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November 2013 Concert Round Up
Signs of the season Dan Lawrence 62 Heeeyyyyyyyyyyy kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiddddz! It’s time for Mickey, Rachel and I to give you our thoughts and recommendations for the DC shows you should check out this...
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We Love Music: The Head And The Heart @ 9:30 Club – 11/04/13
Last night, despite a 10pm set time, a frigid Monday night and a developing cold, I bundled up and hit the 9:30 Club to check out the Seattle group The Head And The Heart (THATH). Had THATH been some...
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Winning Ticket: Cat Power @ Sixth&i, 11/13/13
Today, we are giving away a pair of tickets to see Cat Power at Sixth & I Synagogue on Wednesday, November 13th. FYI Tickets are – somehow – still available. Scoop them up now! Admittedly, I was...
View ArticleWinning Ticket: Ha Ha Tonka @ Rock N’ Roll Hotel, 11/16/13
Today, we are giving away a pair of tickets to see Ha Ha Tonka at the Rock N’ Roll Hotel on Saturday, November 16th. Simply leave a comment on this post using a valid email address by 9pm on 11/14....
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Hot Ticket: Escort @ Blackcat, 11/22/13
Do you like dancing? Do you like disco? Do you like flashing lights? Do you like live ensemble bands? Then Escort at the Blackcat this Friday is for you. The ensemble (we’re talking like 17 people!)...
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December 2013 Concert Round Up
20090305L1000100 Christopher Chen Ho-Ho-Ho-Holidays are upon us. And therefore it’s time to get your last concerts of 2013 in. Mickey, Rachel and I have rounded up our recommendations for the shows...
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The Winning Ticket: ASTR @ U Street Music Hall, 12/12/13
Given the craptastic weather this week, let’s start your weekend a little early with two tickets to ASTR at U Street Music Hall Thursday night. The duo is opening for Ghost Beach and The Chain Smokers...
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January 2014 Concert Round Up
05938-28Crop Christopher Chen Yeah we’re a little late with our monthly concert round-up, but hey even we need a little R n R from concert going and writing. Nevertheless, there are still PLENTY of...
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We Love Music: A Q&A with St. Lucia
It was 2010 and music virtuoso, producer, remixer and collaborator, Jean-Philip Grobler was stuck. The rock project he currently belabored on felt forced, unnatural; he turned to the past, looking for...
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Snow pile Victoria Pickering The snow has begun to fall. Here are some suggestions on how you should prep in the next coming hours. 1. If you have a fireplace, then buy as many Crankleflame logs as...
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Got cabin fever already? Wow…jeez….yeah…..us too. Here are a few spots to escape to – that is if you can make it there safely. Yes, all listed below are open. I checked. If you’ve got other recos,...
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We Love Music: Phosphorescent @930 Club – 01/22/14
Last night, playing in front of a sold out crowd at the 930 Club, Phosphorescent laid down a poignant, vibrant, and captivating show. Matthew Houck, the sole member of Phosphorsecent, donned a cream...
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February 2014 Concert Round Up
The Guzheng John J Young Happy Year of the Horse everyone!!! Last month’s concerts were amazeballz and Mickey, Rachel and I have put together a stellar round up of this month’s shows that YOU MUST...
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March 2014 Concert Round Up
Guitar in Chinatown Michael J. While the first two months of DC shows definitely kicked butt, March throws things into high gear. Whether you’re looking for synth rock, indie pop or acoustic...
View ArticleWe Love Throwback Thursdays
3212-3222 Sherman Ave., NW (still standing) rockcreek While Throwback Thursday or #tbt generally involves posting photos from “a while ago,” we thought it was high time we bring back some of the good...
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We Love Throwback Thursday: 03/20/14
courtesy of the Library of Congress In honor of the first day of the 2014 Cherry Blossom Festival, I’ve pulled the above photo from 1939 of then Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley placing festival...
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We Love Music: NO. @ DC9 – 03/20/14
Try to Google “NO.” and you’ll have a hard time finding this LA – Echo Park specifically – based rock group. But keep looking (hint: add “Echo Park”,) the extra 5 seconds of typing/navigation will...
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DC’s 2014 Sweet Sixteen – Cast Your Vote
In the spirit of March Madness, we’ve decided to create our own Sweet Sixteen bracket to find out who (or what) you think should be DC’s 2014 champion. Culled from a rather large author submitted...
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We Love Throwback Thursday: 03/27/14
Whoever said DC hardly gets snow needs to take a long look at the Library of Congress archives because there seem to be plenty of photos, like the above shot of Pennsylvania Avenue dated somewhere...
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2014 DC’s Elite Eight – Cast Your Vote
So some MAJOR upsets in the Sweet Sixteen with some top seeds taking a beating. DC’s “Mayor For Life” was upstaged by Mexican food hangout Lauriol Plaza. Schneider’s took a shellacking from the...
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