Home Blog Page 532

Around Town: NoMa Summer Screen @ Storey Park, Begins 6/1/16

Jeremy Bailey
-
0
Around Town: NoMa Summer Screen @ Storey Park, Begins 6/1/16

NoMA Summer Screen

Every week, starting June 1st, and continuing for 13 weeks, feel free to head down to Storey Park in NoMa and catch an outdoor movie.

The first film will be the epic tale, Raiders of the Lost Ark. If only I was free that day.

Prince Tribute Alert! There will be a special summer screening of Purple Rain on June 7th (the only screening held on a Tuesday).

Movies start as sunset, but get there early with chairs or blankets, because it gets very busy! Doors at 7:00pm.

What movies can you see?

  • June 1: Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG)
  • June 7: Special Screening of Purple Rain – Tuesday
  • June 8: Princess Bride (PG)
  • June 15: Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13)
  • June 22: Jumanji (PG)
  • June 29: Fast Five (PG-13)
  • July 6: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (PG)
  • July 13: Life of Pi (PG)
  • July 20: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (PG-13)
  • July 27: E.T. (PG)
  • August 3: Apollo 13 (PG)
  • August 10: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG-13)
  • August 17: Jurassic Park PG-13

NoMa Summer Screen Film Series
Storey Park (1005 First Street, NE)
Begins June 1 (through August 17) (Wednesdays)
7:00pm doors (Movie at sunset – around 8:30pm)
Free Admission (pay for food trucks)
All ages

Sports Park: D.C. United vs. New York Red Bulls @ RFK Stadium, 5/13/16

Jeremy Bailey
-
0
Sports Park: D.C. United vs. New York Red Bulls @ RFK Stadium, 5/13/16

D.C.-United---May-13

Season Record: 2-4-4 (10 points)

Your D.C. United were not inspired last Sunday, dropping a 2-0 game to NYC FC. Maybe they were too busy planning out gifts to give to their mothers.

The next home game is this Friday, May 13th, against the New York Red Bulls (the worst nickname in sports). The Red Bulls and United are tied for the 6th place spot in the Eastern Conference, so something has to give. Actually, I predict a draw.

In addition to soccer, this will be Star Wars night. Dress up! Get the force with you!

Buy your tickets here.

Audacious Assertion: Draw: United 1, Red Bulls 1

(My picks so far: 1-1)

 

Or find a future game from the season schedule.

MLS: New York Red Bulls at D.C. United
RFK Stadium
Friday, May 13, 2016
7:00pm
$20-55
All ages

Sports Park: The Nationals’ Homestand vs. the Tigers & Marlins, 5/9-15/16

Jeremy Bailey
-
0
Sports Park: The Nationals’ Homestand vs. the Tigers & Marlins, 5/9-15/16

Nationals vs. Phillies: 6/28/2015Stephen Strasburg pitches twice this week. See him both games.

11 things to look forward to this week with the Nationals playing at home.

  1. $1 Hotdogs on Tuesday, May 10th.
  2. A free finely crafted Bryce Harper bobblehead on Wednesday, May 11th.
  3. A 2nd place team glad not to be playing the Cubs anymore. Yikes, a 4-game sweep.
  4. A doubleheader on Saturday, May 14th!
  5. Free Budweiser T-shirts on Saturday. (for Game #1)
  6. Pups in the Park on Saturday. (for Game #2)
  7. Stephen Strasburg on the mound twice! (Monday and probably Saturday)
  8. $5 Beer (in the Budweiser Terrace) up until 35 minutes before first pitch.
  9. Calvin Coolidge joining the Racing Presidents. Six Commanders in Chief in one place!
  10. MLB All-Star Voting! http://mlb.mlb.com/was/fan_forum/all-star-ballot-offer/ (Hint: Vote only for Nationals players.)
  11. A possible Ichiro sighting (with the Marlins). He only needs 53 hits to reach 3,000!

Don’t Miss: VÉRITÉ @ Rock and Roll Hotel, 5/15/16

Mickey McCarter
-
0
Don’t Miss: VÉRITÉ @ Rock and Roll Hotel, 5/15/16

VÉRITÉ
VÉRITÉ (Photo by Chad Kamenshine)

Brooklyn electropop chanteuse Kelsey Byrne, aka VÉRITÉ, has released a new EP and she’s launching a tour at the Rock and Roll Hotel on Sunday, May 15.

The new five-track EP Living, released on May 6, pairs VÉRITÉ with a host of producers, including Stefan Graslund (Charli XCX), Tim Anderson (BANKS), and Peter Thomas (Betty Who). All of the songs, particularly the lead single “Constant Crush,” serve as strong showcases for VÉRITÉ’s sweeping voice and a fondness for putting unconventional twists in her soaring oohs and aahs.

Listen to the Living EP via Soundcloud:

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/221739791″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]

Previously, VÉRITÉ has released two well-received EPs — Echo and Sentiment. In commenting on the process behind the new EP, VÉRITÉ released the following statement:

“Living was written in the wake of ‘Sentiment’ and after the first tour. It was the first time I had been able to dedicate all of my time to the project and writing. If I’m being honest, it was really uncomfortable and oddly exhausting and forced me to over analyze my writing and process in a way I wasn’t used to. The EP takes these tiny moments and magnifies and over analyzes them until they are unrecognizable. The idea was to present an unadulterated look into how my mind works.

“Sonically, I tried to elevate and push away from what is traditionally ‘alternative electro pop’ or whatever labels I had been associated with. I worked with a different producer for each song, which in the beginning was unintentional but became a challenge. The goal was to tie in those conflicting perspectives to sound like one cohesive voice. Ultimately this started as an experiment in how to deal with and interact with time. Hoping that people can resonate with it in any way.”

Tickets are available online.

VÉRITÉ
w/ LOSTBOYCROW
Rock & Roll Hotel
Sunday, May 15
Doors @7pm
$14
All ages

Music Park: Born Ruffians @ Rock and Roll Hotel — 5/3/16

Jeremy Bailey
-
0
Music Park: Born Ruffians @ Rock and Roll Hotel — 5/3/16

Born Ruffians 25
Born Ruffians thrill the crowd at the Rock and Roll Hotel on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

The Born Ruffians descended on the Rock and Roll Hotel on May 3rd, and they want to thank you very much. Sorry, not really. They actually want you to eat shit, because they did it. And by “it”, they surely mean played an epic rock concert to the adoring fans. They did it and we were there with our shit-eating grins.

Touring for their fourth album, RUFF, the Born Ruffians were fully up to the task of rousing the decent sized crowd to dance and sing along. Those who braved their performance, a mere six months after their last appearance at the Rock and Roll Hotel, were rewarded with song after song brimming with memorable hooks and melodies, laden with a heavy dose of punk attitude.

Continue

Food Park: Taste of 8th @ Barracks Row, 5/7/16

Jeremy Bailey
-
0
Food Park: Taste of 8th @ Barracks Row, 5/7/16

Taste of 8th

Come down to Barracks Row on Saturday, May 7th for the annual Taste of 8th food festival.

Local restaurants will serve samples (for $5) of their best or newest dishes.

Newer restaurants like Souk and Pineapple and Pearls will be serving, along with classics like Matchbox, Bayou Bakery, Lavagna, Belga Cafe and many more.

Get your tickets here.

Taste of 8th
Barracks Row (8th St SE)
Saturday, May 7
1-4pm
$5 per taste (or $20 for five)
All ages

Music Park: James Supercave @ Black Cat — 5/1/16

Mickey McCarter
-
0
Music Park: James Supercave @ Black Cat — 5/1/16

James Supercave 02 Joaquin Pastor and Andrés Villalobos of James Supercave perform at the Black Cat on Sunday, May 1, 2016.

You could see it on the faces of the audience as you looked around: What they were hearing was really damn good.

Neo-psych band James Supercave caught lightning in a bottle with their phenomenal song “Better Strange,” and unleashed it on the very full house at the Black Cat on Sunday night.

As people were walking into the venue to see Wild Belle, they may have been greeted with an opening act unfamiliar to them. After that opening song (the title track to the band’s debut album), the crowd definitely wanted to hear more.

Continue

Around Town: Day of the Dog @ Congressional Cemetery, 5/7/16

Jeremy Bailey
-
0
Around Town: Day of the Dog @ Congressional Cemetery, 5/7/16

Kuma

This Saturday is the 4th Annual Day of the Dog at the Congressional Cemetery.

There is a 5K Race and Fun Run available in the morning. Register here.

Then there will be activities for people and their pups, along with food trucks and beer. Towards the end of the celebration, there will be a raffle with plenty of prizes.

There will also be a tour of the Congressional Cemetery, a place I’ve always meant to visit but haven’t made it yet.

Beer!
Atlas Brew Works
Port City

Food trucks!
Big Cheese
Doug the Food Dude
Dangerously Delicious Pies

Dogs!
Lots and lots. And many are available to adopt!

 

Day of the Dog
Congressional Cemetery
Saturday, May 7
10am-3pm
Free Admission (pay for food, beverages and the 5K)
All ages + dogs

Interview: Cyndi Lauper (@ Wolf Trap, 6/1/16)

Mickey McCarter
-
0
Interview: Cyndi Lauper (@ Wolf Trap, 6/1/16)

cyndilauper02
Cyndi Lauper (Photo by Chapman Baehler)

The inimitable Cyndi Lauper will soon launch a tour in support of her new album, Detour, a collection of covers of country songs, due out this Friday, May 6, via Sire Records.

For seven dates on that tour, including a stop at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Va., on Wednesday, June 1, Cyndi will share a stage with another icon of pop music in the 1980s — Boy George, lead singer of Culture Club.

Earlier this week, Cyndi held a telephone press conference with several music and arts reporters to chat about her new album and the tour. The following transcript has been edited for brevity and focus.

Q: Can you tell us how you came to record an album of country classics?

Cyndi Lauper: These covers and this time in country music are very closely linked to R&B, which is very closely linked to the birth of rock and roll. So it’s the foundation of everything I sing. When I was a kid, these songs were pop songs — Patsy Cline was on the radio, Loretta Lynn was on the radio. We had three radio stations! They were on the radio.

Continue

Sports Park: D.C. United vs. New York City FC @ RFK Stadium, 5/8/16

Jeremy Bailey
-
0
Sports Park: D.C. United vs. New York City FC @ RFK Stadium, 5/8/16

UnitedvNYFC

Season Record: 2-4-3 (10 points)

After a win against New England at home and a draw on the road against Chicago, your D.C. United have moved up to 5th place.

They next play New York City FC this Sunday. Both squads are tied with the exact same record.

Fabian Espindola and Álvaro Saborio lead the team with three goals each. I predict they both net a goal this Sunday!

D.C. United are riding high, so they should have no problem taking down New York.

Get your tickets here. Get them now!

 

Audacious Assertion: United 3, NYC FC 1

(My picks so far: 1-0)

 

Or find a future game from the season schedule.

MLS: New York City FC at D.C. United
RFK Stadium
Sunday, May 8, 2016
7:30pm
$20-55
All ages

1...531532533...590Page 532 of 590
© Newspaper WordPress Theme by TagDiv