Capital Swamp: The DC Resource Thread

No thanks to HFStival $175 upper section 300 level seats or even more expensive ones down below at Nats Park. Plus I don't care about seeing Incubus or Bush or Tonic. Just Death Cab and a few others maybe

― curmudgeon, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 5:04 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink

Very much my opinion. Also no second stage (this always had the more interesting artists). Any news how tickets are selling?

Have not seen any news re how this is selling

Fort Reno schedule is posted. Shows are in July

https://fortreno.com/

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/738251/indigenous-cultures-is-the-only-theme-for-this-years-smithsonian-folklife-festival/

My Washington City Paper article on why the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has only 1 theme this year, Indigenous Cultures, and has a shorter runtime- ending July 1 and not going through the 4th of July as usual.

The year they had the Silk Road theme was just amazing. It practically stretched from the Capitol to the Washington Monument. Also got to see (albeit from a distance) Yo-Yo Ma with the Silk Road Ensemble.

Yep that was great

https://fortreno.com/

Fort Reno starts tonight on a very hot Monday with Flash Hits who are Los Angeles base but include a few former DCers

The Flash Hits began as a four-track project in 2012 in Philadelphia by Damien C. Taylor (the sounds of kaleidoscope, Macitajs on Acid, Kohoutek, Asteroid #4, etc.) and Mike Hammel (Lilys, Ropers, Pink Skull, False Tracks, etc.). Damien and Mike had the same machines and would exchange unfinished ideas, which resulted in a 38 song demo tape

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NPS has still not completed a contract with a promoter yet for Fort Dupont for 2024

updated my July 2024 calendar with a DC Punk Archive library gig, some Green Zone dj events, & more. Missed a Rare Essence July 4th daytime free show

I spent the day avoiding the sun

I worked late and then ended up skipping it also. Saw online somewhere Brendan Canty raving about Flash Hits, and also saw others post some IG stories

Capital Bop website has a jazz calendar and recommends shows every month

https://www.capitalbop.com/dc-jazz-clubs-shows-july-2024/

In late June they also had this interview with cellist Janel Leppin about her duo album with Anthony Pirog, and her group album with Ensemble Volcanic Ash

https://www.capitalbop.com/janel-leppin-ensemble-volcanic-ash-interview/

Was there , loved the show more than the record

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/07/09/joe-record-paradise-died/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzIwNDk3NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzIxODc5OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MjA0OTc2MDAsImp0aSI6ImU5YmMxZDAzLTM0ZGQtNGE0Yy1iMjI2LTBiYzU5ZjZhODc4MSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vYml0dWFyaWVzLzIwMjQvMDcvMDkvam9lLXJlY29yZC1wYXJhZGlzZS1kaWVkLyJ9.XuhX3uALg0EbDsx4mHgWiWch5iBQYHSUITFk_H5FQbU

Washington Post obit for Joe Lee of Joe's Record Paradise

https://wtop.com/local/2024/07/i-found-it-intoxicating-joe-lee-founder-of-record-paradise-shop-dies-at-76

One more Joe Lee obituary

https://wtop.com/entertainment/2024/07/dc-go-go-legend-and-eu-frontman-sugar-bear-celebrating-50th-birthday-with-shows-in-tysons-bethesda/

Sugar Bear of EU

50 years of making music

https://open.substack.com/pub/hometownsounds/p/the-week-in-dc-music-6c8?r=2ck8a&utm_medium=ios

This substack covers dc rock largely and does kind of a good job at it , but I wish the name of it was “the week in dc ROCK music” as they only occasionally include other genres

W. Post Chris Richards is into US / Uk pop, rap, country, rock, jazz ( not too much into African or Asian music) and he ‘s digging into dc punk history

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/07/11/dc-hardcore-punk-albums-reissues/

He likes Brazilian music a bit too but loves him some mid 80s to 90s DC punk .

Speaking of dc punk, at Fort Reno tonight most of Fugazi were there watching Birthday Girl DC (Guy is in NY ). Birthday Girl DC who are all around the age of 17 drew some crowd members their age, so it wasn't just old folks like me.

LG Records who have put out much of the vinyl Richards reviewed, don't have a website, just an Instagram page and they sell the vinyl through Dischord and Midheaven

6 former Dcist staffers are raising money for their new worker-led weekly newsletter project 51st state

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/07/16/51st-local-news-dcist-wamu/

RIP Dr Bernice Johnson Reagon from Georgia to DC she showed courage and was an inspiring civil rights activist & singer with the Freedom Singers and later Sweet Honey in the Rock. She got a graduate degree from Howard U, taught at American, and worked for the Smithsonian and Folkways Records. Created the Wade in the Water series . Performed at Obama's White House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhafyI6-Bp0

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/743455/a-night-with-prince-girls-rock-and-more-city-lights-for-july-18-24/

I previewed Saturday July 20 Colombia Independence Day Fest at Catholic U

Wow just heard some Bernice Johnson Reagon on Wpfw. Beautiful stuff

She was ill in recent years, and I don't think her singing with Sweet Honey in the Rock from awhile back or w/ the SNCC Freedom singers in the '60s or their reunion gigs ever got the credit it deserved.

f you have any interest in late 1970s rock that paved the way for punk, or just have seen Jeff Krulik docs ( Heavy Metal Parking Lot & others) then you might want to consider seeing RAZZ(The)Doc, co-directed by Krulik, at AFI Silver Saturday, July 20 @ 3pm about that 1970s dc band

https://www.capitalbop.com/the-carlyle-room-has-closed-after-two-years-of-trying-to-bring-music-back-to-downtown-d-c/

Upscale 2 years in dc r& b and jazz club closes. Was interested in some gigs there but never did go. It was more expensive than Blues Alley, Birchmere, and the Hamilton Live. Food & drink minimum plus ticket plus fees . Some people loved it though

My City Paper editor emailed me that another City Paper contributor was writing a short article on a dc punk band for the Best of DC 2024 special for City Paper, and did I have any other local music ideas for coverage. She wanted a quick response and turnaround. I submitted 4 ideas and she said she had room for 2 of them . So I wrote about promoter District of Raga and the Capital Bop dc jazz website.

https://bestof2024.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts-and-ent-editors-picks/best-eye-for-great-music

On the link you will see my 2 included with dc punk band Ekko Astral and others .

Finally posted my August Steve K blogspot dmv concert calendar

Thanks for all your work on that

Thanks. Always updating it too, as I sometimes miss stuff and some events are jut announced last minute. Ethiopian pianist Girma Beyene suddenly did a last minute scheduled show at Makeda in Alexandria last night . I had seen him in Bethesda a few weeks back. But this farewell gig before he flies back to Ethiopia was posted on social media just 2 days before the show.

Per the Bmore Art site the Washington Post is cancelling freelancer Mark Jenkins DC area art galleries column after next week. This is sad news as Jenkins provided detailed coverage of visual art that generally cannot be found anywhere else

https://bmoreart.com/2024/08/washington-post-cancels-regional-arts-coverage-effective-immediately.html

Here's a gift link to a recent Jenkins galleries column piece

https://wapo.st/3AtFYcj

The @NatlParkService of Greater Washington finally announced that 3 2024 Fort DuPont Park in SE DC gigs will happen in September starting with EU, the Blackbyrds, & DJ Lance Reynolds on September 7. In some prior years they had gigs every summer weekend

https://www.nps.gov/fodu/learn/news/three-dates-for-this-year-s-fort-dupont-park-summer-event-series.htm

Kim Gordon has a new song and video out with DC duo Model Home ( Nappy Nappa and Pat Cain)

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/747583/washington-post-kills-column-on-local-artists-and-gallery-exhibits/

City Paper article on Washington Post dropping Jenkins art gallery column, reducing number of local news columns, and hiring a NY based theatre reviewer who has yet to come down to Dc to see any local theatre productions

Jeez

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/747803/dave-alvin-and-jimmie-dale-gilmore-dc-tap-fest-and-more-city-lights-for-aug-29-sept-6/

I previewed Thursday night's Dave Alvin w/ Jimmie Dale Gilmore at the Birchmere show with Jon Langford and the Bright Shiners opening . Langford designed the cover of the latest Alvin & Gilmore album Texicali. Always love seeing Langford, but am going to be out of town

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/09/03/2024-best-fall-pop-concerts/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzI1MzM2MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzI2NzE4Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MjUzMzYwMDAsImp0aSI6IjMyMjY0ZTI0LWFjZmYtNDI1MS1iNjRjLTI2ZTNkMDIwZDY4NCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljLzIwMjQvMDkvMDMvMjAyNC1iZXN0LWZhbGwtcG9wLWNvbmNlcnRzLyJ9.PJuWtScB5CdDdTBa6gEAcAf1kLOYLH9GGS9eO9RCWWY

Chris Kelly pop, indie, rap , r& b shows he's looking forward to

Always adding more to my DC concert calendar--

Thurs Sept 5 in DMV DC- Next Now Fest w/ Feeble Little Horse @ 7:45 to 8:30 @ U of MD Clarice Smith Ctr courtyard (rock); Verny Varela @ 9:30 @ Bossa (Colombian valenata, salsa ); Raw Image @ 7 @ Sycamore & Oak Se (go-go); Anees @ 6 popup @ Malcolm X Park

https://www.stereogum.com/2277849/bad-moves-video-for-new-song-outta-my-head-features-margaret-cho-josh-gondelman-chris-gethard-more/music/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

I get the Hometown Sounds substack even though sometimes it is too bland dc rock only for me

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/748643/the-best-world-roots-and-jazz-music-to-see-live-this-fall/

My fall preview of some shows including Julieta Venegas, a Creole and Cajun supergroup, Ebo Taylor, MakYa McCraven and a more

Sat Sept 14- Music producer Joe Boyd with his new book — And the Roots of Rhythm Remain - with dj/musician Bob Boilen — @ 6 @ Union Market via Byrdland Records

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/748735/what-to-listen-to-david-combs-recommends-raging-post-punk-emo-tinged-indie-pop-and-more/

Bad Moves member David Combs also books shows at Quarry House, Comet, & some at Black Cat . He tqlks about that and gigs he recommends for fall

City Paper has since added a list from a Cp contributor of upcoming metal and hardcore shows he’s looking forward to ; and another guy did a list of upcoming rap shows and hiphop DJ ones he’s looking forward to.

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/749685/craving-go-go-darrin-x-frazier-says-theres-a-show-for-that/

Me talking to Darrin X Frazier, former RE Keyboardist & TCB manager, regarding where he likes to go see go-go and bouncebeat bands