Ding Dong the Arsenic's Dead: Fort Reno 2008 Schedule
Let the joyous news be spread, the wicked old arsenic is finally dead. It's been a trying year for Fort Reno's summer concert series; from the initial panic to the slow realization that there was nothing actually to worry about, it's time to "dust off the arsenic," as Fort Reno's organizer Amanda MacKaye put it. The 2008 schedule has been officially announced, and it's looking like a great summer.
Things get started next Monday, June 23, with a couple of DCist favorites on the bill. Olivia Mancini and the Housemates, who played our 2nd Unbuckled show and who we got a chance to catch up with recently, and New Rock Church of Fire, a former Three Stars subject, will share the stage next week with Evolution, a band who we're not familiar with and who don't appear to have a website. Mystery band!
As always, the rules for Fort Reno are: no glass bottles, no alcohol, no drugs. Babies, dogs and friendly people are always welcome. Shows start promptly at 7:15 p.m. and are over by 9:30 p.m. And don't forget: Amanda and co. can't continue putting on these shows and keeping this D.C. institution going without your help. So shake the change out of your pockets and make a donation.
Photo by stgermh
The rest of the summer's lineup looks great, including a whole bunch of DCist's favorite local bands. Here's the whole schedule, with some DCist-archive annotations.
Monday, June 23
Olivia Mancini & the Housemates, New Rock Church of Fire, Evolution
Thursday, June 26
Zulu Pearls, Dress Up, The Shakes
Monday, June 30
Bellman Barker (***), The Moderate, Gestures (featuring occasional DCist contributor Kriston Capps)
Thursday, July 3
Perfect Souvenir, The Andalusians, The Makeshift Shakedown
Monday, July 7
Sarah Azzara, The City Veins (who we just interviewed, and who happen to include our Nats columnist Charles Gray on guitar), The Boom Orangutangs
Thursday, July 10
Black & White Jacksons (***), John Wayne Hero, Friends of the Library
Monday, July 14
Death by Sexy (who've been three starred and reviewed lots), True Womanhood, Sinta
Thursday, July 17
The Apes (***), Police and Thieves, We Were Pirates
Monday, July 21
Pup Tent, RaRa Rasputin
Thursday, July 24
Statehood (we interviewed Eric Axelson last year)
Monday, July 28
Ex-Motorcycle Couriers, Memories From the Space Age
Thursday, July 31
Kid Congo Powers, The Shirks (who we haven't yet covered, but I promise you are a really great band), Girl Loves Distortion
Monday, August 4
Exit Clov (wow, we sure have covered Exit Clov a lot!), Cobra Collective
Thursday, August 7
Julie Ocean (of the recent tasing)
Monday, August 11
These United States, Jukebox the Ghost. What's there to say about these guys that we haven't already said a million times before? We love them both with the heat of a thousand suns.
Thursday, August 14
TBA