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Tuesday Rock City: PJ Harvey & John Parish, I.U.D.
I.U.D.: The Proper Sex (Social Registry) I.U.D, the New York duo comprised of Gang Gang Dance's Lizzi Bougatsos and Growing's Sadie Laska, isn't just assertive about female sexuality, it's down right...
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Weekend Music Round-Up
Friday X, Steve Soto & the Twisted Hearts. 9:30 club. $25. All ages. Alex Rhoads, Midnight Ride. Bangkok Blues. Call for price. Dean & Britta, Cheval Sombre. Black Cat. $15. All ages. Viva...
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New Rock Doc Declares Jack White This Generation’s Guitar God
Jimmy Page has a stronghold on the '70s, The Edge has the '80s cornered, and Jack White holds the title of the 21st century's definitive guitar god? Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim's (An...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Hope Six Demolition Project Edition
PJ Harvey's new album to feature songs about time spent in D.C. [DCist] Chris Richards on the return of NoVa garage-punks Foul Swoops. [Post] How local musicians balance playing music with their day...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Community of Hope Edition
Some bands and musicians are pushing for gender-neutral bathroom options at D.C.'s music venues. [Arts Desk] A look at The Kennedy Center's theater calendar next year. [DC Theatre Scene] Listen to a...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Scene Reports
On the past, present, and future of D.C.'s punk scene. [Washington Monthly] A discussion of "mutualism" at the National Museum of Women in the Arts' latest Fresh Talk. [Arts Desk] Scene report: Is the...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Mindhead Edition
A Q&A with Green Corps Director Karen Loeschner about the new documentary City of Trees. [DCist] A playlist of the bands playing D.C.'s SXSW showcases. [DC Music Download] Listen to a new Puff...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Sad Trombone Edition
Legendary U Street jazz venue Bohemian Caverns is closing at the end of the month. [WCP] How D.C. inspires local musicians Kokayi, Sara Curtin, and Nag Champa. [DC Music Download] A Q&A with Rare...
View ArticleWatch PJ Harvey’s Music Video for Controversial ‘Community of Hope’
"Community of Hope," the new PJ Harvey song about Ward 7 that drew the ire of local politicians, which in turn drew the ire of Washingtonian's Andrew Beaujon, which in turn started one of the dumbest...
View ArticleArts Roundup: No Sharps, No Flats Edition
The choir in the video for PJ Harvey's "Community of Hope" didn't really know what they were a part of. [Post] And here are other songs about gentrification in D.C. [Washingtonian] Pyramids! LEGOS!...
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Beauty Pill’s Chad Clark on PJ Harvey’s ‘Community Of Hope’
Photo by Maria Mochnacz About a year ago, I received a spate of sudden inquiries from music journalists about PJ Harvey. It was weird. She had announced an experimental art project at Somerset House in...
View ArticleArts Roundup: When Art Comments on Life Edition
The Funk Parade is crowdsourcing for D.C.'s own anthem. [DCist] Beauty Pill's Chad Clark on PJ Harvey's "Community of Hope:" "It is absolutely fair, however, to respond to how a piece of art makes you...
View ArticleArts Roundup: Gotta Catch ‘Em All Edition
PJ Harvey's new album, which features a number of songs about D.C., "sounds like journalism." [Post] Not a Portlandia character: Bethesda folk artist Jacob Newman is trying to write a song about all...
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