After years of jamming together in the East Village jazz club Nublu, the Brazilian Girls released their eponymous debut to critical acclaim in 2005. On that album and this year’s follow-up, Talk to La Bomb, BG are New Yorkers through and through: ultra-sophisticated, inventive, and à la mode. None of the members of BG are Brazilian, and only lead singer Sabina Sciubba is a girl, but we suspect they chose their name because, like supermodel... more ›

MONDAY Eliot Spitzer, current New York Attorney General and likely Democratic nominee for governor, is known to have a “quick temper” and a “passion for reform,” but he just might be the only state attorney general in the history of the United States to share a stage with Yo La Tengo. And to at least two dozen East Village record store clerks, that means a whole lot. Brooke Masters will tell you a lot... more ›

Those of us who live in the District know why it's a safer bet to open a restaurant here than in New York. There’s less competition. Real estate is cheaper. Neighborhoods are changing in ways that are hospitable to restaurateurs. In addition, enthusiastic restaurant-goers are on the rise, as noted this past year by Zagat and by virtue of the proliferation of D.C.-centered food and restaurant blogs. And, interestingly, we seem to have a more restaurant-friendly Department of Public Health than does our neighbor to the north. more ›