“It’s a shame that this administration is attacking children. It’s so petty. How petty can you be?”
“Everybody thinks it could have been handled differently,” an organizer says.
Last Sunday, throngs of people flooded into Dupont Circle to shimmy on the dance floor. Why? To take part in “Dance in the Circle” a promotional event for dance companies from around Washington.
On the third Saturday of every month, Liv at Bohemian Caverns turns into a free funk and soul house party where District residents can come to shed all pretenses and just get down on the dance floor. The party, Fatback turns four tonight.
We’re frankly mostly of the mind that New Year’s Eve is best spent at a house party with good friends — going out to a club is almost always overpriced and often a big letdown. But in the event you don’t have a party to attend, are new in town, or for any other reason are facing tonight without a firm plan, here’s a few of our suggestions on how to have a fun and…
FRIDAY: >> Bay Area songstress Goapele’s (pictured) musical background is almost as diverse as her ethnic background. Born to a South African political exile father and a mother whose parents survived the Holocaust, she studied at the Berklee College of Music and later would form musical partnerships with the likes of hip-hop acts like the Hieroglyphics crew and E-40. However her 2005 release, Change It All, established her as especially talented when it comes to…
FRIDAY: >> Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are at the 9:30 Club with Kristeen Young and Partyline, $15, 9 p.m. Also Saturday with Kristeen Young and Ris Paul Ric. >> DC9’s Liberation Dance Party hosts Brooklyn’s Jaguar Club. $6, 9 p.m. SATURDAY: >> The Historic Sixth and I Synagogue hosts The Eight, D.C.’s part of a “worldwide Hannukah party” featuring the LeeVees, DeLeon and D.C.’s own Black and White JohnsonsJacksons. $12/$18, all ages, 9 p.m….
FRIDAY: >> It’s been over six years since he last had a properly released album, but crooner Bilal (left) has still managed to catch people’s attention with some of his latest material. Too bad it was illegally leaked and now his label is threatening never to let the refined product see the light of day. Regardless, his Black Cat performance should be noteworthy. 9 p.m., $22. >> We’ve told you about Deleted Scenes many times…
Everybody’s favorite Portland-based literary music makers, The Decemberists, have had to cancel their Long And Short Of It tour, just two dates in. One of the band members has been ill, and as it turns out, hadn’t gotten as well as they’d hoped in time to tour. That includes the expansive four-night residency they’d scheduled at the 9:30 Club for this weekend. If you’d already bought tickets, you can get a refund at your…
Tomorrow night, two of DCist’s favorite bands are taking the Black Cat’s main stage by storm. What kind of storm? Well if it’s anything like what we’ve seen from these guys in the past, it’ll be a storm of hilarity, energy, and very fancy hair. Because these two bands feature some serious characters with some serious personalities, we asked them to “review” each other’s new albums — The Dance Party’s Friction! Friction! Friction!, which is…
