Cephalopods - August 14, 2010 - Black Cat Backstage

Cephalopods played a set, sans drummer, on August 14, 2010 at Black Cat backstage w/ The Plums. Cephalopods is comprised of Hugh (Black Eyes, Horses, No-Gos, etc), Fiona (Horses, Et At It, etc) and Wells (Early Humans).

Here is the video footage

For more information on Cephalopods, check out the Ruffian Records site - Internet

Transgression / Small Bones - August 5, 2010 - Everlasting Life

Transgression's final show @ Everlasting life
August 5, 2010
Washington, DC

w/

Small Bones and Necrohippies of New Orleans. Couldn't tape Necrohippies.

TRANSGRESSION - RIP








SMALL BONES - New Orleans - Internet Them

Bodycop / The Gift - July 24, 2010 - Hole In The Sky

Bodycop
The Gift
Partial People

July 24, 2010
Hole In The Sky
Washington, DC

Missed Partial People's set...bummer.

BODYCOP - Washington, DC



Set closer -



Rest of set:

- Song 2
- Song 3

The Gift - Washington, DC - The Internet

- Videos to come

White Lung White Lung

Not sure why I slept on White Lung for so long, but I've been listening to their Magazines 7" non-stop for the last 2 months. So good. Think 90s riot grrrl energy mixed with UK post-punk from 30 years ago. I dunno - tough to describe but seriously fucking good.

DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD - Magazines 7" by White Lung

BUY their It's The Evil LP, Magazines 7" and Atlanta 7" from Deranged.



Thanks to Puzzle Pieces blog for the upload.

Friday Downloads

Some late-summer jams for you -

Busy Signals - "Busy Signals"

- Catchy as all hell powerpop from Chicago. I always forget how great this album is. For fans of Fast Cars, Ramones, 20/20, Nikki and The Corvettes, etc. Thanks to Teenage Lobotomy blog for the link.

- Download

- Buy at Dirtnap Records

Diarrhea Planet - "Aloha!" EP

- Party punk from Nashville dudes. Hoping to set them up with something in DC soon.

- Download

- Internet the band

Letters To Cleo - "Wholesale Meat and Fish"

- A top album of mine for sure. This was the album they released immediately following their MTV album, Aurora Gory Alice, which was also great. This one, however, is much different. Totally grunged-out pop punk. Demon Rock, Fast Way, Awake, Acid Jed, Pizza Cutter, etc, etc...so many great tracks. I still remember the day I bought this. August of 1995, I was 11 years old and on a beach vacation with my family and checking out the record store that doubled as a surf shop. Even as an 11 year old, I was still super anal about looking through each and every album the store had to offer...stumbled upon the just-put-on-the-shelf LTC album and was psyched. Have listened to it on a regular basis since then.

- Download

Beyond Pink - "Jedan Dva Jebla Te Ja"

- All-girl, crusty hardcore from Sweden. Love this album.

Download

The Gift / Witches / State Lottery / Big Soda - July 13, 2010 - Hole In The Sky

Tuesday July 13, 2010 @ Hole In The Sky

Washington, DC

The Gift

Witches

State Lottery

Big Soda

Hot Mess

Sorry to Hot Mess. I missed their set.

THE GIFT - (Washington, DC) - Internet

Rest of set:

- Song 1

- Song 2

- Song 3 - Above

- Song 4

- Song 5

WITCHES - (Athens, GA) - Internet

Rest of set:

- Song 1

- Song 2

- Song 3

- Song 4 - Above

- Song 5

- Song 6

- Song 7

STATE LOTTERY - (Many Places, USA) - Internet

Rest of set:

- Song 1

- Song 2

- Song 3 - Above

- Song 4

BIG SODA - (Brooklyn) - Internet

Rest of set:

- Song 1

- Song 2

- Song 3 - Above

Pocahaunted - June 14, 2010 - DC9

Those of you who know me know I'm a huge fan of Pocahaunted and have been since their inception in 2006 or whatever. Anyway, so, after years of waiting, they finally hit DC and totally made the wait worth it. Bummed I didn't get to see the Amanda/Bethany duo, but the hippie-psych-funk-dub incarnation is just as awesome as the native america drone duo.

Definitely the best show DC has hosted this year...and at DC9 of all places. The turnout was surprisingly decent as well.

For those who missed it...I'm sorry.

Warpaint - June 13, 2010 - DC9

Warpaint
June 13, 2010
DC9

Below is their set. You can click here to download a 13 minute encore - Download Encore (422 mb)

Warpaint - 1 - June 13, 2010 - Washington, DC from mjm on Vimeo.

Storm Petrel - June 11, 2010 - Tree Swing House

June 11, 2010
Tree Swing House
Riverdale, MD

Storm Petrel
Broken Bodies
Fordists
Awesome Shirt

Yet another unfortunate dead-battery incident. Grabbed a few songs from Storm Petrel, who were awesome.

Tapes

Catching up on a few tapes I've been listening to over the past year.

Whirl - Demo
- Download
- Shoegazey, dream-poppy...just download it.


Weed Hounds - Demo
- Download
- Slumberland Records-ish stuff. Shoegazey. Closing track is so good.


Pygmy Shrews - Big Time
- Download
- Noise rock


Merchandise - Terminal Jagger Jane's Addiction Boxset
- Download
- Opens with a rager of a punk rock track and the shoots straight into something that sounds as though it should have been on Dischord 15 years ago.

I've got a bates stamped number for every second of the summer you stole

SLACK is comprised of 2 of my favorite area musicians; Jenny Toomey of Tsunami, Geek, and, of course, Simple Machines Records and Dan Littleton of The Hated, Ida, Liquorice, and so on. This was a side project Jenny collaborated on with Dan, and another member of The Hated, in spare time between the bigger of their bands. Sadly, it is the only release as SLACK, but the content of this 5 track cassette is enough to keep you listening for awhile.

The tape was released as part of Simple Machines' Tool Cassette Series back in 1991 and was used as a way to copy cassettes from lesser-known acts on an as-needed basis. Orders would come in, tapes would be copied - very cost efficient.

Anyway, this is my favorite Jenny Toomey-related project, so...enjoy...

Slack - Bates Stamper cassette
Slack - Bates Stamper cassette
Slack - Bates Stamper cassette
Slack - Bates Stamper cassette
Slack - Bates Stamper cassette
Slack - Bates Stamper cassette
Slack - Bates Stamper cassette



Big thanks to I Could Die Tomorrow and Jimmy Buttons for the postings, otherwise I wouldn't be giving this release to you...as it's pretty difficult to find online.

Weed Hounds - May 19, 2010 - Velvet Lounge

Weed Hounds
May 19, 2010
Velvet Lounge
Washington, DC

w/ Veronica Falls

If anyone can help me w/ song titles, it'd be appreciated. I only own their demo tape.

Unfortunately, I was unable to catch Veronica Falls' set. I love the 7" they put out on Captured Tracks, so I was pretty psyched to see them. The show was running pretty late, though, and, as old/lame as this makes me sound, I didn't really feel like hanging out until 11:30 on a weeknight to wait for a band to play.

Julianna Barwick - May 17, 2010 - DC9

Julianna Barwick
May 17, 2010
DC9
Washington, DC

www.myspace.com/juliannabarwick

I've been obsessed with Julianna Barwick's music since I first heard her Sanguine release. After that, she pushed things over the top with Florine, which is incredible. She recently had the Florine EP pressed to vinyl, in a very limited pressing of just 200. Surprisingly, she still has a few copies left, so pick it up while you can. Pretty sure Other Music still has some.

Pretty sure her set consisted of all new songs.

Extermination Angel - May 15, 2010 - 611 Cafe

Extermination Angel's set from a show at 611 Cafe in Frederick, Maryland

This may be their link, but I am at work, where myspace is blocked - www.myspace.com/exterminationangel

The Gift - March 25, 2010 - La Casa in Mt Pleasant

The Gift
March 25, 2010
La Casa in Mt Pleasant
Washington, DC

Every time I see The Gift, it is always in a cramped room with crushing guitar volume. Normally a good thing, however, not so much for my camera. Each video cuts out before the song ends due to the band's super heavy mosh parts.

Albums That May Have Passed You By - Tracey Thorn

Tracey Thorn's "A Distant Shore" (1982) -



One of my favorite albums of all time, written by one of my favorite artists of all time. Prior to her first solo album (the second coming out just a few years ago), she worked with Marine Girls, who released, among other things, one of my favorite singles of all time (a lot of favorites going on here), the "On My Mind" 45. After A Distant Shore was released, Tracey went on to form Everything But The Girl with Ben Watt.

Download: A Distant Shore (52mb)

Sample: Marine Girls - On My Mind

The Hated - Rare Stuff

If you're a fan of DC-ish area music, you're probably familiar with the Hated already. Active from mid 80s to early 90s (and beyond). Based out of Annapolis. Featured Dan Littleton who went on to form Liquorice and is currently in Ida. Features two members (Littleton, Meeder) who went on to form the criminally forgotten band Slack (who I'm sure I'll post about later) with Jenny Toomey of Simple Machines / Tsunami fame.

Anyway, your Hated fandom aside, it's pretty doubtful you've amassed a collection as large as the dude over at Blogged & Quartered. He's got a 3-disc collection worth of rare, and not so rare, Hated material. Biggest collection I've seen online.

Here's a direct link. Check out the collection and then check out the rest of Blogged & Quartered.

The Hated @ Blogged & Quartered