We are quickly coming upon the end of the first half of 2008, and as usually it’s tearing past us. But that’s not to say that we haven’t been keeping up. Marquis has been picking up some nice momentum, and the last few have been packed! This week you have another chance to get down with residents Outputmessage & Triobelisk,and special guest Terror Dactel at Napoleon.

Next week, Marquis DJs Micah Vellian & Triobelisk are guesting at Mass Appeal at the Rock and Roll Hotel with Autorock, DJ Milk + VJ Speed Powek on Saturday July 5th at 9pm.

Now, the last.fm Foals remix contest is over, and unfortunately Dmerit didn’t win. But we still have it for download here. Get it while you can. That should tide you over for the time being. But make sure to mark your calendar for July 12th when the Dmerit boys debut their live set at Feedback at DC9, where they share the stage with Devlin & Darko (Spank Rock) and hometown hero DJ Stereofaith.

On a bittersweet note, next week also is a farewell of sorts as we send off our friends Metropolitan. They’ve been in the studio recording a new album, but this will be their final recording. We’ll have more details about that as those emerge. In the meanwhile though, if you are in DC, you can catch their final performance at the Black Cat on July 5th, as they share the stage with Baltimore’s Wye Oak, Bellflurand Face Accidents. Its going to be an awesome show so make sure to be there.

Tonight, by the way if you are up for going out, our country steampunker pals the Cassettes will be playing at IOTA w/ Aerialist and The Mantras.

Oh man, tons going on with our crews these days. Deleted Scenes is also in the process of finishing up their album. We can’t give up too much just yet, but we are super excited about it. They are playing a few shows in the next couple of weeks as well, but in a few different towns, so I’ll just list them here to make it easier for you. Plus, we’ll have more info as the dates get closer.

July 4 8:00P James Joyce (w/Hammer No More the Fingers) — Durham, NC
Jul 10 8:00P Iota (w/Solar Powered Sun Destroyer, Gary B!) – Arlington, VA
Jul 12 8:00P Lahvd Party, 470 Flushing Ave (w/ Great Lakes) — Brooklyn, NY
Aug 2 7:30P Mercury Lounge (w/Childballads, The Never!) — New York, NY
Aug 8 8:00P Spazzatorium Galleria! — Greenville, NC

Finally, I just wanted to remind you all about our little project which has been gobbling loads of our time recently—All Our Noise. It’s a music site celebrating indie, electronic and experimental goodness. Check it out! We’ve got some video interviews with Time Machine, MSTRKRFT, Tittsworth & Dave Nada, so far and coming this week we’ve got These United States & Times New Viking!