Post-punk/DIY indie dj party, Belgian beer specials, fre

Another shameless plug, but in this case, I think the event in question is special enough to justify it…

"We Fought the Big One," the monthly dj night at Marx Cafe celebrating the original post-punk/indie and shoegaze scenes, is turning 4-years old this Friday, Feb. 1. To mark this occasion, my friend/dj partner Brandon Grover and I will be joined by a special guest dj: Dan Selzer, who runs Acute Records. Most recently, Acute put out a fantastic career retrospective of The Fire Engines, a legendary Scottish noise-pop group that was a key influence on everyone from The Jesus & Mary Chain to Primal Scream (btw, you may have seen that Pitchfork gave this release a glowing review fairly recently). Dan is making a special trip from New York for this. He's a very cool guy and I highly recommend introducing yourself to him if you have an interest in the original post-punk scene or want to know what it's like to run a label.

Marx Cafe will also be offering a special deal on its 2 most popular Belgian beers: $3 off Chimay and De Konick all night long!

We will also have plenty of free music to giveaway. There will be Acute stuff aplenty and also a new mix cd that Brandon and I have curated, plus some Screen Vinyl Image singles.

Hope you will join us!

Cheers,
Rick
aka Guy Chadwick's angry neighbor

"We Fought the Big One"
4-Year-Anniversary Party
at Marx Cafe
3203 Mt. Pleasant St. NW
Washington DC
10pm - 3am
NO COVER 21+
www.myspace.com/wefoughtthebigone
In case anyone was curious, here's what we spun last month…

Brandon set #1:
Harmonia â?? â??Deluxeâ?
Silicon Soul â?? â??The Figâ?
Deekay Jones â?? â?? New York , New York â?
Six Sed Red â?? â??Shake It Rightâ?
23 Skidoo â?? â??Last Wordsâ?
Tiny Desk Unit â?? â??Cous Cousâ?
The Au Pairs â?? â??Itâ??s Obviousâ?

Rick set #1:
Siouxsie & the Banshees â?? â??Red Lightâ?
Attack Under Attack â?? â??Operating Instructionsâ?
Christof Glowalla â?? â??Erde 80â?
Ike Yard â?? â??NCRâ?
Cocteau Twins â?? â??Garlandsâ?
The Chameleons U.K. â?? â??Second Skinâ?
Sad Lovers & Giants â?? â??Colourless Dreamâ?
The Cure â?? â??Inwoodâ?
Blonde Redhead â?? â??23â?
My Bloody Valentine â?? â??Off Your Faceâ?
Japancakes â?? â??Only Shallowâ?
Torsion Fields â?? â??Show Me the Sunâ?
The Passions â?? â??Iâ??m in Love with A German Film Starâ?
The Triffids â?? â?? Tarrulup Bridge â?

Joi set #1:
Sonic Boom â?? â??True Love will Find You in the Endâ?
Kraftwerk â?? â??Showroom Dummiesâ?
The Wake â?? â??Favourâ?
The Stockholm Monsters â?? â??Fairy Talesâ?*
The Arms of Someone New â?? â?? St. Catherineâ?
St. Christopher â?? â??Forevermore Starts Hereâ?
The Radio Dept. â?? â??Keen on Boysâ?
Sugarplant â?? â?? Brazil â?
All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors â?? â??Snowflake Eyeâ?
Kitchens of Distinction â?? â??Railwayedâ?
Felt â?? â??Primitive Paintersâ?
Air Formation â?? â??Brightest Starâ?

Brandon set #2:
Intelligence â?? â??The Receptionistâ?
Nothing People â?? â??In the Cityâ?
Minimal Man â?? â??Two Little Skeletonsâ?
Modern Eon â?? â??Visionaryâ?
The Teardrop Explodes â?? â??Poppies in the Fieldâ?
Medium Medium â?? â??Nadsat Dreamâ?
Royal Family and the Poor â?? â??Art on 45â?
Scientists â?? â??Swamplandâ?
Hue Blancs Joyless Ones â?? â??Bloody Nightsâ?
The Beakers â?? â??Red Towelâ?

Rick set #2:
Broadcast â?? â??Hammer Without A Masterâ?
Von Sudenfed â?? â??Floodedâ?
A Sunny Day in Glasgow â?? â??A Mundane Phonecall to Jack Parsonsâ?
Mahogany â?? â??The View from the People Wallâ?
Stereolab â?? â??Revoxâ?
Ulrich Schnauss â?? â??Starsâ?
Arms of Someone New â?? â?? Hollywood â? (promise version)*
Abecedarians â?? â??They Said Tomorrowâ?
Tiny Desk Unit â?? â??Happy Families on the Mallâ?
caUSE co-MOTION! â?? â??Baby Donâ??t Do Itâ?
The Wedding Present â?? â??You Should Always Keep in Touch with Your Friendsâ?

Joi set #2:
Moose â?? â??Jackâ?
14 Iced Bears â?? â??Insideâ?
My Bloody Valentine â?? â??Weâ??re so Beautifulâ?
For Against â?? â??Coalescedâ?
Malory â?? â??Beautyâ?
Windy & Carl â?? â??Lighthouseâ?

And if you're in town, check out these other upcoming events…

The holy crap! show of the year…
Sat. Feb. 2 at Velvet Lounge:
screen vinyl image, a sunny day in glasgow , the offering &
twin earth
915 U Street NW , DC, Washington DC 20001
Cost : TBA
www.myspace.com/twinearth
www.myspace.com/theoffering
www.myspace.com/sunnydayinglasgow
www.myspace.com/screenvinylimage

Another favorite dj night of ours…
Fri. Jan. 15th at Rock N Roll Hotel:
Room 429
w/Re:sonance djs Diamond & Darpino
1353 H St. NE, Washington , DC
9:30pm â?? close
No cover
www.myspace.com/resonance429
Do you really go by "Ricky"?
you need a flickr
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Do you really go by "Ricky"?
I prefer Rocky actually, but Ricky is close enough.
this was a lot of fun, thanks!