"Guess Who's Back" in the news? Adrian Fenty, who earned himself a shoutout from rapper/mogul/entrepreneur/NBA owner Jay-Z in a recent interview. more ›

Carlos Allen sure seems like an interesting guy. Beyond his claim to fame as the second White House crasher, the self-proclaimed first Afro-Latino in history has continued his independent quest for the city's highest elected office. But beyond a few campaign signs and a lucky drawing to be first on November's ballot, there's not really much evidence of a concerted effort to actually win the general election. Until now. more ›

For those of you who enjoy a good celebrity sighting outside of the ranking member of some Senate subcommittee, you might want to venture down to Chinatown this afternoon. We're told Jay-Z will be stopping the flagship AT&T store there. The rapper/mogul will be taking part in a live broadcast of Big Tigger's WPGC 95.5 radio show from 2 to 6 p.m. prior to his performance at the Verizon Center this evening. And if you aren't interested in seeing Jigga, you now know why there'll likely be an up-tick in foot traffic around 7th and H streets NW today. more ›

Shortly after his Wednesday night Oath of Office do-over, President Obama motorcaded to the D.C. Armory for the final official inaugural event of an endless weekend. more ›

Last night's first ever Neighborhood Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center ended up being billed by the Presidential Inaugural Committee as the hottest ticket of all of the ten official Inaugural Balls, and from a vantage point in the middle of the packed ballroom, it was easy to see why. more ›

>> What do you think about panic? Is it widespread? Spread-heads (is that a word?) probably already know about Widespread Panic's two day set for today and tomorrow at the Warner Theater. The jam band is touring behind their tenth studio album, "Free Somehow." Tickets are sold out, but we expect you can pick some up among the herbal blends on 13th Street NW. Doors at 7 p.m., $42.50. more ›

2001 was a good year for Radiohead clones. Muse released their second album, Origin of Symmetry, to the fanfare of British rock critics. Coldplay finally attained mainstream success in the United States. And Travis cemented their international popularity with the Nigel Godrich-produced The Invisible Band. Meanwhile, in Denton, Texas (about as far away from Oxford as you can get), five jazz students at the University of North Texas released an EP under the name Midlake.... more ›

By DCist contributor W Jacarl Melton At the time when Jaguar Wright's 2002 album, Denials, Delusions and Decisions, was released, the industry term du jour, "neo-soul," was used to describe any singer who presented themselves as part of the vanguard who shunned the trappings of mainstream urban music. But the Philadelphia-based Wright resisted this categorization, and wound up standing out from those who were being viewed as artistic oddballs. Tonight she'll be supported by the... more ›

Let's look back at a week in which no site in the -ist network adopted anyone from Africa... -Austinist reveled in the dumb antics of some U.T. law students and posted some great audio from former New Orleans natives who've decided to stay in Austin. But the best news for Austinist? They were voted Best Local Entertainment Web Site by the local Austin alt-weekly. Congrats, Austinist. -DCist gloried in being told their musical tastes made... more ›

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... more ›

MONDAY >> As far as rock history is concerned, the name Ray Davies is right up there with names like Paul McCartney and Sly Stone. He led one of the 60s' most important bands, The Kinks, and continued to be prominent throughout the years, stopping along the way to have a daughter with Chrissie Hynde, write short stories and a memoir, and get shot in the leg. Now he's touring in promotion of his brilliant... more ›

We've been hearing quite a bit about efforts to fight hunger these days. First, Sir Bob Geldolf recently announced five concerts around the world to be held July 2, just days before the G8 summit in Edinburgh, Scotland. Geldolf organized the massive 1985 Live Aid concert to raise funds to send relief to people suffering from a famine in East Africa, this time around the concert is seeking political change: a commitment by the G8... more ›

I really like mashups and would love to know if there are any djs in D.C. who have mashup nights. Something like this except in D.C. instead of Cambridge, Mass. Unfortunately DCist can't be too much help here because as far as our knowledge extends (and the knowledge of everyone usually in the know that we consulted) there are no mashup nights in the D.C. area. The best we have to offer is stretching it... more ›