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New Shows in the New Year

justynwithay — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:20:42 +0000

Season’s greetings everybody! I’ve finally written enough new material to feel justified about breaking hiatus. You’ll have a chance to catch me back on stage on Sunday January 16 at the Velvet Lounge with my old friends Peter Maybarduk and the Echo Wall. Monday the 17th is a holiday so come on out and don’t be shy about staying out late.

SUNDAY JANUARY 16
JUSTYN WITH A Y
THE ECHO WALL
MAYBARDUK

The Velvet Lounge
915 U St, NW
Washington, DC
Show starts 9:00 PM
$8, Ages 21+

http://www.velvetloungedc.com
http://justynwithay.bandcamp.com
http://www.facebook.com/theechowall
http://www.maybarduk.com

Tagged: maybarduk, the echo wall, upcoming shows, velvet lounge, washington dc

Grad School Apps/Unrelated Hiatus

justynwithay — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:11:30 +0000

Some of you have been asking when the more personal posts will get here. Well, here’s a personal life update – I’ve been working on grad school apps and hopefully by this time next year I’ll be working towards a Master’s degree in ethnomusicology. It’s something I’ve been threatening to do for a few years now so I’m happy to have stopped waffling about it and finally made a decision. I’m doing my first campus visit next week and will follow with updates as this unfolds.

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I’m 3 songs away from finishing writing the material for Big Really. I know I’m running a couple of months behind schedule, but those of you who have caught the recent live shows and heard the new stuff know that it’s going to be good.

I’m going to take a brief hiatus from performing until I’m done with the rest of the songs. That might be in 3 weeks or 3 months. Or maybe 3 days. (Really though, no. It’ll happen sometime between the first two numbers).

But it will be DONE and it will be done SOON because I want “Scenery Changes Slow” tracked and released just as much as the rest of you.

Tagged: big really, ethnomusicology, general, grad school, hiatus, new music

Monday September 6 moved from Red and the Black to Dahlak

justynwithay — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:17:51 +0000

Well, it’s certainly been an eventful couple of days. I bought a new suit and watched the Night Cheese episode of 30 Rock (NOTE: I didn’t buy the suit to watch the episode). So I was woefully under prepared when our bicolored friends at the Red and the Black announced they have to close on Monday due to an unforeseen construction deadline.

Thanks to Peter Maybarduk and the band that bears his surname, we were able to scramble like tofu to set up a replacement gig that very same night at Dahlak in Adams-Morgan. This change carries a few key advantages over the previous show:

Dahlak is metro accessible (convenient to the U Street and Adams-Morgan stops)
Dahlak serves awesome Eritrean food
Dahlak admits all ages
Dahlak doesn’t charge a cover

…and Dahlak allows us to start the show earlier in the evening at 7 PM. This means all of you that can’t do a late weeknight in the Atlas District can ease into the fall with an evening show on the last day of the last weekend of the last summer of the year.

The lineup is still the same with Maybarduk and the Monkeys and me. Come on out! We can’t wait to see you.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6
JUSTYN WITH A Y
MAYBARDUK
PEACH-STEALING MONKEYS

Dahlak
1771 U St NW
Washington, DC 20009
7:00 PM
FREE! ALL AGES!

http://www.myspace.com/dahlakdc
http://www.maybarduk.com
http://www.myspace.com/justynwithay
http://www.peachstealingmonkeys.com

Tagged: adams-morgan, all ages, dahlak, eritrean food, free, maybarduk, peach-stealing monkeys, summer, the red and the black, upcoming shows, washington dc

Show added – Monday July 26 at Dahlak

justynwithay — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:55:51 +0000

Lou Black of Factor 21 Records and DC/VA chamber-pop decet the Ash Lovelies invited me to play a set at this month’s installment of their monthly singer-songwriter residency at DC Eritrean restaurant Dahlak. The restaurant is located in East Adams-Morgan or on the West end of the U Street Corridor (depending on your point of view). I’ve played with the Lovelies before and I approve of their ornate sophisticated sounds. And I’m also a sucker for any band with a guy that plays the guitar synthesizer.

The show will be starting at 8:00 PM with my set running from 9:30-10:00. Admission is FREE! FREE! FREE!

MONDAY JULY 26
FACTOR 21 RECORDS PRESENTS:
THE ASH LOVELIES AND FRIENDS

Dahlak
1771 U St NW
Washington, DC 20009
8:00 PM
FREE! ALL AGES!

http://www.myspace.com/dahlakdc
http://www.factor21records.com/
http://www.myspace.com/ashlovelymusic
http://www.myspace.com/justynwithay

Too last second for you? Don’t worry, you can still catch the show this Friday at Stacey’s in Falls Church. Unfortunately Simon had to cancel so I’ll be ready with a mammoth TWO acoustic sets. This beast begins at 6:30 PM and is also FREE!

FRIDAY JULY 30
JUSTYN WITH A Y

Stacy’s Coffee Parlor
709 West Broad St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
6:30 PM
FREE! ALL AGES!

http://www.stacyscoffeeshop.com
http://www.myspace.com/justynwithay

Tagged: adams-morgan, all ages, chaosrexmachinae, dahlak, eritrean food, factory 21 records, falls church, free, stacy's coffee shop, the ash lovelies, u street corridor, upcoming shows, virginia, washington dc

Summersummer

justynwithay — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:45:57 +0000

means sun and warmth and ocean swimming but alas no vacations. Yeah I got work too. Here, go to these. I promise they’ll make you feel better.

FRIDAY JULY 30
JUSTYN WITH A Y
SIMON CHAOS

Stacy’s Coffee Parlor
709 West Broad St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
6:30 PM
FREE! ALL AGES!

http://www.stacyscoffeeshop.com
http://www.myspace.com/justynwithay
http://chaosrexmachinae.wordpress.com

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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6
MAYBARDUK
JUSTYN WITH A Y
PEACH-STEALING MONKEYS

The Red and the Black
1212 H St. NE
Washington, DC
Show starts 9:00
$8, Ages 21+

http://www.redandblackbar.com
http://www.maybarduk.com
http://www.myspace.com/justynwithay
http://www.peachstealingmonkeys.com

I’ll be coming back at Stacy’s Coffee Parlor in Falls Church, VA at the end of July for a special acoustic set with musician, teacher, blogger, and good friend Simon Chaos. Simon will be doing a special classical guitar set. Now I know what you’re thinking, “Unamplified guitar sets at a parlor in the evening… sounds like wine-tasting music.” Well, you would be wrong about that because Stacy’s does not serve any alcoholic drinks. So, gentle reader, the joke is on YOU.

Stacy’s shows are always FREE and admit ALL AGES.

Then in September I’ll be playing in DC proper at the Red and the Black on H St. NE. The Peach-Stealing Monkeys will be kicking things off with their sprightly folk-jazz. You may remember the Monkeys from my May show at the Velvet Lounge when they played in slightly reduced form as the Fillers. This time they’ll be out in full force… and they’ll have hemiolas. Human rights activist and singer/songwriter Peter Maybarduk will close out the night. Maybarduk worked with DC legend J. Robbins on his last album, the latin-flavored No Hay Pueblo Vencido. I’m fairly impressed and ready for an exciting night. 9 PM marks the time that a-doings will be a-transpiring.

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In prior collabo news, I’m happy to announce that the Dracula Driveway EP recently got an official release through Brooklyn Supermartyr Records! Find it online at iTunes, eMusic, Amazon, or just go to the label website here:

http://www.supermartyr.com/

Yay music for sale!

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This summer I’m going to experiment with a new more personal blog format. I’ll still post music news and show dates, but I’ll be mixing in some less cut and dry posts about music, books, and whatever else I’m digging at the moment. I’m thinking about putting up the first installment in the next 2 weeks or so, so keep your eyes open!

Tagged: brooklyn supermartyr, chaosrexmachinae, collaborations, dracula driveway, falls church, for sale, general, hemiolas, j. robbins, maybarduk, northern virginia, peach-stealing monkeys, stacy's coffee shop, summer, the red and the black, there's a-doin's a-transpirin', upcoming shows, virginia, washington dc

June Shows

justynwithay — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:06:19 +0000

Next month I’ll be playing this:

SATURDAY JUNE 5

ARTS IN BUSHWICK PRESENTS:
BUSHWICK OPEN STUDIOS ’10
FEAT. THE WAY OUT COLLECTIVE

AVERY BROOKS
ANTHONY CUELLAR
KRISTINE GANNIE
JUSTYN WITH A Y
ABRAHAM POLLACK
KATIE RAINS
BANQUET
WAY OUT

144 Manhattan Ave. #2L
Brooklyn, NY 11206
12 PM
FREE! ALL AGES!

http://www.artsinbushwick.org/

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Followed several days later by this:

FRIDAY JUNE 11
JUSTYN WITH A Y
GREEN GROCER
INVISIBLE CIRCLE

Stacy’s Coffee Shop
709 West Broad St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
6:30 PM
FREE! ALL AGES!

http://www.stacyscoffeeshop.com
http://www.myspace.com/justynwithay
http://www.myspace.com/greengrocer
http://www.myspace.com/invisiblecircle

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You know what I love? Free all-ages shows. Especially when they’re with old friends. Especially when those old friends happen to be incontrovertible musical geniuses. Saturday June 5th I’ll be motoring up to NYC to play a show with my old pals Avery Brooks and Abe Pollack. Believe me when I say these guys are on a completely different wavelength than most and are no doubt planning up some wildly creative mind-melters.

The following Friday I’ll be back in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed to play a show with Future Folk Records superheroes Green Grocer and Brooklyn reverbatrician Invisible Circle. This show might get a little bit intense and maybe just maybe a little bit awesome.

The first show will be part of Arts in Bushwick‘s Open Studios Festival with the Way Out Collective at their nondenominational studio in Brooklyn. In addition to hosting the event, the collective will be serving free food and drinks. The second will be at Stacy’s Coffee Shop in Falls Church, VA. This coffee shop is also nondenominational, however they will require money for use of their sustenance accessories.

Note: You may remember Abe from our duo last year, Dracula Driveway. Why not use this as an opportunity to revisit some of our classic collaborations like this one and this one?

Tagged: abe pollack, all ages, anthony cuellar, arts in bushwick, avery brooks, banquet, brooklyn, bushwick, bushwick open studios '10, chesapeake bay watershed, dracula driveway, falls church, free, future folk records, green grocer, house shows, invisible circle, katie rains, kristine gannie, new york city, stacy's coffee shop, summer, sustenance accessories, upcoming shows, virginia, washington dc, way out, way out collective

Next show: Sunday 5/9 at Velvet Lounge

justynwithay — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:11:32 +0000

Hey, hey! The next show’s on Mother’s Day.

I’ll be back at the Velvet Lounge with This Machine, the Echo Wall, and The Fillers, which is another project from the members of Twins of a Gazelle/Peach-Stealing Monkeys/etc.

I’ll be debuting a bunch of new stuff from Big Really and I’ll have copies of Swans on hand to give away. 8 bucks folks!

Your mom.

SUNDAY MAY 9TH
THIS MACHINE
JUSTYN WITH A Y
THE ECHO WALL
THE FILLERS

The Velvet Lounge
915 U St, NW
Washington, DC
Show starts 9:00
$8, Ages 21+

http://www.velvetloungedc.com
http://www.myspace.com/justynwithay
http://www.facebook.com/theechowall

Tagged: big really, jerry jeff walker, mother's day, peach-stealing monkeys, swans, the echo wall, the fillers, this machine, twins of a gazelle, upcoming shows, velvet lounge, washington dc

Show Recap/SfB Residency Night

justynwithay — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:10:58 +0000

2010 is shaping up to be a good year. Monday and Tuesday’s jaunts up and down I-95 had some of the biggest, tightest, and most fun shows I’ve ever done. It was excellent seeing so many old friends and it was genuinely energizing to play in front of so many new faces. Big thanks to Cosmic Vibes and the End of Irony for helping get the word out! Special thanks to Poingly for joining me on this East Coast yo-yo and to the Escape Artist for letting us open things up in DC.

I’m currently looking to take a few easy weeks to write some more material for Big Really. In the meantime, you can catch me backing up the Bees at our next residency night this Tuesday.

TUESDAY MARCH 2ND
SPELLING FOR BEES RESIDENCY NIGHT

The Velvet Lounge
915 U St, NW
Washington, DC
Show starts 7:00
$5, Ages 21+

http://www.velvetloungedc.com
http://www.myspace.com/spellingforbees

Tagged: big really, cosmic vibes, i-95, new york city, poingly, press, spelling for bees, the end of irony, the escape artist, upcoming shows, velvet lounge, washington dc

Feb Shows

justynwithay — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:09:26 +0000

I’ll be playing a couple of shows at the end of the month, one of which will be my first showing in NYC in almost a year. Both shows will be with NYC electronic pop provocateur Poingly. The DC show will also feature DC post-hardcore quartet the Escape Artist. These will be my first full sets of 2010 and should be appropriately exciting.

And don’t forget about the Bees’ show this Tuesday at Velvet Lounge!

MONDAY FEBRUARY 22ND
MOVE
TOKKO TURNER
POINGLY
JUSTYN WITH A Y

The Trash Bar
256 Grand St.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Show starts 8:00
$6, Ages 21+
Open bar (PBR & well drinks) from 8-9 with admission

http://www.thetrashbar.com/
http://www.myspace.com/poingly
http://www.myspace.com/justynwithay

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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23RD
THE ESCAPE ARTIST
JUSTYN WITH A Y
POINGLY

The Red and the Black
1212 H St. NE
Washington, DC
Show starts 9:00
$6, Ages 21+

http://www.redandblackbar.com/
http://www.myspace.com/theescapeartistdc
http://www.myspace.com/justynwithay
http://www.myspace.com/poingly

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Tagged: brooklyn, new york city, poingly, spelling for bees, the escape artist, the red and the black, trash, upcoming shows, velvet lounge, washington dc, williamsburg