Ben Tufts tribute to The Who at Iota

Tonight at Iota is going to be a huge musical event marking the 45th anniversary of the recording of one of the greatest live performances of all time--The Who's 1970 performance at University of Leeds! Local legends Ben Tufts and Derek Evry lead a huge array of musicians and a 33 song performance this Saturday February 28. Doors open at 8:30 with only a $12 cover. A portion of the funds from the event will be donated to The Craig Tufts Educational Scholarship Fund. The nights' lineup includes:

Derek Evry
The Beanstalk Library
Nayan Bhula (of The NRIs)
Matt Berry (of Classified Frequency)
Erik Bradford (of Short Lives)
Nicole Morris (of Accidents)
Scott Price (of Ten Feet Tall)
Tony Porreco (of Black Checker)
Seth Morrissey (of westmain)
Selena Benally (of More AM Than FM)
Dan Cohn (of The Grand Candy)
Aaron Mason
James Colvin
John Penovich (of Cravin' Dogs)
Anthony Moreno (of Projected Man and Mud Rey)
Mark Miller
Chris Martin (of Jon Miller Band)
Howard Rabach (of The Grey A)
Ed Zigo (of westmain)
Tom Helf (of Cravin' Dogs)

The Cowards Choir at Iota

Local super talents Andy Zipf, Ben Tufts, Adam Neubauer and Ryan Walker form The Cowards Choir band playing at Iota this coming Saturday, Oct 4. This DC based band is releasing their new EP Cool Currency that night with Justin Jones opening for them.

In August of 2013, The Cowards Choir released the Reunion EP. Less than a year later, they have been featured on WAMU 88.5 Metro Connection, nominated as one of DC's best upcoming bands by Deli Magazine, and mentioned on Rollingstone.com after backing up Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic during a surreal performance of Lorde's "Royals". Their thrilling live show continues to evolve, driven by their camaraderie and the shared desire to make music that creates connection.

Advance tickets are available online here for $14, or $15 at the door. The first 30 people to purchase tickets will be invited to a special listening party at Republic one week before the show.

This Weekend in Clarendon pics

Instagrams from Clarendon, Va from this weekend

Mud Rey at Iota Saturday

Local blues rock band Mud Rey is showcasing their new album at Iota this Saturday, Feb 15. The three piece band is celebrating the release of their new EP Lusi along with Westmain and the Lauren Calve Band. Mud Rey features the very talented drummer and NoVA native Ben Tufts, along with Tony Moreno and Arlingtonian gutiarist Bobby Thompson. The show starts at 9pm and is a $12 cover.

"Help Ben Tufts" concert at Iota

Derek Evry is organizing a concert September 10 at Iota to help out another local musician Ben Tufts. Ben is a drummer who has played in 20 some bands regularly, but had a large amount of musical instruments stolen from him in DC this past weekend. So to help out a friend and fellow musician, Derek is throwing a huge concert with tons of local talent to replace the lost equipment. RSVP and more info on Facebook here. There is about 20 live acts playing 10 minutes each at Iota starting at 7pm:

7:00 - Rachel Levitin
7:10 - Luciano Lima
7:20 - Tiger Gilliam
7:30 - Andres Gallego
7:40 - Jasmine Gillison
7:50 - Matthew Berry
8:00 - Mary Battiata
8:10 - Jackson Edwards
8:20 - Andrew Gaddy
8:30 - Lauren Calve
8:40 - Justin Trawick
8:50 - Laura Tsaggaris
9:00 - Derek Evry
9:10 to 9:30 - DJ Sam Snow
9:30 - theScapes
10:00 - StarFK Radium
10:30 - Colin Thompson Band
11:00 - The Beanstalk Library
11:30 - The Cowards Choir
12:00 - DJ Sam Snow (All Night)