Hello, a snowy day in DC, ya'll. I have found something online by accident that I in awe of at the moment. A labor of love discography of Country Music records from 1951 to 1964, called Rockin' - Country Style
I'm not quite sure how I would use this yet, but shoot-I mean shoot - look at all those songs, and you can see those 50's/60's record labels even by geographic region (like checkin' out DC). I've finished Opsasnik's book, (but have to collect myself to write about it) and imagine that he would want to know about this site, so fans, this is why I post it. (Well that, and so I can find it again)
Monday, January 26, 2004
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
A correction, The Shooters show at CHIEF IKE'S MAMBO
ROOM is on FRIDAY Feb 6th, not Saturday Feb 7th. So
catch them as part of your extended happy hour on Friday
the 6th. and check it out, a web site for Chief Ike's.
ROOM is on FRIDAY Feb 6th, not Saturday Feb 7th. So
catch them as part of your extended happy hour on Friday
the 6th. and check it out, a web site for Chief Ike's.
Friday, January 16, 2004
This entry will be known as "Become a Shooterfan."
(caveat emptor: I have not seen this band live yet)
Take a look at this email I received from "J.R." of the "carefully selected nickname" entitled "Your new favorite group in DC..."
THE SHOOTERS!
I stumbled over your page in the yahoo groups, and I
simply must have you as a fan. I MUST! I WILL!
So we're a half texan, half virginian twang-banging
band called The Shooters. We sound like Chris Isaak
with attitude. You can read up about us and get show
info at
http://www.shootersite.com
Be a fan!
J.R. Royall
The Shooters
So for your benefit "J.R." behind the scenes this is what the founding members of ggdc say- "hilarious. the boy definitely deserves our attention!" and "Oh my gosh, that's so cool." So much enthusiasm in such a succinct email. And look how 'neat' their website is, by which I mean clean type faces and animation that doesn't crap out my dial-up, and what may be real artists drawings on the show page. Nice. I can't believe I'm posting these shows with out seeing the band first, but it's so neat and organized and easy to copy, I can't resist.
* Wednesday, January 21st .............Velvet Lounge
Doors at 8:00, us at 9:00
915 U Street NW, Washington DC
(202)462-3213
* Saturday February 7................ Chief Ike's Mambo Room,
Special Valentine's Day Show!
Doors at 7:00, us at 8:00-ish
1725 Columbia RD (between 17th &18th streets) Adams Morgan, Washington DC
(202)332-2211
(awwww, it's Chief Ike's, Anyone know what band I used to go see here ever other Wednesday in the 90's? If you do, you win a lollipop! Well really we all win 'cause look, it seems Ike's often does live music again and other live performance stuff too!)
and lastly,
* Friday, February 27th .............Grog and Tankard
On at 11:00 pm
2408 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Georgetown, Washington DC
(202)462-3213
FYI, This is going to sound petty, the Grog is in "Glover Park", not Georgetown. It's like saying the Black Cat is in Dupont Circle, close - but no cigar.
PHOEBUS is also playing at the Grog in March, maybe. hmmmmm, infamous old Grog, shoot, that place has been around awhile. I am inclined to "go off" on the Grog, but honestly I've seen a lot of shows there. And while they have spruced the place up, it's got a residual DC funk (as in smell) circa 1980 to 1998 that I thought was gone when the 9:30 moved and the Bayou closed. Now the Bayou and the 9:30, while smelly, had almost from the beginning featured national acts. You won't see so much of that at the The Grog, occasionally, but not in the same class as those DC classic clubs. But like I said, I have seen lots of shows at the Grog in 14 years and generally I like to think I don't listen to trash, otherwise you would not be reading this. The Grog's, got the smell, the look and the college students and the fact that the place is so close to richy-rich Georgetown yet (I assume) still between two strip clubs is priceless. Checking out any band at the G & T is time machine for me. If researched before attending a trip to see a band would be worthwhile for anyone.
(caveat emptor: I have not seen this band live yet)
Take a look at this email I received from "J.R." of the "carefully selected nickname" entitled "Your new favorite group in DC..."
THE SHOOTERS!
I stumbled over your page in the yahoo groups, and I
simply must have you as a fan. I MUST! I WILL!
So we're a half texan, half virginian twang-banging
band called The Shooters. We sound like Chris Isaak
with attitude. You can read up about us and get show
info at
http://www.shootersite.com
Be a fan!
J.R. Royall
The Shooters
So for your benefit "J.R." behind the scenes this is what the founding members of ggdc say- "hilarious. the boy definitely deserves our attention!" and "Oh my gosh, that's so cool." So much enthusiasm in such a succinct email. And look how 'neat' their website is, by which I mean clean type faces and animation that doesn't crap out my dial-up, and what may be real artists drawings on the show page. Nice. I can't believe I'm posting these shows with out seeing the band first, but it's so neat and organized and easy to copy, I can't resist.
* Wednesday, January 21st .............Velvet Lounge
Doors at 8:00, us at 9:00
915 U Street NW, Washington DC
(202)462-3213
* Saturday February 7................ Chief Ike's Mambo Room,
Special Valentine's Day Show!
Doors at 7:00, us at 8:00-ish
1725 Columbia RD (between 17th &18th streets) Adams Morgan, Washington DC
(202)332-2211
(awwww, it's Chief Ike's, Anyone know what band I used to go see here ever other Wednesday in the 90's? If you do, you win a lollipop! Well really we all win 'cause look, it seems Ike's often does live music again and other live performance stuff too!)
and lastly,
* Friday, February 27th .............Grog and Tankard
On at 11:00 pm
2408 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Georgetown, Washington DC
(202)462-3213
FYI, This is going to sound petty, the Grog is in "Glover Park", not Georgetown. It's like saying the Black Cat is in Dupont Circle, close - but no cigar.
PHOEBUS is also playing at the Grog in March, maybe. hmmmmm, infamous old Grog, shoot, that place has been around awhile. I am inclined to "go off" on the Grog, but honestly I've seen a lot of shows there. And while they have spruced the place up, it's got a residual DC funk (as in smell) circa 1980 to 1998 that I thought was gone when the 9:30 moved and the Bayou closed. Now the Bayou and the 9:30, while smelly, had almost from the beginning featured national acts. You won't see so much of that at the The Grog, occasionally, but not in the same class as those DC classic clubs. But like I said, I have seen lots of shows at the Grog in 14 years and generally I like to think I don't listen to trash, otherwise you would not be reading this. The Grog's, got the smell, the look and the college students and the fact that the place is so close to richy-rich Georgetown yet (I assume) still between two strip clubs is priceless. Checking out any band at the G & T is time machine for me. If researched before attending a trip to see a band would be worthwhile for anyone.
Thursday, January 08, 2004
Girls Against Boys line up at the Velvet Lounge is posted now. Partyline, Spoils of NW, Rose and SHORTSTACK all playing on January 16th. I'm very psyched, I wonder how mobbed it will be?
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
Junestar, a swell band I've seen a couple of times and not written about yet, they don't seem to get DC side much. So sad.
Friday, January 02, 2004
Check this out, the Paste
Magazine 2003 Readers Poll.
OK, I'm not a reader yet, but I took the poll anyhow. I got hipped to this by Debbie b'cause it seems that this magazine has a soft spot for Spottiswoode and his Enemies. Their building a road is listed by the mag with people like Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Kathleen Edwards and Beth Orton. Jenn found Paste online as they put a Spotty single on one the CD's that goes to subscribers of the print mag. Totally cool, non? The great thing about this poll is you see the results after you've taken it, S&hE is doing quite well in the "Paste Poll" and hey they give you comment boxes too - like "what was the most overrated CD of the year" in my world "The Complex" Blue Man Group's collaborative release, blech. Such a disappointment after their first CD "audio" which was amazing. Go buy "audio" if you can. If you need to hear "The Complex" my copy is probably under a table leg to keep a table top from wobbling, go and take it.
Magazine 2003 Readers Poll.
OK, I'm not a reader yet, but I took the poll anyhow. I got hipped to this by Debbie b'cause it seems that this magazine has a soft spot for Spottiswoode and his Enemies. Their building a road is listed by the mag with people like Dave Matthews, Radiohead, Kathleen Edwards and Beth Orton. Jenn found Paste online as they put a Spotty single on one the CD's that goes to subscribers of the print mag. Totally cool, non? The great thing about this poll is you see the results after you've taken it, S&hE is doing quite well in the "Paste Poll" and hey they give you comment boxes too - like "what was the most overrated CD of the year" in my world "The Complex" Blue Man Group's collaborative release, blech. Such a disappointment after their first CD "audio" which was amazing. Go buy "audio" if you can. If you need to hear "The Complex" my copy is probably under a table leg to keep a table top from wobbling, go and take it.