There are good bands, and there are pros. Before that word sends you running to hide in your Slanted and Enchanted cave, go check out the Long Winters. John Roderick’s Seattle outfit are pros in the best sense of the word – affable, even hilarious indie rockers that seem born to take their word-stuffed pop songs on the road. The Winters came on stage a little late last night at the Rock and Roll Hotel,…

Over in what they refer to as the “Atlas District” – known more commonly by the rest of Western civilization as H Street NE – the Rock and Roll Hotel is slowly coming into its own as a venue. They have a diverse array of solid lineups checking in over the next month or so, and last night they hosted one of their better ones, an evening of music from local act Junior League and…

This morning’s story in the Post’s Weekend section alerted us to the surprising, yet ultimately happy news that long time Galaxy Hut owner Alice Despard is selling her much loved neighborhood watering hole. We were shocked until we read on and realized Despard is keeping it all in the family and passing the Hut along to long time bartender, Hump Night organizer , and Arlington hipster Lary Hoffman. We’ve been hitting the Hut for ages,…