Deathfix rocked the Black Cat Backstage last night, and I hope you all went and had a blast while I drove home from Virginia Beach for 6 hours. In case you don’t yet know Deathfix, they’re the newest rock band on the Dischord label, a supergroup of Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Rich Morel (Blowoff with Bob Mould), Devin Ocampo (Faraquet) and Mark Cisneros (Medications). Here’s a fun video for their debut single Better Than Bad, from their self-titled debut album, featuring lots of great biking footage shot by Mat Hoffman, whose film “Birth of Big Air” was scored by Canty.
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This Weekend in Live DC Music
There are so many great shows this weekend to tell you about, and all are well worth your money and time!
Friday:
**HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION** DC Music Download‘s First Birthday Party @ Rock & Roll Hotel feat. Paperhaus, The Silver Liners, Drop Electric & The North Country
The Beanstalk Library, Molly Hagen & These Future Saints @ Iota
Black Checker, Dot Dash and The Way Home @ Velvet Lounge
Jonny Grave @ The Hamilton (10:30 PM FREE SHOW!)
Midnight Hike, The Thiefs & Matt Tarka @ DC9
Albino Rhino & Harmonic Blue @ Blue Banana
Saturday:
Ugly Purple Sweater, Fire & The Wheel and The NRIs @ Velvet Lounge
Justin Jones, Rachel Kate & Wheelie @ Rock & Roll Hotel
Sunday:
Black Masala @ Brixton (FREE!)
Deathfix @ Black Cat Backstage
The Flying Mighty, Hurlebaus, Ladle Fight & Ginger Chimes @ Fillmore Silver Spring (Local, Lucky, & Live!)
Wheelie – I Been Lovin video
Saturday night the Rock & Roll Hotel hosts the hometown stop of troubador Justin Jones‘s month long tour. Kicking off the show is Rachel Kate and new synthrock (is that a genre?) band Wheelie. These guys are creating an original sound with soulful vocals, snazzy keys, handclaps and an offbeat sense of style. Definitely worth showing up early to catch their live set!
Borracho – All In Play video
DC’s musicians and live music fans owe an enthusiastic high five to Catherine Lewis, freelance music journalist and proprietor of the excellent concert listing aggregator Showlist DC. I recently met Catherine and her boyfriend Chris, DCHeavyMetal.com blogger, at a show at The Pinch, and Catherine politely and validly pointed out the lack of metal at Hometown Sounds. I admit, I am not yet a devoted metalhead like many at the packed house to see Warchild that night, but Hometown Sounds is devoted to all genres of DC music, and to that end: MOAR METAL! First stop is hugely popular stoner metal band Borracho. Today they release a brand new 7″ Mob Gathering through Spain’s Ghost Highway Recordings and Germany’s No Balls Records, packaging up some unused demos from their 2009 album Splitting Sky. It’s limited to 200 black copies and 100 marbled orange pressings (mmmmmm), so grab yours before they vanish. Today’s music video for All In Play, from Splitting Sky, is so huge in its scope that it really brings out the lameness of my laptop speakers. Listen with big chunky headphones, or better yet see them live at the Velvet Lounge on Thursday March 28th with Been Obscene from Austria and their buddies SuperVoid from Pittsburgh. And look, Showlist DC is giving away two pairs of tickets to the show! It all comes together.
Kid Congo Powers – Conjure Man video
Brand new video debut! Garage rocker Kid Congo Powers just released a music video for his latest 7″ single Conjure Man. The trance-like and trippy video makes heavy use of William S. Burroughs’s Dreammachine, specifically dreammachines owned by Throbbing Gristle’s Genesis P. Orridge and London arts curator James Elphick.
These United States – Nobody Can Tell video
Many people in this town fondly remember Jesse Elliott’s gang of rock troubadors These United States. As frontman and lyricist, Jesse’s performances were often transcendent, attempting to divide your attention between poetry of his words and the energy of his delivery. Nomadic bands like These United States never stay rooted down long, and after scattering to various locations around the country, they recently decided to part ways. According to TUS’s Facebook feed, Jesse has formed a new band called Ark Life that recently played its debut show out in Denver. I’m very much looking forward to their inevitable swing through DC. Here’s the last TUS video I had saved up from their time here, Nobody Can Tell from their 2010 album What Lasts.
Shark Week – Baby Maybe video
Late Friday, before their SXSW send-off show at the Rock & Roll Hotel, Shark Week debuted their first music video for Baby Maybe, a song coming out on 7″ in April. Despite only having a short 3 song EP available, Shark Week has exploded in popularity in DC through their rugged and captivating live shows. Playing SXSW and the Sweetlife Festival in May could send Shark Week to the big leagues, and this beautiful video shot in Puerto Rico is a big step in that direction. Check out The Vinyl District for a fun interview with Shark Week about the video and the direction of the band.
Podcast for March 11th, 2013
Tracklisting:
Young Summer – Fever Dream
The Nighttime Adventure Society – Doctor, Doctor
Wheelie – Stop The Bleeding
Blankus Larry – Soldiers of the Snake
Matt Tarka – Indigo Bunting
Mud Rey – Look On Her Face
Derek Evry – When We Get Home
PLOY – Elevator Talk
Brett – Visions
Alvin Risk – Skyclad
Maxmillion Dunbar – The Figurine (Nod Mix)
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Afternoon Streaming: DJ Mixes by All Good Funk Alliance & Empresarios
Here’s a couple of hot new DJ mixes from Fort Knox Recordings bands to get you through the afternoon and onto the weekend!
All Good Funk Alliance – Radio SoLoud 19.02.2013
(free download at http://www.mediafire.com/?biv696kjt8xkswm)
Empresarios – Surviving The Golden Age DJ Mix – March 2013
(free download at https://www.facebook.com/EmpresariosMusica/app_220150904689418)
Lionize – Dr. Livingston video
Lionize has fused hard rock and reggae into a unique sound for almost 10 years. Today begins a long tour for the band supporting Clutch that sadly has no DC dates as of now, though they do play both Baltimore and Richmond in April. The brand new video for Dr. Livingston, from 2011 album Superczar and the Vulture, definitely displays the love of their hometown, guest starring HR from Bad Brains, ska legends The Pietasters and the instantly recognizable 9:30 Club staff.
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