While their tax brackets and passport stamps have increased from worldwide touring, Thievery Corporation's Eric Hilton and Rob Garza have maintained their D.C. style through fourteen years and five albums. They celebrated this milestone last week with the release of their first greatest hits collection, It Takes A Thief. more ›

After weeks of speculation and much too much time spent obsessively reloading the 9:30 Club Forum, Post Rock and even the Baltimore Buisiness Journal, we finally have confirmation. There will be a Virgin Mobile Festival this year. Now we just need to know the where, the when, the who and the how much. With that in mind let's take a look at the latest internet chatter: more ›

Londonist are starting to think their city is getting just a little bit too expensive, when even Christian Slater can't afford to go out there. And there's no escaping, as local singer Lily Allen discovered when she was barred entry to the US. The British mapping agency caused further bad karma, by blocking a 3-D representation of London in Google Earth. But the smiles returned to Londonist's faces as they interviewed Baroness von Reichardt,... more ›

At this weekend's Virgin Festival, we snagged a few spare moments with Spoon's songwriter and front man, Britt Daniel, and drummer Jim Eno. The Austin-based quartet has been one of indie rock's most beloved for more than a decade. They recently released their sixth album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, to warm reviews pretty much everywhere (you can hear the whole album on their label's site here). After enjoying their set, I headed back... more ›

Day 1 was hot. Day 2 was dusty. And there were enough Amy-Winehouse-inspired hairdos to sink a ship. Our feet hurt, our foreheads are burnt to a crisp, we've got indentations on our noses from wearing sunglasses so much, a serious nap is in order and it's going to take more than one shower to fully recuperate, but the second annual Virgin Festival delivered on its promises of good bands, ecological responsibility, copious amenities... more ›

FRIDAY: >> The fun, free funk and soul dance party, Moneytown at Rock and Roll Hotel, is featuring a special guest DJ named Harry Hotter, which is reason enough in itself to check to it out just to see if he'll be dressing the part. DJ Nitekrawler will also be there as usual. 9:30 p.m. to close. And don't forget to check out our full preview of 1990s, who play downstairs with Red Romance and... more ›

When joining the fray for a big music festival, it's always important to have a game plan -- even if large chunks of it usually get lost in the wash somewhere along the way thanks to a really long ATM line or running into some dude you haven't seen since you were 14. This weekend several DCists and at least two of our readers will be heading up to Baltimore's Pimilco race track for... more ›

Congratulations go out to Kim Reed, who scored herself a pair of tickets to this weekend's Virgin Festival in Baltimore. While her video is amusing, we have to be honest: she won by default. Because she was the only person who entered. We figured after we got troves of entrants to the LOL cat contest, you guys were all clamoring for free tickets to see tons and tons of great bands this weekend. But... more ›

Because we care about our readers, we've dug around and found another pair of Virgin Festival tickets to give away. The LOL Cats-themed contest produced such creative and hilarious results, we're going to kick things up a notch this time around. To win a pair of tickets to next weekend's festival, make a video that somehow includes one or more Virgin Festival artists. Whether you're lip syncing, using them as the score to a... more ›

>> The Virgin Festival has added Panic! At the Disco, Explosions In the Sky and Baltimore-based electronic music composer/performer Dan Deacon for their Sunday lineup. >> You should probably get any sort of week night responsibilities out of the way this evening, so you can join us tomorrow night at Unbuckled 6. If you missed our interviews with the bands, Le Loup and The XYZ Affair, give them a gander. If we haven't already... more ›

OMGeez guys! We were completely overwhelmed with your submissions for our LOLCats V Fest ticket giveaway contest. They were numerous, hilarious, and covered almost every possible angle of converging the I Can Has Cheeseburger lexicon with the Virgin Festival. We put it to a vote, and the DCist staff chose Nicole Young's submission as our clear winner. Congrats Nicole, you'll soon get some living proof. Be sure to check out some of our favorite... more ›

Ahhh, summer music festivals. As any music blog reader could tell you, as soon as the ground starts to thaw, they're all the indie kids can talk about. Last year we were all lathered up about getting a mega-fest of our very own (or at least, within reasonable stomping-ground distance). Several DCists embarked upon Pimlico and were pleased to report that the festival was wonderfully organized, accomodating, really well done and... that it just plain rocked. more ›

Hey there area concert goers. Do you like free stuff? You do? Well then I have just the thing for you. Our good friends at Filter Media had a few extra pair of tickets to some upcoming concerts and we talked them into letting us give them to you. We have a trio of giveaways in conjunction with some upcoming area shows: more ›

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A few weeks ago, we told you about the cumulating evidence that Virgin Mobile will be bringing its popular European music festival, V Fest, to the states. The formal announcement has been made: The creators of England's phenomenally successful Virgin Festival will be announcing the debut of the American version. The Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile will be held at Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes, in Baltimore, Maryland on September 23, 2006.... more ›