Intoxication was the theme, and our host was appropriately buzzed for the event, or so she told us. The tables were packed early for the season’s opening night of Speakeasy at HR-57, a monthly event featuring storytellers of all talent levels, from captivating veterans to nervous amatuers. It was standing room only by the time Reuben Jackson, associate curator at the National Museum of American History, took the stage at eight sharp. A master storyteller,…
We’ve been waiting for the official V Fest details for a little while now. We’d gotten hints that the September 23 affair at Pimlico would include The Raconteurs, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Who, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and more. All of those: confirmed. Here’s the full lineup: Bands The Red Hot Chili Peppers; The Who; The Killers; Flaming Lips; The Raconteurs; Gnarls Barkley; Scissor Sisters; Keane; Thievery Corporation; Clap Your Hands Say Yeah;…
A few weeks ago, we told you about the cumulating evidence that Virgin Mobile will be bringing its popular European music festival, V Fest, to the states. The formal announcement has been made: The creators of England’s phenomenally successful Virgin Festival will be announcing the debut of the American version. The Virgin Festival By Virgin Mobile will be held at Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes, in Baltimore, Maryland on September 23, 2006….
Landlords and building owners engaging in unethical, possibly illegal activities to evict tenants? Never! Well, that may been the case in four buildings in the District, and one member of the D.C. City Council is itching to found out the who, the why, the when, and the how come. Council-member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) has announced that his Comittee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs will hold a hearing on December 21 to find out…
In the interest of trying to be relatively neutral, we here at DCist cannot normally go off into the sort of ranting and raving reviews of shows and bands that we might like to. (Also because it would probably put you to sleep to hear all of our pretentious ramblings.) But that doesnt mean we cant point you toward a couple of great sites that know their stuff about the local music scene. So we…