Those talented folks at Pick Up Productions are back with another fun music video. India Whiskey is the debut single from a brand new FREE EP by Miles Midnight called Supersonic. This catchy song blends elements of electronica and hip hop with a solid base of rock music. I’m hooked, can’t wait to see them live!
This week Stephanie Williams from DC Music Download helps pick out our favorite local releases of 2012.
In no particular order:
Misun – The Sea [The Sea]
Imperial China – How We Connect [Creative License]
Frau Eva – Underneath Eyelids [Morrissey Smiling]
Young Rapids – Day Light Savings [Dime Piece]
The Sea Life – In Basements [Sleep]
The Funk Ark – High Noon [Road to Coba]
Drop Electric – Sampler Platter [Santo Domingo]
Deleted Scenes – Young People’s Church of the Air [The Days of Adderall]
Heavy Breathing – Body Problems [U The One I Want]
Janel & Anthony – Where Is Home [A Viennesian Life]
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Here’s a nice little Bad Brains/Charlie Brown video mashup to brighten your holiday spirit.
http://vimeo.com/33883554
I don’t often feature a live video for the DC Music Video of the day, but Chopteeth are too good to ignore. This huge 12 piece ensemble plays infectuous Afrobeat music, and you cannot help but dance at one of their powerful live shows. If you’ve never seen them play, your next chance is Saturday night at the Artisphere in Rosslyn, with an opening set by local latin reggae band Nayas. Here’s a taste of the Chopteeth magic, a rendition of Femi Kuti’s Traitors of Africa performed at the Rock & Roll Hotel last year, featuring Funk Ark leader Will Rast on keys.
Speaking of awesome new U Street hotspot Tropicalia, Friday night the dub/funk band See-I, longtime Wednesday night residents at 18th Street Lounge, brings their well-polished live show to the subterranean club. Resident DJs Sol-Power All Stars provide turntable support. Legendary producer Zeb has crafted a new remix of a See-I track from deep in the vaults, 2004’s Dinner of Herb, and they’ve released this track as a free download.
Lost Philosophies, a side project for members of hard rock band Fight The Lion, is a band devoted to beer. They write songs about beer, their videos feature lots of delicious craft beer, and sometimes beer even provides their creative spark. This video for Hung Over, from their recent Art Institute of Washington recording sessions, is a tribute to having a good time with your friends, filming it and possibly regretting the whole thing later.
There are a lot of great rappers in DC, but my favorite is Asheru. His flow is steady, confident and witty, and his collaborations with Fort Knox Five and The Funk Ark show how deeply he knows and loves DC. He’s just as committed to educating youth as a teacher as he is to music and performing. This brand new video for Clay Davis comes from a FREE new mixtape called I.K.L.A. Radio Vol. 1 (Internationally Known Locally Accepted) mixed by DJ Dirty Ice and featuring Kingpen Slim, Omar Retnu and others from the DMV. And if you don’t know who Clay Davis is, add this to your Christmas list.
Hopefully your weekend partying was as fun as this Rare Essence live video. Shot at Tradewinds in Camp Springs MD where RE holds down a weekly show every Friday, this video shows that one of the original go-go groups is still going strong.
Featuring bands playing at the first Hometown Sounds Showcase at 9th & Beats Sat. Dec. 15th 1-7 PM
Tracklisting:
The Torches – Mister Vampire
Peanut Butter & Dave – Children of the Vanguard
The Grey Area – Sugar, From You
The North Country – Where is my Mind?
Black Checker – So Long Ago
Lightfoot – Pow Wow (William DeVon Remix)
Harness Flux – Stockholders (Micah Vellian Remix)
Will Eastman & Ozkar – Shouldna Left You
Bad Brains – Youth of Today
The Evens – Wanted Criminals
E.D. Sedgwick – Dirty
Justin Trawick – All The Places That I’ve Been
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