Radiohead North American Tour Dates Radiohead North American tour dates? Yes. By Barrett King ...read more. Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Phở, a kind of soul food My mother would say, “I’m hungry for some pho,” and right on cue my dad would get up, go upstairs, put on his going out clothes, and I would follow right behind him. Moments later we would meet out at the car and off we went. Out of our drive way we would head south down Federal street to a nondescript single family home located on an ordinary street in a typical suburban neighborhood. Once there we would all file out, knock on the door and was thusly escorted down to the basement were other like minded Vietnamese were gathered. One long table was set up in the middle of the room that accommodated perhaps fifteen to twenty happy noodle slurping patrons seated quite closely to one another. The close proximity didn’t really seem to bother anybody, once you’re in your world of pho; nothing else really seems to matter. After a short while three seats became available, once seated we proceed to order. My brother would come along too but he was too little for a seat so he sat on my mother’s lap, “no space to spare,” the lady would always say. I always got the same thing, Phở Tái, Bò Viên (rare beef with meatballs). By Steve Chau ...read more. [ In reviews ] Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Pontiak w/ Begushkin: Golden West Cafe 2/8/08 It's 1974 in Baltimore as Pontiak play Golden West Cafe in Hampden with Brooklyn's Begushkin. By Barrett King ...read more. Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Any Given Tuesday #13: David Andler, Morphius Records Episode 13 of Any Given Tuesday is finally go! David Andler of Morphius Records was gracious enough to share his time and his life story. By Barrett King ...read more. Tuesday, February 12, 2008

The Right Amount of Twang

Pennsylvania indie transplants, Raise Up Roofbeams join Ryan Bingham and the established Luke Brindley at 9^th St.’s DC9 this Thursday.

 

Drawing heavy inspiration from literary and philosophical references (Lead singer Nathan Robinson admittedly delves into Hardy, Lawrence, Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Wharton and Faulkner), mixed with personal experience, the banjo-toting alt-folkists have started their DC careers off on the right foot.

 

As far as the learning experience goes, Robinson claims, “[Being in a band,] I’ve learned a lot about business management, flexibility, relationships, mental health, driving, car insurance, art, and American cities. The east coast feels like home to me, since I’ve driven up and down it so many times. I sometimes feel like I-95 is my second mother, and she taught me how to be a man by birthing me in New York City so I could play terrible shows with people I love. Being an independent artist is one of the most humbling experiences I can think of. There is really no glory to speak of, so people who do it as long as we have aren’t in it for that. It’s almost all dirt and work and success tempered with far more frequent rejection. The affirmation comes in short spurts of applause at live shows, which is a really small percentage of your work as a musician. We do this because we love making music and we love each other. It’s something we’re going to be doing for a long time.”

 

Truth. Humor. Twang.

 

Catch Raise Up Roofbeams with Ryan Bingham and the Brindley Brothers, 9 pm at DC9, 1940 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001, on Thursday, February 14^th. $10. Or, check out www.raiseuproofbeams.com for upcoming shows.

...read more. [ In bands ] Monday, February 11, 2008

Fishnet Stalkers: Keepin' Baltimore Rock N Roll Dangerous! Sleazy, dirty rock and roll. That's what the Fishnet Stalkers are good at, and it showed at the Ottobar show last week. By Bob Suehs ...read more. Saturday, February 9, 2008

Delaware Death Metal: The Barn Invade Baltimore It's a high school reunion for AGT when The Barn come to town. By Barrett King ...read more. Friday, February 8, 2008

V by Siamese Dream By Joy Davis ...read more. [ In reviews ] Thursday, February 7, 2008

MuteMath Will Steal the Show

For a long time I’ve held the opinion that, if God came down to earth and decided to join a band, that band would be Mute Math. Faultless playing and clear cut lyrics, all while flipping over keyboards and leaping on drum sets makes the long-standing Indies worth whatever they’re charging for tickets. Oh yeah, they’re opening for Matchbox Twenty and Alanis (yes, ALANIS) tomorrow at George Mason’s Patriot Center.

Have a sample with the music video for "Typical", a very accurate representation of their stage show, only in reverse...

...read more. [ In bands ] Thursday, February 7, 2008

Jade Fox - Ashes Of Another Life Baltimore's Jade Fox has been building a base around her debut album by pounding pavement to get the word out. By Barrett King ...read more. Wednesday, February 6, 2008