DC rapper RAtheMC is currently battling for fame as a contestant on Simon Cowell’s Fox series The X-Factor. She’s made it through the first round and we hope she’s able to draw a lot more attention to her own rhymes and the growing hip-hop scene in the DMV. Here’s the latest video from her free mixtape The Grace Jones Experiment, for the track Coming To The Stage, shot around Chinatown by Jay Dexter Media.
Hometown Sounds
Showing The World How DC Rocks
Category Archives: video
Tiffany Thompson – Let It Break Through
Local singer songwriter Tiffany Thompson is helping kick off this weekend’s Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie Music Festival, bringing an immense number of bands to the U Street, Adams Morgan and Shaw neighborhoods. Tiffany’s sweet voice and friendly stage presence, backed by her trio, open the night for fellow locals Wytold and the Adrian Krygowski Trio. Columbia Station in Adams Morgan is all ages until 11 PM, so expect a sonic shift from young punks Ladle Fight and The Black Sparks to the much more thoughtful and mellow Tiffany Thompson Trio. STPPFest is all about turning you on to surprising new sounds. See you this weekend at the festival!
Nappy Riddem live videos
Hometown Sounds faves and Fort Knox Recordings artists Nappy Riddem play a show Friday night at the new venue Tropicalia on U Street NW, with support from longtime local jungle & dub DJ Slant. The duo of Rex Riddem and Mustafa Akbar made a music video for the soulful track One World Sovreignty from last year’s self-titled album that we ran as our second music video of the day, and perhaps you missed it back then. Check out the Occupy DC influenced video featuring DC rapper Asheru.
Last month they recorded a few songs at their live show at Jammin’ Java in Vienna. Here’s the brand new & unreleased I Wish:
And Devil Needs A Bodyguard:
Check out this free show Friday and give a wet sloppy birthday kiss to manager extrodinaire 2Tuff Andy!
The Lost Rivers – All Dead (Screen Vinyl Image Remix) video
We’ve told you before on Hometown Sounds about the awesomeness of Screen Vinyl Image. In DC we’re lucky that the duo has performed very frequently around town the last few months. This Friday night you have another chance to catch them live at Sova on H Street NE with locals Fell Types and Dallas’s Nervous Curtains. Earlier this month the band released a video for their remix of All Dead by label mates The Lost Rivers. Great stuff!
Tabi Bonney – Feelin’ More video
DC rapper Tabi Bonney has quite a collection of smooth & glitzy music videos. Feelin’ More, from last year’s album The Summer Years, features Nicole Wray on vocals, and has that feel-good summer vibe I’m missing on this dreary, rainy day.
Vandaveer – The Nature Of Our Kind video
Today we’ve got a video from DC’s sweetest crooners Mark Charles Heidinger and Rose Guerin, together known as Vandaveer. The Nature Our Kind comes from Vandaveer’s 2011 album Dig Down Deep. Vandaveer’s been quiet around town the last few months, so keep checking their website for upcoming shows.
Miyazaki – Altar video
Listen up DC, you’ve got two chances this weekend to catch some of the best local music we’ve got currently. Saturday night I highly recommend you head over to the Red Palace on H St. NE for three very different but captivating bands: Fire & The Wheel, Ugly Purple Sweater and Dance For the Dying, who are celebrating the release of their brand new EP Puzzles for the Traveller, out October 2nd.
Tonight three great dance music bands take the stage at the Black Cat. Headliners Ra Ra Rasputin celebrate the 5 year anniversary of their late 80s synthpop vibe. Misun, the new band from Nouveau Riche‘s DJ Nacey, gives you house, nu disco and their own invention Aquawave. And openers Miyazaki describe themselves as “gloommy-spirit house, dance-synth pop”. They are putting the finishing touches on their debut album, out very soon, and this week they posted the first single, Torrents, to their Bandcamp page.
For our music video of the day, check out this video they made for the song Altar. Have a great weekend DC and enjoy the local music shows!
Deleted Scenes – A Bunch Of People Who Love You Like Crazy video
Yesterday the popular local rock band Deleted Scenes released a brand new music video through IFC. The video for the song A Bunch of People Who Love You Like Crazy, from their album Young People’s Church of the Air, was directed by Ben Usie, the drummer for DC bands Frau Eva and Pree.
Dre-Kay – Longing For Tomorrow video
Dre Kay is a a collaboration between between producer Dre King, known for collaborations with Raheem DeVaughn, and vocalist Kenny Allen, collaborator with Meshell NdegeOcello. Earlier this summer they dropped a free debut EP called FromTheVault, mixing jazz, funk and hip-hop, and totally worth the download. The song Longing For Tomorrow dropped last December on Dre’s Bandcamp page, and just last week the video surfaced, shot around the U Street area by fellow DC producer W. Ellington Felton. The camerawork is more than a bit dizzying, but it’s still a pretty entertaining video. Keep your eyes peeled for Dre Kay’s full length release coming soon!
Michael S Terpak – Lift Me Up video
Michael S Terpak, the lead singer of local modern rock band Radioviolet, is branching out musically with his upcoming solo project. Today we’ve got his brand new music video debut for the song Lift Me Up, featuring lots of great DC street footage.
Hometown Sounds 