There was quite a bit of discontent going on in the comments section over our post yesterday regarding Spoon's canceled 9:30 Club shows. Imagine our surprise when the band's front man, Britt Daniel, graciously added his voice to the discussion to let us know what happened. Hi guys I first heard about this situation last week while we were traveling in Europe. There was some misunderstanding on my part from the beginning...I was told that... more ›

Written by DCist contributor Jacques Ntonme. Read DCist's last take on live Exit Clov. What strikes most about Exit Clov, other than their layered rhythms and twin sister charm, is their propensity for and ease of shifting between genres. Their EPs shine with pop composition but notably avoid falling into a predictable or repetitive structure. And most importantly, they came to the Velvet Lounge dressed for Halloween. Donned in white makeup, as well as hockey-helmets,... more ›

This DCist is home sick today with a splitting headache, bad cough and congested sinuses. We would try to rest more, but we can't get much sleep because of low-flying helicopters over our apartment. Despite being bed-ridden, we're very thankful for laptop computers. So we thought we'd take care of some minor housekeeping and update some of our links to D.C.-area blogs we've been looking at as of late. -- The Upstate Life ... We... more ›