Room with Marcus Dowling as moderator and Panelists including: Geronimo Collins; Briana Younger; Jamal Gray; Dior Ashley Brown; .... and others to be announced

Thurs. 8-17

DC Music Download presents: Race and Music in DC panel from 6 to 8:30 at Ten Tigers Parlour, 3813 Georgia Ave. with Camille Kashaka--Director, Anacostia Arts Center; Jamal Gray--Artist and Curator, Uptown Art House/ Nag Champa DC/ WPFW; Jim Thomson--Founder, Electric Cowbell Records and Multiflora Productions; Joe Lapan--Owner, Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe; Marcus Dowling--Creative Entrepreneur and Journalist, Decades/ Pitchfork / Bandcamp;

Moderated by Maryann Lombardi (Free but sold out; Waiting list for possible additional tickets)

Does anything know anything about The Pinch (14th St.)? I've never been there but apparently I am playing some music there on Thursday, as part of the rather ridiculously named "DC PowerPunch Festival." Incongrously, because the band I'm playing with is neither powerful nor punchy. Doing it as a favor to the festival organizers, to swell out the bill.

Been there once or twice. They do multi-act bills in the small basement (and rely on the bands to bring in a crowd). I think sometimes the doorperson will ask which group you are there to see. If it gets crowded it's not easy for the audience to see.

Thanks, curmudgeon, that's about what I thought. One of the other drummers was bitching that they have a decidedly unrealistic draw expectation for bands - getting 150 people out to Columbia Heights on a weeknight is daunting. Whatevs. If there are five bands and everybody brings their girlfriend or a few co-workers, that's a decently full room. And everyone will be buying overpriced drinks, so they'll do fine.

I don't much like that "which band are you here to see" question, but I'm already grumpy about questions of door money and draw and who brought whom.

RIP Jerry Wilder, bassist for 1970s era Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers. Per Kato H on Facebook. I think he played on "Bustin Loose."

http://m.startribune.com/washington-d-c-group-wins-first-battle-of-the-bands-at-prince-s-paisley-park/442653433/

I think Black Alley have a new guitarist. I was never that crazy about the old version of the band-- wanted to like 'em, but something seemed off in their sound. Current version wowed the judges in Minnesota

http://dcmusicdownload.com/2017/08/18/goldlink-releases-go-go-remixes-of-hit-song-crew-featuring-backyard-band-and-new-impressionz/

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/20975111/the-scene-report-jim-bennett-bottled-up-lightshow-and-more

Read on FB that King Raymond Green who was in a version of the Clovers and in Black Heat plus was a studio engineer, has died.

Here's a bio of Black Heat

http://soul51.com/?p=291

Lotta screaming last night at Hirshhorn tribute to Yoko Ono...Moor Mother used tech; Gang Gang Dance's Lizzi screamed with help from drummer Brendan Canty & guitarist Vorhees/dana; Kim Gordon read poetry, primal screamed and played guitar

http://dcist.com/2017/09/inaugural_multiflora_music_festival.php

Sriram re Jim Thomson's all of October Multiflora global Music fest

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/20977541/the-effects-eyes-to-the-light-reviewed

Prog-postpunk trio on Dischord

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/article/20977352/tarica-junes-sacrifices-are-yielding-results

socially conscious rapper

More rewriting of history by Post in Weelend section re SW waterfront. Yea, prior developments there were minor compared to huge monstrosity now, but clubs featuring a who's who of Latino, Caribbean, African-American sounds deserves to be acknowledged at least.

Went to a soft preview of new SW arena Anthem. Sound is good on the floor. Good sight lines, I like the hanging cymbals that are somehow part of a swimming pool for the condos above the place. Alas, food service was screwed up that night, there's little phone service (hard to get a Lyft from inside), and they only had rock bands at the gig. No go-go. Danger Painters, Bat Fangs and Messthetics played. Ian S & Kid Congo dj'ed.

Seeing LCD there in a week. Feel it's going to be a pain in the ass to get there.

If you are able to and willing to trust Metro trains, that might work (to waterfront or L'Enfant). I dunno about buses. If you have to drive you need to pay what looks like a lot in a garage there; or look around for a street spot further away and then give yourself time to walk. Coming from work in VA I was able to find street spots (but there will likely be more people at LCD, plus folks going to the restaurants and shops that will be open). Lyft and Uber may jack up prices, who knows.

Went to the soft preview at Pearl Street Warehouse last night. Its much smaller than Anthem, 300 capacity. tables and chairs on the floor near a low stage, with a balcony level with more bar tables and stools and such. Saw Memphis Stax keyboardist Booker T and his band. Owners of the club are associated with the Cantina Marina. A third club (that like Pearl Street will be "Americana" I think) is scheduled to open later this year (run by the Jammin Java folks).

Also the Wharf is running a shuttle bus from the mall at 7th St & from L'Enfant metro and elsewhere there-- just till 10 pm Mon. through Thursday; to 12 mdt Fri. & Sat.

https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/10/13/washington-city-papers-owner-puts-it-up-for-sale/

uh oh.

Dying newspaper covers DC music online (and in paper) (even if you can't find the paper version)

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/20978400/the-scene-report-keeper-big-hush-and-more

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/20979235/the-scene-report-tarica-june-mike-dangelo-chelly-the-mc-and-more

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/20978389/paperhaus-are-these-the-questions-that-we-need-to-ask-reviewed

Pitchfork likes Md rapper IDK. He has 50,000 twitter followers ( I noticed that on twitter; it's not in review)

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/idk-17-wit-a-38-ft-chief-keef/

Anybody with more bucks than me want to help buy the Washington City Paper?

I hear newspapers are a great investment these days

(Like journalism degrees)

I thought for sure there were bored millionaires reading ilx who will take me up on this offer and institute new exciting ways to get readers for the paper and for its articles online as well, and will obtain more advertisers...

Meanwhile, Md r'n'b singer Brent Faiyaz after singing the hook on rapper Goldlink's "Crew" has apparently moved to Los Angeles at some point and released a solo album

https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/3kvnzn/brent-faiyazs-randb-has-rough-edges-sonder-interview

Meanwhile another DC singer has 2 jobs

http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/dc/dc-immigration-lawyer-uses-jazz-as-an-escape/483531698

Loida Jorge

Heard that the not sold out War on Drugs gig at the Anthem didn't end till 11:15 making it tough for some folks to get Metro

LCD ended right after 11. There was just barely enough time. Metro closing at 11:30 is a pain.

Chris Richards' fave new rock band --Ulta Beauty is playing Friday at Slash Run

https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/music/ulta-beauty-is-the-coolest-newest-cool-new-band-in-town/2017/10/31/18423e4e-b8d6-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html?utm_term=.0ed715c0f50c

https://assets.dnainfo.com/message.html

Dcist, Gothamist, etc CEO shuts 'em down (reportedly a week after one of 'em voted to unionize their tiny staff)

NY Times article has more details. Sriram G*pal and Chris Kelly wrote some good stuff there. Pat Padua too. Owner is/was Ricketts, the guy who runs the Chicago Cubs and contributed to campaign of the current Prez.

No notice given. 115 people nationwide lost their jobs

https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/11/03/aaron-myers-dcist-dcistnow-launching-monday/

Local jazz musician Aaron Myers is trying to restart dcist.

Baltimore Beat, new publication/website owned by Washington Blade owner, to start soon

https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/11/02/baltimore-beat-new-alt-weekly/

Yesterday that new dcistnow twitter account was just retweeting Washington Post articles and stuff.

I don't think that dcistnow twitter has tweeted about the below:

That go-go "Blend" show on Thurs. 11-9 10pm to 4 am at Echostage sounds cool. Rare Essence and Backyard Band playing together onstage; openers Junkyard Band and UCB will also be playing together.

So much always going on-- in addition to the Go-go Blend gig tonight, there's Marc Anthony at Eaglebank, Peru Ubu at Hill Center (!) , Morris Day and the Time at the Birchmere, plus more stuff I am sure.

This upcoming Fr. 11-17 book reading hasn't gotten much attention--

* Jenn Pelly will be talking about her 33 1/3 book on the band The Raincoats — in conversation with Katie Alice Greer of Priests at 8pm in The Den at Politics & Prose, Conn. Ave NW

https://technical.ly/dc/2017/11/15/aaron-myers-closes-dcistnow-amid-trademark-spat-launches-thedistrictnow/

https://thedistrictnow.com/index.php/stories/arts/233-this-week-in-jazz-1

https://www.arlnow.com/2017/11/16/spaces-co-working-space-now-open-in-former-artisphere-in-rosslyn/

Artisphere is now offices (albeit trendy marketed open space offices for small businesses and such)

http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2009/02/19/from-the-desk-of-tommy-keene-led-zeppelin-laurel-race-track-1969/

RIp power pop guitarist Tommy Keene, who I first saw in the Razz. Took me awhile to appreciate his solo efforts but eventually I did.

As a 10 year old Tommy used to go see rock shows with his older brothers. The link is about that

The Washington Post previews of acts coming to DC used to be written by a handful of different freelancers. But now it’s just 2 such freelancers

Washington Post Weekend section

So corrupt Armstrong Williams has expressed interest in buying Washington City Paper (per Mother Jones article back in November and Wash. Post today). Ugh. Rumors of others with interest in doing so, as well.

Janele Lepin with Luke Stewart, Joe Lally and more opening for Priests the other night sounded good via Instagram. I was at a marathon classic gospel show out in Landover, MD. marveling over the amount of stunning voices and energy.

http://www.wearegogomusic.com/nominees.html

Washington Post's Ben Terris tweets that conservative Armstrong Williams has taken himself out of the running to buy the Washington City Paper. Owner Southcomm has vowed to sell the publication/website by year's end. No further official word on possible buyers, or whether Southcomm might just close it down on 12-31

Some nice videos and pics on Instagram from Donnell Floyd and Team Familiar of their trip to Nigeria

curmudgeon, do u twitter?

yep, a little

man slash run seems like a place i could have comfortably spent my entire 20s, where was it in my drinkin days

slash run is in my hood

guys i dj at uproar on saturday nights, come say hi. except this week it's friday. say "i'm (screenname) from ilx" and i'll totally play beyonce for u!

Map, you can find my tweets if you do a search for top tweets in 2016 about southern soul band Hardway Connection and don't count Gerard