Three years, one EP, one DCist interview, and a slew of locally hyped shows later and The Alphabetical Order have finally taken that next big step. October 9th marked the release of their debut full length album. I Am Magically Happening! is their most polished and complete work to date. It is the band’s signature early 90’s alt-rock sound with just enough mainstream pop glaze to raise them up from the underground. The Alphabetical Order…
>> The Capitol Fringe Festival officially kicks off tonight, and we’ll have our daily picks of Fringey goodness rolling out for you soon enough. You can buy all your tickets online, by phone at 866-811-4111 Mon–Fri, 9 a.m.–9 p.m. and Sat–Sun, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., or in person at the festival box office at 507 7th Street, next to the Warehouse Theater. The festival runs through July 29, and features over 100 productions from D.C….
MONDAY >> Swedish indie popsters Peter Bjorn and John will play a sold out show at the 9:30 Club, accompanied by the “triple keyboard action” of Brooklyn’s Au Revoir Simone. Honestly, if they promised triple “keytar” action, we would sell our souls for tickets. >> The Alphabetical Order and Summerbirds in the Cellar bring on the rock at DC9. $8 TUESDAY >> Embarrassing secret #12. An ex-girlfriend once dragged us to a Third Eye Blind…
FRIDAY: >> It’s Friday the 13th. Scaaary? Nah. We laugh in the face of danger. Or at least, you might if you swing by HR-57 tonight for all the DC Comedy Fest events happening on their stages. We gave you the rundown on the festival yesterday, and we’d especially recommend heading over later on to catch the 11 p.m. Leno-Letterman Audition Highlights, which features some of the fest’s funnier comedians in longer sets than usual….
At Tuesday night’s game, Gavin Dunaway of The Alphabetical Order, who was watching the game with Mike “Goodtyme” Garrity of Nitro Tokyo, suggested we write a story about, “how satisfying it is to watch your team completely drubbing another team.” That was pretty much the theme of the evening, as the Washington Capitals took a lead fifteen seconds into play, built it up to 4-0, and easily held on to win 6-2. During breaks in…
TUESDAY >> There isn’t much going on today, but you might want to check out Black Cat’s backstage screening of the 2005 documentary New York Dolls: All Dolled Up. Photographer Bob Gruen followed the band during the early 1970s and shot performances in venues all across the U.S. We expect plenty of sex, drugs and that other thing that comes after drugs. Kittens? $3, 9 p.m. WEDNESDAY >> The Alphabetical Order let us know that…
Sorry for the late arrival of this week’s agenda, but you see, I work in Tysons Corner and I was stuck in traffic. Now on to our picks! TUESDAY >> If you don’t think there is such a thing as hardcore klezmer music, Gogol Bordello are in town to prove you wrong. These Eastern European transplants to New York serve up Slavic ska, polka punk, and lots of other funky fusions, but those were the…
MONDAY >> If you’re not high-tailing it to the Maryland end of the Orange line to see the Redskins take on the Vikings, you may want to pay the Black Cat’s backstage a visit to see The Whigs. This trio from Athens, GA has been called the “best unsigned band in America” by Rolling Stone. $8, 9 p.m. >> The haunting, violin-driven alt country of the Black Swans is coming our way. Catch these boys…
Good morning, D.C. Looks like it’s going to be another beautiful day. We can’t resist — we’re ducking out of work, heading into the lovely weather and spending the morning at a net neutrality seminar. Ah, summer livin’. Ehrlich Unhappy With Rate Relief Plan: Remember the looming electricity rate hike crisis in Maryland? The one that’s been looming since March? Yeah, that one. It’s still not over. According to the Post, Maryland legislators have put…
TUESDAY >> The Black Cat’s making good use of its Backstage this week. Before you go check out the Alphabetical Order tonight, read DCist’s interview with the band and see where their heads were about a year ago. Any band that gives their site a dot-org domain is worth at least a cursory glance. With Omega Band, $5, 9 p.m. >> If you buy your music at Starbucks, you may be one of the many…
