Concert Pick: Karen Jonas @ Pearl Street Warehouse (3/31/19)

Karen Jonas and Tim Bray
Karen Jonas and Tim Bray (Photo from FB @karenjonasmusic)

Time for another round of great Americana and country music!

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Do This: Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival (4/13/19)

Japan
Scene from Japan (Photo Credit: Jeremy Bailey)

According to NPS, the forecast for peak cherry blossom bloom is April 3-5 this year.

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Bummers and Big Deals (3/15/19)

Some cool things, but also a few that suck.

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Review: HopFest @ DC Brau (3/9/19)

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2019’s HopFest (Photo Credit: Jeremy Bailey)

HopFest proved to be a fun beer festival, made all the better because it focused on local breweries only (those in DC, MD and VA).

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Do This: Quentin Tarantino Retrospective @ Warner Bros. Theater (3/20-3/24/19)

Quentin Tarantino Retrospective
(Photo from https://www.si.edu/theaters/quentin-tarantino-film-festival)

Sweet, you can see all of Quentin Tarantino’s movies in the theater!!

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Concert Review: Cass McCombs @ Union Stage (3/4/19)

Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs (Photo Credit: Silvia Grav)

Like a lightning rod, DC was struck by Cass McCombs for two hours, piling on his lyrical poetry and kick-ass riffs.

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Concert Review: The Beths @ Union Stage (3/2/19)

The Beths
The Beths (Photo Credit: Mason Fairey)

A few months apart from our fair city must have gotten to them, because New Zealanders The Beths* stormed back to DC and mixed it up with those of us crammed into the super packed Union Stage.

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Sports Pick: Epic List of 2019 Home Openers

Nationals Park
The Nationals start their season on March 28th!

Here are the spring/summer Home Openers for all your favorite DC area sports teams.

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Do This: Turn Up the Heat Culinary Experience @ The Anthem (3/5/19)

Sarah Sutherland of Farmers & Distillers at Turn Up the Heat 2018
Sarah Sutherland of Farmers & Distillers at Turn Up the Heat 2018 (Photo Credit: Daniel Swartz)

Food, for a good cause.

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Concert Pick: Top 15 Concerts for March 2019

The Beths
The Beths play @ Union Stage on March 2nd

Which concerts will you attend in March?

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Do This: Dainty Doesn’t Do It Panel Discussion @ La Pop (3/7/19)

Dainty Doesn't Do It

Definitely check out this cool event to commemorate International Women’s Day.

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Concert Pick: Alice Phoebe Lou @ Jammin Java (3/7/19)

Alice Phoebe Lou
Alice Phoebe Lou (Photo Credit: Jonathan Kop)

South African folk and blues singer-songwriter, Alice Phoebe Lou, will grace the DC area and you should be there!

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Sports Pick: Bobblehead Night: Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes (3/26/19)

Evgeny Kuznetsov
Evgeny Kuznetsov

The Capitals are giving away Kuznetsovs!

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Concert Pick: Ten Fé @ Songbyrd Music House (3/17/19)

Ten Fé
Ten Fé (Photo Credit: Abi Raymaker)

Seeking out uplifting indie pop and Americana music seems like a good decision.

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