Oct 15, 2007
Weekly Music Agenda
MONDAY >> Were you out of town this weekend, wishing you were home soaking in the goodness that was the DAM! Festival? Fear not. Tonight there is one more show, and it happens to be the festival’s biggest. The chanteuse to give all other indie chanteuses a run for their money, Cat Power, is taking the 9:30 Club stage with the Dirty Delta Blues, and a little help from openers Childballads. $25 or your…
Dec 18, 2006
Tower Bids Final, Low-Priced Farewell
For once, we could afford to buy a CD at Tower Records. Unfortunately, the pickings were slim and the occasion sad. In October the national record store chain succumbed to the pressure of its online competitors, selling the assets from its 85 stores to a liquidation firm and marking the end of a generation of music buyers who preferred to curiously browse through unknown bands at the advice of knowledgeable, if surly clerks. Since then,…
Jan 27, 2006
Overheard in DC: Incest, Breasts and Chicken
It is time once again to take a look at the strange, funny, and baffling things you’ve heard around town. As always, this feature depends on your keen hearing, so keep on sending your stuff to overheardindc (at) gmail (dot) com. In this edition, incest is never not funny, Mike Tyson strikes again, chickens beware, and Pamela Anderson’s breasts. Quote of the week Metro, near Eastern Market: Two teenage boys sitting next to each other…