In other news besides the obvious, the first of holiday concerts, spectaculars, and recitals have begun! Fear not, there is still lots to do and see. Especially if you feel it's still too early for the onslaught of holiday cheer, or if your Craigslist guy didn't come through. Either way, dust off those tacky sweaters and [...]
Sonic Circuits is still going on, and FreeFest is this Saturday. We'll have more on both today on Arts Desk. As for other music this weekend, we recommend:
The Best of Friday:
Every now and then, an artist comes along who scares the shit out of you. Arrington de Dionyso (formerly of Old Time Relijun) is [...]
Friday
Jakob Dylan, Three Legs, Neko Case, Kelly Hogan, Mimicking Birds. 9:30 Club. $25.
Lucy Kaplansky. Wolf Trap. $20.
Gist, Gary B. & the Notions, The Courtesy Line. The Red & The Black. $8.
Eilen Jewell, Little Pink. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
The Blue Line, Poor But Sexy, The Very Small. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
Buckshot Blues. Bangkok Blues. [...]
Friday
Martin Sexton, Ryan Montbleau Band. 9:30 Club. $25.
Jamie McLean Band. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
Livingston Taylor. Wolf Trap. $22.
Horsehead, Hiding Places, Deutschmarks. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.
Laura Tsaggaris, James Maddock. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
Pissed Jeans, Cloak/Dagger, The Wayward. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
Rhododendron Road. Bangkok [...]
Friday
Needtobreathe, Will Hoge, Matt Hires. 9:30 Club. $16.
Gato & the Palenke Music Co. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Wolf Trap. $35.
East Coast Caravan. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.
Shwa, The Royal We. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.
Bonjour, Ganesh!, The Jones, Big Chimney, Blankus Larry. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
Andy [...]
Friday
Salt-N-Pepa. DAR Constitution Hall. $41.50-$70.
Bellmer Dolls, Monozid, Bootblacks, We Fought The Big One (DJs). The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.
Tom McBride and the Whig Party. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.
Perpetual Groove, Future, Poor Man's Lobster. 9:30 Club. $14.
Junior League Band, The David Wax Museum, Lightfoot. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10 in advance, $12 at [...]
Friday
Ben Sollee, Carrie Rodriguez. IOTA Club & Cafe. $15.
The Gerunds, Golden City, MilkMachine. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.
The Vita Ruins, Casper Bangs, The Jaguar Club. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
King Soul. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
Shawn Mullins, Justin Trawick. Birchmere. $25.
Cowboy Mouth, Junior Brown. 9:30 Club. $25.
Exit Clov, True Womanhood. Strathmore. $10 in [...]
Channeling late '70s bands like the Jam and the Beat, D.C.'s Modest Proposal was a fixture of the city's early-'80s mod and ska scenes, and the group performed for several years before disbanding in 1986. The few songs it committed to vinyl, on several singles and compilations, are charming, catchy examples of a movement that—with [...]
A few weeks ago Shortstack came out of hiding and performed a show at Comet Ping Pong. I went here instead. Fortunately, All Our Noise was there and shot some footage of the band. And they're rocking out. The band's past couple of releases–History of Cut Nails in America and 2008's Covers EP–had some grit, [...]
We'll skip the obvious joke about band titles with double v's and say that indie rock seems to really love its noise these days: Nottingham, England's Lovvers, however, serve up a much more elemental tonic to the brainier stuff we've become used to on this side of the pond. As part of its first U.S. [...]
