Category: Out & About
PHOTOS: Preview of Cause DC, a new philanthropub
Sunday evening, I swung by the soft opening for Cause DC, a new “philanthropub” near 9th & U St NW. Normally, I don’t cover bar/restaurant openings since plenty of other sites have that territory covered, but this is a slightly different take on a familiar model. The concept of a “philanthropub” is new in theory, [...]
PHOTOS / VIDEO: Art All Night DC 2012
Have you ever pARTied all night? That was the premise, sort of, behind Art All Night DC 2012: Nuit Blanche DC. An “all-night” arts fest (from 7:00 pm to 3:00 am), the celebration linked together a half-dozen venues in the Penn Quarter section of town. The event marked the close of Art4All DC, a new citywide collaboration to [...]
PHOTOS / VIDEO: Union Market Shuck Off
Have you ever wanted to shuck oysters? SURE, WE ALL HAVE. But, how hard have you been working to fulfill that dream? Not at all? Well, here’s what you’re missing. Over the weekend, Union Market in northeast DC held its first (annual?) “Shuck Off,” where average Joes and Jills could show up, enjoy some seafood [...]
REVIEW: Calexico at the 930 Club
Calexico brought their Southwestern fusion of Latin and American rock to the 930 Club Thursday night, touring in support of their latest record Algiers (recorded in New Orleans, but still sounding like Tuscon). The 7-man lineup mixed in a handful of new tunes with plenty of old favorites, and the double trumpet attack was as [...]
PHOTOS: Nats Playoff Home Opener
The Washington Nationals played their first home playoff game and first playoff game in DC in 79 years. And that’s about all the good news there was. Edwin Jackson struggled as the St. Louis Cardinals grabbed a run in the first, 3 more in the second, and cruised to an 8-0 win. The defending World [...]
PHOTOS: Figment DC at Yards Park
While thousands of folks waded through twisting crowds on pavement surrounded by storage bins at the Living Social Craft Beer + Food Truck Festival, a few hundred wandered around the relative tranquility of Yards Park for Figment DC. While the Living Social event was all commerce, Figment boasted absolutely nothing for sale, including food or beverages. There [...]
PHOTOS: Alley of Doom
According to their Facebook page, “The Alley of Doom is a pop-up experience that’s one part theme park, one part guerrilla theatre, and one part pure, geeky wish-fulfillment.” With all these of those parts in mind, imagine the opportunity to star in a recreation of an iconic action movie scene from your childhood. In this [...]
PHOTOS: The 9 Songwriter Series at Gibson Guitar Showroom
The 9 Songwriter Series may sound familiar to readers of this site. We sat down with its creator, Justin Trawick, for Episode 2 of the podcast last month and talked about some of his stories as a touring musician. Last night, we stopped by the wonderful Gibson Guitar Showroom in Chinatown to take some photos [...]
REVIEW: Grizzly Bear at the 930 Club
Grizzly Bear put on a spirited performance on the first of two sold-out nights at the 930 Club. Founder Ed Droste announced to the crowd that “it’s early on in the tour and we’re still feeling energized.” Good news for the 1000+ in attendance and the who-knows-how-many-more listening to the live stream on NPR, he [...]
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