In the News
Esteemed DC music colleague Bryce Taylor Rudow, late of the website Random Nerds, is newly returned to the city from exotic overseas locales. Even from afar, he’s always kept his ears on the DC tunes, and just published his annual playlist of the 51 Best Songs of the year on his site The Worthwhiler.
It’s only February, but this is clearly the most DC music creation of the year. New label For Love of Records released this incredible 27 song compilation called Yesterday & Today: DC Does Dischord that’s available digitally now and Spring 2024 on wax. You’ve got Teen Mortgage covering Gray Matter! You’ve got Washington Social Club covering The Aquarium! You’ve got The Pietasters covering Minor Threat! You’ve got The Dismemberment Plan covering Circus Lupus! 🤯 For more: BV, SG, Consequence. Use code DCDOESPREORDER for 10% off through 2/15.
The third single from Mary Timony’s upcoming album Untame the Tiger dropped. Stereogum has the write-up and lyric video for “Summer”.
For District Fray, Emerson Dameron offers city newcomers a “Starter Pack” of go-go music in 5 classic albums.
DC Music Video
Indie pop trio SHAED continue to evolve their sound after their Apple-boosted 2018 megahit “Trampoline”. Their new single “Everybody Knows I’m High” has a 90s slacker rock vibe and a hilarious concept that the band describes as “that crazy feeling you get when you're high and you feel like everyone is staring at you. ‘High' can mean different things to different people, but everyone can relate to the paranoia that hits when you feel suddenly out of place. The song is the first single from our upcoming album, which explores the brightest and darkest emotional experiences we've shared together as a family.” Psychedelic director Zach Tavel really delivered with the insane visuals here.
It’s Still Winter, But Don’t Stay Home This Week
Monday February 5th
Jazz bassist Luke Stewart’s Silt Trio, featuring saxophonist Brian Settles and Blacks Myths' drummer Warren "Trae" Crudup subbing in for Chad Taylor, play Monday night at the go-go pop-up Alumni Spot.
Tuesday Febuary 6th
R&B singer Afi Soul splits her time between DC and Ghana, and incorporated Afro beats and from Ghanian producer Wings Armani into her signature soul singing on her 2023 EP Mrs. Nkrumah. She plays two sets Tuesday evening at Georgetown’s Blues Alley.
Wednesday February 7th
Melancholic indie rock band Argo and the Violent Queens headline the Pie Shop Wednesday night, welcoming Sam Zalta and Monograms from New York, and Sam Elmore of Ekko Astral.
Thursday February 8th
Frontwoman for crowd-pleasing bands So Fetch and The Legwarmers, Cathy DiToro headlines Pearl Street Warehouse Thursday night and brings along Kinda Evil, Griefcat (who are blowing up on CMT!) and Philly’s Chasing Straights.
Friday February 9th
The Savage Young Beatles are four actual lads from Liverpool channeling the Hamburg-era Beatles magic, celebrating its 60th anniversary. Tickets for their Friday night show at Slash Run with DC garage-pop acts The Hall Monitors and Jake Starr & The Delicious Fullness are almost sold out, so get to clicking already.
Saturday February 10th
Art-punk trio Sensor Ghost celebrates the release of 3 Songs, a limited-edition 7” collab between Dischord and Lovitt Records, Saturday night at Rhizome. Sharing the bill: Freq Flag, a new band dealing in rhythm-centric cosmic Americana featuring members of Son Volt, Des Demonas, Shortstack; and the veteran DC duo of Devin Ocampo (Beauty Pill, Medications, Faraquet, The Effects) and Jerry Busher (Allscars, French Toast).
Sunday February 11th
St. Mark Presbyterian Church in North Bethesda hosts a benefit concert for Grammy award winning engineer Jim Robeson and his wife Marianne Sunday afternoon. Hosted by Grammy winners Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, the lineup features Tom Paxton, The Seldom Scene, Bonnie Rideout, Big Howdy Bluegrass, Debi Smith and percussionist Tom Teasley.
Have a Great Week
Thanks for reading everyone! See you in again in 7 short days.
-PV