Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

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.

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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.
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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!