Photo by Daniel @ 127.Ø.Ø.1>FRIDAY:
>> Do not miss your chance to see jazz bassist Ron Carter at Bohemian Caverns this weekend. Carter established himself as a member of Miles Davis’s legendary quintet during the 1960s. Read Sriram Gopal’s review for all the reasons why Carter’s 8:30 and 11 p.m. sets on Friday and Saturday are a top pick this weekend. Tickets are $40.
>> The Ting Tings show at the 9:30 Club is sold out, but try Craigslist.
>> DD/MM/YYYY are all snare drum, all the time. But it seems to work. If you’re feeling percussive, head to The Red and The Black to catch these Canadians with Surprise! Arizona, The Shackeltons, and Cinema Cinema. $10, 8:30 p.m.
>> A four-day long party called Forward Festival, thrown by prolific DJ night purveyors 88dc, kicked off last night. You can buy a $35 weekend pass to get in to every event, or pay a la carte. Tonight’s festivities include a special version of LODA at the Gallery Restaurant and Lounge (1115 East-West Highway, $10 before midnight, $15 after w/o weekend pass). Saturday night includes special X and Pulse events at BeBar, and Sunday is Metldown at Space 88 (8211 Mayor Lane, Silver Spring). Full schedule is here.
SATURDAY:
>> Transformer Gallery opens Fabrication of Blindness/Fabricating Rain by Julia Mandle. This installation seeks to “mend the wounds” from America’s human right’s abuses at Guantanamo Bay. Participants are encouraged to embroider detainee-written narratives and poetry onto hoods made of U.S. military issue sandbags. Meet Mandle at the opening this Saturday at 2 p.m., and join in a scheduled embroidery circle from 2 to 6 p.m.
>> The American Pictures Distinguished Lecture Series, which pairs great works of art with leading figures of contemporary American culture, continues today. John Waters will be in the house to lead a discussion of Cy Twombly’s Letter of Resignation. Free and open to the public; tickets will be released one hour prior to the event on a first-come, first-serve basis. 4:30 p.m. at the American Art Museum’s Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium.
>> Crowdpleasers Chopteeth and SEE-I are at the Black Cat. $15, 9 p.m.
>> I happen to own a fez, so color me intrigued to stop by the Looking Glass Lounge‘s Fez and Mustache Party tonight. DJs Jason Seymour and Rebelzero will spin “Romani rock, twisted klezmer, Slavic soul and Balkan beats.” An inability to grow a mustache should not deter you: fake ones will be available at the door. No cover, 10 p.m.
>> Local experts in moody pop-rock, Telograph, are playing a hometown show at the Rock and Roll Hotel. Brooklyn’s The Picture and D.C.’s Mittenfields open. $10, 8:30 p.m.
>> Experimental music fans rely on the Sonic Circuits festival folks to point them to the most interesting shows happening around town. Tonight, Silver Spring’s Pyramid Atlantic Art Center is playing host to the festival’s March Madness event, featuring Russian alt rocker Alexei Borisov and six other artists sure to show you something new. $8, 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY:
>> Wonkette founder and former Time.com editor and blogger Ana Marie Cox will be at the Newseum at 2:30 p.m. for one of their Inside Media events. Cox will discuss the role of political blogging and online journalism.
>> Make sure to consult our film picks of the week, including a screening of German documentarian and film essayist Helmut Bitomsky’s Dust, at the National Gallery. 4:30 p.m., free.
>> Stick around the National Gallery to see the Egidius Kwartet, a vocal quartet from the Netherlands, which will give a free recital of Byrd, Dowland, Gastoldi, and other composers at 6:30 p.m. No ticket or reservation required.
>> Good luck scoring tickets to tonight’s sold-out Bloc Party show at 9:30 Club. Help yourself to DCist’s interview with the band, however, which is freely available.
