DC music video of the day! In celebration of International Women’s Day, today we’re featuring one of DC’s biggest rock legends, Mary Timony. Mary is best known today for playing in Carrie Brownstein’s supergroup Wild Flag, but she got her start in the all-female post-punk band Autoclave back in the early 90s, on Dischord Records. She moved to Boston and joined the band Helium, but moved back to DC (imagine that) in the mid 2000s. Her eponymous band put out a fantastic record, The Shapes We Make, in 2007 on the Kill Rock Stars label. Here’s the debut video for that release, Sharpshooter.
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Shudder To Think – Hit Liquor video
DC music video of the day! Today we’ve got a 90s classic from Shudder To Think, one of the more interesting and challenging bands to come out of the post-hardcore scene. They released three albums on Dischord before going major with Epic Records in 1994. Here’s the video for Hit Liquor, the lead off track from their 1994 major label debut album Pony Express Record.
Wale feat. Lil Duval – Fairy Tales video
DC music video of the day! Current DC rap king Wale just released a music video for Fairy Tales featuring Lil Duval from last year’s mixtape The Eleven One Eleven Theory. Just what you need to help you get through a Tuesday.
Edie Sedgwick – Heat Wave video
DC music video of the day! You’d be forgiven for thinking Edie Sedgwick was a female singer, but actually it’s a band fronted by long time DC rocker Justin Moyer. Justin has been involved in a long list of great bands, from El Guapo to Supersystem to Antelope, and released a lot of records on the legendary DC label Dischord. Edie Sedgwick’s latest release is a “white label 12 inch”, the original track Heat Wave and 8 remixes by acts including locals Lenorable, Triobelisk (Shelby Cinca of Frodus and The Cassettes), Gold Corner (Mike Andre of Antelope), John Moon from The Cornel West Theory and Third Channel (Jason Hutto from The Aquarium). The whole package is availble at Dischord’s online store, and today we feature the newly released music video for Heat Wave. Enjoy!
Title Tracks – Piles of Paper video
DC music video of the day! There’s a very interesting show tonight at Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mt. Rainier, MD that I’m looking forward to checking out. John Davis, currently of Title Tracks, plays a set with Chris Richards, his former bandmate in Q And Not U. These two amazing musicians played together on stage at the Story/Stereo event in Bethesda a couple of years ago, and you do not want to miss a chance to see it again. Rounding out the intriguing bill at tonight’s show is experimental act Insect Factory and Brazilian revivalists Alma Tropicália. Today we’ve got another video by Title Tracks, Piles of Paper, from their 2010 album It Was Easy.
Thievery Corporation – Is it Over? video
DC music video of the day! Here’s the most recent video by ESL head honchos Thievery Corporation: Is It Over? featuring Shana Halligan, from their 2011 album Culture of Fear.
Empresarios – Bailando Bobby C Sound TV Remix video
DC music video of the day! The Bestia Remixed EP from Empresarios was just released in iTunes and Amazon digital stores, with remixes from J Boogie, Stereo 77 and Bobby C Sound. Check out the music video for the Bobby C Sound TV Remix of Bailando.
Lenorable – The Prince video
DC music video of the day! Goth-punk band Lenorable are celebrating the release of their new EP The Prince tonight at the Black Cat with fellow locals Dangerosa and Last Tide. Check out the newly released video for the title track from the new EP.
René Moffat – Route 42 video
DC music video of the day! In addition to his growing singer/songwriter career, René Moffat is a co-founder of Listen Local First, our friends in promoting DC local music. Today is the premiere of the music video for Route 42 from his 2011 EP Here And Now Is Home. It’s a tribute to the Route 42 bus line, and various local businesses are promoting the video with specials. Check out all the action at http://www.the42bus.com/
This Weekend, Rock Out Locally
There’s no shortage of local music to check out this weekend! Something for all tastes.
Friday Night:
- Ra Ra Rasputin, Chappo, My M.O., and Dance for the Dying – Red Palace
- the Justin Trawick Group, Tauk, and the Orchid – Black Cat (Mainstage)
- Pearl and the Beard, the Torches, and Drawbridges – Rock & Roll Hotel
- Against Grace, Juniper Lane, and Margot MacDonald – IOTA Club & Café
- Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Foul Swoops, the Electrolocutions, Teen Livers, and the Snallygasters – Casa Fiesta [4910 Wisconsin Ave NW, WDC]
Saturday Night:
- Elikeh, the Chariots, and Malcolm X Park Drummers – Rock & Roll Hotel
- Westmain (CD Release) and the Weathervanes – IOTA Club & Café
- Priests, Noon:30, and Pity Rally – Comet Ping Pong
- Frontier(s), Troubled Sleep, Police & Thieves, the Fordists, and the Deads – St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church
- Kid Architect, the Poly-Opto (CD Release), and Ditched by Kate – Jammin’ Java (Late Show – 10 PM)
- Lionize and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster – U St Music Hall (Early Show – 6 PM)
Sunday:
- Inaugural Drone Brunch: Insect Factory, Layne Garrett @ The Cherch 1pm-5pm
