Archive for the ‘Awesomeness’ Category
Tonight: The Kinsey Sicks at the 10th Washington Jewish Music Festival
From tonight’s pick by Caroline Jones: “One part kitsch, one part political satire, and one part glitter, the Kinsey Sicks, describe themselves as “America’s Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet.” The group returns to D.C. on Saturday night with a new set of parodies, skewering everyone from Condoleezza Rice to Vanna White. What began 15 years ago with four guys attending a Bette Midler show dressed as the Andrews Sisters is now an off-Broadway revue that’s traveled around the country and the world.”
White Trash Renegades: The Supervillains, Authority Zero, Pennywise, and Pepper at the 9:30 Club
Skate rock (Think Sublime’s genetic material crossed with that of Minor Threat) is a lot like milt. Some people get a mouthful of the creamy white stuff and think, “So this is fish sperm. Not bad!” Other people take a bite, move it around with their tongues, and then say to themselves, “Oh god, I just put fish balls in my mouth.” They panic. They look for a trash can, a napkin, maybe some condiments to amend the taste. They crunch up crackers and squirt cocktail sauce directly into their gaping, fishy maws. When that doesn’t work, they spit what’s left into their hands and shove it in their pockets.
Tonight: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings at the 9:30 Club
Whatever you might want to say about Sharon Jones, don’t call her a member of “Amy Winehouse’s backing band.” And please, don’t call that “backing band” the “Dap Tones”–they’re the Dap-Kings, for Christ’s sake.
In his City Lights pick for tonight, Ted Scheinman argues that the Dap-Kings may be the only men in the music world who can keep up with the mighty Jones: “In songs like “How Do I Let a Good Man Down” and “Your Thing Is a Drag,” [Jones] renounces the various guys who can’t amuse her, outdrink her, or get her off. She’s too much woman for them, and small wonder, since her story is even more hardboiled than her persona.”
Read the entire (mighty) pick for Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings.
Show deets: SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS PERFORM WITH NAOMI SHELTON & THE GOSPEL QUEENS ON FRI., MAY 8, AT 8 P.M. AND ON SAT., MAY 9, AT 6:30 P.M. AT THE 9:30 CLUB, $30. (202) 265-0930.
Tonight: Big Business at the Rock & Roll Hotel
The last time Big Business played the District, writes Brent Burton in his City Lights pick for tonight, “the bass-drums duo seemed to be almost twice as loud as Kylesa, the other metal band on the bill. This was especially impressive because, at the time, Kylesa had twice as many members and three times as many amplified instruments.”
Read the whole Big Business pick.
Record Store Day: What To Expect, What To Find
Tomorrow is Record Store Day. Get pumped. Here’s a good idea of what the local stores will be carrying:
PAVEMENT: LIVE IN GERMANY LP SONIC YOUTH/JAY REATARD SPLIT 7 SONIC YOUTH/BECK SPLIT 7″ ARTHUR RUSSELL: LOVE IS OVERTAKING ME 2LP CAMERA OBSCURA: FRENCH NAVY 7″ ELVIS PERKINS: LORRAINE, LOOKOUT 7″ BLACK KIDS: WIZARD OF AHHS 10″ BOB DYLAN: DREAMING FROM YOU 7″ BRANDI CARLILE: DOWNPOUR 7″ BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: WHAT LOVE CAN DO 7″ DEPECHE MODE: WRONG 7″ JANES ADDICTION: MOUNTAIN SONG 7″ JENNY LEWIS & ELVIS COSTELLO 7″ JESUS LIZARD: INCH 7″ SINGLE BOX SET LEONARD COHEN 7″ MC5: 7″ MY MORNING JACKET: LIVE 10″ NEW ORDER: TEMPTATION 7″ SLAYER: PSYCHOPATHY RED 7″ SUBLIME: SUPERSTAR PUNANI 7″ SMITHS 7″ STOOGES 7″ VARIOUS ARTISTS: THIS LP CRASHES HARD DRIVES WILCO: ASHES OF AMERICAN FLAGS DVD WHISKEYTOWN 7″ YEAH YEAH YEAHS: IT’S BLITZ LP GUIDED BY VOICE: HOLD ON HOPE 10″ BEN HARPER: SHIMMER & SHINE 10″
The Vinyl District has been partnering with the Industry on this one. We’re just riding shotgun. Here’s a breakdown of what some of the local stores are doing (we will be adding to this list throughout the day):
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Weekend Music Roundup: Chuck Brown, Beirut, Tim Green
Friday
- Chuck Brown. The Barns at Wolf Trap. $30. All ages.
- Pistolera. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. FREE. All ages.
- Katy Perry. 9:30 club. SOLD OUT! All ages.
- Maria Taylor, The Whispertown 2000, Laura Burhenn. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12. All ages.
- BLACK CATatonia w/ DJ Dk. Black Cat Backstage. $5. All ages.
- Velodrome 1 Year Anniversary w/ Fffever, Lode Runner. Velvet Lounge. $7. +21.
- OCDC, The Main Drag, Friendly Foes, Prussia. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
- Lovefingers, Lee Douglas. Comet Ping Pong. FREE. All ages.
- Tim Green (Fri. & Sat. shows). Bohemian Caverns. $25. All ages.
- All Good Funk Alliance, DJ Thomas Blondet. 18th Street Lounge. +21.
- Candlewax Records presents DJ Blake 9. Cafe Saint Ex. +21.
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Judging a Disc by Its Cover: Morrissey
The band (or, in this case, the Man): Morrissey
The Album: Years of Refusal
Observe:
[Ed. note: Here at Judging a Disc, we know we're treading on thin ice by going after the greatest, most loved punk-turned-singer-songwriter of all time (Jesus, you people love your Fucking Morrissey), but we can't let that stop us. Read on--if you dare.]
DOOM Is Back
The MF has been dropped from his name. But everything else with Doom remains the same:
