Raheem DeVaughn is one of the recent few to take his local spin on soulful R&B to a national and international audience. Tonight he serenades the hometown crowd at the Howard Theatre with openers Black Alley. Check out the video for I Don’t Care, from his 2010 album The Love & War MasterPeace.
Hometown Sounds
Showing The World How DC Rocks
Beautiful Swimmers – Big Coast video
Tonight the monthly free dance party The Whale, from the fine folks at the Future Times label, returns to the U Street Music Hall. The musical selectors for the evening include Andrew Morgan from Peoples Potential Unlimited Records and Ari Goldman and Andrew Field-Pickering, better known as Beautiful Swimmers. The video they made for their 2010 single Big Coast looks like it was made on vintage 80s video equipment, and does not skimp on the beautiful swimmers.
Fat Trel – Respect With The Teck video
Here’s another intense and dynamic video from red hot DMV rapper Fat Trel. Respect With The Teck comes from Trel’s free 2011 mixtape April Foolz, produced by VA’s Lex Luger.
Screen Vinyl Image – Night Trip video
Husband and wife duo Jake and Kim Reid left the respected shoegaze group Alcian Blue back in 2006 to do their own thing as Screen Vinyl Image. The experimental effects still cut through this duo’s music, but their live shows bring an electronic dance element that takes them to a higher level. If you haven’t caught them live yet, Screen Vinyl Image headlines a show tonight at the Black Cat with Chicago shoegazers Airiel and local indie rockers Dot Dash. Here’s their latest video for the song Night Trip, from their 2011 album Strange Behavior.
Podcast for August 19th, 2012
Tracklisting:
Beautiful Swimmers – Open Shadow feat. John Davis
Is And Of The – The Past Inside The Present
Martyn – Viper
AutoRock – Raw! (Instrumental)
The Archives – Crime feat. Desi Hyson
Nappy Riddem – One World Sovereignty feat. Asheru
SOJA – Not Done Yet
Eastern Standard Time – It’s Alright
The State Department – Mount Pleasant
Imperial China – Limbs
Astra Via – Fame
Middle Distance Runner – The Unbeliever
Unrest – Cath Carroll
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District Comics
Anyone who knows me know that my love of comics comes pretty damn close to my love of music. That’s why I was so excited to hear about the release of District Comics, an anthology of comics about DC edited by Matt Dembicki. Check out their Blogspot for lots of info and samples about the ambitious project, with stories ranging from the Civil War to Bad Brains. On Sunday a bunch of the contributors to the book will be doing a mass signing at One More Page Books in Arlington, VA from 3-5 PM, so go get your copy personalized and meet the amazing creators!
Also my awesome buds at Big Planet Comics interviewed Matt Dembicki about the book and others on their most recent podcast. Their podcast is killer, and you can subscribe to it on iTunes!
The Young Rapids – Goods (Blue Light Sessions)
The Young Rapids bring catchy indie rock to a growing crowd, getting a lot of attention for a brand new band with only a short EP released so far. They played a big show at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage this week, and this Sunday you’ve got another chance to catch them live headlining at DC9. Today we’ve got a live performance from the Blue Light Sessions, a series of local & regional music acts organized by Pick Up Productions.
Eva Cassidy – Somewhere Over The Rainbow video
Tonight the Strathmore pays tribute to Eva Cassidy, the hugely popular singer who was taken by melanoma back in 1996. She performed regularly throughout the DC area, but became widely known only after her death. She even made an album with the Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown, and her passing affected him greatly. The performer lineup tonight includes Strathmore Resident Artist Mary Alouette. Check out this video of Eva performing Somewhere Over The Rainbow at Blues Alley.
Heavy Breathing – U The One I Want video
People say August in DC is dead, but this has been a great week for DC music videos. The premieres keep coming! Today we’ve got a brand new video from electronic rock band Heavy Breathing. In the 2000s, they were well known as The Apes with 3 different lead singers and relentless touring. Now they’re back as a 3 piece and blowing our minds. U The One I Want comes from their new album Body Problems. The video’s a little NSFW (and weird as hell), so be sneaky about it.
Uptown XO – Errybody video
Hot off the press! We’ve got a brand new video today for DMV rapper Uptown XO, shot at SXSW earlier this yaer. Errybody is the lead off track from the upcoming mixtape The Color Gray, and it’s produced by longtime collaborator AB the Pro. This is a nice appetizer to tide us over until the sophomore Diamond District album sees the light of day. If you want more, check out some of XO’s previous mixtapes on Bandcamp.
