Phillips Saylor, performing under the name Stripmall Ballads, brings distinctly rural roots Americana music to our fair city. He’s a dynamic performer with a unique voice and a killer banjo, so try to catch him perform around town when he’s not touring the country. Today’s video for She Lies In The Ground comes his 2009 album Since Jimmy Died, available for free download on his website.
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
SOJA – Not Done Yet video
The boys in SOJA, one of DC’s most popular reggae bands, have hit the road this summer to spread the love through their feelgood music. Festivals like All Good Music Festival and FloydFest provide the perfect setting for their reggae vibes. They recently put out a gorgeous video for the song Not Done Yet, from their new album Strength To Survive.
Podcast 2012-07-13
My favorite tunes from my Hometown Sounds DJ gig at the Argonaut in 2009-2010
Tracklisting:
Oddisee – Chocolate City Dreaming
DeRigeur – Chillin’ On The Rhodes (KidGusto Remix)
Restoring Poetry In Music – Poetron
Mathpanda – Expect Torrents
Fort Knox Five – Insight feat. Asheru
T.Kolai – Zouk
See-I – The King
Washington Social Club – Charlie The Russian
The Aquarium – White House
Title Tracks – Found Out
The Points – I Don’t Know About You
Supersystem – The Lake
Q And Not U – Hooray For Humans
Olivia Mancini & The Housemates – Radio Silence
Vandaveer – A Mighty Leviathan Of Old
These United States – When Your’e Traveling At The Speed Of Light
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YahZarah – Why Dontcha Call Me No More video
The Washington Post Going Out Gurus wrap up their Weekend Concert Series at Carter Barron Amphitheatre tonight with the theme “Neo-Soul”, featuring Tamika “Love” Jones, Deborah Bond and headliner YahZarah. David Malitz provides a great intro piece in today’s Weekend section to the soul singer who recently returned to performing after stepping away from the music industry in frustration. Today’s video, the first from her 2010 album The Ballad of Purple St. James, is playful and catchy, and the intro will be instantly familiar to anyone who grew up in the 80s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78knidd1qLE
Constant Alarm – Breathe You video
DC rock band Constant Alarm is celebrating the release of their debut album Atlas, on local label Red Stapler Records, with a headlining show this Saturday night at DC9. They funded the recording of the album at legendary Inner Ear Studios with a Kickstarter campaign, embracing the DIY ethos commmon in this town. They even made a fun video for their catchy debut single Breathe You, with a great rooftop view making it unmistakably DC.
The Dismemberment Plan – The City (Live @ 9:30)
Yesterday the much beloved early 00s DC band The Dismemberment Plan released a video of their performance of The City at their reunion show at the 9:30 Club last year. I was lucky enough to be at that gig, my first D-Plan show, and it made me wish I hadn’t missed all the ones before it.
Drop Electric – Empire Trashed video
I know it’s gonna be a good day when my Twitter feed lights up with word of a new music video from Drop Electric. The atmospheric ensemble recently released a Summer Sampler Platter of four songs, and today’s video for Empire Trashed leads off the EP. As with their numerous other amazing videos, Empire Trashed is produced by Dedalus Moving Pictures. Great stuff.
RAtheMC – Champion video
RAtheMC is one of the hottest rappers in the DMV today, male or female. Her recent free mixtape The Grace Jones Experiment got a lot of heads nodding, so grab it if you haven’t already. Today’s video for Champion comes from her free 2010 mixtape Heart of a Champion.
http://vimeo.com/11158297#
Live Broadcast for July 8th, 2012
The first Hometown Sounds podcast is in the can! The “theme” is music released in 2012.
Tracklisting:
Misun – My Time
All Good Funk Alliance – In The Rain feat. Empresarios
Protect-U – Motorbike
Alma Tropicalia – Globo Del Morte
The Funk Ark – Rinconcito
See-I – Blow Up (Dub Architect Mix)
Silo Halo – I’m Still Slamming My Head Against A Brick Wall
Presto Bando – Dinner In My Jeans
We Were Pirates – Civilized Man
Ugly Purple Sweater – Good Cop (Typefighter cover)
The Young Rapids – MindDrug
Imperial China – Mortal Wombat
RAtheMC – Believe
You can also stream and download this episode on SoundCloud.
Here’s the podcast subscription link. In iTunes, pull down the Advanced menu, select Subscribe to Podcast, and paste in this link.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/HometownSounds
These United States – Water and Wheat video
Former locals, now wandering troubadours These United States return to town Saturday night for a headlining show at the Black Cat to promote their new self-titled album. You probably already know all about Jesse Elliott and his musical pals, but even so you should read David Malitz’s fantastic profile of the group in today’s Washington Post. The video for their song Water and Wheat, from their 2010 album What Lasts, visualizes their nomadic lifestyle perfectly. And really, who could expect a band called These United States to stay rooted in one place for long.
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