Wonkette

“NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2008 as Black Music Month. I encourage all Americans to learn more about the history of black music and to enjoy the great contributions of African-American singers, musicians, and composers. MORE »

Some little hipster clarinet player from NYU is claiming the Iraq invasion and occupation was all about securing oil supplies for America. Oh and what is that sticking out of Jazzbo Al’s tattered raincoat? A worn paperback of Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged,” which he actually first read when she was writing it, when he was screwing some gal in Rand’s “inner circle” and writing angry letters to the New York Times about how “parasites who persistently avoid either purpose or reason perish as they should.” That’s right, we’re talking about former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan! MORE »

• Rancid has sold out the Black Cat mainstage for the next three nights. We’ll be out front, waiting for our erotic asphyxiation activity partner. [Black Cat]

• Meet the people behind the WP’s Express. It’s their 3-year anniversary party at the Reef. 5-10PM. [WP]
• Quincy Jones and Oliver Nelson with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra at the Museum of Nat. History’s Baird Auditorium.
  $25 at 7:30PM. [Museum of Nat History]

• Eric Johnson Electric Band at the Birchmere. $30 at 7:30PM. [Birchmere]