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For Adams Morgan venue Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe , the pandemic didn’t just put a pause on business — it reset the entire operation. Co-owners Alisha Edmonson and Joe Lapan opened a new vinyl shop, Byrdland Records , in Union Market last fall and now plan to move Songbyrd to the Northeast neighborhood, too.
How the co-owners of Songbyrd Music House would spend a perfect day in D.C.
For Adams Morgan venue Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe , the pandemic didn’t just put a pause on business — it reset the entire operation. Co-owners Alisha Edmonson and Joe Lapan opened a new vinyl shop, Byrdland Records , in Union Market last fall and now plan to move Songbyrd to the Northeast neighborhood, too.
10 DC Albums That Everyone Who Lives Here Should Own
This Saturday, a new record store is opening on 5th Street, Northeast, across from Union Market. Called Byrdland, it’s the brainchild of the team behind Adams Morgan’s Songbyrd Music House. The new store will sell both new and used vinyl, along with turntables and other equipment.
Modern Classic: Tame Impala ‘Currents’ with Joe Lapan
Currents was released in July 2015, the third studio album by Australian musical project Tame Impala. Tame Impala, whose name not only perfectly slides off the tongue but is also a reference to a fictional encounter with an African species of antelope, is the brainchild and passion of Aussie auteur Kevin Parker. Bred in the highly active Perth music scene, Parker birthed Tame Impala as his vessel of musical expression circa 2007.
Meet The Creators: Shaolin Jazz
At Songbyrd, we support music exploration and appreciation in all its forms. One of our favorite reoccurring events is CAN I KICK IT? a project put on by our friends at SHAOLIN JAZZ. The short version of CIKI? is this: dope kung fu movies with a new, recut soundtrack, mixed live by DJ 2-Tone Jones, and featuring visual art from Gerald Watson.
A Tribe Called Quest — We Got it From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service
Those expecting a vintage, golden-era throwback A Tribe Called Quest album probably aren’t core ATCQ fans to begin with. No disrespect—Q Tip said in 2011 documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life that his goal has always been to “not preach to the converted, but go out and crusade for more”—but appreciating the latest and last Tribe album, and first in 18 years, requires an understanding of context that goes far beyond the music itself.
