FRIDAY: >> By far one of the most fun bar nights in town is always where ever the Guerrilla Queer Bar Takeover kids end up -- the mingling of gays and straights in D.C. ever a combination as terriffic as chili and cheese. So you can bet we'll be swinging by to celebrate the Third Anniversary of the Guerrilla Queer Bar Takeover at Black Cat tonight. The takeover starts in the Red Room at 9... more ›

Furcafe's shot of Yazuzu (Red Room 2.0, anyone?) is putting us in the holiday spirit with its vibrant red colors and interesting curves and lines. Exif data. Other shots we noticed included the Exorcist stairs and Eastern Market holiday cheer. more ›

While the rest of the country was at home on their couches watching Beck Hansen perform on the David Letterman show, around 150 people were getting loose with him live and in person in the tiny Backstage area of the Black Cat. Yes, the internet rumors that popped up yesterday were true. Beck, who played the Patriot Center last time he came through town, treated a small, enthusiastic and increasingly sweaty audience to a one-of-a-kind, intimate performance not likely to be seen again for quite some time. Fans queued up for hours in the Red Room waiting for the show, which cost only $12. more ›

Sometimes in the relentless assault of the commenters in a thread on a DCist music review, the complaint is made that the reviewer takes too many words to try to prove how much they know about the band. Well, we're going to try to preempt that here. Going to see the Art Brut show at the Black Cat on Tuesday night, I'll be the first to admit: I knew zero about the band, its history,... more ›

Tour News So, you're bummed that Arctic Monkeys tickets sold out. So are we. Nobody's gonna have any idea how we look on the dance floor, and we find that upsetting. But we're picking ourselves up and dusting ourselves off, because one monolith of an indie tour, two much anticipated bands and a couple other cool shows are coming to a venue nearby. The big tour announcement of the week goes to the power-bill of... more ›

Written by DCist Music Contributor Jim Smalley. With all the eating and drinking these past few weeks, we were looking to burn off some of the extra holiday flub. Which is why we were excited to check out D.C. electronic dancepunkers Supersystem on Saturday night at the Black Cat. Following up openers Ris-Paul-Ric and French Toast , supersystem – formerly on Dischord Records as El Guapo - took their home stage before a full house... more ›

The City Paper has an enjoyable cover story about the slow disappearance of jukeboxes in D.C., and how jukebox junkies are reacting.Today, D.C. Vending operates about 125 jukeboxes, about half of them in bodegas and other Latin-music joints. "They stopped playing music like they used to," Tom says. "There's not as many 'Cheers' around....That's given way to the T.G.I. Friday's, the big places." The big places like to supply the music for free, via a... more ›