Every weekday on Hometown Sounds we feature a DC music video, because we love music videos and don’t think they get the exposure they deserve these days. Some days I know exactly what video to play, and get to write the post casually in advance. Some days a new video comes through the Twitter or Facebook feeds and I have to jump on it immediately. Drop Electric, prolific kings of DC music videos, just posted brand new visuals for Brooklyn’s Nightmare, an older song from their FREE debut album Finding Color In The Ashes. This creepy short film about love gone wrong comes from David Ashton and Sean Sonnenburg of Orange Line Film and Sequoia Pictures Production. Mark your calendars for Drop Electric’s next show Saturday July 20th at the Black Cat Mainstage.
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The Dismemberment Plan – The Ice Of Boston (Live at 9:30)
DOMA and Prop 8 are gone and many many people in DC are celebrating further progress towards equality for all. In danger of getting lost amongst the avalanche of tweets is the news that DC music legends The Dismemberment Plan will release their first album of new material this fall in 12 years. On October 15th, you can grab a copy of Uncanny Valley, with new songs test-driven live at special reunion shows over the last year. If you’re new to town or weren’t paying attention to DC indie rock in the late 90s, you might not know what you’ve missed out on so far. So here’s a live video of Travis Morrison, Eric Axelson, Jason Caddell and Joe Easley performing the classic song The Ice Of Boston at the 9:30 Club back in January 2011. Get excited!
Wale feat. Sam Dew – Love/Hate Thing video
The day is finally here! Wale‘s much-anticipated new album The Gifted drops today. Did you see the prominent feature on the front page of Sunday’s Washington Post by Chris Richards? The most exciting breakout star from DC in years getting his due, including a massive sold-out show at the Howard Theatre that blew up my Twitter feed Sunday night. Here’s a brand new video for the soulful, jazzy jam Love/Hate Thing featuring Sam Dew.
The North Country – Sharing Our Alone video
The North Country bring an understated twang sensibility to indie rock in a way that’s refreshing and fun. Lead singer Andrew Grossman and bandmates have built on the success of last fall’s debut album You Can Never Go Home Again with many shows (including ours!) and now a brand new single, Sharing Our Alone. This Saturday night the talented gents celebrate with a Black Cat Mainstage show alongside headliners Spirit Animal and a new project from Paperhaus’s John Di Lascio called Johnny Fantastic. You want to hear this new single already? Here’s the music video!
Nayas – Batalle video
Sadly, there aren’t many more chances left to see latin reggae rockers Nayas live before they take an indefinite hiatus next month. They’ll be anchoring the DC music portion of Saturday’s LUMEN8Anacostia kickoff celebration along with Hometown Sounds faves Black Masala and The Funk Ark, curated by our friends at Listen Local First. Here’s the music video for Batalle, from the 2010 Nayas Sampler EP, shot at their home base Bossa in Adams Morgan. Have a fantastic weekend DC!
Black Dog Prowl – No Robots video
Hard rockers Black Dog Prowl headline a late show this Saturday night at Vienna hotspot Jammin’ Java. If you don’t know them yet, the new video for their latest single No Robots will introduce you nicely. It’s all about the dangers of dating too many people at once, especially when they all happen to be in a band together.
Honest Haloway – What I Leave Behind video
I’m sure by now you’ve heard about Fête de la Musique, the blowout party taking place this Saturday at Georgetown’s newest hotspot Malmaison, from 2 PM to 3 AM. The Alliance Francaise continues France’s musical tradition on the summer solstice with a huge lineup of 12 great acts throughout the day, all for the low low price of free (before 10:30 PM). Some Hometown Sounds faves are booked for this party, including Arthur Loves Plastic, Flo Anito and Honest Haloway. Here’s a beautiful music video (SFW this time) from the electronic music duo for What I Leave Behind, from their FREE debut EP The Towns.
lowercase letters – Can’t Won’t Rush video
Alphie Starr and John Beckham, with bassist Clinton Cole and superstar drummer-about-town Ben Tufts, comprise the excellent neo-soul-ish group lowercase letters. Here’s an unplugged live rendition of Can’t Won’t Rush, a love song from their 2011 debut EP a-g, for the web video series The Angle.
Thievery Corporation – Sweet Tides video
The closeout song on this week’s Hometown Sounds Podcast is a live version of Thievery Corporation‘s song Sweet Tides, performed by frequent collaborators Rob Myers and Loulou Ghelichkani. Here’s the music video for the Thievery original, from the 2008 album Radio Retaliation on ESL Music.
Podcast for June 17th, 2013
IMHO, our best one yet!
Tracklisting:
Golden Looks – Charmed, I’m Sure
Harness Flux – Room Service
Brenda – Airwolf
Jonny Grave – The Hammer
Cigarette – Hundred Tears
RCRDS – Memoryflood
Misun – Promise Me (Caleb L’Etoile Remix)
Reginald Cyntje – Gift Of You
Zo! – Tell Me Something New feat. Jeanne Jolly
Rob Myers & Loulou Ghelichkani – Sweet Tides
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