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Backstage Portrait: Lee “Scratch” Perry
Lee “Scratch” Perry had a recent part on the big screen with ‘MARLEY’ hitting indie theaters everywhere, and for those around the District, he was at the State Theater in Falls Church last Wednesday night. For me, he’s the subject of one of my favorite backstage portraits. It was at the 9:30 Club a few years…
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Beats Antique at the 9:30 Club
While shooting Earthdance this past year, I was blown away by Beats Antique for the first time–Wednesday night was the second time, in as many shows! David Satori, Tommy Cappel, and Zoe Jakes brought the house down with an intricate weaving of belly and tribal dance / performance art with drum kits, banjo, fiddle, triggered sounds, vocal…
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Rex Riddem Opens for BASSNECTAR @ 930
Washington, DC, November 3, 2010 – Rex Riddem opened for the SOLD-OUT Bassnectar show at the 930 Club last Wednesday–WHAT A SHOW! The crowd piled in quickly, and Rex brought up the temperature with a cool DJ set, dropping classics spiced with pre-release joints off of Thunderball‘s “12 Mile High”, just released yesterday. Now, for a little…
