August 16, 2007
About Tonight

>> Sigh. It's the last night of Fort Reno, which means summer is officially ending soon. Hopefully it'll dry out in time to make this a great final concert -- scheduled to play are drag-rocker Edie Sedgwick, Sentai, and the adorable Eyeball Skeleton, a Maryland band featuring brothers age 8 and 10 (plus their dad) who are known to sing the lyric "eyeball skeleton" over and over again in what sound almost like fake British accents. 7:15 p.m., as usual. Call 703-318-2197 to make sure it's still on before heading over.
>> Consider a double-feature of two of the greatest teen flicks of all time: Ferris Bueller's Day Off at 7 p.m. and Pretty in Pink at 9:10. At the AFI Silver Theater, part of the "Totally Awesome: Films of the 1980s" series which ends Sept. 6.
>> Trumpeter Terence Blanchard begins a four night stand at Blues Alley tonight in support of his latest release on the Blue Note label, A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina). Check out our critic's review of the album and head down tonight through Sunday for daily 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. sets. Tickets are available here for $27.50 + $10 food/drink minimum.
>> If you're still scrambling for Neko Case tickets for tonight at 9:30 Club, Craigslist seems to have a few.
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Tonight at Chronos (at Club 5) Steve Archer of Ego Likeness will be spinning. Word is that he'll be playing new mixes of material in with his usual thrashing of dreads and glow sticks!