Archive for July, 2011
Tomorrow is Code Red
‘Mtn Dew Reach (5)’
courtesy of ‘Robby Green’
No, no the soda.
If you’ve never been in DC when a code red was declared before, here’s the long and short of it: it means air quality will be poor and you should limit your outdoor activities.
If you have been in DC before you might have remembered getting to [...]
Happy Birthday, Hemingway!
Ok, he never lived in DC, but Papa Hemingway is still a favorite of mine, so we’re wishing him a happy birthday! Not for his writing really (though I did have to mimic his style several times at nerd camp, but that’s another story), but for his passionate love of the cocktail.
Today at Cuba Libre [...]
A True Adams Morgan Original
All photos by the author.
From a lofty brick throne, a voluptuous redhead rules over Adams Morgan, watching and goading all manner of revelry like a contemporary Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. Her territory spans the 18th Street strip; her image an iconic symbol of throbbing crowds, vodka cranberries, and Jumbo Slice pizza.
But just two blocks away from [...]
We Love Arts: POP!
What to expect from a musical about Andy Warhol, the late 20th century pop art genius who smashed convention and provided a nest for self-proclaimed misfits to help him create wild non-conformist art? His shooting by self-proclaimed revolutionary feminist Valerie Solanas seems like it would make excellent fodder – after all, when Warhol Superstar Viva [...]
More »We’ve got your Keith Urban tickets…
‘Keith Urban with Lady Antebellum’courtesy of ‘jeaneeem’
We’re just a week out from the Keith Urban show at Verizon Center, and boy do we have a surprise for a lucky reader. We’ve got a pair of tickets for the Keith Urban/Jake Owen show next Thursday! So get your commenter fingers ready, and click through for the [...]
Sick DC Time-Lapse
If the above doesn’t work for you here’s a direct link to the District 1.5 : HDR Time-lapse from Drew Geraci.
Via the power of the interwebs, I stumbled across this awesome HDR time-lapse by Drew Geraci. The shots were taken over a 3 day period, during which Geraci was stopped 9 times by the National Parks [...]
Cocktail Competitions at Quill
Twice a year, Quill lounge at The Jefferson invites in a a handful of DC’s most acclaimed mixologists for a little friendly competition. It offers the rare opportunity to see individuals from across the city behind one bar together – and to sample the wide variety of creations all featuring a single highlighted spirit.
Up [...]
Fringe 2011: Patrick and Me
Part of our continuing coverage of the 2011 Capital Fringe Festival, in collaboration with DC Theatre Scene.
Avenue Q asked the question, “What Do You Do With A B.A. In English?”
Historian Anthony Cohen asks the audience a similar question, “What do you do with a history degree?” In his one-man Fringe show Patrick and Me he [...]
Is the District of Columbia World War I Memorial in jeopardy?
‘World War I Memorial BW’courtesy of ‘christaki’
There is a monument on the mall that is dedicated not to a nation’s cause, nor to a great leader, nor to a private citizen. It is dedicated to the 499 men who gave their lives in support of their country in the Great War, from 1917 to 1918, [...]
We Love Music: A Perfect Circle @ DAR Constitution Hall, 7/17/11
All photos courtesy of A Perfect Circle
When I heard that A Perfect Circle was coming to DAR Constitution Hall, I had a ton of questions. The band has been on hiatus for seven years; Maynard’s been working with Tool, Billy Howerdel formed Ashes Divide, and the other members ran off with Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson [...]
Fringe 2011: A Piece of Pi
I’m reviewing seven plays over the course of the 2011 Capital Fringe Festival, in collaboration with DC Theatre Scene. Get your Fringe button and join me!
There is no pie in A Piece of Pi.
I feel it’s necessary to point this out, because after all, there are clowns. So one might expect some pie-throwing with a [...]
The Winning Ticket: Eels
This week we are giving away a pair of tickets to see Eels and The Submarines perform at the 9:30 Club on July 27th at 7pm. This show will be the night following the appearance of Eels on the Late Show with David Letterman. The band has released 11 albums since the early ’90s, in [...]
More »Smithsonian Snapshot: Lunar Command Module
Forty-two years ago today, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Earth’s moon. Today’s Smithsonian Snapshot takes a look at the Columbia, the lunar command module for the first manned lunar landing mission. (The first Space Shuttle was named after this module.)
On July 16, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and [...]
Rachel Levitin Live Tonight!
Readers, one of We Love DC’s own, the lovely Rachel Levitin, will be performing live, tonight at Takoma Station Tavern!
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Live Band Karaoke in DC: The Harikaraoke Band Gong Show!
I got the opportunity to sit down and chat with Kenny Lewis over at the Wonderland Ballroom’s lovely patio before he stepped onto the stage to play drums for the Harikaraoke Live Band Gong Show! We somehow started talking about Twitter before we got to the interview. We both shared the fact that we do not have accounts; however, after our discussion I’m sure [...]
More »Featured Photo
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courtesy of ‘. . . every.seven . . .’
Two years ago, Polaroid announced that they were discontinuing their trademark instant film. Many a Polaroid photographer was disappointed. In the age of digital photography, such a move is a regular event with all types of color films (you might have heard the news reports [...]
Remember DC, it could be so much worse
‘Blizzard 2010-Round 2′courtesy of ‘R2DC’
As the mercury is set to be in the mid 90s and the hygrometer is headed straight for the “Just Plain Mean” side of the dial, it is important to remember some things:
Hydrate. Drink more water than you think is necessary. Dehydration is pretty freaking awful, so get on your game [...]
