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"It's always pretty after an apocalypse
So we strolled past the flowers planted by the Bloods and Crips
And they chose white lilies 'cause they're such wacky kids
It was a good day
Damn right, it was a good day

Almost all the hypocrites and demagogues were gone
Like the sacramental moment In a last poets song
And Bayard Rustin came back just to bitch slap Farrakhan
It was a good day
Damn right, it was a good day"

Gonna be on regular rotation.

#dcmusic #smartwentcrazy #music #ChadClark #beautypill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tYiPzUilqU

Screencap of an mp3 player playing "A Good Day" by Smart Went Crazy

DANNY GATTON
"BLUES NEWBURG"

Blues Newburg
Danny Gatton - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpkAISZg_sw

Fast, accurate, and played with feeling, as done in some passages here, is a rare combination; but then, Danny Gatton was a rare player. The tune, itself, is relatively slow. Contrast what you hear on this track with the franticness of "Fingers on Fire" on his "Unfinished Business" album.

Danny Gatton was one of my all-time favorite guitarists, matching talent with nimble fingers. For some more of his picking, search Mastodon on the dannygattor hashtag.

#88elmirast #88elmirastreet #bluesnewburg #dannygatton #dcmusic #fingersonfire #guitar #guitarist #guitarists #guitarpickin #guitarpicking #guitarplaying #musicnews #unfinishedbusiness #virginiamusic #washingtondcmusic

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DANNY GATTON
"THE SIMPSONS"

Danny Gatton - The Simpsons
Sodacake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny8x86RhYSs

This is an unusual listening experience but you probably got that from the title. The track comes from Gatton's big album, "99 Elmira St." Some cuts on the record have too much band but it seems to me the production got it about right in this crazy case. Danny Gatton is easily one of my all-time favorite guitarists and it is great to hear him at his peak. For some more of his playing, search Mastodon on the dannygatton hashtag.

It is worth adding that Danny Gatton's idol was my fellow Maine native, Lenny Breau.

#88elmirast #88elmirastreet #dannygatton #dcmusic #electricguitar #guitar #guitarinstrumental #guitarist #guitarists #lennybreau #musicnews #thesimpsons #virginiamusic #washingtondcmusic

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DANNY GATTON
"IN MY ROOM"

In My Room
Danny Gatton - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IXSXW4_b5o

"In MY Room" is from Danny Gatton's big album, "88 Elmira St." His performance on this track is faithful and pretty subdued: - not typical of his usually aggressive recordings. It gets a little wilder during the fade out. "A little wilder" and "fade out"? Don't expect to get overwhelmed. Still, it is very nice and well worth waiting for. Danny Gatton was not one to disappoint. For more of his picking, search Mastodon on the dannygatton hashtag.

#88elmirast #88elmirast #dannygatton #dcmusic #guitar #guitarmusic #inmyroom #musicnews #virginiamusic #washingtondcmusic

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The Thrift Bakery micro-pop indie music transition from Winston-Salem, NC, to Washington, DC, in the late 1980s is described here: https://www.thriftbakery.com/blog/post/the-thrift-bakery-dc-evolution
#winstonsalem #dcmusic #indiepop #thriftbakery #thriftshop #bakery #janglepop #rap #thugrap #grogandtankard #dcspace #930club

Becca Mancari and Joy Oladokun at the Howard Theatre yesterday. Becca resplendent in performance garb (look at those shoes!) Both in fine voice and fettle, Joy had to stop and cry for a minute but it was all in love and community. Both of their records out this year are terrific. #dcmusic #joyoladokun #beccamancari #indiepop #queermusic #howardtheatre