Steve Kiviat
@dcsuburbanite
Freelancer re music & food for Washington City Paper; DMV DC concert list blog; guy recently retired from fed gov dayjob; dad, husband; fan of ilxor.com, Orioles, Terps, Wizards ;
Mavis Staples testifying @ Wolf Trap that we got work to do & don’t need no King, ICE, or men telling women what to do with their bodies
Mavis Staples still sounds great, even when doing a short show in the heat at Wolf Trap opening for Trombone Shorty.
TOB Band played at the dc rec event for teens tonight Friday @ Carefirst Arena in SE DC as noted on their Instagram page
A few days after a Colombian was killed by ICE, Colombian chef Juan Manuel Barrientos of El Cielo restaurant in DC still happily posted photos of himself & his daughter visiting the Trump White House w/ no mentions of what had just happened. Barrientos aka “Juanmaelcielo” on IG is facing criticism
Went to Detroit-style pizza place Little Beast Bistro on Conn. Ave NW where a jazz group was trying to play over the sounds of people talking. Then went to Fort Reno Park & saw some of 2 bands on the bill- Half Snake & Clown Foundation.
Vigil in Washington DC @ 14th & Park Rd NW @ 7:30 pm July 15 in remembrance of Lorenzo Selgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Guerrero who were both murdered by ICE this week
You can sign up your kids to take go-go drumming & percussion lessons this summer from Backyard Band’s Buggy @ the Go-go Museum
Zydeco melded with southern soul & r&b is a Louisiana & Texas style that Chris Ardoin is great at. Dj Texas Fred just played his song “Kreole Lady” on WPFW as the fill-in host on the Southern Soul Party show
In a public post on Facebook, Tesco Vee notes that his collaborator on Touch & Go fanzine in Michigan, Dave Stimson has died. Dave later moved to the Washington DC area and worked at Yesterday & Today Records in Rockville, Md. He was a quiet yet friendly guy. RIP
Hegseth is doing a ceremony at Malcolm X Park Thursday July 2 @ 8:45 am & some are protesting it per this flyer I saw on Instagram
I was elsewhere & missed this last minute open mic jam led by former dc resident & now NY resident Huda Asfour upstairs @ Bossa Friday night. She’s a Palestinian oud player who plays both traditional & modern songs
I once went to Broccoli City fest when it was on the parking lot grounds of RFK Stadium in DC , this year it is presented by AT&T @ the Live Nation owned Jiffy Lube Live out in a Virginia exurb of DC. Still well programmed though
While I haven’t been wowed by the funk of SE DC’s Cruddy Crankerz I admire their tenacity in getting all these gigs from the bureaucrats at dc & federal parks & their generosity in offering other bands to play with them at these shows
Thursday July 9 Let’s Get Free Protest @ US Supreme Court & then Concert @ Penn Ave & 3rd St NW
Because Park Police engaged in an unnecessary high speed chase after someone else, a moped rider in the Connecticut Ave area near the zoo was killed. Republicans in Congress have barred any rules restricting such high speed chases. There was a rally Wednesday in Washington DC to protest
A flag / banner on the street of Tybee Island commemorating the Juneteenth Civil Rights Wade-Ins at beaches in Georgia
So much happening music wise this weekend including this Everyday People DC event that started this afternoon at the Bullpen that I missed out on including in my music calendar
There was a symbolic Wade-in here in Georgia to remember when Black activists swam in segregated white Ocean water here
MLK Library DC Punk rooftop shows have been announced for July 8, August 12 , and September 9. 6:30 on Wednesdays
Someone finally posted the Lamont’s schedule in the Lamont’s facebook group. The club doesn’t have a website or Instagram page , just a voicemail and that wasn’t updated the other day. But I still enjoy the soul and southern soul gigs I have gone to there. They’re having go-go now too.
I missed the April opening of Pure Ritmo! The musical Journey of Salsa exhibit but finally made it there today. Worth seeing @ Smithsonian Museum of American History
More from Pure Ritmo exhibit in Smithsonian American History Museum put together by Smithsonian Latino History folks
Enjoying the salsa history exhibit in Smithsonian American History Museum
Roads blocked by dc cops outside and National Guard standing around doing nothing in Smithsonian museums
I am here at Smithsonian American History and Latin History museum to see salsa exhibit after seeing Robert Gordon Newport film at dc dox at navy theater
