Washington DC Night Club - Rock N Roll Hotel

Sunday June 15
Grand Archives

"A Sub Pop band led by ex-Band of Horses guitarist Mat Brooke, Grand Archives offer a mixture of hayseed indie, bashful singer-songwriter comedowns, and sunny, orchestral po." 7.8 - Pitchfork

Sera Cahoone
"Former member of the defunct Carissa's Wierd returns with her second solo album; while she's not always able to escape the shadows of luminaries Cat Power and Lisa Germano, there are plenty of nicely evocative moments to be found here." 7.0 - Pitchfork

The Fairline Parkway
(CD RELEASE PARTY!)

8pm

Monday June 16
Retribution Gospel Choir (Alan Sparhawk of Low)

"After two EPs, Low's Alan Sparhawk and his fellow Choir members finally release their debut LP. Mark Kozelek produces but he no longer is a featured player." 7.5 - Pitchfork

The Weather Underground
The Village Voice blogs that THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND made a lasting impression early on at BONNAROO

"After MGMT, we crowded into a smaller tent to catch the last few songs of a set by CA-based band The Weather Underground, who boast a lead singer with a badass name (Harley Prechtel-Cortez) and a voice to match. The group favors 50s and early-60s hooks and changes, but the whole retro façade is blown apart by Prechtel-Cortez’s howl, which is decidedly modern. Catchy and earnest, this is a band to watch."

The Beanstalk Libary

8pm

Wednesday June 18
Centro-matic

The M's
These United States

8pm

Thursday June 19
Johnathan Rice

"Singer-songwriter Johnathan Rice's music strikes an accessible balance between independent and mainstream pop, drawing on the likes of Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, The Band, Joni Mitchell, and Gram Parsons. In a possible nod to Rice's '70s country-folk inspirations, last year's Further North feels more rough-hewn than the dramatic psychedelic pop of his debut. With the aid of Rice's band Death Valley, Further North sounds simpler, but it's still wry and brooding."

Maria Taylor
"The first time Maria Taylor’s graceful voice was heard through our speakers, we knew it was love at first listen. On Azure Ray’s 2001 debut, she sang with a knowledge and a weariness that made us trust and believe her words, fragile tones fragmented through soft acoustic strumming and velvety textures. Skip forward four short years later to when Maria set off on her own for a while, resulting in the stunning solo album called 11:11. A critical smash that wrapped her now-familiar voice in everything from acoustic folk to electronic dream pop, the album established Maria as a master storyteller with a flare for perfect, harmony-soaked melodies."

Nik Freitas
"On his second album, Nik Freitas builds off the singer/songwriter approach that fueled his well recieved 2002 debut ’Here’s Laughing at You’. At it’s core ’Heavy Mellow is an easily Likable, thoughfully crafted disc of late-era Beatles inspired pop........ a vital album from start to finish." three stars -ROLLING STONE

8pm

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Date Sent:	Sunday, 15 June 2008
Newsletter Subject:	Sunday Funday CD RELEASE PARTY @ Hotel!
Newsletter Content:
Sunday June 15 Grand Archives "A Sub Pop band led by ex-Band of Horses guitarist Mat Brooke, Grand Archives offer a mixture of hayseed indie, bashful singer-songwriter comedowns, and sunny, orchestral po." 7.8 - Pitchfork Sera Cahoone "Former member of the defunct Carissa's Wierd returns with her second solo album; while she's not always able to escape the shadows of luminaries Cat Power and Lisa Germano, there are plenty of nicely evocative moments to be found here." 7.0 - Pitchfork The Fairline Parkway (CD RELEASE PARTY!) 8pm Monday June 16 Retribution Gospel Choir (Alan Sparhawk of Low) "After two EPs, Low's Alan Sparhawk and his fellow Choir members finally release their debut LP. Mark Kozelek produces but he no longer is a featured player." 7.5 - Pitchfork The Weather Underground The Village Voice blogs that THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND made a lasting impression early on at BONNAROO "After MGMT, we crowded into a smaller tent to catch the last few songs of a set by CA-based band The Weather Underground, who boast a lead singer with a badass name (Harley Prechtel-Cortez) and a voice to match. The group favors 50s and early-60s hooks and changes, but the whole retro façade is blown apart by Prechtel-Cortez’s howl, which is decidedly modern. Catchy and earnest, this is a band to watch." The Beanstalk Libary 8pm Wednesday June 18 Centro-matic The M's These United States 8pm Thursday June 19 Johnathan Rice "Singer-songwriter Johnathan Rice's music strikes an accessible balance between independent and mainstream pop, drawing on the likes of Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, The Band, Joni Mitchell, and Gram Parsons. In a possible nod to Rice's '70s country-folk inspirations, last year's Further North feels more rough-hewn than the dramatic psychedelic pop of his debut. With the aid of Rice's band Death Valley, Further North sounds simpler, but it's still wry and brooding." Maria Taylor "The first time Maria Taylor’s graceful voice was heard through our speakers, we knew it was love at first listen. On Azure Ray’s 2001 debut, she sang with a knowledge and a weariness that made us trust and believe her words, fragile tones fragmented through soft acoustic strumming and velvety textures. Skip forward four short years later to when Maria set off on her own for a while, resulting in the stunning solo album called 11:11. A critical smash that wrapped her now-familiar voice in everything from acoustic folk to electronic dream pop, the album established Maria as a master storyteller with a flare for perfect, harmony-soaked melodies." Nik Freitas "On his second album, Nik Freitas builds off the singer/songwriter approach that fueled his well recieved 2002 debut ’Here’s Laughing at You’. At it’s core ’Heavy Mellow is an easily Likable, thoughfully crafted disc of late-era Beatles inspired pop........ a vital album from start to finish." three stars -ROLLING STONE 8pm Please visit us on Myspace and Facebook Stop by DC9 and the Red and the Black!