Hey everyone! This week’s BEST WEEKEND BETS are, as always, hand selected from our revamped AGENDA HOMEPAGE and carefully calibrated for maximum fun and minimum stress, and will be punctuated with inspirational images of (OMG) Jeff Goldblum, which is a Happy 2013! gift to myself from myself.
Before we start-a few PSAs…
UPCOMING BYT EVENTS
- We JUST announced our 17 hour long Inauguration party SPECTACULAR featuring PRINCE RAMA, COMPUTER MAGIC, REWARDS (Aaron Pfenning of Chairlift/Solange/DFA fame), DJ STEVEN FAITH, COMEDY AND PATRIOTIC KARAOKE, AWESOME OTHER THINGS AND MORE. Get more details and tickets RIGHT HERE.
- plus, we’re going to be announcing more French Embassy, Valentine’s Day related and NYC events very soon.
MUST READS ON BYT THIS WEEK
- Get to know your WMATA more
- A DC Street Style Round-Up column we can finally all approve of
- Tips on Surviving the Robot Apocalypse
- and a handy guide to must-see Winter TV Shows (yay couch nights!)
- And as always-a gentle reminder we now how BYT NYC homepage too and publish a NYC Best Weekend Bets. So….tell yourself/ friends to subscribe to it + follow us over there on twitter @BYTNYC.
- And you can stay forever in the loop and follow us on facebook & twitter & pinterest too
OK, ready for the weekend now?
THURSDAY
- start the weekend/evening in the classiest (and also very much free) way: National Symphony Orchestra is taking over Hemphill Gallery at 6pm for a special pop-up performance.
- prefer your galleries with art openings instead of music shows? Check out Longview Gallery’s Opening OF Colin Winterbottom’s “Gothic Resilience” (bonus: while in the neighborhood, grab a drink and a bite at the newly opened and delicious A&D bar, from the people behind Seasonal Pantry and Sundevich)
- Willy Joy is @ U Hall, with Billy the Gent and Will88
- David Murray’s big band is joined by Macy Gray’s Afro (and Macy Gray herself) over @ Howard Theatre
- and relive even more of the 90s with ’95 live feat. DJ Harry Hotter over @ Patty Boom Boom’s
- and BAD PROM is back @ Looking Glass Lounge featuring, in no particular order of importance: Cheap drinks ($5 pbr/jameson), 90s jams poorly spun by semi-competent DJs, Bandanas and weird tank tops, The awkwardly placed slow jams and audio drops, Sweat, Shame
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff
FRIDAY
- A little art is always good for the soul. Tonight sees openings @ Honfleur, InstantDC @ Vivid Solutions and Heiner Contemporary
- AFTERWARDS… LOTS of good shows today:
- start early with a 6pm free show by KNEEBODY at Millenium Stage. Then:
- BYT Super crushes Niki & The Dove are @ RNR Hotel and don’t miss their opener Vacationer
- BYT Super crushes (pt. 2) The Knocks are @930 Club (with BYT super crush pt. 3 K.Flay opening). For a chance to win tickets to THIS SHOW-go here.
- BYT Super crushes (pt. 4) Mucca Pazza are @ Black Cat (check out this old interview we have with them to prep for the.in.sa.ni.ty)
- Catch Josiah (Sirius XMU) and Gavin Holland (Nouveau Riche) at the Black Cat for Catalyst if you’re in the mood for a dance party
- All sorts of local favorites (Laughing Man, Tereu Tereu, Tommy Siegel of Jukebox the Ghost and more) are @ U Hall for a BAD FRIEND records Bday bash
- and Kokayi is @ Artisphere
- for movie fans: don’t forget the 23rd DC Jewish Festival is ON till the 14th. Read our full preview here.
- also for movie fans: Citizen Kane is playing @ E street at midnight.
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff
SATURDAY
- during daytime: indulge in some prime people watching at the DC TATTOO EXPO (check out these photos from one of the past expos to see what to anticipate)
- Q and Not U bandmates John Davis and Chris Richards reunited this winter to make music together again as Paint Branch. Today, they play a free in-store at RED ONION, which is a must for any true DC music fan. Read our interview with them/get the details here.
- just in time for Inauguration madness hitting DC Laura Elkins’ art show dedicated to Michelle Obama opens @ the Mini Fridge
- and for dance party purposes check out Tittsworth back at his home base (aka U Hall)
- BLOC PARTY may be a good enough reason to go to Baltimore/RAMS HEAD (bonus: a super sweet/crushworthy Matt Tong interview coming your way as a feature on Friday)
- Rock out with your brain out at Nerd Nite at DC9 where they will be talking about balls, architecture, and the Higgs boson.
- Get weird with Bad Domes and his one man laptop band at Rock And Roll Hotel
- also in Baltimore tonight: JIM GAFFIGAN everyone (Details in our “SHOWS TO GET PUMPED FOR THIS WEEK“).
- (while you’re in Baltimore you may as well make a night-into-morning out of it. After all it is DEEP SUGAR time)
- staying in DC and into supporting local music? Check out UGLY PURPLE SWEATER and KINGSLEY FLOOD @ Black Cat
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff
SUNDAY
- It is that time of the year again-TIME FOR THE NO PANTS METRO RIDE.
- Do those words make you sort of want to die on the inside? OK. In more clothed options for today: this week a ton of really amazing movies get released in DC: Zero Dark Thirty, Michael Haneke’s AMOUR, Gangster Squad… so check out our FILM SECTION on Friday for reviews and more.
- feel more like staying on your couch during daytime? no sweat. We have this sweet HOME ENTERTAINMENT guide + our TUNES YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEK listicle to get those downloading fingers trigger happy.
- PLUS, OMG-both GIRLS AND DOWNTON ABBEY ARE ON TV TONIGHT. AND GOLDEN GLOBES. #HeadExplosion.
- at night:
Steven A. Clark is playing DC9(sadly canceled) - and Bear in Heaven headline Black Cat
- + ALL SORTS OF other stuff
PLUS: THERE ARE A BAJILLION OTHER THINGS TO DO LISTED IN THE BYT AGENDA PAGES, so use it (to both post your events and search for them) and if you think we may have missed something, comment away–you know you want to.
- TILL NEXT TIME, REMEMBER:
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