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2009 Summer Music Guide

Washington City Paper's road map for navigating the summer concert season and enjoying the special mix of heat, alcohol, and music.

Theory of Everything: Steve Lehman Octet's Travail, Transformation, and Flow
Steve Lehman makes academic music swing
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Works Cited: The Bats' The Guilty Office
The Bats' latest album is a lot like its oldest album
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Filth and Wisdom: Levon Helm's Electric Dirt
Levon Helm doesn't muck around
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One Track Mind: Jamie Jones
This Week: Jamie Jones' "Whatever"
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One Track Mind: Memories From the Space Age
This Week: Memories From the Space Age's "Eleven"
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History Channel: Dave Douglas and Brass Ecstasy's Spirit Moves
Dave Douglas evokes the jazz of the '50s and '60s
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Fossil Record : Dinosaur Jr.'s Farm
Dinosaur Jr. refines the sound of its heyday
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Side Show: Dirty Projectors' Bitte Orca
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Professors Longhair: Sonic Youth's The Eternal
Sonic Youth gets teachy in its old age
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Analog Man: Gregg Kowalsky's Tape Chants
Gregg Kowalsky is a cassette adapter
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Astral Tweaks: Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas II
Hans-Peter Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas space out
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Weekend Condition: Taking Back Sunday's New Again
Taking Back Sunday soothes teen angst and mid-life crises
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French Revolution: Phoenix's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Phoenix one-ups its American counterparts.
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One Track Mind: Secret Pop Band
This Week: Secret Pop Band's "Saccharine Smile"
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Mr. Clean: Eminem's Relapse
Eminem is sober, but hiding it well
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Niches Brew: Khanate's Clean Hands Go Foul
Avant-garde jazz meets avant-garde metal on Khanate's latest
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Homestead Suites: Jason Lytle's Yours Truly, The Commuter
Jason Lytle leaves home, finds his roots
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On the Road Again: Summer Concerts Worth the Drive from D.C.
Shows for heading out on the highway
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Music Blog: Black Plastic Bag

CP Music Picks

  • Jay Reatard at the Black Cat
    Sunday, July 5
    Aping the loud, fast vocal style and fret-banging of the 1970s Brit punks who crossed the CBGB stage, Memphis native Jay Reatard recalls everyone from the Adverts and Wire to Bauhaus and the Damned....
  • The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Performs the Score From Psycho
    Thursday, July 9
    If you’re one of the first-rate violinists playing for Charm City’s resurgent orchestra, you may well dream of playing some killer Tchaikovsky—perhaps that famous Serenade for Strings. Or soloing a...

Music Calendar: This Week in Rock

Fri. Jul. 3, 2009 - Thu. Jul. 9, 2009

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Concerts

  • CAVERNS, AERIALIST.
    Fort Reno Park,, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. at 7:15 p.m., Thu., 7/2, Free. (202) 355-6356
  • Sheryl Crow
    with special guest Ari Hest.
    Wolf Trap, Filene Center,, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna. at 8 p.m., Fri., 7/3, $30 lawn, $48 in-house. (877) 965-3872
  • Go Home Robot, Sea Monsters, Power Pirate
    Fort Reno Park,, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. at 7:15 p.m., Mon., 7/6, Free. (202) 355-6356
  • Imperial China, FFFever
    Fort Reno Park,, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. at 7:15 p.m., Thu., 7/9, Free. (202) 355-6356
  • LeAnn Rimes and the National Symphony Orchestra
    conducted by Emil de Cou.
    Wolf Trap, Filene Center,, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna. at 8:15 p.m., Thu., 7/9, $25 lawn, $48 in-house. (877) 965-3872
  • Milkshake
    Tuneful, memorable songs that evoke influences from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Lennon and McCartney to The White Stripes, Milkshake appeals to both kids and their parents.
    Kennedy Center Millennium Stage,, 2700 F St. NW. at 6 p.m., Sat., 7/4, Free. (202) 467-4600
  • Staind
    with Shinedown, Chevelle, Halestorm.
    Merriweather Post Pavilion,, 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD. at 7 p.m., Thu., 7/9, $25–$39.50 (410) 715-5550
  • Wilco
    with special guests Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band.
    Wolf Trap, Filene Center,, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna. at 8 p.m., Wed., 7/8, $32 lawn, $38 in-house. (877) 965-3872

Clubs

  • ARTMOSPHERE CAFÉ,
    Thursdays, Black Alley Band.
    3311 Rhode Island Ave., Mt. Rainier, MD. (301) 927-2233
  • BIRCHMERE
    Wed., 7/8, Les Nubians. Thu., 7/9, Alex Bugnon & Paul Taylor.
    3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. (703) 549-7500.
  • BLACK CAT MAINSTAGE
    Sat., 7/4, DJ Regal, Fort Knox Five, (Record Release), All Good Funk Alliance. Sun., 7/5, Jay Reatard (see page TK), TV Smith (of The Adverts). Mon., 7/6, Bowerbirds, Megafun, Vandaveer.
    1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490.
  • BLACK CAT BACKSTAGE
    Wed., 7/8, Meow Vs Meow, The Bloodsugars, Power Pirate.
    1811 14th St. NW. (202) 667-4490.
  • CHIEF IKE'S MAMBO ROOM
    Tuesdays, Conductor Pablo's Reggae Sweatshop. Wednesdays, "Locals Only" Live Music Showcase. Thursdays, "Mutiny."
    1725 Columbia Road NW. (202) 332-2211.
  • FLANAGAN'S HARP & FIDDLE
    Thu., 7/2, Sean Chyun. Wed., 7/8, One Lane Bridge. Thu., 7/9, Alan Scott.
    4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda. (301) 951-0115.
  • IOTA CLUB & CAFE
    Fri., 7/3, No Second Troy, Silver. Sat., 7/4, Chuck Mead. Sun., 7/5, Batch, Ras Attitude, Empress Ima, Jah Empress. Tue., 7/7, Those Darlins. Thu., 7/9, Bellflur, the Moderate, Vox Pop.
    2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington. (703) 522-8340.
  • JAMMIN' JAVA
    Thu., 7/2, Ever Since Beginnings, Maybe List, Braves and Bullets, Breakdown, Benjamin Hayes. Fri., 7/3, See I & the Pocket Band, Bobby T & the Magical Voyagers. Sat., 7/4, The Banshees, Menzingers, Murphy's Kids, Caleb Lionheart, Half Hearted Hero, Permanent Ascent. Sun., 7/5, Ghosts of Pluto , Sing Me Insomnia, School Boy Humor, Select Start, Mctwist, Baigis, Whitney. Tue., 7/7, Josh Hoge, Benjy Davis Project, Andy Davis, Tim Brantley, Mikey Wax. Thu., 7/9, Rude Buddha, Ballyhoo, Prettier in Person, Groovestain.
    227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna. (703) 255-1566.
  • JAXX
    Thu., 7/2, Decide, Krass Judgement, Nightfire, Croatoan. Fri., 7/3, L.A. Guns, Mis-Fit, Tilt, Sinner's Trail, Bitter Pill. Tue., 7/7, Arsonists Get All the Girls, See You Next Tuesday, Knives Exchanging Hands, Attila, FellSilent. Thu., 7/9, Masque, Feed God Cabbage, Fairgrounds with Special Appearances by: Jahnette, Cristopolis, Flip Nyce, Jicky Joe and Sabio Mero.
    6355 Rolling Road, West Springfield. (703) 569-5940.
  • 9:30 CLUB
    Mon., 7/6, & Tue., 7/7, Sonic Youth, Endless Boogie.
    815 V St. NW. (202) 265-0930.
  • RED & THE BLACK
    Thu., 7/2, Celeste Starchild. Fri., 7/3, Origin Theory, Fierce Allegiance. Sat., 7/4 Side FX Band. Mon., 7/6, Vindell Renminbi. Tue., 7/7, Homegoing, American Aquarium. Wed., 7/8, City Folk, Maxwell's Demon. Thu., 7/9, The Sometimes Favorite.
    1212 H St. NE. (202) 399-3201.
  • ROCK & ROLL HOTEL
    Thu., 7/2, Olivia Mancini & the Mates, Action Painters, Karmella's Games, Miles Midnight. Fri., 7/3, TheoryCast, ReVeL, Fight the Bear, Conshafter. Wed., 7/8, Bryan Scary and the Shredding Tears, Torch es. Thu., 7/9, The Jackfields, Janel and Anthony.
    1353 H St. NE. (202) 388-7625.
  • SALOUN
    Tuesdays, The Unforgiven Band.
    3239 M St. NW. (202) 965-4900.
  • STATE THEATRE
    Thu., 7/2, Middle Distance Runner, New Rock Church of Fire, Drink Up Buttercup, Million Year Echo. Fri., 7/3, Peter Murphy. Thu., 7/9, Eric Lindell.
    220 N. Washington St., Falls Church. (703) 237-0300.
  • VELVET LOUNGE
    Thu., 7/2, Adrian, Molly Hagan, Brainfang. Fri., 7/3, Paperhaus, Albertans. Sat., 7/4, INDIEpendance Day Noon:30 EP release party! w/ Noon:30, The Laughing Man, Achtung Panda, Ghost Light W/ DJ Natty Boom and ART by Charles Jean Pierre of Culture District, and visual projections everywhere! Sun., 7/5, The Scare, Energy, Fallen From the Sky, Ante Up, Debaser. Mon., 7/6, Sonic Youth show pre- and post-party w/ Kohoutek, Locrian (psych/noise from Chicago), Our Brother the Native (Fat Cat), Religious Girls, Teething Veils. Tue., 7/7, Deleted Scenes, Math the Band, Weekends, Fordists. Wed., 7/8, Defibulators, Kashgar. Thu., 7/9, Last Tide, Kadman, Wax Standard.
    915 U St. NW. (202) 462-7625.
  • WONDERLAND BALLROOM
    Sundays, Jantz and Friends. Wed., 7/8, The Greens w/ International Graduate University and Will Wrigly.
    1101 Kenyon St. NW. (202) 232-5263.

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