The inaugural Breakin Even Fest kicks off tonight at Songbyrd in AdMo, promising “Mystery Merch Raffles, Cheap Beer, Party Times” from a hardcore lineup including Lilac Daze, Collider, Curse Words, The Mauls and headliners Loud Boyz. “World’s A Cage” comes from their debut album Tough Love, Hard Feelings out on Cricket Cemetery, and the video wisely chooses some iconic 80s monsters to join the raucous Loud Boyz party.
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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Near Northeast – Under the Pines
The divide is as stark as the Potomac river: the punk and angular indie rock goes on the DC side, and the folk and twangy alt-country goes on the VA side. Near Northeast is doing great work at bridging that gap, developing a passionate fan base for their earnest folk sound in the heart of the city. Kelly Servick, Avy Malik and Austin Blanton play a lot of well-received sets around town, including a high profile gig at the Luce Unplugged showcase at the Smithsonian American Art museum last fall, while they work on a follow up to last year’s pay-what-you-want debut Curios. Videographer Kip Radt and graphic artist Ashley Blanton collaborated on Near Northeast’s debut music video “Under the Pines”, presenting a puffy cloud’s journey through surreal landscapes and many recognizable DC landmarks. Tonight Near Northeast kicks off the buildup to the Kingman Island Bluegrass Festival later in April with a show at the Hamilton also featuring the Plate Scrapers and Walter Martin of The Walkmen.
Be Steadwell – Just A Flirt (Tiny Desk Contest submission)
Be Steadwell is a creative force to be reckoned with. While she screens her short film “Vow of Silence”, the thesis project for her MFA from Howard University, she also performs original musical compositions primarily using looped vocals, with the support of a crew of musicians. What started in the black queer creative community of DC is now spreading far and wide as Steadwell shows her film and performs on tour in New Orleans, Chicago, New York City and beyond. If you enjoy this immersive, captivating solo performance of new song “Just a Flirt”, grab her most recent release Jaded. Dark Love Songs for whatever price you like and mark your calendars for April 9th for Honey Groove, DC’s festival for queer creatives of color at Blind Whino featuring RatheMC, Reesa Renee, The Coolots, Boomscat and more.
Cecily – Your Idea of Beautiful (NPR Tiny Desk Contest submission)
NPR Music’s judges are watching all the submissions to 2016’s Tiny Desk Contest, and soon they’ll pick a winner. We continue to show you the best submissions from DC, our shared hometown with the Tiny Desk. Cecily Bumbray, a talented and soulful singer-songwriter, gathered her jazz quartet to lay down a romantic new song called “Your Idea of Beautiful”. If this hits your spot, grab her debut self-titled EP featuring a collaboration with DC expat Tabi Bonney.
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