Comments on: The Weekend’s Must-See Music Acts: Deleted Scenes, DJ Decibelle, and Cat Power

By: alex decibelle

alex decibelle — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:09:32 +0000

thanks for the shoutout! 'twas a great night

By: Mike Riggs

Mike Riggs — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:43:54 +0000

@Curm: I titled the post. If we missed an act that you deem a must-see, then write your own post or do what you did this time around and include them in the comments. There's no reason, however, to attack a colleague in a public forum. You can do better.

By: curm

curm — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:11:34 +0000

Wrong. The City Paper has had a long history of covering a wide variety of music. And so if one blogger only wants to highlight white indie-rockers, then she should say, here's are my fave 'rock' events this weekend or just my fave events this weekend. When Cherkis highlights his fave records at local record stores he lists more than indie-rock (and thus gets no criticism). The City Paper runs jazz blog posts and posts for lots of different styles. And if you think every little indie act she listed is avante-garde you are only kidding yourself. Don't defend her posting. She can do better.

By: real plastic trees

real plastic trees — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:26:18 +0000

curm; city paper likes what they like. many have bitched but few have listened.

i am frankly thrilled that they're not ignoring Caverns and Deleted Scenes, I love those bands.

Over the years though i have seen many DC bands come and go without a mention from WCP.

For more complete local coverage, Post and Brightestyoungthings.com are better. This paper likes the avant-garde, the obscure, and anything related to the old DC music scene.

Not criticizing, just informing. Everybody has their niche.

By: curm

curm — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:37:42 +0000

Why no country, no metal, no go-go?

By: curm

curm — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:05:50 +0000

That should say "being as notable". On Saturday you left out Eddie Santiago (Puerto Rican Salsa Romantico) at Cecelia's (aka Salsa Room)in Arlington and Randy Weston (jazz pianist with African influences) at the Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Rd, Cheverly.

On Sunday you left out Vusi Mahlasela (South African singer-songwriter) at the Clarice Smith Center and
Beáta Palya ( Hungarian folk and Gypsy music
with jazz and pop) for free from 6 to 7 at
the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Plus the record fair at the Civilian Art Projects in Dc from 12 to 5. If you only want to list rock that's fine but just label it that rather than saying "must-see music acts" which implies at least the possibility of non-rock.

By: curm

curm — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:53:23 +0000

You left off of Friday night great bluesman Corey Harris at Blues Alley, the fantastic soul triplebill with The Stylistics, The Chi-Lites & Harold Melvins' Bluenotes at the Strathmore,The Persuasions at the Barns of Wolf Trap,
Dianne Reeves (longtime jazz vocalist) with Esperanza Spalding (jazz singing jazz acoustic bassist) at the Warner Theatre, and Donald Harrison (New Orleans and contemporary jazz horn player) at
Bohemian Caverns, 2001 Eleventh Street NW (Sat. 2-8 also). Hmmmmmm, what do all those acts have in common in addition to be as notable or maybe even more so then the ones you listed. Perhaps you should have titled the posting "this weekend's rock or rock-related acts or djs I know about."