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kookiemnstr8

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Wammies
« on: February 21, 2006, 07:43:00 pm »
http://wamadc.com/wama/wammies/wbal05a.html  
 
 Alright, we all know the Wammies don't mean anything.  
 
 But who are the Rhodes Tavern Troubadours??  I'd consider myself fairly aware of the D.C. "scene," and I've never even heard of them.  Until I looked at past winners and saw that they've won every year for SOMETHING.  Am I completely out of it or are the Wammies even more out of touch than I thought they were?

Bombay Chutney

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Re: Wammies
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2006, 10:05:00 am »
Rootsy-rockabilly kinda stuff.  Mark Noone of The Slickee Boys is in the band.  They're not bad, but I don't see why the Wammies seem to love them so much.

General_Tso

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Re: Wammies
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2006, 04:54:00 pm »
2 questions:
 1) Is WAMA aware of how out-of-touch they are with the goings on of the local music community?  
 
 2) Does anyone think they even care or would care?

Re: Wammies
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2006, 04:58:00 pm »
Maybe the local music community extends beyond a half mile radius of the Black Cat?
 
 
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Originally posted by strangebeer:
  2 questions:
 1) Is WAMA aware of how out-of-touch they are with the goings on of the local music community?  
 
 2) Does anyone think they even care or would care?

HoyaSaxa03

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Re: Wammies
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2006, 05:02:00 pm »
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Maybe the local music community extends beyond a half mile radius of the Black Cat?
as i understand it, RTT are mainly a children's band ... i've never seen them on the bill of any local rock club (maybe iota?), so how could they be nominated for best rock band?
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Re: Wammies
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2006, 05:10:00 pm »
What about this bio says kids music>?
 
 On the Red Line" is the debut CD from the Rhodes Tavern Troubadours. The 14 original songs on this album conjure up the influences of artists such as NRBQ, Nick Lowe, The Replacements, and the Rolling Stones into a roots rocking, pop music explosion that's sure to get you moving and keep you humming.
 
 The Rhodes Tavern Troubadours are comprised of four veterans of the Washington, D.C. music scene. This year the band was voted "Best New Band", and "Best Rock/Pop Band" by the Washington Area Music Association.
 
 The Washington Post writes:
 
 "The quartet pays homage to the past by playing roots rock, country, swing and R&B with more flair than any band in town. They can strut through a Ray Price shuffle, break your heart on the soul standard "The Dark End of the Street" or get your feet moving with originals that sound like tracks from a long-lost NRBQ record. Drummer Jack O'Dell (who plays with Washington's premier twangin' musician, Bill Kirchen) pulled together a band that can truly do it all. The Charismatic Jake Flack shares guitar duties with super-picker Dave Chappell, and they're joined by bassist Mark Noone, who garnered some fame as part of the influential punk band the Slickee Boys."

Sage 703

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Re: Wammies
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2006, 05:13:00 pm »
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Originally posted by strangebeer:
  2 questions:
 1) Is WAMA aware of how out-of-touch they are with the goings on of the local music community?  
 
 2) Does anyone think they even care or would care?
1) No.
 
 2) No.

BookerT

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Re: Wammies
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2006, 05:15:00 pm »
they do some kids shows, but i don't think they are mainly a kids band. they play at places like half moon bbq, JVs, the barns, etc., not really board specialties. they're fine for what they do, they didn't release a record this year so it's sort of silly for them to win, but it's the wammies, people. would it really make you feel better if that bunch of fogies started giving awards to younger and "hipper" bands? if so, i find that odd.
 
 
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Maybe the local music community extends beyond a half mile radius of the Black Cat?
as i understand it, RTT are mainly a children's band ... i've never seen them on the bill of any local rock club (maybe iota?), so how could they be nominated for best rock band? [/b]

Sage 703

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Re: Wammies
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2006, 05:32:00 pm »
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  they do some kids shows, but i don't think they are mainly a kids band. they play at places like half moon bbq, JVs, the barns, etc., not really board specialties. they're fine for what they do, they didn't release a record this year so it's sort of silly for them to win, but it's the wammies, people. would it really make you feel better if that bunch of fogies started giving awards to younger and "hipper" bands? if so, i find that odd.
 
   
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Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
   
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
  Maybe the local music community extends beyond a half mile radius of the Black Cat?
as i understand it, RTT are mainly a children's band ... i've never seen them on the bill of any local rock club (maybe iota?), so how could they be nominated for best rock band? [/b]
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I think part of the problem with it though is that it makes the scene look pretty ridiculous.  I mean, the RTT can go out now and claim the title of "Best Rock Band in DC," and do press and promotion as such.  Now we may know that the Wammies are a joke, but do people in New York, Boston, Philly, Richmond, etc?  What does it say about the DC scene if this is the organization that represents the "best of DC music," and these are the awards that they give out?

General_Tso

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Re: Wammies
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2006, 03:47:00 am »
I think the main complaint most people have is that WAMA professes to cover the entire metro area when they clearly know nothing outside of their very little cross-section of the music community.