Written by DCist contributor Spencer Ackerman Courtney Taylor-Taylor promised he wouldn’t talk about politics. As it turned out, he kept about 75 percent of his word. “Do we want an intellectual,” asked the Dandy Warhols frontman last night, “or do we want someone who appeals to dumb?” The band let the question hang before opening its 9:30 Club set with “Mohammed,” a drony number from its breakthrough album, 2000’s Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia. Longtime…

By DCist contributor Graham Hough-Cornwell Perhaps you recall the scene from the questionably credible but always engrossing rock doc Dig! where Courtney Taylor of the Dandy Warhols starts talking about how touring – with its requisite marathon drives, partying, and gas station food – can kill a band. He’s talking about the ever-so fragile Brian Jonestown Massacre specifically, but their perpetual demise in the film isn’t exactly new territory in the topsy-turvy world of rock…

It all started with a mysterious mention on Pitchfork of a Gnarls Barkley date at Pimlico. Yes, that Pimlico. That lead The Upstate Life to do a little research. The mysterious event, taking place on September 23, will also feature The Raconteurs, and is called V Fest. We’re hoping that this is an American version of the UK’s Virgin-sponsored annual event, which this year will feature acts like Radiohead, Beck, The Dandy Warhols, Bloc Party…

WEDNESDAY: >> Recently named Kennedy Center Artistic Advisor for Ballet, Suzanne Farrell knows George Balanchine’s repertory better than anyone else — she ought to, since Farrell herself is his most famous protégée. So you can expect nothing but exuberant and masterful performances, through Nov. 27, of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet’s all-Balanchine extravaganza. Tickets are $29 to $84, at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. THURSDAY: >> It’s Thanksgiving, and most of you will be gathering…