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Frank Mitchell Jr.: Premiere @ Montserrat House
It’s never easy to expand your repertoire–much less, to do it in front of 100 friends, family, supporters, and critics. On Saturday night, at Montserrat House in the District, Frank Mitchell Jr. successfully demonstrated that, in addition to being a world-class saxophonist, he’s a crooner, an ensemble leader, and an all-around cool cat. You may…
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See-I Family: The Last Toke
“The Last Toke” Captured this rude bwoy moment a month or so ago on a Rockers International night at the lounge. The Stella and Marlboros? An unintended product placement that means, “We don’t drink bad beer, and we surely don’t fuck around.” L-R: Candice Mills, Gianmaria Conti, Jeff Franca, Hash Vyas, Zeebo, Eric Hilton, Greg Boyer,…
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Jamie Foxx Visits SiriusXM
Last Thursday Jamie Foxx came by Perf 1 (in SiriusXM’s 1500 Eckington facility) to talk about life, music, and his latest album “Best Night of My Life”. R&B singer Tank (old friend of Jamie’s) was in the house to do the interview for a studio audience which consisted of SiriusXM employees, the usual visitor suspects, and…
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Fort Knox Five Causes Artispheric Rump Shaking
On Saturday night, Artisphere hosted Fort Knox Five for a great party to close out the Thanksgiving weekend. Artisphere is Arlington Arts‘ new art space with three theatres, three galleries, a ballroom, and and outdoor terrace. FK5 played in the ballroom and took advantage of two huge overhead screens for visual fun. Here they are…
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FotoWeek DC’s “Portrait in the Night”: Raccoon Sara
FotoWeek DC’s NightVisions “Portrait in the Night” event was last night. Given Thunderball, Pretty Lights, Rex Riddem, Emancipator, Bassnector, a promo shoot for BobbyT, and finishing my tardy Earthdance set, I was trying to go for minimalistic. Got pretty close. Last night’s shoot was cold and late at night, and involved Sara–method acting the raccoon…
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Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, 10/30/10
Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert brought hundreds of thousands of ralliers to the National Mall here in Washington, DC, for for the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. Although the actual person count was as elusive as a cohesive message, the crowds were substantial enough to cause the police to climb towers and the ralliers…
