The Darling Snaps at WGTB Student Showcase

Posted by on April 29th 2010 0

We’ve been posting video from our first annual Student Showcase held in late March, and so far we’ve seen performances by Stout Cortez and Bike Club. Check out the performance by The Darling Snaps (featuring two of your three loyal Music Directors here at WGTB; shameless self-promotion) below.

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Review: River City Extension, …And the Unmistakable Man

Posted by on April 28th 2010 0

River City Extension
… And the Unmistakable Man
B+
Best Tracks: 2 (“Friends and Family”), 3 (“Something Salty, Something Sweet”), and 5 (“Our New Intelligence”)
With the recent shift in weather to sunnier days and summer approaching, I’ve been listening to a lot more country inspired roots rock and folk – always puts me in a good mood.  River City Extension is an up and coming band making music in that same vein of roots/folk rock but with their own special twist.  Read More »

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Review: Ergo, multitude, solitude

Posted by on April 28th 2010 0

Ergo
multitude, solitude
A-   (if you’re into that sort of thing)
D    (if you’re not)

Ergo’s new album multitude, solitude comes with a nifty insert that features an early review/glowing praise lauding Ergo’s brilliance.  Barry Vacker, professor of media, cultural and utopian theory at Temple University, opens the adulation with just three words: “Ergo is cool.”

Not so fast, Ergo.

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On Air with The Hood Internet – Listen

Posted by on April 28th 2010 0

When the formidable DJ duo The Hood Internet graced our campus on Friday, WGTB got a chance to do an exclusive on-air interview on Saxappeal, hosted by Mike Hayes and Thayer Frechette.

Listen to the full interview below!

The Hood Internet on WGTB by wgtbmusic

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Artist Album of the Week

Posted by on April 27th 2010 0

Here at WGTB we get a lot of music in our office. A lot. Some of it is great, outstanding even, but a lot of it passes through without a second listen. Sad as that may seem, it speaks to the importance of making a record that has something to offer instantly and sells itself.

While we like to feature up-and-coming artists in this feature regularly, nothing in the mail this week struck us as “the next big thing”– or perhaps we’re too busy still drooling over the new releases by Kate Nash, Avi Buffalo, and Happy Birthday, not to mention all the albums that have leaked in the past few weeks (Black Keys, LCD Soundsystem, Broken Social Scene, to name a few).

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Concert Review: Amanda Blank and Spank Rock at Rock & Roll Hotel

Posted by on April 27th 2010 0

Amanda Blank and Spank Rock
Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC
April 24, 2010
It’s 12 am on a rainy Saturday night in D.C. and I’m watching two of my favorite MCs in the music business perform about 5 inches from my face. I’ve bonded with the girl standing next to me over the fact that we both know every lyric to every song (and even got to show our skills by singing into the mic). I’m convinced this night can’t get any better then all of a sudden I’m being pulled on stage by none other than Spank “[insert explicit]” Rock! This is the part where I think I’m going to wake up and my awesome night will be over except, that doesn’t happen. Apparently it’s not a dream and I’m actually dancing on stage with two of the biggest bad-asses ever. Read More »

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Inteveniew! Behind the Scenes at U St. Music Hall

Posted by on April 27th 2010 1

Name: Will Eastman

Profession: DJ, co-owner of U Street Music Hall
Music at U-Hall is: “eclectic, provocative, left-of-center,” “forward-looking,” “accessible”
DJs: in his apartment, for Bliss (DC’s most famous monthly dance party)
Managing a music club: “is a lot of fucking work, at least if you want it done right. But I’m happy.”

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The Hood Internet, Rafter, Stout Cortez Rock Bulldog Alley

Posted by on April 26th 2010 2

WGTB wrapped up its Spring Cleaning Concert Series with our second spring concert this past Friday night in Bulldog Alley. The Hood Internet, the awesome DJ duo with a penchant for indie bands and lots of R. Kelly, melted faces with their songs and opener Rafter equally impressed with their danceable experimental rock. Senior Justin Hunter Scott, aka Stout Cortez, opened up the whole show to the delight of the crowd.

Check out pictures below, and stay tuned for the posting of an interview with the Hood Internet hosted by Saxappeal.
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