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Recap Thao With The Get Down Stay Down and The Portland Cello Project at The Black Cat

Who knew that lost love and sexual frustration could be this fun?

by John Griffith

November 9, 2009 | 11:35am -
Recap A Streetcar Named Desire at the Kennedy Center

Cate Blanchett steals the show in the latest production of A Streetcar Named Desire at The Kennedy Center.

by Maura Judkis

November 6, 2009 | 12:00am -
Recap Christian Siriano at The Corcoran

Project Runway winner Christian Siriano is apparently still fierce.

by Nicole Pearo

November 4, 2009 | 2:25pm -
Recap Bruce Springsteen at Verizon Center

Springsteen’s stamina borderlines on mythological—a 60-year-old dynamo that plays sets longer than most of his audience wants to stand is truly the stuff of legend.

by Matt Siblo

November 3, 2009 | 5:20pm -
Recap Future Of The Left at The Rock And Roll Hotel

Who releases a live record after only one studio album? A band that doesn't give a damn what you think.

by Matt Siblo

October 30, 2009 | 3:00pm -
Recap House at Flashpoint

Why spend the opening reception of your art exhibition meeting and greeting people when you could spend it lying in a coffin?

by Maura Judkis

October 30, 2009 | 12:00am -
Recap Andrew Bird and St. Vincent at 9:30 Club

Excuse me, Mr. Bird… we were told there would be snacks?

by John Griffith

October 29, 2009 | 4:00pm -
Recap Man Man at 9:30 Club

When it comes to Viking-vaudeville, gypsy-stomp rock, how polished a performance is too polished?

by Alex Rudolph

October 26, 2009 | 3:00pm -
Recap Dirty Projectors and Givers at The Black Cat

One stage, two bands, six vocalists, and a ton of instruments.

by John Griffith

October 23, 2009 | 12:15pm -
Recap The Alchemist at Shakespeare Theatre Company's Landsburgh Theatre

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT THE SECRET TO INSTANT WEALTH!!!!!

by Maura Judkis

October 14, 2009 | 4:00pm -

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a.v. picks

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Nov 21
- Robbie Fulks Jammin' Java, 7 p.m.
  Robbie Fulks was introduced to many as an alt-country smartass, thanks to songs like “She ...
  
  Robin Williams DAR Constitution Hall, 8 p.m.
  
  Puma Libre, Girl Loves Distortion, and Noon:30 The Velvet Lounge, 10 p.m.
Nov 22
- Skinny Puppy and Vverevvolf Grehv 9:30 Club, 10 p.m.
  Skinny Puppy has long been exalted as industrial demigods for its punishing electronics and effects-processed ...
  
  The Short Films Of Osamu Tezuka Freer Gallery of Art - Meyer Auditorium, 2 p.m.
  
  Heavy Trash and Elliott Brood DC9, 9 p.m.
Nov 23
- Metric Rams Head Live, 7 p.m.
  It took a solitary excursion to Buenos Aires for Metric lead singer-songwriter Emily Haines to ...
  
  Bebel Gilberto 9:30 Club, 6 p.m.
  
  Cub Country and Velvet The Black Cat Backstage, 9 p.m.
Nov 24
- El Ten Eleven, Nvrmnd, and Ten Elevenths Ottobar, 8 p.m.
  It generally takes more than two people to create bloated, pretentious post-rock, so L.A ...
  
  R. Kelly DAR Constitution Hall, 8 p.m.
  
  Ambition Burning, Admiral Browning, and Across Tundras The Velvet Lounge, 9 p.m.
Nov 25
- Matisyahu and Trevor Hill Sixth And I Historic Synagogue, 8 p.m.
  At his most pared-down, Matisyahu is “an American Hasidic Jewish reggae musician,” but the Brooklyn-based ...
  
  Themselves, Eyedea And Abilities, and Educated Consumers The Rock And Roll Hotel, 9 p.m.
  
  The Shining AFI Silver Theatre And Cultural Center, 9:20 p.m.
Nov 26
- Some Like It Hot AFI Silver Theatre And Cultural Center, 7 p.m.
  Long before Tootsie, and eons before such derivative drivel as Sorority Girls, Billy Wilder blessed ...
Nov 27
- The Mountain Goats and Final Fantasy 9:30 Club, 8 p.m.
  The Mountain Goats is an omnibus name for the musical wanderings of John Darnielle, a ...
  
  The Room Landmark E Street Cinema, 11:59 p.m.
  
  Wizzard, Sinbad, Cherry Smash, and Road Ducks Jaxx, 8 p.m.