Portraitist Gérard Rondeau has photographed some of the world's best-known arts and literary figures. Tonight, La Maison Française unveils 100 Rondeau portraits—most austere and stunning in black and white (see image, right)—of his famous and/or fascinating subjects, from Susan Sontag to Gore Vidal to Louise Bourgeois. To catch the show early, stop by this evening's free [...]
On the DVD commentary of Erle C. Kenton’s Island of Lost Souls, Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh explains that the band’s theory of de-evolution largely stems from late-night viewings of the seminal sci-fi film. How appropriate, then, that Devo’s oddball philosophy and idiosyncratic style spawned its own cultish midnight-movie appeal, one that’s resonated far beyond the novelty [...]
Neal Becton runs Som Records on U Street, but he also goes by DJ Neville Chamberlain for his "Brazilian Rhythms" dance night at St. Ex every third Thursday. He's celebrating the party's third anniversary tonight at the usual venue, and he'll be joined by DJ Provoke and a bar menu of Brazilian food and drink specials. [...]
That the U Street area boasts no shortage of dance nights—not to mention one very loud new dance club—doesn't mean the custodians of the Velvet Lounge are worried about oversaturation: Their new space next door, Dodge City, is all about the "high-minded DJ set."
The new two-floor space at 9th and U opens this week—its chief [...]
Sao Paolo, Brazil garage rockers Garotas Suecas weren’t bad Saturday night at Comet Ping Pong—I liked their organ-enhanced covers of “Respect,” Os Mutantes “A Minha Menina” (the one in the McDonald’s commercial) and Sly Stone “I Want to Take You Higher”—but the best music of the night came from the turntables of dj Neville [...]
