The Black Cat constructed a truly eclectic bill for you this evening, inviting local indie poppers America Hearts to open for Baltimore’s noisy hardcore band Dope Body and experimental headliners Deerhoof. America Hearts shares many members with Dischord rockers Edie Sedgwick and always put on a great show, so don’t miss the first openers tonight. For a taste of their sound, here’s the video for Heart from the recent EP Country.
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Pree – Fresh Paint video
Experimental folk band Pree headlines the Red Palace tonight, along with Oakland band Birds & Batteries. Our friends at DC Music Download interviewed band members May Tabol and Ben Usie, a great primer before checking out the show tonight. Here’s the video for Fresh Paint, from their 2011 album Folly, assembled from footage of their March 2012 tour by band member Vanessa Degrassi.
Kindlewood – This House video
The Black Cat hosts a great lineup of local folk rock tonight with headliners The NRIs and openers Kindlewood. Kindlewood garnered a lot of attention from their 2011 release Desiderium, and they’ve just released a 7″ for the single Give & Take, a preview of their new full length coming very soon. Here’s the amazing video for This House.
Bonus: behind the scenes!
Elikeh – Madjo video
Tonight the Black Cat hosts a veritable world tour of local bands. Openers The Chariots bring an island reggae/ska vibe, Alma Tropicália pays tribute to 60s Brazilian music, and headliner Elikeh plays Afropop from Togo and Mali. They’re celebrating their first album release in 2 years, called Between 2 Worlds. Here’s the video from their song Madjo, from their 2010 release Adje!Adje! See you at the show tonight!
Raheem DeVaughn – I Don’t Care
Raheem DeVaughn is one of the recent few to take his local spin on soulful R&B to a national and international audience. Tonight he serenades the hometown crowd at the Howard Theatre with openers Black Alley. Check out the video for I Don’t Care, from his 2010 album The Love & War MasterPeace.
Beautiful Swimmers – Big Coast video
Tonight the monthly free dance party The Whale, from the fine folks at the Future Times label, returns to the U Street Music Hall. The musical selectors for the evening include Andrew Morgan from Peoples Potential Unlimited Records and Ari Goldman and Andrew Field-Pickering, better known as Beautiful Swimmers. The video they made for their 2010 single Big Coast looks like it was made on vintage 80s video equipment, and does not skimp on the beautiful swimmers.
Screen Vinyl Image – Night Trip video
Husband and wife duo Jake and Kim Reid left the respected shoegaze group Alcian Blue back in 2006 to do their own thing as Screen Vinyl Image. The experimental effects still cut through this duo’s music, but their live shows bring an electronic dance element that takes them to a higher level. If you haven’t caught them live yet, Screen Vinyl Image headlines a show tonight at the Black Cat with Chicago shoegazers Airiel and local indie rockers Dot Dash. Here’s their latest video for the song Night Trip, from their 2011 album Strange Behavior.
The Young Rapids – Goods (Blue Light Sessions)
The Young Rapids bring catchy indie rock to a growing crowd, getting a lot of attention for a brand new band with only a short EP released so far. They played a big show at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage this week, and this Sunday you’ve got another chance to catch them live headlining at DC9. Today we’ve got a live performance from the Blue Light Sessions, a series of local & regional music acts organized by Pick Up Productions.
Eva Cassidy – Somewhere Over The Rainbow video
Tonight the Strathmore pays tribute to Eva Cassidy, the hugely popular singer who was taken by melanoma back in 1996. She performed regularly throughout the DC area, but became widely known only after her death. She even made an album with the Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown, and her passing affected him greatly. The performer lineup tonight includes Strathmore Resident Artist Mary Alouette. Check out this video of Eva performing Somewhere Over The Rainbow at Blues Alley.
Tabi Bonney – On Jupiter video
The first Trillectro Festival takes over the Half Street Fairgrounds this Saturday, bringing amazing hip-hop and electronic acts together to melt all our faces. They’ve got huge acts like Flosstradamus, Oddisee, Tittsworth, Schoolboy Q and distinctive DC rapper Tabi Bonney. Check out this video for the lead-off track for Tabi’s recent free mixtape The Endless Summer, featuring his musician father Itadi Bonney, great afros and women’s footy.
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