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Jan 06, 2014
How Monument Became D.C.’s Most Beloved Emo Band
After eight years, emo-rockers Monument have called it quits, but not before putting on one last packed show.
Feb 28, 2009
Sen. Burris Is A Rock, Sen. Burris Is An Island
“OMG Sen. Roland Burris! Ehh, do we really want this guy coming to bat for us? Maybe!” That was DCist Sommer’s response to seeing Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) take up the cause of District voting rights on Wednesday. It’s weird to have a guy no one likes taking up your cause. And man, do people really not like him. In his Washington Sketch column, Dana Milbank paints a scene that might have been lifted…