Dischord Records is reporting that John Davis (Q and Not U, Georgie James) is hosting a weekly specialty show called 1, 2, 3, 4, More More More on XMU (channel 43). "This week John's co-host will be Guy Picciotto (Fugazi), who will be in charge of the play-list," the label goes on to say.
Dischord is reporting that the long-awaited Faraquet singles compilation will be released on July 28. The label provides record cover and track listings as well:
The compilation will include:
1. Parakeet
2. Um Die Ecke
3. The Whole Thing Over
4. Call It Sane
5. Study In Movement
6. Yo-Yo
7. Review
8. Rex
9. Conversations
10. Sea Song
Dischord's blog brings the news that CP contributor Justin Moyer has a new Edie Sedgwick album on the way (and hints that a Dischord MP3 store is coming soon):
Edie Sedgwick, the alter ego of Justin Moyer (Antelope, El Guapo) has finished recording a new album, titled "Things Are Getting Sinister And Sinisterer", to be released [...]
On May 16, Joe Lally will be hitting the road, opening his huge tour in Pittsburgh. He's scheduled to play the Black Cat on May 28. Dischord has the dates. [Label needs to learn how to spell Pittsburgh correctly].
Last evening's concert at the Kennedy Center turned out to be two separate acts, the Dave Brubeck Quartet followed by the Ramsey Lewis Trio, rather than the monumental duet concert I was expecting, but there was nothing disappointing about it. Each delivered a phenomenal set–Brubeck a program of standards and surprisingly contemporary sounds, Lewis one [...]
The Nationals are requesting your votes for "7th Inning Stretch Song," "Home Run Song," and "Victory Song." As pointed out in this Idolator post, there's only one local choice in there, Chuck Brown's "Bustin Loose" (my personal theme music for overeating) and the rest are pretty crappy (though I do get goosebumps whenever I [...]
Overheard yesterday at Orpheus Records in Arlington: the store might be closing within the next week. They have yet to hear from the landlord about an extension and they need time to pack up thousands of LPs and CDs (not to mention furniture and stereo gear).
Got some great deals yesterday on Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis, [...]
Baltimore’s Human Bell—seen here performing at the Adams Morgan record store Crooked Beat—just announced a national tour with Japan’s Boredoms, a band that Washington City Paper’s Aaron Leitko described as the most bizarre “ever to have graced the roster of a major label.”
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band might dispute that claim, but I can [...]
Dischord announced it has a few copies of Cynthia Connolly's seminal Banned in DC photobook available. So grab one while you still can.
In Dischord news, "Medications are soldiering on as a duo and have a show booked in March in Washington at DC9."We know that drummer Andrew Becker has left the band. But Dischord doesn't say what form the duo will take. Both of the remaining members, Devin Ocampo and Chad Molter, excel on multiple instruments.
Here's what [...]
