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Don’t Miss: Esmé Patterson @ 9:30 Club, 7/21/16

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Mickey McCarter
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Esme Patterson by Daniel Topete
Esmé Patterson (Photo by Daniel Topete)

Folk pop chanteuse Esmé Patterson released We Were Wild, her third solo album via Grand Jury Music last month, and she’s visiting the 9:30 Club on Thursday, July 21, to perform songs from the new album as opener for Brett Dennen.

The spirited singer spun off from Denver collective Paper Bird once she had a few of her own albums on her resume, and her latest effort is a pleasing, perky collection of songs that showcase her easygoing manners. As with new single “Feel Right,” Esmé often sings reflective numbers on hitting your stride and finding your space in matters of life and love.

Watch the official music video for “Feel Right” by Esmé Patterson on YouTube:

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Esmé’s first album, All Princes, I, appeared in 2012, and her second, Woman to Woman, in 2014. The prolific siren keeps the pace steady on the new album, combining a little bit of psych rock with a little bit of roots music and a whole lot of spirit.

Again, Esmé is opening for Northern California folk singer Brett Dennen, so get to the club early to catch her! Tickets are available online.

Esmé Patterson
(Opening for Brett Dennen)
9:30 Club
Thursday, July 21
Doors @7pm
$25
All ages

Around Town: Bastille Day @ Central Michel Richard — 7/14/16

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Mickey McCarter
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Central Michel Richard (1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, DC) hosted a full house for Bastille Day last week, serving up a $55 three-course menu along with specialty cocktails, wine, and beer for Francophiles and foodies seeking to celebrate French independence day.

As guests filled the restaurant and bar, they enjoyed music from the Blue Room Jazz Band, a quartet that played from the lounge in the restaurant’s entrance.

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Around Town: Beer Fest by Drink the District @ Storey Park, 7/30/16

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Beer in DCBeer in DC (Photo Credit: Jeremy Bailey)

Oh sweltering and nasty heat, how do we defeat you?

Not possible. But you can knock it down a few pegs, at least for a few hours, by drinking lots of cold, refreshing beer.

Not soon enough, the 5th annual Beer Fest comes to NoMa’s Storey Park on July 30th.

Aside from having the ability to drink as many beers as you want (from over 100 choices) in a four hour window, there will be games and live music and food trucks.

(Note: Updated to reflect the new times.)

5th Annual Beer Fest by Drink the District
Storey Park in NoMa (195 L Street Northeast, Washington, DC 20002)
Saturday, July 30, 2016
4-8pm
$35 advance ($45 doors)
21+

Sports Park: The Nationals’ Homestand vs. the Pirates, Dodgers & Padres, 7/15-7/24/16

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Jeremy Bailey
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Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos (3)Wilson Ramos is an MLB All-Star

11 things to look forward to on the Nationals’ homestand.

Get your tickets here!

Pirates – July 15-17
Dodgers – July 19-21
Padres – July 22-24

1) Second half of the season. The All-Star break is over and the game is in the books (the AL won 4-2) and now it’s time to get back into full baseball mode.

2) 1st Place. Your Nationals are 54-36, with a 6 game lead in the NL East. Let’s keep winning!

3) Bryce Harper (Outfield). MLB All-Star Starter #1. 19 HR, 52 RBI, .256 BA.

4) Dusty Baker bobblehead. Get yours on Tuesday, July 19!

5) Wilson Ramos (Catcher). MLB All-Star #2. 13 HR, 48 RBI, .330 BA.

6) Pre-game entertainment. Come to the Budweiser Terrace at 4:30pm each day, for bands or DJs or trivia. And $5 beer.

7) Daniel Murphy (Second Base). MLB All-Star #3. 17 HR, 66 RBI, .348 BA.

8) Stephen Strasburg (Pitcher). MLB All-Star #4. 12-0, 132 K, 2.62 ERA.

9) Max Scherzer (Pitcher) . MLB All-Star #5. (Replaced Strasburg, who didn’t pitch.) 10-6, 164 K, 3.03 ERA.

10) Bryce Harper kids jersey. Fans 12 and under get a jersey on Sunday, July 24th!

11) Teddy! Your popular Rough Rider leads the Presidents Race standings by one win over George (11-10). Let Teddy win!

Around Town: International Colombian Festival @ Gallaudet Pavilion, 7/17/16

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Door Medellín, Colombia – come on in. (Photo Credit: Jeremy Bailey)

¡Viva Colombia!

DC will get the chance to indulge in the tastes and sounds of Colombia on Sunday, July 17th.

Come down to the DC (Gallaudet) Pavilion near Union Market for the International Colombian Festival. Colombian music, dancing, art and plenty of tasty food!

The festival will feature a series of bands from Colombia and a beauty pageant.

If it gets anything like Parque Lleras in Medellín, it should be a good time. If the food is anything like bandeja paisa, it should be amazing.

Bandeja paisa
Bandeja paisa

International Colombian Festival 2016
DC (Gallaudet) Pavilion near Union Market (1399 5th St NE, Washington, District of Columbia 20002)
Sunday, July 17
10am-7pm
$15 (VIP $35)
All ages (children under 10 free)

Around Town: July’s OutdoorFest Mappy Hour @ The North Face, 7/14/16

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Jeremy Bailey
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Georgetown from TR IslandView of Georgetown from Theodore Roosevelt Island

DC’s Mappy Hour, put on by OutdoorFest, recently got a face lift (no pun intended), from their partnership with The North Face in Georgetown.

With a new attitude and the new partnership (this will be the third Mappy Hour with The North Face) the event has grown into an even more interesting social exercise.

This month’s Mappy Hour will feature a fitness competition (people will be split into teams), including a .8 mile run to Theodore Roosevelt Island and back. Afterwards, there will be a chat led by The North Face athletes and free beer! Learn more and register here.

Parking is free, and they have also partnered with Lyft to help get you to The North Face between 6-10pm. See the code to use when you register.

OutdoorFest’s DC Mappy Hour – July 2016
The North Face in Georgetown (3333 M Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20007)
Thursday, July 14
6:30-9:30pm
Free (must register)
21+

Music Park: Astorian @ Montreux Jazz Festival — 7/6/16

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Mickey McCarter
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Astorian 27 Astorian get into the zone during the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 6, 2016. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

The band stepped out of the darkness and whipped up a dazzling instrumental intro as the audience closed in on the stage.

After the intro by Astorian, frontwoman Alexandra Schmidt appeared and sang lushly of self-respect in a song titled “Giving Yourself Away,” from the band’s debut EP, Night Flight, which was released in April.

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Sports Park: DC Breeze Playoff Game @ Hotchkiss Field (Gallaudet), 7/16/16

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Jeremy Bailey
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DC Breeze

Pro ultimate frisbee (or ‘disc’ in the pro circuit), you say?

Why yes, it’s a thing and you should be checking it out.

Your city’s team in the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL) is known as the DC Breeze and they play at Hotchkiss Field at Gallaudet University.

And your Breeze have qualified for the AUDL playoffs for the first time! They take on the New York Empire this Saturday, July 16th.

There are 26 AUDL teams around the country, including six in the East Division. The Breeze finished second in the East Division at 10-4, behind the Toronto Rush (12-2).

Time to discover an exciting new league and sport. Gates open 75 minutes early for food, games and music.

AUDL Playoffs: New York Empire at DC Breeze
Hotchkiss Field @ Gallaudet University (800 Florida Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002-3695)
Saturday, July 16, 2016
6:30pm
$10 ($20 with DC Breeze official disc)
All ages

Music Park: Tar Queen @ Montreux Music Festival — 7/5/16

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Mickey McCarter
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Tar Queen lay down some psych vibes at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 5, 2016. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

Self-proclaimed stoner rock band Tar Queen opened a free show at the Montreux Jazz Festival’s Rock Cave last week with the rolling psychedelic number “Roger Mojo.”

The song is a new single in 2016 from the quartet, hailing from Freiburg, Switzerland, and it marks an exciting evolution in the band’s sound since the release of their last album — 2013’s Continuum. I didn’t know any of this before walking into the Montreux Jazz Festival of course, but it was a terrific experience to pick up on new discoveries like Tar Queen at the renowned festival, particularly Swiss bands like these gents that deserve a wider audience.

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Grapevine: ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar Grand Opening, 7/13/16

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Jeremy Bailey
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Cider @ ANXOCider @ ANXO

DC’s first production cidery, ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar, will open on Wednesday, July 13th at 5pm.

Located in Truxton Circle (300 Florida Ave. NW Washington, DC 20001) and across the street from Meats & Foods, it will feature Basque style cider and food and produce small batch quantities of its own cider.

Pintxos is a style of Basque food (in regions of Spain and France). Basque culture and food was also featured in this year’s Folklife Festival.

Eater DC previews the space here.

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