Well, this is awkward. Washington City Paper contributor (and Tereu Tereu singer) Ryan Little is launching a new record label with his buddy Tommy Siegel (of Jukebox the Ghost and Drunken Sufis), and, obviously, we'd usually feel kind of weird about plugging it.
But screw it, because the first release on Bad Friend Records is pretty [...]
Most weeks, Music Roundup curates your best options for the weekend, followed by—natch—the rest. We're flipping the script this week, and highlighting a few acts we would usually suggest you avoid.
The Rest of Friday
How do you feel about Michael Buble? Not great, I'm guessing. Well, David Choi falls somewhere between a less showy Buble and [...]
This week is the Beer Issue! I wrote a story that's as much about arts as it is about booze: I followed around Pabst Blue Ribbon's marketing manager in D.C.—a guy who on the way to selling you beer may also sponsor your arts event. In the arts section proper: Trey Graham tries to make [...]
The quasi-local popsters Jukebox The Ghost are stepping their game up. To promote their soon-to-be-released Yep Roc debut, Everything Under The Sun, the trio scored a last-minute spot on the Late Show with David Letterman which airs this very evening. The GW grads have been touring like crazy for a few years now, hopping on [...]
Lately, I've been getting a lot of e-mails from publicists about Jukebox the Ghost, who have a new album out on Sept. 7 that I had no plans to write about, because: 1) The band hasn't been based in D.C. for some time; and 2) I don't like the album.
However! Yesterday the band's flack pointed [...]
Whether or not you regard the Rock & Roll Hotel as the, erm, jewel in the Atlas District's crown, there's surely no better place to see live, local music this weekend. That's because the H Street NE venue enters its preschool years this weekend, celebrating its third birthday with six events and more than 20 [...]
Saturday
Dead Rock West. 8 X 10. $14–$17.
The Bakerton Group, The Wino Band, King Giant, Earthride. 9:30 Club. $15. All ages.
Sängerfest. The National Building Museum. $25.
The Ruins, Farmdoubt. Bangkok Blues. $7.
Bonnie Prince Billy, Ned Oldham. Birchmere. SOLD OUT!
Juan Maclean, The Field. Black Cat. $13. All ages.
Tommy Cecil (Bass). Blues Alley. $25.
Hank Williams, Jr. Calvert Marine [...]
... for "Victoria," is online at MTV's Subterranean Blog; it airs on MTV2 Thursday. Check it out below:
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