Are you tired of whiny songs about love and angst and other meaningless crap? Rockville rockers The Thiefs want to sing to you about large quantities of sweet fizzy beverages. 17 oz. of Freedom reacts to New York City’s proposed (and failed) ban on sodas larger than 16 ounces. Also it rocks pretty hard. Drink up!
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Bells & Hunters – Maybe A Fool video
Hot off the presses! The slightly twangy, plaintive and charming band Bells and Hunters just posted their first music video for Maybe A Fool, from their sophomore release Weddings and Funerals, which you can pay what you like to download right now. I love how the video portrays the behind the scenes drama of a band findings its way. Also, great hats. Next Monday night July 29th they’ll be playing at Galaxy Hut in Arlington, so mark your calendar!
Kate Moran Band – Fight video
The scourge of cancer touches so many lives. Singer songwriter and CrossFit enthusiast Kate Moran wrote the inspirational song Fight back in early 2012 to motivate her friend Kathleen Paternostro Morgan, a.k.a. Kass, who was battling the disease. Proceeds from the sale of the single, produced by Jarrett Nicolay of Virginia Coalition, Astra Via and Pick-Up Productions, benefit the Team Kass charitable foundation. To honor the one year anniversary of Kass’s untimely passing, Moran just released a music video for the song directed by Dave Farah to inspire others facing an uphill climb back to health. Read more details at Moran’s blog.
Podcast for July 22nd, 2013
Tracklisting:
Alex Vans & The Hideaway – Good Enough
Capital Ghost – Rhino
Tideland – Dinosaur
Passing Phases – Never Give In
The Raised By Wolves – Stung (Song For Him)
Mooks – Godspell
Dirty Destroyers Orchestra – Dick and Bones
Harris Face & the Restoration – The Squall
South Rail – Everybody Knows It
Beautiful Swimmers – Cool “Disco” Dan
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Uptown XO – Finding My Way video
Yesterday hip-hop label Mello Music Group dropped a new video for Finding My Way (FREE download!) from Uptown XO‘s newest album Colour de Grey. Lazlo, the video’s director, offers this statement:
“The video for “Finding My Way” takes cues from the boom bap style production of the track and imagines Uptown XO as two sides of the same young man, coming of age during the mid-nineties in Washington D.C. During the first verse XO takes on the persona of a street minded hustler, spending time in alleyways, shady housing, and rooftops. While for the second verse he portrays the role of a government insider, working to enact change through the political system on Capitol Hill. These twin lifestyles echo the flip side of the same mindset, much like the dichotomy of the District itself.”
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Stay cool out there DC, both sides of you.
lowercase letters – Restless City video
One of the songs featured on the most recent episode of the Hometown Sounds podcast was the new single “Restless City” by rock / soul hybrid band lowercase letters. Here’s a music video of Alphie Starr, John Beckham, Clinton Cole and Ben Tufts performing the song on their Road To Austin tour earlier this year. Buy the song on iTunes or Bandcamp.
Ticket Giveaway: Black Clouds @ 9:30 Club
Next Saturday night July 27th the 9:30 Club, the area’s best concert venue, hosts a full-quality lineup of DC bands presented by the DC Party Action Committee Council. Headliners Black Clouds celebrate the vinyl release of their 2012 debut album Everything Is Not Going To Be OK, and I can’t wait to see their brand of dark and moody instrumental post-rock on such a big stage. Plus there is a dizzying lineup of opening acts: Punk rockers Highway Cross and True Head; twangy Typefighter; DC’s next big thing Shark Week; and the last hurrah for legendary thrash metal band Warchild. You’ll need a massive dose of B vitamins to handle all this DC power!
Because Hometown Sounds loves you so much, we want to put two lucky fans on the guest list for this amazing show. All you have to do is tell us your favorite DC band in the comments. We’ll pick the winner on Tuesday July 23rd, so don’t delay! And if you aren’t the lucky winner, buy tickets here!
Ihsan Bilal – Don’t Waste My Time video
Recent X-Factor contestant Ihsan Bilal and video producers House Studio DC collaborated on the music video for D.W.M.T. (Don’t Waste My Time) as part of their $5 Music Video series. Ihsan, a former student of the Duke Ellington School for the Performing Arts, is the first recipient of House Studio’s Artist Grant Program. Don’t Waste My Time, a dubstep-influenced pop monster, is available now on iTunes and comes from her upcoming album T.E.A.L. (Time, Evolution and Love). All these acronyms make my government contracting ass feel right at home.
Drop Electric – Waking Up to the Fire preview
Drop Electric, one of the buzziest bands around DC these days, have built anticipation for their sophomore full length release for a full year now with many shows and well-produced videos. With the premiere of this video teaser on All Things Go yesterday, they also announced a release date of October 22nd for Waking Up To The Fire, on Lefse Records. The mesmerizing post-rock ensemble headlines a show at the Black Cat this Saturday with Janel & Anthony and The Escape Artist supporting, so there’s your Saturday night plans taken care of.
DJ Set @ Comet Ping Pong Thursday night
Fuzzy Logic, one of DC’s finest music blogs, hosts a stacked lineup of psychedelic punk noise this Thursday night at Comet Ping Pong with DC’s Thee Lolitas, Philly’s Harsh Vibes and Ttotals from Nashville. And if that ain’t enough for you, your humble Hometown Sounds DJ will spin some of DC’s newest and most classic sonic insanity. Get there at 9 and bring $10 for the bands.
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