>> Detroit garage rockers Gore Gore Girls are at DC9 with two local acts: the Highballers and the Droptops. 9 p.m., $10. >> Don’t miss our full preview of the Stones Throw concert tonight at Black Cat. 8 p.m., $20. >> Looking to crash one of those well-monied D.C. holiday parties for free food and drinks? Via BrightestYoungThings, a handy list. >> Thievery Corporation’s Rob Garza’s latest side-project, Dust Galaxy, will be at the musician’s…
MONDAY >> Those looking to kick the month off with a bang might be out of luck, as it looks like there’s not a whole lot going down tonight. Still, it’s not a total wash, as all the usual suspects — the Black Cat, DC9, the Velvet Lounge and the Rock and Roll Hotel — will have their bars open and waiting for the District’s disillusioned masses. >> DJ Jahsonic has a new Monday night…
Monday >> If you’re not a Springsteen fan, the place to be Monday night is the Black Cat for an evening of dance-punk. Kentucky’s VHS or Beta (pictured) are supporting the recent release of Bring on the Comets along with Los Angeles’ Moving Units, whose catchy 2004 single “Between Us and Them” is reason enough get you up and moving. Local favorites Soft Complex will be opening. $13, 8 p.m. Tuesday >> The Austin Chronicle…
Good morning, D.C. Thanks to all of you who came out to the Voting Rights Happy Hour last night. We had a great time meeting everyone and chatting about the future of full voting rights for D.C. Our friends and co-hosts at DC Vote were thrilled to be able to sign up so many new interested members and volunteers for their upcoming Voting Rights March on April 16, so thanks to them for coming out…
Leave your offices and go to Eighteenth Street Lounge! DCist Voting Rights Happy Hour kicks off at 6 p.m. Thanks to Flickr user kungpaocajun for use of his creative commons photo, and DCist Tom for his photoshopping skillz….
Isn’t it nice that you don’t have to wonder what you’ll be doing tonight? There’s just no question — you’ll be at tonight’s DCist Voting Rights Happy Hour, co-hosted by our friends at DC Vote. It’s true, a vote on the bill before the House has been delayed, but that’s all the more reason for us to gather tonight in solidarity for full voting rights for a congressional representative for the District. We need to…
We’ve hosted a couple of outrageously fun events in the last few months, but recent discussion on the DCist staff email list had us pondering: when was the last time we threw a straight up happy hour? Because people like happy hours, and if DCist is about anything, it’s about giving the people what they want. Of course at this very moment we’re all glued to our televisions, tuned to C-SPAN watching general debate…
Review from DCist contributor Jake Wolman. You can see more photos from last night’s show here Last night, DCist attended the first of three consecutive sold-out Thievery Corporation shows at the 9:30 club. Thievery Corporation, who got their start here in D.C., is the brainchild of Eric Hilton and Rob Garza, the owners of the Eighteenth Street Lounge (and label), DJs who’ve long been known for their exotic remixes and sophisticated international style. They…
Today will be mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and highs in the upper 60s. Baby Porcupine Makes Debut at National Zoo: A baby porcupine born earlier in April has made its debut at the National Zoo. Although not born with fully developed spines, the National Zoo points out that the baby quills were sharp enough to stick into a leather glove after they had dried. See this National Zoo page for…