Ted Leo, it bears repeating, is no longer a D.C. artist.
But he's sometimes considered one, which can be attributed to the fact that he lived here for a period, and that at various times his groups have channeled D.C. sounds and concerns. The latter remains true, but perhaps only on the surface, on The Brutalist [...]
*TIM BURTON DROPS HIS LATEST MEGAWATT PASTICHE THINGY. Burton's go-to pairing, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, are of course involved. But so are Stephen Fry, Alan Rickman, Crispin Glover, and an underused Anne Hathaway. With these types onboard, and a sturdy pair of Buddy Holly-style 3D specs on the bridge of your nose, there's [...]
Dirk Smiler, Prominent Washington Goth, Is Dead
Dirk Smiler Owned the Gun that Killed Him
My Newest Facebook Friend: Recently Deceased Goth Dirk Smiler
Man Gave Names to All the Animals: Bob Dylan Children’s Books, Considered
Sins of Admission: Why It’s a Problem when a Club Asks, “Who Are You Here to See?”
It Was Easy, the debut from John Davis' solo project Title Tracks, is deceptively named. Bitter and cryptic couplets make up the majority of the album, which emerges two years after Davis' previous band, Georgie James, dissolved. According to critic Ben Westhoff, Davis is one of the greatest indie talents to come out of the [...]
What does Fan Death think about prog rock? What does Fan Death think about door polling? And what does Fan Death think about ELO? We don't know, but we bet that if we wrote about it, it'd get some serious hits.
D.C. Punk Vets Record Prog-Rock Song to Promote Novel
Snobpocalypse! Fan Death Unleashes Storm of Criticism, [...]
America is pretty big on its superheroes (look no further than the domestic gross of the Batman movies), but many of those characters have evolved significantly from their mid-century origins, no longer beacons of righteousness during wartime. In other genres, too, comic books no longer belong to the innocent age whence they were born. But [...]
THEATER: In the Red and Blue Water at the Studio Theatre, still on tonight; Stick Fly at Arena Stage, still on, with an extra show added; Beauty of the Father at GALA, still on; all shows at the Kennedy Center, canceled; I Am My Own Wife at the Signature Theatre, canceled; [...]
THEATER: In the Red and Blue Water at the Studio Theatre, still on tonight; Stick Fly at Arena Stage, still on, with an extra show added; Beauty of the Father at GALA, still on; all shows at the Kennedy Center, canceled; I Am My Own Wife at the Signature Theatre, canceled; Last Cargo Cult at [...]
Believe it or not, there's some culture going on tonight—that is, if you can get to it. If not? Put on a show! Totally simple: 1) Finish that one-act you've been working on (y'know, the one about the one-armed tightrope-walker); 2) cast your kids/roommates/visiting relatives in the bit parts; 3) obviously take the lead yourself; [...]
Nothing beats a snow day, and nothing's worse than going to work during one. However your Monday's going, if you're in the mood for some culture tonight, you're in luck—well, maybe. Below, what's going on early this week and what's not. Check back for updates.
THEATER: In the Red and Blue Water at the Studio Theatre, [...]
