FRIDAY: >> Let it be known – any country with a holiday that translates as “party of music” (or “music party”) is OK in our book. In celebration of the French holiday Fete de la Musique, as well as the summer solstice, French and American musicians will be performing at La Maison Francaise tonight. Local guitar and cello duo Janel and Anthony*** will play from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the auditorium stage, but…

Welcome to this week’s Feed, coming to you from Albuquerque, N.M.! This Feed will be a little more free flowing than usual. Why? I’m sitting on the patio, drinking a Fat Tire, enjoying the dry climate, and looking out on Sandia Peak. I just wanted to rub it in. 2007 RAMMYs To Feature Snakes That’s what “Black Tie and Boas”—the theme of this year’s RAMMY awards dinner—means, right? Tuxedos and Anacondas? Seems like a bad…

FRIDAY: >> Don’t forget to check out our guide to the Six Points Music Festival as it takes over the town in its second weekend. We’re going to once again heartily recommend you head to Iota to catch Unbuckled alums Middle Distance Runner headline a show that also features Unbuckled alums These United States, plus Pittsburgh’s Black Tie Revue. Get there early — this is going to be a packed house for sure. $10, 9:30…

Six Points is underway! We imparted the general DCist wisdom about the bands participating in the first weekend last week, so we’re doing it again as the festival draws to a close. Have you been to any shows so far? Planning on going to any? What did you think? Thursday, 4/19 at DC9 Way back in 2005, DCist Tom had this to say about Lejeune: “…it’s the half-surf tones of Matthew Richardson’s clean, delayed hollowbody…

Editor’s Note: The Picks are a little lean this week, not because there isn’t a ton of fun stuff to do but because we’re operating on an “it’s one of the last Fridays of the summer” frame of mind and can’t muster the energy for more. Please tell us what you’re up to this weekend in the comments, for the benefit of the group. FRIDAY: We’ll be down at the ongoing opening festivities for Joe…

With six days until their February 15 deadline, the effort to keep Heurich House open to the public continues to gain momentum. From the Heurich House website, here is a run-down of the upcoming events that are being held to raise funds for this great cause. Friday, February 10, 5:30 – 7:30pm American University Department of History Hosts Reception $15/$10 with university, museum, or preservation non-profit ID. Pay at the Door. The Department of History…

Restaurant bars are uneven. Some are great places to tip one back, while others are glorified waiting rooms full of eager would-be diners. Recently we had the pleasure of learning that the bar at Zola falls into the former category. Adjacent to the International Spy Museum, Zola features a modern, cool interior that only nominally follows the theme of subterfuge. Walls are decorated with various lines of what we think was code, either in…

We apologize if we’re going into Inaugural overload. But when your city is effectively shut down, it is difficult to really avoid it. So last night, this DCist did a little tour to see what was going on around town. At dinner in Dupont Circle, a friend said of the regular stream of helicopters circling the city’s central neighborhoods: “Is this like the Tet offensive? Limos of all sorts of flavors and colors (black, white,…

Inaugural fashion gains a little more haute this inaugural go round as designers Oscar de la Renta, Badgley Mischka, Carolina Herrera, Lela Rose, Peggy Jennings and Derek Lam take on the fashion needs of America’s first women. This DCist is quite impressed with the clothing selections and is rather excited by the up-to-date fashions that the first family will be sporting — some choices quite un-conservative, but oh-so fashionable. Also, look for the appearance of…

With pedestrian barriers and bleachers popping up downtown along Pennsylvania Avenue, the activist listserv over at counter-inaugural.org pumping out daily announcements for buses, trainings, and protests, and Black Tie & Boots tickets running as high as $2,000 a pop on Craigslist, the preparations for President Bush’s second inauguration are reaching a new high. If you missed it, our December 15 post on the inauguration includes a basic rundown of what to expect in the way…