DC Jam Session kicks-off this weekend!

DC Jam Session

Live music, sports, and an open bar? Sign me up! I am so excited for the DC Jam Session 2008 which kicks off August 23rd at RFK Stadium Festival Grounds! Each of the three jam sessions includes an open beer bar, non-alcoholic beverages, food, bands and djs AND a premium seat at the DC United games, "United We Party!"

Get your tickets today!!!

Coldplay Concert- Rocked!!!

Sunday night's Coldplay Concert was just amazing- great music, good people, and ending the night at Rocket Bar? Not bad! Thanks again!

Sick Feed at Skye Lounge Friday!

Come check out DC's hottest band, SICK FEED, this Friday night at Skye Lounge- not to be missed!

Friday, July 25, 2008 at 9:00pm

Skye Lounge
1919 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

(actually corner of 19th and Eye St.)
Washington, DC

Sinatra Soiree- My Favorite event of the Year!!!

I am SO excited for this year's Sinatra Soiree being held at my favorite venue, the National Building Museum, this Thursday, July 24th at 8pm by the Capital Club! Think of it as DC's prom for interns (yes, I may be getting a bit old!) but honestly no group does a better event all year long! See you there!





Join the Capital Club for a night of cocktails and carousing at the16th Annual Summer Sinatra SoiréeFeaturing DC's premier Sinatra band SWINGTOWN
Thursday, July 24, 2008
8:30 PM-1:00 AM

The National Building Museum
401 F Street, NW
Washington, DC

Dames: $65Gents: $75

Attire:
Ladies-Strong Cocktail
Gents-Summer Ahoy


For Tickets Visit:http://www.capital-club.com/tickets.html

A Night of Hip Hop at the National Portrait Gallery

These programs are planned to celebrate both "RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture," and the broad-reaching cultural impact of hip hop.

Admission is free; no reservations required.

Thursday, July 24, 2008
2:00pm - 7:00pm
National Portrait Gallery

Live Broadcast: EZ Street, WKYS-FM2 p.m.–6 p.m.Robert and Arlene Kogod CourtyardEZ Street is back at NPG! Visitors are welcome to listen in on a live broadcast with EZ Street, WKYS-FM (93.9) in the Kogod Courtyard.

Hip Hop Happy Hour 5 p.m.–6:45 pm Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard

While listening to EZ’s live broadcast, enjoy the hip hop and R&B beats with a cool drink in hand. A wine and beer cash bar will be open from 5 to 6:45 p.m.

Face-to-Face Portrait Talk 6 p.m.–6:30 pm

Meet at F StreetAfter the live broadcast, learn more about Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of Ice T in the exhibition with guest curator Jobyl A. Boone.Reel Portraits

Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky) and New York Is Now 7 p.m.; doors open 6:30 p.m. Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium. Seating is limited. First come, first served.Paul D. Miller is a conceptual artist, writer and musician working in New York. Using archival footage and early avant-garde cinema mixed with his own music, Miller composes New York Is Now as an exploration of memory through the interplay of images and sounds, creating a digital multimedia opera about a city made of improvisations, disjunctions, overlapping histories and multiple rhythms. A conversation with Miller follows the screening.

SMASH BASH with the Kastles

Check out the Washington Kastle's these weekend with all of Washington's finest! Don't miss the after party with Sick Feed!

Get your tickets here!

Capital Fringe Festival

The Capital Fringe Festival is coming downtown beginning this week!! This is your chance to bare witness to mesmerizing independent performing arts- right here in the Nation's Capital! Look for some updates soon!

Carnaval del Corazon

Enjoy the music of some of the best local Latino musicians and learn some of the dances you've always wanted to do! Kick off Carnaval with high energy salsa dancing and beats from Puerto Rico and Cuba. A legend of the D.C. salsa scene, Eileen Torres, brings along her dance ensemble and band to get you into the groove. Watch dance demonstrations and then show off your own moves on the dance floor.

Date : 7/3/2008
Time : 5-8 p.m.
Location : Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th & F Streets NW

Fete de la Musique

The French tradition has been to celebrate the summer solstice by gathering in the streets to listen to amateur and professional performers. In order to offer a similar musical experience, La Maison Française will open its doors to more than 30 local bands, who will create a lively musical patchwork. Throughout the event, wander around the Embassy gardens and enjoy a most eclectic program!

Schedule of the evening:

- 5 to 9 pm: Concerts & Performances

- 5 to 9 pm: Balloon artist

- 5 to 9 pm: Temporary Tatoo Station

- 5 to 8 pm: Children workshop 

- 5 to 8 pm: Make-up artist / face painting

- 6 pm: Dance workshop – Salsa

- 6:45 to 9 pm: Dance Afire – walkaround fire breather/dancers 

- 7 pm: Dance workshop – Merengue

- 7:15 pm: Dance Afire show

- 9 pm to 12 am: DJ 

- 9:30 pm: Raffle drawing - gat a chance to win a round trip ticket to Paris, a Hermès scarf, a Magnum of Champagne, etc...

Cash bars and vendors will provide barbecue, pastries, coffee, beer, wine, and champagne throughout the event. Come and enjoy a terrace-style café by our fountain. 

Tickets available on line at http://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.venue&VenueID=164

Buy your ticket now! only $5!! ($10 at the door)

Jazz in the sculpture gardens

Summer is here and a long tradition in DC summer fun are the jazz concerts in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, sowe invite you all to come enjoy some great music by Origem, a Brazilian jazz group, as well as the company of fellow friends and colleagues. Please feel free to bring your picnic gear, including a blanket if you have one, and we'll do our best to find a large enough of a space for all of us, based on the number of people who RSVP.

WHAT: Jazz in the Garden Happy Hour
WHEN: Friday, June 20
TIME: 5:30-8:30pm
WHERE: Sculpture Garden @ The National Gallery
7th & Constitution Ave NW
www.jazzinthegarden.com
WHAT TO BRING: Cheese, munchies, blankets
WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED: Limited cash bar including sangria, wine, & beer

Support the Troops with Everclear and The Bachelor

Snowball Express, a 501( c )(3) non-profit organization – www.snowballexpress.org, provides hope and new memories for the children and families of fallen military heroes who have died since September 11, 2001, while serving in all branches of the United States military.

On Sunday, June 8, 2008, Rock band Everclear will perform in Crystal City Rocks music festival from 2:00-6:00pm with an exclusive After Party Fundraiser in honor of DC Metro Snowball families starting from 6:30pm until 8:30pm.

Milinda Jefferson met Everclear about four years ago during an USO hospital visit at Walter Reed. Sadly on June 3, 2005, Ms. Jefferson’s brother-n-law, SSG Leroy Alexander was killed in action during a special mission in Afghanistan. Her sister, Marissa was carrying his five month unborn twins at the time of notice. Last December 2007, Ms. Jefferson escorted her sister and the now two-year old twins (Avery and Alaya) on their 1st Snowball express flight. The experience was forever life changing.

Now paying it forward and inspired by Oprah’s BIG GIVE, Ms. Jefferson and Everclear will team together for the ultimate Rock star experience to raise funding for Snowball Express 2008 inside Connecticut School of Broadcasting (CSB), 2170 Crystal Plaza Arcade #38, Arlington, VA 22202. CSB will provide a chance for the public to tape (:15 second) video greeting messages to troops overseas. ABC’s “The Bachelor” LT Andrew Baldwin (now stationed in the DC area as a US Navy Medical recruiter) will also make a guest appearance.

According to Ms. Jefferson “everyday is Memorial Day for our families and not just another holiday summer weekend.” The party is open to the public with a $5.00 door cover, but any donations will be accepted via cash, personal checks, or credit cards, too. So please help spread the word. God bless and Thanks!

U.S Air Guitar Championships This Wednesday at 9:30 Club

Air Guitar is that thing you do when nobody else is watching (or when you're too hammered to realize that there are people watching). This is like that except you're the one who's watching. Don't know much about Air Guitar competitions except from what I've seen on You Tube. I assume that this will be silly fun regardless of the talent on stage.What'll be next? Rock Band?From the official press release:US Air Guitar is proud to enter our 6th anniversary with more cities, more air guitarists, more fans and more airness than any year in our history.Presented by TouchTunes, the 2008 tour will bring regional competition to 21 cities nationwide.Visit http://www.yelp.com/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usairguitar.com to reserve your entry slot, to get tix to see it live or to find out more. Regional city champs go to SF to compete in the US Finals in August. The US champion wins a free trip to Finland to represent Team USA in the Air Guitar World Championships! $15 on Wednesday, June 4th at 8pm at the 9:30 Club

Childhelp's Capitol CAREoke Night

Come watch your favorite Senators and Congressmen perform all of your faorite tunes from Grease to Britney all in benefit of Childhelp on Tuesday night! The reception kicks off at 6pm while thefirst act goes on at 7pm at the rooftop of 101 Constitution Aenue, Nw. Tickets are $500, but well worth it!

Rebecca Cooper from ABC 7 will be the emcee, with Honorary Chairs Senator & Mrs. Christopher Dodd; Senator & Mrs. Jon Kyl; Mayor and Mrs. Adrian Fenty and Mr. & Mrs. Chris Matthews. Childhelp Celebrity Ambassadors and TV and Movie stars Casper Van Dien and Catherine Oxenberg will also be in attendance.

Jazz in the Sculpture Garden this Friday!

One of my favorite summer events! Check out live Jazz music ever Friday in the Sculpture Gardens, kicking of this weekend!

Friday, May 23 2008

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Where: Sculpture Garden
National Gallery of Art

Tab @ Hard Rock benefiting The Madison

Benefiting the Madison and the Susan G. Komen Foundation, come check out Tab the Band, live in concert at Hard Rock on Friday!

Sick Feed Live!

Come check out my favorite band!

Friday, May 16, 2008 at 9:00pm


The Rookery

DC 101 Chili Cook Off

Let us not have a repeat of last year!

The Frustrations Album Release Party Tonight

Head on over to Rock and Roll hotel tonight for The Frustrations Album release party with hello Tokyo (one of my favs!) and Five Four. Door open at 8:30

AirBand at the Rookery

Thursday sure is shaping up to be a busy night! If 80s flair is more your thing than the numerous fashion shows, trunks shows, comedy events, and happy hours, head on over to the Rookery for LateNightShot's Air Band Competition!