The second annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, which took place from Oct. 4 through 8, was supposed to climax with a free performance on the National Mall that would have included performances by Poncho Sanchez, Dr. John, John Scofield and Mavis Staples. But with rain and wind in the forecast, these acts were moved to U Street's historic Lincoln Theatre, and instead of being free, would be $15 each.
I was thinking this on the L train, intent on bursting my own bubble How long should an artist struggle before it isn't worth the hassle And admit we aren't fit to be the ones inside the castle This quest for greatness (or at least hipness) just a scam and too much trouble But then what makes one human being worthy of an easy ride Born to be a natural artist you love or hate but can't deny While us minions in our millions tumble into history's chasm We might have a couple of laughs but we're still wastes of protoplasm Jeffrey Lewis is a complicated guy.
In "Shortbus," strangers meet at an underground salon to fulfill their sexual fantasies, and director John Cameron Mitchell faithfully records these encounters in all their graphic, non-simulated, unobstructed glory. Sounds obscene, doesn't it? Surprisingly, "Shortbus" - for all its onscreen lewdness - is strangely tame.
"A couple days after 9/11, I thought, 'Oh God, I guess I have to start engaging with the world," David Rees said. The creator of "Get Your War On," the popular Web-comic turned play now being put on by Rude Mechs at Woolly Mammoth, Rees became a news junkie, subscribing to periodicals of every political hue to try to make sense of what happened to the world after the attack on his adopted hometown of New York.
Ben Kweller, the indie singer-songwriter, will be performing at what he says is his "favorite venue in America," the 9:30 Club, Oct. 18. The club is an ideal setting to hear his quirky brand of indie pop. "It's intimate, yet you feel a definite energy from the crowd," said Kweller, who is on a national tour to promote his new self-titled album, in an interview with the Hatchet.
Hymns is the latest in many manifestations of a band that has outlasted puberty, driving school and college seminars. Ever since meeting in the fourth grade, Brian Harding and Jason Roberts have been playing and writing music together. As the two musicians grew (both physically and musically), they often collaborated on ideas, helping each other to learn how to create music and experiment with different sounds.
"Anything in the immediate future that you're really looking forward to?" "Maybe getting a root canal performed in Los Angeles so I can stop feeling like I'm getting stabbed inside of the head." Kyp Malone, guitarist and singer for Brooklyn-based TV on the Radio, is somewhere in Colorado, and he is in pain.
Blowjobs, weed, beer, porn and a three-way - no, it's not the latest crime report from UPD, but some of the subject matter of the Theater Department's risqué new show, "Juvenilia." Set in the dorm of a small liberal arts college, on a full 360-degree rotating stage, the department's latest play follows a group of college friends who challenge each other to have a three-way with the Christian girl next door.
51st State Tavern 2512 L St., N.W. I stopped by 51st State last week to help retire my friend's fake I.D. on her last night of underage drinking. A group of friends had gathered there for beer and wings before heading across the street to McFadden's for a midnight 21st birthday extravaganza of $1 beers.
If you have $5 Buy a comic book in the spirit of the free, three-day International Comic Arts Festival, starting Thursday and running through Saturday. Held at the Library of Congress at 10 First Street, S.E., the event is sure to entertain. Discussions and exhibits on various aspects of the art form will take place, so come on down if you take your fun seriously.
While it might be considered a bit pretentious for an artist to cover Radiohead, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Buckley, John Legend, George Gershwin, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell all in one night, Jamie Cullum's performance at the 9:30 Club on Saturday night surely proved otherwise.
When entering the Warner Theater to see "Rain: The Beatles Experience," I was little equipped for what would follow. Armed only with a promise that it would be the "next best thing to seeing the Beatles live" and an introduction/desperate solicitation for listeners by a local radio station, the lights dimmed and the typical list of theater-going caveats began.
Mo Rocca, well known for his work on shows such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Larry King Live, and VH1's "I love…" series was recently in Bethesda, MD in a show called "Satire in an Absurd World," performed at the historic 6th and I synagogue.
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