In the News
The CityPaper’s Dorvall Bedford chatted with Andrew Grossman of The North Country about their new single “The Invisible Hand”.
Also at CityPaper, Amari Newman interviewed manager, entrepreneur and rapper QP Knockout.
SoulBounce previews the new single “I Am Love” by soul singer Cecily, in advance of her long-awaited release Awakening Pt. 2.
Washingtonian published an in-depth writeup of promoter and musician Justin “Yaddiya” Johnson’s “Go-Go Alumni Class of 2023”, discussing how DC’s distinctive musical style has influenced a dozen of DC’s prominent citizens.
Baltimore multimedia web zine Bruiser Mag highlighted avant-garde cellist Janel Leppin’s new album The Brink, out now on cassette via Shiny Boy Press.
DC Music Video
In addition to his drumming for Dischord bands like Fugazi and The Messthetics, Brendan Canty is also a filmmaker beloved for co-creating the live music DVD series Burn to Shine that’s well worth hunting down. His latest work is this music video for “DC Special Sha La La” by legendary punk band Scream, hyping their upcoming album DC Special and tour that lands at the Black Cat on December 7th. The video is a sly homage of the 1982 single “Washington, D.C.” by jazz poet Gil Scott-Heron, recreating some of the shots in the video.
And Now, A Long List of Show Flyers and Music Players To Get You To Go Out and Have Some Fun This Week
Monday October 30th
Experimental jazz/r&b collective Black Folks Don’t Swim? headline 7DrumCity’s upstairs performance space The Pocket Monday night, with DJ sets from Jinjur and Baltimore’s Bilberation setting the mood properly.
Tuesday October 31st
Philly act Hit Like A Girl chose wisely when booking DC indie pop bands Pretty Bitter and Spring Silver to open the final night of their tour at the Pie Shop on Tuesday (Halloween) night.
Thursday November 2nd
Pop reggae band The Loving Paupers show off their brand new debut album Ladders at Songbyrd Thursday evening, and the reggae-devoted site Rootfire wrote up this detailed showcase. The show is billed as a double album release party, so co-headliners Latin funk/cumbia groovers Bongo District might have something to unveil as well!
Friday November 3rd
Post-classical/ambient musician Natalie Chami releases her new album Shift as TALSounds at Rhizome Friday night, with support from Iranian-American performance artist Niki Asfar and DC-based Palestinian-American synth producer John Karvonen. Proceeds will be donated to Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), and you know they need all the help right now.
Saturday November 4th
The first Saturday of the month at American Legion Post 41 in Silver Spring is devoted to the garage punk rock of Apollo 66 and their friends. This month’s free show features fellow DC bands Weird Babies and The Suspension.
Sunday November 5th
Under the alias pen palindrome, Ava Mirzadegan is a DC music alum who now lives in Philly and now uses her own name for new music. Her tour to introduce the world to her new album Dark Dark Blue kicks off Sunday night (late!) at Comet Ping Pong, and features DC musicians Joey Bentley aka Halpine and Keeper.
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