The Dismemberment Plan reunites again this weekend for two sold out shows, one in Baltimore Friday evening and one in Fredricksburg Saturday evening. We’ve been blessed with a few reunion shows in DC not that long ago, so I suppose sharing them with neighbors north and south isn’t so bad. Today let’s go way back in time today for the MTV-styled video for Time Bomb, from their last album Change in 2001. According to the Youtube page for this video, The Vines lifted this concept for their video for Ride. Come back to DC soon, D-Plan!
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The Sweater Set – Call Me Maybe video
Many people wonder what the “song of the summer” will be, the pop hit that captures our hearts as we drive to the beach or play hackeysack or whatever. From my vantage point, the only thing that comes close to ubiquity (inescapability?) this summer is Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit Call Me Maybe. Let’s continue that trend by watching folk duo The Sweater Set cover the song on ukelele and keys. If you dig this, don’t miss them play tonight at the Velvet Lounge with fellow locals Luray and Ms. Fridrich.
House of Soul – Push It video
House of Soul is doing what I love, taking a classic sound in a new direction. They make soulful house music but perform it with live instrumentation and no laptops. The result is a sweaty, feel good show that’s been a fixture on the schedule at Bossa in Adams Morgan for quite a while now. The group released their debut album Let’s Move last year, and recently put out a remix package for the single Push It. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, they made a music video for the song that gives you a sense of what the live experience is all about. You can celebrate with them tonight at The Dunes in Columbia Heights at the release party for the music video.
Chain & The Gang – Certain Kinds of Trash video
Tonight the 2012 season for the long running summer concert series at Fort Reno draws to a close with Triage, Manta Ray and Ian Svenonious’s latest project Chain & the Gang. “The Other Ian” is a veteran of so many DC bands, including The Nation of Ulysses, Weird War, Cupid Car Club and the reuniting Make-Up. Today’s video for Certain Kinds of Trash comes from their recently released album In Cool Blood.
Head-Roc – Chocolate City Rocks video
This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of Mustock, Mustafa Akbar‘s music festival of friends held at his farm in Lignum VA. The amazing lineup of performers includes Asheru, All Good Funk Alliance, Nappy Riddem, Lucky Dub and the mayor of DC hip hop, Head-Roc. Head’s got a brand new video out too, rapping about how awesome DC is. I can get behind that.
Kokayi – Know Us Mayne video
DMV rapper Kokayi headlines a show tonight at Jammin Java in Vienna with hot Brooklyn remixers Spirit Animal. For today’s music video of the day we go back in time to Kokayi’s 2008 album Mass Instructions, and the lead off video Know Us Mayne, directed by Trent Watts.
Drop Electric – Bankrolled Hominid video
Leading atomspheric shoegaze purveyors Drop Electric headline the Capitol Groove Fest tomorrow at the Fairgrounds at Navy Yard Metro, along with a huge lineup of great DC bands including The Silver Liners, The Weathervanes, and Redline Graffiti. This is sure to be the party of the weekend, so don’t miss it! And it’s a great excuse for me to play Bankrolled Hominid, another beautiful video from Drop Electric’s free debut album Finding Color In The Ashes.
Click on the Drop Electric tag below to watch more great videos by this band.
Empresarios – Rompan Fila video
Tropicaliente! Latin super-group Empresarios team up with rudeboys of ska The Chariots for an awesome night of grooving at the posh club The Hamilton. The Chariots have released a free track called Judge Not to get you in the mood for fun.
Meanwhile Empresarios have cooked up another snazzy music video, this time for Rompan Fila, from their recently released Volume EP on Fort Knox Recordings.
The Torches – Mr. Vampire video
I had the pleasure of seeing crazy folk rockers The Torches play at Fort Reno a few weeks ago. If you haven’t seen them live yet, your next chance comes this Sunday at the Red Palace, supported by Milkmachine. Today’s music video, filmed in an “undisclosed location”, should give you an idea of what you’re in for. It’s for Mr. Vampire, from their self-titled debut EP.
YahZarah – Why Dontcha Call Me No More video
The Washington Post Going Out Gurus wrap up their Weekend Concert Series at Carter Barron Amphitheatre tonight with the theme “Neo-Soul”, featuring Tamika “Love” Jones, Deborah Bond and headliner YahZarah. David Malitz provides a great intro piece in today’s Weekend section to the soul singer who recently returned to performing after stepping away from the music industry in frustration. Today’s video, the first from her 2010 album The Ballad of Purple St. James, is playful and catchy, and the intro will be instantly familiar to anyone who grew up in the 80s.
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