More star wattage, more choice, more tough choices. V-Mo Fest V. 3, Part II offered more of the same, and in this case, that's a very good thing. In addition to the words and visuals you saw yesterday, today we've also got audio of several on-the-spot interviews Chris conducted at the festival. Copious sound + vision follows! 8/10/08 5:04 PM -Michelle Stafford of Headcount - Chris Klimek Ace photographer DCist Kyle kicks it off: I......

While the week between Christmas and New Year's is far from a dead zone for movies, most of the new fare that's going to be brought out before year's end has already come out, and those that the studios did save for Christmas day release look wholly uninteresting, from sequels to films that were horrible missteps to begin with, to overly earnest inspirational fare. Instead, we'll join the living in the past bandwagon and revisit......

Just who does Bob Dylan think he is? There must be a truth, a real life story way down underneath the layers of the biography that Dylan has created, but where that truth lies is probably only known to Mr. Zimmerman himself. So how does one approach making a film about the life of a man who has made a career out of self-mythologizing and asking us to please pay no attention to the man......

Versatile instrument, the piano. The primarily guitar-based P.J. Harvey turns to it to help her write an album of sober, somber chamber music, while the Idaho-bred, Oberlin-educated, equally guitar-centric Josh Ritter uses it to help him loosen up. At least that was the way he made The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, his fifth album since 2000, but his first since 2006’s The Animal Years elevated him from being just another huge-in-Ireland singer-songwriter to someone......

We kid. Kind of. According to the Washington Business Journal, the Uline Ice Arena and the surrounding area may be the next frontier in development in the District. The arena, which is just north of Union Station and hosted the first Beatles concert in the U.S. in 1964, is being looked at by developer Douglas Jemal as the anchor for a new entertainment district along the lines of the popular East End/Verizon Center area. While......

>> Continuing their trend of showing only the weirdest awesome movies for free in this city, the Library of Congress' Mary Pickford Theater will actually screen an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 tonight as part of their Screening Shakespeare series. Really. It's the episode of MST3K where the crew is forced to watch a laughably bad German made-for-TV adaptation of Hamlet -- as the press release rightly notes, "is that Ricardo Montalban as......

When the Drive-by Truckers rolled into the 9:30 Club on July 15, 2006, it was the closest I’ve ever come to actually losing consciousness at a rock show. The gig was beyond sold-out, more vacuum-packed with sweaty bodies than any other supposedly sold-out 9:30 show I can remember. On top of that, the show fell on one of those spongy, airless summer nights that that can make the period between Independence Day and Labor......

On an October evening in 2002, I found myself driving down picturesque Route 29 with two good friends. Mirah was on tour, but not stopping anywhere closer to D.C. than Charlottesville. And we simply had to see her. Five years later, the singular singer-songwriter with the beautifully delicate voice is on the road again, and while she's stopping in D.C. this time, I can't go, so I had to make a side trip to......

Alfonso Velez is an old soul. The former frontman from Monopoli recently stepped out of the indie rock scene and into the past, drawing upon various folk and blues influences in his solo career. He has the demeanor (and hair) of a young Elvis, the storytelling stylings of Bob Dylan, and the gritty vocals of George Harrison. These are but a few of the names that come to mind as you watch him on stage.......

While the jury is still out on the number of people who attended for yesterday's voting rights march, one pleasant addition to the day was a reception for organizers hosted by Sen. Joe Lieberman. About 200 people escaped the elements and made their way to the Dirksen Senate Office Building for drinks, snacks and speeches from Lieberman, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and others. Preceded by a trumpet call from the festively dressed Faith, perennial......

You don’t have to be a recently-disgraced member of the U.S. Congress to be a little freaked out about what breadcrumbs you’re leaving as you schlep around the World Wide Web. They can pretty easily be gathered and presto – you’re an instant demographic target, with preferences and interests neatly catalogued. Aside from whatever skeletons we’d like to keep safely tucked away in our closets, you can color us curious as to what our tastes......

Acclaimed film director Martin Scorsese was recognized last night as the 2006 Guggenheim Honoree at the SILVERDOCS festival. The award, named after the late 4-time Academy Award winning (longtime D.C. resident) Charles Guggenheim, was presented in a ceremony highlighting Scorsese's contributions to documentary film. After a brief introduction by local filmmaker Grace Guggenheim (daughter of Charles), the packed AFI Silver Theatre audience was treated to a selection of scenes from Scorsese's documentary work, followed by......

Last night DCist ventured north to Charm City for a three band lineup made in blogger heaven. L.A.'s Cold War Kids, Denmark's Figurines and Minnesota's Tapes 'n Tapes brought the music that all the indie kids have been gushing about to a great little club called Fletcher's. The review in 20 words or less: Cold Ware Kids were really, really good. Figurines were not. Tapes 'n Tapes pretty much rocked. Fletcher's is a tiny (probably......

MONDAY >> We’re not sure if anybody has heard of the Maryland-based Institute of Musical Traditions, but they are celebrating Bob Dylan’s birthday (which is technically on the 24th) with “Dylan 65 – A Birthday Tribute.” They are promising some good times with Dylan tunes performed by “a variety of the region's best artists” – most of whom are Wammie winners. However, Dylan won’t be there. If he’s like us on our birthday, he likes......

Back in December on one cold snowy night, DCist walked upstairs at DC9 and into a unique blend of smooth melodic pop rock, country, bluegrass, and Americana that left us feeling intoxicated with the smooth stylings of Alec Gross and the Districts' “whiskey rock.” A self-taught guitarist from the age of 15, harmonica player, and talented singer/songwriter, Alec defines all that is the hardworking musician. As they currently write and record tracks for their new......

This review written by DCist Contributor Matt Sedlar Washington, D.C., you should be ashamed of yourself. The all-ages crowd at the 9:30 Club on Saturday night may have turned local boy Matt Pond against us, and it might take flowers and an apology to get him to come back. How did this all happen? Let's recap. The evening began with a subdued performance by Australia's Youth Group, a four-piece rock outfit with a lot of......

8/10 - Projekt Revolution: Linkin Park, Korn, Snoop Dogg, and the Used - Nissan Pavilion - 2 p.m. - $35-$49.50 8/10 - Alanis Morissette and Barenaked Ladies - Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7 p.m. - $25-$49.50 8/10 - O.A.R. - Wolftrap, 7 p.m., $25-$32 8/11 - Jimmy Cliff - The State Theater (Falls Church), 8:30 p.m. - $29 8/11 - Sarah McLachlan - Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. - $35-$55 8/12 - Bob Dylan & Willie......