Check out today’s feature Interview Soup at Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie on tonight’s Velvet Lounge show: locals Matt Tarka and Charlie & The Contraband joined by Michiganers Double Saginaw Familiarity. The show starts at 9 PM, don’t miss it!
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This Weekend in Local Shows
There are lots of fantastic shows to recommend for this coming weekend.
Friday night
Bonjour Ganesh!, the Morning After, and Charles the Hammer – Red Palace
Educated Consumers with Kokayi – Strathmore (Mansion – Friday Night Eclectic)
Gist, Cinnamon Band, and Burning Hearts – IOTA Club And Café
Telesma, Dub City Renegades, and Nappy Riddem – Rock And Roll Hotel
Saturday night
Alla Zagaykevych, Janel & Anthony & Violet, Rupert Chapelle, and Myo – Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center [8230 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD] (Sonic Circuits event)
Astra Via (new band from Olivia Mancini), Little Anchor, and the Courtesans – Rock And Roll Hotel
Electric Grandmother, Mobius Strip, and Southern Problems – Dynasty [2210 14th St NW, WDC]
Imperial China – Limbs video
DC music video of the day! As they have in years past, Imperial China headlines the Black Cat showcase this weekend for their record label, Sockets Records. Today the Washington Post reviewed their new album How We Connect (out tomorrow), detailing their connection to the DC punk continuum while showing how they are evolving their sound beyond a historical rehash. Check out the video for Limbs and come to the Black Cat Saturday night for more great DC bands: Buildings, Cigarette and Protect-U!
Lightfoot – 1963 video
DC music video of the day! Jessica Louise Dye’s band Lightfoot has been building their popularity in DC for a few years over the course of a number of EPs and shows. In the lead-up to the release of their new EP Scarlet Sails and their headlining show at the Black Cat this Friday night, they’ve received a lot of favorable press from the likes of The Pink Line Project, SurfRhythm and the Washington City Paper. If you’re not hooked yet, check out their latest video 1963!
Empresarios – Space Selector video
DC music video of the day! Tonight the Empresarios are playing a free show at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage at 6 PM. If you missed their gig this past Saturday night at the Warehouse Loft, you’ve been given another chance to catch these party rockers. To get you hyped for tonight’s show, here’s the video for Space Selector featuring See-I‘s Zeebo, from their 2011 debut album Sabor Tropical.
This Weekend in Live DC Music
It’s a fantastic weekend of local live music. Gonna be tough deciding which shows to hit up.
Friday night:
Merrifield Records presents Death By Sexy, the Dustys, and Big Fat Marker – Velvet Lounge
Foozle, Guilty, Coxey Brown, Dactly, Belegost, and the Black Sparks – St. Stephen’s Church 1525 Newton St. NW (Benefit for All Ages Movement Project)
Saturday night:
Justin Trawick – Iota
Empresarios, Sol Power All Stars & Maracuyeah – Warehouse/Loft 411 NY Ave NE
Volta Bureau, Ra Ra Rasputin, and Miyazaki – St. Stephen’s Church 1525 Newton St. NW (Benefit for Collective Action for Safe Spaces)
All Good Funk Alliance, opening for Dubtribe Sound System – U St. Music Hall
the Silver Liners, the River Breaks, and Young Rapids – Red Palace
Sunday night:
Karl Stoll & The Danger Zone – Iota
Brad Linde Sextet – the Hamilton
Liftoff – Summer’s Shown video & show
DC music video of the day! Liftoff just released their debut album Sunday Morning Airplay two days ago, but the group, in one form or another, has been around for a long time. Sharing most of a line-up with Thunderball, their music appeared on the very early ESL compilation disc Dubbed Out In DC way back in 1997. Now producing for Fort Knox Recordings, the group headlines a show at the Black Cat backstage tonight with DJ sets from Thunderball and Fort Knox Five. To get you warmed up for that, here’s their debut video Summer’s Shown.
Go Out to Live Music on a Tuesday
Feel like rocking out in public tonight? Here are some sweet local music options for you:
Lost Civilizations & Sansyou – Dynasty [2210 14th St NW, WDC]
Matthew Archer Stephenson (of the Influence), Timothy Bracken, Andrew Ullman (of Johari), Derek Evry, and hosted by Jon Kaplan (of Bicycle Thieves) – Artisphere (Dome Theatre – Words & Music Singer/Songwriter Series)
The Funk Ark presents: The Loman Durham and Rast Trio, featuring 1/2 of The Funk Ark’s baddass rhythm section. Crushing Acid Jazz and Organ Funk. 10pm-12:30am BOSSA BISTRO, DC.
These United States or Funk Ark?
It’s another Friday night of tough decisions for local music shows. The Black Cat has Bro Ho Ho: A Holiday Music Spectacular with solo shows from former local (snif) Jesse Elliott of These United States, Josh Read of Revival, John Bustine and Brandon Butler.
If you prefer grooving to strumming, head to the Rock and Roll Hotel for a fantastic show with The Funk Ark, Nappy Riddem and House of Soul.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Why can’t there be two of me?
U.S. Royalty – Equestrian video
U.S. Royalty has a free show tonight at The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage that everyone should check out. In honor of that, our music video of the day is Equestrian!
In addition to the U.S. Royalty show there’s a lot of great local music shows to check out tonight. The Pietasters are joined by new DC ska band The Thrilltones. Benoit and Sergio are spinning at U Street Music Hall. And the mysterious Subterranean A hosts an amazing lineup: Beautiful Swimmers, Protect-U and Volta Bureau. I can’t decide!
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