- Willis Earl Beal: Harry Potter, Gucci Mane, or both?
Gruff Rhys and Willis Earl Beal: The idiosyncratic songwriters invade Barboza.
Short Run Pre-Party: Do you like art, books, and/or graphic novels? Get thee to Fantagraphics HQ in Georgetown for Marathon II, a pre-party to the Paul Constant-approved Short Run literary fest.
Into Weird Synthesizer Music?: You’re probably already down with K. Leimer then. Check him and Marc Barreca out at the Chapel tonight.
Cathedrals IX: The gorgeously melodic indie rock of Mirah and Lemolo finds itself aurally enhanced by the acoustics of Saint Mark’s tonight as part of the “Cathedrals” series.
David Ignatius with Robert Merry: Ignatius both reports on thrilling international espionage for The Washington Post and fabricates it for his thrilling international espionage novels. Hopefully his files arTonight’s conversation at Town Hall is entitled, “Examining American Foreign Policy.”
Hypnotikon Kicks Off: At the Triple Door. Suicide (the band) mastermind Martin Rev is the headliner this evening.
Get STIFFED: Tonight at Kremwerk, with DJ Riz Rollins.
Grunge Revival Night: There’s Mudhoney at Neumos, and a Nirvana tribute at Chop Suey. Smells like you know what.
Trumans Water: Made weirdo rock in the 90’s. If you know about them you’re probably already going to this show at the Lo-Fi.
“I drink to make other people interesting.” -Ernest Hemingway. Don’t be like that, there’s plenty of interest out there with or without the aid of alcohol.