Photo of the Day: November 27, 2009
Car Pushed Into Anacostia River By Train
Morning Roundup: Black Friday Edition
Devendra Banhart @ 9:30 Club
Living Colour
TUESDAY
>> Mixing hard rock and funk is a dubious combination, one that conjures up images of ill-advised dreadlocks, awkward dancing and chugging metal riffs. Living Colour was there in the beginning, if that makes it any better. The band is at the Birchmere to promote its new self-released album The Chair in the Doorway. GrindCity opens 7:30 p.m., $35.
WEDNESDAY
>> While Lovitt label mates Pygmy Lush and Des Ark might inhabit two different ends of the musical spectrum both are united in that they defy categorization. Brooklyn’s Little Gold split the difference with a dose of folk/country from Christian DeRoeck who has spent time in Meneguar and Woods. At the Black Cat backstage, 9 p.m., $8.
>> According to the great poet of our time, Wayne Campbell, if “you lived in the suburbs [during the 1970s], Frampton Comes Alive was issued with samples of Tide." No longer quite as ubiquitous, Mr. Frampton still comes alive every so often, but at $75 a ticket, Wednesday night at the Birchmere will cost decidedly more than a trip to the laundromat. 7:30 p.m., $75.
THURSDAY
>> The interminable Pet Shop Boys are back with their first new album since 2006, titled Yes. Expect the smartly dressed duo’s electro-pop to make for an intriguing juxtaposition set against the backdrop of the perennially stuffy DAR Constitution Hall. 8 p.m., $53-73.50.
>> Local boy made good and Three Stars alum Benjee Ferree will do his best to lure Bobby Dee back to the five and dime at The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage. 6 p.m., free.
>> Jinx Proof will celebrate its lucky 13th Anniversary with what's sure to be a crowd brimming with potential customers: Connecticut charmers Hatebreed lead the pack while infamous shock rockers Back Luck 13 (who to their credit made 2004's Hellfest the most terrifying concert experience of my life) wreak as much havoc as The Rock and Roll Hotel allows. Not to be outdone, New York City lifers Cro-Mags and DC's own Worlds Collide will undoubtedly get the crowds moving early. Non-ticketholders looking to bring the mosh will be disappointed to learn that the show's been sold out for weeks. 7 p.m.
>> For a more feminine spectacle, head to the Black Cat main stage. Nobody does quirk quite like the sisterly duo of CocoRosie; it’s just a matter of how much you can stomach. Opener Katie Stelmanis is cut from a similar d.i.y craft fair cloth. 8 p.m., $15.
FRIDAY
>> Alice in Chains hasn’t let the death of its lead singer, Layne Staley, stop them from partaking in the reunionapalooza trend. The band will be at the 9:30 Club road testing new material, its first with new vocalist William DuVall, so come prepared for some new songs alongside “Rooster.” Considering Staley died of a heroin overdose, playing just about anything off Dirt seems mildly inappropriate (“Sick Man” and “Junkhead” jump to mind) but good taste has never stopped anyone before. If they would, could you? Apparently, since this show is long sold out. Ask Craig? 8 p.m., Sold Out.
SATURDAY
>> According to !!!’s (ChkChkChk) MySpace blog, the band is “currently working more on the new record and its sounding hot.” Based on past results, there’s little reason to doubt such an assertion, so get ready for them to work those new jams on out. Forgo pregaming just this once and get to the Black Cat early for Australia’s Pivot, who’ll be making a rare stateside appearance. 9 p.m., $18.
>> Those looking for a little afternoon delight can start their Saturday early with a Bloody Mary and an early Waco Brothers show at Iota. Doors are at 3:30 with the show set to begin at 4 p.m. Tickets are $15.
>> If an afternoon with the Waco Brothers simply wasn’t enough Americana this Labor Day weekend, make some room for The Counting Crows’ Traveling Circus Show at Merriweather. Like The Big Surprise Tour before it, The Traveling Circus Show channels a collaborative hootenanny vibe bound to elicit at least one Pete Seger sing-a-long. The Crows seem to be taking themselves a bit more seriously after all of those CGI soundtrack contributions, so those looking for “Accidentally in Love” might want to sit this one out. Michael Franti and Spearhead and Augustana will join in on the strumming. 6 p.m., $35-75.
SUNDAY
>> The summer of 2009 has been haunted by the lingering ghosts of 1985, a time where Michael Jackson and John Hughes provided a generation with a sense of identity most seem incapable of letting go. Were those happier, simpler times? Probably not. But don’t let that stop you from gussying yourself up like a Ringwald or Ducky and dancing like they were! Let DJ Dredd bring you back by pitting MJ against Prince at the Black Cat. Apologies to the mighty purple one but tonight I don’t think he stands a chance. 10 p.m., $15.
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what about that Trouble Funk party at 9:30 on saturday?
DC's legendary Slickee Boys are playing The Black Cat on Friday. Not to be missed.
How do you not mention Trouble Funk and Slickee Boys shows? Any Rare Essence or Junkyard Band reunions that slipped through the cracks? These are seminal DC gogo/punk acts. It's like Bruce playing the Meadowlands and nobody knowing about it.
Heh. "Seminal."
Play that funky music white boy.
Seconded.
The DC Blues Festival is this Saturday at Carter Barron, followed by the festival after party at the Silver Spring American Legion.
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The Baltimore Blues Society's annual Alonzo Memorial Picnic is this Sunday at the Rosedale American Legion.
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Living Colour? More like 'Living Black & White'.. am I right people?
That one dude is missing half his hair. Molly!
Living Colour - blast from the past! Seriously though, Corey "half his hair" Glover is kind of a knob - but Doug Wimbish, Will Calhoun and Vernon Reid are exceptionally good musicians.