It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since Telograph’s first EP, Little Bits of Plastic (review). Since the release of that recording, the band has gone on to build a name for themselves in the D.C. music scene and play shows with Gomez, Robbers on High Street and O.A.R. We gave them the *** treatment back in ’06, so it warms our hearts to see them doing so well. Now with their second release,…
>> Tickets are still available for Fiery Furnaces, dios and Orphan tonight at Black Cat. $15, 8 p.m. >> Check out our full preview of RAMP, performing a free show tonight at Bossa Bistro and Lounge, 9 p.m. >> DCist favorites Robbers on High Street come to Iota tonight promising to play songs from their upcoming disc, “Grand Animals.” Expect another solid, fun show, along with two Chicago bands, The Redwalls and Baby Teeth….
TUESDAY >> DCist favorites the Vita Ruins are playing this very night at DC9 for $8. You’re tired of barbequing and sitting around on your back porch by now, aren’t ya? >> Love them? Hate them? Secretly listen to them while you take a nice warm bath and have a good cry? Keane performs to a sold out crowd at the 9:30 Club tonight. WEDNESDAY >> DCist’s own Sriram Gopal will be playing some…
It seemed like the Rock and Roll Hotel had two distinct crowds last night — those who came to see openers Office and headliners Robbers on High Street, and those who came to see local mood rockers Monopoli. Monopoli had the biggest crowd, but the Monopoli fans who left or went upstairs before Robbers on High Street did themselves a disservice. New York’s Robbers on High Street are one of those bands that are simply…
The only thing DCist likes more than going to concerts is giving away concert tickets to our readers. And since it’s the holiday season and all, we are in the giving mood. We have a pair of tickets to see Robbers On High Street this Thursday at the Rock and Roll Hotel to give away to a lucky reader. Also on the bill are Monopoli and the hotly tipped Chicago outfit Office. The Robbers released…
It’s going to be a perfectly lovely day, maybe a little on the warm side even, with just a slim chance of showers later this afternoon. We should all, no doubt, have a little spring in our steps. And luckily for us we can, seeing as how we don’t usually comment on the goings on up on the Hill. If we did, we might be forced to face some ugly realities this morning. We might,…
FRIDAY: >> Something tells us heading out to see a concert put on by a man who, due to a struggle with Hepatitis C, thought he might never be able to go on tour again will be an awfully positive, life-affirming experiece. And who couldn’t use a little of that? The Alejandro Escovedo Orchestra (he’s pictured at right) is at 9:30 Club, with Lenny Kaye & Jon Dee Graham. $25, 8 p.m. >> Film Festivals!…
Chances are you’ve already seen or heard the Robbers on High Street but just don’t know it. The band has been through D.C. a handful of times in the last two years, supporting artists like Fountains of Wayne, The Sleepy Jackson, Ambulance LTD and VHS or Beta. They’ve been the house band on Last Call With Carson Daly and also had songs featured on The Wedding Crashers Soundtrack as well as Six Feet Under…
We’re certain there is someone out there who was able to figure out yesterday’s DCist pre-St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour trivia question/riddle. But from what we’ve heard, this DCist has sure stumped a lot of people with our perplexing questions. While we aren’t going to give any big hints, if you can figure out the relationship between the two places on “Grover’s Nutmeg High Street,” you should be able to figure out the rest of…
As we’ve mentioned before, DCist will be hosting a pre-St. Patrick’s Day happy hour this Friday, 5-8 p.m., at Biddy Mulligan’s at the Jurys Washington hotel on Dupont Circle. We hope you can make it. As is DCist tradition, we are crafting a trivia challenge. The winner gets a free drink/free drinks on us, depending on how and in what manner you deliver your answer. More details to come tomorrow and Friday, so stay tuned….