Wonkette
- Friday, Jan 30: Poet Bomani Armah begs you not to call him a rapper at his spoken word performances, which are a cross between an underground hip hop show and an episode of HBO’s Def Poetry. His lyrics are a bit aggressive, although you know he only has the best intentions: “Read a book, read a book, read a mother@#$%ing book.” 8PM at the Artmosphere Cafe. [Bomani Armah]
- Saturday, Jan 31: The National Gallery of Art is screening the last two installments of The Rebel Set: Beat Movies series, with Echoes of Silence and Happy Birthday to John (as in Lennon) at 2PM; and He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life, which includes Yoko Ono and Andy Warhol, at 4PM. [National Gallery of Art]
- Saturday, Jan. 31: If you’re feeling particularly frisky tonight, head over to The Palace of Wonders at 10PM and catch The Wasabassco Traveling Burlesque. It has all the trappings of a rowdy raunch-fest: nipple tassels, entertainers of questionable gender and a character named “Nasty Canasta.” Oh, and striptease, of course. [Palace of Wonders]
- Sunday, Feb. 1: It’s Silver Spring Stage’s last night of George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man, a satirical antiwar play set in the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885. It sounds boring, but it’s actually one of Shaw’s finest plays, and the New York Times promises it is as “sensuous as chocolate truffles,” whatever that means. 2PM. [Silver Spring Stage]
- Monday, Feb. 2: Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim of Adult Swim’s Tim and Eric Awesome Show bring their stupid sketch comedy to the Sixth & I St. Synagogue. You can be assured they’ll talk about their “pine-ises” throughout the show. 8PM. [Sixth & I St. Synagogue]
- Tuesday, Feb. 3: Some of our memories of Buddy Holly are limited to that of a Weezer song, so if you’re very much over 21, you might have a better appreciation of the National Museum of Natural History’s big Buddy Holly Event, “The Day the Music Died.” J.P. McDermott, a local musician and Holly superfan, will discuss Holly’s life and then perform some of his songs. 6:45PM. [Smithsonian]
The Palace of Wonders sounds like our kind of place but is there such a thing as burlesque still about? Because that would suit the Capitol to a tee.
And that Mark Whoever guy that plays the piano and sings crappy political songs just sucks rocks.
“Read a book, read a book, read a mother@#$%ing book.”
I shall will this to be inscribed on my tombstone.
Wait, we’re censoring the swears in this literary rag now? Semprini.
MY memories of Buddy Holly are limited to Gary Busey and the music. But mainly Gary Busey.
And I very much enjoy being very much over 21 having had all those lovely years of being able to drink at my leisure. Ah, drink. Almost there. Almost there.
I do not care for that picture.
As for Nasty Canasta, wasn’t he in the Looney Tunes? Shot Daffy Duck in the face, I believe…
Fucking Tim and Eric… that picture frightens me, they are wanking homo hacks, and now their pushing their schtick at a fucking SYNAGOGUE?? You have to be shitting me, Washington.
That’s a horrifying picture. But on the bright side, it’s nice to see that Laura Bush is getting work.
MattW: They teach people to write that way at Al-Jazeera. Ken will break her in slowly.
Nice blingy in that pic there, also.
Wait, what?
-SP
I heard people referring to Saul Williams as a rapper. Sure, and Danger Mouse is a composer. What would be more insulting than referring to Bomani Armah as a rapper? How about putting a picture of Tim and Eric next to the announcement? By association, for the weak minded readers who don’t comment, Armah is a pampered suburban homosexual who has no inkling of what “real life” means.
On the brightside of Tim and Eric, one day their fleeting fame will vanish and nobody will ever again be bombarded by their non-comedy “act.”
Is it really stupid? I guess only Billy Crystals knows for sure. But, honestly, I had trouble watching all of Season 3. I’d watch Jim & Derrick. Then I’d come back later to watch the next episode … and just end up watching Jim & Derrick again. Wow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M85rILLCV1o
Something like “Idiocracy - the MTV-show skit”.
MattW: That’s not censorship, it is pronounced “read a mother at-pound-dollar-percenting book”. Motherfucker.
such pent up aggression! i happen to believe there’s quite a bit of social commentary wrapped in their seminal “poop tube” sketch.
if pooh offends thee, might i recommend the frank caliendo awesome tour great job?
that youtubed performance may be the weakest thing i’ve EVER seen. electro is not techno? pos-rap? what the fuck are you guys doing telling people where to go? Or are these really the best options in DC? yikes. More politics please. Unless I’m wrong you didn’t even get around to doing a post about Obama walking into a window, which was hysterical? Or BOA undergoing their own campaign in an effort to stop pro-labor legislation? I love what you guys have to say about all things political, but your cultural recommendation posts are a record-scratch. one man’s opinion.
Please don’t use the motherfucking shift key in the future when typing “motherfucker”. Thank you.
Nipple-tassels, or the Serbo-Bulgarian War?
Were this perverted from Balkan resident — it has left a deep impression — in DC this weekend, he would be paralyzed over what to devote his discretionary funds.
I love Bomani Armah. Man. I wish I could afford to go anywhere. Ever.
At first I thought that was a picture of some perv fucking his ventriloquist dummy. When I realized what it really was, somehow, it was much worse…