DC/Richmond grindcore band Pig Destroyer blew the minds of critics and fans alike with last year’s album Book Burner. Catherine Lewis of Showlist DC picked Pig Destroyer’s album release show at Ottobar as her local music highlight of 2012. After a too-long absence from the stage, the band returns to DC tonight at the Black Cat with openers Darkest Hour, Old Lines and LTW. Come thirsty because Three Floyds Brewing will debut their new Pig Destroyer collaboration beer Permanent Funeral pale ale. Here’s the insane lead-off video from Book Burner, the Stanley Kubrick 2001-influenced The Diplomat.
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The Good Thing @ Tropicalia Friday night
Have you checked out Tropicalia yet? This new hotspot is not what you’d expect from its address right at the corner of 14th & U. The music is consistently eclectic and consistently top quality, pushing the boundaries of clubgoers knowledge and familiarity. Tonight new DC funk band The Good Thing wants you to get down to their sultry grooves, and they’ve released What Can I Do, the first track from their debut EP Ain’t Nobody Gonna Stop Me, as a free download to get you in the mood. The show starts early at 8 PM for only $10, so RSVP here.
Borracho – Concentric Circles video
Tonight is the night that stoner metal band Borracho celebrates the release of their 7″ Mob Gathering. The Velvet Lounge hosts the kickoff show of a short tour with Been Obscure from Austria and SuperVoid from Pittsburgh. Here’s another loud & proud video from their 2009 album Splitting Sky, for the lead-off single Concentric Circles.
Screen Vinyl Image – Fever video
Things are pretty quiet on the DC music video front, so here’s a classic video by psychedelic dance-rock band Screen Vinyl Image that might be new to you. Fever comes from their 2009 album Interceptors.
Phil Ade – Break Me Off video
Going back in time a bit, here’s the video for Break Me Off, a freestyle single by DC rapper Phil Adé produced by Brandun DeShay. This comes from a free mixtape you may have missed out on back in 2011, Ashley Outrageous Presents: The Playlist v.2. Adé promises a brand new music video next week, so stay tuned!
Podcast for March 25th, 2013
Tracklisting:
Paperhaus – Helicopters
RDGLDGRN – I Love Lamp
Bells & Hunters – She Wants To Roll
The Silver Liners – Criminal
Mariner Project – Chill
Dangerosa – Exhiliration Comes Next
Suns of Guns – 5000 Watts
The Shirks – Sex Gear
Myrrh Myrrh – Might As Well
Mynoni & Friends – Oh Brother
Deathfix – Dali’s House
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Tiffany Thompson – In The Distance video
Singer-songwriter Tiffany Thompson, a regular performer at Iota and with Justin Trawick’s The 9 Songwriter Showcase, just released a brand new music video for In The Distance, the anchor song of her latest EP One Voice. Tiffany takes her powerful and earnest voice on the road for a series of tour dates from New York to Chicago, and your next chance to see her in our area comes on April 11th at a benefit show at the Torpedo Factory in Old Town Alexandria.
2 New Videos from Wale
Why just release one music video at a time? Last night rap superstar Wale unveiled two new videos on BET. The first one is The Show, featuring Rick Ross and Aaron Wess, from the Folarin mixtape that came out last Christmas.
The second is our first taste from Wale’s upcoming full length album The Gifted, dropping in late June. Bad features Tiara Thomas, and it’s out now on iTunes.
With two music videos posted today, the DC Music Video of the Day takes the day off tomorrow. Have a great weekend DC!
Mission South – Patagonia (Blue Light Sessions)
Bluesy rockers Mission South just posted a stream of their new song Peaches, the first track from their upcoming EP Migration Vol. 2 that drops April 9th.
The band is currently touring the east coast, and this Saturday night they play a hometown show at Velvet Lounge with fantastic local openers The North Country and Linsay Deming from the band Sweetbread Jim’s. Our music video of the day comes from the Blue Light Sessions series from Pick-Up Productions, a live take of Mission South performing Patagonia from their FREE debut EP Migration Vol. 1.
Is And Of The – Assassins Hid in Our Loops video
Mush Records experimental musician Droo Bandos, under the stage name Is And Of The, has a new video from his latest FREE full length album Know Not. The evocatively named Assassins Hid in Our Loops has the trippy visuals you’d expect from this music, but also includes a bit of narrative from director James DuBourdieu. Keep a browser tab open on Is And Of The’s Facebook page for solo show announcements for the coming week.
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