#dc-music

#dc-music

The xx opened with 'Crystalised,' closed with 'Infinity,' and included the first-ever live performance of 'Season's Run' in their setlist.

Families can go on wagon rides, roast marshmallows, and take photos with a jumbo Easter egg while searching for treat-stuffed eggs at Loudoun County's outdoor play place.

The $165-per-person brunch at Park Hyatt includes a sprawling spread of starters like charcuterie and seafood, followed by plated entrées such as pastrami-smoked salmon Benedict and slow-roasted prime rib.

Petalpalooza celebrates the peak bloom of cherry blossoms with art installations, a dazzling fireworks show, and live music along the Anacostia River this weekend.

Jesca Hoop has announced a tour in support of her upcoming album Long Wave Home. Dates are with Faun Fables and include NYC's Le Poisson Rouge on June 29.

The track 'The Fool' by The David Hillyard Rocksteady 7 stood out among the rest for its earworm hook, infectious beat, and old-school sound.

This spectacle of a drink-which comes in a swiveling glass on a bed of moss under a smoke-filled cloche-is part of a new lineup of "multisensory" cocktails created by Jeremy Le Blanche, known for avant-garde creations at Fantom in New York. But the earthy and bright combination of tequila, amaro, matcha, cardamom, lemongrass, and lime is stunning even without the theatrics.

The Baltimore Museum of Art landed her highly anticipated exhibition, 'Amy Sherald: American Sublime,' after the painter pulled her show from the National Portrait Gallery due to concerns over censorship. The exhibit has been a significant hit at the BMA: It was completely sold out by late February.

The Dupont Circle bar is playing the tournament across 15 screens with the volume on. Pair game play with $13 cheesesteak egg rolls, $13 smoked chicken nachos, $7 Miller Lite, and $10 Tito's palomas.

Polymarket announced on X that the grand opening is scheduled for Friday, positioning the launch as both a gathering place and a live window into world events. The company describes the spot as 'the world's first bar dedicated to monitoring the situation,' and plans to fill it with the same information streams traders follow online. Inside, guests will see walls of screens carrying social media feeds, flight tracking maps, Bloomberg terminals, and dashboards showing live prediction market odds.

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday amid attacks on civil liberties and marginalized communities, museums and galleries in the nation's capital are opening exhibitions that question what it means to be an American.The National Gallery of Art presents 115 works in Dear America while other shows focus on individual artists such as Mary Cassatt and Nick Cave, all in the pursuit of exploring "Americanism" as a facet of education, expression, and aesthetics.

There's no shortage of discounted drinks and snacks (even on weekends) at these Cuban cafes' happy hours. Try a piña colada or daiquiri for $8. Snacks like goat-cheese croquetas and guava barbecue chicken sliders are $8, too.

The beer garden continues its annual tradition of destroying bitter feelings. On February 13 from 4 PM to 9:30 PM, head to the Shaw location and write your woes on the large piece of paper. Someone will read the grievances out loud, and then run them through a shredder. Prefer pyromania? At the Navy Yard location, you have a chance to scribble your outrage onto wooden chips before throwing them into the fire.

Playwright Rachel Bonds's new production narrates a woman's journey through school, romance, and the complexities of modern adulthood (Wed through April 19, $55+, Logan Circle).

Alison Luchs, a National Gallery of Art curator, has recently gone viral through funny Instagram videos. Dan Kolko is the new play-by-play announcer for the Washington Nationals, replacing the now-retired Bob Carpenter. Doni Crawford has been appointed to fill Kenyan McDuffie's seat on the DC Council.

The promise of snow brings a blanket of snow day specials at D.C. restaurants and bars. Some are opening early with discounted food and drinks - including specials for all ages - while others have themed specials. It goes without saying that this storm has the potential to be very dangerous, so think twice and make sure conditions are safe before traveling. Also, because some bars may close if conditions worsen, you should keep an eye on social media.

One of the under appreciated perks of living in the DC area is the unfettered access to free cultural and educational experiences. It's easy to forget how lucky we are to have spaces like Millennium Stage -until you visit venues in other cities and are required to pay *gasp* an entrance/ticket fee. Now that the temperature is back in double digits and the snowcrete is finally melting, there's no better time to venture out to Millennium Stage.

February's event celebrates the Australian Indigenous art exhibit " The Stars We Do Not See," which features about 200 pieces of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, in the exhibit's North American debut. In keeping with the theme, the Roof Terrace will be open so you can enjoy the star-studded sky. Attendees will also get the chance to try out fiber-making and listen to a didgeridoo.

Angels exist, I swear! If you were at the sold out Austra show on Monday, you would have witnessed Portland-born, Berlin-based multidisciplinary artist Colin Self descending from the heavens to bless us mere mortals with their angelic vocals and cherub-like presence. If you're looking for something to believe in, believe in music-it's one of the very few things with ability to unite complete strangers in dialog, movement, and tears.

1250 Ninth St., NW The original Shaw location of this Jersey-style pizza spot is offering $40 dinners and $35 brunches through February 1 (the Navy Yard offshoot is closed for the winter). Go for focaccia breadsticks with truffle fondue, the olive-and-mozz'-laden house salad, and pies such as the white Sedgewick or spicy Godfather.

Happy snow day, DC! Have a snowball fight, indulge in frosty food deals, and then venture out to the theater. There are several new performances opening this week, such as Chez Joey and world premieres from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Plus, Ramy Youssef arrives at Warner Theatre to tell his hilarious clean jokes. Best Things to Do This Week and Weekend January 26-February 1

A band called Ad Nauseam is dead set on keeping grunge alive in Portland, but no local venue will return their calls to play a show. Like the most iconic grunge acts, Ad Nauseam has deep PNW roots. They deliver sludgy, whining guitar licks and haunting, sandpapery vocals. They've even got an angsty tune called "Scab Pimple" for goodness sake. So why can't they land a gig? Well, it might be because all four band members are between the ages of 10 and 16.

At only 17 years old, the Eugene, Ore., native Maria Telesheva is already an accordion wizard. I have trouble simply pushing the right button in an elevator. So watching Telesheva's fingers fly gracefully over more than 200 buttons on her bayan, as the instrument is called in Russia, is a thrill. She makes the tightly braided voices in J.S. Bach's thicket of counterpoint sing and dance.

This Sunday brings three capital-B Bowls: Super, Puppy and Benito. See below for our recommendations for where to spend your favorite one. Bad Bunny fans who want to get the halftime show started early have several dance party options Saturday night, and area bars (including Atlas Brew Works) are hosting events for the Winter Olympics from Opening Ceremonies onward. In addition to early Valentine's Day celebrations, this week has cozy crafting nights, another "Heated Rivalry" party and the kickoff of the D.C. Independent Film Festival.

This is one of the biggest holiday weekends of the year, as celebrations of Mardi Gras, Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day overlap and blur. (Sadly, no one organized our dream soiree with a brass band performing for singles dressed as Babe-raham Lincoln and other sexy presidents.) We have separate lists for the area's best Mardi Gras parties, Black History Month events, Lunar New Year celebrations,

Discover the history of five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in the museum's recently opened "At the Vanguard" exhibit throughout the month. This week, there's a curator tour about American military history on Wednesday, and a Harlem Renaissance book talk with writer A'Lelia Bundles on Thursday (exhibit closes July 19 , free, events require registration, Smithsonian NMAAHC).