Birreria Paradiso on 2/27/08

My favorite place in the city to get a beer remains Birreria Paradiso, the basement bar of the Pizzeria Paradiso in Georgetown. They have a fine selection of perhaps 16 taps or so and one selection on cask, plus tons of bottles if you want to go there. The taps are half price during [...]

Review: Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp

Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, the duo known by her last name, have made some wonderfully inventive electronic music over the course of their first three albums, with the last two producing some smashing dance floor numbers. In their fourth album, released Feb. 26, they make an unexpected departure from ever-increasing electronic delights to produce [...]

Hej Hej @ St. Ex on 2/26/08

The latest edition of Hej Hej, Washington, DC’s Scandinavian pop listening party, came for its monthly visit to the basement of Cafe St. Ex last night. DJs Natalya and Melissa spun some of the finest indie pop from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and of course Sweden, including good stuff from Peter Bjorn and John, The [...]

Hello DC!

Welcome to my little blog, which provides commentary on the things I see and do about my town of Washington, DC. I’ll talk a lot about the same people, places and things, with a significant emphasis on the indie pop and New Wave music scene around here.
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