For shows at Galaxy Hut on Dec. 28th and 29th.

Say cheese: The DCist staff discusses their favorite grilled cheese sandwiches in and around D.C.

Fries: more than just a bland sandwich accompaniment. DCist writers share their favorite fries in the D.C. area.

From the private Muzette to the joyful Kostume Karaoke, here are the best places to sing karaoke in the area.

Just in time for the Super Bowl! The best places to get wings and other pub grub in the D.C. area.

The bar is simple “updating its equipment,” not going out of business, according to an email from Galaxy Hut.

Earlier this week, we warned you that David Beckham, professional soccer’s most glittery player ever, was visiting the White House along with the rest of the 2011 Major League Soccer champions Los Angeles Galaxy. Here’s how it went down.

As if we weren’t excited enough about the upcoming Dismemberment Plan shows at the end of the week, the guys brought our anticipation to a fever pitch by a) releasing some more tickets for their Black Cat and 9:30 Club shows yesterday and b) playing a secret show at Galaxy Hut on Saturday night. Considering the size of Galaxy Hut, most local Plan fans didn’t get that hypothetical gold-leaf engraved invite, but here are some photos of the intimate event which should hold you over…at least until their Late Night with Jimmy Fallon appearance on Thursday night.

A couple weeks ago we linked to a post on popular Clarendon bar Galaxy Hut’s MySpace blog announcing that owner Lary Hoffman had decided to stop accepting credit cards. The announcement sparked a number of agitated and sarcastic comments accusing Hoffman of passing on unnecessary extra costs, like ATM fees, to his customers. Thanks to the negative reaction, over the weekend Hoffman emailed us and posted a comment on the same thread saying he’d changed…

We’re frankly mostly of the mind that New Year’s Eve is best spent at a house party with good friends — going out to a club is almost always overpriced and often a big letdown. But in the event you don’t have a party to attend, are new in town, or for any other reason are facing tonight without a firm plan, here’s a few of our suggestions on how to have a fun and…