Tag Archives: 1999 in Washington DC

This rap group formed in Washington, D.C., in August 1999. At that time, DJ Mekalek, whose actual name is definitely Jay Gatsby, and Rhode Isle indigenous DJ Jaysonic, created Jayson Sonico, had been collaborating in the latter’s HEAT record. DJ Comel, also called Eric Latham, was asked to include lyrics …

Shaped in 1999, Cigarbox Planetarium–guitarist Andy Charneco and keyboardist Deanna Pineda–plays self-proclaimed “lounge-bossa-tiki-surf-a-nova-spaghetti-westernish-instrumental-pop.” Both began performing instrumental covers like the theme from “THE NICE, the Bad as well as the Ugly,” “Telstar” by English ’60s instrumental music group the Tornados and many bossa nova functions by Antonio Carlos Jobim. The …

After D.C. post-punks Wise Went Crazy split up in 1998, songwriters Chad Clark and Abram Goodrich made a decision to generate music independently. By using Dark Sonya 2000, the name they offered their mobile studio room kit, they shaped the Beauty Tablet. Clark utilized the producing encounter he obtained with …

Using a sound that resembles what would happen if Tony Iommi played organ instead of guitar in Black Sabbath, the Apes have already been performing throughout their native of Washington, D.C., since their development in 1999. Comprising Erick Jackson (bass/moog), Amanda Kleinman (body organ), Jeff Schmid (bass), andPaul Weil (vocals), …

Not to end up being confused with the English indie band of exactly the same name, Washington, D.C.’s the Cassettes desire in Technicolor, churning away rock tunes having a psychedelic vibe along with a garage area rock and roll fervor. The music group initially surfaced from Shelby Cinca’s four-track recordings …