LivingSocial's blog, SocialStudiesDC, made a video of all the "Shit DC Says." It's like Portlandia, only not. more ›

Georgetown University may be well known for being something of an establishment university, the sort of place where a young politician-to-be can begin to amass a sense of what it takes to be powerful and the types of friends required to get their. But it's also a great place for hipsters and vegans. more ›

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Protest over national vs. regional chains, the never-ending debate over the place of cars and bicycles in our metropolises, professional sports scandals, remembering a solemn day, and being issued a search warrant - it all happened across our sites this week! Another banner week at Chicagoist started off with daily reports from food writer Lisa Shames on her attempt to eat only locally grown and raised foodstuffs all week as part of a farmers market... more ›

Ah, religion. We've all read about its role in public and private life and how fewer and fewer people are going to church these days. Ben Franklin said "Lighthouses are more helpful than churches." And in D.C., churches often cause a lot of debate about parking, "newcomers" versus older residents, and abandoned properties. And yet, despite all the distractions of our modern age, some young people in the city are still able to practice their... more ›

Happy first weekend of September - and happy Labor Day weekend, too, for our American cities! Let's take a look at what's been happening around the Ist-a-verse. The deaths of two firefighters shook Bostonist this week. Boston's firefighters bent over backwards all week long - first, they fought flames pouring from the Boston Tea Party museum, and then a restaurant fire killed two and injured many more. Their efforts make everything else - like Tom... more ›

While SFist cringed at the fatal dose of crime littering the Bay Area, it found solace in Hillary Clinton's San Francisco campaign headquarters opening, which featured loads of exposed mammary glands. In other news, SF Taxi Commission ruled that Satan's cab must keep its (in)famous medallion number, 666; and in an un-fashion-forward frenzy, San Francisco Fashion Week (chortle) bars bloggers from covering and getting smashed at their shows and parties, respectively. Also, they found a... more ›

Spring appears to have, er, sprung, at least temporarily, in most of the Ist-A-Verse, so naturally, we're all feeling pretty good. (Yes, we know that spring doesn't officially start till later this month. Just let us enjoy our weather!) And that makes us that much more eager to share all of the nifty things we're up to... Over at Sampaist, spring has more than sprung: it's sweltering! But, as everyone knows, museums are an ideal... more ›

By DCist Contributor Mehan Jayasuriya Earlier this week, DCist reminded you that the Kennedy Center would be handing out free tickets to its 10th anniversary shows — including a performance by indie heartthrob Sufjan Stevens — on Saturday morning. At the time, 2300 tickets seemed like a lot and we reassured you that "there should be plenty of opportunity for those interested to grab a ticket." As it turns out, we here at DCist (along... more ›

As the world holds it's breath, teetering precariously on the cusp of the Super Bowl (well, at least in America), the wheels of the -ists keep on turning. Austinist was in a musical frame of mind as they listened to the new Shins album, updated the SXSW band listings and got called "punk rock" for their efforts by MTV. And an ice storm swept through the area. Bostonist said goodbye to John Kerry's plans... more ›

When Telograph (***) played the Six Points Music Festival back in April, they were easily our favorite band in the festival’s Velvet Lounge lineup. We may have compared them to new-wave hipsters Interpol and The Strokes, but Telograph’s great live show made it difficult to categorize them simply as another “it” band. We’re happy to say that their upcoming EP Little Bits of Plastic justifies our initial impression: Telograph is a band to watch. Over... more ›

>> While the Post spends precious column inches on the risk of infectious disease in our produce, some GW microbiology students have dedicated their study to a more harrowing bacterial risk: those slimy, salmonella-ridden beer pong balls. [GW Hatchet] >> Rarely do you find hipsters and schoolmarms on the same side in a fight, but the collective force of the PTA and the retro-food lovin' Bohemians is united against the War on Cupcakes. [Washington Post]... more ›

Thunderball may define their music in press releases as “cinematic, dub-laden compositions full of intrigue,” but their newest album on D.C.’s Eighteenth Street Lounge Music label, Cinescope, is a mess – a disorderly combination of too many benders while watching Rat Pack films and “Shaft in Africa” with some forgettable guest vocal tracks. The album doesn’t start out so cluttered, however. Openers “The Road to Benares” and “Electric Shaka” (with suitably electric vocals by Afrika... more ›

By DCist contributor Abby Lavin Fans may know Keith Thompson as “Sinister 6000,” “Fly Ricky the Wine Taster,” “Funk Igniter Plus,” or another one of his 50-odd stage personas. But for his show last night at the Black Cat, he was billed simply as “Dr. Octagon,” Thompson’s most critically acclaimed alter-ego. Confused yet? As it turned out, the Bronx-born MC came to the stage not as Dr. Octagon, but as Kool Keith, his original... more ›

God, we're so sick of Snakes on a Plane that we want to kill anyone and everyone that makes a "something on a something" joke. But then we realized that there was no way we could ever win this fight, and, hell, if you can't beat them, we might as well join them. And with that, you have the theme of this weeks' Gothamist network post. Austinist makes it easy for us, with Candidate on... more ›

Back when Death by Sexy first appeared in D.C.–showcasing music that resembled a bizarre mixture of The Ramones during their gutsier anthems, Motorhead and The Misfits, if they had sung about traveling the universe impregnating groupies with their rock–the band started out playing the smaller D.C. venues, like Staccato and Velvet Lounge, and during their shows you might have heard some hipsters laugh. The laughs were usually uneasy because they weren’t sure if they... more ›

Pity the poor interns. It's about this time every year that one begins reading articles that warn about the coming summer crop by comparing them to a descending swarm of locusts. It's grossly unfair. Okay, sure — it's true that they'll soon be here, covering every available outdoor surface, their mandibles clicking unpleasantly in the still night air. And yes, there'll be a certain "swarming" quality to the proceedings, as they form a furious and... more ›

LAist is flashing a sad peace out to their editor Carolyn Kellogg with one hand and bumping knuckles with their new head typist L.A. blogger king Tony Pierce with the other. Where do ist editors go when they hang up the 'editorial we'? They take on MySpace, apparently. At least Ben Brown does. Austinist reminds of the just rewards of less savory careers this week and then they witness the Arctic Monkeys and We Are... more ›

Heat several thousand half-naked suburbanites and tattooed hipsters in a few D.C. city blocks. Slowly add two local bands until the overpriced Bud Light kicks in and the flashing ensues. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add remaining reemerging mainstream artists from the last decade and mash-up well. Then Smell My Face. Saturday marked the 2006 DC 101 Chili Cook-Off, sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation. And while I’m sure many kidneys were saved from... more ›

LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. Ah, Houstonist. They're biking to work, that is, if they can figure out how to get there. That's right, Mapquest says "Houston had the... more ›

Our email list is blowing up this morning with tips to check out this piece in today's New York Times, a feature taking a look at the once again bustling U Street drag. The Times claims it can hear hipsters sneering in the opening paragraph, and a few of our favorite locales are omitted, but they avoid calling the area the U District, Hipster Handbook style, and overall it's a pretty neat little read. NYT... more ›

MONDAY >> "It" band of the month Arctic Monkeys are headlining a sold-out show at the 9:30 Club with Delaware’s eccentric pop ensemble http://www.crackerbox.net/audio/spintoband/">Spinto Band. Fear not, though. NPR.org is webcasting the show starting at 8:30 p.m. as part of its ever growing and always impressive concert series. So gather around the laptop with the kids, and listen to the latest "greatest U.K. rock band of all time" play in our very own backyard. >>... more ›

We already knew that Ben Gibbard is a romantic. Leave it up to him to open up ticket sales to Death Cab's show with Franz Ferdinand (on April 11 at DAR Constitution Hall) on Valentine's Day. I don't know about you, but I think my heart just grew three sizes. At 1 p.m. today, you can go click to click with the rest of the city's hipsters to try and snag a pair of tickets.... more ›

Behold the power of Broken Social Scene (and constant touring). When Feist made her first stop in town last May she played to a half-full room at the Black Cat opening for British Sea Power. A few more stops through town in '05 and a mere eight months later she is headlining the Cat and sold it out to boot. The crowd inside was a mix of hipsters and um...people that don't go to many... more ›

By new DCist Food and Drink Contributor April Fulton Mmmm, Stoney Burgers. The mere mention of these large, luscious, beef patties served on a soft roll with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo and extra pickles -- if you ask nicely -- is enough to make Homer Simpson drool. Stoney’s burgers, cheap beer, “super grilled cheese” and its unabashedly ugly dark-wood-panel décor have fueled many a lunch or long evening for government workers, seniors, janitors, hipsters,... more ›

Remember all those times we've off-handedly mentioned that this winter would be slow for concerts? Well, the time is here. And comparisons to molasses or sloths or other slow moving things aren't far off. We all need some down time though, right? Those three concert weeks were starting to wear me down, and I want to be all fresh and shiny for the new year. There are a few things afoot, however, so take note... more ›

This is the second installment of December's Three Stars. Yesterday, we covered The Bonapartes, and tomorrow we'll be discussing LeJeune. Today, we bring you The Lucky Bastards. The Lucky Bastards DCist caught The Lucky Bastards at a laid-back show at the Black Cat one cold, late November evening. Having gone into the show not knowing much about the band, we came out pleasantly surprised at the group's ability to comfortably mix sounds from 70s-tinged soul,... more ›

Is the ultra-hip, quasi exclusive and not very well marked dance club Red closing its doors for good? It seems that way. A DCist reader tipped us off to the fact that, after nine years, this is the last weekend for the late-night club. According to this flyer, hipsters with an itch to get down have one more chance to dance late into the night this weekend. Located just below the yellow Fudruckers sign at... more ›

This is the second entry in this week's Three Stars local music roundup. Click here to read yesterday's piece on Death By Sexy, and be sure to check back tomorrow for our take on Full Minute of Mercury. Today, Amanda Mattos discusses Barakus. Barakus If we weren’t sure we were seeing a local band, it only took one sweeping glance at the audience to identify it as such. Rather than throngs of hipsters peddling for... more ›

The fall lineups are filling in, and it's looking like a nice autumnal concert season for indie fans, all kicked off by the perfectly free Operation: Ceasefire mass gig on the mall September 24th. Sadly, most of the other highlights require tickets, and it falls to DCist to bring you the hottest of the hott. Watch D.C.'s own (for the moment) Bob Mould, sometime Blowoff DJ and indie rock icon, as he returns to the... more ›