So it's been awhile since I've made comments here. So here are
some fun things that have happened since April.
The Sugarplastic tied for the "Best Pop/Rock Band" in the 2005 LA Weekly music awards. They also recently got airplay on BBC1 during the Gideon Coe Show. Order their new record at Tallboy Records
De Novo Dahl continues to make headway into the public's consciousness. Their CD is being distributed nationwide, they performed live on WOXY, and make gained some notice in blogsphere.
I'm scheduled to DJ the Teenage Fanclub show at the 9:30 Club in
DC on July 20th, which will be a great show with the Rosebuds opening. Other great shows in July include Nic Armstrong and The Thieves, The Dead 60's, The Ceasars, The Sights, and The Kaiser Chiefs.
Along with those, I'm also digging at the moment
Do Me Bad Things - a nine piece outfit from London who will hopefully get released here. Imagine a stoner rock trio who picked up a few extra singers on the way to the gig. A fun mixture of rock, soul, pop etc...
Eugene Edwards - a recent find courtesy Tallboy Records, Eugene takes cues from Elvis Costello, Squeeze and Rockpile. He has recently moved on to Flagship Recordings who has a stream of the his debut record available.
John Hoskinson - a frequent member of the Eugene Edwards band, has his own great record out. It got a four star from Uncut magazine and is highly recommended for fans of Elliot Smith and Crowded House.
Cartel - Hard to believe but one of the upcoming bands out of the DC music scene these days is a Cartel a band who could have easily fit in with the shoegazer bands of the past. Melodic, atomospheric are words oftne used to describe them.
Lastly, because there are other things besides music, be sure to catch Robot Chicken on the Cartoon Network. Seth Green, of Buffy the Vampire fame, has created a hilarious stop action animation show using action heroes. It is about the funniest thing on TV at the moment. The "Behind The Music" bit on Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem from the Muppets was truly inspired.