DC Local · Music · Photo Diary
This past Tuesday, Washington D.C.’s newest music and entertainment venue, The Hamilton, welcomed Austin, Texas breakout band, The Eastern Sea. Founded by Matt Hines, the indie band returned to DC as part of their tour to promote their latest “Plague” album. The 8-piece band, who MTV calls their “new indie crush,” entertained (continued…)
This weekend, Meets Obsession attended Artisphere’s 1 Party co-hosted by Brightest Young Things. The event celebrated the first anniversary of the Rosslyn urban arts center with an evening of people, music, and art. Check out some of our best photos from the evening.
DC Local · District Diversions · Film & Animation
Time to take cover from the rain and get into the theater! This week DC sets off its 8th year of hosting DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition. Audiences and fans will have two sets of events to look forward to; the film festival, running now through September 18th, (continued…)
DC Local · Music · Music in Review-LIVE
Photos by Joshua Feldman The Hold Steady might be the most prolific band around today. Sure, that’s a bold statement: But take into consideration that in their seven years together, they’ve moved from a lyrically quirky bar band into a universally-revered act that sells out nearly every club. Led by (continued…)
DC Local · Film & Animation · Meets Obsession
Ladies, you’re invited to a special girl’s night out in Washington D.C. to see a FREE advance screening of The Warrior starring the swoon-worthy Tom Hardy. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 AT 7:00PM REGAL CINEMAS GALLERY PLACE STADIUM 14 707 SEVENTH ST. NW, WASHINGTON, DC Two brothers face the fight of a (continued…)
DC Local · Music · Music in Review-LIVE
Those who grew up with indie-rock band, Dinosaur Jr. in the 90s were treated to a bit of nostalgia at the band’s sold out performance at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC. On their east coast tour for the limited, re-release of their 1988 critically acclaimed album, “Bug,” Dinosaur Jr (continued…)
DC Local · Events · Film & Animation
You may not recognize the names of D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus at first, but you’ve undoubtedly seen some of the iconic images from their 40 year plus career in filmmaking. From the notorious portrait of a young, radical Bob Dylan in Dont Look Back, to the wild and cutthroat (continued…)
DC Local · Featured · Music · Music in Review-LIVE
In a whirlwind performance at the Black Cat last weekend, the Australian indie pop act Architecture in Helskini kept the crowd dancing all night long. Opening the show was New York-based synth pop act Hooray for Earth. Their name was more upbeat than their music with their sound predominantly consisting of (continued…)
DC Local · Film & Animation · Meets Obsession
Next week marks the start of the ninth-annual SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival. Put on annually by AFI and Discovery Channel, SILVERDOCS brings the best new documentaries to the Washington, D.C. area in what has become one of the nation’s largest film festivals. The festival will begin next week on Monday, June (continued…)
Reflecting on David Ives’ Venus in Fur, an adaptation of Austrian Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s 1870 novella Venus in Furs, thoughts inevitably drift to Spike Jonze’s acclaimed 2002 film Adaptation; both tell the story of a writer’s difficult task of adapting a piece of literature into a visual medium. This struggle (continued…)
A weekly list of standout events in D.C. May 24 – May 29, 2011 Tuesday – May 24, 2011 Film: BloomScreen presents A Weigh with Words Beauty: Deva Curl and Hela Salon Present Curl’s Night Out Opera: Washington National Opera: Don Pasquale @ The Kennedy Center Wednesday – May 25, (continued…)
If you’re in D.C. tonight, an art opening you might consider attending is Baltimore native Brandon Hill’s ChickenVille solo exhibition. The official opening, which will be held on Saturday May 21 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Lamont Bishop Gallery in Washington D.C., will be Hill’s first solo (continued…)
A weekly list of standout events in D.C. May 16 – May 22, 2011 Tuesday – May 17, 2011 Food & Wine: South Africa’s Raat Family Wines – Pairing Dinner @ Eatonville Music: The Antlers @ Black Cat Food & Wine: Cork welcomes Salvatore Martusciello of Grotta del Sole Winery (continued…)
A weekly list of standout events in D.C. May 10 – May 15, 2011 Tuesday – May 10, 2011 Benefit: Jeté Society’s Beer & Ballet Film: BloomScreen Presents: “The Hero (O Herói)” Film: Salute to International Heroes @ The Canadian Embassy Wednesday – May 11, 2011 Food & Wine: Colombia (continued…)
Photo by Carol Pratt. The three witches – or rather, sisters – in Enda Walsh’s play The New Electric Ballroom (the sibling play to The Walworth Farce) have no General MacBeth to tempt with regal hubris. No, in this tragedy, the old women tempt only themselves with the never-ending retelling (continued…)
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