Well this is … disgusting. Showtime drama Dexter, which is the show everyone says is good but nobody watches, has filled a small makeshift fountain at Union Station with red dye to make it look like blood. Dexter, in case you didn’t know, is the Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under) series that follows a blood splatter expert who also kills people for fun — but you know, only bad people. Showtime may owe our…

We’re always trying to think of ways to offer you, our lovely readers, a shot at some free entertainment, and today we’ve got another great opportunity for you. We’ve paired up with Landslide Pictures to host a special preview screening of Civic Duty at the Landmark E Street Cinema on Tuesday, May 1 at 7 p.m.. Here’s a brief synopsis of the story: Angry and depressed over losing his job, accountant Terry Allen begins to…

Monday >> Not every band can pull off the feat of traveling with and playing a turn of the century Vittrolio Grammaphone, playing the saw, or convincing you that the theramin is a real instrument. But Portland band Norfolk and Western seem to be bear this burden with ease and a bit of quirk. This band plays a mix of folksy, whimsical and occassionaly dark rock music, using an eclectic array of instruments and revolving…

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…

Punk rockers the Dresden Dolls hit the Black Cat. Count Zero opens. 8:30 p.m. $10. “Grace,” a dark comedy from “Six Feet Under” writer Craig Wright, is now being performed by the Wooly Mammoth theater company at the Warehouse Theater on Seventh Street NW. 8 p.m. $24-32. Nick Swardson of “Reno 911” is at the DC Improv. 8:30 p.m. $15. The International Washington Horse Show has galloped into town. (Ha ha. Look at us. We…