Concerts DAR Constitution Hall

Rick Ross @ DAR

Posted on February 27, 2012

 I would definitely file this Rick Ross gig at DAR Constitution Hall from last week as one of the stranger hip-hop shows I’ve covered in D.C. The show started at 8 p.m. and was done by 10:30 and the venue was barely half full. Not what you would expect from a hip-hop town like D.C. when “The Hottest MC in the Game” is in town. The show itself was good, but I was very pleased with the…

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HSBC Tennis Featuring Agassi, Sampras Courier and Chang

Posted on February 26, 2012
Andre Agassi

As longtime readers know, I am a huge tennis dork, so obviously I was very excited when the HSBC tour announced a date in Washington, D.C. There was no way I was going to miss the “greatest generation” of US tennis together on one court. The event was set up as a 3 match mini-tournament that had Michela Chang facing Pete Sampras in the first match followed by Andre Agassi facing Jim Courier. The two winners, which…

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Price Drop for Nikon D700

Posted on February 25, 2012

*UPDATE* – B&H has the Nikon D700 in stock for the new, low price of $2199.95. Good news for people (like me) that aren’t too enamored by the new Nikon D800. It looks like Nikon is going to keep producing the D700 and drop the price by $500 (at least here in the US). That’s great news. One of the reasons I made the switch to Nikon is that even though I bought two different cameras in…

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9:30 Club Concerts

Lamb of God @ 930 Club

Posted on February 23, 2012

I don’t get the chance to shoot many metal shows, so I was very excited to get in the pit for Lamb of God’s gig at the 9:30 Club. The band hails from Richmond, so even though it technically wasn’t a homecoming gig, the place was filled to the rafters with rabid fans. This was a fun but tough shoot. There were waves upon waves of crowd surfers (including one guy in a chicken suit) so I couldn’t…

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Concerts Rock N Roll Hotel

Twin Sister @ Rock N Roll Hotel

Posted on February 15, 2012

Twin Sister is a chillwave band from Long Island generating a lot of buzz with their debut album In Heaven. It certainly doesn’t hurt that their lead singer is incredibly cute. I’m not sure if she has contacts in, but man, those eyes! Honestly, I wasn’t a big fan of their music. They were a bit too twee for my tastes, but judging by the size of the crowd, I was in the minority. Full photo set below. As…

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Black Cat Concerts

Real Estate at the Black Cat

Posted on February 15, 2012

Real Estate has garnered a good bit of attention with their sophomore album, Days, so I was excited to finally catch them playing here in D.C. They seemingly come through town every few months but for some reason our schedules have never synced up and their headlining show at the Black cat was my live introduction to the band. The band’s sound is very laid back, a perfect soundtrack for summer evenings on your front porch. I…

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Cheesetique

Posted on January 26, 2012
Blue cheese coleslaw tops a sandwich of pulled roasted chicken.

Cheesetique opened a few weeks ago in Shirlington, taking over the space formerly occupied by The Curious Grape. Seeing as I live in this neighborhood, I was excited to get a look at Shirlington’s newest restaurant. I am happy to report that I loved what I saw. Plenty of wine and beer if you need some to take home and the food coming out of the kitchen was wonderful. I can’t wait to get back and try…

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