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A HUUUUUGE thanks to Pat McNameeKing for both running our sound all day and night this Saturday at All Souls and being cool enough to record and upload 11 of the 13 bands that performed…all for your listening pleasure! Pat’s the best! Yay! Click above to download away!
Introducing… Darlings (NY)
Darlings started in the front room of a fifth-floor walkup on Bleecker Street in New York City in 2007. They bang out beer-soaked anthems of reckless abandon that can define an adolescence and make a quarter-life crisis completely enjoyable. Their first album, Yeah I Know, was released on Famous Class Records in 2009.
Click through the photo to get to their myspace… And check out what others have to say about them here, here, and here.
The set time for Darlings will be 7:20 pm in DC on Saturday, April 10th at All Souls.
Check back tomorrow for an mp3 of their song Eviction Party.
Introducing….. Seamonsters (NY)
Seamonsters, imagine The Strokes and The Wedding Present had a dream pop bastard child and hired Lou Reed to sing over their music. Strong angular riffs ornamented by heavy and melodic leads are the backdrop for songs about scarves in the summer time, make-believe friends, how to drink at bars, and other trivial things that can come to life with the right soundtrack.
Click through the photo for the Seamonsters myspace.
Seamonsters’ DC set time is 2:40 pm on Saturday, April 10th at All Souls!
Introducing….All Souls Unitarian Church
All Souls Church, Unitarian is a progressive religious community located in the heart of Washington, DC, at the intersection of the Mt. Pleasant, Adams Morgan, and Columbia Heights neighborhoods. For more than 180 years, All Souls has sought to live up to its name. They welcome all souls to join them in pulling down the walls that separate us so that we may see ourselves as one human family.
Please join us at All Souls DC on Saturday, April 10th from 1:30-11 PM for a day-long festival of 12 musical acts from NY and DC.
1:30 PM - (doors)
2:00 PM - ROSY LIKES RED (DC)
2:40 PM - SEAMONSTERS (NY)
3:20 PM - LAST TIDE (DC)
4:00 PM - LOOSE LIPS (DC)
4:40 PM - MT. MCKINLEY (NY)
5:20 PM - ESQUE (NY)
6:00 PM - CONNECT THE DOTS (DC)
6:40 PM - LAUGHING MAN (DC)
7:20 PM - DARLINGS (NY)
8:00 PM - PREGNANT (NY)
8:40 PM - EXACTLY (DC)
9:20 PM - BYRDS OF PARADISE (NY)
10:00 PM -RA RA RASPUTIN (DC)
***These are not exact and SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Look here in the next two weeks for introductions to all 13 bands.
FACEBOOK INVITE IS LIVE! Click through the photo to RSVP
Photos from our Tuesday fundraiser at Velvet Lounge courtesy of Ben Droz.
Introducing… Young and High
Young and High will be joining us to play a one-off reunion show at our fundraiser this Tuesday.
Young and High is Andrew Buckette (guitar, vocals) and Haley Baptiste (drums,vocals). Both are longtime locals of the DC Metro area and are two of the friendliest faces that you can encounter in the late-night party circuit. Young and High were once known as The Husbands. This created an incredible amount of confusion, as there is a band from California with the same name. When they played their first show at the Wonderland Ballroom back in 2007, I remember overhearing some people say “Oh this isn’t the right group at all!” Needless to say they soon changed their name to the Ex-Husbands before settling on Dead Beat, and now Young and High. After a handful of shows in DC and Baltimore, the band split up. Haley got married and moved to England and Buckette began working at the Velvet Lounge. But the stars and planets have realigned in a special way and the dynamic duo will be returning for a special one off show.
