Posts Tagged ‘Mittenfields’
Clip Job: Five Bands with at Least as Many Members as Songs
Spelling for Bees refers to itself as both a collective—in that it’s an umbrella for music by its 40 members—and a supergroup, meaning that its participants, drawn from indie-rock bands the District over, occasionally create songs together. The two cuts on the project’s MySpace page, “Love at First Sight” and “Giboullee (Bella),” are delicate and slow-building with an orchestral flair, and the group’s leader, Mittenfields member Dave Mann, says he eventually hopes to incorporate every player, Polyphonic Spree-style, into the live set. Mann formed Spelling for Bees this March with members of Mittenfields and another of his projects, Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie, as well as Dangerosa, We Were Pirates, the Mean Ideas, Sun Committee, and others (one member, Austen Brown, used to be a singer in the Spree). The group has a residency at the Velvet Lounge, and each month’s performance resembles an open mic centered on a theme; at the show this Tuesday, every member will cover a Radiohead song. The Charlottesville, Va., band Invisible Hands opens, and doors are at 7 p.m. $5.
More overstaffed bands after the jump: cute orchestral indie, a Canadian choir, and Thin Lizzy and the Sex Pistols getting festive!
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Weekend Music Round-Up
Friday
- X, Steve Soto & the Twisted Hearts. 9:30 club. $25. All ages.
- Alex Rhoads, Midnight Ride. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
- Dean & Britta, Cheval Sombre. Black Cat. $15. All ages.
- Viva Voce, Cut Off Your Hands. IOTA Club & Cafe. $15. +21.
- The Kennedys. Jammin’ Java. $18.
- Threat Signal w/ The Agonist, Flatline, Thy Will Be Done, Cab Ride Home, Kysmet, Murder the Element. Jaxx. $12–$14. All ages.
- Capital Jazz Fest 2009: Alonzo Bodden, Natalie Cole, Fourplay. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $39.50–$100.
- Rock Solid: The Champions Production Hip-Hop and RNB showcase w/ Crimestoppers, City Limits, and the Ian Walters Project with Angel B. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
- A Place To Bury Strangers, Caverns, True Womanhood. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12. All ages.
- Like Bells, Kadman, Stella Schindler. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
- PJ Harvey and John Parish. Warner Theatre. $45.
- Sunsets with a Soundtrack: The U.S. Army Concert Band. West Steps U.S. Capitol. Free.
- John Prine, Steve Earle. Wolf Trap. $25–$42.
- Liberation Dance Party w/ Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head. DC9. $8. +18.
- Subatomic Sound System, Dubblestandart, Jahdan Blakkamoore, Paul Zasky. Comet Ping Pong. $10. All ages.
Ponytail at Kay Spiritual Center
Baltimore’s zany art-proggers Ponytail enlivened the Kay Spiritual Center Saturday night with their signature primal shrieks and enchanting melodic commotion.
Pontytail for FREE @ American University Saturday
That’s right. Experimental indie poppers Ponytail headline a free show with Screaming Females and locals Mittenfields Saturday night at AU’s Kay Spiritual Life Center as part of WVAU’s Capitol Punishment series.
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