Filed under: Music Vids, New Music, Uncategorized, Upcoming Shows | Tags: 3OH!3, 9:30 Club, AbsolutePunk.net, All Time Low, Blink-182, Buzzworthy, Christofer Drew, Cobra Starship, Forever the Sickest Kids, Jack's Mannequin, Jimmy Kimmel, Leighton Meester, MTV, nevershoutnever, Nissan Pavillion, Nothing Personal, Off The Deep End, Ottobar, Pete Yorn, Scarlet Johansson, Selena Gomez, Sonar, Steve Jocz, Sum 41, SupJustin, Taking Back Sunday, The Breakup, The Friday Night Boys, The Secret Handshake, The Starting Line, Upcoming Shows
So I know I’ve been meaning to follow up to my last post with a bunch of news and shows, so here we go:
New tracks from All Time Low’s new album, “Nothing Personal,” can be heard here. MTV has a skit that involves the band’s members being held hostage by a group of females. In the video you’ll find the skit, with fake live and real acoustic performances of new tracks like “Weightless,” “Lost In Stereo,” and “Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don’t)” sliced into it.
The Friday Night Boys have released their album, Off The Deep End, available wherever fine music is sold.
Apparently the hottest trend nowadays is for artists to collaborate on tracks with female actresses. As I mentioned in my previous post, Cobra Starship teamed up with Leighton Meester for “Good Girls Go Bad,” but I forgot to include Forever The Sickest Kids’ duet with Disney Channel’s Selena Gomez. You can see a behind the scenes look at FTSK and Selena recording their rendition of “Whoa Oh!” from AbsolutePunk. As if that wasn’t enough fun, singer-songwriter Pete Yorn has paired up with the sultry Scarlet Johansson on his track “Relator” off of his new album, The Breakup.
The Blink 182 tour schedule has seen some updates, including sell-outs, added shows and venue changes. See these updates here, although the venue for the Washington, DC show has yet to be announced. Be sure to check out AboslutePunk (link on the sidebar, I’m too lazy to put a link here) for video from their epic 9-song set on Jimmy Kimmel (they were only asked to play 2 songs).
Boulder, CO’s very own 3OH!3 released their new video for “Starstrukk.” The video was directed by Sum41 drummer Steve Jocz.
Jack’s Mannequin also released a music video. Check out their latest for “Swim.”
Luis Dubuc aka The Secret Handshake has a new video, too. See the video for “All For You.“
Finally don’t forget Taking Back Sunday’s video for “Sink Into Me,” now seen in its entirety.
Nevershoutnever has finally chosen a label. Christofer Drew and Co. have signed to Warner Bros. Watch an interview with Drew from the MTV Buzzworthy Blog
Listen to this B-side from The Starting Line‘s Direction, from SupJustin.
Upcoming Shows
- 6/16 The Fray w/Jack’s Mannequin @ Nissan Pavillion - Bristow, VA
- 6/16 Portugal. The Man @ Ottobar - Baltmore, MD
- 6/17 The Plain White T’s w/ Company of Thieves & Days Difference @ 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
- 6/18 Metric w/ Sebastien Grainger & Smile Smile @ 9:30 Club – Washington, DC – SOLD OUT
- 6/21 Taking Back Sunday w/ Anberlin & Envy on the Coast @ Sonar - Baltimore, MD – SOLD OUT
Despite my lack of updates, please keep reading and follow on Twitter @dtra for more continuous information.
Filed under: Upcoming Shows | Tags: DC9, Jammin' Java, Patriot Center, Rams Head Live, Sonar, The 9:30 Club, Upcoming Shows
A whole ton of shows coming up, along with some just announced dates and a look further ahead.
- 1/15 Hotspur w/Goodnight Anthem, Time Tells All, The Baby Grand @ Jammin’ Java – Fairfax, VA
- 1/16 Dangerous Summer w/The Downtown Fiction, Select Start, School Boy Humor, Sing Me Insomnia @ Jammin’ Java – Fairfax, VA
- 1/27 The Bigger Lights w/Thieves and Villains, Fight Fair @ Jammin’ Java – Fairfax, VA
- 1/28 The Killers @ GMU Patriot Center – Fairfax, VA
- 1/31 Nouveau Riche (DJs Gavin Holland, SteveLove, and Enaisee) @ DC9 – Washington, DC
- 2/12 Ben Folds @ Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD
- 2/22 Sub City Presents the Take Action Tour 2009 featuring Cute is What We Aim For w/Meg & Dia, Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue, Anarbor @ The 9:30 Club – Washington, DC (also 2/20 @ Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD)
- 2/28 The Hint w/Mercy Mercedes & others @ Sonar - Baltimore, MD
- 3/22 Bloc Party w/ Longwave (tickets go on sale 1/17) @ The 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
Filed under: Upcoming Shows | Tags: Columbia Records, craigslist, Decaydance, ebay, Fall Out Boy, Fast Times at Barrington High, Fueled by Ramen, Hey Monday, Jack's Mannequin, N.E.R.D., Pete Wentz, Pharrell Williams, Sonar, The 9:30 Club, The Academy Is..., The National, The Neptunes, Tickets, Upcoming Shows
Back in the US, back on the blog. Happy Veterans Day, these are some upcoming shows in the DC/Baltimore/Richmond areas.
- 11/17 Bill & Travs Bogus Journey Tour featuring The Academy Is… & We The Kings w/Carolina Liar and Hey Monday @ The 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
- 11/18 Cobra Starship w/Forever The Sickest Kids, Sing It Loud, Hit The Lights @ The National – Richmond, VA
- 11/19 Cobra Starship w/Forever The Sickest Kids, Sing It Loud, Hit The Lights @ Sonar - Baltimore, MD
- 11/20 Hammers and Strings: An Evening With Jack’s Mannequin and The Glass Passenger, with special guests Fun & Treaty Of Paris @ The 9:30 Club – Washington, DC (SOLD OUT)
I’ve been scoping out the scene for tickets to the sold out Jack’s Mannequin show. I saw some up on craigslist as well as listings on ebay. Though expect a markup of 30%-60% or more from these outlets.
The Academy Is… is on tour supporting their latest release, Fast Times at Barrington High. I’ve been a fan of TAI since they first signed with Fueled By Ramen. On Pete Wentz’s Decaydance imprint, TAI are from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, same as Wentz and the rest of labelmates Fall Out Boy. Check out the video for TAI’s single, “About a Girl.” The band’s fun attitude can be seen in their video updates, called TAITV, and their sick Halloween costumes. Listening to their progression from their first album, Almost Here through Santi and now to Fast Times, I’m definitely looking forward to finally seeing them play live.
On a side note, while browsing for this post I was on Pete Wentz’s blog and found a photo of Pharrell Williams (The Neptunes, N.E.R.D.) on election day. Wentz says:
this is my favorite election picture so far. ph (Pharrell) sitting in line for three hours in miami. there is no vip. there is no “ill absentee vote”. he stood in line like everyone else. because this is/was bigger than us. i love this picture…
Pete Wentz can be a really weird dude, but he’s right about that. He was also right to sign TAI. Now we’ll get to see if he was right about signing TAI’s current opening act, Hey Monday (formerly Blake). They’ve got big shoes to fill as the first act to be dually signed by Decaydance and Columbia Records.
Filed under: Upcoming Shows | Tags: 9:30 Club, All Time Low, DC9, Ebenezer's Coffee House, Gretel Troung, Jammin' Java, Patriot Center, Rams Head Live, Recher Theatre, Sonar, Tim Be Told, Upcoming Shows
First things first, the awesome guys in Charlottesville’s Tim Be Told are playing at Ebenezer’s Coffee House in Washington, DC. They’ll be playing with Zelos this Friday, Oct 24 from 7:30 to 9:30pm. The band, fronted by Tim Ouyang (vocals/keys) and rounded out by Luan Nguyen (guitar/vocals), Andrew Chae (guitar), Jim Barredo (drums) and Parker Stanley (bass), was recently picked up by Black Water Management and has a new album in the works. You can listen to their older recordings on their website and their myspace. I saw them play at DC9 in September, and boy their sound has matured over the past year. I also helped them film their award-winning music video for song, “Gravity’s Hold” during the summer. It’s directed by my friend Gretel Troung. Check out their show Friday night, check out their band blog, and check out the video:
In further update news, I’ll be gone for the next two weeks and wanted to bring everyone up to date on what shows will be coming up in the DC area.
- 10/30 Braddigan (Brad Corrigan, ex-Dispatch) @ Jammin Java – Vienna, VA
- 10/31 Metro Station w/Tyga, The White Tie Affair & Cash Cash @ Sonar - Baltimore, MD
- 10/31 Panic at the Disco w/ Dashboard Confessional, Plain White T’s and The Cab @ GMU Patriot Center – Fairfax, VA
- 11/2 Anberlin w/ Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Straylight Run & There for Tomorrow @ The 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
- 11/6 Secondhand Serenade & Cute Is What We Aim For w/ A Rocket to the Moon @ Recher Theatre – Towson, MD
- 11/ 7 Hellogoodbye w/ Ace Enders, Never Shout Never, & Play Radio Play @ Sonar - Baltimore, MD
Also, just announced: All Time Low is playing a hometown Holiday Show at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, MD on Dec 28. Tickets for that show go on sale this Saturday, Oct 25.
