May 30, 2006
Photo of the Day: May 30, 2006
Today’s photo comes from Flickr user Pak Gwei, who was front and center for this year’s Rolling Thunder festivities. You can check the Rolling Thunder Flickr pool if you want more biker action, or if you crave more traditional Memorial Day photo fare, there’s always the DCist tag pool. This shot was taken on a Canon EOS Digital Rebel. The EXIF data can be found here. I must confess I have a ulterior motive…
Mar 20, 2006
The Go! Team @ Black Cat: Here to Rock the Mic
England’s The Go! Team has been touring tirelessly in recent months, bringing their patented brand of cheerleader rock all across the globe. Last night marked their first ever stop in D.C., where they met a sold out Black Cat crowd that for once remembered to wear their dancing shoes. For those of you that haven’t heard The Go! Team’s brilliant first album, Thunder Lightening Strike, their sound is somewhere in the unexpected intersection of old…
Mar 29, 2005
Fatboy Slim at the 9:30 Club
(Review from guest reviewer Jake Wolman) Showing up at the 9:30 Club for the 11:30 Fatboy Slim show — not a “doors open at 11:30,” but an 11:30 show — we were greeted with a line of people six-wide, stretching two blocks away from the front of the 9:30 Club. OK, we understand that this was the second show of the night (with Interpol playing the earlier one) and they had to clear the club…
Mar 25, 2005
Out and About: Weekend Picks
FRIDAY: >> The circus has come to town! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be having an evening show tonight, 7:30 p.m. at the MCI Center. If you get there 90 minutes early, you can enjoy free entertainment, and during the pre-show Three Ring Adventure, kids can meet performers and pose for photos with the crazy clowns. Tickets can be purchased here. SATURDAY: >> If you’re feeling energetic come Saturday AM, why not…