I went to the event at Georgetown Library and learned that finding friends is way harder than finding significant others.
Friends bring their dancepunk to D.C.’s Rock and Roll Hotel tonight. Check out a track from their new album “Home” and make sure to catch them tonight.
WTOP’s Mark Segraves got a hold of a partial list of the folks who’ve been receiving tickets to use the city’s free luxury box in the Verizon Center — the one that the D.C. Council is so miffed they’re being boxed out of — and there’s some fun tidbits he discovered.Most of those invited to D.C.’s Luxury Suite at the Verizon Center by Fenty either contributed the maximum $2,000 to Fenty’s campaign or worked on…
Hilda Mason, 91, who served more than 20 years on the D.C. Council, died yesterday at Washington Hospital Center. The Post has an obituary up (which perhaps unsurprisingly but a little creepily appears to have been largely written some time ago, as it notes at the bottom that one of its authors passed away in 2006), which details Mason’s status as the grand dame of local D.C. politics, having served on the Board of Education,…
MONDAY >> It wasn’t too far from here — just a couple hours south in Midlothian, VA, where Aimee Mann got her start. Now the guitar playing song weaver is a bonafide modern music legend. She’s treating The Birchmere to her 2nd Annual Christmas Show, and it’s not something you should miss. $45.50, 7:30 p.m. >> Roofwalkers (pictured), the band formerly known as Pagoda, are treating the Galaxy Hut crowd to an evening of…
Much A-Dough About Nothing Over the last two weeks, Todd Kliman’s chatters have gotten riled up over CityZen’s Parker House rolls. A chatter wrote in about his/her experience at CityZen a few months ago with pleasant servers and delicious food. But then he/she complained that his/her party of seven requested a second serving of the Parker House rolls. Apparently the server hesitated and seemed uncomfortable, but said he would check with the kitchen. The chatter…
FRIDAY: >> Bay Area songstress Goapele’s (pictured) musical background is almost as diverse as her ethnic background. Born to a South African political exile father and a mother whose parents survived the Holocaust, she studied at the Berklee College of Music and later would form musical partnerships with the likes of hip-hop acts like the Hieroglyphics crew and E-40. However her 2005 release, Change It All, established her as especially talented when it comes to…
The majority of Overheards in D.C. fall into only a few categories: funny sex stuff, dumb tourists and weird kids. There’s the occasional amusing political thing, or some quip that somebody sent in because they think they or their friends are funny. But there are always those that make absolutely no sense unless you are knowledgeable about some extremely narrow area of trivia, such as say, documentaries about lost and possibly mythical Brazilian cities. Quote…
Living in the Nation’s Capital, with so many free events going on year-round, it might seem silly to spend a princely sum of money for the privilege of becoming a Member of a local arts organization. But there are a number of good reasons to think about becoming a member — maybe you’re interested in a particular subject that’s only shown at a pay-for museum, maybe you’re an artist looking to grab a foothold in…
FRIDAY: >> Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are at the 9:30 Club with Kristeen Young and Partyline, $15, 9 p.m. Also Saturday with Kristeen Young and Ris Paul Ric. >> DC9’s Liberation Dance Party hosts Brooklyn’s Jaguar Club. $6, 9 p.m. SATURDAY: >> The Historic Sixth and I Synagogue hosts The Eight, D.C.’s part of a “worldwide Hannukah party” featuring the LeeVees, DeLeon and D.C.’s own Black and White JohnsonsJacksons. $12/$18, all ages, 9 p.m….
