Our dance music alter ego band, Loco Domingo, lets it rip this summer.

Presave now and party while you still can. More to come. 

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I had never been to Jiffy Lube Live in the Virginia suburbs of D.C. But I wanted to see Alvvays, the jangle pop band from Prince Edward Island that has put out a handful of albums in its 15 years. But I got a whole lot more. I lost my notes from a week ago…

The story behind “Just Let Go”

Dlux and Tater Totts met for the first time in 35 years to shoot the breeze. Tater wanted an epic rock ballad to rival the greats. D found some lyrics in his unused archive “Lost on Lovers Lane.” Bob Hair liked them enough to write a melody to steal your…

A rock show is going to be different when a strange woman your age approaches you twice to discuss your bad posture. Which is exactly what happened a week ago at the Black Cat in D.C. 

Much of the crowd was old, probably because Horsegirl sounds like New York proto-punk band Television, using repeated triplets of…

When we finish a song we ask is it Loco Domingo or Thrift Bakery? 

"Willful Child" by TB drops March 28. Terrie Cloth and Dlux collaborated for months on the sung vocals, and then it was back to the 80s.

A straight up go-go beat was found. Tater Totts was ordered to make some Echo guitar sounds,…

5 Spot probably has written the best songs of the three, but you couldn't hear them. Unfortunately, the sound booth tired and they got the worst mix of the night, odd for a headliner, and people began to leave. The drums were flat and midrangey, the guitars were gone, bass was prominent, and it gave…

TB waited 25 years to put a guitarist in the band.

But it found the best one in the world. 

Tater and D discuss the old days here: https://bit.ly/4h9QZQh

I got out a week ago to the Quarryhouse Tavern in Silver Spring, Maryland. It's a dive bar with a small music room.

Mieke hails from NYC and performs indie pop in the confessional twenty-something style. She had a crack band and is reminiscent of a young Liz Phair. I'd like to hear more songs…

Is the demise of TikTok imminent? I hope not. It's easy for me to use. But I can adjust to the other social media platforms. Thrift Bakery has a long history in video, going back to the late 1980s with "Well" from "Freshness Test."  

Thrift Bakery "art-song" videos have a home movie patina to them. We…

Hana Vu, July 25, The Atlantis, DC

 If you like a singer at the bottom of the female range, Hana Vu is for you. Her contralto is positively narcotic. The songs are strikingly original -- the angst of the 20s without the navel gazing. She does all of the singing and calling her music rock does…

Joy Viver, March 21, Quarry House Tavern, Silver Spring, MD

Joy Viver is a DC indie pop quartet that did not have much music out at the time. This has changed. They have an album on Bandcamp. Their midtempo sound and songs have a lot of warmth, like hanging out with old friends.

If you like:…

The new single by Loco Domingo is in the pipeline. 

It's called Candy Truck. Presave for all the happiness you can dance to. 

 Andy must be the hardest working man in the UK, running an Internet radio station and publishing a zine about real free-form radio, namely Beware the Radio.

Over there they want 5 pounds sterling for it. Here it is free.

Here's the link to the first zine of Beware the Radio, coming directly to you from…

Hey thriftbakery1985 or Dlux or team,

I've seen you around on Instagram and had to reach out because I really love how your bakery creatively combines thriftiness and deliciousness. Your unique concept caught my eye and made my mouth water at the same time. 

 Summer has busted open.