DC Re:MIXtape: An All-D.C. Music DJ Night

Ryan Little — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:26:51 +0000

If you're interested in the choicest cuts from DC's local music scene, the DJs at Black Cat's backstage tonight will be serving up an unpredictable survey of old and new homegrown tracks. In celebration of the releaseof his warped new DC RE:Mixtape, Shock Diamond is hosting a D.C.-only DJ night. Many of the bands whose music was gutted and dancified on the mixtape will be spinning their favorite songs from the area, and guest DJs include Protect-U's Aaron Leitko and former Black Eyes member Hugh McElroy. With genre limitations thrown to the wayside, there's no telling what deep grooves will get pulled from the archives. There's the obvious catalog of D.C. post-punk that made the Black Cat what it is, but plenty of jazz, hip-hop, and go-go has graced the city over the years, so you'll have to stop by to see what rare LPs get spun.

New Cornel West Theory Mp3

Aaron Leitko — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:18:28 +0000

Twinkling rhodes piano. Ambient computer noise. A lightly funky acoustic guitar loop. If you were under the impression that The Cornel West Theory was all about fire and brimstone—a safe assumption, given the ski masks and angry vibes depicted in this video–, well, they can also take it down a notch. “An Angel For You,” a track that the band’s label, Sockets, just posted on its blog, is sort of hiphop nytol. In a good way, though. After all, it’s summer, and there’s no harm in invoking the ghost of Marvin Gaye.

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DC Re:MIXtape: An All-D.C. Music DJ Night

New Cornel West Theory Mp3