No, this isn't about the legendary Rites of Spring, but you should look them up if you're into DC music history. It's about this weekend, where the vernal equinox meets local music in a burst of rejuvenation. Spring fever is setting in, and if DC Rocks seems irrational and opinionated sometimes, that's because it is. It's just the musings of a a handful of people who like a lot of the same things. For example:
We irrationally like Spring in DC, especially the pink-blooming trees.
We really like seeing people we know play live music.
We like music venues that feel like someone's living room only you have to pay for beer.
We like to see people we know at the shows and meet new people who are just like us only nuttier.
We insanely like DC's adopted Prabir and the Substitutes even after 2 and a half years of fandom. (remember the origin of fan is fanatic)
So it ought to be a good weekend to celebrate warmth, sun, rebirth, pagan stuff, and the like. Saturday night at the Velvet Lounge we plan to catch the 3-way extravaganza, and we will have a lot of questions:
Where did the Septic Twins get their name and why are their 3 of them?
Is that Arthur Noll's real hair in the Myspace picture?
How come 7 Door Sedan just gets better and better?
Will John Stabb's new band Sleeper Agent be playing at a Glen Echo hardware store anytime soon?
How many old DC punk hardcore players/fans are here? Raise your hands.
Then, after sleeping most of Sunday, we will bravely cross the bridge to Iota in Arlington, VA to see those fabulous Substitutes with The Laughing Man and Sleeping Bags. Richmond's finest have severely curtailed their appearances in our metropolitan area of late, so get on over and end the deprivation. We have run out of things to say about this band except that we love them and think everyone else should, too.
Irrational, maybe, but come along and see for yourselves.
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