This Friday night The Black Cat hosts crazy rock-n-roll marching band Mucca Pazza from Chicago, joined by local openers Mission South and Olivia & The Mates. Olivia Mancini has quite a history with DC music, originally rocking the bass with Washington Social Club and currently paired with Jarrett Nicolay in Astra Via. Her band The Mates are always a treat to see live, playing solid & entertaining pop music. Today’s video is a simple live take of Olivia’s song Ricky, originally recorded back in 2009 for late & lamented social hub The New Gay.
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Bellflur – Atoms video
Have you seen the latest rumors on the Internets about a new season of Twin Peaks? The David Lynch directed episodes of that show are still the strangest thing I’ve ever seen on network TV, 25 years later. The surreal dream-like lighting, backwards talking and people with elephant heads in Bellflur‘s new music video Atoms bring to mind the best parts of Lynch’s twisted series. Have we already seen one of the best DC music videos of 2013, 8 days in? Be on the lookout for Bellflur’s new album “12 Vagrant Monologues from the Last Living Star“, out very soon on Scenic Route Records. Check them out live on Friday Feb. 1st at the same place they filmed this video, the Mansion at Strathmore.
Tabi Bonney – Terrorist Love Menace video
Singer/rapper Tabi Bonney released a brand new video today for Terrorist Love Menace, from his recent free mixtape LoveJoy Park. If your day could be improved with beautiful, scantily-clad, model-gorgeous women, then Tabi Bonney makes the videos for you. Bonney is currently enjoying the weather and fashion in Los Angeles, and I suspect that, like Brooklyn-dweller Oddisee, he’ll be returning and collaborating with other DC musicians frequently.
Podcast for January 7th, 2013
Back with more new DC music for 2013!
Tracklisting:
Nappy Riddem – D.T.A. (Dub Architect Mix)
Taylor Carson – Waiting For Me
The NRIs – Testament
Mission South – detroitgateway
Paint Branch – Brighton Beach
GEMS – Void Moon
Miles Midnight – Superphonic
Substantial – Movin’ Alright feat. yU
Javier Starks – Fall Back feat. RAtheMC & Phil Ade
Uptown XO – Rugged feat. Obii Say & Awthentik
Blake Meister – The Grind
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The Nighttime Adventure Society – Washington DC video
The Kennedy Center’s free Millennium Stage shows present some great up and coming DC bands, giving them a distinguished stage and dedicated audience to find new fans. Tonight’s show at 6 PM features folk rockers The Nighttime Adventure Society, led by singer Laura Zax. A few months ago we featured their animated video for Past Life, and in today’s video you can see what they look like. Washington DC comes from their FREE debut EP Chapter One: The First Chapter, a sweet little plea for our town to loosen up. Good advice but, you know, it is the Kennedy Center so keep it a little classy DC.
Indie Adams Morgan launches live music series
Adams Morgan has had a bit of a reputation for, well, drunken shenanigans. But it seems like Clarendon is the new playground for hard drinking partiers, and Indie Adams Morgan is ready to bring a live music focus back to the area. Led by live music junkie Anders Thueson, tonight they begin an ambitions series of live shows on Thursday nights at Club Heaven. Genres rotate between rock, roots, world and jam bands. Tonight’s opening features a mix of everything, with jam band Vasudeva, rockers The Ruin City and Heather Mae & The Make Believe representing Americana. Follow @SongPoets on Twitter or RSVP to the Facebook event to get $5 admission before 7 PM. Upcoming shows include Hometown Sounds faves Watermelon, The Funk Ark and Justin Trawick. Hats off to awesome local music coming back to Adams Morgan!
Derek Evry – When We Get Home video
Arlington’s Iota Club is the undisputed home of songwriters in DC, and tonight they host their own Derek Evry‘s Songwriter Showcase featuring his friends Molly Hagen, Carolyn Crysdale, Lauren Calve and David Stewart of The Incorrigables. When it comes to Derek Evry, forget about any preconceptions you may have about singer/songwriters. Backed by his Band of Misanthropes, Derek is a rocker to the core. When We Get Home is his debut music video, from his third album Here’s To Better Misery. Check out his full band Thursday January 10th at Velvet Lounge.
Musiceum Interview
DC has a new website devoted to covering what’s going on in local music. Musiceum.com, run by Tom Vilms, features some great video interviews with DC musicians like The Grey Area, Redline Addiction and Melodime. At the first Hometown Sounds showcase at 9th & Beats last month, Tom grabbed me for a quick chat about 2012 and what lies ahead for this internet radio station. Thanks for the interview Tom!
Uptown XO – Rugged video
Hometown Sounds is back from winter vacation, refreshed and ready to bring you the best new DC music in 2013. While we were away gorging on Christmas cookies, DC rapper Uptown XO released another music video from his mixtape The Color Grey, a precursor to the full length album Colour de Grey dropping January 29th on Mello Music Group. Rugged features fellow DMV rappers Awthentik and Obii Say spitting rhymes in some truly rugged parts of DC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm2C5bk8QBg
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