{"id":57109,"date":"2018-09-21T16:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T20:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/?p=57109"},"modified":"2018-09-21T16:15:31","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T20:15:31","slug":"the-black-cat-celebrates-its-25th-anniversary-by-hosting-two-nights-of-great-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/the-black-cat-celebrates-its-25th-anniversary-by-hosting-two-nights-of-great-music\/","title":{"rendered":"The Black Cat Celebrates its 25th Anniversary by Hosting Two Nights of Great Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"tve_image_frame\" style=\"width: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-57121\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" title=\"IMG_7197\" src=\"\/\/www.dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-300x200.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-64x43.jpg 64w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-562x375.jpg 562w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-699x466.jpg 699w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7197.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When I reflect on some of my favorite bands that I have seen perform in DC, I immediately think of the Black Cat. &nbsp;The Black Cat opened its doors in the fall of 1993.&nbsp; This past weekend, the club featured a 2-night concert to celebrate the 25<sup>th<\/sup> year as a cornerstone music club in DC. &nbsp;The line-up consisted mostly of local DC bands and musicians. &nbsp;Additional performers came in from outside of DC to show their support for this legendary club.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Friday evening, the celebration got started with Local bands, <strong>Work Ethics<\/strong>, <strong>Honey<\/strong>, <strong>Scanners<\/strong>, <strong>Dagger Moon<\/strong>, and <strong>Des Demonas<\/strong>. Each of these bands performed high energy sets as the audience quickly began to fill the club.&nbsp; At the end of his set, <strong>Ted Leo<\/strong>, who frequently performs at the Black Cat, thanked the club for always hosting the best shows!&nbsp; Legendary bassist, <strong>Mike Watt<\/strong>, performed with prominent local musician, <strong>Devin Ocampo<\/strong>. They treated the very enthusiastic audience to an entire set of covers by the <strong>Stooges<\/strong>. After his set, Watt yelled out into the crowd \u201c<em>Go start a band<\/em>!\u201d before walking off stage.&nbsp; Closing out Friday night\u2019s show was the English punk rock band, <strong>Subhumans<\/strong>. They ended the night with fast paced hardcore punk songs which lit up the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tve_image_frame\" style=\"width: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-57122\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" title=\"IMG_7665\" src=\"\/\/www.dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-300x200.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-64x43.jpg 64w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-562x375.jpg 562w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-699x466.jpg 699w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_7665.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Leaving the club Friday night, I couldn\u2019t imagine a better show.&nbsp; However, Saturday\u2019s line up would prove to be the icing on the cake in this two-day musical party.&nbsp; Saturday\u2019s line up started off with local bands, <strong>Foul Swoops<\/strong> and <strong>Wanted Man<\/strong>.&nbsp; Many people came out for Saturday\u2019s celebration and by the time the third band took the stage, the entire club was full. &nbsp;<strong>Hammered Hulls<\/strong> featured DC guitarist Mary Timony as well as Alec MacKaye (brother of Ian MacKaye from Fugazi). Pacing the stage and banging into the mic, MacKaye gave the audience a little taste of post-hardcore punk that would have been prevalent in the early days of the club\u2019s existence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Midway through the night, Atlanta based band, <strong>Algiers<\/strong>, loudly rocked the club with an intense performance.&nbsp; Front man, Franklin James Fisher sang into the mic with such emotion that as an audience member, you almost felt connected to him for the entire performance. &nbsp;Portland Oregon\u2019s, <strong>Hurry Up<\/strong>, carried on the momentum with their fast-paced punk songs, often sang in unison by each of the three band members.&nbsp; Taking it back to DC, local post-hardcore band, <strong>Gray Matter<\/strong>, lit up the Black Cat with their versions of the Beatles, \u201cI\u2019ve Just Seen the Face\u201d and \u201cI am the Walrus\u201d.&nbsp; Finally, headlining this two-day event was newly formed DC band, <strong>Ex Hex<\/strong>. This three-piece features talented female musicians, Mary Timony, Betsy Wright, and Laura Harris.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I was extremely happy to be a part of this celebration and am proud to be able to say that I\u2019ve seen some amazing shows over the years come through this club. &nbsp;I\u2019m looking forward to seeing many more shows at The Black Cat in the upcoming years!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy photos by our photographer<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/shantel-breen\/\"><strong>Shantel Breen<\/strong><\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thesesubtlesounds\/\">These Subtle Sounds<\/a>.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I reflect on some of my favorite bands that I have seen perform in DC, I immediately think of the Black Cat. &nbsp;The Black Cat opened its doors in the fall of 1993.&nbsp; This past weekend, the club featured a 2-night concert to celebrate the 25th year as a cornerstone music club in DC. 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