Nice scoop from Fritz Hahn: the empty basement space at 1115 U Street NW, formerly occupied by Cue Bar, will be taken over by an all-star group of local nightlife veterans and transformed into a dance club dubbed the U Street Music Hall. Among the owners are ubiquitous local DJs Will Eastman and Jesse Tittsworth, Eric Hilton and Farid Ali of Eighteenth Street Lounge, and Marvin chef James Hilton. Nice to hear that the space,…
Fall is the season of festivals, so I hope you’ve stretched properly over the last few weeks, because this weekend is chock full of ’em. >> The annual Crafty Bastards fair is this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 18th Street in Adams Morgan. Grab your worn canvas Trader Joe’s bag and get ready to collect all the quirky hand-sewn shirts and beaded earrings your little heart desires. After you’ve crossed everyone off…
Good afternoon, boys and girls. We’ve been talking about the Six Points Music Festival for some time now, and it’s finally upon us. Consider it your duty to take advantage of this festival in your own back yard, and pick from one of the many showcases of local talent going on this week. We’ll pick out a few of our favorites, but any show on the roster would be worthwhile. MONDAY >> You may have…
FRIDAY: >> We’re definitely planning on checking out a new performance series called Take That Hill that’s looking to turn in to a semi-regular evening of short films and short story readings presented by local lit mag Barrelhouse. Sounds promising, and we’ll have the rundown on how it went down for you come Monday. At Warehouse Theater’s screening room, $5, 8 p.m. >> Dude, free Yeah Yeah Yeah’s listening party at Cue Bar, plus the…
Tonight’s the night! You, DCist, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs — it’s a magical combination. Join us in listening to Show Your Bones, potentially winning some prizes (get there early!), enjoying the always-awesome DJ stylings of The Agenda, babbling about blogging, and basking in the primary-colored glow of Cue Bar. Cue Bar. 9 p.m. Free!…
Friday, the day we wait for with giddy anticipation. In addition to the weekend being just around the corner, there’s one more reason to be pumped up: tonight, you can hear a sneak preview of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs new album “Show Your Bones” before the album hits store shelves on March 28. Hosted by DCist and Interscope Records, the good times and good listenings will take place at Cue Bar, 1115 U Street,…
Is that a Gold Lion in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? Before the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album, Show Your Bones, hits stores March 28, and before they kick off their tour right here in D.C. on April 3, DCist is bringing some hot off the presses Yeah Yeah Yeahs action to you, our loyal readers. Next Friday, March 24, join DCist and Interscope records at Cue Bar as we…
We know what you’re thinking – you have absolutely no idea what to wear to the DCist happy hour tonight (plug, plug). While all we ask is that you wear your drinking shoes, we understand if your work attire feels a little too corporate for Cue Bar, or if you feel intimidated by the bastion of cool that is the DCist staff. Before heading to the happy hour, banish your fashion insecurities tonight at the…
Last thing we’ll say about it, until tomorrow when we post the link to all the badass pictures and the NBC4 story on the knife fight that broke out between Tony Kornheiser and Sally Jenkins, both of which wanted the ping-pong table (yeah, did we mention the ping-pong table?). Closest Metro station is U Street/Cardozo, for which you’ll want to use the 10th Street exit. Cue Bar is on the north side of U,…
We hope you all had yesterday off, like we did. If we’d been here to write the agenda, we would have told you to check out The Greek Embassy and Paul Kamran at Galaxy Hut. But we weren’t so we didn’t. If anybody caught the show, we’d love to hear how it was. TUESDAY >> The excitement of 24 and The Golden Globes may leave you feeling a little empty tonight. What better way to…