Although the photo was clearly taken during the fall, Tony Ibarra's shot is still a fantastic one of the Korean War Memorial's stainless steel soldiers with the memorial wall behind them. more ›

Night and the City, the first full-length release from former tour diarists, Silo Halo, is a heavy offering with gothic overtones and nods to new wave and shoegaze. more ›

D.C.'s LGBT community is also celebrating Black Pride this Memorial Day weekend. more ›

This might be a frequent sighting at several outdoor parties this holiday weekend. Teddie N took this shot of man's best friend likely asking for food. more ›

Director Maïwenn's disturbing crime drama Polisse looks at children in trouble and the men and women in charge of protecting them. more ›

Some people use such noise to create a catatonic effect and others and others might try to clear a room but Black Dice was apparently trying to create the world’s most unlikely dance party. more ›

In the wrong hands, I Wish could come off as maudlin and sentimental, but the director’s gentle touch finds a good balance, grounding whimsy in reality, dreams with resignation. more ›

The driver said, "He began to tell me who he was, but I didn't believe him. But when we stopped and he left the car, I Googled him, and everything popped up." more ›

Your weekend picks, including D.C. hip-hop crews taking on their French counterparts, a strawberry festival, the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, New Edition, Rolling Thunder, and more. more ›

The mercury is headed to the high 80s this weekend, with no sign of cooling off any time soon. For all purposes, we're in the throes of summer. The video for Eternal Summers' new single has you covered. more ›

bhrome gives us this minimalist view of the masthead of the Display Ship Barry, at the D.C. Navy Yard. more ›

Chuck Brown's body will go on public display next Tuesday at the Howard Theatre, with a public memorial service to follow next Thursday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the District and Brown's family announced. more ›

This week's choice screenings include Being There, Patton and the animator who inspired Tim Burton. more ›

Sandra Cinto's installation at the Phillips Collection has a title that is ambiguously poetic enough to mean nothing: One Day, After the Rain. In the case of her multipart ink and acrylic mural on the walls of the Phillips's Vradenburg Cafe, the title adds a lovely and natural simplicity to the piece which crawls across the walls showing the evolution of a storm. more ›

The 10th edition of Silverdocs, the annual documentary film festival sponsored by the American Film Institute and the Discovery Channel, announced its opening and closing films yesterday. more ›

In 1942, with the United States thrust into World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Memorial Day parade and other tributes took on greater meaning. more ›

A west-facing outer wall on H Street NE's Smith Commons became a blank canvas for Baltimore-based street artist Gaia last week. more ›

Tonight: Electronic sounds at U Street Music Hall, Woody Allen, garage rock and The Graduate. more ›

Your daily condiments, as seen by Christopher Chen on real black and white film. more ›

Admit it: It's nearly impossible not to melt upon looking at the newest arrivals to the Smithsonian's National Zoo. These two cheetah cubs are utterly adorable, but the story of how they arrived at the zoo is a bit harrowing. more ›

The cast announced for a film about the life of longtime White House butler Eugene Allen has some pretty inventive choices for actors playing four decades' worth of presidents and first ladies. more ›

Donna Summer's "I Feel Love," Prince's Purple Rain and George Clinton's Mothership Connection are among the more popular entries in the latest batch of 25 recordings that will be preserved by the Library of Congress. more ›

Grégoire Maret & Michael Bowie @ the Caverns, Dick Morgan @ Blues Alley, The Flail and Rodney Richardson @ Twins—all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

Documents obtained by a conservative watchdog group show that director Kathryn Bigelow and her crew consulted with the CIA and Defense Department in their upcoming film about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. more ›

Tonight: a photography exhibit that inspires social change, a reading on the Potomac River, a hootenanny, an outdoor movie, and Garbage at the 9:30 Club (if you can get in). more ›

The Bachelorette is now showing at The Studio Theatre. We're giving away 2 pairs of tickets, but you have to be a DCist Daily subscriber to win. more ›

Great use of negative space, reflections of clouds in a still pond, beautiful bokeh, and a flowering lilly. What's not to love about choofly's picture from the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens? more ›

A viewing for Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown will take place on Tuesday, May 29 at the Howard Theatre and a funeral at a larger venue will happen on Thursday, May 31. more ›

Silo Halo hits up Artisphere, the Fillmore provides this week's shorter drive for metal consumption and Garbage sells out the 9:30 Club. That and more in this week's agenda. more ›

This week in hip-hop: Avery Sunshine, Drake, Amel Larrieux, DJ Eskimo and John Jazz, Miguel Migs, Chrisette Michele, and more. more ›

Tonight: A quest for manliness, whistleblowing, interior design, and more. more ›

National airport, old terminal, kimberlyfaye, Hipstamatic on the iPhone, boom. more ›

The Anglo-Spanish electronic band Crystal Fighters, whose debut album Song of Love just had its U.S. release, plays tonight at the Rock N Roll hotel. We spoke with the band's lead singer and guitarist. more ›

Waters told the couple that he's "preparing to write a book about his adventures of hitchhiking across America." more ›

How important was Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown to D.C.? Enough to merit his own commemorative day and a go-go museum named after him, according to one person. more ›

It was 20 years ago today the The Real World first aired, and it was only a few years ago that D.C. has the displeasure of hosting MTV's seminal reality show. more ›

A running conversation between DCist and the City Paper's Arts Desk about Veep, HBO's series about the vice presidency. more ›

Tonight: musical comedian Reggie Watts, a film and a fiddler, a Tröegs beer dinner, and more. Plus, a roundup of events happening later this week. more ›

Photographer volcanojw made great use of negative space in this image. Although National Airport is a building that we are all familiar with, the selection of just a portion of the building while focusing on the repetitive lines and shapes makes this photograph compelling. more ›

About 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening, passersby and shoppers exiting the Harris Teeter supermarket at 1631 Kalorama Road NW stopped to gawk at an unexpected musical performance—a rooftop violinist. more ›

A public memorial for Chuck Brown is still being planned and will likely be held sometime next week, according to a note from Brown's manager. more ›

Fast planes, loud noises and acrobatic aerial routines. Yep, it was that time of the year again—the Andrews Sir Show took place over the weekend. more ›

Jess J took this photo of the dance action one would often see at the late afternoon, early evening jam session at Malcolm X/Meridian Hill Park's drum circle. more ›

This weekend is the return of Artomatic. Mediaslave's photo of a young woman watching a presentation shows the space's unfinished interior that's emblematic of Artomatic. more ›

We talk about flawed comparisons to famous female musicians and changing the project name with Angela Morrish of the haunting and heavy Washerwoman. more ›

Local guitar-and-bass trio Silo Halo is on an eight-day tour of the Midwest. We've asked the band to send us thoughts and photos from the road. This is the their final entry. Welcome home! more ›

Richard Linklater's Bernie is part fictionalized, part documentary, and entirely well-made, but the tone of its fictionalized elements put this uncomfortably close to mockumentary. more ›

As an act of civil disobedience and expression in the face of state oppression, This is Not a Film is to be applauded. But its title is less ironic than it would like to be. more ›

Betty White visited the National Zoo today and got a private tour of the giant pandas, fluffy little kiwis and other specimens. If this isn't the most SEO-friendly thing ever, we don't know what is. more ›

Your guide to all the fun stuff going on around town this weekend, including Artomatic, SurviveDC, Soundbites, and more. more ›

Are you ready for tomorrow's second leg in the race for the Triple Crown? Matt.Dunn gets us in the mood with this shot of a man and his horse at Pimlico Racetrack clearly discussing (and disagreeing on) who is going to go all the way. more ›

Local guitar-and-bass trio Silo Halo is on an eight-day tour of the Midwest. We've asked the band to send us thoughts and photos from the road. Today's transmission is from Indiana. more ›

Betty White is doing two events with the National Zoo this week. Unfortunately, they're both sold out, but you can still look at photos of Betty White, animals and Betty White with animals. more ›

Movies to catch around town this week include Billy Wilder's The Apartment, stories about klezmer fiddlers and Bollywood giants and the everlasting greatness that is Chinatown. more ›

This morning the bassist for Here We Go Magic, Jen Turner, spoke with us about their magical experience with hitchhiking John Waters. more ›

Tonight: a documentary in progress, yoga for athletes, technology for musicians, and more. more ›

This colorful study of rectangular panes works great in a square crop. Tramod's strong composition was made not with an app but a DSLR. more ›

Last Sunday, throngs of people flooded into Dupont Circle to shimmy on the dance floor. Why? To take part in "Dance in the Circle" a promotional event for dance companies from around Washington. more ›

Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown will likely have a huge sendoff when his funeral is held, and D.C. is preparing accordingly: Mayor Vince Gray said today during an interview on NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt that flags would be flown at half-staff during the event. more ›

Hours after Chuck Brown died, hundreds of D.C. residents swarmed to the Howard Theatre to pay their respects to the Godfather of Go-Go with an impromptu dance party. more ›

Just as Chuck Brown's music defined D.C. for so many, his death evoked reactions of sadness from people across the city. In the hours after the news was announced, D.C. officials from Mayor Vince Gray on down expressed their sorrow for Brown's passing and passed their condolences on to his family. more ›

Browsing through our Flickr group (and elsewhere on the photo archive site), we found numerous photos of Chuck Brown performing around D.C. Here are some of our favorites. more ›

Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go and a D.C. musical legend, died today. He was 75. more ›

In its fiscal 2013 budget introduced yesterday, the D.C. Council increased the amount allocated to the District's Commission on the Arts and Humanities by $6.8 million, pushing funding for that agency to its highest level since 2009. more ›

Artomatic is the big news and big opening this week. But don't overlook The Subliminal Seduction of Spring, a tour of MidCity Artists and more. more ›

Atlas pays tribute to Gil Evans, Veronneau CD release, Kris Funn and Darius Jones @ the Caverns—all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

What It Was, George Pelecanos' latest hard-boiled detective novel set in 1970s-era D.C., will join Martin and Ben's book picks at Politics & Prose next month. more ›

Indie director John Waters was reportedly hitchhiking in Ohio today when he was picked up by an indie rock bank, Here We Go Magic. Sources say he bought everyone lunch and taught them new words! more ›

Alexandria topped Amazon's list of the most well-read U.S. cities. Not only that, but the Washington suburb leads the nation in the number of romance books read. Good news for E.L. James. more ›

As offensive as The Dictator can be, the scripted discomfort may be less offensive than Sacha Baron Cohen's usual kind of comedy. more ›

Tonight: Storytelling, a dub/reggae legend, superheroes, and more. more ›

Mcdanielism used water from the fountain at the new waterfront park in Georgetown as the foreground of this image, and it works nicely. more ›

We're half-way through the week, and there's nothing better to lighten the tension and smooth the way to the weekend than pictures of adorable animals. And David Beckham. Always David Beckham. more ›

The following post is from our advertiser, Bonobos. more ›

Watching Jeopardy! film its shows in Washington was a long, strange day and brought back many childhood memories. And Alex Trebek is a funny, but weird man. more ›

In this week's agenda, most of our picks are in the relatively far-flung locations of Falls Church, VA and Columbia, MD but acts like Father John Misty and La Sera will keep D.C. active. more ›

This week in hip-hop: Yo Gotti, DJ Sneak, Bilal, Wolf + Lamb, and Brian McKnight. more ›

The D.C. Rollergirls sixth season ended Saturday at the Armory, with Scare Force One retaining the title in a blow-out over the Cherry Blossom Bombshells and the D.C. DemonCats upsetting the Majority Whips for third spot. more ›

Ellen DeGeneres, the talk-show host and comedian, will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the Kennedy Center announced today. more ›

Tonight: Beer tasting, Kentucky Derby dinner, DC Science Cafe, and the Akoma Drummers. more ›

At first I had a hard time believing Mr. T in DC didn't just attack this unsuspecting turtle with neon paint. But I guess those incredible colors do happen in nature. Awesome. more ›

A running conversation between DCist and the City Paper's Arts Desk about Veep, HBO's series about the vice presidency. more ›

Politics & Prose asked us to pick three books to feature in the store's front window next month. Martin picked one, Ben picked one and we're leaving the final selection up to you, dear readers. more ›

Sixteen years after he recklessly endangered the office of the president by leading a counterattack against a destructive alien invasion, Bill Pullman is returning to the White House. more ›

Local guitar-and-bass trio Silo Halo is on an eight-day tour of the Midwest. We've asked the band to send us thoughts and photos from the road. Today's transmission is from Chicago. more ›

The work of Frohawk Two Feathers, pseudonym of Chicago-born and L.A.-based artist Umar Rashid, is steeped in folklore. For the better part of ten years the artist has visually explored narratives of colonialism through paintings and exhibitions that cumulatively function like chapters in an epic fantasy. more ›

A discussion between DCist and the City Paper about Veep, HBO's new comedy about the vice presidency. more ›

Tonight: live music and killer movies. Plus, events going on later this week, including a belated Kentucky Derby celebration, psychic phenomena story contest, yoga for kickballers, and more. more ›

Photographer Eric Spiegel made great use of lines, light and shadow when making this frame. more ›

On Friday night the performers from Project Bandaloop brought their "perspective-bending dance" to the Old Post Office Tower, dangling more than 200 feet over the street. more ›

Happy Mother's Day! Dave Williams took this precious photo of mama duck with her little ones basking under the sun at the National Arboretum. more ›

We talked to Black Clouds in their practice space about writing in the dark and bumming people out. more ›

"Oooo! What's out there?" I, too, have been bitten by otter mania. The Smithsonian's National Zoo officially unveiled the new otter family to the public today. more ›

The Batmobile that will be featured in The Dark Knight Rises is being shown off to fans of the Caped Crusader on a nationwide tour. It'll be in D.C. on May 27. more ›

Once Upon A Time in Anatolia is an existential police procedural about storytelling and film making that is absolutely mesmerizing for more than half its running time. more ›

Dark Shadows works best as a Gothic romance, but too often turns into a dumb joke. more ›

Master drummer Terri Lyne Carrington brings her Mosaic Project to the Kennedy Center on Saturday as part of the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival. more ›

Scare Force One and the Cherry Blossom Bombshells face off Saturday at the Armory to bring home the Skate of the Union and the right to call themselves the top team in D.C. roller derby. more ›

Your guide to all the fun stuff going on around town this weekend, including Pasties and Popcorn, the Hirshhorn's SONG 1: A Happening, a beer brinner, the Truckeroo Food Truck Festival, and more. more ›

It looks to be a great weekend ahead of us, so why not get out there and go paddling on the river with your favorite four-legged friend? ekelly80 shows us how. more ›

The opening act of a three-band bill isn't supposed to upstage the other two groups, but that's nearly what happened last night at the Fillmore Silver Spring. more ›

Local guitar-and-bass trio Silo Halo is on an eight-day tour of the Midwest. We've asked the band to send us thoughts and photos from the road. Today's transmission is from Dubuque, Iowa. more ›

DCist's highly subjective, thoroughly uncomprehensive guide to the most Napoleonic, titillating movies playing around town in the coming week. more ›

Spectators in Baltimore last night gasped when Nik Wallenda, scion of the famous Flying Wallendas tightrope act, nearly botched his high-wire traverse over the Inner Harbor. more ›

Tonight: Crafts and drinks at Renwick Gallery's Hand-Hour, Chicago's Midnight Circus on the Millennium Stage, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Sleigh Bells at the Verizon Center, and more. more ›

It's just an ordinary alley, but with a skewed composition, Noe Todorovich makes it dynamic and even a little sinister. more ›

Local guitar-and-bass trio Silo Halo is on an eight-day tour of the Midwest. We've asked them to send us thoughts and photos from the road. Today's transmission is from Milwaukee. more ›

It's a good day to be Joe Biden. Not only did his support for same-sex marriage spur President Obama to come out for marriage equality, the vice president is also appearing on Jeopardy! tonight. more ›

“Utterly whimsical” are the two words that best describe Andrew Bird’s performance at 9:30 Club last night. more ›

This week in arts: Iranian-American dual identities, Experimental Media Video Screenings, Conversations with my Mother, SONG 1, and much more. more ›

Esperanza Spalding @ The Howard, CapitalBop's Jazz Loft and the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival—all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

Tonight: John Irving at Sixth and I, Feist at Strathmore, yo-yoing on unicycles, and more. more ›

As Jen Morrissey says, "it's a lovely day for sundresses" at Wonderland Ballroom's Sun Dress Party. more ›

Local guitar and bass trio Silo Halo is on an eight-day tour of the Midwest. We've asked them to send us thoughts and photos from the road. more ›

The day before the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch—better known as MCA—died last week, the rap legends were slapped with a lawsuit filed on behalf of the D.C. go-go band Trouble Funk. more ›

Before they die, some people want to save the world, others just want to hug hippos. The "Before I Die" installation along 14th Street shows the hopes and humor of the tough question. more ›

Tonight: circus performers, Trailer Park Boys live, and Mike Doughty. more ›

Once again, csuspect is in the right place at the right time to capture this unusual scene around 7th and H Streets NW. more ›

The National Cathedral's newest sculpture goes on formal display Thursday, with the church set to unveil a stone carving honoring Rosa Parks' 1955 bus ride in a sculpture gallery dedicated human-rights activists. more ›

After Chuck Brown was recently hospitalized and his May shows cancelled, no one was sure what he was suffering from. Now we know—it's pneumonia. more ›

This week: Willie Nelson, Andrew Bird, The Avett Brothers, M. Ward, The Metal Lords' Day, and much more. more ›

A running conversation between DCist and the City Paper's Arts Desk about Veep, HBO's series about the vice presidency. more ›

Lots of people have a bucket list—the things they want to do before they, well, kick the bucket. Now you can list an idea or two in a very public way. more ›

Even though the Pentagon has no problem helping out a movie like Transformers, it found The Avengers too unrealistic to lend its support. more ›

Silo Halo is a relatively new name in the local music scene, but we’ve seen Christopher Goett, Greg Svitil and Christin Durham in bands like Girl Loves Distortion, Edie Sedgwick, Victor Victoria and The Antiques. We like that their music can go from an experimental pop groove (think Sonic Youth with samplers) to a gothic and weighty force. We also like that they’re taking a tour outside of the comfort zone of the East Coast. So, since we’d like to get to know them better and we haven’t done a tour diary since These United States five years ago (yipe!) we’ve tasked Silo Halo with sending us some words and photos from the road. more ›

Last night's episode of Mad Men featured a guest appearance by the Head Ski Company, which was founded in Baltimore and revolutionized alpine skiing with its modern constructions. more ›

Thanks to a pesky cloud cover, this year's Supermoon didn't appear nearly half as luminescent as last year's. But our reliable band of photographers still managed to gather a few dramatic shots of Saturday's display. more ›

Tonight: sideshow acts, a life in sports journalism, and members of Congress reciting Shakespeare. Plus, our picks for later this week, including a Hirshhorn art party for SONG 1, European embassy open houses, crafts and craft beers at Renwick Gallery, and more. more ›

Love. Sweet love. It is a challenge to gaze upon this photo and not think of Kate & Leo on that boat, and hear the sweet, sweet sounds of Celine Dion singing "My Heart Will Go On." Seriously, if pit bulls in drag making out with humans don't inspire the sounds Quebec's greatest export in your heart, nothing will. more ›

The annual D.C. Caribbean Parade has been saved! Well, by Baltimore. more ›

Art Sorority for Girls is unapologetically poppy. While Tyler-Ameen has occasionally played alone, his hooks have the bombast to reach the back of a very large room. If one was to speed up Death Cab For Cutie songs to the velocity of Voxtrot songs and combine the lyrical acuity of the two, you'd have a standard Art Sorority For Girls song. Besides, as anyone in this transient city can attest, leaving a former home may feel like cheating on that city with a new place, but Tyler-Ameen actually turned that sentiment into a likable and relatable pop song. Most of his songs play out similarly, taking some sour young adult experiences and sentiments and turning them into easily digestible fare. more ›

May observes both Asian Pacific American Month and Jewish American Heritage Month. Check out what the D.C.-area has in store for these cultural celebrations. more ›

Nicole Aguirre captured this bird's eye view of the beautiful English banister inside the Mexican Cultural Institute. more ›

A California-based musician was given the chance to remix Marvin Gaye's What's Going On. This is how it turned out. more ›

Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day. In Mexico, the celebration has more significance in the state of Puebla, where it's called El Día de la Batalla de Puebla, the day when the underdog Mexican army defeated the French forces. But in the U.S., it's more about Mexican pride...and good deals on margaritas. more ›

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is predicatable and sentimental, but the acting makes it a pleasant enough stay. more ›

Last night, John Legend teamed up with the NSO and Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings in a moving tribute to one of the great soul singer of all time, D.C. native Marvin Gaye. more ›

The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, better known as MCA, died today from causes related to cancer. He was 47. We look back at the Beasties Boys' performance at the 1998 Tibetan Freedom Concert at RFK. more ›

After six films worth of buildup, The Avengers contains something to entertain the comic book collector as well as the contemporary Hollywood fan boy. more ›

Your guide to the fun stuff going on this weekend, including a bunch of Kentucky Derby Parties, street arts performances, a sundress fest, and more. more ›

Hopefully this puppy safely comes back to earth with out dragging the girl with him. Thanks to Matt.Dunn for this action shot. more ›

Want to see Omar Little, Slim Charles and Baltimore Police Det. William "Bunk" Moreland jamming in one place? Get yourself to New Orleans on May 11 for a battle of the bands between The Wire and Treme. more ›

DCist's highly subjective, thoroughly uncomprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. more ›

In a hard-hitting and physical bout, the DC All-Stars (#11 E via WFTDA) took down Suburbia Suburban Brawl (#12 E via WFTDA) 247-137. more ›

Rusted Root's infectious sound brought the band to the top of the charts in the mid-'90s. The band continues to put on quality live shows, and will be at 9:30 Club on Sunday. more ›

Tonight: Bento Box Office at the Textile Museum, Dan Rather at Sixth and I Synagogue, Fun. at the 9:30 Club, and more. more ›

Nighthawks at Yum's Carry-out II, as seen by Christopher Chen. more ›

D.C. rapper Fat Trel released yesterday the music video for "Devil We Like," one of the more contemplative tracks on his new mixtape Nightmare on E Street. more ›

The Arts Agenda is bursting at the seams this week with things to see and do, so you should have no problem keeping yourself busy. more ›

Ambrose Akinmusire @ the Atlas, James Cotton @ Blues Alley, Jeremy Pelt & Michael Bowie @ the Caverns—all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

Twitter got itself in a bind this afternoon with rumors that the Grandfather of Go-Go, Mr. Chuck Brown himself, had passed. Fear not—it's not true. "Just rumors," said Tom Goldfogle, Brown's publicist. more ›

Tonight: Xiu Xiu, cornhole tournament, artsy meetup, and more. more ›

There's certainly a debate to be had about whether digitally altered photographs like this even counts as real photography, but no matter where you fall on the debate, it's undeniable that Flickr user blightylad1 did a fantastic job giving Rosslyn an almost apocalyptic, end-of-Ghostbusters-type look. more ›

This month in the area's museums: Joan Miró paintings, Steve Jobs' inventions, an after-hours viewing of the Hirshhorn's SONG 1, and an exhibit focusing on Native American Olympic feats. more ›

While seeing the phrase, “playing The Tyranny of Distance in its entirety” on the Black Cat website under a very active artist like Ted Leo initially felt jarring, the show's energy was purely celebratory. more ›

What would it be like if the world were invaded by the characters who populate the beloved video games of our past? Pretty ugly for us, the French video artist Patrick Jean projects in his short film Pixels. more ›

This week in hop-hop: PJ Morton, Mint Condition, DJ Cuzzin B, DJ Nitekrawler, Chaka Khan, The Cornel West Theory, and more. more ›

Tonight: DC Brau beer dinner, spoken word, live music, and more. more ›

There has been a serious dearth of aquatic performance art photos in the Flickr pool of late. M.V. Jantzen takes care of that for us. more ›

A running conversation between DCist and the City Paper's Arts Desk about Veep, HBO's series about the vice presidency. more ›