Sometimes in the relentless assault of the commenters in a thread on a DCist music review, the complaint is made that the reviewer takes too many words to try to prove how much they know about the band. Well, we’re going to try to preempt that here. Going to see the Art Brut show at the Black Cat on Tuesday night, I’ll be the first to admit: I knew zero about the band, its history,…

It all started with a mysterious mention on Pitchfork of a Gnarls Barkley date at Pimlico. Yes, that Pimlico. That lead The Upstate Life to do a little research. The mysterious event, taking place on September 23, will also feature The Raconteurs, and is called V Fest. We’re hoping that this is an American version of the UK’s Virgin-sponsored annual event, which this year will feature acts like Radiohead, Beck, The Dandy Warhols, Bloc Party…