DC rock band Constant Alarm is celebrating the release of their debut album Atlas, on local label Red Stapler Records, with a headlining show this Saturday night at DC9. They funded the recording of the album at legendary Inner Ear Studios with a Kickstarter campaign, embracing the DIY ethos commmon in this town. They even made a fun video for their catchy debut single Breathe You, with a great rooftop view making it unmistakably DC.
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The Dismemberment Plan – The City (Live @ 9:30)
Yesterday the much beloved early 00s DC band The Dismemberment Plan released a video of their performance of The City at their reunion show at the 9:30 Club last year. I was lucky enough to be at that gig, my first D-Plan show, and it made me wish I hadn’t missed all the ones before it.
Drop Electric – Empire Trashed video
I know it’s gonna be a good day when my Twitter feed lights up with word of a new music video from Drop Electric. The atmospheric ensemble recently released a Summer Sampler Platter of four songs, and today’s video for Empire Trashed leads off the EP. As with their numerous other amazing videos, Empire Trashed is produced by Dedalus Moving Pictures. Great stuff.
RAtheMC – Champion video
RAtheMC is one of the hottest rappers in the DMV today, male or female. Her recent free mixtape The Grace Jones Experiment got a lot of heads nodding, so grab it if you haven’t already. Today’s video for Champion comes from her free 2010 mixtape Heart of a Champion.
http://vimeo.com/11158297#
These United States – Water and Wheat video
Former locals, now wandering troubadours These United States return to town Saturday night for a headlining show at the Black Cat to promote their new self-titled album. You probably already know all about Jesse Elliott and his musical pals, but even so you should read David Malitz’s fantastic profile of the group in today’s Washington Post. The video for their song Water and Wheat, from their 2010 album What Lasts, visualizes their nomadic lifestyle perfectly. And really, who could expect a band called These United States to stay rooted in one place for long.
The Sea Life – Nocturnal video
Friday night the Black Cat hosts the second of three FUNdraisers for DC’s biggest music festival, the Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie Music Fest, cramming this town full of great music Columbus Day weekend. The Black Cat shows feature some of the bands STPPFest is excited to host in October. This Friday’s show includes Graph Rabbit from NYC, Gary B & The Notions from Baltimore, and the Young Rapids from DC, and it’s started off by College Park indie rockers The Sea Life. Check out the video for Nocturnal, from their FREE self-titled debut EP, and get to the show early!
To hear lots more music from the festival, check out the official STPPFest Spotify Playlist.
Fort Knox Five – Revolution video
Tonight U Street Music Hall hosts “Tropical Boom” a fantastic line-up of dance music courtesy of Fort Knox Recordings. Headliners Poirier & Boogat are joined by an all-star lineup from the funky local label, including Alma Tropicália, Empresarios, Maracuyah, and a DJ set by Fort Knox Five vs. Thunderball. Fort Knox Five are well known for creating “Remints”, remixes and mashups of all sorts of music. Today we’ve got a video for their remint of Revolution by the Fab Four.
Happy Independence Day DC!
Vegas With Randolph – Supergirl video
Over the weekend modern rockers Vegas With Randolph debuted their new music video for Supergirl, from their 2011 album Above The Blue. Fun stuff!
Shudder To Think – Red House video
Frequent visitors to the Hometown Sounds DC Music Video of the Day feature know that I try to post videos for bands playing in town that night. There are a ton of great local shows that you should catch this weekend, including:
Friday
Death By Sexy @ Iota
The Grey Area (previously featured) and Koshari (previously featured) @ Fillmore Silver Spring
Jukebox The Ghost and Tereu Tereu (previouly featured) @ 9:30
Margot MacDonald @ Lubber Run Amphitheater in Arlington
Megaphone Barons (previously featured) and Glitterlust @ Red Palace
Saturday
Honor By August @ Iota
Justin Trawick @ Lubber Run Amphitheater in Arlington
The Silver Liners (previously featured) @ DC9
Sunday
Black Clouds @ Black Cat backstage
Brian Settles & Central Union @ Bohemian Caverns
But nothing comes together for a new DC music video feature. So I’ll go classic! Here’s Red House by Dischord alt rockers Shudder To Think, from their 1997 album 50,000 BC.
Pree – Lemon Tree video
Local folk rockers Pree open for North Carolina’s Bombadil tonight at the Red Palace on H Street NE. May Tabol brings vocal stylings totally unlike anyone else in DC music, and the band has steadily evolved into solid live performers. Today’s video for the track Lemon Tree comes from their 2011 debut album Folly.
http://vimeo.com/30966203
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