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[Jaguar]

@ William the Great:

^ Well, I guess you can but it's not the sort of 'dancing' that their fans are into.

Hard garagey sort of Shoegaze though sometimes more dreamy, depending on the songs. I play them both on my station. Both ideal in smaller venues like the Blackcat's Backstage.

You should go if you are in the area. Think you'd like them.

[wml7]

^ Well, I guess you can but it's not the sort that of 'dancing' that their fans are into.

Hard garagey sort of Shoegaze though sometimes more dreamy, depending on the songs. I play them both on my station. Both ideal in smaller venues like the Blackcat's Backstage.

You should go if you are in the area. Think you'd like them.

of course shoegaze...    I wonder where in richmond they are playing, probably canal club

[betao]

They may be playing Strange Matter, they've had some shoegazey acts recently. Do let us know when it gets announced, because that sounds interesting.

[killsaly]

I saw Ringo Deathstarr at College Park in a tiny room at the radio station.  Thank goodness I had ear protection! I wish we could get a SPC ECO/Ringo Deathstarr gig like they had in the UK...

the Death Set
Wind up 5/28

Secret Mountains
Golden West 6/1

[travelinbeat]

I really don't think (and I really hope) that Rock the Bells would book Wiz... they've always been very good about booking straight Hip-Hop, and avoiding rap.  

What's the difference between straight hip-hop and rap?

Maybe this is the hipsteur talking but Odd Future at a small club seems way more exciting than a "big" stage like 9:30. On the other hand, I'd love to see James Blake but having him at the hotel seems just dumb.

I was waiting for someone to as this question....

http://beatplay.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/rapandhiphop-musicnews-musicwithoutlabels/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSLPj6O7_ew

I would add that in my estimation, rap is the whore of contemporary black culture (lil wayne, wiz, etc), hip-hop is the SOUL of contemporary black culture (Tribe, NAS, KRS-One).  Hiphop will tell you things and teach you things, Rap will make you want to push a benz and get ice from Jacob

People at rap concerts get into fights and stab eachother for shoes, people at hiphop shows got love

[TheREALHunter]

Youth of Today
U Street Music Hall
June 3

[Relaxer]

I'm confused. So... hiphop is stuff that was recorded 20 years ago and doesn't sell any more and rap is everything that's happening now? And Nas has written some fine lyrics and he's written "Money is my Bitch". Is that crossover? Where do BIG and Tupac fit?

This sounds like a blog argument.

[walkonby]

I'm confused. So... hiphop is stuff that was recorded 20 years ago and doesn't sell any more and rap is everything that's happening now? And Nas has written some fine lyrics and he's written "Money is my Bitch". Is that crossover? Where do BIG and Tupac fit?

This sounds like a blog argument.

it sounds like, who fucking cares.  both styles suck dick.

[sweetcell]

I'm confused. So... hiphop is stuff that was recorded 20 years ago and doesn't sell any more and rap is everything that's happening now? And Nas has written some fine lyrics and he's written "Money is my Bitch". Is that crossover? Where do BIG and Tupac fit?

This sounds like a blog argument.

it sounds like, who fucking cares.  both styles suck dick.

well, they're both pretty neat but neither is that awesome.

[Got Haggis?]

hope there is a baltimore/dc date for Ringo Deathstarr

[ggw]

Did I miss this somewhere:

Zep Fest 2011
National Harbor
May 27-29, 2011

Dread Zeppelin(!!)
The Yardbirds
Vanilla Fudge
A bunch of cover bands

www.zepfest2011.com

[sweetcell]

Did I miss this somewhere:

Zep Fest 2011
National Harbor
May 27-29, 2011

Dread Zeppelin(!!)
The Yardbirds
Vanilla Fudge
A bunch of cover bands

www.zepfest2011.com

i'm a HUGE zep fan, but... $175/day?  3-day pass for $325?  no thanks.

and that website gives me a headache.  with those kinds of prices, you'd think they could get someone other than their 11-year-old nephew to design it.

[chaz]

Youth of Today
U Street Music Hall
June 3

Hah.

I see Slapshot is playing there in May.  Strange.

[azaghal1981]

Odd Future
May 19
Sonar

Hell yes!
Fuck Steve Lambert!
And Steve Harvey, too.

[Relaxer]

Here's the whole East Coast tour. Kinda brutal