Clavius Productions and Capital Bop present a very special show at the Red Door on Sunday, featuring Rob Mazurek's (Isotope 217/Chicago Underground Duo/Mandarin Movie/Exploding Star Orchestra) new ensemble, Starlicker Trio, with drummer John Herndon of post-rock legends Tortoise and vibraphone upstart Jason Adasiewicz. And OOO (Luke Stewart/Aaron Martin/Sam Lohman) will be augmented by Scott Verrastro on percussion and Mike Sebastian on tenor sax. Info below. Clavius Productions is also presenting D Charles Speer & The Helix, whose recent recordings for Thrill Jockey show a band as adept as any at recreating the classic early '70s Muscle Shoals southern soul-rock sound injected with a healthy dose of The Band and '71 Stones. Fuck the Black Crowes, these guys are the real deal. Also on the horizon, Kohoutek/Sediment Club at Amma House on June 5 and Bobb Trimble/Kuschty Rye Ergot on June 17.
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Get psyched for CapitalBop's hard-hitting D.C. Jazz Loft Series at the DC Jazz Fest next month with some wild aural hors d'oeuvres:
http://bit.ly/may8loftRob Mazurek's Starlicker (Chicago avant-jazz trio featuring John Herndon of TORTOISE)
Elijah Jamal Balbed (DC hard-bop saxophone sensation)
OOO (local free jazz monsters augmented by Scott Verrastro of Kohoutek and Mike Sebastian of DCIC)
U St. All-Stars (top bop improvisers :: set ends in an open jam session)
Sunday, May 8
Red Door
443 I St NW
$10 suggested donation
7pm, all ages
BYOB!
Word on the street:
"[T]he showcase that the local jazz scene has needed for years." -Washington City Paper
"Modeled after the jazz lofts that used to take place in New York during jazz's heyday, the D.C. Jazz Loft shows have a strong DIY feel to them and give musicians a chance to play more original and innovative music." -DCist
"Holler at the @capitalbop time machine" -@blogsupreme (NPR Music Twitter)
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Thursday, May 12
Velvet Lounge
915 U St NW WDC
http://www.velvetloungedc.com202-462-3213
$8, doors at 7:30pm, 21+
D Charles Speer & The Helix (Thrill Jockey/Three Lobed, mem. of No Neck Blues Band/Sunburned Hand of the Man/Hans Chew Band/Enos Slaughter)
Zachary Cale
one local tba
D Charles Speer & The Helixhttp://www.dcharlesspeer.com/"A rockin' slab of cosmic country boogie that makes Commander Cody sound like Brad Paisley. It's dense, fuzzy, and dripping in an ominously psychedelic reverb." (Village Voice)
"Folk, Country and Rockabilly wells mined and harnessed to yield Some Forgotten Country, an album of home-recordings as metaphysical western, a handful of cover tunes as respectful homage, songs as well-oiled chants." (Stylus)
"Shuford's romps channel both dusty open spaces and cramped dim places, scars and bars from the Deep South and Old West." (Dusted)
Zachary Calehttp://www.allhandselectric.com/zacharycale.html"Zachary Cale is a songwriter's songwriter, as prolific as he is original. His voice can be delicate for love or wry for satire. The ability to hear what is in a song has guided him well in the making of his own." -John Allen (WFMU)
?New York transplant Zachary Cale?s folk sound is as beautifully raw as they come. Local audiences enjoy quietly reflective ballads from this shaggy haired musician. His unusual voice and poetic songwriting are pleasantly welcomed surprises.? -NYC?s BEST LOCAL MUSICIANS Bea Broderick (CBS NY)
