One year ago, the District lost Clark Sabine, who played in Statehood, The Motorcycle Wars, and Metropolitan, among other collaborations. He died after a long battle with cancer. Anyone who ever saw him perform knows he had a hell of a stage presence, and those who never had the opportunity have got to read Aaron Leitko’s eulogy — which doubles as a brief history of rock and roll in the District. I’m a fan of…

Clark Sabine Word spread through the local music community yesterday that Clark Sabine, singer for the local band Statehood, had finally succumbed to his long battle with cancer. Sabine, 33, died Tuesday night at a hospice facility in Arlington. His bandmates posted this message to their website overnight: We are deeply saddened to tell you that Clark passed away on Tuesday evening at a hospice in Arlington, VA. He was first diagnosed with melanoma…