As previously reported here, the latest issue of the Chicago-based cultural magazine Stop Smiling is all about D.C., with Backyard Band’s Anwan Glover featured on the cover. The D.C. release party for the issue on Nov. 13 has a pretty impressive lineup: Glover and George Pelecanos are guests of honor, with DJs Ian Svenonius and Kevin Coombe spinning.

Info: Nov. 13, 7-10 p.m., Civilian Art Projects, 706 7th St. NW. $5 donation requested (included copy of the magazine). RSVP to rsvp@stopsmilingonline.com.

Stop Smiling, a bi-monthly arts and culture magazine out of Chicago, themed its most recent issue around the District. The DC issue includes in-depth interviews with some of the city’s brightest and influential writers and commentators, including: Ken Silverstein, Ana Marie Cox, Mike Gravel, Thomas Frank, and Christopher Buckley, and cover stories on George Pelecanos and Backyard Band’s Anwan Glover.

Order Issue 37: The DC Issue here.

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