Saturday, May 19, 2012

Saturday Music Club: some sounds of DC

Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians: Down in Our Alley Blues

Duke (Edward Kennedy) Ellington (with Max Roach and Charles Mingus): Very Special


Karen Akers: In My Solitude


Shirley Horn Trio: How Insensitive


Charlie Byrd: Jitterbug Waltz


Ruth Brown with B. B. King and his band: Ain't Nobody's Business


Link Wray: Dinosaur


The Marquees (featuring Marvin Gaye): Wyatt Earp


Bo Diddley (and The Duchess): You Can't Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover


The Mugwumps (Cass Elliot, Denny Doherty, Zal Yanovsky, John Sebastian): You Can't Judge a Book By Looking at the Cover


The Country Gentlemen: Matterhorn


The Seldom Scene: Sittin' on Top of the World


The Seldom Scene: Wait a Minute


Mary Chapin Carpenter: Passionate Kisses


Mary Chapin Carpenter: Shut Up and Kiss Me


The Slickee Boys: When I Go to the Beach


Bad Brains: Banned in DC


Trusty: "Goodbye, Dr. Fate"


Jawbox: Motorist and Static live


Jawbox: Breathe


Fugazi: Bed for the Scraping (live version)


Tsunami: Water's Edge


Basehead: Not Over You


Thievery Corporation: Lebanese Blonde


Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers: The Party Roll


Go-Go Swing


Sweet Honey in the Rock: The Women Gather


Marian Anderson: America


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7 comments:

  1. Wow, Todd, I'm a bit overwhelmed...

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  2. It's a big stack. But I was feeling pretty bad (physically and otherwise), and this cheered me up.

    I'm not sure anyone else should try to take it all in one sitting...assuming anyone else would try!

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  3. But of course I did...

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  4. Condolences...but did all that pretty to utterly great music make it worth the trip?

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  5. Here's a plug for the Sweet Freedom blog from facebook, and a query:

    What are other great DC area culture blogs [the posting listss mostly events calendars], or the top ten must-reads culture blogs Todd Mason recommends out of his blogroll?

    Todd Mason's blog Sweet Freedom has aneclectic video tribute to #dcmusic What are the great DC culure blogs? http://bit.ly/KhH5tK About.com has some good ideas of free and low-cost events each month: http://dc.about.com/od/monthlyeventcalendars/a/JuneFestivals.htm
    and free in DC as well: http://freeindc.blogspot.com/
    And there's the Post's Going Out Guide-- https://www.facebook.com/goingoutguide
    and the hipsters at http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/

    Got other resources to suggest? Meanwhile, check out the variety of DC music over the decades:
    Sweet Freedom: Saturday Music Club: some sounds of DC

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  6. Here's one all-purpose blog that scours the web for the best, smartest online culture and film resources, but it's not as in-depth or arcane as your very smart suggestions and commentary. But it might be worth adding to your blogroll.

    Presumably your readers already know about this, but if not, it's worth checking out:
    http://openculture.com/

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  7. Thanks for the plug (and/or forward) and suggestions, Art...I'll certainly look into OpenCulture when I have a chance.

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