Friday, November 21, 2008

Karina Zeviani/Aphrodizia - Black Cat Backstage - Nov 20 2008

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Ahphrodizia opened the show in front of 5 rabid fans which swelled to thirty something by the end of their set. Yoko K is the vocalist ele...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Eagles of Death Metal/The Duke Spirit - 9:30 Club - Nov18 2008

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A late show opening at 10pm--another double booking by the 9:30 Club. Quite crowded tonight at $15 per head, although the stage wasn't ...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Rose Hill Drive/Colour Revolt - DC9 - Nov 12 2008

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Colour Revolt from Oxford Mississippi (not sure I've seen a full fledged MS band before) who I had seen in Denver earlier this year di...

Gutter Twins/Afterhours - Black Cat - Nov 7 2008

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Afterhours began with a few utterly brilliant songs before fading into mere decency, only to kick it up a bit at the end. Overall, an eclec...

Joan Baez - Birchmere - Nov 6 2008

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A very happy Joan Baez played the second of two nights in front of a very happy Birchmere crowd two days after the election. The genteel s...

Bad Brains/Dub ?? - 9:30 Club - Nov 4 2008

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Ok, I gotta take better notes and get these posts in more quickly. A Brooklyn dub band that was more dub-rock than dub-reggae opened. A powe...

Woven Hand/Silver Summit - Iota - Oct 17 2008

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Silver Summit opened things up in a club I wish I could like better. It's small, but adequate for the right acts. Sound is iffy and the ...

Wire - 9:30 Club - Oct 11 2008

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A band who's name escapes me opened proceedings with instrumental music featuring four wailing guitars, a couple of drummers and others ...

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds/Kid Congo Powers - 9:30 Club - Nov 6 2008

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I am more familiar with Nick Cave through his earlier band, The Birthday Party, and even his raw punk debut in The Boys Next Door (music ava...

The Known Unknowns/Lovelikefire/Friends of the Library - The Red & the Black - Nov 7 2008

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A nice set of bands at the tiny club in the Northeast. I mainly went to see Lovelikefire who are a fabulous band from San Francisco who I ...

DC Live

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Greetings all. This is the blog to get full reviews of all the great music happening in Washington DC. I've been going to see bands perf...