DC music video of the day! Indie rockers America Hearts headlines a show tonight at the Black Cat Backstage supported by another notable local band, Foul Swoops. This is the start of a three month stint for America Hearts at the Black Cat, celebrating the release of the first EP in their Singles Club series, Angsty. The next EP, Messy, drops on May 24th, followed by Country on June 27th. Today we feature the lead video from Angsty, Lose You.
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Your Fully Loaded Weekend In Local Music
Here’s the full lineup of local shows to see this weekend. Pick and choose carefully!
Friday
Birdlips at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Adrian Krygowski (CD Release Show), Justin Trawick and Wes Tucker & the Skillets at the Dunes [1402 Meridian Place]
Bobbie Allen, Emily Henry and Rene Moffatt at Iota
Dance for the Dying, the Silver Liners, We Were Pirates and Tomio at Rock & Roll Hotel
Deleted Scenes, Cigarette and the Caribbean at Comet Ping Pong
Kindlewood and Duke Walker at Jammin’ Java 7 PM
Dub City Renegades, Feed God Cabbage and Nappy Riddem at Jammin’ Java 10 PM
Empresarios and Alma Tropicalia at the Hamilton
Paperhaus, Pree, Banned Books and Imperial China at Paperhaus
Bad Brains at the Howard Theatre
Ugly Purple Sweater, Lightfoot and Typefighter at the Water St. Project (Georgetown)
The Grey Area at the Red Palace
Violet Says 5 and Black Alley at the Fillmore Silver Spring
Saturday
Bad Brains at the Howard Theatre
Screen Vinyl Image, LTW, Washerwoman and Lenorable at St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church (Darkness for Doggies / Coldness for Kitties, a benefit for the Washington Animal Rescue League)
Typefighter, Monument and Shark at Rock & Roll Hotel
Derek Evry, Molly Hagen and Owen Danoff at the Artisphere Dome Theatre
Chaise Lounge (Sleep is Overrated CD Release party) at the Hamilton
The Silver Liners, The Young Rapids, Les Rhinoceros and Shark Week at the Water St. Project (Georgetown)
Miyazaki, Heavy Breathing and Protect-U at Cherry Blast IV (Anacostia)
Sun Wolf, Buildings and The Plums @ Monserrat House
Sunday
The Mean Season (EP Release), Oh So Peligroso and the Young Rapids at the Black Cat Backstage
Dance for the Dying & The Silver Liners videos
DC music videos of the day! Two videos for two bands playing a great show at the Rock & Roll Hotel tonight. In addition to Hometown Sounds faves We Were Pirates, the bill includes two great rock bands, The Silver Liners and Dance for the Dying.
The Silver Liners put a lot of polish on their radio-friendly rock sound. The video for the title track to their 2010 EP Just Like The Rest was filmed at a recent gig at the Red Palace. I wonder, why don’t more bands shoot music videos at local clubs? It’s like a time capsule for the moment, especially if the club gets remodeled, relocates or calls it quits. Anyway, the Silver Liners EP is available at whatever price you want, so grab it!
Coincidentally, the video for Thug Love by Dance for the Dying also comes from live performances at the Red Palace and Rock & Roll Hotel. Synchronicity! Dance for the Dying heavily features the voice of lead singer M.C. Wolfe, backing that up with dance rock beats and synth lines to make instantly catchy pop music. The song comes from their self-titled 2011 EP.
Pree – Shelf Life video
DC music video of the day! Here’s another great option for your mandatory Friday night local music outing: Pree plays at the underground venue Paperhaus with fellow local bands Paperhaus and Imperial China. Pree makes delightful folk-rock music fronted by the extremely distinctive vocals of May Tabol, formerly of the band Le Loup. DC has always had a lively underground and house venue scene, and if you’ve never been to see this type of show, often in a living room of an apartment or group house, you’re missing out on some of the most dynamic live music options around. The Tumblr site DC Showspace is your goto spot for all the DIY goings-on. This video for the song Shelf Life comes from Pree’s 2011 album Folly.
Birdlips – Under Crooked Trees video
DC music video of the day! Birdlips is an interesting folk-rock duo from Charlottesville and DC that has the honor of kicking off Listen Local First‘s monthly showcase at the Kennedy Center‘s Millennium Stage this coming Friday, April 20th. Their collection of EPs and albums are all available at their Bandcamp page for whatever price feels right to you, even free! Check out the video for Under Crooked Trees, from their 2011 album One Tongue.
Countdown To Yuri’s Night 2012
Shameless self promotion! This Saturday night is the fantastic Countdown To Yuri’s Night party at the Artisphere in Rosslyn. This crazy party includes space-themed burlesque, The Atomic Mosquitos, local ska band Eastern Standard Time, and Chief Boogie Officer DJ P.Vo (that’s me!) I’ve DJed this party for years now and it’s always a blowout good time. I’m taking a break from the Hometown Sounds for this event to play a mix of mash-ups, nu-disco, funk and whatever else I feel like. Throw on your favorite costume and check this out!
Jukebox The Ghost – Half Crazy (Tereu Tereu Remix) video
DC music video of the day! Tereu Tereu, a fantastic post-punk band originally from Fredricksburg, headlines a show tonight at Comet Ping Pong along with Rotary Club and Charlie Gokey of Secret Cities. Last December they remixed the song Half Crazy by former locals Jukebox The Ghost, from their 2010 album Everything Under The Sun, and they even made a video for it!
Chain & The Gang – Detroit Music video
DC music video of the day! Chain & The Gang is the latest band for “the other Ian”, Ian Svenonious. In case you’re just joining the DC music world, Ian Svenonious gained his punk cred fronting bands The Nation of Ulysses, The Make-Up and Weird War. He’s got a vocal style that’s completely distinctive, dubbed “Gospel Yeh-Yeh”, and his live performances are not to be missed. Lucky for you, Chain & The Gang is headlining a show tonight at the Black Cat Backstage, so do yourself a favor and get to know this amazing band. Here’s the video for Detroit Music, from their 2011 album Music’s Not For Everyone, on K Records.
Dot Dash & Black Tambourine videos
DC music video of the day! Today we’ve got TWO videos, one for each night of the exciting Chickfactor 2012 Anniverary Show this weekend at the Artisphere in Rosslyn. First up is Dot Dash, a self-described post-punk pop band. They’re part of the Friday night lineup that includes Stevie Jackson from Belle & Sebastian, early Slumberland Records act Honey Bunch and Frankie Rose from Vivian Girls. Dot Dash’s video for Learn How To Fly comes from their 2011 album spark > flame > ember > ash, and the song is also available for free at their SoundCloud page!
Saturday’s lineup at the Chickfactor show is pretty amazing, including Kurt Heaseley from the Lilys, Fan Modine, local Slumberland act Lorelei and the big draw, the first performance in two decades from the influential twee pop band Black Tambourine. They didn’t put out much material when they were active, but what they did made a lasting impact on a lot of bands today. Their entire output comes on a single self-title release, recently re-released with some bonus demos and other ephemera. Check out the awesome Super-8 footage video from Black Tambourine’s 1990 WMUC gig playing “For Ex-Lovers Only”, and don’t miss this show Saturday night!
The Beanstalk Library – World Leader Pretend video
DC music video of the day! I’ve been a fan of The Beanstalk Library since their 2009 Demo EP release. The band released each track through a different local music-related blog, letting five writers weigh in on their Americana sound. I really hope that a proper release is coming soon from these guys! Tonight they headline a show at the Black Cat Backstage along with NYC’s The Color Bars and locals Archivists. Back in January, they invited their friends at the local video blog Man On The Street DC to film a music video for their cover of the R.E.M. classic World Leader Pretend. Watch it and get a taste of winter that we barely got here.
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