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Mid City Acoustic Session on Tuesday, Dec. 15th at 7pm

By Prince Of Petworth

Mid City Caffe is located at 1626 14th Street, NW above Miss Pixies. From an email:

“Mid City Caffe is proud to host local musician, Chris Strong, for the upcoming Mid City Acoustic Session on Tuesday, Dec. 15th at 7pm. This event is free! Come out and enjoy some live music and coffee specials. We look forward to seeing you!

We are also looking for any local creative people who wish to share their talents with the Mid City community! Any interested musician, poet or writer may sign up for a performance time in person at Mid City Caffe, or email [email protected] for more information.”

Current.com Features Video of Thievery Corporation and Their DC Pride

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to a reader for sending this sweet video Current.com. They write:

“Thievery Corporation takes us inside their musical empire in Washington, DC, and it’s a completely different side of our Capitol than on your high school field trip. As we tour the DC underground, Thievery brings us inside their custom studio (aptly named the Thievery Consulate), as well as their bar and bistro, an homage to Marvin Gaye.”

Don’t forget to get your tickets to their upcoming concert in Jan. at 9:30 Club. I’m going Sat. which sold out. But you can still get tickets for Thurs., Jan. 21st here.

Dear PoP – Band Practice Spaces in DC?

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoP,

I am in a band that practices in Arlington, but we are desperately looking for a practice space in the district that would let us leave our gear (safely!) and come and go at any hour to practice/record.  I recently read an article about Gold Leaf studios in chinatown, but we haven’t been able to get in contact with the landlord.  This is the first practice space that we have come across (we have been looking for weeks!).”

Anyone familiar with Gold Leaf Studios?  Anyone have any other recommendations for band practice spaces?

Cue Bar to Become the U Street Music Hall

By Prince Of Petworth

Back in June I shared some scuttlebutt that the owners of Marvin had purchased this location at 1115 U St, NW. Turns out to be partially true. The Going Out Gurus provide the details:

“The U Street Music Hall is slated to open in early 2010 in the old Cue Bar location at 1115 U Street — a basement-level space that can hold 250 to 300 people. Eastman says the place will have “a rock-club atmosphere with a high-end sound system. No bottle service or any of that.”

You can read the rest of the details here.

Boombox Performance on Thursday in Dupont Circle

By Prince Of Petworth

Sounds pretty cool. From an email:

Bluebrain presents ‘Cakeblood’ – A Boombox “Performance”

On Thursday, September 24th at 7:30 PM, Bluebrain 30-piece instrumental work ‘Cakeblood’, will occur on as many portable tape decks as are provided, via cassettes that will be freely distributed. The 35-minute piece will sound out of small speakers as the group assembled walks the streets of DC. Come with a boombox to Dupont Circle. And while it isn’t required, an RSVP is greatly appreciated: [email protected]”

Mya in Petworth Wed. Night!!!

By Prince Of Petworth

Well, I’ll be honest – I had no idea who she was at the time. People kept running up to her getting her autograph on New Hampshire Ave just across from the Petworth Metro. Folks were yelling, there’s Mya, there’s Mya. They were truly deliriously happy. And I kept asking is that M.I.A.? M.I.A.? And they’re like, no that’s Mya!!! Oh, ok well I checked out Wikipedia and she is a big deal:

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PoP Weekend Picks From Weekly Emails

By Prince Of Petworth

Here is the information for our benefit show this Saturday at the Rock and Roll Hotel.  We are playing with Drop Electric and Funk Ark, two great bands from DC, and Hypernova from Iran who have been featured on NPR, Wired,  MTV.com, Billboard, New York Times, and many other places.  I am pasting the copy from our facebook page for the event below, and it has links for all the bands and a description.  Cover is $10.00 and all artist proceeds are going to Empower DC.  Empower DC is a nonprofit that works to boost community knowledge and literally empower low and moderate income residents to have a voice in how their cities and neighborhoods are run.  http://www.empowerdc.org

North Columbia Heights Clean Up

We hope to have your participation at the next community clean up to take place along 14th Street mainly from Monroe to Shepherd Streets, NW.  We will meet on 14th and Spring Road, NW at 8am.  

Good Libations Customer Appreciation Day is this Sat July 18th. 5-8pm
This year we will sample Libations from Italy.

Stop by and enjoy some Peroni Beer or a Bellini made with Zardetto Prosecco.
Sample a glass of Vitiano Rosato from Umbria- Medium bodied with a juicy finish perfect with salads grilled vegetables and fish

We will also have some Gelatos con Limoncello (yeah) from Aromi d’Italia Gelateria & Cafe
Exe. Chef Cesare Lanfranconi owner of Spezie Ristorante will graced us with some Italian dishes

Enjoy the music of Object a Rock / Indie / Alternative band

Play a game of Urban Bocce Ball.
We will have some other board games or bring your favorite one.

The event is free. It’s our way of saying… Grazie

buy any three bottles of wine and get 10% off

Good Libations
1201 5th St NW

Finding Beauty in a Broken World: In the Spirit of Frida Kahlo
at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery
1632 U Street, NW
202.483.8600
www.smithfarm. com/gallery

A mixed media exhibition juried by F. Lennox Campello.

Exhibition Dates: July 1 – August 29

Opening Reception & Awards, Friday, July 17, 2009, 5:30 – 8:00PM

Frida Kahlo remains one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, but her spectacular life experiences, writing and views on life and art have also influenced many artists. Frida always painted herself: her pain, her anguish, her sorrow, her passion, as well as her triumph over disability. Her paintings and retablos celebrate a life constantly reinventing itself, in spite of the physical disability that strove to confine it. This exhibition will showcase the work of artists influenced not only by Frida’s art, but also by her biography, her thoughts, and her writings.

Lecture – Frida Kahlo: Her Art & Her Pain with F. Lennox Campello

Thursday | July 16 | 6:30-8:30PM | Free & open to the public

July is the anniversary month of Frida Kahlo’s birth and death. Frida always painted herself: her pain, her anguish, her sorrow, her passion, as well as her triumph over disability. Frida Kahlo’s paintings and retablos celebrate a life constantly reinventing itself, in spite of the physical disability that strove to confine it.

Sweet City Sign, Live Music Tonight and a Mock DC Mayoral Campaign

By Prince Of Petworth

I love the fact that our city has an Eritrean Cultural & Civic Center.

From an email:

“DC based indie rockers Sweet Interference will be playing at DC 9 (1940 9th Street, NW) this Thursday, July 9th. Attendees can expect an evening full of unique music styling at one of the city’s great live music venues. Sweet Interference released their sophomore album in February and is working on music for their third. The set will include many new songs mixed in with fan favorites. They will be joined by B-Film Extras (DC) and Gills and Wings (Richmond). 21+/9pm/$8″

Mock DC Mayoral Campaign – Vote Batwoman

“Dear PoP,

I just wanted to give you a heads up on a cool event that’s taking place this week in DC. NOI is hosting an organizing “Bootcamp” where participants are running a mock DC mayoral campaign with superhero candidates. I was wondering if you could mention my team’s campaign, Batwoman for DC Mayor. If elected, Batwoman would be the first openly lesbian mayor of DC. She’s running on a platform of equality for all residents of DC– gay or straight, black or white, educated or uneducated.

You can check out her website here: http://www.batwomanfordc.com/. The online vote will take place this Friday, July 10th.”

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