13th Annual Columbia Pike Blues Festival

The 13th Annual Columbia Pike Blues Festival will held on Saturday June 21, 1:00 to 8:00 pm. on S. Walter Reed Dr. 6 bands are lined up for the event, including headliner "Roomful of Blues". In addition to the music, the Festival will include international food, children's activities, arts & crafts & more.

More info can be found at http://www.columbiapike.org/

Napster Launches MP3 Store - challenging Apple.

It looks like Napster is going after Apple iTunes.

More: Napster Mp3 Store Launch

Maybe this will help drive down the price more. :)

Music Events DC

BIRCHMERE
Thu., 4/24, Joe Ely. Sun., 4/27, The Proclaimers, Jeremy Fisher. Tue., 4/29, Sissel. Wed., 4/30, The Waifs, Pete & J.
3701 Mount Vernon Ave.,

Black Cat
Thu., 4/24, The Nightwatchman. Fri., 4/25, Destroyer, Andrew Ethier. Sat., 4/26, Jay Reatard, Cheap Time, The Shirks. Sun., 4/27, Urge Overkill, Suffrajett. Tue., 4/29, Tokyo Police Club, Smoosh, Meligrove Band. Fri., 5/2, The Kills, Telepathe. Sat., 5/3, Jukebox the Ghost, Travis Morrison Hellfighters, The XYZ Affair.
1811 14th St. NW.

9:30 Club
815 V St. NW.
Washington, DC

Blues Alley
1073 Wisconsin Ave.
Washington, DC

Black Cat
1811 14th St. NW
Washington, DC

Fur Nightclub
33 Patterson Street Ne,
Washington, DC Galaxy Hut
2711 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA


The State Theatre
220 N. Washington
Falls Church, VA

We Love you Planet Earth!

Well, today is "Earth Day". I would say that planet Earth has been pretty good to us, so it's only fair that we give a little love back. So, if you are out and about today, lay down on the ground and give old planet Earth a big hug. In addition, it wouldn't hurt to recycle something today, or turn off a few lights in the house.

If you want to go out on the town tonight, here's a good Jazz option:

Blues Alley Tuesday, April 22
SWING SPEAK w/DAVE CHAPPELL
(Jazz Ensemble/Guitar)
$18 **Two shows: 8PM & 10PM

Eath Day - Washington DC - April 20th

It's that time of year again to show your love for Planet Earth. The FREE event takes place on the National Mall on Sun, April 20th.

Here's the listing of the Groups/Artists that are playing:

The Roots & Friends
- featuring Doug E. Fresh, Ne-Yo, Talib Kweli, will.i.am, Chrisette Michele
Gov't Mule
Umphrey's McGee
O.A.R.
Thievery Corporation
Toots & The Maytals
Warren Haynes
Mambo Sauce
CityDance Ensemble
Joy of Motion: Urban Impact
DC Boys Choir

Special National Anthem performance by American Idol winner Jordin Sparks


There is also a Free Bike Valet (7th St. NW, between Madison Dr. NW and Jefferson Dr. SW).


There are also a number of speakers that will talk throughout the day. More information can be found here:


Earth Day 2008

Few Weekend Options

BIRCHMERE
Fri., 4/11, SGGL, The Sherpas. Sat., 4/12

CLARENDON GRILL
Fri., 4/11, Liquid A. Sat., 4/12

9:30 CLUB
Sat., 4/12, Nada Surk, Kaki King & the Jealous Girlfriends. Sun., 4/13, Colin Meloy, Laura Gibson.

This Weekend - A Few Music Options in DC (4-4-08)

BIRCHMERE
Fri., 4/4, Kelly Willis, Amanda Shaw.
Sun., 4/6, Ottmar Liebert.

BLACK CAT
Thu., 4/3, Kimya Dawson, Angelo Spencer, Spoonboy.
Fri., 4/4, Les Savy Fav, The Big Sleep, The Dodos.
Sat., 4/5, Georgie James, Olivia Mancini & the Housemates, Tereu Tereu. Wed

BLUES ALLEY
Thu., 4/3 - Sun., 4/6 JOSHUA REDMAN TRIO (Sax)
Greg Hutchinson (Drums) & Doug Weiss (Bass)

New Cities Launched - Music

Besides the Washington DC area, we now are covering other major cities:

Portland,
Oregon

Seattle,
Washinton

Nashville,
Tennesee

Chicago,
Illinois

New
York, New York

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Austin,
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Atlanta,
Georgia

Boston,
Massachusetts

Omaha,
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London, England

Happy Easter! - A Fine Frenzy (Alison Sudol)

Happy Easter!

If you feel like going out tonight, A Fine Frenzy (Alison Sudol) is playing at the Birchmere. She is a Seattle born, 22 year old, self taught musician. If you make it out to the show, would love to hear your comments.

BTW, Over the last few weeks we've been busy. Were happy to announce the launch of us.musicdc.com. Now you can find out about venues across the United States.

St. Patricks Day

Well, tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day so, our recommendation (for those of you who don't mind going out on a Monday night during lent) -- is to Celebrate it at one of DC's many Irish Pubs. Here's a few to start with:



Ireland’S Four Provinces

3412 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC

(202) 244-0860.



The Dubliner

520 N. Capitol St., NW Washington, DC

(202) 737-3773.



Fado Irish Pub

808 Seventh St., NW Washington, DC

(202) 789-0066.



Kelly's Irish Times

14 F Street, NW Washington, DC

(202) 543-5433.



Irish Channel Pub

500 H St.

NW, Washington, DC

(202) 216-0046.




And, as a brief history reminder, here's the man behind St. Patricks Day.



Saint Patrick was a Christian missionary and is the patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick was born in Roman Britain. He was captured by Irish raiders when he was 16 and then brought to Ireland. He followed in the footsteps of his grandfather and father and entered the church. Eventually he became an missionary in Ireland. His missionary work is what led him to be the patron saint of Ireland.

Sunny in the City

It looks like today is going to be Sunny and warm which makes it a great day for non-city dwellers to make their trek into the city for the day, and stay into the evening for dinner, drinks and or course music.

Here's the run down on a few options tonight:

Blues/Jazz
Blues Alleys - Gato Barbieri.
Bohemian Caverns - Tim Warfield.
Columbia Station - Lawrence Wheatly Trio (early show), Brad Linde (late show)

DJs
Black Cat - "Right Round": DJ Lil'E.
Heaven & Hell - DJ Giovanni.
Cheif Ike's Cosmo Lounge - DJ Big Apple Eddie.
Ultra Bar - DJ Geometrix, DJ Bomba.

For individual venues/schedules, you can look at the musicdc.com events page or venue listings.

Here's the full list of upcoming events:

BIRCHMERE

Sat., 3/15, The Average White Band. Sun., 3/16, Ashford & Simpson. Mon., 3/17–Wed.,
3/19, Nanci Griffith, Peter Cooper. Thu., 3/20, Amel Larrieux. Sat., 3/21, Tift
Merritt, The Everybodyfields. Sat., 3/22, Cleve Francis. 3701 Mount Vernon Ave.,
Alexandria.

(703) 549-7500.



BLACK CAT

Sat., 3/15, Black Lips, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Hollywood. Tue., 3/18, Mae,
The Honorary Title, Between the Trees. Wed., 3/19, The Cribs, Ra Ra Riot, Jeffrey
Lewis & the Jitters. Fri., 3/21, Le Loup, The Ruby Suns, Bellman Barker. Sat.,
3/22, The Mountain Goats, The Moaners. 1811 14th St. NW.

(202) 667-7960.



BLACK CAT BACKSTAGE

3/20, Bodies of Water, Ra Ra Rasputin. 1811 14th St. NW.

(202) 667-7960.



BUNGALOW BILLIARDS

Mon., 3/17, Hellenback. Tue., 3/18, Hall Vought. 13891 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly.


(703) 502-0804.



BUNGALOW BILLIARDS

Mon., 3/17, Kicking Norma. Tue., 3/18, Jon Fritz. 2766 Arlington Mill Drive,
Arlington.

(703) 578-0020.



BUNGALOW BILLIARDS

Mon., 3/17, 100th Monkey. Tue., 3/18, Oren Polak Duo. 7003-C Manchester Blvd.,
Alexandria.

(703) 924-8730.



CALABASH

Sat., 3/15, Identity Crisis. Fri., 3/21, Johnny Artis Band. Sat., 3/22, Driving
Blind. 7305 Richmond Highway, Alexandria.

(703) 765-0222.



DC9

Tue., 3/18, Rademacher. Wed., 3/19, The Most Serene Republic, Miracle fortress,
Liam Finn. Thu., 3/20, Sweet Teeth, Tiger & the Snow, Mumpay. 1940 9th St. NW.


(202) 483-5000.



GROG AND TANKARD

Sat., 3/15, TC- 15, The Late Grates. Sun., 3/16, Twentytwelve, Small Town, Anthems
for Odyssey, Three Jerk Reaction, Corey Schneider. Fri., 3/21, Blunt Tangerine,
Dustbowlers. Sat., 3/22, The Late Grates, Ready Set Go, Chief Joseph, Cherry
Darling. 2408 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

(202) 333-3114.



HOPSFROG GRILLE

Mon., 3/17, Patty Reese. Wed., 3/19, Stanley Whitaker. 5745 Burke Centre Parkway,
Burke.

(703) 239-9324.



IOTA CLUB & CAFE

Thu., 3/13, Mara Levi, Liz Stahler, Brianna Lane, Laura Tsaggaris. Fri., 3/14,
Vitreous, Fistful of Fifties, Starlit Eyes, Humanroom. Sat., 3/15, No Second
Troy, The Brooks Wood Band, The States. Sun., 3/16, Mike Mangione, Hilary McRae.
Mon., 3/17, O'Tasty. Tue., 3/18, X Levitation Cult, Joie Calio, Kill the Alarm,
Brittney Elizabeth. Thu., 3/20, Bitch & the Exciting Conclusion, Natalie E.
Illum, Haale. Fri., 3/21, Boxcar Collision, Tami D'Amar, Abby Mott. Sat., 3/22,
Exit Clov, Pretty & Nice, Cobra Collective. 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington.

(703) 522-8340.



JAMMIN' JAVA

Sat., 3/15, Adrian Belew Power Trio, Saulzonana. Sun., 3/16, Al Petteway, Amy
White. Mon., 3/17, Justin Jones & the Driving Rain, Ketch, Robert Francis, Yarn.
Tue., 3/18, Secondhand Serenade, Making April, Automatic Love Letter, White
tie Affair. Wed., 3/18, Chris Trapper, Mike Manigione, Shannon Curtis. Thu.,
3/20, The Gypsy Sons, Wes Tucker & the Skillets, Leaving Texas, Celeste Starchild.
Fri., 3/21, My Favorite Highway, The Bigger Lights, Chelsea Lee. Sat., 3/22,
My Favorite Highway, Parade the Day, Chelsea Lee. 227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna.


(703) 255-1566.



J.W. & FRIENDS

Sat., 3/15, Straight Flush. Mon., 3/17, Small Town. Fri., 3/21, Blues Condition.
Sat., 3/22, Route 66. 6531 Backlick Road, Springfield.

(703) 451-4556.



KILROY'S

Tue., 3/18, Steve McWilliams. 5250 Port Royal Road, Springfield.

(703) 321-7733.



9:30 CLUB

Sat., 3/15, Bob Mould Band, Halou (early). Thu., 3/20, The Gutter Twins, Great
Northern. 815 V St. NW.

(202) 265-0930.



O'MALLEYS

3/20, Mercy Creek. 45425 Holiday Drive, Dulles.

(703) 471-7411.



OUTTA THE WAY CAFE

Sat., 3/15, The Newports. Fri., 3/21, Jack Worthington. Sat., 3/22, James Mabry
Band. 17503 Redland Road, Derwood.

(301) 963-6895.



QUARRY HOUSE TAVERN

Thu., 3/13, The New Familiars. 8401 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring.

(301) 587-8350.



RAGTIME

Sat., 3/15, One Ton Wonton. Mon., 3/17, Brother Shamus. Tue., 3/18, Carambola.
Thu., 3/20, Nick & Drew. Fri., 3/21, Steve Claire & the Picnic Bears. Sat.,
3/22, Buster Brown Band. 1345 N. Courthouse Road, Arlington.

(703) 243-4003.



RED & THE BLACK

3/15, The Screws, Babies With Rabies. Sun., 3/16, The Foreign Press, Mit'n,
Jon Miller & the Two Steps, Sun Committee. Mon., 3/17, Adept, Abiku. Tue., 3/18,
Dickie Haydon, Kitty Hawk, The Golden Dogs, Jamie Potter. Wed., 3/19, Citay.
1212 H St. NE.

(202) 399-3201.



RI-RA IRISH RESTAURANT & PUB

Sat., 3/15, Cheap Date. Sun., 3/16, Traditional Irish Session. Mon., 3/17, Dr.
Fu, Roger Henderson Duo. Wed., 3/19, Kevin James. Thu., 3/20, Willem & Ariel.
Fri., 3/21, Chorduroy. Sat., 3/22, Monkey Bus. 2915 Wilson Blvd., Arlington.

(703) 248-9888.



RI-RA IRISH RESTAURANT & PUB

Sat., 3/15, Gus Alzona's Trademark. Mon., 3/17, Cheap Date, Michael Patricks,
Borderdrive. Fri., 3/21, D.C. Motors. Sat., 3/22, The Sparkplugs. 4931 Elm St.,
Bethesda. (301) 657-1122.



ROCK & ROLL HOTEL

Sat., 3/15, Louis XIV, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Carolina Liar. Tue., 3/18,
Tilly & the Wall, Capgun Coup, Pash. Wed., 3/19, Sons & Daughters, Holy Fuck,
A Place to Bury Strangers. Fri., 3/21, New Model Army, Echoes & Shadows, Supreme
Commander. 1353 H St. NE.

(202) 388-7625.



ST. ELMO'S COFFEE PUB

Wed., 3/19, Among Criminals. 2300 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria.

(703) 739-9268.



SHOOTER MCGEE'S

Mon., 3/17, Oren Polak, Drew Stevyns. Tue., 3/18, Freddie Long. Wed., 3/19,
Jon Fritz. Thu., 3/20, Hall Vought. Fri., 3/21, Mike Mincin. 5239 Duke St.,
Alexandria.

(703) 751-9266.



SOUTHSIDE 815

Tue., 3/18, Jenny Boyle Duo. 815 S. Washington St., Alexandria.

(703) 836-6222.



STATE THEATRE

Sat., 3/15, The Legwarmers. Thu., 3/20, Auktyon. Fri., 3/21, Leon Russell. Sat.,
3/22, Johnny Winter. 220 N. Washington St., Falls Church.

(703) 237-0300.



SULLY'S

Sat., 3/15, Automatic. Fri., 3/21, Slider. Sat., 3/22, Stop Thief. 14513 Lee
Jackson Highway, Chantilly.

(703) 818-9292.



SUNSET GRILLE

Sat., 3/15, & Wed., 3/19, Bloody Meri. Fri., 3/21, Driving Blind. Sat., 3/22,
Lost Highway Band. 7250 Columbia Pike, Annandale.

(703) 658-0928.



VELVET LOUNGE

Sat., 3/15, It's Been Fun Thanks for Everything. 915 U St. NW.

(202) 462-7625.



VILLAGE WHARF

Sat., 3/15, Wicker-Lee Project. Fri., 3/21, Cover Up. Sat., 3/22, Dibs on Shotgun.
7966 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria.

(703) 765-0661.



WHITLOW'S ON WILSON

Sat., 3/15, Road Soda. 2854 Wilson Blvd., Arlington.

(703) 276-9693.



ZODIAC GRILL

Fri., 3/21, V-6. 654 Centre Point Way, Gaithersburg.

(301) 977-2213

MusicDC.com

For our first entry I thought it would be fitting to give you a little history on MusicDC.com. Music DC formed in the summer of 1998 as an online source for music information in the DC/Metro area.

Over the years it has expanded to include Music News Feeds from various sources, DC Bar and Club Info, Artists, Music jobs and much more.

In the recent weeks, the site has further expanded to include shopping, national music jobs, tickets and photos. We have also started to expand coverage to other cities including: London, Portland and New York.

Thanks for dropping in and visiting.