Did you dig that song “Climate” by Rorie from the most recent episode of our podcast? We had a hard time picking which song to play from Rorie’s newest EP Singing & Silence, because all the tracks were fantastic. Prior to the EP’s release, “Storyteller” got the music video treatment from Stephen Stonestreet of Charlottesville’s Stonestreet Creative, and it beautifully presents this young singer-songwriter poised for wider attention. Read Rorie’s blog post about filming the video here, and catch her at Vienna’s Jammin’ Java on Sunday August 14th opening for Reeve Carney.
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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Podcast for July 28th, 2016
Tony attempts to fit into the haute brunch scene, while Paul gets DC music suggestions from the hot new tech gizmo.
Tracklisting:
Bells & Hunters – Timebomb
Spirit Plots – Hey Custer [Spirit Plots]
Greenland – Ghost at my Elbow [Shitty Fiction]
Rorie – Climate [Singing & Silence]
April + Vista – Beasts
Qdup & Warp 9 feat. Flex Mathews – Bodyrock [Bodyrock single]
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The Galaxy Electric – Please Come Home Soon
Psychedelic dream-pop band The Galaxy Electric have honed their performance chops recently through a series of live gigs around town, supporting acts like FuzzQueen and Young Summer. Today they released a slick live video of their single “Please Come Home Soon”, from their debut full length album Everything is Light and Sound, shot at their “secret getaway spot” in Princess Anne, MD on the Wicomico River. The beautiful riverside setting makes me dream of escaping this epic DC heatwave, and only coming home when the heat index has two digits. If you’re still in DC on Friday night, The Galaxy Electric help inaugurate DCDIT’s newest house venue Haushouse with Dovelady and Lithuania from Philly.
Kingpen Slim – Drug Dealers Anonymous
While fans of niche streaming service Tidal heavily hyped the Jay-Z featuring lead-off single “Drug Dealers Anonymous” from Pusha T’s new album, DC rapper Kingpen Slim took the beat from DJ Dahi and spun his own tale of coming up on the streets. If you missed Slim’s secret video screening last week at Blind Whino, check out the visuals below, and grab the track while you can from SoundCloud.
Stephen Redhead – Cap Heights
Aw yeah, Redhead is back! We’ve been fans of bespectacled rapper Stephen Redhead from PG County since 2012, though the wait for his debut album Exxxactly grows long. He recently released a new single “Cap Heights”, produced by Nature Boi, as an exclusive for his friends on Apple Music. Now the music video, from House Studio & Kimshimwon’s $5 Music Video series, can make him some new friends and fans everywhere as he warmly welcomes us to his home town.
Carolyn Malachi – Blowing Smoke
When you’re totally independent and a perfectionist, music can take its sweet time getting from concept to listeners’ ears. But release day is always a triumph, and DC Grammy chapter member Carolyn Malachi is celebrating today with the release of her new EP Chapter 1: Where You Are. These four songs precede an album Rise [Story 1] which Malachi envisions as the first in a trilogy, showing how much work she’s done in the 3 years since her previous album. The jazzy R&B singer just released this gorgeous music video for “Blowing Smoke”, showing her love of community and DC’s indigenous hand dancing. Don’t miss WAMU Bandwidth’s interview with Malachi today for the surprising story of how she hooked up with her current band!
SmCity – MIA feat. Maimouna Youssef
DC rapper SmCity continues to ride the wave from his fiercely independent full length album Empire Falls from December 2014. His most recent EP The Preamble features selected cuts from the album, and now we have this slick music video for “MIA” featuring Maimouna Youssef on vocals and production from Atlanta’s DJ Toomp. Just makes me excited for what Sm’s gonna drop on us next!
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