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Photos of Spoonboy’s Last-Ever Show, at the Black Cat
Last night at the Black Cat, folk-punk artist David Combs played his final set as Spoonboy to a warm crowd of admirers and friends. Opener Daoud Tyler-Ameen—aka Art Sorority for Girls—remarked that it...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Spoonboy Prom Edition
Did Spoonboy's last-ever show feel like prom? Maybe, but with a little more "fuck the gender binary." [Arts Desk] Woolly Mammoth won an advertising award for last season's eye-popping posters. [Arts...
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Kick off Pride with Two Hours of Dance Music from New York’s Gay Heyday
How to be a good citizen this week: Please excuse your sleep-deprived co-workers who reek of liquor and poppers. Keep a clear path to the body-glitter display at CVS. If you're not going to wear those...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Pride Mix Edition
Our Pride Week gift to you: two hours of dance music from the '70s and '80s, New York's gay heyday, mixed by DJ Lisa Frank and the NeedlExchange crew [Arts Desk] A Q&A with AFI DOCS head Michael...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Jazz School Edition
Do jazz musicians need academia? Local saxophonist Braxton Cook reflects on a new EP. [Arts Desk] A roundup of free outdoor concerts in the area this summer [D.C. Music Download] Listen to a playlist...
View ArticleArts Roundup: DC Jazz Festival Edition
Coming this fall: a film about local undocumented immigrant youth. [Arts Desk] The best shows at this year's DC Jazz Festival [Arts Desk] D.C. artist Gregg Deal painted a new mural on the outside of...
View ArticleArts Roundup: “Any Robot But You” Edition
Commercial composer by day, Louis Weeks shares his philosophy of pop music. [Arts Desk] Listen to Cartoon Weapons' nine-minute prog-rock adventure, "Any Robot But You." [Arts Desk] A preview of Letters...
View ArticleDoes the Hirshhorn Have Windows? The Museum Debates the New York Times
Returning to my argument @nytimes over whether @hirshhorn is "nearly windowless." http://t.co/QczHbVy8ph pic.twitter.com/nKINJKaV2J — Alexandra Lange (@LangeAlexandra) June 11, 2015 In an October...
View ArticleArts Roundup: “Bodycop” Edition
Does the Hirshhorn have windows? The museum debated the New York Times on Twitter. [Arts Desk] Watch Laughing Man's powerful, timely new video for "Bodycop." [Arts Desk] East of the river, the DC Jazz...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Prince, Charming Edition
The return of Arts Desk's most popular series ever: A local ex-con reviews Orange is the New Black [Arts Desk] 826DC is moving across the street and shuttering the Museum of Unnatural History. [Post]...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Prince Envy Edition
At the DC Jazz Festival, Esperanza Spalding made a new fan out of Arts Desk's jazz correspondent. [Arts Desk] Photos of Courtney Barnett, Chastity Belt, and Darren Hanlon at the 9:30 Club [DC Music...
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Head to Head: Brandon vs. BRNDA
A series in which two local figures share their thoughts on D.C.-area culture. In this edition, we pit Brandon Wetherbee, Brightest Young Things’ managing editor and host of the “You, Me, Them,...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Ready, Set, AFI DOCS Edition
Too many people have died at Echostage. Now, DanceSafe is surveying the club's conditions. [Arts Desk] A guide to AFI DOCS, D.C.'s best film festival, with all the reviews you'll need [WCP] After a few...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Sister Polygon Story Edition
The story of Sister Polygon Records—more than just an indie farm team [Arts Desk] More drama for the forthcoming Eisenhower Memorial: A modified version of Frank Gehry's design gets some approval, but...
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To Do This Weekend: Christopher Owens, the Blackbyrds, and Against Me!
Christopher Owens had a stellar run fronting the indie-rock duo Girls at the end of the last decade; the band’s fragile love songs and hazy surf-rock textures made it a critical darling and frequent...
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There Will Be No (e)merge Art Fair This Year
(e)merge, the contemporary art fair that's taken over the Capitol Skyline Hotel for a weekend each fall since 2011, will not return in 2015. According to a statement from (e)merge heads and...
View ArticleArts Roundup: No (e)merge Edition
There will be no (e)merge art fair at the Capitol Skyline this year. [Arts Desk] Listen to Kokayi flex some R&B range on "History." [Arts Desk] To ensure the authenticity of a ceremony at this...
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To Do Today: The Hard Problem, Porcelain Raft, and Theater Architecture
A production of playwright Tom Stoppard’s first hit, the tragicomedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, has entertained audiences at the Folger for the past several months. But while Stoppard’s...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Chuck Brown Doc Edition
Watch a new hour-long TV documentary on Chuck Brown's life tomorrow night. [Arts Desk] Photos of Paperhaus at the French embassy [DC Music Download] A first-person essay from the writer of Salvation...
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Fort Reno Is Broke Again, Needs Your Money to Make Concerts Happen
Almost exactly one year ago, Fort Reno organizer Amanda MacKaye announced that she was canceling the summer's free concerts due to new security bills from the National Park Service. Lovers of the...
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