Posts Tagged ‘Wye Oak’
Weekend Music Round-Up
Friday
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Lil Ronnie & the Grand Dukes. Birchmere. $25.
- Orquesta Ashe, Ocho de Bastos. Black Cat. $12/$15. All ages.
- Van Morrison. DAR Constitution Hall. $95-$350.
- Keith Secola & His Wild Band of Indians. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Free.
- O.A.R., Matt Nathanson. Merriweather Post Pavilion. $30–$38.
- The Start, Normandie, The Perfects, Skydivers. The Red & The Black. $10. +21.
- The Tennis System, Paperhaus, Loose Lips, No Dice. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
- Sunsets with a Soundtrack: The U.S. Army Concert Band. West Steps U.S. Capitol. Free.
- FFFever, Exactly, Smarts, Raccoon Fighter. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
- Wolf Trap Opera Company: “La Boheme.” Filene Center at Wolf Trap. $10–$60.
Whartscape 2009: Free Kick-Off Show Friday
The mid Atlantic ain’t exactly synonymous with kick-ass music festivals, but Baltimore’s renegade art/music collective Wham City (most famous member: Dan Deacon) might be changing that. This Friday kicks off the fourth annual Whartscape, a three-day, weekend-long sonic smorgasbord of B-more’s best and brightest bands, and their friends from the rest of the States and beyond. Wye Oak, Lo Moda, Bad Brilliance, and 13 other bands play from noon to 5 p.m outside the Baltimore Museum of Art. For free.
More info and video from last year’s Whartscape after the jump.
Wye Oak @ Black Cat Tonight
If Children, the debut album by Baltimore-based duo Wye Oak, is a record to drink tea to. The band’s soft-edged shoegaze textures and wistful melodies make the perfect soundtrack for spending the entirety of a chilly fall day at home laying around in pajamas, burning scented candles, and reading books.
I can’t help but wonder if that’s sort of a mixed blessing for Wye Oak. After all, if your music inspires your audience to vegetate, who will come out to your show? So, for their sake, maybe pack up a few pillows, some blankets, and take the read-in down to the Black Cat tonight to see the band perform.
Wye Oak, O’Death @ Black Cat
1811 14th St. NW
9 PM $10
