Events for February 2014
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HospitalityHospitality
February 1 @ 8:00 pm
TICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY 12/13 @ 10AM The first thing you might notice about Hospitality’s sophomore album Trouble is what you don’t hear. The process of completing Trouble was, for the band, one of learning to accept silence, to let that empty space exist no matter what it might awaken or evoke. You could catch glimpses […] POP OFFPOP OFF
February 1 @ 8:30 pm
 First Saturdays RNR Hotel - 2nd Floor 1353 H St., NE 21+ | FREE | 9:30 - Close with your humble host, Micah Vellian Local cat-toon, Micah Vellian, aka Miguel Lacsamana, has dabbled in the wizard arts of tune manipulation for nearly 17 years. A dancer and lover of all things dramatic, he harnesses rough […] DJs REX RIOT & BASSCAMP - 1ST FLOOR RESIDENTSDJs REX RIOT & BASSCAMP - 1ST FLOOR RESIDENTS
February 1 @ 11:30 pm
1st floor post show residents! Mixing a live production show with open format Electronic Dance Music, Rex Riot & Basscamp provide a rare atmosphere for DC’s growing audience that seeks accessible, innovative music and engaging performance. As accomplished artists in their own right, and hosts of Washington’s infamous #CRANKPARTY, the duo have a strong background […] |
Maria TaylorMaria Taylor
February 2 @ 8:00 pm
TICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY 11/22 @ 10AM Maria Taylor’s Something About Knowing beckons with the opening track “Folk Song Melody,” a mesmerizing acoustic-with-celestial-atmospherics composition crafted around a wordless singsong passage that’s instantly familiar. “That section says everything without words and the rest of the record fills in the emotions,” she says. And the emotions brimming on […] |
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AlpenglowAlpenglow
February 7 @ 9:00 pm
Alpenglow began in a small Vermont town when founding members Peter Coccoma, Graeme Daubert, Elori Kramer, and Kenneth Root shared songs in an old stone mill. Over the next two years, after adding bassist Colin Weeks, Alpenglow transformed original songs rooted in the folk tradition into a collection of finely crafted arrangements that are sprawling, […] VILLIANSVILLIANS
February 7 @ 10:00 pm
 VILLIANS by TOKI UNDERGROUND This party has flown under the radar of the DC DJ scene for the last three years. With a residency that has lasted almost two years here at the Rock and Roll Hotel one can expect to hear anything from inside and outside of the closet. Residency DJ: SK1M and weekly […] |
San FerminSan Fermin
February 8 @ 8:00 pm
TICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY 12/13 @ 10AM A pastiche of post-rock, chamber-pop and contemporary classical composition, San Fermin is the work of Brooklyn composer and songwriter Ellis Ludwig-Leone. His self-titled debut album is strongly influenced by his unique background in classical music, which includes a job assisting composer/arranger Nico Muhly. After finishing his musical studies at […] |
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YuckYuck
February 13 @ 8:00 pm
A million miles away from the clean-cut, boyish charm of Cajun Dance Party, the sound of Yuck resembles bands such as Sonic Youth, the Cure, My Bloody Valentine, and the Jesus and Mary Chain. Yet while the style was so very different this time around, the kind of attention Yuck received was very familiar to […] |
Supreme CutsSupreme Cuts
February 14 @ 9:00 pm
TICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY 12/13 @ 10AM Supreme Cuts — Mike Perry & Austin Keultjes — are scholars of every genre they borrow from. Leaning heavily on the ideals and aesthetics of modern rap and its sub-genres, especially Footwork, they cast a wide net into the sub-bass heavy recesses of DatPiff and YouTube and skim the […] LightwavesLightwaves
February 14 @ 10:00 pm
Lightwaves plays the best blissed out dance music, combining current Top 40, Hip-Hop, and R&B with the most cutting edge underground club, french nu disco, and time tested throwback jams. Requests are welcome and the night is always guaranteed to get weird. Lightwaves also brings in a new guest DJ every month, like Baltimore’s DJ […] |
Those DarlinsThose Darlins
February 15 @ 8:00 pm
TICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY 12/20 @ 10AM “The artist is the opposite of the idealist. The artist does not tinker with the universe, he recreates it out of his own experience and understanding of life.” -Henry Miller Blur The Line feels like an eponymous debut. This record is not a departure, nor is it simply growth. […] MASS APPEALMASS APPEAL
February 15 @ 10:00 pm
 For more than six years, AutoRock has played to packed crowds at the Rock & Roll Hotel, Howard Theater, U Street Music Hall and other venues around DC. With his former band Big/Bright and as a DJ, AutoRock has shared the stage with Penguin Prison, The Twelves and Sam Sparro, to name a few. At […] |
GlasvegasGlasvegas
February 16 @ 8:00 pm
TICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY 11/22 @ 10AM “Welcome back to brilliant” – NME Based in Glasgow, Scotland, indie rock quartet Glasvegas comprises cousins James Allan (singer and principal songwriter) and Rab Allan on guitar, bassist Paul Donoghue, and the drummer Jonna Lofgren. Although they deftly fused a love of doo wop and classic, Spector-produced pop with […] |
Lost in the TreesLost in the Trees
February 17 @ 8:00 pm
TICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY 12/13 @ 10AM When Lost In The Trees set out to record Past Life, their third album for ANTI-, they knew they needed a break with the past. Frontman Ari Picker looked to move beyond the themes of loss that fueled two emotional, densely personal collections of songs. Channeling the liberating happiness […] |
Russian CirclesRussian Circles
February 18 @ 8:00 pm
TICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY 12/20 @ 10AM Perhaps the most immediately apparent characteristic of the fifth Russian Circles album, Memorial is its wide range of emotion. Vacillating from somber-yet-soaring melodies on one track to pummeling metal heft on the next, Memorial sounds like an album with split personalities. Where one song showcases guitarist Mike Sullivan, drummer […] |
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EPIC DANCE PARTYEPIC DANCE PARTY
February 21 @ 10:00 pm
Every third Friday Epic Dance Party takes over the second floor of the Rock N Roll Hotel! Kid Cannibal, creator of American Zeppelin and Biggie Hendrix plays danceable mix of everything - from house to hip hop, from soul to rock and roll. Come prepared to drink, dance, and leave sweatier and looser than when […] |
Sam Roberts BandSam Roberts Band
February 22 @ 8:00 pm
TICKETS ON-SALE FRIDAY 12/13 @ 10AM Sam Roberts was living in a hobbit hole on a mountain in Spain, watching the sun set on the hills of Andalucia when the lyrics of “Golden Hour” came to him. If that were the only unusual thing about the making of ‘Lo-Fantasy,’ his fifth studio album, it would […] STANKSTANK
February 22 @ 10:00 pm
(Ed) The Metaphysical is a staple in the DC Disco scene. With releases on Groove Democracy and Tecnove Records (Spain) he is a worldwide disco figure. His eclectic blend of rare funk and classic pop, mixed in with his own productions, brings a crowd that respects solid music. He has also put out solo and […] |
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BECKY w/ Trevor MartinBECKY w/ Trevor Martin
February 28 @ 10:00 pm
Born in Baltimore, MD, and with roots as a teen in DC’s legendary punk rock scene, Trevor Martin’s skill and musical chops has garnered praise in all corners. However, If you only take a surface look at the heavily tattooed turntablist, you’re only getting half of the story. Martin is adept at spinning all styles […] |