You waited until the last minute to try to buy tickets for Saturday’s “Hip-Hop Honors” concert, only to discover it sold out. Fear not, because D.C. will be having a number of other noteworthy shows over the next week. First up is Eric Roberson’s Friday night set at the Black Cat. Who’s Eric Roberson? New Jersey native Roberson began his professional singing and songwriting career while a student in Howard University’s Musical Theatre program in…

FRIDAY: >> Odds are good that you’ll be able to happily dance the night away at Rock and Roll Hotel, no matter what kind of music you’re in the mood for. Downstairs you’ve got Party Bros., a tongue-in-cheek tribute to party music by DJs Gavin Holland and Chris Burns, featuring tunes ranging from Black Sabbath to Taylor Dayne, 9:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., while upstairs is a free funk and soul session from Moneytown, also…

Story and photo by DCist Contributor Jason Cox The last time Paul Van Dyk was in town, it was an almost somber occasion — his trance anthems pulsed through the chambers of Nation one last time, only weeks before the raver haven shut its doors for good. When would he return? Where would he play? Fur, the most obvious choice, was likely out of the question if you listen to the urban legends about PVD…

Written by DCist contributor Gayle Putrich We might get the shaft in Congress, but there is at least one place your vote counts, Washington: the 2007 Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington Awards; the Associations 25th (Happy Anniversary!). Of the myriad categories for the annual awards, affectionately known as the RAMMYs, three are determined by vox populi from a list of nominees. There’s also a write-in free-for-all for the “People’s Favorite,” where you just type the…

Friday night D.C. welcomed a fresh face, an old friend, and a foreign band with a peculiar fascination with hands, eyes, and lights. We walked in to American University’s Bender Arena catching only the tail end of the Silversun Pickups’ set to find the bleacher seats completely filled. It was as if the concert goers were forced to attend some lecture rather than voluntarily choosing to buy tickets to a show. Maybe they were just…

As you may have heard, one of the most beloved and, in our opinion, best bands ever to come out of the District, The Dismemberment Plan, are reuiniting next month for the sake of Callum Robbins. The overwhelming, fast sell out of the first show lead the guys to agree to a second night — April 27, which went on sale last night relatively under the radar — but openly enough to sell out pretty…

In what could be described as either the rebirth of Fear Factor or Anthony Bourdain’s dream come true, TasteDC.com — that hard-hearted harbinger of haggis — has organized the 1st Annual Unique and Unusual Food and Wine Festival. Scheduled for Wednesday, October 25 at the Women’s National Democratic Club in Dupont Circle’s Whittemore House, the festival will spotlight both rare ingredients and seldom seen animal parts that will make you moan with delight or squirm…

FRIDAY: >> It’s going to be a stormy, steamy night in the District, so we’d recommend heading over to catch one of the Capital Fringe Festival’s most buzzed-about plays, Rorschach’s The Arabian Night, at the Sanctuary Theatre at Casa Del Pueblo. The space doesn’t have air conditioning, so take a cue from our theater critic: “All in all, the dreamy, smoldering Arabian Night is worth every sweltering moment. But follow the cue of the play’s…

With Passover and Easter, this week is mostly about taking off work and preparing food. Not surprisingly, there is not much to tell about concerts, but there are a few interesting things that I must mention. Classical music life in Washington will get its buzz back next week, lasting another eight to ten weeks or so until the summer doldrums settle in. CONTEMPORARY MUSIC: On Monday (April 10, 7:30 p.m.), the Diotima String Quartet will…

FRIDAY: Tired of us telling you about good concerts that have already sold out? Ready to get your St. Paddy’s Day celebrations started a week early? Well consider Fado Irish Pub as here to the rescue. They’ll be hosting a raffle tonight at 8 p.m. for tickets to the sold-out Pogues concert at 9:30 Club this very night. So if you’re desperate for the good craic and without tickets, run on down to the pub…