Time to celebrate the last day of February!!! Here’s my suggestions…DC9 in DC is having their 5 Year Anniversary party and are featuring performances from Jukebox The Ghost and J-Roddy Walston and The Business. Should be dynamite! Also in DC are Benjy Ferree, Tim Fite, and Laughing Man. They play the Black Cat. The Velvet Lounge has a good one with Deleted Scenes, Batata Doce (ex Rock*A*Teens), and Mittenfields while Dan Aurebach takes down the 9:30 Club. Hacienda and Those Darlins open for him. Up in Philly classic hip hop is in town with the Black Sheep at the Khyber. Zilla Rocca opens. Finally don’t forget that Thievery Corporation play the Electric Factory and Tapes ‘n Tapes, Wild Light and The Subjects continue their tour through the area making a stop at Johnny Brenda’s. Enjoy!
mp3: Wild Light – Lawless River
mp3: Tapes ‘n Tapes – Omaha
mp3: Benjy Ferree – Fear
mp3: Deleted Scenes – Take My Life
mp3: Jukebox The Ghost – Static
Photo by Molly Moormeier
So the weekend is finally almost upon us and the concert gods have given us a lot to be thankful for. Tonight in Baltimore the Talking Head has the Expontentials, The Izzy’s, and The Jagged Hearts while the trip hoppers Thievery Corporation play Rams Head Live. Down in DC the Rock and Roll Hotel has a good one with Tapes ‘n Tapes, Wild Light, and The Subjects. Also in DC are the Howlies, Tiger and the Snow, and Excuses (ex Len Bias) who play the Velvet Lounge and the funk master himself George Clinton who plays the 9:30 Club. Philly has some sweet ones as well with Deer Tick and Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit at World Cafe Live and Ben Kweller and The Watson Twins at the Fillmore at the TLA. Enjoy!
mp3: Wild Light – California On My Mind
mp3: The Izzy’s – The Madman Sleeps
mp3: Tapes ‘N Tapes – Cowbell
mp3: Deer Tick -Long Time
mp3: Ben Kweller – No Reason
From the opening lyrics of the opening track on Wild Light’s debut album Adult Nights, I knew I was going to love it. “California On My Mind” starts off like this:
Give me a lake that I can dive into/ Bury my head in the shit at the bottom/ Fuck today/ Fuck San Francisco/ Fuck California
Then the song kicks into gear like they were smoking some E Street Band. Though their sound is moderate indie rock, Wild Light’s attitude is fierce. If I had to make comparisons I’d say they were like Arcade Fire on Prozac. Not quite as intense or grand or dark, but that majestic vibe is floating around in there. I can see why they won Boston’s “Outstanding Rock Act Of The Year” award at the 2008 Boston Music Awards.
Adult Nights is due out on March 3rd on StarTime International and they are currently on tour with Tapes n Tapes. Catch them in the area at the Rock and Roll Hotel in DC on February 27th and in Philly at Johnny Brenda’s on February 28th.
mp3: Wild Light – California On My Mind
mp3: Wild Light – Lawless River
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Tonight in Baltimore Rams Head Live has the legendary Built To Spill, Meat Puppets, and The Drones. Down in DC the Rock and Roll Hotel has Throw Me The Statue and The Broken West while DC9 has Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Wild Light. Also in DC is Ben Folds who is playing Constitution Hall. In Philly the Khyber has Mock Orange, Miniature Tigers, and Algernon Cadwallader. The Fire has Bridges & Powerlines, A Zero Complex, and Rita Brega, and finally Johnny Brenda’s has Rachel Yamagata and Kevin Devine.
mp3: Mock Orange – Song In D
mp3: Miniature Tigers – Mamma Mia (Abba Cover)
mp3: Throw Me The Statue – The Old Believer
mp3: The Broken West – Auctioneer
mp3: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Details Of The War
mp3: Bridges & Powerlines – New Mexico
mp3: Wild Light – Red House
Tonight in DC the Black Cat has a phenomenal show with Miracle Fortress, Meredith Bragg, and Title Tracks (the new solo venture of John Davis from Georgie James). Also in DC is Mogwai who performs at the 9:30 club with Fuck Buttons. Finally in Philly the Barbary plays host to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Wild Light. Enjoy!
mp3: Miracle Fortress – Blasphemy
mp3: Meredith Bragg – My Absent Will
mp3: Mogwai – Travel Is Dangerous
mp3: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – In This Home On Ice
mp3: Wild Light – Red House
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