Hey, remember when we played the hot new track “Asteroids” by producer Bernard Farley’s Outputmessage moniker on the newest episode of the Hometown Sounds podcast? Well forget all about that, so old news. The new news is the FREE debut single “Goldilocks Zone” from Farley’s full length album The Infinite Void, scheduled for release March 25th. The new single has a more delicate house vibe than the deep space excursions on Farley’s recent Asteroids EP, despite the title’s reference to the placement of planets capable of supporting human life. The music video, directed by Farley himself, takes the song right into the dark club with multicolored lights illuminating Farley as the lone dancer to the groove. Now I’m looking forward to the new album even more.
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Showing The World How DC Rocks
Podcast for March 4th, 2014
Tracklisting:
Big Air – Sound of a Barking Dog
Smoke n’ Mangos – One Bottle Short
The Girls Upstairs – Hope
Stranger in the Alps – Honey If You’re Lucky
Black Checker – Bagel Girl (Bad Domes Remix)
Man & Woman – Do It Right
Outputmessage – Asteroids
Pentamon – Virgil
PLOY – Young (The Silver Liners Remix)
All Good Funk Alliance & Copycat – Fakin’ The Funk
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Junior Marvin & Nappy Riddem at the Hamilton
True reggae fans already have tickets to The Hamilton Friday and Saturday night, but it’s not too late for you to get in on the action! Junior Marvin, one of Bob Marley’s original Wailers, celebrates his legacy by performing two classic Marley albums in their entirety. Friday night Marvin and his Force One band perform Marley’s final album Uprising in its entirety, while Saturday night they give the same tribute to the breakout album Exodus.
Red hot DC reggae band Nappy Riddem open both nights with their funky spin on the island vibes. Get into the spirit with a new remix from the Riddem boys of Mamaye by Novalima (FREE DOWNLOAD here!)
Rex Riddem and Junior Marvin made a video message about these shows as well:
Your only choice is: Friday, Saturday or both?
Photos by John Shore
RAtheMC – Drive You Crazy video
In the beginning of RAtheMC‘s newest music video, she expresses her disappointment and frustration at the time she was cut from the singing competition show The X-Factor. Now The X-Factor itself has been cut from our TV screens, but RA still goes strong as one of the DMV’s hottest rappers according to XXL, MTV Hive and her many devoted fans. Drive You Crazy features Baltimore singer Joe Maye and many great cameos from DC musicians and radio personalities.
Unrehearsed DC videos
Justin Trawick is a rarity in DC music, a full time musician with a lot of ideas and talented friends to help pull it off. His weekly podcast The Circus Life just got a snazzy new website, and his latest project Unrehearsed DC launched last week. Under the direction of videographer Rafael Suanes, Unrehearsed DC presents live videos of musicians performing songs in unconventional locations. Justin takes the debut video slot, performing an unreleased heartbreak song called “Honest Eyes” to 20,000 empty seats at the Verizon Center at 8 AM before a Hoyas game. Surely in just a few years, Trawick will sing there again with every seat filled.
The second video features The Beanstalk Library, fronted by frequent member of the 9 Singer-Songwriter Showcase Ryan Walker. Half the band bundled up after DC’s last round of snow to sing “Knight In Armor”, from last year’s album The View From Here, in front of large metal pipes and miscellaneous construction equipment. Where will this live video series go next? Paddleboats on the tidal basin? The Capitol Rotunda? The X-2 Metrobus? No pressure, guys.
Shark Week – Go West video
Legendary composer Ennio Morricone clearly inspired the distinct guitar sound of garage rockers Shark Week in their 2013 A-side “Go West”, so of course the band tapped director Dana Beierle to shoot a music video in the style of classic westerns he scored, filmed on location in J. Lorraine TX and our own western suburb of Burke. If you’re a vinyl fan, pick up the Saturnce 7″ in all its analog glory, otherwise iTunes is the place to go.
Chain & The Gang – Minimum Rock & Roll video
Ian Svenonius has been the driving force behind quite a few DC bands over the years, and it’s his wit and depth of musical experience that make the songs in his current project Chain & The Gang so memorable. Chain & The Gang manage to combine an engaging, confident and blistering live performance with insightful songwriting chops to really present the full package of a top-notch musical act. Their fourth album Minimum Rock ‘n’ Roll comes out on April 15, and the title track gets the music video treatment from Spiv himself, starring Francy Graham of DC’s care-less punks Dudes. Find out what “crime rock” is all about in Chain & The Gang’s spoken-word lyrics explaining their ethos.
Podcast for February 18th, 2014
Tracklisting:
Black Masala – Feels The Same
Dead Professional – I’m Not The One
The Grand Candy – Wintertime
Linsay Deming – Sam & Jenny
Lies About – Patience
Usher – Climax (Canine Teeth Remix)
Kev Brown – Clima Tropical
City on Silt – Above The Fray-Part I
Heavy Breathing – Hold Tight
Tone – Incoming
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Greenland – Dirty Lovin’ video
Hometown Sounds wishes you all a happy sappy hearts, flowers, chocolate and Hallmark cards day. Actually, scratch that, we’re with indie rock band Greenland in hoping you get some Dirty Lovin’ tonight. Grab their 2013 album Evil Spring for FREE and mark your calendars for next Tuesday to catch a double album release show from Greenland and The Caribbean at the Black Cat.
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