First Run: Opus, the new on-demand printing machine at Politics & Prose, made its debut Wednesday, reports John Wilwol on Arts Post. While giving a demonstration, the co-founder of the company that made the machine called it a victory for literary locavorism. “It’s print local, read local,” Thor Sigvaldason said. “There’s something to small things [...]
Despite the name, Sunday night's "Moombacon Massive" party at Rock & Roll Hotel isn't celebrating Dave Nada's bass-quaking microgenre moombahton. In balancing gluttony, absurdity, and gargantuan Baltimore club beats in an unlikely manner, it's possibly the most ridiculous event of D.C.'s Labor Day Weekend.
"Yeah, we're going to have a few catering trays filled with free bacon [...]
Gang Gang Dance has an affinity for infinity, an immediately aspect of the New York band's latest album, Eye Contact. Three of the 10 tracks are identified with infinity signs—they're segues that announce each theme and mood of the album.
The band, which performs tonight at Rock & Roll Hotel, took the idea of infinity [...]
The youthful exuberance and the huge guitar sound of Surfer Blood took over the main floor of the Rock & Roll Hotel last night. Lead singer John Paul Pitts did all he could to ensure there was no boundary between band and audience on what was his 24th birthday. He left the stage more than [...]
After seven years at the Black Cat, the quarterly Britpop dance party known as Razzmatazz—which packs the Black Cat’s Backstage with velvet-clad moppets bopping joyously to Pulp and Elastica—is moving to the Rock & Roll Hotel. It debuts at the H Street NE club Saturday night.
But what brought an end to the party's tenure on [...]
Hey, they tried.
But after three years, neo-shoegazers Tennis System are leaving D.C. for L.A. to "to further ourselves as musicians," the band writes on its blog today. Sad! But we had some good times, such as...
...this One Track Mind, about Tennis System's song "Esoteric."
...this demo, of the song "Snowden," recorded during the Snowpocalypse.
...this Snow Day [...]
Last night at the Rock & Roll Hotel, while Candy Claws moved its gear off the stage and A Sunny Day in Glasgow began setting up, I had a conversation with a dude who plays in some D.C. bands about useful shit that we hate. This yielded a long list! Plus one sorta-useful, kinda-annoying website [...]
So half of the vocals are gone for School of Seven Bells, which means that the band's live sound is less galactic and more hardworking. Seems like a bummer on paper, but in execution it's almost thrilling. Thursday night's show had its share of "hey, we nailed that!" smiles from Benjamin Curtis and Alejandra Deheza; [...]
That is to say: If you were in charge of the venue's brand, what would you tell the owners? Even if the five men charged with aggravated assault following the death of 27-year-old Ali Ahmed Mohammed—DC9 co-owner Bill Spieler and four employees of the club—are exonerated, the damage to the venue's reputation may still be [...]
At the annual South by Southwest convention in Austin, Texas, there are a kabillion bands to see. I usually prepare by listening to a torrent of band-submitted mp3s, which can tally anywhere from 800 to 1000 or more. Of those, I think I liked 75-100 bands last year. I think I only [...]
