Archive for February, 2012
Why I Love DC: Mickey
5891-1027 courtesy of furcafe “What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery, and loss. Did I listen [...]
More »A Rock and Roll Opening for a Very Rock Exhibit
the password is…….Fideliocourtesy of LaTur The W Hotel has a history of using their walls to show off cool and interesting art – and using their lounges to throw fabulous parties. Those come together tonight to celebrate the opening of an exclusive photography exhibit, “ROCKED.” These iconic photos of musicians by British “man who shot [...]
More »Vintage Cabaret Glamour Comes to Strathmore
What is the vintage-lover to do in these winter doldrums? The Washington Ballet’s “Great Gatsby” has been closed for months and yet there are still months to go before that next Seersucker Social. Satisfy your cravings for long pearls and short bobbed hair when, on March 1st, Max Raabe und das Palast Orchester turns the [...]
More »Food Truck Tracker
pie for lunchcourtesy of philliefan99 Happy leap year! That’s one extra day that you get to eat lunch from a food truck this year. Lucky you. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
More »Proposed Food Truck Legislation: What They Mean as the Comments Period Comes to a Close
Gotta Have it! courtesy of Phaesia2012 Back in January, the Mayor’s office announced newly proposed food truck legislation that aims to update the more than 30-year-old laws regarding street vending. With the period for public comments ending tomorrow, I spoke with some of the food truck owners in the city about their thoughts on the [...]
More »Ovie Scores in OT as Caps Come Back to Defeat Islanders 3-2
Ovechkin Fist Pump courtesy of clydeorama Alex Ovechkin played a terrible game last night. His passes weren’t connecting, he was often out of position, and he turned over the puck repeatedly. He shot wide to the left. He shot wide to the right. But when the game – and perhaps the season – was on [...]
More »Food Roundup: Best Bar Food
They may be America’s last pioneers……….. courtesy of LaTur When I think bars, I naturally think booze. Cocktails, beers, wine, maybe even the occasional shot. But many of the watering holes I frequent either don’t serve food or serve variations of fried things that I wind up eating out of sheer desperate hunger (read: no [...]
More »Food Truck Tracker
Tom 12courtesy of yospyn Could you go for a hot slice of pizza? Yeah, so could I! Check out where all the food trucks are roaming today. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
More »Featured Photo
“Communion” courtesy of rpmaxwell Black and white photography forgoes the visual brilliance of color to focus more on composition. Ryan demonstrates this to great effect in the picture above. Rather than getting distracted by the colors around the individual, the viewer is pulled right into the communion of the man and his phone.
More »28th Helen Hayes Awards Nominees Announced
The Oscars maybe in the books but there’s still one more big show in the DC Arts Scene. Tonight the nominations for the 28th annual Helen Hayes Awards were announced in the Helen Hayes Gallery at the National Theatre. Known as one of the country’s most prestigious cultural honors, the awards recognize the best of [...]
More »Food Truck Tracker
Lobster Truck on K Street in NW DCcourtesy of Dan Lawrence 62 In the words of Liz Lemon, “I want to go to there.” Go to the food trucks. Go there. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
More »We Love Music: Spineless Swine @ The Red Palace on 2/23/12 (or “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Smiths”)
Spineless Swine is a local cover band of The Smiths. They sound great and you should go listen to them sometime. I’ll get back to them in a bit, but first bear with me while I digress. A mere 10 years ago, I only had in my collection the singles compilation from The Smiths. I [...]
More »Weekend Flashback: 2/24-2/26
“The “Phone Booth” after sunset” courtesy of theqspeaks Wow! I can’t believe *ENTER MOVIE TITLE* won for *ENTER OSCAR CATEGORY*! Everyone was sure that *ENTER OTHER MOVIE TITLE* was going to win that. I guess that’s why they do the award show. Of course, *ENTER ACTOR or ACTRESS’S NAME* got a well deserved nod.
More »Here Are Your 84th Academy Awards Predictions From We Love DC!
Oscar Statuettes courtesy of Kevin H. Tonight little gold men will be handed out to Hollywood’s best and brightest while Billy Crystal hams it up with mildly funny jokes. It’s Oscar Night in America and once again I am here with my picks along with some thoughts from the We Love DC crew and others [...]
More »Capitals Deport Canadiens, 4-1
“Matty P” full throttlecourtesy of bhrome Coming into Friday night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens, the Capitals had been struggling against most of the other teams, posting an abysmal record and generally playing in a funk. Luckily for the Caps, however, the one team they have been dominating as of late was at the other [...]
More »We Love Arts: Astro Boy and the God of Comics
“Who is Astro Boy? Where did he come from?” That phrase was repeated in an audio loop, flowing over cheerful marching music, while actors furiously drew cartoons of an impending horror. It might as well have been my own question, coming into Astro Boy and the God of Comics at The Studio 2ndStage without any [...]
More »Friday Happy Hour: Tonic for Everyday Neuroses
Getting together with friends for a cocktail party is pretty great – but even better if your guests include, say, authors and experts who want to talk about their work, a chef who whips up some very sophisticated morsels, and a terrific mixologist to make the drinks. That is the concept behind Fireside Cocktails by [...]
More »First Look: New Menu at 901 Restaurant
All photos courtesy of Jessica Zachar 901′s motto, “Sexy. Sophisticated. Sharing.” had me a bit–how do I put it–standoffish, because sometimes you just want Simple. Straightforward. So mine. But last week, the Penn Quarter restaurant debuted their entirely new, revamped menu. One that actually matches the concept. Previously, the menu was haphazard and inspired by: [...]
More »Food Tweet of the Week: Boxcar Tavern
Capitol Hill’s Boxcar Tavern should really have more followers. Since the neighborhood establishment opened at the end of December, it’s tweeted 90 times and garnered 83 followers. Maybe if the restaurant tweeted a little more, it could raise that number a bit (note: this is not an invitation to over-tweet!) @BoxcarDC only follows 7 other [...]
More »We Love Music Field Trip: Bjork @ New York Hall of Science, 2/18/12
While We Love DC typically focuses on events in the Washington, DC metro area, we sometimes make exceptions for special events that are not coming to the area. Bjork‘s performance on Saturday night at the New York Hall of Science is one of those exceptions. The concert was part of her ten-show New York residency [...]
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