Fiesta Hippie! St. Ex este Miercoles! 08.01.07

happy august!
Come join DJ's Neville C, Naraku and Provoke as they explore the outer regions of their musical minds with their monthly "Psychedelic Revival" at Saint-Ex this
Wednesday*.

This month Neville will bring a special Latin/Brazilian flavor to the proceedings in honor of his upcoming trip to Brazil (10 dias and counting). Look (listen too) for rare psychedelic gems from Brazil, Mexico, El Salvador, Argentina y mas as well
as the (un)usual American and British stuff. Rock, funk and jazz too. You never no.
La musica empieza a las diez. Gratis.

ST EX
1847 14th Street
st ex

PS. Neville promises more Portuguese in next months flyer.

Ingmar Bergman. RIP. 1918-2007

Ingmar Bergman
07.14.18- 07.30.07
We lost another genius yesterday. For those of you not familiar with his work, I highly suggest queueing up your Nexflix with some Bergman stock. My first Bergman experience was watching The Seventh Seal in 1991 in complete darkness in a friends living room. Despite the overtly tragic subject matter, I felt a deep and joyous connection with the film, it's characters and the director's sense of inevitable circumstance. It was the beginning of a long relationship...

Other classics to check out:
Hour of the Wolf
Wild Strawberries
Winter Light
Through a Glass Darkly

...and so many more.

Fort Reno tomorrow! 07.26.07

Fort Reno continues tomorrow!
Antelope
Omega Band
Scanner Freaks

7:15-9:30
always free, always fun.

no booze, dope.

also saturday! HABITAT 07.28.07

Some of you know how ansy I get if forced to stay at one venue for too long... This is one of the many reasons I give myself options when planning an evening out. DJ JOSHUA & DEAN will be spinning at Lush on Saturday night and if you're not already sweatin from the Hosiery gig, you damn will be once Josh has his way with you.


10P- 3A
LUSH (First floor of the Reef... you might as well stay for brunch the next morning...)
2446 18th
No Cover
21+

Sabado Gigante at HOSIERY! 07.28.07

Sabado Gigante at Hosiery this Saturday will celebrate some lovely comings and some sorrowful goings...

WHEN: Sat. July 28th, 8pm-?
REASON: Goodbye Jason, Hello Sarah and Kristina, what up Nicki!
ARTISTS: Kristina Bilonick, Jason Conny, Sarah McLaughlin, Nick Pimentel.
BANDS: El Gallo, Fever, and more
DJ: Name Names (Ian Svenonius), Yellow Fever and the Punani Soundsystem, and more!
PLACE: If ya don't know by now......
TIME: 8pm - ???
COST: FREE
BYOB, BYOH2O!!!!!!!!

ps: these boys never disappoint.

modernist society! 07.26.07

Mod Soc appears to be catching on... Perhaps it's the swanky new 18th street addy, maybe it's the Post or Wonkette coverage... Whatever the reason, we say, it's about friggin time.

Tomorrow night! An interview with al Jazeera correspondent and former Marine, Josh Rushing, free vodka til 9, fine tuneage and more likely than not, top shelf porn.

Bourbon
2321 18th St. NW

No Cover

cnn, youtube & you. 07.23.07

'Would you be president for minimum wage?'

If you have to stay home tonight, you should be watching the CNN/Youtube Democratic Debates.

Democratic presidential candidates faced questions directly from voters on Monday in the first CNN/YouTube debate. One asked about the viability of withdrawing from Iraq, another asked if they would be president for minimum wage and one asked if they had talked about sex with their children.

Voters raise the issues of gay marriage, how to end the war in Iraq, how to better education and whether race was an issue in the response to Hurricane Katrina in the form of videos they shot of themselves and posted on YouTube.

LIVE. NOW.

greenland/mikal evans! Black Cat 07.25.07

BLACK CAT BACKSTAGE has been tearing it up as of late. Wednesday, July 25th marks night numero tres of shows that you don't want to miss this week.

GREENLAND
MIKAL EVANS BAND
A NORTHERN CHORUS

black cat

$8 Backstage
9:00

statehood & problems. black cat b/s 07.24.07

shit. I don't know how a girl can keep up.

Statehood and PROBLEMS will also be playing tomorrow night. (btw, expect a yellow fever post in the next 24 too...)

Black Cat Backstage
$8
9p

MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT! 07.24.07 @ DC9

again, I saw MotA open up for Unsane in Philly at the Khyber. amazing show... Is there such a thing as MATHCORE? did I just make that up? you tell me...

DC9
w/
TONE
Made Out of Babies
$10



mouth of the architect

the ponys. tonight! 07.23.07

I had the opportunity to see these guys a few months ago when they played with Blood Brothers. If you're on your way back from Reno (and are somehow surfing the web) and haven't had enough, stop off at the Cat and check em out.

Black Cat
$10
backstage

the ponys

procedure. 07.25

PROCEDURE (3.0)
"something for everyone... and nothing for some"

WEDNESDAY . JULY 25

nonchalantly sequenced melodies & noise:
Mark Williams + Richard Chartier

once a month (last Wednesdays) we present a quite laid back evening of lost and forgotten music, ambient sounds, electronic whatnot, low brow tunes, dark covers, b-sides, electric squiggles, bloopy unusual-ness, blatant obviousness, avant garde obscurities, bubblegum oddities, punk fun, unintentional hits and very intentional misses... and other seemingly unrelated genre crossing nonchalantly sequenced.

listen. think. drink. repeat.

Saint-Ex downstairs
1847 14th Street NW Washington DC
10pm-close / FREE / 21+
www.myspace.com/procedure

New music Tuesday... On Friday.

MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND

So I beat my New York Times theif to the paper this past Sunday, and I'm very glad... it tipped me off to Camilo Lara's second album, Pinata, under the moniker Mexican Instute of Sound. Layering disparate sources of Mexican music and voice samples, he reaches the Essence of The Groove which is urban and folk at the same time.


http://www.myspace.com/mexicaninstituteofsound

The SHow IS THE RAINbow 08.01

I'm writing this entry based solely on the awesomeness of the first 35 seconds of The Show Is the Rainbow's "gothic cajun". If a computer wanted to impart Wisdom in high pitched and highly composed beats, but also wanted you to have a party, it would produce the very same 35 seconds of music. And the next 111 seconds ain't bad either.

Come check them out at increasingly what it seems DC does best - the enigmatic and elusive house/abandoned space party, this time presented by Civilian Art Projects, at

1644 North Capitol Street

Wednesday, August 1, 8-11pm

A $2 donation pays for the band and "refreshments", although I say don't be cheap, I'm sure the band and the efforts of Civilian are worth more than that.


Visual artistes for the evening:

THE RETURN OF THE SON OF SPILT MILK! 07.21.07

Spilt Milk Productions/Black Gemini Management Systems And The Rock N Roll Comintern present:

"THE RETURN OF THE SON OF SPILT MILK"
SATURDAY JULY 21st for ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Featuring:
From San Francisco, CA
!!SUGAR AND GOLD!!
(Award Winning House Band For The Intergalactic Expatriactic Society)

sugar and gold
myspace/sugarandgold


SELAM
1524 U Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

With DJ's:
Name Names AKA Ian Svenonius
And special super guest DJ Jawne

Doors at 10pm
Band will go on at 12pm
$5 Donation for the composer/performers

EVIL DISCO AT THE CAT!!! 07.20.07

EVIL DISCO BACK FROM A SHALLOW GRAVE!!!

that's right, EVIL DISCO is back and there will be hell to pay. New venue, new nite, same ol shit (and by ol shit, I mean good shit). Join DJ's Hey Sailor! & DJ Joshua at the Black Cat for a night of the best metal, punk and glam jams we all know and love.

friday
07.20.07
black cat
backstage
respect.

fort reno- tomorrow! 07.19.07!

the beauty pill
carol bui
alphabetical order

free!
7:15-9:30

fort reno

GOGOL BORDELLO after party @ DC9! 07.18.07

yep! if you've still got some dance left in you after their show at the 9:30, DC9 will be hosting (again, but formally) the official Gogol Bordello after party.

feat: DJ Dimon
11pm
FREE

RIFF RAFF. tomorrow night! 07.17.07

fuck the flyer.
there is no cover.
join DJ's Hey Sailor, Jennder and Joshua for another night of 18th street fisting...Riff Raff style.

ASYLUM
07.17.07
9P
21+

manufactured landscapes. out now.

So, when I went to see Sicko last week (which by the by, I HIGHLY recommend), one of the preceeding trailers for a documentary titled "Manufactured Landscapes" piqued my interest.... Award winning photographer Edward Burtynsky travels to China to witness the Country's mass industrialization and it's staggering impact on the world around us.

Directed by Jennifer Baichwal.

MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES



zeitgeist films

now playing at Landmark E St. Theater
E St. Cinema

Winner:
Best Documentary – 2007 Genie Awards
Best Canadian Film – Toronto International Film Festival
Best Canadian Film & Best Documentary - Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Nominated:
Grand Jury Prize- Sundance Film Festival 2007

tonight: fort reno v. screen on the green smackdown

which side are you on?!

fort reno: the carribean, len bias, the ardennes
yes: friends, picnics, dogs
no: booze

7:15 - 9:30 pm

screen on the green: annie hall

the mall, between 4th and 7th street

8:30 pm

Museum of Particularly Bad Art

Courtesy of the Museum of Particularly Bad Art.

The Mantras at DC9! 07.12.07

I keep telling you guys......

THE MANTRAS
DC9
Thursday
w/
The Joonies & Cat-a-Tac
$8
8PM

listen:
the mantras

NEW MUSIC TUESDAY! 07.10.07

srsly.

The tunes out this week are gonna blow your mind and you might need a few days to let the awesomeness sink in...

Save your pennies, kids. Look what’s being released this week:

DARKEST HOUR/DELIVER US- So I was studying on Saturday night until about 3 am... I had Headbangers Ball on (yes, yes, I did) and EVERY SINGLE COMMERCIAL BREAK played a promo for Darkest Hours' new album "Deliver Us". I took it as a sign....***Someone should give the promo person at Victory a raise. Oh yeah, mark your calendars, DH is at 9:30 on AUGUST 12th (w/ DAMNATION A.D.!!)...
RESPECT.


darkest hour on victory records!



FUCK THE FACTS/ COLLECTION OF SPLITS 2002-2004
Available on Relapse.
relapse



GOGOL BORDELLO/SUPER TARANTA
googol bordello on sideonedummy records



SPOON/GA GA GA GA GA
merge records
Spoon’s only local date in the near future is 08.05.07 at the Virgin Fest!


IT ALSO MUST BE NOTED THAT I MISSED A FEW ALBUMS LAST MONTH.


I JUST HEARD THE NEW PxDx- "Phantom Limb" this WEEK and it's probably one of their best albums since Prowler.... (and does the artwork on this album look a wee bit familiar?? Well, it's cause it's from the mind of the multi talented John Baizley of Baroness who's contributed art for the likes of Kylesa, Municipal Waste, & Daughters to name a few...).
Released worldwide on 06/18/07 on Relapse.
pig destroyer

DJS YELLOW FEVER and LOVE! AMERICAN STYLE! 07.10.07

: What does DJs Yellow Fever look for in a dog?
A: Tenderness!

tonight Brian, Nick & Kalani pretend to DJ reggae, dancehall, acid folk, garage, soul, groove, hip hop, and the best in adult contemporary!

ALERT!!!!!****** The DCScene (part of NBC4) is coming down to document the
genius that is Yellow Fever. Look good, come early, stay late, get famous... ly
drunk

TONIGHT!!!!! FREE AIR CONDITIONING!
>>>>> DJs YELLOW FEVER (Manila Ice & Poo Poo Platter/ToolboxDC)>>>>>
w/ their trusty manservant: THE PUNANI SOUNDSYSTEM (Gypsy Eyes Records/ESL
Music)

St. Ex: TUES 7/10/07 10pm-close
Tonight & every other Tuesday @ Cafe St Ex.(@ overly gentrified 14th/T St
NW DC!)
NO cover. NO weekend warriors. NO EXCUSES!

FORT RENO THIS WEEK!

Monday, 07.09.07
GREENLAND
STATEHOOD
KITTYHAWK

Thursday, 07.12.07
MARY TIMONY
MEDICATIONS
THE CHARM OFFENSIVE

fort reno
Always fun, always free! Come say hi to my little sister, it’s her first Reno! Awwwwwwwwwwwww….

AERIALIST. Sunday at the Cat! 07.08.07

low key. low fi. a lil' low to blow your mind.
Black Cat/backstage
9P/$7
w/the Hold Up
Sunday/Funday.


listen!
aerialist

Frida! A selection of Photos & Letters at NMWA

OPENS TODAY!!!

Frida Kahlo: Public Image, Private Life. A Selection of Photographs
and Letters
July 6, 2007 - October 14, 2007

"Celebrating Kahlo’s 100th birthday, the exhibition includes the museum’s prized possession, Kahlo’s Self-portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky, 23 photographs of Kahlo by various artists, 10 of Kahlo’s unpublished personal letters to family and friends from The Nelleke Nix and Marianne Huber Collection: The Frida Kahlo Papers and 12 never-before-seen photographs of Kahlo’s private bathroom at the Casa Azul. Among the photographs will be a new collection of images by Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide of Kahlo’s private bathroom at the Casa Azul and its contents, which were sealed until fifty years after her death. The combination of these materials will provide a stimulating context for exploring the relationship between Frida’s colorful, mexicanista image and the difficult realities of her personal life."


national museum for women in the arts

Black Cat tonight! DC gets SORTED!!! 07.06.07

Have you recovered from the 4th yet? Wanna burn off those beers and burgers you sucked down this week? Philly brings it (LARGE) to the Cat tonight, with SORTED (a Philadelphia DJ Nite fave for my dancemakers up I-95).

TONITE/9P-Lights on!

STEREO FAITH
Strobelights and Seizures (This is Computer Music) tracklist

SHAWN RYAN
Hurrah June Mix (06.19.07) tracklist
Disco, house, and other tweaked-out, ass-shakin Hurrah delights.

Ritalin Felony Charges (12.06.06) tracklist
An improvised dance mix to make Laura Miller "work it" in the rain.

SpazzPowerOldies (01.14.07) tracklist
Old post-punk type goodies prepared for the January Hurrah.

SICKO in theaters now.

I know this came out last week, but I've been preoccupied with all of the things I constantly write about.

"If you want to stay healthy in America, don't get sick. Following on the heels of his controversial, award-winning features Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine, director Michael Moore sets out to investigate the American health care system, and the 45 million Americans who have no health care despite living in the richest country on earth. Sticking to his tried-and-true one-man approach, Moore sheds light on the complicated medical affairs of individuals and local communities alike—and is every bit as illuminating as in his previous films."


SICKO is now showing at Landmark's Bethesda Row AND E Street Cinemas.
Landmark Theaters

official website:
SICKO

Bellman Barker, Bang! A Wonderland Proclamation 07.04.07

For those of you still able to stand after making the rounds at today's bbqs o'plenty (I'm speaking for myself here...), swing on by the lovely Wonderland Ballroom. Bellman Barker will be crooning country covers and Kat will be slinging spirits...

wonderland ballroom
10PM
FREE

happy 4th!!!

brazilian beat brooklyn

wednesday is a federal holiday.

you dont work on federal holidays.

ergo, you dont work on wednesday, july 4th.

you should celebrate this mid-week reprieve with a tuesday night celebration.

come on, youve earned it!

when: tuesday, july 3

where: eighteenth street lounge

come for dj neville c (spinning 9-11pm), stay for brazilian beat brooklyn.

celebrate your freedom by parting into the night.

fort reno funday: f*cked up, got ambushed, zip in

fort reno: exterminating your case of "the mondays" since 1967.

this week: faux fugazi reunion

monday: the evens and joe lally

time: 7:15 - 9:30 pm

what to bring: friends, babies, dogs, whole foods picnic

what not to bring: booze, 'tude

it'll be like this:

(fugazi, fort reno 1997)

except not at all.