Genre-hopping band Lowercase Letters are heading out of DC to make their mark on the national music scene at SXSW in Austin. Kimshimwon from House Studio DC is producing a SXSW video tour diary of the band making their way to the country’s most insane music festival, and the first installment recently went live.
But that’s not really a music video, right? So here’s a great song of theirs from a couple of years ago, Give Me.
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Young Rapids – Bad Egg video
Buzz band Young Rapids released their first music video recently for Bad Egg, from last year’s debut album Day Light Savings. Shot by some friends at the Corcoran College of Art & Design, it’s kind of a mash-up of Artomatic and Wicker Man. Young Rapids are taking their infectuous energy on tour in April, so look out for a local show to kick it off.
Music Still Happens Here Vol. 2 tonight @ Iota
DC, we’re about to be crushed by tons of wet snow overnight, so getting out of your house tonight is practically mandatory. The release party for Music Still Happens Here Vol. 2 at Iota wins the best show of the night tonight. Music Still Happens Here is a project helmed by local musician Derek Evry, promoting the deep well of songwriting talent we’re fortunate to have in DC. Tonight’s show at Iota has literally the most insanely ambitious lineup I’ve ever seen:
7:00PM – Tom McBride
7:10PM – Derek Anderson
7:20PM – Gideon Grove
7:30PM – Matt Tarka
7:45PM – Chester Copperpott
8:00PM – Ted Hovis & The Stolen Camaros
8:15PM – Sweet Interference
8:30PM – Brittany Jean
8:45PM – The Stick Mob
9:00PM – Brian Franke
9:15PM – Sara Davenport
9:30PM – Wes Tucker & The Skillets
9:45PM – Pigs From a Gun
10:00PM – Carolyn Crysdale
10:15PM – Mud Rey
10:30PM – A Papier Mache Monster
10:45PM – Norman Rockwell
11:00PM – Derek Evry & His Band of Misanthropes
Come out to Clarendon tonight to grab your free copy of the new compilation CD, meet a new songwriter or two, drink up and sleep off your hangover during tomorrow’s snow day. Plus wish the main man Derek Evry a happy birthday!
Midnight Hike – Good Good Time video
Rock band Midnight Hike are the proud parents of a newborn music video, just released yesterday, from their second full length album Shoot The Moon. This band has shared the stage with Cheap Trick and Blue Oyster Cult, and your next opportunity to see them up close comes next Friday night March 15th at DC9. Hopefully they will bring their costumes.
Lorelei – Hole Punch video
Slumberland Records stalwarts Lorelei released a new music video last week for Hole Punch, from their 2012 album Enterprising Sidewalks, produced by Lorelei guitarist Matt Dingee and Dan Searing from Slumberland bands Whorl and The Saturday People. If you’ve somehow missed seeing these guys play live, don’t miss their next local gig at Sasha Lord’s Comet Ping Pong with Sea Lions and Golden Grrrls on April 5th.
Astra Via – Fast Forward video
Jarrett Nicolay and Olivia Mancini, collectively the pop duo Astra Via, just released a new music video Fast Forward (pay what you want download!), the lead-off track of their upcoming EP. This song dials back the pop shimmer of their earlier work in favor of a deeper and more emotional hook. Props to Jeff Nesmith of Gypsy Creative Communications for a music video that compliments the song perfectly.
GEMS – Pegasus video
Dream pop duo GEMS just released a new music video for their not-yet-for-sale single Pegasus. It’s black & white, gauzy, melancholy and beautiful, just what you want out of your modern dream pop music. GEMS doesn’t sound quite like any other band in DC, and to my ears that’s a great thing. They’ll be playing a show at the Rock & Roll Hotel next Wednesday March 6th to warm up for making new fans at SXSW.
Can you believe I wrote an entire post without mentioning they used to be called Birdlips? Oops, damnit.
Brett – Visions (The Soundmen Remix) video
Kevin Bayly once played guitar in the 80s influenced band The Dance Party, and now he’s pumping out dance tracks as Brett. Last year’s double single Confidence / Kate Moss garnered a huge number of remixes, and I expect a similar number from the new double single Rap Songs / Visions. Party DJ king Chris Burns has already cranked out a great one, as has the NY/Seattle duo The Soundmen. Here’s a brand new music video for The Soundmen’s remix of Visions, which will either make you want to go surfing now or stay the hell away from really huge waves.
Tom Goss – Can’t Hold Us video
It’s not often that you see a well-produced music video of a live performance. When bands do appear in their videos, almost always they lip sync to the pre-recorded track. For his latest video, just released today, singer Tom Goss performed an acoustic cover of Macklemore’s song Can’t Hold Us, and the video shows how he uses loop pedals to layer the music together, freeing him up for an impressive rapping performance. Catch Tom live at the Dunes this Thursday with Eric Himan as he sets out on tour.
Podcast for Feb. 26th, 2013
Tracklisting:
Dub Campaign – Lion In Disguise
Ugly Purple Sweater – I Will Not Regret
Bellflur – Atoms
East Ghost – Tobacco Teeth
Clones of Clones – The Neighborhood
Big Green Cherry – East Coost
The Dead Women – I Am Delusional
Me and Karen – Of You
Ra Ra Rasputin – Whenever You’re Ready
Micah Vellian – Snake Charmer
Is And Of The – You’re A Palindrome and I Can’t Spell
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