5 Acts

Friday Night at DC Mini Gallery: Kite Party

Check out Philadelphia's Kite Party tomorrow night at the brand new DC Mini Gallery (4702 14th Street NW).

"Indiana Pete"
Kite Party on MySpace
Kite Party on The Hype Machine

Sally Shapiro - Love In July

Amazing Baby - Headdress

Julie Doiron - Consolation Prize

Cass McCombs - You Saved My Life

Eels - In My Dreams

Holy Ghost! - I Will Come Back

thecocknbullkid - I'm Not Sorry

Vitalic - Your Disco Song

The Twilight Sad - I Became A Prostitute

Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer

Yourself And The Air

Chicago, IL
I first posted about Yourself And The Air last year after a great recommendation from Brad in Shade. Now this Chicago quartet is back with an excellent new EP (Friend Of All Breeds) and a quick little Summer tour. At the end of the year the plan is to release another EP. Yippie!

Dates:
07/17 - Hi Dive - Denver, CO
07/18 - Bash's - Lubbock, TX
07/20 - Notsuoh - Houston, TX
07/21 - The Mohawk - Austin, TX
07/22 - Rubbergloves Rehearsal - Denton, TX
07/23 - Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack - Little Rock, AR
07/24 - Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA
07/25 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA
07/27 - Bottletree - Birmingham, AL
07/28 - Southgate House Parlor - Newport, KY
07/29 - Circus - Columbus, OH
07/30 - Vollrath Tavern - Indianapolis, IN
07/31 - Turf Club - St. Paul, MN
08/01 - Subterranean - Chicago, IL

"Heartstrings"
Yourself And The Air on MySpace
Yourself And The Air on The Hype Machine

All Wrong And The Plans Change

Los Angeles, CA / New York, NY
If Larry and John over at Future Sounds love these ladies, obviously you should too. All Wrong And The Plans Change have yet to be scooped up by a fancy record label, and I haven't a clue why.

"I Get Down"
All Wrong And The Plans Change on MySpace
All Wrong And The Plans Change on The Hype Machine

Choir Of Young Believers

Copenhagen, Denmark
Choir Of Young Believers is the orchestral pop project from 26-year-old Jannis Noya Makrigiannis. Sometimes he works as a live duo and at other times as many as eight musicians fill the stage. This Is For The White In Your Eyes will be available from Ghostly International on August 18.

"Action/Reaction"
Choir Of Young Believers on MySpace
Choir Of Young Believers on The Hype Machine

Bowerbirds

Raleigh, NC
Beth and Phil trade up on lead vocals and still manage to harmonize perfectly with their second release. Upper Air is out today on Dead Oceans. They kicked off their tour to support the album last night here in DC at Black Cat. So many more dates below.

07/07/09 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
07/10/09 - Providence, RI - Club Hell
07/11/09- Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
07/12/09 - Cambridge, MA - TT The Bear's Place
07/13/09 - Montreal QC, Canada - La Sala Rossa
07/14/09 - Toronto ON, Canada - Sneaky Dees
07/15/09 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
07/16/09 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room at The Crofoot
07/17/09 - Indianapolis, IN - Vollrath Tavern
07/20/09 - Iowa City, IA - The Mill
07/21/09 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
07/22/09 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
07/26/09 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
07/27/09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
07/29/09 - Vancouver BC, Canada - The Biltmore Cabaret
07/30/09 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door
07/31/09 - Anacortes, WA - Department of Safety
08/01/09 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios
08/03/09 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord
08/04/09 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
08/05/09 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
08/06/09 - Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
08/10/09 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
08/12/09 - Denton, TX - Hailey's
08/13/09 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
08/14/09 - Houston, TX - Walter's On Washington
08/15/09 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
08/16/09 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree
08/17/09 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl

"Beneath Your Tree"
Bowerbirds on MySpace
Bowerbirds on The Hype Machine

Trevor Giuliani

Portland, OR
Trevor Giuliani wrote, demoed, recorded, and mixed his debut record in New York with Dean Baltulonis (The Hold Steady, Darker My Love) and Dave Lynch. Subcontrario (In Stereo) is available July 21 from Dovecote Records and comes recommended for fans of other singer/songwriters like Cass McCombs.

"Wasting Your Town"
Trevor Giuliani on MySpace
Trevor Giuliani on The Hype Machine

signed poster / CD giveaway:
Paper Route / Audrye Sessions

To celebrate Paper Route and Audrye Sessions' The New Deal tour, I've got two signed posters and some CDs to give away. The bands will be playing in DC on the 15th of this month at DC9 so if you'd like a chance to win a prize pack, please email me by Monday, July 13 with "The New Deal" as the subject line. More tour dates listed below.

07/08 - Cleveland Heights - Grog Shop
07/12 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs
07/14 - NYC - Mercury Lounge
07/15 - Washington, DC - DC9
07/16 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwells
07/17 - Philadelphia, PA - King Fun Necktie
07/22 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
07/26 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre

Paper Route on MySpace
Paper Route on The Hype Machine
Audrye Sessions on MySpace
Audrye Sessions on The Hype Machine

Holiday Shores - Phones Don't Feud

Let's Wrestle - We Are The Men You'll Grow To Love Soon

Lacrosse - We Are Kids

Bloc Party - One More Chance

Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Chains, Chains, Chains

Zaza

Brooklyn, NY

"Sooner Or Later"

Zaza on MySpace

Zaza on The Hype Machine

Tereu Tereu

Fredericksburg, VA

"Perpetual Motion"

Tereu Tereu on MySpace

Tereu Tereu on The Hype Machine

Smile Smile

Dallas, TX

"Sad Song"

Smile Smile on MySpace

Smile Smile on The Hype Machine

Brakes

Brighton, England

"Worry About It Later"

Brakes on MySpace

Brakes on The Hype Machine

Wheels On Fire

Athens, OH

"I'm Turning Into You"

Wheels On Fire on MySpace

Wheels On Fire on The Hype Machine

UUVVWWZ

Lincoln, NE

"Shark Suit"

UUVVWWZ on MySpace

UUVVWWZ on The Hype Machine

Double Dagger

Baltimore, MD

"The Lie/The Truth"

Double Dagger on MySpace

Double Dagger on The Hype Machine

The Strange Boys

Austin, TX

"Most Things"

The Strange Boys on MySpace

The Strange Boys on The Hype Machine

The Paper Chase

Dallas, TX

"What Should We Do With Your Body?"

The Paper Chase on MySpace

The Paper Chase on The Hype Machine

The Legends

Stockholm, Sweden

"Seconds Away"

The Legends on MySpace

The Legends on The Hype Machine

Dirty Projectors - Stillness Is The Move

Doves - Winter Hill

A Brief Smile - Motorcycle

Wavves - No Hope Kids

The Heavy - Sixteen

Ash - Return Of White Rabbit

These Are Powers - Easy Answers

Portland Cello Project - Tallymarks

Regina Spektor - Man Of A Thousand Faces

Graham Coxon - In The Morning

tonight at Black Cat: The Bitter Tears

There is no better way to PTW (prolong the weekend) than with a great backstage show at Black Cat. Tonight is The Shondes and The Bitter Tears. Doors open at 9:00 and tickets are $10.

record release party tonight:
The Phenomenal Handclap Band

New Yorkers - Please join me tonight at the record release party for The Phenomenal Handclap Band at Santos Party House.

DJ sets by Tim Sweeney, Mike Simonetti, Tim Love Lee, Smallchange, and Amir.

First 100 RSVP'd Guests FREE! - Meanredproductions.com/PHCB
$5 Reduced with RSVP (after the first 100)
$10 at the Door

Santos Party House
100 Lafayette St.
New York, NY

Doors 10pm
The Phenomenal Handclap Band plays at 11pm.

Built by Santos Party House and MeanRed
Brought to you by Wax Poetics & Friendly Fire Recordings

The Phenomenal Handclap Band on MySpace
The Phenomenal Handclap Band on The Hype Machine

tonight at DC9: Wheat

Wheat is headlining tonight at DC9 in support of their new album White Ink, Black Ink (out July 21 on The Rebel Group) with some hot opening acts. Doors open at 8:30 with The Black Fortys playing at 9:00 and The XYZ Affair at 9:45. Wheat is set to start around 10:30. Tickets are $8.

Wheat on MySpace
What on The Hype Machine

tonight at Black Cat:
Typefighter / Oblio / Tereu Tereu

Backstage show this evening at Black Cat with Typefighter, Oblio, and Tereu Tereu. Doors open at 8:30 and tickets are $8.

Typefighter on MySpace
Typefighter on The Hype Machine
Oblio on MySpace
Oblio on The Hype Machine
Tereu Tereu on MySpace
Tereu Tereu on The Hype Machine

Wild Moccasins

Houston, TX

"Fruit Tea"

Wild Moccasins on MySpace

Wild Moccasins on The Hype Machine

Cats On Fire

Åbo/Turku, Finland

"Horoscope"

Cats On Fire on MySpace

Cats On Fire on The Hype Machine

Wussy

Cincinnati, OH

"Gone Missing"

Wussy on MySpace

Wussy on The Hype Machine

Brian Olive

Cincinnati, OH

"There Is Love"

Brian Olive on MySpace

Brian Olive on The Hype Machine

Hands And Knees

Boston, MA

"Blue Day Moon"

Hands And Knees on MySpace

Hands And Knees on The Hype Machine

tomorrow night:
Red Stripe presents...

Red Stripe presents a celebration of Jamaican music featuring Terry Lynn & John Hugo...

Tuesday, June 23, 8-11pm
G Fine Art - 1515 14th St. NW - Washington DC

Additional DJ sets by Wildlife, Johan Hugo! Plus songs from Terry Lynn’s critically acclaimed album "KingstonLogic 2.0"

Free Red Stripe Lager

This is a private, RSVP only event. You must be 21+ for entry.
Admission Based On Capacity.

After party at The Wonderland Ballroom (1101 Kenyone St, NW) presented by Red Stripe and Nouveau Riche.

Click Here to RSVP

Patrick Wolf - Hard Times

Fever Ray - Triangle Walks

Wave Machines - The Greatest Escape We Ever Made

The Invisible - London Girl

Fanfarlo - Harold T. Wilkins

Magic Wands

Los Angeles, CA (currently)

"Black Magic"

Magic Wands on MySpace

Magic Wands on The Hype Machine

Wave Machines

Liverpool, England

"Keep The Lights On"

Wave Machines on MySpace

Wave Machines on The Hype Machine

The Invisible

London, England

"London Girl"

The Invisible on MySpace

The Invisible on The Hype Machine

thecocknbullkid

London, England

"Clean Apart"

thecocknbullkid on MySpace

thecocknbullkid on The Hype Machine

Amazing Baby

Brooklyn, NY

"Smoke Bros"

Amazing Baby on MySpace

Amazing Baby on The Hype Machine

Metric on Craig Ferguson

tonight at 9:30 Club: Metric

So excited to see Metric tonight at 9:30 Club! Sold out show with openers Sebastien Grainger and Smile Smile.

Metric on MySpace
Metric on The Hype Machine

tonight at Black Cat:
An Horse / Telekinesis

Backstage show tonight at Black Cat with An Horse and Telekinesis. Doors open at 9pm and tickets are $10.

And a few more An Horse / Telekinesis dates...

06/18 - Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC
06/19 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA
06/20 - The End - Nashville, TN
06/21 - Off Broadway - St Louis, MO
06/22 - Slowdown - Omaha, NE

album download for $1: Fanfarlo

Fanfarlo’s debut album, Reservoir, is only $1.00 until July 4 when you download it from the band's website. And with this great deal, you'll also receive four exclusive bonus tracks that aren't available on the record!

Fanfarlo on MySpace
Fanfarlo on The Hype Machine

tonight at Black Cat: John Vanderslice

Mainstage show tonight at Black Cat with The Tallest Man On Earth (8:45)and John Vanderslice (10:00). Doors open at 8:00, tickets $14.

WOXY.com Lounge Act: Ume

Ume today at 3:00 pm ET in the WOXY.com studio.

Ume on MySpace
Ume on The Hype Machine

Magic Wands - Warrior

EAR PWR - Future Eyes

The Phenomenal Handclap Band - You'll Disappear

Woods - To Clean

Liechtenstein - Security By Design

Richard Swift - The Atlantic Ocean

Camera Obscura - Honey In The Sun

God Help The Girl - Funny Little Frog

Cursive - I Couldn't Love You

Coconut Records - Microphone

Black Cat ticket giveaway:
Elfin Saddle / Sunset Rubdown

Elfin Saddle is currently touring with Sunset Rubdown. They're playing Sunday night here in DC at Black Cat. If you'd like a shot at winning a pair of tickets, email me at 5actsblog at gmail dot com with "Elfin Saddle" as the subject. Good luck!

Elfin Saddle on MySpace
Elfin Saddle on The Hype Machine

5 Acts

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Friday Night at DC Mini Gallery: Kite Party

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

HTRK

WeHaveLove

Liechtenstein

Blank Dogs

The Horrors

Monday, July 13, 2009

Pet Ghost Project

Those Darlins

Megafaun

J. Tillman

Band Of Skulls

Sunday, July 12, 2009