Metro Weekly

All posts by Doug Rule

  • Mixmasters

    ''The moment you walk in it doesn't feel like any other night you go out,'' says Shea Van Horn, about the monthly party Mixtape he...

  • Scare Tactics

    ''The philosophy behind Dorian Gray is that Dorian lives in a time when no one can be shocked, and he's trying to rebel against that,''...

  • Partying to XS

    Charles Oswald knows how to throw a party. As the bar and events manager for Club XS in York, Pa., it's a job requirement. Club...

  • Hit Parade

    Summer is officially over, which means you should hear less of the season's leading club anthem. And that's all to the good. Because if you...

  • Phase Set to Stun

    ''One of my biggest fears is that this year we're going to have to turn people away,'' says Angela Lombardi, lead organizer of PhaseFest. The...

  • Fall Arts Preview 2009

    CLASSICAL MUSIC Bach Sinfonia Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at UMD Coolidge Auditorium D.C.'S Different Drummers Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Folger Consort Gay...

  • More than a Cabaret

    A musical revue featuring songs from the creators of Chicago and Cabaret? Including standards such as ''New York, New York,'' ''Ring Them Bells'' and ''All...

  • Three's Company

    Two months ago, U Street-area venues Town and DC9 paired up for a special one-night-only promotion. Now Nellie's Sports Bar has joined them to make...

  • Boy Talk

    ''West End Girls.'' ''It's A Sin.'' ''Always On My Mind.'' ''Go West.'' ''New York City Boy.''Quickly approaching 30 years of musical partnership, Neil Tennant and...

  • Strictly Fetish

    ''This kind of party is really big in Europe, in places like Manchester and Berlin,'' says Jacob Nathaniel Pring. He's talking about the new monthly...

  • Thrill Out

    During Kings Dominion's annual Gay and Lesbian Night, Tom Yates is generally too busy tending to the park's entrance to enjoy the rides. ''They usually...

  • Mess No More

    Let’s see, the last time we got a good dose of Whitney Houston was four years ago, when she appeared as a caricature on Bravo’s...

  • Antiques Extravaganza

    Gus Davis and his partner will look for paintings and silver to furnish their home. Kris Charamonde is in the market for an art deco...

  • Revealing Host

    Jayson Watson's mother once helped him at the Green Lantern. ''She got to hold towels over people's crotches, and that was the best day of...

  • Classical Gas

    Did you know Sandra Bernhard is a ''classically trained singer?'' We didn't either, but it says so right there in the press release for her...