Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category
We Love Arts: “Breaking News”
The Folger Shakespeare Library recently opened their newest exhibit Breaking News: Renaissance Journalism and the Birth of the Newspaper on September 25. The exhibit runs through January 31, 2009 and is free to the public. I recently had a delightful Q&A session with Jason Peacey, one of the exhibit’s curators and a Lecturer in History [...]
More »Tourists Love DC: Ryan from Seattle
National Air and Space Museum, courtesy of Ryan
Tell us a little about you.
Right now, I live in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle and spend my days working in aerospace procurement. My nights and weekends are spent attending live shows and being outside trying to enjoy any good weather Seattle has to offer.
Why did you [...]
Tourists Love DC: Diane from NYC
Have you ever wondered what might be going through the mind of a tourist to our fair area? We see them all around every day, from all corners of the globe – wandering museums, walking the Mall, riding transit. So what if we took a moment to find out what it is they’re thinking as [...]
More »District Mixtape: Bottles/Cans
Bottles/Cans are performing at the Black Cat Tuesday night. We caught up with them between their stops in Minneapolis and New York to talk about making music here in Washington - even when it means falling through a stage.
A live recording of Bottles/Cans’ song “Everybody Knows,” is introduced by letting the crowd know that “This [...]
District Mixtape: Zulu Pearls
photo of Zulu Pearls at the Black Cat by flickr-rickr
Being a musician in this town can be a challenge. Just ask Zach Van Hoozer, founder of Arlington-based pop band Zulu Pearls. “It seems like there is just no continuity, nothing that holds things together,” he remarks. Indeed, “D.C. can seem like it is just a [...]
