Though the setting was less dramatic than it was at his 2009 appearance at the Sixth & I Synagogue, Beirut's oft-itinerant Zach Condon made himself at home at the Black Cat on Tuesday night, regaling a capacity crowd with his worldly indie-folk songcraft. more ›

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You know you are in for a night of indie rock when there is a line around the block of young adults in various colors and designs of vans and chucks, a multitude of black rimmed glasses, more than one kid who needs a shower, and a number of people who look as though they have yet to hit puberty. And this is great, fine really, unless this block and a half of people are... more ›

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MONDAY It's a pretty quiet Monday around town. If there's a show you'd reccomend, let us know in the comments. TUESDAY >> The first Unbuckled was long ago, but its headliner Cedars are still going strong. Head to the Black Cat's backstage to hear them perform material off of their new EP as they open for Dirty on Purpose. 9 p.m., $8. >> Do you have a soft spot in your heart for Lyle Lovett?... more ›

With Lebanon so much in the news lately (Lebanon and Syria announced today that Syrian forces will pull back to the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon.) we thought it'd be good to walk up Massachusetts Avenue to the Kahlil Gibran memorial for this week's installment of DCist's monument feature. more ›

Counterterrorism security efforts on Capitol Hill have been taken up a notch with Senate leaders along with the Capitol Police agreeing that closing First Street between the Russell and Dirksen Senate office buildings "indefinitely" is a smart move, Roll Call and the Post report. City leaders are livid, with the mayor's spokesman saying: "This is not Beirut." Mayor Anthony Williams told the Post the "nervous nellies in Congress" are overreacting. more ›