January 11, 2006
Music Tidbits
Six Points Music Festival: Get Those Submissions In!
This is for all of those musicians out there. You've only got a few more days to get your submission in for the third annual Six Points Music Festival, showcasing live music at venues throughout the D.C. area April 6 - 8. Get those tracks loaded onto MySpace, pony up your $5, and enter for your chance to play at this very cool festival. Participating venues include DC9, Iota, Jammin' Java, Rock N Roll Hotel, Staccato Lounge, The State Theater, Strathmore, Velvet Lounge, Whitlow's, Clarendon Grill, Galaxy Hut and more. You've got until this Sunday (January 15) to send in your submissions. For more information, visit www.sixpointsmusicfestival.com.
Hot Ticket
We may be kicking ourselves tomorrow for tipping you off, but a very cool tour was announced last week, and they're graciously visiting our fair city for two nights in March. Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning, so get those credit cards ready. A couple other noteworthy tours are coming our way too, so clear your calendars and get ready to throw some elbows around on Craigs' List.
Mary J. Blige Album Release Party
First motorcycles, now major recording artists. D.C. is becoming the place to unveil new stuff. Tomorrow night Chloe will host the official U.S. release party for Mary J. Blige's new release, The Breakthrough. Drop a line to get on the list and enjoy the many drink specials, but get there early -- the first 100 people get a free CD!
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6 Points? since when is there a place in DC called Six Points?
oh wait, but there is a Six Points in Arlington, huh. doh.
Belle and Sebastian... nice. Thanks for the heads up. I'm looking forward to actually seeing this band live; I've always pictured them as sort of an amorphous group of instrumentalists.
So, since they are called, "Super Friends" does that mean Batman and Superman will be there?
I saw B&S at DAR Constitution Hall four years ago. They were pretty good, although they were actually a bit goofy. Considering how their songs are often rather cloying, I guess I thought on stage they'd be more serious, but nope. Lot's of goofy white-dancing. Great show. (And I still think it's hillarious that he was underwhelmed by the White House, and thought it reminded him of the governor's mansion from Benson).
I got my tix for the 9:30, and it'll be great to see them in a smaller venue. And the NPs are just icing on the cake.