Believe it or not, they’re skating on air: Nicklas Backstrom andAlex Ovechkin are on cloud eleven after yet another winat Boston last night. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)Capitals 4, Bruins 1: In the immortal words of Wayne Coyne, “do you realize?” So, do you? Do you realize that the Washington Capitals, with last night’s win over the Boston Bruins, are bulldozing their way through not just what is probably the best year in the 35-year history of…

At this point in their amazing and improbable career, I’m not sure there’s much that hasn’t already been said as far as reviewing a concert by The Flaming Lips. Anyone that has seen them live in the last 10 years or so knows about the confetti canons and balloons, the crowd surfing inside a giant bubble, the costumed dancers pulled from the audience, the lighting setups and the various costumed mascots that pop up every…

The Flaming Lips are at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Friday. MONDAY >> Justin Moyer performs as his alter-ego, Edie Sedgwick, tonight. The Three Stars alum’s shows are unusual to say the least, but also interesting: the Black Cat described her as “Le Tigre meets Black Flag for an irony-free dance party with a tranny Milton Berle as MC!” 9 p.m., $8. TUESDAY >> The Black Crowes are still kicking out the blues, covering older…

Kind of upset with the Capital Weather Gang, Umbrella Today, and the planet itself for this notice of rain later today. Will the Earth interrupt the performance that the Flaming Lips et al. are putting on in her honor? Probably not. The headlining Lips are tentatively scheduled to play by 5 p.m.; the District should expect rain tonight, but the chance of showers during the late afternoon is just 30 percent….

Photo used with permission under a Creative Commons license with momoraman Holy shit, the Flaming Lips are playing the National Mall this Sunday! Not even kidding! You will not be rickrolled if you visit the Web site for the Green Apple Festival, for which actors, performers, activists, musical acts, and the Flaming Lips will assemble for the Earth Day on the National Mall celebration on Sunday. Emceed by actor and comedian Chevy Chase, the…

Ahhh, summer music festivals. As any music blog reader could tell you, as soon as the ground starts to thaw, they’re all the indie kids can talk about. Last year we were all lathered up about getting a mega-fest of our very own (or at least, within reasonable stomping-ground distance). Several DCists embarked upon Pimlico and were pleased to report that the festival was wonderfully organized, accomodating, really well done and… that it just…

When the afternoon’s labor hangs about your neck like so many albatross carcasses, their limp beaks slicked with the sweat of eight hours’ worth of futility, when the sun hangs low in the air like a thug-strewn rock on its downward trajectory into the skull of an unsuspecting bicyclist, when the administrative assistant two cubes down sashays off to happy hour, leaving you sick with the thoughts that such a treasured sixty-minute span might ne’er…

By DCist Contributor Mehan Jayasuriya We here at DCist have noticed a rather disturbing trend recently. More and more often, it seems, touring bands are skipping over the District in favor of our neighbor to the north, Baltimore. It makes sense if you think about it: Baltimore has a burgeoning arts scene, a variety of music venues and a seemingly disproportionate reputation for housing a large number of twentysomething scenesters (not that we’re short on…

Hopewell is a five piece hailing from New York City perhaps best known by the company they keep. Lead singer Jason Russo formerly played bass for space-rock pioneers Mercury Rev. Hopewell’s acclaimed album “Hopewell & the Birds of Appetite” was produced by Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev and Sleater-Kinney) and Bill Racine (Rouge Wave, Phantom Planet). They’ve played shows all over the world with tour mates like the Brian Jonestown Massacre, British…

DCist took in three phenomenal bands on Monday night at the Black Cat. Midlake, Cold War Kids and the Sound Team played the backstage, much to our confusion, and they just may have put on the best show that little room has ever seen. First up was Midlake, a five piece from Denton, TX that embrace interactivity as much as they do fancy instruments. Midlake’s been around for a while, gaining fans and success in…