Your Week in the Scene 11/15-17
slowdive. Courtesy of Michael Maly
By Jackson Russell
Welcome to the latest edition of “Your Week in the Scene,” The Catholic University of America’s number one source for all things D.C. underground music and culture! In this week’s edition, prepare for an alternative rock and shoegaze affair, as slowdive and others come into town. But first…
RELEASE OF THE WEEK: “No More Heroes” by Landmines
Courtesy of Landmines
This unassuming instrumental EP by the anonymous artist seemed to pick our interest here at Your Week in the Scene. At first, what seems like average MIDI-fied alternative rock quickly turns sideways through the loud, grunge guitars that fill this 15-and-a-half-minute assortment of emotional tracks. The result is a loud, psychedelic, and chilled listening experience that fans of both classic rock and modern alternative would enjoy.
SHOW OF THE WEEK: slowdive and quannnic to rock at the Anthem on the 17th.
Courtesy of slowdive
Two shoegaze elites come together on this awesome night. Though it might be expensive (like any show at the Anthem usually is), it is totally worth it for lovers of this style of rock, new and old.
For the younger folk, there is quannnic, the solo producer-guitarist who got famous for their Tik Tok viral combination of grunge and shoegaze through songs like “Life Imitates Life,” “Snarky,” and later, “Comatose.” Now touring with their solo band, quannnic shows a lot of potential in growing in their signature sound, and hopefully uses it to attract mainstream success.
For the older folk, there is slowdive, who needs no introduction for anyone who listens to shoegaze. Famous for their early 90s endeavors, such as the cult classic album Souvlaki, Slowdive perfected the genre defined by artists such as My Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins, while strengthening its already established indie-rock sensibilities and storytelling. Now ten years after their unexpected reunion, and one year after their latest album Everything Is Alive, slowdive seeks to prove once and for all that they are the kings of shoegaze as the last remnant of a time gone by.
For anyone interested in going, tickets can be purchased online through Ticketmaster.
OTHER SHOWS TO CHECK OUT
Friday, November 15th
DC GOGO NIGHT: Long Live GoGo Records & Friends.
Songbyrd Music House, 540 Penn Street NE. 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.; $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Music Style: Go-Go
Brian K & The Parkway, Jack The Radio, Wandering Bird.
Pie Shop, 1339 H St NE. Doors at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.; $15. Music Style: Roots Rock; Indie Rock
Kinda Evil Record Release Party: with Cherub Tree, Cal Rifkin
Black Cat, 1811 14th St NW. Doors open at 8 p.m.; $20. Music Style: Goth Rock; Hard Rock; Indie Rock.
Tender, White China.
DC9 Nightclub, 1940 9th St NW. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m.; $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Music Style: Indie-Electronic Pop.
ALLEYCVT, sharlitz web, Capochino
9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW. 9 p.m.; $26. Music Style: Electronic Dance Pop.
Alma Laprida, Geologist.
Tonal Park, 7014-C Westmoreland Ave, Takoma Park, MD. 7 p.m.; $15-35. Music Style: Experimental Electronic.
Saturday, November 16th
CUA CAMPUS MUSIC ALERT: Catholic University Symphony Orchestra (Simeone Tartaglione, Music Director).
Hartke Theatre. 7:30 p.m.; FREE. Music Style: Classical.
Drew Gardner Band, Seawind of Battery, Tarotplane.
Rhizome DC, 6950 Maple St NW. 7 p.m.; $15. Music Style: Psychedelic Rock; Ambient; Krautrock
Stevie Bill, Mieke.
Songbyrd Music House, 540 Penn St. NE. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.; $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Music Style: Indie Pop.
Walk the Plank, Scorpion, Out to Destroy.
Atlas Brew Works Ivy City, 2052 West Virginia Ave NE #102. 7:30 p.m.; $15. Music Style: Metallic Hardcore.
5th of Four, with Special Guests Grimm Winter and Koshari.
Pie Shop, 1339 H St NE. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.; $12 in advance, $14 at the door. Music Style: Power Pop; Alt/Indie Rock; Shoegaze.
Trauma Ray, Full Body 2, Leaving Time.
Comet Ping Pong, 5037 Connecticut Ave NW. 10 p.m.; $18 in advance, $22 at the door. Music Style: Shoegaze.
Haley Heynderickx, Kalia Vandever.
9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW. 6 p.m.; $25. Music Style: Indie Folk.
Pond, Fazerdaze.
9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW. 10 p.m.; $25. Music Style: Psychedelic Rock.
Michigander, Cece Coakley.
The Atlantis, 2047 9th St NW. 7:30 p.m.; $22. Music Style: Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop.
Ehiorobo and Icarus Moth, Jru Anthony, Neiori.
Quarry House Tavern, 8401 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD. 9:30 p.m.; $15. Music Style: House Music, EDM.
Sunday, November 17th
Kevin Garrett, Francis Whitney.
Songbyrd Music House, 540 Penn Street NE. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.; $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Music Style: Alternative RnB; Folk Pop.
Rent Strike, Trashboat and the Ambush, Girls on Toast.
Comet Ping Pong, 5037 Connecticut Ave NW. 9 p.m.; $15. Music Style: Folk Punk, Punk.
Wild Pink, John Francis Flynn.
DC9 Nightclub, 1940 9th St NW. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.; $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Music Style: Indie-Electronic Pop.
Odie Leigh, Angela Autumn.
The Atlantis, 2047 9th St NW. 6:30 p.m.; $23. Music Style: Folk Pop; Alternative Country.
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW
If you have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to email us at [email protected]. Once again, see you next week!
