In the News
For CityPaper, photographer Erica Bruce rounds up a ton of memories of the Black Cat on the occasion of their 30th anniversary. What’s FOMO but for shows that happened in the 90s?
Chris Kelly at WaPo profiles the Amanda MacKaye-fronted punk band Bed Maker.
Singer Ari Voxx and her Sad Lads are crowdfunding pre-orders for pressing their debut full length album I'm Okay, Please Stop Asking on delicious pink vinyl.
Guitar sorcerer Anthony Pirog, who you might know as one third of The Messthetics, announced his new ambient album The Nepenthe Series Vol. 1 featuring collaborations with Nels Cline, John Frusciante, Andy Summers and more. BrooklynVegan and Stereogum posted the advance song “Ripples of Light”, and Rhizome announced a listening party and live performance on Friday October 27th.
Finally, influential 90s indie band Velocity Girl reunited for the recent Black Cat Anniversary shows, and Mark Jenkins at WaPo detailed the remixing of their 1993 debut album Copacetic. For us unlucky few who didn’t score those hot tickets last weekend, Black Cat just announced they’ll be taking the stage again on Saturday December 2nd along with fellow 90s indie rockers Tuscadero, and Stereogum is excited! Here’s a new digital EP of unreleased gems from VG, with proceeds benefiting We Are Family DC.
Don’t Stay Home This Week
Monday September 18th
The curators at Open Gem USA present a “Show Love” showcase of their talent Monday night at The Pocket, featuring Silver Spring rapper and spoken word artist Philo and R&B/hip-hop artists Mona Soul and Kill-Her-Kam.
Tuesday September 19th
Jazz haven Blues Alley continues their Embassy Series for Hispanic Heritage Month in September with guitarist and vocalist Mauricio Miranda playing music from his native Chile on Tuesday evening for two sets at 7 and 9 PM.
Wednesday September 20th
Skate Stance is the “jangly garage indie surf rock” of Josh Poggioli, who has collaborated with dream popper Jeff Draco. Wednesday night at Quarry House in Silver Spring Skate Stance opens for Chicago band The Slaps.
Thursday September 21st
Thursday night at The Pocket in 7DrumCity you can catch two new and funky DC bands on the rise: Roses After Dark and Pine Apple, featuring dear friend and versatile DC treasure Kevin Cordt on trumpet.
Friday September 22nd
These emo/shoegaze bands splitting hometowns between DC and Philly are having a well-deserved moment. Friday night at The Runaway, Magazine Beach bring their September mini-tour to town, tour-mates Pinky Lemon are gonna rip through a DJ set, and DC band Cuni joins Philly punk/emo/surf band Crabwalk to round out the night.
Saturday September 23rd
Remember last week, when we showed you the music video for “Bittersweet” by melodic pop-punk masters American Television? The wait for their new album Scars is finally over Saturday night at the release show at Comet Ping Pong, joined by Elkton MD band The Iron Roses.
Sunday September 24th
Band manager Tom Carrico is retiring and a few of the groups he touched are throwing him a blowout send-off party. Sunday night at Rosensteel Hall in Silver Spring, tributes from Chopteeth, King Soul, The Nighthawks, Bobby Thompson, and more will make this a dance party worthy of Tom’s legacy.
Outro
We hope you found some new-to-you music to stream, follow and buy in this week’s email. You know, setting up a Bandcamp account is easy, and then you install the app on your phone and there’s your growing collection of purchased and wishlisted music to listen to right there. Podcasts are great and all, but don’t you kind of miss the days when you listened to a tight clutch of tunes so closely that you knew all the words and riffs and licks? Let’s get to it. Thanks for reading, see you next week.
-PV