Nineteen years ago today, Nirvana singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain took his own life. The organization that sends your parents coupons for discounted pharmaceuticals remembers the musician.
The Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) is presenting an exciting double bill of adventurous piano-based jazz this Sunday at Lisner Auditorium. Performing will be The Bad Plus (pictured right) and pianist Jason Moran (pictured below), two acts who consistently refuse to be limited by traditional notions of what a jazz performance should or should not be. Moran and The Bad Plus have played together on the same bill before and, unsurprisingly, their common outside-the-box approach…
Steadfast friendships, a taste for whiskey, and a penchant for Iron Maiden and Fugazi. These are the driving forces behind New Rock Church of Fire. The band is made up of bassist Mitchell West – who works with political advertising by day and brews his own beer (Mitchale) by night, guitarist and lead vocalist Floyd York – who pays the bills with a slew of odd jobs from catering to real estate photography, and drummer…
We’ve complained about D.C.’s bad radio before, so when we heard about 94.7 “the Globe” we were skeptical. But after a few recommendations from people whose musical taste we respect, we checked it out — and it’s not half bad. The playlist is mainly mid 80s to mid 90s “alternative,” but also includes some classic rock and newer stuff. We heard a mix from the Beatles and the Doors to Talking Heads to U2…
I don’t spend much time listening to the radio anymore. What with WHFS having gone Latin and DC101 moving further and further towards an “All Nirvana, All the Time” format, I’ve had to turn to 94.7 The Arrow for anything approaching rock. Problem is, I’ve never much been a fan of classic rock, much less classic rock stations that promote themselves via TV ads starring a guy with a “radio in his finger.” Yeah, you…
The members of Dead Meadow were born in the wrong decade. While the D.C. scene of the ‘80s and ‘90s revolved around harDCore punk, typified by bands like Fugazi and Rites of Spring, the future members of Dead Meadow found themselves drawn to the Zeppelin-style hard rock of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Jason Simon, Mark Laughlin, and Steve Kille played separately in bands on the periphery of the D.C. music scene, including…
Last night DCist ventured north to Charm City for a three band lineup made in blogger heaven. L.A.’s Cold War Kids, Denmark’s Figurines and Minnesota’s Tapes ‘n Tapes brought the music that all the indie kids have been gushing about to a great little club called Fletcher’s. The review in 20 words or less: Cold Ware Kids were really, really good. Figurines were not. Tapes ‘n Tapes pretty much rocked. Fletcher’s is a tiny (probably…
Two weeks ago I declared an experiment in vegetarianism. One carnivorous Eating In after another met growing requests for coverage with less carnage. When one writer begged that DCist create something that did not feature a dead animal I knew I had overlooked it too long. I decided to embrace the opposition, and get in touch with my inner veg. Now, fully entrenched in my new lifestyle, I feel like I’m coming into my own….
Leave it to the caffeine-infused minds of Seattle to come up with the answer to our dial-in woes. According to Governing Magazine, Seattle residents will no longer be subjected to Glen Hollis’ rejects when they make a call to city hall. A new program called OnHold replaces synthesized easy listening with a selection of local musicians. The playlist of 11 bands from different genres is updated every few months. What’s better is how the new…
This week in music is all over the place, going from indie, to folkie, to blues, and yes, modern rock. MONDAY >> Start your week off with influential musician (and apparent Meat Puppet) Curt Kirkwood performing solo @ IOTA. If you’ve heard of a little CD called “Nirvana: Unplugged in New York,” you’ll enjoy his original of “Plateau” which we can assure you is no less creepy. With Mike Maloney. $13, 8:30 p.m. >> Noisy…
