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This week on DC Music Rocks, Justin Shapiro, a singer-songwriter who takes his love for 90's grunge, acoustic rock, folk, blues, funk, and jam bands, he puts it all together to make his own unique, signature sound, stops by for a chat with host Brian Nelson-Palmer. The episode also features great tracks by Iris Divine, Sean Chyun, 51 Peg, and Evilterror.^^ CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN TO THE WHOLE EPISODE! ^^Podcast: iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, PodBean, PlayerFM, or THIS URL in your other podcast app of choice.Tell Siri, Alexa, or Google Home "Play the podcast DC Music Rocks"! Justin Shapiro Bio/Links:Justin Shapiro is a Bethesda, MD native, and has been playing in the DC area since 2007. With influences like Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Ben Harper and Bob Dylan, Justin took his country-bent blues, folk-rock, alternative sound and formed Green River Junction. After drummer Rich Cairns relocated to SC, they couldn't find an easy replacement, and the band shortly fizzled out. Justin, who plays around town almost every weekend, took his songs and released his debut album "Campfire Party" in May of 2018. It currently has 2 charting songs on the Digital Radio Tracker charts, and his single "Inspiration Nation" reached #12 on the rock charts; the hardest song on the album. From the basement of Jackpot in Chinatown, to the legendary stage at the 9:30 Club, find Justin playing all around the DMV. Check out www.justinshapiromusic.com for his full schedule.Links:www.facebook.com/justinshapiromusicwww.instagram.com/justinshapiromusicwww.twitter.com/JShapMusicwww.justinshapiromusic.com Email Signup LinkFor those who don't already conveniently get all this via email!FROM THIS SHOWMUSIC***Fire of the Unknown, by Iris Divine (Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal)Inspiration Nation, by Justin Shapiro (Rock, Folk Rock)***Punk Rock Love Song (Let Me Down Easy), by Sean Chyun (Rock, Pop)***Another Nothing, by 51 Peg (Hard Rock, Industrial)***Kill or Be Killed, by Evilterror (Heavy Metal, Speed Metal)***The first time we've played this artist for you on the show, & a new artist profile added to our DC Artist Database! There's new artists every week!->’This Week’s Dose Of DC Music’ Spotify Playlist<-->’DC Music Rocks Show’ MEGA Spotify Playlist<-NEW RELEASES THIS WEEKThere’s links to their profile which: 1) Have their iTunes/Spotify links so you can listen, and 2) have their Website/Facebook links for more info!MUSICBroke Royals - Bad Chemicals (Pop 2 Song Single Release - RIYL The Killers, Bastille)Prinze George - Airborne EP (6 Song Electro Pop EP - RIYL Metric, Purity Ring, MS MR, London Grammar)Black Masala - Tell Me Again (9 Song Full Album of Gypsy Funk - RIYL Horn Bands, this “Devil Went Down To GA” but with horns)Sydney Franklin - Challenger Deep (Pop R&B Single - RIYL Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse, Aretha FranklinAZTEC SUN - In The Name Of Everyone (Funk Single - Snarky Puppy, James Brown, Alabama Shakes)Rare Essence - Live PA #21 (Live at Aqua Nightclub, 6-23-18) (11 Song Go go album - RIYL Chuck Brown)Lori Williams - Hold On (Remixes) (4 Song EP of Remixes of the Original Song Hold On - RIYL Dianne Reeves, Anita Baker, Oleta Adams)Mackenzie Fisher - Gravelly Point (Indie Single named after the park by National (DCA) Airport - RIYL Birdy, Christina Perri, Nora Jones, Colbie CaillatVegas With Randolph - Legs & Luggage (13 Song Pop Rock Album - RIYL Fountains of Wayne, Weezer, Matthew Sweet, Beatles)Roof Beams - In My Prime (Indie Folk Acoustic Single - RIYL Bob Dylan, The Decemberists, Neutral Milk Hotel, Ryan Adams, Mutual Benefit, Angel Olson)Better Homes - Roman Hard Rock Single - RIYL Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World, Panic! at the Disco, ParamoreM4TR - Callout to the Nation Pop Single - RIYL a hybrid of Ben Folds, Stevie Wonder, Cake, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Peter GabrielVIDEOAztec Sun - In The Name Of Everyone (Funk - great shots of the band in this one, good song too!)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQYAa3I7DgYLouisa Hall - Internet Love Song (Pop Folk - funny story, and great video, beach scenes and more!)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3mG48QgsNEThe Colonies - Bound To Be Something Good (Cover, Pop Rock - Clever story, makes you want to watch the whole video to see what happens)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w21r6UWf0CMEli Lev - Chasing Daylight Fan Generated Music Video (Pop Folk - fun idea for a music video using fan selfie videos, so many people in this video!)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol_RWwlSW7oCoral Benders - Goblins and Ghouls(Classic Space Rock Vibe - Cool halloween-ish story, really dug this one)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5jR-PVsBxUDavy Fresh - Never Wanna Fall(Hip Hop/R&B Vibe - Pot Smoker video? Very introspective theme)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_3Bl9Lf6zINuex - Billie (Pop R&B Vibe)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvRQTOxvJr8Sydney Franklin - Challenger Deep(Pop R&B Vibe, Message is all about mental health and anxiety disorders)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGT04tyyDAcFlasher - Material(Pop Rock Vibe, Clever use of video watching experience online to create a fun music video, props to these guys for the creativity on this one, so many scenes used, clever!)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xec88kwLZ1QPLAYLISTSThis Week’s Dose of DC Music:(7-15 songs, updated weekly)https://open.spotify.com/user/dcmusicrocks/playlist/3xXmI6wM2YzB0FMZMFEhavOur 2018 New Releases by DC Artists’ Spotify Playlist: (Mega playlist of singles and albums which came out in 2018)https://open.spotify.com/user/dcmusicrocks/playlist/7kbMQzbrQPisoJq5A76V3kOur ‘DC Artists Official Music Videos’ Youtube Playlist:(Exclusively official music videos, this playlist is over 200 videos long, go enjoy!)https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtzE3kBQ_70kU0_uB-sdviWajkbzi2AkrTHIS WEEK'S LOCAL DC SHOWS TO SEENOTE: The calendar is still up and working. 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