This Week's Mix

What? Oh why yes, I still do, in fact, do these. Lets get to it then shall we.

Starfucker - Medicine
Phoenix - Lisztomania
Akron/Family - The River
John Vanderslice - Sunken Union Boat
Deer Tick - Easy
The Thermals - Now We Can See
Apostle of Hustle - Soul Unwind
El Ten Eleven - Jumping Frenchmen of Maine
Miike Snow - Burial (DJ Mehdi Remix)
The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa (from Abeano.com)

Note: All tracks above, unless otherwise noted, were obtained legally and with artist's permission via KEXP. Please see here for more information.

Looking Ahead In The Baltimore/Washington Region

This is a list of some concerts of note that will be happening in the future. We will try to update this at least once a week. If we missed anything or you hear of
something after this was posted, send us an e-mail. Are you going to any of these? Feel free to comment.

June
6/11/09: Jenny Lewis/Deer Tick @ 9:30 Club
6/11/09: Elvis Costello @ Wolf Trap
6/11/09: AA Bondy/Holly Miranda @ IOTA
6/11/09: BLK JKS @ Black Cat
6/11/09: Mika Miko/The Strange Boys @ Comet Ping Pong
6/11/09: Avett Brothers @ Lisner Auditorium
6/11/09: Psychedelic Furs @ Rams Head Tavern
6/12/09: Band of Horses/Arbouretum @ Rams Head Live
6/12/09: Mika Miko/The Death Set/The Strange Boys/Coathangers @ Sonar
6/12/09: Bill Callahan/Lights @ Black Cat
6/12/09: Apostle of Hustle/Black and Tan Fantasy Band @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
6/12/09: Previously On Lost @ Night Cat
6/12/09: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head @ DC9
6/12/09: The Caribbean/Red Sammy/The Expanding Man @ The Hexagon
6/13/09: Meat Puppets/Retribution Gospel Choir @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
6/13/09: Joe Tally/Glorytellers @ Black Cat
6/13/09: Dan Deacon/Black Dice/Awesome Color @ Sonar
6/14/09: Sunset Rubdown/Witchies/Elfin Saddle @ Black Cat
6/14/09: Paul Michel @ Galaxy Hut
6/14/09: Maps and Atlases/So Many Dynamos/Fang Island/Timberwolves @ Sonar
6/15/09: Laura Gibson/Musee Mecanique @ Black Cat
6/15/09: Clues/Jerusalem In My Heart/Authorization/Cannot Be Stopped @ DC9
6/16/09: John Vanderslice/The Tallest Man On Earth @ Black Cat
6/16/09: Portugal. The Man @ Ottobar
6/16/09: Vandaveer/Lost In The Trees/Englishman @ DC9
6/17/09: Laura Gibson/Musee Mecanique @ Metro Gallery
6/17/09: Bob Schneider @ Birchmere
6/17/09: Noble Lake/Laura Gibson/Musee Mecanique @ Metro Gallery
6/17/09: Via Audio/Ha Ha Tonka/The Dig @ DC9
6/17/09: Telekinesis/An Horse @ Black Cat
6/17/09: Calexico/Lo Moda @ Sonar
6/18/09: Bachelorette/Lizz King/Reading Rainbow @ Talking Head
6/18/09: Metric/Sebastien Grainger/Smile Smile @ 9:30 Club
6/18/09: Cotton Jones/The Antlers @ IOTA
6/18/09: Elvis Perkins in Dearland/Those Darlins/Young Sir Jim @ Ottobar
6/19/09: Bob Schneider/Charlie Mars @ Rams Head Tavern
6/19/09: Black Lips/Spank Rock/PoPo @ Sonar
6/19/09: Nightmare of You/Plushgun/Brian Bonz @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
6/19/09: New York Dolls/Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears @ 9:30 Club
6/19/09: Bellman Barker/Donny Hue and The Colors/The High Strung/Greenland @ Black Cat
6/19/09: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head @ DC9
6/19/09: Elizabeth and The Catapult/Vox Pop @ The Red and The Black
6/20/09: Frodus/The Van Pelt/Guiltmaker @ Black Cat
6/20/09: Charlie Mars @ Night Cat
6/20/09: Elizabeth and The Catapult @ Night Cat
6/20/09: Tereu Tereu/Shapiro/Oblio/The Strawmen @ Fredericksburg All Ages
6/20/09: Matt & Kim @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
6/20/09: Lush Farm/Hammer No More The Fingers/The Seldon Plan/Infinite Honey @ Sidebar
6/21/09: Camera Obscura/Anni Rossi @ 9:30 Club
6/21/09: Skeleton Key @ Black Cat
6/21/09: Phoenix/Amazing Baby @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
6/21/09: Thunderheist @ Ottobar
6/21/09: King Oliver/Rosemarys Garden @ The Red and The Black
6/22/09: The Paper Chase/The Laughing Man/The Gagged @ DC9
6/22/09: Melody Gardot @ Rams Head Tavern
6/22/09: Birds of Avalon/Torches/Dangerosa @ The Red and The Black
6/22/09: Thunderheist @ Black Cat
6/22/09: Madi Diaz @ Jammin' Java
6/22/09: Pash/Funk Ark/The Sweater Set @ Fort Reno *Free*
6/23/09: Mittenfields/We Were Pirates (CD Release)/Vox Pop @ Black Cat
6/24/09: Hey Abore/The Jim Jims/Dead River Company @ DC9
6/24/09: Nylon/Patrick Wolf/Living Things/Plasticines/Jaguar Love @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
6/24/09: Tereu Tereu/Oblio/Typefighter @ Black Cat
6/24/09: Tribella @ The Red and The Black
6/24/09: Empty Orchestra/The Baby Grand/The Intel/Brightview @ Fletchers
6/25/09: Telepathe/Lemonade @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
6/25/09: Owl City/Holiday Parade/Swimming With Dolphins @ Sonar
6/25/09: Patterson Hood & The Screwtopians/Will Johnson @ Black Cat
6/25/09: Wheat/The XYZ Affair/The Black Fortys @ DC9
6/25/09: The Electrocutions/Meow Vs Meow/Noon:30 @ Fort Reno *Free*
6/26/09: The Lemonheads/Impossible Hair/We Read Minds @ Ottobar
6/26/09: The Wooden Birds/Other Lives @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
6/27/09: Old 97's @ Recher Theatre
6/27/09: The Lemonheads/Appomattox/Title Tracks @ Black Cat
6/27/09: The Seldon Plan (CD Release)/Among Wolves/The Honest Mistakes @ Metro Gallery
6/27/09: Bedouin Soundclash/DeLeon @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
6/27/09: Eagle and Talon @ The Red and The Black
6/28/09: The Church/Adam Franklin (of Swervedriver)/Bolts of Melody @ State Theatre
6/28/09: The Shondes/The Bitter Tears @ Black Cat
6/28/09: Team B/New Numbers @ DC9
6/28/09: Tiny Vipers @ The Red and The Black
6/30/09: The Church/Adam Franklin (of Swervedriver)/Bolts of Melody @ Rams Head Tavern
6/30/09: Birds of Avalon/Sal Bando/Mess @ Talking Head
6/30/09: Adam Arcuragi @ Black Cat

July
7/02/09: E.Joseph and The Phantom Heart @ Talking Head
7/02/09: Olivia Mancini and The Mates/Action Painters/Karmella's Game @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
7/02/09: Middle Distance Runner/New Rock Church of Fire/Drink Up Buttercup @ State Theatre
7/02/09: E.Joseph and The Phantom Heart @ Sonar
7/03/09: Peter Murphy @ State Theatre
7/03/09: Karmella's Game (CD Release)/Avec/Pash @ Ottobar
7/03/09: FFHH/Action Painters/Mean Machine @ Sonar
7/05/09: Jay Reatard/TV Smith @ Black Cat
7/05/09: Middle Distance Runner/Drink Up Buttercup/The Dance Party @ Talking Head
7/06/09: Sonic Youth/Endless Boogie @ 9:30 Club
7/06/09: Bowerbirds/Megafaun/Vandaveer @ Black Cat
7/06/09: Federal Reserve Presents w/ Madeline and The White Flag & The Ginger Envelope @ IOTA
7/07/09: Sonic Youth/Entrance @ 9:30 Club
7/07/09: American Aquarium @ The Red and The Black
7/07/09: Deleted Scenes/Math The Band/Weekends/Fordists @ Velvet Lounge
7/07/09: Conor Oberst @ Ottobar
7/08/09: Wilco/Conor Oberst @ Wolf Trap
7/08/09: Bryan Scary and The Shredding Tears @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
7/08/09: Japandroids @ DC9
7/09/09: Bellflur/The Moderate/Vox Pop @ IOTA
7/10/09: Handsome Furs/Dri/The Cinnamon Band @ Black Cat
7/10/09: The Dance Party/Ra Ra Rasputin/Tigercity/Casper Bangs @ 9:30 Club
7/10/09: Prabir and The Substitutes/The Orange Opera/Red Light Effect/Color Theory @ Fredericksburg All Ages
7/11/09: Handsome Furs/Dri/The Cinnamon Band @ Ottobar
7/13/09: The Dead Weather/Screaming Females @ 9:30 Club
7/13/09: The Antlers/Secret Mountains @ Metro Gallery
7/13/09: Castanets/Frank Turner @ Talking Head
7/14/09: The Dead Weather/Screaming Females @ 9:30 Club
7/14/09: Abe Vigoda/Talbot Tagora @ DC9
7/15/09: Abe Vigoda @ Ottobar
7/15/09: Audrye Sessions/Paper Route/Solar Powered Sun Destroyer @ DC9
7/16/09: Greg Laswell/Rosi Golan @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
7/16/09: Grand Duchy @ Black Cat
7/16/09: The Beanstalk Library @ IOTA
7/17/09: Stellastarr*/Wild Light @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
7/17/09: Cotton Jones/Secret Mountains/Kadman @ Ottobar
7/18/09: Stellastarr*/Wild Light @ Ottobar
7/18/09: Drop Electric/Hypernova/Funky Ark/Dangerosa @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
7/19/09: Tortoise @ Black Cat
7/19/09: Future Of The Left @ DC9
7/21/09: Civil Twilight @ DC9
7/20/09: Magnolia Electric Co/The Donkeys @ Black Cat
7/21/09: Wye Oak (CD Release)/Oakley Hall @ Ottobar
7/21/09: Mannequin Men/Hollywood/Suspicious Devices @ Sonar
7/22/09: Tyvek/Coconut Coolouts/Personal and The Pizzas @ Golden West Cafe
7/23/09: Mannequin Men/Davila @ Black Cat
7/23/09: Ponytail @ Ottobar
7/24/09: Hoots & Hellmouth @ IOTA
7/24/09: The Winter Sounds @ The Red and The Black
7/25/09: Aimee Mann @ Rams Head Tavern
7/25/09: Casper and The Cookies/Everything Now!/Carlos, I'm Pregnant @ Fredericksburg All Ages
7/25/09: These United States @ Golden West Cafe
7/26/09: Black Moth Super Rainbow/Dan Friel @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
7/26/09: So Many Dynamos/Cast Spells/Detox Retox @ DC9
7/26/09: The Ladybug Transistor @ Black Cat
7/27/09: Black Moth Super Rainbow/Lava Children @ Ottobar
7/27/09: The Winter Sounds/My Useless Self @ Joe Squared
7/27/09: American Music Club @ IOTA
7/28/09: Depeche Mode/Peter Bjorn and John @ Nissan Pavillion
7/28/09: Destroyer/Iran @ Black Cat
7/28/09: Neko Case/Jason Lytle @ Rams Head Live
7/28/09: The Builders and The Butchers/Illinois @ DC9
7/29/09: Torche/Harvey Milk @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
7/29/09: Fleet Foxes/Espers @ 9:30 Club
7/30/09: M Ward @ 9:30 Club
7/30/09: Cass McCombs/Mike Bones @ IOTA

August
8/01/09: The Veils/Foreign Born/Faces on Film @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
8/01/09: Tori Amos @ DAR Constitution Hall
8/02/09: Heavy Hands/Weekends @ Sonar
8/03/09: Federal Reserve Presents w/ KaiserCartel @ IOTA
8/03/09: Mogwai @ 9:30 Club
8/04/09: Elbow @ 9:30 Club
8/04/09: The Octopus Project @ Ottobar
8/05/09: Tinted Windows @ Black Cat
8/08/09: The B52s @ Wolf Trap
8/08/09: Fiery Furnaces @ Black Cat
8/10/09: Nomo @ DC9
8/11/09: Akron_Family/Wooden Wand @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
8/12/09: Austin Lucas/Two Cow Garage/Mike Hale @ DC9
8/13/09: Trashcan Sinatras @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
8/15/09: Bat For Lashes @ 9:30 Club
8/16/09: Amy Ray/Von Iva @ Black Cat
8/17/09: The Script/Parachute @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
8/22/09: Pree @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
8/27/09: Benjy Ferree/The Aquarium @ Fredericksburg All Ages

September
9/03/09: Pet Shop Boys @ DAR Consitution Hall
9/08/09: Autolux/Sleepy Sun @ Black Cat
9/09/09: The Cult @ 9:30 Club
9/10/09: Akron/Family @ Talking Head
9/10/09: High Cornwell @ Black Cat
9/12/09: Owl City/Kate Havnevik/Unicorn Kid @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
9/15/09: Son Volt @ 9:30 Club
9/18/09: The Horrors/Crocodiles @ Sonar
9/19/09: The Horrors/Crocodiles @ Black Cat
9/23/09: KMFDM @ 9:30 Club
9/25/09: Maximo Park/Cougar @ Black Cat
9/26/09: Mono/Maserati @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
9/27/09: School of Seven Bells @ Rock 'N Roll Hotel
9/29/09: U2 @ FedEx Field

October
10/03/09: Charlatans UK/Hatcham Social @ Black Cat
10/22/09: The Gaslight Anthem/Murder By Death/The Loved Ones @ 9:30 Club

The Local Weekend: Kicking June Off Right Part II

Caught your breath yet from Friday night? Saturday and Sunday are no let down. Let's get to it.


Two one-day festivals Saturday dominate the scene. The Metro Gallery in Baltimore is the place to be for Rufustival. Local acts galore fill this line-up along with a few out-of-towners. Set to play: A Place to Bury Strangers, Dirty Projectors, Chairlift, Thrushes, Eureka Birds, The Sky Drops, Pianowire, Baby Aspirin, The Water, Ecstatic Sunshine and Wye Oak. This show is highly recommended. Get there early and stay late.

mp3: A Place to Bury Strangers - My Weakness (from band)
mp3: Dirty Projectors - Stillness is the Move (rcrdlbl.com)
mp3: Chairlift - Evident Utensil (MGMT Remix)
mp3: Thrushes - Heartbeats (from band)
mp3: The Sky Drops - Now Would Be (band website)
mp3: Ecstatic Sunshine - Anagram (rcrdlbl.com)
mp3: Wye Oak - Family Glue (from band)
mp3: Eureka Birds - The Still Life (from band)

The Roots are hosting a picnic on Festival Pier in Philly for a hometown throw down with huge names on the bill. Stop by to see Santigold, The Black Keys, TV on the Radio and the one and only Public Enemy.

mp3: Santigold - Your Voice
mp3: The Black Keys - I Got Mine (live)
mp3: TV On the Radio - Dancing Choose (Prefuse 73 Remix)
(all songs linked from rcrdlbl.com)

Outside the massive amounts of bands and people, The Tower Theater is hosting Stephen Colbert's musical arch-nemeses The Decemberists. Performing with them is Brit-pop royality Robyn Hitchcock. Elsewhere in Philly Saturday, Art Brut takes on Satan in their new album and will entertain the crowd at Johnny Brenda's with Cymbals Eat Guitars. Definately a fun show. And the Tin Angel is hosting Chapel Hill's The Old Ceremony.

mp3: The Decemberists - Hazards of Love 1
mp3: Art Brut - Weird Science
mp3: Cymbals Eat Guitars - And The Hazy Sea
mp3: The Old Ceremony - Til My Voice if Gone
(all songs linked from rcrdlbl.com)

Jersey band The Black Hollies are taking their show to two venues this weekend. Saturday they hit up the Rock & Roll Hotel, while Sunday you can find them at Johnny Brenda's.

mp3: The Black Hollies - Paisley Pattern Ground (Ernest Jennings Records)

Sunday

A little less action for the end of the weekend. The Hold Steady hold court at the 9:30 Club. DC9 has Disappears and Dangerosa. Up In Philly, Kung Fu Necktie has Dark Meat with Popo and Nymph.

mp3: The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy (Vagrant Records)
mp3: Dark Meat - Freedom Ritual (Vice Records)

Lastly, spoken word at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington will never be so much fun as when Henry Rollins brings it to Delaware. I should see if tickets are still available.

Hope you enjoy. And don't forget about the bands still lingering from Friday.

The Local Weekend: Kicking June Off Right Part I

Another month has passed us by. Summer is starting. Time for great music to come through the area in massive quantities. This weekend is no exception. Friday is loaded with big names and your local favorites. Here is what's hapening:


So many huge acts are hitting the IA area this weekend. For those of you that cut your musical teeth around my time (late '80s/early '90s), a couple of shows may peak your interest. Jane's Addiction and Nine Inch Nails are on tour together. Maybe if was in my early 20's, I would hit this one up. I'm getting old. Catch them at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden. Doing a double dip in the area is PJ Harvey. She is joined by John Parish for a show Friday at the Warner Theater in DC and Sunday in Philly at The Troc.

mp3: Jane's Addiction - Three Days (sparkart.net)
mp3: Nine Inch Nails - Lights In The Sky (band website)

A little bit of the eclectic Friday and Saturday when Talking Heads frontman David Byrne brings his new world sound to the area. Set to open is DeVotchka. Nothing beats a band with a Sousaphone as a primary instrument. They are slated for The Mann and Wolf Trap.

mp3: DeVotchka - You Love Me (Anti Records)

If you haven't heard, Doves are coming to town. We are running a little contest for the 9:30 Club show Saturday. Can't make that show? The Troc hosts Friday. Set to open is Wild Light.

mp3: Doves - Kingdom of Rust (rcrdlbl.com)
mp3: Wild Light - California On My Mind (rcrdlbl.com)

Back before we started IA, Denali came out of Richmond and made a splash on the scene. Then they disappeared. Five years or so seems to have been long enough as they are back and playing two shows in the area. Friday catch them with Autocue and Robes at the First Unitarian Church in Philly. The Black Cat is the place Saturday, this time with KI:Theory and Pygmy Lush.

mp3: Denali - Hold Your Breath (band website)
mp3: Robes - The Breaks
mp3: KI:Theory - My Thoughts (band website)

Still haven't made up your mind? Here is more to choose from:

DC9 is hosting Natalie Portman's Shaved Head. The Rock & Roll Hotel has the loudest band pretty much anywhere A Place To Bury Strangers along with Caverns and True Womanhood. Over at the Black Cat, Dean & Britta perform with Cheval Sombre. Ohioans Like Bells join up with Baltimore's Kadman for a show at the Velvet Lounge. Cross the river to IOTA for Viva Voce and Cut Off Your Hands. Small venue for a great up-close experience.

mp3: A Place To Bury Strangers - My Weakness (from band)
mp3: True Womanhood - Cosmic Ray (last.fm)
mp3: Like Bells - Atlas (Exit Stencil)
mp3: Kadman - Sorry (band website)
mp3: Viva Voce - Octavio (Barsuk Records)
mp3: Cut Off Your Hands - Oh Girl (rcrdlbl.com)

As for Philly, one more show of note. White Rabbits are in Fishtown at Johnny Brenda's with The Subjects and Busses.

mp3: White Rabbits - Percussion Gun (pitchfork)
mp3: The Subjects - Numbers (rcrdlbl.com)

That's Friday, plus a little more. Check back for the rest of the weekend. A couple of festivals to tell you about. Enjoy the music.

Contest: Doves in DC

Alright, this is a good one, so I will just get to the point. Doves are playing a show in DC on Saturday night at 9:30 Club with Wild Light. The show is sold out and everyone is trying to score some tickets. What most people do not know, is that Doves have teamed up with Gibson Guitar for a special pre-show party. What is that exactly? Well, here are the details:

What: Gibson Guitar Presents: Doves Take Flight - A Pre-Show End of Tour Celebration
When: Saturday 6/6 from 3PM to 5PM.
Where: Gibson Showroom at 709 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20001.
Additional Info:
Invite/Guest List Only.
Free Food and Free Booze.
Free Doves and Gibson swag.
Photo ops and an opportunity to get your Doves swag signed by Andy and Jez.

Astralwerks and Gibson have provided us with all sorts of great things to give away, including tickets to the show and the party. We will have 3 winners and the prizes are as follows:

Grand Prize: 2 tickets for show at 9:30 club and 2 invites for the Gibson Pre-Party .
First Runner Up: 2 invites for the Gibson Pre-Party.
Second Runner Up: Doves entire catalog on CD.

All you have to do to enter is send us an e-mail (instanalysis@aol.com) with your name. Winners will be randomly chosen and notified by Friday. Good luck!

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The Holiday Weekend: Sunday and Monday

Holy Fuck By James Mejia

As the weekend winds to a close, the BBQ scene heats up and the shows start to wind down. However, there are still a few things to see before we have to return to work on Tuesday.

Between Sunday and Monday, The National play three shows at 9:30 Club in DC. You know you love them and you know the shows are beyond sold out.

mp3: The National - Fake Empire (via Beggars Group)

Holy Fuck and Crocodiles do the I-95 dance. They hit Ottobar in Baltimore on Sunday and Kung Fu Necktie in Philly on Monday.

mp3: Holy Fuck - Jungles (via Beggars Group)
mp3: Crocodiles - I Wanna Kill (via Fat Possum)

Coldplay bring their never ending tour to Hersheypark Stadium on Sunday night with Pete Yorn and Howling Bells.

mp3: Howling Bells - Into The Chaos (via Independiente)
mp3: Coldplay - Free Live Album (link)

Finally, the long weekend closes with a few intimate shows on Monday. Ponytail return to Baltimore for a show at Ottobar. Austin's Loxsly hit Galaxy Hut in Arlington with local super group Finer Designer, featuring members of Greenland and Len Bias. The Beanstalk Library make their long awaited return at IOTA and are joined by In Technicolor and Typefighter.

mp3: Ponytail - Celebrate the Body Electric (It Came From An Angel) (via Big Hassle)
mp3: Loxsly - Battalions (via Team Clermont)
mp3: The Beanstalk Library - This Line Is Not For Me (via band)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and have a great Memorial Day.

The Holiday Weekend: Saturday

Friday is in the books. Saturday is a repeat of the day before. Phily's line-up declines greatly. Baltimore and DC carry the majority of the shows. Here's what to check out:

I'll be down in DC at the Rock & Roll Hotel for a line-up of pure power-pop. One of our favorites, Jukebox the Ghost are coming back to the area after a year's worth of touring. See them before they go hermit-like and hide away for the next few months or so. Also on tap is Jenny Owen Youngs, set to drop her new album Transmitter Failure next week. And to top it all off, The Winter Sounds, who just released a new album last week, are also slated to perform. This is a must-see show.

mp3: Jukebox the Ghost - Victoria
mp3: Jenny Owen Youngs - Led to the Sea (via Nettwerk Music)
mp3: The Winter Sounds - Trophy Wife (via Deus Ex Machina)

Over at DC9, Austin's Loxsly is hitting the East Coast in front of their new release Tomorrow's Fossils set to drop Tuesday. As a fan of the Austin scene, I highly recommend seeing them. Also on the bill are locals Ra Ra Rasputin and The Spiritual Machine.

mp3: Loxsly - As The Constellation's Arm Uncurled (via band)

The Troc in Philly is hosting a sold-out CD release for locals that made it big Mewithoutyou. Also performing is Jersey native Danielson and the blues-funk-hip-hop of the Urban Sophisticates.

mp3: Danielson - Animal In Every Corner (band website)

Harrisburg's Arts Fest is happening this weekend. If you want to check out some local music during the afternoon, this is the place to be. Our friends The April Skies will be on stage around 4. Be sure to stop by and take a look.

mp3: The April Skies - Here Comes the Rush

DC has a couple of other shows for your consideration. Butterfly Boucher will wow the crowd at Jammin' Java. The Juan Maclean joins with The Field for a show worth dancing to at Black Cat. The Red & The Black is hosting Food Will Win The War along with Frau Eva and Freelance Whales.

mp3: The Juan Maclean - Find a Way (rcrdlbl.com)
mp3: The Field - Over the Ice (rcrdlbl.com)

Bellman Barker is making a trip up to Baltimore's Metro Gallery for a show with The Howling Mad and Chelsea Graveyard and the Screams at Midnight. And if you want a little electronic, Future Islands is with Nuclear Power Pants at Zodiac.

mp3: Bellman Barker - Charles Kil
mp3: Future Islands - Old Friend (band website)

Philly has one other show worth note. Johnny Brenda's has Minnesotans Run at the Dog. Highly infectious songs. Also set to perform is Oh Pears, An American Chinese and The Mean.

mp3: Run at The Dog - Noon Moon (band website)

Weekend is only halfway done. More to come. Enjoy the music.

Looking Ahead In The Philadelphia/South Central PA Region

This is a list of some concerts of note that will be happening in the future. We will try to update this at least once a week. If we missed anything or you hear of something after this was posted, send us an e-mail. Are you going to any of these? Feel free to comment.

June
6/01/09: Crystal Antlers @ The Barbary
6/02/09: Grizzly Bear/Here We Go Magic @ The Troc
6/02/09: Grant Hart/Doomed To Obscurity/Trained Attack Dogs @ Johnny Brenda's
6/03/09: Viva Voce/Cut Off Your Hands @ Johnny Brenda's
6/03/09: J-Roddy Walston and The Business @ The Abbey at ABC *Free*
6/03/09: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head/Gang @ North Star
6/03/09: Love Is All/Casual Viking/The Chimeras @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/04/09: Dean and Britta/Cheval Sombre/Wild Carnation @ Johnny Brenda's
6/04/09: Disappears @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/04/09: Rock Plaza Central/Suckers/Strand of Oaks @ M Room
6/05/09: Denali/Autocue/Robes @ First Unitarian Church
6/05/09: Doves/Wild Light @ The Troc
6/05/09: Jane's Addiction/Nine Inch Nails @ Susquehanna Bank Center
6/05/09: David Byrne/DeVotchKa @ The Mann
6/05/09: White Rabbits/The Subjects/Busses @ Johnny Brenda's
6/06/09: The Decemberists/Robyn Hitchcock @ Tower Theater
6/06/09: Art Brut/Cymbals Eat Guitars @ Johnny Brenda's
6/06/09: The Roots/Santigold/The Black Keys/TV On The Radio/Public Enemy @ Festival Pier
6/06/09: The Old Ceremony @ Tin Angel
6/07/09: Dark Meat/Popo/Nymph @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/07/09: The Black Hollies @ Johnny Brenda's
6/07/09: PJ Harvey & John Parish @ The Troc
6/07/09: Henry Rollins @ The Grand
6/08/09: Jenny Lewis/Deer Tick @ The Troc
6/08/09: AA Bondy/Holly Miranda @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/08/09: Pink Mountaintops/Quest For Fire @ Johnny Brenda's
6/09/09: Blind Pilot/Local Natives @ Johnny Brenda's
6/09/09: Music For Headphones/Thunders/Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band/The Chimeras @ M Room
6/09/09: BLK JKS @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/10/09: Yeasayer @ Chameleon Club
6/10/09: J-Roddy Walston and The Business @ The Abbey at ABC *Free*
6/10/09: Fiery Furnaces @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/10/09: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head @ North Star
6/11/09: Apostle of Hustle/Forro In The Dark/Native Black @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/11/09: John Vanderslice/The Tallest Man on Earth @ Johnny Brenda's
6/12/09: Maps and Atlases/So Many Dynamos/Fang Island @ M Room
6/12/09: Psychedelic Furs @ House of Blues AC
6/13/09: Sunset Rubdown/Elfin Saddle @ Johnny Brenda's
6/14/09: A Brief Smile/Motel Motel @ The Fire
6/15/09: Mika Miko @ Danger Danger Gallery
6/16/09: Bob Schneider @ World Cafe Live
6/16/09: Benyaro/The Weeds/Ross Bellenoit @ M Room
6/16/09: Telekinesis/An Horse/Steve Goldberg and The Arch Enemies @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/16/09: Bill Callahan/Lights @ Johnny Brenda's
6/16/09: Clues/Drink Up Buttercup @ First Unitarian Church
6/17/09: Bachelorette/Pikelet @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/17/09: J-Roddy Walston and The Business @ The Abbey at ABC *Free*
6/17/09: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head @ North Star
6/17/09: Dirty Projectors @ First Unitarian Church
6/18/09: Lost In The Trees @ M Room
6/18/09: The Capitol Years/The High Strung @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/19/09: Cotton Jones/The Antlers @ M Room
6/19/09: The Spring Standards @ Sellersville Theater
6/19/09: Metric/Sebastien Grainger @ The Troc
6/19/09: Melody Gardot @ World Cafe Live
6/19/09: Via Audio/Ha Ha Tonka/Levee Drivers/Johnny Action Figure @ North Star
6/19/09: Hoots & Hellmouth @ Gullifty's
6/19/09: Harlem Shakes/Free Energy @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/19/09: Little Joy/Fang Fang/Edison Proposal @ The Khyber
6/19/09: Cowboy Junkies/Lee Harvey Osmond @ Capitol Theatre
6/19/09: Elvis Perkins in Dearland @ Johnny Brenda's
6/19/09: The Extraordinaires/Buffalo Stance @ First Unitarian Church
6/20/09: The Rosewood Thieves/The New Time/The Yarrows @ The Khyber
6/20/09: J-Roddy Walston and The Business @ The Note
6/20/09: East Hundred/Adam and Dave's Bloodline/An American Chinese @ Johnny Brenda's
6/20/09: Benjy Ferree/The Blood Feathers/Birds of Maya/Rock Central Plaza/Magnet City Kids/The Chimeras/Heavy Hands @ Popped! Philadelphia *Free*
6/20/09: Patrick Wolf/Living Things/Plasticines/Jaguar Love @ North Star
6/20/09: Hoots & Hellmouth @ Southern Shore Music Fest
6/21/09: Madi Diaz @ M Room
6/21/09: Melody Gardot @ Sellersville Theater
6/21/09: Old 97's @ TLA
6/21/09: Nightmare of You/Plushgun/Brian Bonz @ North Star
6/21/09: The Van Pelt/Blacklist/The Frontier Needs Heroes @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/22/09: Camera Obscura @ TLA
6/23/09: Tiny Vipers/Blamorhea @ First Unitarian Church
6/24/09: The Paper Chase/Grimace Federation @ M Room
6/24/09: J-Roddy Walston and The Business @ The Abbey at ABC *Free*
6/24/09: Lemonheads/It's A King Thing @ Johnny Brenda's
6/25/09: Old 97's @ Bottle & Cork
6/25/09: Damon Moon/Skidmore Fountain/Braxton Parker @ The Khyber
6/25/09: Adam Arcuragi(CD Release)/Gianmarco Cilli/Peasant @ Johnny Brenda's
6/25/09: Wooden Birds/Other Lives/Andrew Vladeck @ North Star
6/26/09: Wheat/The XYZ Affair @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/26/09: Telepathe/Lemonade @ Johnny Brenda's
6/26/09: Bedouin Soundclash/DeLeon/Among Criminals @ The Note
6/26/09: The Most Serene Republic @ North Star
6/27/09: The Slip @ World Cafe Live
6/27/09: Elizabeth and The Catapult @ Tin Angel
6/29/09: Team B/New Numbers @ Kung Fu Necktie
6/29/09: Birds of Avalon/Gondola @ Johnny Brenda's

July
7/01/09: The Church/Adam Franklin (of Swervedriver)/Bolts of Melody @ The Troc
7/01/09: Middle Distance Runner/Drink Up Buttercup/Da Comrade! @ Kung Fu Necktie
7/02/09: Casiotone For The Painfully Alone/Cryptacize @ First Unitarian Church
7/02/09: Sonic Youth/Entrance @ Electric Factory
7/02/09: Paleface/And The Moneynotes @ Johnny Brenda's
7/04/09: Jay Reatard/TV Smith @ Johnny Brenda's
7/05/09: Kurt Vile/Jack Rose/Meg Baird @ Kung Fu Necktie
7/07/09: Bowerbirds @ Johnny Brenda's
7/07/09: Matt & Kim/Japandroids @ First Unitarian Church
7/09/09: Blank Dogs/Cold Cave/Puerto Rico Flowers/Salvation/Silk Flowers @ Kung Fu Necktie
7/09/09: Handsome Furs/Dri/Cinnamon Band @ Johnny Brenda's
7/10/09: Wilco/Conor Oberst @ Frawley Stadium
7/12/09: Takka Takka @ North Star
7/15/09: Lymbyc System/Arc In Round/The Sounds of Kaleidoscope @ Silk City
7/15/09: Stellastarr* @ Johnny Brenda's
7/16/09: Abe Vigoda/Talbot Tagora @ The Barbary
7/17/09: Greg Laswell/Elizabeth and The Catapult @ M Room
7/18/09: Gemini Wolf (CD Release)/Pink Skull/The West Philadelphia Orchestra/Bilwa @ Johnny Brenda's
7/18/09: Capillary Action/Oh! Pears @ First Unitarian Church
7/20/09: Tortoise @ First Unitarian Church
7/23/09: Casper and The Cookies @ Danger Danger Gallery
7/23/09: Kurt Vile/Tyvek/Coconut Coolouts/Personal and The Pizzas @ Johnny Brenda's
7/24/09: Annuals/Good Old War @ XPoNential Music Fest
7/25/09: The Hold Steady/They Might Be Giants/Yeasayer/Pete Yorn/Illinois/East Hundred/Hoots & Hellmouth/The Low Anthem/The Peace Creeps/Perkasie @ XPoNential Music Fest
7/25/09: Black Moth Super Rainbow @ Johnny Brenda's
7/26/09: Los Lobos @ Long's Park *Free*
7/26/09: Aimee Mann/Peter Bjorn and John/John Wesley Harding @ XPoNential Music Fest
7/28/09: Torche/Harvey Milk @ First Unitarian Church
7/29/09: Neko Case @ Academy of Music
7/29/09: Destroyer/Iran @ First Unitarian Church
7/30/09: Fleet Foxes @ Electric Factory
7/30/09: Polvo/Obits @ Johnny Brenda's
7/31/09: Foreign Born/The Veils/Faces on Film @ Johnny Brenda's

August
8/01/09: Depeche Mode/Peter Bjorn and John @ Borgata
8/04/09: Gang Gang Dance @ Kung Fu Necktie
8/12/09: Nicole Atkins @ Haddon Lake Park
8/15/09: Tori Amos @ Tower Theater
8/22/09: Hoots & Hellmouth/Sisters 3/Mason Porter @ The Note

September
9/11/09: Akron/Family @ Johnny Brenda's
9/24/09: Maximo Park @ World Cafe Live

Casper Bangs

Photo By Shervin Lainez
When I started this site 3 years ago, there was a DC band that caught my attention. Armed with wit and killer hooks, The Hard Tomorrows, were poised for good things. Then, in the summer of 2007, they vanished. Fast forward two years and the voice of that band, Rob Pierangeli, has finally resurfaced under the alter ego, Casper Bangs. Taking the hooks that his previous band was known for and turning the energy way up, Rob is ready to take on the world again. If you don't believe me, he has a free digital EP available here and his live band makes their debut tonight at Black Cat with Deleted Scenes and The XYZ Affair. Check them out and look for the debut CD this fall.

mp3: The Other Half

Midweek Shows

Tereu Tereu by Shervin Lainez

Now that the summer is more or less here, the area is starting to get some great shows during the week. A few bands are stopping through the area with a couple of dates, so whether you are in Philly, Baltimore or DC, you should get a chance to see them. Here is a run down of the highlights through Thursday.

Tuesday
DC has the pick of the litter with three great shows to satisfy you no matter what your musical tastes are. Local favorites Tereu Tereu are headlining their CD release party at DC9 and with them are Roman Candle, Motel Motel and The Deep Vibration. Another big show is The Helio Sequence opening for Keane at Constitution Hall and The Helio Sequence always put on a great live show. The final show is an up close and personal show with Elvis Perkins in Dearland headlining at IOTA and opening for them are The Woes.

In Philly the only big show is Ben Lee with LA's Low Vs Diamond and Dawes opening. I love LVD and seeing them live would be a real treat so I highly recommend it. The show is being played at World Cafe Live.

Tereu Tereu - Perpetual Motion (via band)
Motel Motel - Coffee (via Big Hassle)
The Deep Vibration - Coal Mine (via The Syndicate)
Elvis Perkins in Dearland - Shampoo (via Beggars Group USA)

Wednesday
The reversal of show popularity happens as there are no shows of note in the district and only one in Baltimore, while Philly has 3 great ones. Dawes drops from the lineup in Baltimore while Ben Lee and Low Vs Diamond soldier on to bring their music to The Quarter.

Get off your keisters and on to the dance floor as local darlings The Dance Party are playing North Star. After recently seeing them at Virginia Tech when they opened for Girl Talk, I can confidently say that their shows only get better every time you see them. Along with this show, Keane and The Helio Sequence move north to delight masses at the Tower Theater. The final show in Philly sees Easy Star All-Stars bring their new reggae cover of The Beatles' Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band on the road with a show at World Cafe Live. If you loved their reggae covers of Dark Side Of The Moon and OK Computer, I'm sure this will be a don't miss show.

The Dance Party - Sasha Don't Sleep (via band)

Thursday
While Thursday is short on shows, it probably has the must see show of the week. Deleted Scenes, The XYZ Affair and Casper Bangs all join forces for a show at the Black Cat.

Not to be outdone by DC, Philly's First Unitarian Church is hosting St. Vincent with openers Pattern Is Movement. I have yet to see either band live yet, but from what I hear it should be a pretty good show.

Deleted Scenes - Fake IDs (via band)
The XYZ Affair - Sock You In The Face With Love (via Tell All Your Friends)
Casper Bangs - Always On (via band)
St. Vincent - The Strangers (via 4AD)
Pattern Is Movement - Right Away (via Home Tapes)


You can also check out our DC/Baltimore and Philly region calendars for more great shows this week and beyond.