May Music Roundup

Wait, when did it become May? 9 days ago? Fuck! How did that happen? I hope it doesn't inconvenience anyone that I'm just getting around to this May concert preview now. If it's any consolation, you didn't really miss anything last week. Just two shows (The Teenagers and Midnight Juggernauts) that I already warned you about.

So below the fold, check out the best (and sometimes worst) that the DC live music scene has to offer this month. And I'm really trying my best not to describe all these bands in relation to other bands, but sometimes that's the easiest way to do it.

5/9, 10:
-Drive-by Truckers: A band that Jenny really likes, these twangy alt-country rockers seem to take themselves less seriously than some of their contemporaries. That's a good thing. (930)

5/11:
-Ladyhawk: If The Shins had chest-length beards and knee-length balls, and took turns peeing on Natalie Portman instead of stocking her iPod. (DC9)

5/14:
-Uh Huh Her: Lesbian Royalty in our very own backyard! The L Word's (and The Murmur's) Leisha Hailey brings her lez-heavy electroclash band to DC. Expect many studded belts. (930)

5/15:
-Cut Copy w/Black Kids: Australian dance-rock band Cut Copy joins controversially named Cure sound-alikes Black Kids for a show I've been excited about for months. (Black Cat)

5/16:
-Devotchka: Are "Gypsy" and "Indie" mutually exclusive genres? (930)

-Los Campesinos: Another band I love. A co-ed English 7 piece who mixes Architecture in Helsinki's twee hooks with Arcade Fire kitchen sink instrumentation. Check out their latest single, My Year in Lists. (Black Cat.)

-Local H: The locale in question is Chicago, so we have something in common. You might remember "Bound for The Floor," but they have other songs too. (Rock and Roll Hotel.)

5/17:
-Drug Rug: Warbly, weird folk-ish duo who I shouldn't like as much as I do. Opening for The Long Blondes. (Rock and Roll Hotel)

-Junior League: More alt-country. Yay! (Black Cat)

5/18:
-Yo Majesty: Lesbian hip-hop duo. They actually have good voices too. (DC9)

5/20:
- The Helio Sequence: Portland duo that all the kids are going crazy over. (Black Cat)

5/22:
-Islands: Little-bit-of-everything pop band with a cute, homo drummer. I'm excited to see them. Check out their song "Rough Gem." (Black Cat.)

5/24:
-KRS-One: Old-school rapper at the Black Cat. How often does that happen? (Black Cat)

-Black Moth Super Rainbow: Psychedelic rock band with a Newsradio-reminiscent name. (Rock and Roll Hotel.)

5/25:
-Sea Wolf: Yet another wolf-named band, with one really awesome single. (Rock and Roll Hotel)

5/27, 28:
-The Raconteurs: Jack White's other band. (930)

5/29:
-The New Bloods: Three Portland lesbians stand out from the rest of the experimental art-rock by playing a fiddle, and playing it hot. (Black Cat)

-Filter: Hey man, nice shot at maintaining a relevant career...(930)

5/31:
-MSTRKRFT: Canadian electro/DJ act made up of members from Death From Above 1979. (930)