Big Name Rappers At Club Love? Go On...

So this Friday, Love has Lupe Fiasco and Method Man performing in order to celebrate Labor Day Weeked. Wear white!! I don't know how much tickets are or even if there are any left. I'm gonna guess $20

LOVE
1350 Okie St. NE
Washington DC 20002
TEL: 202.636.9030

How Did I Not Know About This??

So last week, Justin Timberlake performed at the 9:30 Club? And he did a Go-Go version of "SexyBack"? WHAT? And why did I have to hear about it from The Fader?

If anyone knows where there is a recording of said track, I would greatly appreciate it.

You can read a review of the show at Metro Distortion

I'm Back From Traveling!

And I still have a bit more time before I leave again for school in the fall. So here are some events that are up and coming in the DC/Bmore urr-ea.

First off, don't forget about DJ Dredd's Prince Vs. Madonna Party this Sunday. Should be off the hook.

DC's new Red And Black Bar has been holding down some hot concerts. It's part of the rising Atlas District on H St., NE. Tonight, super cool klezmer punk band Golem will be performing along with DJ Anaan AKA one of the guys from JDub Records. If you are into gypsy punk and yiddish rock, you should definitely go check these guys out. If I'm not super exhausted from jet lag, you may catch me there. Tickets: $8

Tomorrow night at Red And Black, Miss Hipstah fave Indigo Son will be performing with The Sunday Mail and The Wakes. Tickets: $7


Also check out the finally completed Rock & Roll Hotel. I can't wait to go check out a show here. I've already heard it's FAB-U-LOUS!

Black Cat
1811 14th St. NW
Washington DC 20009
Tel: 202.667.7960

The Red & The Black
1212 H Street NE,
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: 202.399.3201

Rock & Roll Hotel
1353 H Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20002

Moment of Zen (Not To Rip Off Jon Stewert)

From Reuters:

"Off to lunch : A worker heads off to lunch passing by an advertisement of an under-construction apartment block in Jakarta. (AFP/Jewel Samad)"

I've already posted this a couple places...

But what's one more post gonna hurt?


Last month, I got my wisdom teeth out. It was horrible. Immediately after the operation, I looked like a squirrel on crack. For serious.

But as I started healing, I realized I bore a strange resemblence to something else entirely. Tell me what you think:



Me, post-operation



A Cabbage Patch Doll.


It's UNCANNY

Terry Gilliam Wants to Shock In Tideland

There is something that makes many uncomfortable when confronted with a child who thinks and acts like an adult. Especially when acting like an adult entails adult things like sex and drungs. Just take Vladimir Nabukov's startling novel Lolita where the title character is a 13 year old who seduces a much older man.

When we see young children, we envision them as beings without a sexual identity, so when one is presented, it makes us squirm.

This is exactly the reaction director Terry Gilliam (of Brazil and 12 Monkeys fame) wants when watching his new movie Tideland.

The story follows Jeliza-Rose (played by new comer Jodelle Ferland...that creepy girl from the movie Silent Hill) who moves to an abondoned farm house with her heroin addict father (Jeff Bridges). When she is not preparing her dad's needles, she is letting her imagination run wild. Her only other companions being three dolls heads for which she eeriely and almost schizophrenically provides voices. She meets a 20-something young man, Dickens and decides she wants to have a baby with him.

Basically, Gilliam is exploring all the horrors that could happen to a young child and showing how, sometimes, a child's resilience is stronger than we may give credit. The special effects of the film look phenomenal, as the audience is permitted entrance into Jeliza-Rose's head and imagination and guided through her healing process as she herself is going through it.

Any way you look at it, the film is bound to cross some boundaries. And if you are a Terry Gilliam fan, you will love every minute of it.

Explanation for the Lack of Events

As many of you may have noticed, I haven't really been posting on here. For that, I apologize. I've been really busy with this crazy thing...I can't quite put my finger on the name of it...wait...wait...LIFE...that's it.

At any rate, I am going to be going on a family vacation (which isn't exactly a vacation) and will be gone most of August. I can't really blog about stuff in DC because I won't even be in the same continent.

What I will try and do is post interesting stuff that is just going on period, i.e. music you should be listening to, places you might consider seeing, movies that are worth checking out, etc. This is so you can never say that Miss Hipstah didn't try to broaden your horizons.

But so you can stay on top of things going on in this disgustingly hot city of ours, I am linking a few websites you should check out for upcoming events.

Fusicology

Going Out Gurus

Washington City Paper

Consumption Junction Along with reviews, these guys also have DC/Baltimore events.

Eavesdrop DC (not an events page. It's like Overheard in New York but in DC...HILARIOUS. Thanks Stone at The Couch Sessions for the link)

So peace out y'all and have a good August!

Tonight @ DC9: DC GRIOTS!

DC Griots, the monthly event at DC9 is coming back to help rapper Storm the Unpredictable with his CD release party.

There will be appearances and performances by Priest Da Nomad, the Poem-Cees, Unison Collective, Beattactics and DJ Dave Nada.

Show starts around 9:30 and Cover: $2

So get out and show your DC pride!