If you haven’t yet seen Priests live, you’re missing out on one of the most exciting live shows in DC. Singer Katie Alice Greer matches the goofy coolness of Ian Svenonious in Chain & The Gang, but with Priests she unleashes sneering energy all over the stage. The internet-averse band recently made a lot of new fans at the CMJ Music Festival, and the ever-hip music source Pitchfork filmed their performance of unreleased but memorable song “New” for their video streaming site. You can stream their tape-only EPs at their Bandcamp page, or buy the actual tapes from their next live show.
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Honest Haloway – Laughable (Live at Paperhaus)
While synth-rockers Honest Haloway prep a new EP called Perigee, they recently recorded a live take of a new song Laughable at DC’s strongest house venue Paperhaus. This slick video features HH as a duo of vocalist Tim Kratzer and drummer Charlie Karim, but they’ve recently added bassist Fico Lazzaro-Colon, a vet from DC bands Ms. Director and Cedars. Over this past weekend HH closed out an amazing season of live shows at The Lot at Union Kitchen, so if you missed out, enjoy this video with plenty of shots of Charlie’s well-defined arms.
Lyriciss – Big Gold Chain video
Today’s video comes from PG Country rapper Lyriciss, a short and tragic narrative of thug life directed by Dante Bailey. Big Gold Chain is the lead-off single from The Balance, a new full length album from Inner Loop Records on iTunes consolidated & expanded from last year’s free EP series of the same name.
Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds – Haunted Head video
Kid Congo Powers, legendary musician with The Gun Club, The Cramps and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, has a brand new music video timed for the spookiest day of the year. Haunted Head, the title track from Congo’s most recent full length album, delivers his classic garage style of fuzzed out guitars and droll vocal delivery. Be on the lookout for cameos of local burlesque stars, including Tilted Torch’s Short Staxx and Lucrezia Blozia of Hope Operas. Happy Halloween!
The Morrison Brothers Band – Gimme All The Love video
Yesterday The Morrison Brothers Band unleashed another music video from their pop country debut album State of the Union. Looks like these boys put on a great live show! See for yourself this Friday night at the State Theater in Falls Church as they open for local headliners Melodime.
Typefighter – Much video
Moving on from their earlier, folkier material, Typefighter is anxious to release their new powerful, loud rock sound into the wild. The new album The End of Everything comes out next year, but the debut single from it Much gets the music video treatment today. It’s a gorgeous and fun music video, perfectly timed for Halloween week, and reminds us that childhood isn’t all innocence and sweetness. Also, Typefighter have one of the best band names in DC. Nice job.
Kingpen Slim – Hold You Down video
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and rapper Kingpen Slim dedicates his latest video to this important issue affecting 1 in 4 women (and a significant number of men too). Hold You Down featuring Marcus Canty serves as a PSA and implores anyone affected by this trauma “Don’t Be Afraid To Leave” with help from www.thehotline.org. Hold You Down comes from Slim’s newest mixtape The Deep End coming later this fall.
Black Cobain – The Prelude video
Yesterday NOVA rapper Black Cobain released a new music video, The Prelude, paving the way for his new mixtape Perfect Contradiction to drop on November 3rd courtesy of Wale’s Board Administration label and LRG Clothing. Co-directors Amil Barnes and Gee “Future Mogul” Harrison showcase Cobain’s hometown Alexandria in the video, focusing on the Jefferson Village public housing complex.
The Dismemberment Plan – Waiting video
Leading up to their first album release in 12 years and a pair of gigs at the 9:30 club last weekend, DC legends The Dismemberment Plan premiered a music video for Uncanny Valley‘s debut single Waiting on MTV last week (they still play videos?). The bar referenced in the song is The Ugly Mug, frequented by students at Gallaudet University for the deaf and hard of hearing, leading singer Travis Morrison to include American Sign Language interpreters in the goofy video. The D-Plan took that idea all the way into their full live show, involving a rotating pair of ASL interpreters attempting (and mostly succeeding) in signing Morrison’s rapid-fire talk-sing delivery.
Aaron Tinjum – American Road video
Recently Singer-songwriter Aaron Tinjum actually relocated to DC from Austin Texas, swimming against the tide of those talented musicians who make their mark on DC and move away. You’ll hear the Texas influence in his newest music video for American Road, a song about dysfunction in America that’s right at home in this town. Tonight Aaron joins Justin Trawick’s We Are The 9 singer-songwriter showcase at Iota alongside Dan Fisk, Louisa Hall and 5 other fine musicians. And while we’re talking about the hardworking Mr. Trawick, grab the latest episode of his podcast The Circus Life released today, featuring The Future of Music Coalition and our buds at Listen Local First!
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