Archive for October, 2011
We Love Music: M83 @ Black Cat, 10/28/11
I remember when M83 released their breakthrough album Dead Cities, Red Seas, & Lost Ghosts back when I was in college. M83 easily fit in my collection with groups like The Postal Service and The Notwist, yet the album had no vocalist to connect it with mankind. The occasional words were only samples; it was [...]
More »NMAI: Hear the Song of the Horse Nation
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courtesy of ‘bhrome’
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian opened its doors this past weekend to a new exhibition, “A Song for the Horse Nation.” The exhibition, nestled on the third floor of the museum, tells the epic tale of the how the return of the horse to the Americas changed Native culture, from [...]
Good Drinks for a Good Cause
Our friends at 826DC wanted to make sure you were all aware that tickets for their holiday benefit, Baby It’s Cold Outside, are on limited pre-sale at a discount, $50 instead of $60 tomorrow, and $75 at the door, for their December party. Yes, it’s early to be planning for the holidays, but for such [...]
More »The Last Day of Tourmobile
‘TourmobileXPr’courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
Good night, Tourmobile. You served our National Mall in an exclusive fashion for 42 years, charging high prices for on-and-off service for tourists around the National Mall, and while things have dropped off lately, you were always a welcome site for tourists in the area. Their service ends today, [...]
Nationals name Davey Johnson 2012 Manager
‘PRE’courtesy of ‘MissChatter’
The Nationals announced this morning that they have exercised Davey Johnson’s managerial option for the 2012 season, returning Johnson to the helm after a successful first half season as the manager. Johnson took over after Jim Riggleman resigned in a huff over contract negotiations during the middle of the 2011 season. With a [...]
Bills defeat Redskins 23-0
‘DeAngelo Hall’
courtesy of ‘Keith Allison’
The talk this week is going to be about how far away the Redskins are from being a good football team. The Redskins do have a lot of holes, mostly on the offense, but last season they had even more holes and that included a lot on the defense. This past [...]
AT&T Announces LTE expansion to DC in November
‘Man on Cellular Tower!’courtesy of ‘TheBusyBrain’
AT&T announced this morning that it will bring its next-generation LTE service to the DC area beginning in early November, along with a pair of Android-based LTE phones. The phones are the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and the HTC Vivid, both of which can use the new LTE service, [...]
Early Morning Shooting, Crash Wakes Brookland
Just before 4am, a loud boom woke me from a cold sleep. I got up, looked around, and lay back down until I heard the sirens of a significant police and fire response. Dressing quickly, I was outside about 4:15am this morning, to see Engines 15 and 17 fighting a car fire in my neighbor’s [...]
More »Weekend Flashback: 10/28-10/30
‘Occupy DC: Life in the Camp’ courtesy of ‘pnzr242′ It’s the big day. A day of ghosts and ghouls. A day of thrills and chills. A day…well, a couple of months really, of candy. It’s all hallows eve!
More »Love (of Art) Conquers All (Weather)
It wouldn’t be street art if it didn’t stand up to the elements, and even today’s (ongoing) icy rain couldn’t shut down Albus Cavus’ Monster Mash Halloween paint party at Garfield Park. The nonprofit art organization, which offers workshops and after school programs and curates a series of what they call “open walls” for graffiti [...]
More »Friday Happy Hour: New Grist Sorghum Beer
One of my best friends was recently diagnosed with a gluten allergy, which has been kind of a drag for her – this is, after all, a girl who loves bread so much that she works for the French government. Nonetheless, this is as good a time as ever to be allergic to gluten, with [...]
More »Second Annual “The Vices that Made Virginia”
‘Hazy Morning’
courtesy of ‘Vileinist’
Ah, Virginia–home to part of the Blue Ridge mountains, the Virginia ham, and of course, the land for lovers. So to celebrate the greatness of Old Dominion, Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture and Woodlawn, a National Trust Historic Site, are hosting the second annual “The Vices That Made Virginia.”
From 4 [...]
The Song of Emil Her Many Horses
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courtesy of ‘bhrome’
out of the earth / I sing for them
A Horse nation / I sing for them
out of the earth / I sing for them,
the animals / I sing for them.
~a song by the Teton Sioux
Emil Her Many Horses is, by first appearance, a quiet, unassuming gentleman. A museum specialist in the office of [...]
Hot Ticket: Brandt Brauer Frick @ Red Palace, TONIGHT!!!
You gotta love that video and that sound!
Brandt Brauer Frick are a trio of German musicians creating a unique sound that is often described as “acoustic techno”. Using primarily non-electronic instruments they craft intricate pieces that somehow find a common ground between classical music and the dance-floor. Their avant-garde concept and non-traditional approach seem intended [...]
Redskins Preview Week Eight: The Bills
‘Buffalo Wings – Hot!’
courtesy of ‘andynash’
The narrative that comes out of this Sunday’s game against the Bills will either be the Redskins got their season back on track or it is continuing to fall apart. Narrative is important to most fans but it is based too heavily on preconceptions. Before the season began the Redskins [...]
