I don’t often feature a live video for the DC Music Video of the day, but Chopteeth are too good to ignore. This huge 12 piece ensemble plays infectuous Afrobeat music, and you cannot help but dance at one of their powerful live shows. If you’ve never seen them play, your next chance is Saturday night at the Artisphere in Rosslyn, with an opening set by local latin reggae band Nayas. Here’s a taste of the Chopteeth magic, a rendition of Femi Kuti’s Traitors of Africa performed at the Rock & Roll Hotel last year, featuring Funk Ark leader Will Rast on keys.
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See-I – Dinner of Herb (Zeb Remix)
Speaking of awesome new U Street hotspot Tropicalia, Friday night the dub/funk band See-I, longtime Wednesday night residents at 18th Street Lounge, brings their well-polished live show to the subterranean club. Resident DJs Sol-Power All Stars provide turntable support. Legendary producer Zeb has crafted a new remix of a See-I track from deep in the vaults, 2004’s Dinner of Herb, and they’ve released this track as a free download.
Lost Philosophies – Hung Over video
Lost Philosophies, a side project for members of hard rock band Fight The Lion, is a band devoted to beer. They write songs about beer, their videos feature lots of delicious craft beer, and sometimes beer even provides their creative spark. This video for Hung Over, from their recent Art Institute of Washington recording sessions, is a tribute to having a good time with your friends, filming it and possibly regretting the whole thing later.
Asheru – Clay Davis video
There are a lot of great rappers in DC, but my favorite is Asheru. His flow is steady, confident and witty, and his collaborations with Fort Knox Five and The Funk Ark show how deeply he knows and loves DC. He’s just as committed to educating youth as a teacher as he is to music and performing. This brand new video for Clay Davis comes from a FREE new mixtape called I.K.L.A. Radio Vol. 1 (Internationally Known Locally Accepted) mixed by DJ Dirty Ice and featuring Kingpen Slim, Omar Retnu and others from the DMV. And if you don’t know who Clay Davis is, add this to your Christmas list.
Rare Essence – Rock This Party video
Hopefully your weekend partying was as fun as this Rare Essence live video. Shot at Tradewinds in Camp Springs MD where RE holds down a weekly show every Friday, this video shows that one of the original go-go groups is still going strong.
Podcast for December 3rd, 2012
Featuring bands playing at the first Hometown Sounds Showcase at 9th & Beats Sat. Dec. 15th 1-7 PM
Tracklisting:
The Torches – Mister Vampire
Peanut Butter & Dave – Children of the Vanguard
The Grey Area – Sugar, From You
The North Country – Where is my Mind?
Black Checker – So Long Ago
Lightfoot – Pow Wow (William DeVon Remix)
Harness Flux – Stockholders (Micah Vellian Remix)
Will Eastman & Ozkar – Shouldna Left You
Bad Brains – Youth of Today
The Evens – Wanted Criminals
E.D. Sedgwick – Dirty
Justin Trawick – All The Places That I’ve Been
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Drop Electric – Bones Beneath the Bridges video
The folks in DC’s soundscape ensemble Drop Electric have had a fantastic year, gaining quite a bit of popularity and acclaim for their live sets and their four song EP released this past summer. Tonight they headline a sold out show at LivingSocial’s 918 F Street space, so I hope you got tickets if you are a fan! Here’s another video from their FREE debut album Finding Color In The Ashes, for the song Bones Beneath The Bridges. It’s black for about 35 seconds in the beginning, so stick with it.
1st Hometown Sounds Showcase @ 9th & Beats
The Hometown Sounds Internet music stream turns 1 year old on Saturday December 15th! To celebrate we’re launching a monthly showcase of great local bands at the brand new music venue 9th & Beats, inside Old Dominion Brewhouse.
2 PM: The Torches
3 PM: Peanut Butter & Dave
4 PM: The Grey Area
5 PM: The North Country
6 PM: Black Checker
For the opening weekend of 9th & Beats there’s no cover charge! Come check out DC music in this new all ages space.
Facebook event link: http://www.facebook.com/events/311311902316906/
SOJA – Everything Changes video
Reggae veterans SOJA just released a brand new video for their uplifting song Everything Changes, featuring Marcelo Falcão of O Rappa on vocals, from their most recent album Strength To Survive. Filmed last month in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it’s great to see these guys getting mad love all over the world.
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