DC music video of the day! DTMD stands for Dunc & Toine Makin’ Dollas, and they are doing just that with their well-regarded 2011 album Makin’ Dollas. These young MD rappers are showing the DMV a thing or two about hip-hop. Check out their newly released premiere video Raw featuring Godly MC and Kev Brown.
Hometown Sounds
Showing The World How DC Rocks
Fort Knox Five – Funk 4 Peace video
DC music video of the day! Fort Knox Five have been rocking this town for many years now. Their DJ sets are frequent and always fantastic, but their 2008 album Radio Free DC is absolutely unmissable, featuring guest spots from Asheru, See-I and even Ian Svenonius. Today we’ve got their video for Funk 4 Peace with Mustafa Akbar on the vocals.
Matt Tarka and Charlie & the Contraband @ Velvet Lounge
Check out today’s feature Interview Soup at Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie on tonight’s Velvet Lounge show: locals Matt Tarka and Charlie & The Contraband joined by Michiganers Double Saginaw Familiarity. The show starts at 9 PM, don’t miss it!
These United States – Everything Touches Everything video
DC music video of the day! Today it’s an odd video for a really catchy song: the title track from These United States‘s 2009 album Everything Touches Everything.
Thievery Corporation & Chuck Brown – The Numbers Game video
DC music video of the day! Thievery Corporation and Chuck Brown combine forces for “The Numbers Game” from their 2008 album Radio Retaliation. A great video for DC landmark spotting.
This Weekend in Local Shows
There are lots of fantastic shows to recommend for this coming weekend.
Friday night
Bonjour Ganesh!, the Morning After, and Charles the Hammer – Red Palace
Educated Consumers with Kokayi – Strathmore (Mansion – Friday Night Eclectic)
Gist, Cinnamon Band, and Burning Hearts – IOTA Club And Café
Telesma, Dub City Renegades, and Nappy Riddem – Rock And Roll Hotel
Saturday night
Alla Zagaykevych, Janel & Anthony & Violet, Rupert Chapelle, and Myo – Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center [8230 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD] (Sonic Circuits event)
Astra Via (new band from Olivia Mancini), Little Anchor, and the Courtesans – Rock And Roll Hotel
Electric Grandmother, Mobius Strip, and Southern Problems – Dynasty [2210 14th St NW, WDC]
Vandaveer – Dig Down Deep video
DC music video of the day! How about another one by Vandaveer? Here’s the title track from their 2011 album Dig Down Deep.
We Were Pirates – Better Off Without You video
DC music video of the day! Did you know that We Were Pirates‘s Mike Boggs is the cousin of former DC songstress Laura Burhenn? I learned that bit of trivia at December’s Federal Reserve Collective reunion show at the Black Cat. I’ve been a fan of this band since seeing them play Fort Reno a few years ago, but most people (NPR fans) will recognize the band’s version of The Three Of Us from This American Life’s Break-Up episode. They’re back on the scene with a brand new album, and a music video for the lead-off track, Better Off Without You.
Tittsworth – Here He Comes video
DC music video of the day! We are pretty lucky to have a DJ like Jesse Tittsworth call DC home. This guy plays to packed rooms all over the planet, yet he still found time to partner with fellow DC DJ Will Eastman to open the U Street Music Hall in 2010, bringing top notch dance acts to a spot whose primary focus is the sound, not bottle service. Tittsworth even finds time to produce music, like today’s video, the Nadastrom Remix of Here He Comes feat. Nina Sky and Pitbull, from his 2008 album 12 Steps.
