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John Denverville commences with Take Me Home, Country Roads. Obviously!!

By Prince Of Petworth

Please enjoy our inaugural John Denverville post with his classic from 1972 when he guest-hosted ‘Burt Sugarman’s The Midnight Special’. Magnificent. Truly.

I’ll never forget the first time I really appreciated this song, it was 1995 and I was in Munich for Oktoberfest. I was at a picnic table surrounded by drunken Germans, Italians, and U.S. soldiers on leave. Everyone was singing together at the top of their lungs in pure joy. This unadulterated joy courtesy of John Denver. And massive amounts of beer. But still. It is where the seeds of John Denverville were first sown.

Howard Theatre’s Alcohol License Suspension was a Clerical Error.

By Prince Of Petworth

UPDATE from the Howard Theatre:

“I would like to bring to your attention the simple fact that the liquor license at the Howard Theatre was never actually suspended. The suspension notice was a clerical error made by ABRA. Please see attached letter from ABRA explaining such events (above.)

Upcoming shows include:

8/25 – Sheila E
9/7 – Wyclef Jean
9/12 – The Wonder Years
9/15 – Stanley Clarke
9/20 – Black Uhuru
9/21 – Roc Marciano & Friends
9/26 – Pete Yorn
9/28 – White Ford Bronco
9/29 – Ginuwine
10/10 – Buika
10/11 – Kool Keith
10/12 – Kranium
10/31 – George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic”

Update from Jim: (more…)

THIS IS JUST A RUMOR: Is the 9:30 Club “not long for this world”?

By Prince Of Petworth


815 V Street, NW

Update from Audrey Fix Schaefer
Communications Director
I.M.P. • 9:30 Club
Lincoln Theatre • The Anthem
“Live At 9:30”
Merriweather Post Pavilion:

“it’s unequivocally not true.”

“Dear PoPville,

I heard a terrible rumor from a friend in the music industry that the 9:30 Club is not long for this world. All of the big acts go down to the Anthem now, and this friend said the owners of 9:30 keep getting offers from developers that are ever higher and harder to refuse.

I have noticed that Satellite Room is rarely open Monday – Wednesday anymore (it was completely dark by 7:00 Wednesday night), wondering if this doesn’t substantiate it a bit. Would obviously be a huge loss for Shaw/U Street and the whole city, just wondering if anyone has heard anything similar.”

Again, THIS IS JUST A RUMOR. But it is worth talking about because I actually heard this same rumor a number of months ago. I asked somebody who is very well connected to the powers that be and he said there are absolutely no current plans for 9:30 Club to shutter/sell and he didn’t think they would. Having said that, the incredibly development going on all around 9:30 Club has changed things. I mean I don’t think I need to go into the history of 9:30 Club – everyone knows they are the best club in D.C. and quite possibly the country. They have had legendary performances there. They are the best. Period.

However, the Shaw of today is not the same as the Shaw/U Street of 1996 when they moved there. (more…)

Friday Question of the Day – What would your walkout song be?

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Rudi Riet

It’s been a long week. It’s gonna be a longer weekend. So indulge me!! I was talking with a buddy of mine about an essential question: what song would you walk out to if you were lucky enough to be a professional baseball player. Ed. Note: Go Nats!! This is a very, very hard question – you can only pick one song. After much consideration I ultimately went with Sure Shot. What’s yours?

“I use Rally Bus for every concert we attend at Merriweather and it’s awesome”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user kristenstake

“Dear PoPville,

I am trying to get a Rally Bus trip confirmed for the Dispatch concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, July 21. If you aren’t familiar with Rally Bus, it’s a “crowdpowered” bus service that connects riders going to the same event and takes them there and back. Each rider purchases a seat on the bus, however there is a minimum threshold of riders needed in order for a trip to get confirmed. If the trip doesn’t get confirmed, you are notified a few days in advance and you get your money back.

My husband and I use Rally Bus for every concert we attend at Merriweather and it’s awesome. (more…)

“Who is DC’s best busker?”

By Prince Of Petworth

Video

Thanks to Sean for sending:

“I nominate this older woman, probably early 60s outside my office at 18th & Eye Street. Here’s a video of her absolutely slaying on Purple Rain. She was doing a bunch of amazing solos.”

NOOOOOOOOOO. WAMU announces cancellation of Hot Jazz Saturday Night, Last broadcast is June 23rd.

By Prince Of Petworth

Well this is just awful. From Hot Jazz Saturday Night’s Facebook Saturday Night:

“In the likely (and understandable) event you were watching the Caps play tonight instead of listening to HJSN, I wanted to share with you that WAMU announced earlier this evening a slate of upcoming program changes. Among them is the cancellation of Hot Jazz Saturday Night. My last broadcast will be on June 23rd. You can find a link to the station’s press release on the home page, www.wamu.org.

The station will be moving LIVE FROM HERE, the successor to A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION, to air 8:00-10:00, followed by LIVE WIRE, at 10:00 P.M. Judy Carmichael’s JAZZ INSPIRED will be replaced with an additional hour of news from the BBC. (more…)

“we’ve determined that Ticketfly has been the target of a cyber incident”

By Prince Of Petworth

From an email:

“Hey Friends,

You may have noticed that we’ve been experiencing some technical difficulties with our websites over the past two days. Ticketfly.com and all Ticketfly-powered websites are affected, including 930.com, TheAnthemDC.com, MerriweatherMusic.com, TheLincolnDC.com, and IMPconcerts.com.

Ticketfly is working diligently to get all websites back online and working properly. (more…)

50th Anniversary Fort Reno Concert Series “absolutely happening this year” Fundraiser Launched for an Extended Season

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user yostinator

From Kickstarter:

“First things first: Fort Reno is absolutely happening this year. We’ve already secured a permit and the necessary funding to host six shows, which will likely run throughout July. So no need to worry in that regard. That said, we’re hoping to go a bit bigger.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Fort Reno Concert Series, and we’d like to celebrate with an extended season. To make that happen, we’ve decided to seek some additional financial support. (more…)

Ska Legend, Adam Flymo Birch, at Dew Drop Inn on Saturday

By Prince Of Petworth


Flier by local Petworth artist Michael Cuesta

From an email:

“This Saturday April 28, dance to classic ska and reggae in the basement of the Dew Drop Inn. Adam Flymo Birch played trumpet with British two-tone ska giants The Specials, and many others. He joins us with his backing band, The Vershones. The Copacetics make their DC debut, touring from Rhode Island.

The Dew Drop Inn
2801 8th Street, NE
Saturday, April 28
Doors 8:30
(Downstairs)
21+
$10″


2801 8th Street, NE

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