One Track Mind: The Archives
The Archives The Archives Standout Track: No. 2, “Ghetto Gone Uptown,” the closest thing to a love ballad on The Archives’ self-titled debut—even if it’s about oppression and civil unrest. The...
View ArticleArts Roundup: “Baltimore Is Cooler Than D.C.” Edition
Thievery Corporation's Eric Hilton says D.C.'s arts scene "has gotten better, but honestly Baltimore has a way better arts scene and a way better music scene." [Brightest Young Things] The Renoir...
View ArticleToDo ToDay: Sloan! Slater Milkshakes!
Sloooooooooooan! The Toronto-via-Halifax indie rockers have been kicking it for more than 20 years now, steadily releasing albums and touring as if they put out 1992’s Peppermint EP yesterday. Tonight,...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Techno-Feudalistic Gulag Edition
Crazy House Republicans propose crazy cuts to Kennedy Center, National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian, and the National Endowment for the Arts and the Humanities. [WAMU] Thievery Corporation's Eric...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Pelecanos’ Manly Tank Top Edition
Arena Stage and Washington Post critic Peter Marks will host conversation series about issues in American theater. [Post] Smokin' hot crime writer George Pelecanos endorses Andy Shallal for mayor....
View ArticleHow to Listen to the New Thievery Corporation Album at Eric Hilton’s Bars
Let us stipulate up front that Saudade, the newest full-length by the D.C. production duo Thievery Corporation, is last-call music—an album to half-listen to after your fourth or fifth Vieux Carre as...
View ArticleEven Ian Hilton Thinks This Brixton Diss Track Is Catchy
Serious people may disagree over whether the Gibson makes a decent highball or whether Chez Billy's steak frites really need to be $25. And then there's the whole question of swagger-jacking at the...
View ArticleWhy Patty Boom Boom is Closing, and Why There’s a Silver Lining
Reggae fans let out a collective sigh of disappointment when U Street dancehall spot Patty Boom Boom announced via Facebook that it will close its doors on February 21. The response has been grumbling...
View ArticleJust How Funky is the Funk Parade?
Last year, Justin Rood and Chris Naoum teamed up to stage a musical march by the people, for the people through the U Street corridor. A tribute to D.C.’s music history, the anything-goes affair was...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Alley Cry Edition
The D.C. Alley Museum is open for business in Blagden Alley. [Arts Desk] The New York Times profiles Eric Hilton. [NY Times] AFI Docs announces year-round screenings and programming. [DCist] At Liv...
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