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From DC 06/08/09
Artomatic permalinkArtomatic is insane. The annual, open-to-all-who-apply art show is now in its tenth year and with upwards of 1600 artists showing at 55 M St. SE (right by Nationals Stadium), we’re a teensy bit stoked on having missed the chaos of opening weekend. The show runs through July 5; we plan on hitting it all up REAL LEISURELY on our next free afternoon. (Photo via: ReadysetDC.) |
From DC 05/28/09Summer Camp permalinkDC pools are a mythical thing. Everybody’s got a cousin with a brother whose ex-girlfriend still has the access code to that one you heard about on that roof in Adams Morgan, but somehow that never seems to work out. The tides change this Saturday, May 30 when BYT is hosts its first weekly Summer Camp at the Capitol Skyline Hotel (10 I St., SW). Every Saturday from 12PM to 8PM, now until Labor Day, it’s $10 admisson for bands, DJs, fun in the sun and—most important of all—a real, live swimming pool.
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From DC 05/12/09
Fatback permalinkFatback is the most fun dance party in a city filled with fun dance parties. A bold statement, we know, but last time we went we woke up the next morning on out the couch, wearing a feather headdress and humming Os Mutantes. Beat that this Saturday, May 16 from 10PM-3AM at LIV at Bohemian Caverns (2001 11th St, NW).
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From DC 05/06/09
Born Ugly Magazine permalinkBrewed in the bars and backyard ramps of Richmond, Virginia, Born Ugly Magazine is the voice and visual of the everyday skateboarder; Issue 1 is so tight and we’re way into the berserker art direction by RVA’s Barf Comics. |
From DC 05/01/09
Listopad Treasury permalinkWe’ve mentioned Listopad before, but that was back when they were just a young, nomadic, vintage cocktail party, traveling from venue to venue with a stash of well-edited wares. They’re finally putting down roots at 1843 14th St. NW - Listopad Treasury will open Summer 2009. Until then we’ll be keeping up with the progress (and demolition!) of their boutique-to-be at the Listopad blog.
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From DC 04/29/09
Summit of Awesome permalinkFrom the DIY-masterminds behind Hello Craft comes The Summit of Awesome: a weekend-long (Friday, May 1-Sunday, May 3), workshop-filled explosion of Indie Craft for the Business-Minded. An all-access pass is on the pricey side at $180, but at what cost miss events like lunch with Etsy CEO Maria Thomas and the Show of Awesome afterparty at Miss Pixie’s (1626 14th St, NW)? |
From DC 04/15/09
Notoriety permalinkWednesday nights at Chi-Cha Lounge (1624 U St., NW) mean Notoriety: a salon event devoted to meeting with friends, making new ones, and getting real on a weeknight. Lots of soul music, sometimes movies (this week it’s 8 1/2), and ALWAYS drink specials (they help with getting real, you know) - drop in from 6PM-2AM and get in on it.
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From DC 04/10/09
Elizabeth Gorman permalinkWe love photographer Elizabeth Gorman’s current solo show at Tryst, and we LOVE love her often-updated photoblog, Let’s Not Talk About Art.
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From DC 03/31/09
MACRoCk permalinkJust a few hours outside DC lie the Shenandoah Mountains and MACRoCk: Harrisonburg, VA’s annual Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference. Sure, you could wait for Medications, Obits, and the other 80+ East Coast bands to roll through the Black Cat, or you could throw caution to the wind, jump in your ZipCar, and spend April 3 & 4 catching shows, doing small-town thrifting, and enjoying small-town beer prices. It’s your call. |
From DC 03/27/09
We Are Taupe permalinkTaupe is a new design collaboration from DC artists Victor Aguilar and Mark Keeler. The premise is all lofty-sounding ("a convergence of art for art’s sake, and art as consumable product"), but what it comes down to is that they make cool stuff and sell it - and we’re definitely into the limited-edition run of hand-screened posters that make up the current catalogue.
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From DC 03/18/09
Exactly! at Velvet Lounge permalinkExactly!’s live set consists of lush, moody punk rock made with two keyboards, a drum set, and a fair amount of fake blood. If this isn’t enough to get you to Velvet Lounge this Wednesday, March 18 for their 9PM show with Baltimore’s Thrust Lab and Future Islands, well, we don’t know exactly what will.
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From DC 03/03/09
Palace of Wonders permalinkDC’s long been a mecca for burlesque, especially after Palace of Wonders (1210 H St., NE) opened up in 2006. It’s touted as the only Vaudeville Stage-slash-Museum of Oddities-slash-Full Bar in the Whole Wide World - can you tell already why it’s our favorite spot on the H Street Corridor? |
From DC 02/25/09
Sticky Fingers permalinkYou really haven’t DONE DC until you’ve had the cinnamon roll from the all-vegan Sticky Fingers Bakery (1730 Park Rd., NW) on a Sunday morning. We’re just sayin’.
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From DC 02/23/09
Panda Head Mag: Issue 3 permalinkThe online-only Panda Head Mag is art, fashion, style, lifestyle, and creative collaboration in and of Washington, DC. |
From DC 02/10/09
French Shorts at Hillwood permalinkThis Wednesday, February 11 from 5:30-8:30, the Hillwood Museum will screen French Short Films: Les Lutins, a collection of the best French shorts of 2008. It’s only $8 but reservations are required - act now! Hillwood is all gorgeous and romantic and junk and this is bound to fill up with YOUNG LOVERS trying to make good before Valentine’s Day. |
From DC 01/27/09
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From DC 01/21/09
Modernist Society at Bourbon permalinkThe Inaugural dust has settled in DC after The Longest Weekend, and tonight, January 21, the Modernist Society - a monthly “salon featuring scintillating conversation with movers and shakers from all walks of life” - helps usher in the new era with ”Libertarian in the Age of Obama.” Guest speakers Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch of Reason Magazine will field questions, and did we mention drink specials and the funk/soul DJ night afterwards? The discussion starts at 9pm upstairs at Bourbon (2321 18th St. NW) and the party goes till 2.
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From DC 01/15/09
Inaugural Opening Celebration permalinkWhen the buzz surrounding this weekend’s Inaugural events approached deafening our first instinct was to head for the hills (or at least the suburbs) - then the announcement came that Bruce Springsteen would be performing FOR FREE as part of the Opening Celebration (along with Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, and about a dozen others) on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, this Sunday, January 18, starting around 2pm. Our icy little hearts melted with both patriotism and the prospect of hearing “Born in the USA” in our very own backyard.
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From DC 01/06/09
The Super Vacations permalinkAll jangly surf rock and garage beats, we caught Virginia’s The Super Vacations this past weekend and wondered where they’d been all our lives.
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From DC 12/31/08
Montmartre’s Sketchbook permalinkWe’re loving the ethereal photos and handmade vibe at local printmaker Renee Glazer’s sweetly-named blog, Montmartre’s Sketchbook. |
From DC 12/24/08
New Rock Church of Fire permalinkNew Rock Church of Fire is as up-and-coming as they come - in just a year they’ve gone from opening up at Velvet to selling out RnR - and finally they’ve got the full-length to prove it. Pick up Of the Wild at their record release party this Saturday, December 27 at 8PM at 9:30 Club. |
From DC 12/19/08
Garutachi + CSS permalinkCSS plays 9:30 Club this Saturday, December 20 at 7PM; after the show head across town to Rock & Roll Hotel for Garutachi and the official CSS after-party. Just $5 with your ticket stub ($10 without) - get there early for free Red Stripe and stay late for a DJ set from Lovefoxx’s right hand woman, Luiza Sa. |
From DC 12/12/08
MICA Art Market permalinkThere are a million reasons to make the drive to Baltimore (the trek up 95 notwithstanding), and this Saturday, December 13 is no exception. The second annual MICA Art Market runs from 10AM - 6PM on campus at the Brown Center (1301 Mt. Royal Avenue); the vendor list (consisting of Maryland Institute College of Art students, natch) looks dope so get your road trip supplies ready like NOW. |
From DC 12/01/08
Avedon at the Corcoran permalinkRichard Avedon: Portraits of Power is now halfway through its four month run at the Corcoran Gallery - you’ve got until just after Inauguration Day to get downtown and check out fifty years worth of the fashion photographer’s most politically-infused work, including the 1998 portrait, above, of singer and activist Patti Smith.
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From DC 11/17/08
Edie Sedgwick permalinkJustin Moyer is Edie Sedgwick, DC’s (and Dischord Records’) only “transgendered reincarnation” of the Warhol heroine, “sent to save the world by singing, writing, and producing videos about celebrities.” Or so we hear. Edie is currently touring in support of her new album, Things Are Getting Sinister and Sinisterer, and blogging the experience—in the form of open letters, no less—at DC site Brightest Young Things.
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From DC 11/12/08
The Posters of John Foster permalinkAlexandria’s John Foster literally wrote the book on rock posters, and for the next month you can check out his work in real life at Eritrean restaurant-turned-art-space Dahlak (1771 U St, NW). Hair in Unfortunate Places: The Posters of John Foster begins its run this Wednesday, November 5 with an opening party from 7-10PM. |
From DC 11/10/08
DIPLO at Commonwealth permalinkStreet/sneaker/sportswear boutique Commonwealth (1781 Florida Avenue, NW) will host Diplo and the Mad Decent crew in-store for a live DJ set and party this Wednesday, November 12 from 6-8PM (before the Diplo/No Age Black Cat show later that night). Consider it an early bird special. |
