Including Rare Essence, The String Queens, Sub-Radio, and more.
The legendary go-go band has been a D.C. institution for more than 40 years.
The third annual Funk Parade takes over U Street NW on May 7.
This week, music isn’t just on stage; it’s in conversation and on the screen.
Running the gamut of D.C. music: including Art Sorority for Girls, Priests, Rare Essence, Justin Trawick, and a cameo by Don Zientara.
The D.C. bands at SXSW had an opportunity to gain new followers from all over the place. We asked some of these previously unconverted people their thoughts on what they’d just seen.
DCist’s music staff highlights the best in a crazy awesome week of live music.
MONDAY >> Not really into the whole Christmas Eve thing? Jewmongous is Sean Altman from Rockapella (of “Carmen Sandiego” fame) and “What I Like about Jew” who will be offering humorous Christmas Eve odes including “They Tried To Kill Us (We Survived, Let’s Eat),” and “Taller Than Jesus,” at Jammin Java in Vienna. $20, 7 p.m. and 9:30 (two shows). >> The music played by the DJs at the South African Christmas Eve party…
DCist is, collectively, having one of those Fridays. You know, one of those Fridays when your boss dumps a bunch of work on your desk and wants it done before you leave for the weekend (the sweet, sweet weekend) and your Internet keeps crapping out so you can’t even check your email. The weekend is quickly approaching and we haven’t yet had time to scour the best of the city’s offerings. But, we think…
In an article that reminds us a little bit of USA Today’s recent shocking discovery that iPods are popular, a Post front-page article today delves into the underbelly of Saint-Ex’s regular iPod DJ Night. We kid, we kid. We’re glad the iPod DJ nights got some good press — we’re totally a fan of the monthly events, and couldn’t be more pleased that local bloggers Seeking Irony and WeirdCurves got quoted. But at the same…
