Ever wonder what it’s like to be a band out on tour? And by “band out on tour” we don’t mean U2 or even Scott Stapp. We mean bands that load in themselves, play their show and then get in the van and drive all night to the next gig. D.C.’s own These United States is such a band. Criss-crossing the country, playing upwards of 100 shows a year with bands like Califone, Someone Still…
>> Giada De Laurentiis of Food Network’s Everyday Italian was in town this weekend filming a bit for her new show, Weekend Getaways. One Flickr photog caught her picking out plump tomatoes at the Dupont farmer’s market; did anyone else get a glimpse of the “Cooking With Cleavage” star? >> Oh, Clinton Portis, really? The Redskins player decided to come out in favor of dog fighting to defend embattled Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick. This…
As 2006 ends and 2007 begins, the -ists look back not at the past week, but at the past year. So here it is, your Best of 2006 Spectacular. And from all of us at the -ists, happy New Year! Austinist was all about controversy as new construction to increase urban density ran rampant in 2006, as did threats to the city’s image from gigantic corporations looking to set up shop in town, leading…
It was quite the scene outside the 9:30 Club for last night’s sold out performance by Clarence Greenwood, a.k.a. Citizen Cope. I rolled up shortly after nine o’clock to a very crowded sidewalk scene outside the club. It seems no one had hard tickets for the show because they were all in line for will call. The club didn’t help things by switching the will call window with the one they usually use for…
Guys — I have something to tell you. I love Karen O and I didn’t even know it! Last night’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs show — the first stop on their Show Your Bones tour — made a believer out of me. I wasn’t really that into YYY before last night, so I’m about to make a very bold statement: this was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen at the 9:30 Club. Unfortunately for…
The weekly Ist wrap-up is written by Seattlest editor Dan Gonsiorowski. DCist helps us make more sense of the world this week. Posts like this concert review are the reason for Scott Stapp. DCist also enumerates the reasons for playing ultimate frisbee, Condi’s tight buns, their love of a local convenience store, and their jealousy of a person in Seattle calling the city. LAist documented graf artist Banksy’s most recent visit to LA in one…
In recent weeks, Austria has been the Scott Stapp of the international stage — fending off doping allegations against its Olympic athletes and suffering its first case of the bird flu (no doubt caught while it filmed that nasty video with Moldova and Djibouti). So, the Republik Österreich desperately needs your moral support in these difficult days. And what better way to give that support than to head over to an Austrian Winemakers’ Wine Tasting…
There’s a simple reason Kojo Nnamdi is on radio — something about his voice is soothing, reassuring and disarming. Whether testing microphones or querying his guests or the audience, Kojo speaks in a steady, curious tone, rarely betraying his opinion on any matter. But enough about Kojo — we don’t want you to think this is a review of a Scott Stapp show or something. Yesterday Kojo took his daily WAMU show on the road,…
During the dark years before neo-garage and 1980s post-punk revivalism saved modern rock radio from itself, the airwaves were ruled by a gaggle of stultifyingly awful rap-rock outfits united in their middle class yowl and bent on demonstrating that the suburbs were, indeed, killing them. During that period, however, a critical need emerged for the fans of the popular mook rock: namely, some vaguely sensitive sounding shit that could help them convince that girl…
