When In Rome
Hey can you believe that after this week you can still afford to even read this website, for free? But still, what better way to spend the remainder of your savings than forgetting that all this economic tragedy happened at all, by taking advantage of "wine tastings" in Maryland. Or, alternatively, there's German trance music and a pretty Colombian actress.
Friday:
It's Sunset Rubdown and the Parenthetical Girls at the Black Cat. 9 PM; $13. Following that, there's Homo/Sonic, a self-described "alternative co-ed dance party for queer folks and their friends." Go before Sarah Palin helps this party find its way back to Jesus. 9: 30 PM $5 [ Black Cat ]
Check out Eli "Paperboy" Reed and his band, the True Loves, at the Rock and Roll Hotel. 8: 30 PM; $12. [ Rock and Roll Hotel ]
Robert Schiller will be at Politics & Prose, reading from his economic tragedy, The Subprime Solution . 7 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]
Saturday:
Join Cheick Hamala Diabate, Head-Roc, Farafina Kan and DJ Nitekrawler at the Black Cat as they celebrate Chopteeth's CD release. 9 PM; $15. Then, it's 80s alt-pop dancing with DJ lil' e. 9: 30 PM; $6. [ Black Cat ]
Listen to trance with a German DJ, just like real Europeans. Markus Schulz will be at Ibiza tonight. [ Ibiza ]
At the AFI Silver, see the Colombia blockbuster Paraiso Travel , plus its star Angelica Blandon will be there too. 10 PM. [ AFI Silver ]
Get trashed, in Maryland! Today and tomorrow is the Maryland Wine Festival. This means tastings. 10 AM - 6 PM. [ The Maryland Wine Festival ]
Relive the fall of the Roman Empire, more than you already are, as James J. O'Donnell (also the Provost of Georgetown) reads from his book about the subject. 1 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]
Sunday:
Birdlips, Person Parcel, and E. Joseph and the Phantom Heart at the Black Cat. 9 PM; $8. [ Black Cat ]
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stax, with Booker T. and the M.G.s (and Eddie Floyd) at the 7 PM at the 9: 30 Club. $40. [ 9: 30 Club ]