All posts by Doug Rule
-
Cherry Blossoms
''I went to great lengths to try and recruit a drum troupe,'' James Decker says. Turns out, the co-chair of the Cherry Fund didn't have...
-
Multisensory Music
You wouldn't expect a former performance and visual artist -- and before that, a go-go dancer -- to go quietly into the DJ booth, would...
-
Pop and Circumstance
''I'm completely uncomfortable in my own skin,'' says Mika. ''I'm neurotic, self-contradictory and just unbearable.'' That may be how the international pop star sees himself,...
-
Disco Ball
A reporter recently asked members of the band Escort if any of them are gay. Turns out, unbeknownst to co-founder Eugene Cho, at least one...
-
Diverse Folk
Ask Catie Curtis if her uplifting, anthemic song ''Another Day on Earth,'' complete with a ''whew-ew-ew'' refrain, is a crowd-pleaser, and she confirms so in...
-
Dance
Next month, Christopher K. Morgan & Artists will put the ''men'' in movement in a new dance piece focused on male choreographers. But Morgan isn't...
-
Art: Museums & Galleries
Milestones and anniversaries are often the underlying theme for museum exhibitions. So, naturally, exactly 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, that seminal document and more...
-
Bear Beats
If you notice different music, or a different style of music, at Town's Bear Happy Hour this Friday, that's all part of the plan. In...
-
Classical Music: Symphony, Chorus and Opera
The Washington region is exceptionally rich in classical music, and you could easily spend springtime soaking up all kinds of chamber, symphonic and chorale music,...
-
Above & Beyond
You can't force a square peg into a round hole. That's what ''Above & Beyond'' is for -- comedy, readings, discussions, poetry, multimedia, tasting, tours....
-
Music: Pop, Rock, Folk and Jazz
Ah, spring. A time when temperatures are rising, flowers are in bloom and people are naturally anticipating doing it outdoors. And by ''it,'' we mean...
-
Skate Away
''I remember my dad taking me to the roller-skating rink when I was a kid, and I did have roller blades in college,'' James Ellzy...
-
Extreme Celebration
Next week, Abel Aguilera, the celebrated gay circuit veteran known as DJ Abel, will turn fifty. So naturally Ric Sena is throwing him a big...
-
Mixtape Master
''Coffee is my vice,'' laughs Matt Bailer. ''I literally drink coffee when I'm DJ-ing at Nellie's. It's kind of the running joke around there.'' Bailer,...
-
Punk-Funk D.C.
Did you know? Washington, D.C., circa the 1980s was a hotbed of pop music, helping germinate two very distinct strands of sound. There was hardcore...
