Hometown Sounds

Ok DC, I know it’s almost Thanksgiving and you’ve already checked out of this week, but we’ve got a lot to cover in this post. The excellent Calvin & Hobbes documentary Dear. Mr. Watterson is now out in theaters and video-on-demand at home, either through iTunes or directly from the filmmakers through VHX. You probably know that HTS fave We Were Pirates composed the score for this film, available for streaming and purchase at Bandcamp. Well the talented Mr. Mike Boggs also directed a music video for the score’s song Kill Me (Pt. 3), an eventful walk in the woods for a familiar-looking bird watcher. The fine folks at This American Life also used a song from the score in this past weekend’s episode, 512: House Rules. And mark your calendars for December 9th when WWP plays a hometown show on the rooftop of the W Hotel. Whew! Got all that?

And props to Mr. Boggs for rocking a fine Movember ‘stache.

Mike Boggs’ indie pop band We Were Pirates has recently reactivated after a quiet period during the making of the score to the Calvin & Hobbes documentary Dear Mr. Watterson. Our Live Picks! contributor and podcast co-host Tony Porreco interviewed Mike for his debut installment of DCist’s Three Stars column, so go read that if you missed it last week. For today’s video, check out a live acoustic performance of Civilized Man, my favorite track from the former buccaneers’ excellent 2012 album Change, shot outside a church a few weeks ago by Tim Causa. Special shouts to drummer Pat Frank for banging on a guitar case.

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.