update! i know a girl who has big feet

$12 doesnt go far these days. hell, youre lucky to buy a drink for that.

but on tuesday nights at the red and black, you can get a haircut, a shot, and witty banter from a couple of hot faux gays.

youre probably thinking "they only cut boys hair" and you are wrong. not only did the give the lizard (pictured above) one of the best cuts ive seen her sport, but, they spent about 45 minutes cutting it, blowing it out, and flat ironing it. youre thinking "i bet she got special treatment because she was celebrating her big 3-0," and again, you are wrong. they spent 25 minutes cutting a BOYS hair, even taking the time to texturize his curls (which as a curly headed girl, i cant stress the importance of enough).

if youre like me, and have lots and lots of hair, you better make an appointment with john (pictured above) at salon loule in dupont which, at $40, is still a steal! calling you sweetheart in a totally non-condescending way is free.

man. you HAVE to stop second guessing me!

vn

zodiac. in theaters 03.02.07

jake, robert, mark, chloe.
david fincher directing.

oh and umm, yeah, it's based on the Robert Graysmith books about a real life serial killer, the notorious Zodiac and the unsolved case about his reign of terror on San Francisco.

duh.

(VENUE CHANGE!!!) We're gonna hit Gallery Place on Sunday like it's never been hit before. Mezze at Zaytinya to follow.
wanna?

the incredible thomas lunch. in stores. today!!!

and speaking of albums dropping TODAY, don't forget to pick yerself up a copy of the new Thomas Lunch album "Diagrams Without Instructions". I don't know how I slept on this... As I've said, I've been tired. They played last month... or earlier this month and I completely forgot to post. anywho, the record release party is in NYC tonight, so my Greenpoint peeps, do yourself a favor: Put your PDA's down and go dance for awhile.


TONIGHT
93 Second Ave
NYC, NYC
$6 (less than a PBR in NYC) almost free.


tHOMASlUNCH

DALEK. this friday 03.02.07 at the Rock and Roll Hotel

once again, someone else said it best:
PUBLIC ENEMY MEETS MY BLOODY VALENTINE.

Join NJ's finest for a night of head nodding, bass thumping and rhyme waxin'... this Friday at the Rock and Roll Hotel.

and btw, their new record "Abandoned Language" drops TOMORROW.

Friday, March 2,2007
Rock and Roll Hotel
9:30
w/ Destructo Swarmbots
Caution Curve
$10 cheap!

ipecac

Rock&Rollhotel

stanley kubrick retrospective at AFI Silver Theatre until 03.01.07

dudes, I SO meant to post this at the beginning of the month....

AFI SILVER THEATRE is currently showcasing some of Stanley Kubrick's finest films from now until Thursday, March 1st. Rather than create some witty narrative, I'm reposting the review from Gary Arnold of the Washington Times, who describes this retrospective to perfection:

"No commercial filmmaker of the last 40 years has laid a stronger claim to "high art" than Stanley Kubrick. Think of the visionary psychological, psychedelic and spiritual experiment of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY; the seductively evil iconography of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and THE SHINING; the meticulous period detail and study in candlelight of BARRY LYNDON. His earliest efforts were rooted in conventional genre cinema, but their originality and stylistic departures remain unique: THE KILLING,a ripping caper flick, paced by the clock and fractured in time; PATHS OF GLORY, an authoritative war narrative with anti-war eloquence; Kubrick's tack on the virtually unfilmable LOLITA, making it a demented screwball comedy (as long as Shelley Winters was in the picture); and DR. STRANGELOVE, the director twisting a pulp thriller into a post-modern prank of absurdism and pitch-black comedy. Words like "chilly" have been used to describe Kubrick, but just as often those attempting to describe his work have used "groundbreaking," "influential," "awe-inspiring" and "genius." His film legacy only grows with time. In retrospect, the best of his films remain as vital as ever with each viewing."

Films playing:
THE SHINING
SPARTACUS
THE KILLING
PATHS OF GLORY
DR. STRANGELOVE or: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB
LOLITA
2001: SPACE ODYSSEY
BARRY LYNDON
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

AFIsilvertheatre

wso. smash your head on punk rock! seBaDoh @ the 9:30

I don't like posting events this far in advance, however, when a show warrants a WSO (will sell out) tag, my blog etiquette goes out the window.


I don't know how long I've been waiting for this tour.. probably about as long as I've been waiting for the Jesus Lizard to reunite. Hell, I saw Big Black last year, so ANYTHING is possible.


the original line up in all of their indie rock glory:
Eric Gaffney
Lou Barlow
Jason Lowenstein

April 3, 2007
9:30 Club
w/ Bent Moustache


sebadoh

Shhh!

Keep it down tonight, people. Neema's sleeping.

Modernist Society. tonight! 02.22.07 @ St. Ex

Join the Modernist Society tonight!
DJs D-Mac & Neville C.
play
modern
funky
rarities.
ten til....

Café Saint-Ex
1847 14th Street
downstairs

Grinderman Single out TODAY! 02.19.07

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at long last....

Grinderman - Debut Album Out 5th March 2007

On 5th April 2006, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos entered RAK studios, London, for a week with producer Nick Launay and recorded thirteen songs. It was mixed in September at Metropolis Studios. Calling themselves Grinderman, the album is set for a March 2007 release.

Nick Cave - vocals, electric guitar, organ, piano
Warren Ellis - electric bouzouki, Fendocastor, violin, viola, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Martyn Casey - bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Jim Sclavunos - drums, percussion, backing vocals

grinderman

muterecords

heavy metal weekend continues...

1986. Reign in Blood. a defining album of my tortured youth. if you don't have your tickets already, tough shit cause tonight's show and tomorrow night's show at the 9:30 are both sold out.

see you in the mosh pit.

PUNK LOVE. 02.02.07 thru 03.03.07

you gotta love when you walk into an art gallery *ahem*, fine art gallery, and Pay to Cum is playing over the stereo. Jana, Jason and I braved last Saturday's wintry mix, and hit Georgetown to see some of our favorite old school DC icons. Take a walk down second generation punk memory lane, to view the photography of Susie J. Horgan.

govindagallery

1227 34th Street NW, Washington DC 20007
T. + 202.333.1180 F. + 202.625.0440
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday , 11AM – 6PM

don't buy this phone! the moto q sucks ass.

This is probably the worst phone of all time. I bought it for it's sleek design, qwerty keypad, microsoft operating system, speakerphone, camera, predictive texting functionality... the list goes on and on. After 5 days of being on my home phone with customer no service and STILL completely unable to download ringtones, upload photos, see when I have a message (yup, no fucking lighted display), or constant web browser failure, I'm done.

where's the packing slip? this one is going back to the factory.

Dine Out, Fight AIDS

We're all in save money mode, I know. But, couldn't you use a good excuse to go out to eat? Dining Out for Life is what you're looking for.

Here's the deal, on Thurs, March 8th, restaurants all over DC will donate a portion of their earnings to an awesome DC-based non-profit called Food & Friends. Food & Friends supports people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging illnesses. Along with nutrition counseling, Food & Friends prepares, packages and delivers meals and groceries to more than 1,200 people in the DC area.

Yours truly Leatha Weapon is one of the "Ambassadors" for the evening to help recruit people to dine at one of the fabulous participating locations. Here's where you come in, you need to come to the restaurant I'm at for the evening! Stay tuned, in coming days I'll tell you exactly what restaurant to sign up for that evening.

Housemate Leavin' Blues

My housemate’s leavin’
He’s gotta new place to stay
Gonna go climb a mountain-uh
Yeah he’s takin his furniture ‘way…

Aw, I got the housemate darlin’
I got those housemate leavin’ blues
Yeah if you have a friend who needs a room now
Tell them to put on their movin’ shoes

The room is nine by twelve, ah
It’s got 3 windows too…
If you like livin' with girls, now
Then this room is made for you

Aw we got the housemate baby…
We got those housemate leavin no replacement blues
Aw you better tell your other housemates
I got to move, or I’m gonna lose

The rent is $666…
We didn’t plan it that wa-hay
Got your own closet and bathroom
But utilities you’ll have to pay

I got those housemate now now now… well
Got those ever-lovin housemate blues
If I don’t find a new housemate by May 1st
Laaawd I just don’t know what I’ll do

Thank you.

Baby's Very First Rave 02.24.07

Yikes! It's next weekend! I've been living, sleeping & eating electronica-event-production for the past few weeks. We have: 24 red lights, 5 bartenders, 2 "live acts" (electronica artists that compose the music simultaneously with performance), 1 DJ, 2 video/projection artists, 1 DJ stage (begged, borrowed & stolen from our children's theater), 3 projection screens. What else do we need? YOU, to warm up the dance floor, appreciate the music where our normal audience won't be able to, and have a general good time at the Smithsonian. (And watch me run around & play event coordinator.)

© MUTEK06/Miguel Legault

Let me recap my earlier posting on the subject: (Watch out, it's a long one!)

MUTEK and the government of Quebec are bringing down 2 "live acts" and 1 DJ from their yearly underground electronica festival. (If you don't know, find out through the website! It's epic!) With the underground movement in Montreal having gained speed around the mid to late 90's, these guys definitely know their stuff.

MONTREAL UNDERGROUND
Saturday, February 24, 9pm-1am
Ripley Center, Smithsonian Institution, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW
(appropriately, the event takes place 3 floors underground)
$30, open bar

Also added to the bill are video-artist-duo Clandestine & les passagers, projected on 3 screens during the event. Pheek Mossa & Lemieux specialze in minimalist house, with the unmistakable stamp of quirky canadian french-speakers.

But don't take my word for it, check it out:
PHEEK
Live recording (with a short intro in French): http://www.bandeapart.fm/telechargement/bapfm_episode_56.mp3 or www.myspace.com/pheekmoozik
MOSSA
Live recording: www.samurai.fm/mutek2006
or www.myspace.com/mossamusic
DJ VINCENT LEMIEUX
www.myspace.com/musiquerisquee

Yah! I have spots available on the GUEST LIST. E-mail me, first come first serve!

Stewart Lupton: Will Never Sell Out 02.20

This is my kind of singin: Tripped out songwriting where the words don't make sense on paper, but set themselves up in your subconcious for days... Could easily be sung by a cowboy in full dress and no one would bat an eye... But the actual singer is a sunken-cheeked classic romantic figure who sweats so much you're sure he has the cholera... The sum is definitely greater than the parts.

Stewart Lupton (Childe Ballad - opening for Brandon Butler) w/ Sitali

Tuesday, February 20th

Iota in Arlington

Doors 8:30

$10

ted leo: WSO

wso: slang for will sell out, and we dont mean this in a corporate america kind of way. tickets are on sale now and according to inside sources, the show is already half sold out. i rarely buy my tickets online cause im cheap and i like to save the $8, but, this will be worth it. promise. i have mine, now go get yours!

le sigh

apparently sex workers, like witches and sugar, melt in the rain.

there will be no sex worker art show today.

i know a girl who has big feet

and she only pays $12 for a haircut and a shot of jack.

where: red and black

when: tuesday, 9-11pm

the cutter: john cullen, salon loule

But Wait, There's More! Field Trips # 2 & 3...

Oh, did you think I was done? Not yet, my pretties... The Neema and I are scheming constantly, and summer is shaping up well. Next Field trips in the works: Gypsy Eyes Farm Party, June 22 & 23, Lignum VA. Yes, it's a party and it's on a farm. SAVE THE DATE.




And get ready for tummy sunburns... that's right, we're going tubing! All of the glorious details will be revealed once we make it safely to the other side of winter.

Alright Campers! Field Trip #1 - SATURDAY!

The Joppatowne trip is here! But as fighting the crowds of bargain shoppers might get a little dangerous, we will be requiring all students to complete the attached permission slip. Please fill out, have a parent or guardian sign, and present it your the field trip leader before boarding the bargain bus! Next stop, C-Mart, Ten Car Pile Up, and FOOD. We are departing at 10 or 11am on Saturday, depending on any late-night school events on Friday that would conflict with our departure. We will return to DC based on how many cars we have and student's schedules. Email me (maryhelenyoung@hotmail.com) so I know how many folks we have. I'll send out details...

reminder! MASTODON this SATURDAY! 02.17.07

Just a reminder that Mastodon will be destroying the stage, this Saturday at the 9:30 Club w/ Converge and Priestess.

see last month's posting for more deets.

I LOST MY PHONE IN PHILLY, I LOST YOUR NUMBER TOO...

oh joy.
no, really. I can't tell you what an AMAZING time I had in Philadelphia. I hijacked Mary Hellyeah and a bit over two hours later, we were drinking Pedestrians (you'll have to get the recipe from Kendra) and eating chocolate covered potato chips in celebration of my friend Laris' birthday. It was after the dance party at about 4 am, when it was decided that a walk around the city in sub zero temperatures was in perfect order. Now, I fell down a few times, musing, singing and shouting about how "Being a Gangsta is so Neat" (Is this Eazy E lyric ONLY funny to me??), but I held my own on the Pontoon boat on the frozen river, found more than a few places to publicly relieve myself, thought the better of climbing any higher than my friends, who had reached the Gargoyle on the Lincoln Memorial and so many more things that are probably best left for my friends to tell me next time we meet....

"uuuuh, what does this have to do with anything?" you ask?

OH YEAH! Somehow, in the midst of all of these shenanigans, I LOST MY PHONE & CONSEQUENTLY, YOUR DIGITS. So if you haven't sent them already, please do. I just found out that the donkeys at Sprint won't have my fresh new Moto Q in stock until Wednesday.

Justin Timberlake on SNL again!!! 02.17.07

Go ahead. Call me names, point, make fun of me if you must, but let it be known...I love me some JT.

That's right, Justin Timberlake is hosting Saturday Night Live (again), Feburary 17th. Not only was the December show that he hosted, one of the funniest in SNL history, his musical performance blew me away.

If I wasn't rocking out at the Mastodon concert on Saturday night, I would be at home on the couch, promptly at 11:30 and ready to laugh. Justin, I know you won't disappoint.

someone needs to tivo that shit for me..

DEPRESSING! Sad Photography for VDAY/PHILLY 02.17.07

With as much fun as I had in Philadelphia this weekend, I would be remiss in failing to mention the goings on THIS SATURDAY in the city of brotherly love. If you are not going Mastodon, NOT staying home to watch JT on SNL, then you should take a short drive up 95 to attend:

DEPRESSING!
Sad photography just in time for Valentine's Day. Wallow in self pity and drown your sorrows in booze, food and wake like revelry, philly style. This isn't your everyday art show... with work by Ted Adams, Richard Bell, Harvey Finkle, Eric Mencher, Sarah van Keuren and MORE!

When: Saturday, February 17th
8PM- 1AM
Southwark Gallery
1011 South 6th Street, Philadelphia

check out some of Ted Adams work at:
heudnsk

for more info on the Depressing event:

depressing!

photo by E.C. (Ted) Adams

this tuesday 02.13.07: Sightings at The Velvet Lounge

Join my good friend Mark Morgan and his merry band of noisemongers this Tuesday at the velvet lounge. It's like the Caspar Brotzmann Orchestra meets the Birthday Party, post trainwreck.

http://www.myspace.com/sightings

Velvet Lounge
915 U Street
9pm... I don't know how much this show is, but it should be cheap...

Sightings
w/ Demons (members of Wolf Eyes)
Twig Harper (of Nautical Almanac)
Ultimate VAG (members of Kohoutek/To Live and Shave in LA)

http://www.velvetloungedc.com/

L Star Apparel now available online!!!

Looking for that gift for a special someone (or yourself???) Attention Shoppers! The fabulous, handcrafted fashions (and jewelry) of the one and only L Star are now available ONLINE!

L Star specializes in reconstructed clothing and accessories and it should make you feel good to know that every piece is one of a kind!

Do yourself a favor and check out her new online store:

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5054697

this Saturday: the Deep Crate Collective. 02.10.07

D-Mac and the Secret Chimp team up and get fonky downstairs at Gate 54. Neville C. guest stars(?)

Cafe Saint-Ex
1847 14th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
ten ish til...

http://www.deepcratecollective.com/gigs/D-Mac--the-Secret-Chimp-at-St-Ex-2/index.htm

The Ground Truth. Film Screening @ 10th St. Lodge: 02.15.07

THE GROUND TRUTH stunned filmgoers at the 2006 Sundance and Nantucket Film Festivals.

Hailed as "powerful" and "quietly unflinching," Patricia Foulkrod's searing documentary feature includes exclusive footage that will stir audiences. The filmmaker's subjects are patriotic young Americans - ordinary men and women who heeded the call for military service in Iraq - as they experience recruitment and training, combat, homecoming, and the struggle to reintegrate with families and communities. The terrible conflict in Iraq, depicted with ferocious honesty in the film, is a prelude for the even more challenging battles fought by the soldiers returning home – with personal demons, an uncomprehending public, and an indifferent government. As these battles take shape, each soldier becomes a new kind of hero, bearing witness and giving support to other veterans, and learning to fearlessly wield the most powerful weapon of all - the truth.

Join me for a film screening of this documentary next Thursday, February 15th!
click the link for details and to rsvp.

http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=32396&&id=9857-5807793-QJMvzqoVxw9fafEh_q5b7A&t=2




http://thegroundtruth.net/

http://www.moveon.org/

A good deal for great music

Impossible Hair (local DC band) is playing a show on Sunday, February 18th at the Galaxy Hut in Arlington (Clarendon).

It will cost you $5 but you will be rocked the equivalent of at least $6.50. There are two bands. Impossible Hair will go on first, starting at 9 p.m. They will be followed by the Fake Accents, who apparently are quite good. The Galaxy Hut is small, you'll be able to stand close enough to be showered by the spittle of our two talented singers.

The music is fun, it's poppy and the songs are short so even if you hate one, it'll be over soon. You can listen to three songs here, and see a video for an additional song here. Learn them so you can sing along!

Hope to see you out on the 18th. You can even watch 60 Minutes before coming.

ted freakin leo

when: thursday, 3/29
where: 930 club
cost: $15
why: if you need a reason then you dont know

thievery corporation

when: sunday march 11

where: black cat, black cat

why: benefit the callum robbins family fund

cost: $15

busy! busy!

Ok, so I have plans for the next 5 nights straight, I'm not braggin, I'm just sayin... There is so much posting that needs to be done but the long and short of it is as follows:


Mantras tomorrow night!
Dust Galaxy on Thursday
Phriday I'm in Philly!!
saturday the feb10 vd party.

good golly, miss molly!

talk to you turkeys when I've got more time!
x/n

swami van nasty knows

you're thinking to yourself:



self - i want to go to the paul michel show at dc9, but, if i go home and live dangerously (i.e., take a nap, make dinner, get comfy cozy in my footsie jammies, watch an episode of the gilmore girls) i will never make it out of my house again. what do i do with the time after work but before the show?!?



fear not, brave soul. i have a solution, and that solution is chocolate.







divine chocolate, a company specializing in organic, fair trade fine chocolate, is hosting a chocolate tasting tuesday, feb. 6th at at biagio fine chocolate (1904 18th street) which, according to my source, is the most divine chocolate store ever (much like this is the longest sentence ever written).

when: tuesday, february 6

time: 6-8pm

where: biagio fine chocolate

1904 18th street, nw

divine chocolate: http://www.divinechocolate.com/low.html

biagio fine chocolate: http://www.biagiochocolate.com/find.htm



p.s. much like you can be your own pet, you can also be your own valentine. so treat yourself!

updated! sex workers art show

why is sex the one thing we are supposed to give away for free?

"The Sex Workers' Art Show, a cabaret-style evening of performance art created by people who work in the sex industry, to dispel the myth that they are anything short of artists, innovators, and geniuses! Featuring performances by international burlesque sensation Miss Dirty Martini, award-winning author Stephen Elliott, feminist porn star and writer Amber Dawn, and many more!"

proceeds to benefit d.c. based organization h.i.p.s. (helping individual prostitutes survive) which helps female, male and transgendered persons engaged in sex work to lead healthy lives.

when: february 14

time: 8pm

where: rock and roll hotel

why: what says "happy valentines" better than sex for money?!?

make a virtual donation, help a real person. tampontification.

hey guys, here is a very easy way to donate for free. tampontification. as silly as it sounds, if you log on to this website, you can simply select the state in which you live, drag a heart into the shelter icon and Seventh Generation (maker of organic paper products) will donate basic needs paper goods such as tampons, diapers, toilet paper to women in need.

http://www.tampontification.com/donate.php
it's free
it's easy
and it will help a lot of women who need it.

pssssst

lily allen is already sold out... but, edward scissorhands isnt!

this SUNDAY 02/04! film screening DEAD KENNEDYS the early years!!!

that's right. wipe your eyes, pump your fists in the air and relive your youth, D/K style. The black cat will be showing a free screening of "The Dead Kennedy's: the Early Years Live" at 9:00pm on Sunday, February 4th.

join me for a stiff cocktail and a group singalong...wanna?

black cat
9p
backstage
free (stupid cheap!)


http://www.deadkennedys.com/

happy fucking february, kids!

yes! the weather outside is... well, I suppose, appropriate for this time of year. January flew by and if my short term memory serves, was nothing short of hot-action-packed! I honestly can't remember a January past that had as much to offer.

February, the bar has been set. Mark your calendars, babies & don't forget about the shows we told you about last month:

Tonight: Staff Infection in Baltimore
The Mantras 02/05 & 02/06
Paul Michel 02/06
Dust Galaxy 02/08
Deerhoof 02/11 (crap. I have yet to post about this one...)
Sightings 02/13 (ditto. but at the Velvet Lounge)
Lily Allen 02/16
Mastodon/Converge 02/17
Slayer 02/21 (there are still uber expensive tix for the second show)

An Allegory of Painting: Jasper Johns @ NGA Jan. 28- Apr. 29

Another reason why I love this city.
Visit the National Gallery of Art from now until April 29th to view an exhibition of of John's early works including drawings, prints and paintings from his own private collection.

On view in the National Gallery's East Building, Upper Level, North Bridge, and Mezzanine.

http://www.nga.gov/home.htm
Skin with O'Hara Poem, 1963/1965. Photo from www.nga.gov

they're heeeeeeeere.....

edward scissorhands: the ballet

because sometimes love feels like a knife thru the heart.

when: friday february 16, 2007
time: 7:30 pm
where: kennedy center opera house
cost: $34-84

edward scissorhands is playing a limited engagement february 13-18, however, im leading an expedition on friday, the 16th. let me know if you're interested so we can sit together instead of just going to see the same show at the same time and pretending we dont know each other.

a few of my favorite things

tattoos and crotch-shots.

meet the owner of this tattoo - and for that matter, this crotch - at his c.d. release party.

when: tuesday, february 6

where: dc9

why: paul michel c.d. release

cost: $8