D.C.’s “other” venues

Even though the first official day of spring isn’t until Saturday, this rash of warm weather we’re experiencing is a sure sign that the season is here.

By Brendan Baumgardner March 18, 2010

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Critical Voices: Daughters, Daughters

Coherence is a trait that most musicians strive for in their songwriting. Rhode Island band Daughters, however, originally took a different approach, seeking instead to create disjointed structures and illogical rhythms.

By James McGrory March 18, 2010

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Yr Blues: The age of Aziz

It’s still pretty early in 2010 to start making bold assertions about any purported albums of the year, so brace yourself for this one: Aziz Ansari has already released the best comedy album of 2010 with Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening.

By Daniel Cook March 18, 2010

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Suffer for fashion: Fashion tip-off

March Madness is finally here. Tonight, as Georgetown squares off against the Ohio University Bobcats in its first game of the tournament, fans in living rooms and common rooms across campus will don their game-day t-shirts and glue themselves to glowing television, hoping for NCAA glory.

By Keenan Timko March 18, 2010

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Crêpe balls of fire

Whether or not Georgetown needs a new crêpe place is debatable. When a lust for thin pancakes and gooey filling strikes, we already have two strong choices: Snap for quick and affordable fixes and Café Bonaparte for classier meals.

By Katherine Norton March 4, 2010

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TAB The Band proves Hoyas can rock too

Amerie, Rites of Spring lead singer Guy Picciotto, and those two dudes from Vertical Horizon: the number of notable music artists that have recently come out of Georgetown can be counted on one hand.

By Nico Dodd March 4, 2010

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Credit where credit’s due

The theater went dark and the credits began to roll. A tight, intense close-up of a hand-stitched notebook bulging with margin-to-margin scrawl appeared on the screen.

By Brendan Baumgardner March 4, 2010

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It’s alive … and it’s really bad

Call me a conspiracy theorist, but I’m convinced the zombie apocalypse has already happened.

By Leigh Finnegan March 4, 2010

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Critical Voices: Titus Andronicus, The Monitor

Sounding like Bright Eyes after an eight ball of speed, New Jersey’s own Titus Andronicus return on March 9 with its sophomore effort, The Monitor.

By Dan Newman March 4, 2010

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Critical Voices: Joanna Newsom, Have One on Me

Joanna Newsom’s 2006 album, Ys, is one of my favorite releases of all-time.

By Justin Hunter Scott March 4, 2010

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Rub Some Dirt On It: Bag the jet lag

Spring break will find many of us waiting in crowded airports, toting luggage around and eagerly boarding planes bound for destinations a world away from the Hilltop.

By Sadaf Qureshi March 4, 2010

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Bottoms Up: Tropical drunk

Spring break is not typically a time for learning about other cultures. At least, it shouldn’t be.

By Sam Sweeney March 4, 2010

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Ranch not included: life after Philly’s pizza

This past week, the dark cloud of mortality descended upon Georgetown. Left in a state of shock and mourning, the community pondered the cruelty and fleeting nature of life. Yes, Hoyas, it’s true. Philly Pizza has been shut down.

By Leigh Finnegan February 25, 2010

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Scorsese’s noir Island

I thought Martin Scorsese lost his edge in old age. His last film, The Departed, was great the first time around, but lost its luster after multiple viewings. (I blame Jack Nicholson’s terrible Baahsten accent and that incredibly weird cocaine and prostitute scene.) Where was the suspense? At age 67, could it be that Scorsese lost his flair for well-crafted, shocking films?

By Chris Heller February 25, 2010

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One Act Festival celebrates campus theater

Georgetown’s theater scene can be a little insular. Even the theater kids admit it—the different performance groups tend be exclusive, all the plays feature the same actors, and a lot of the theater kids hang out with each other. And so the average Hoya could be forgiven for not realizing that Georgetown theater is blowing up.

By Shira Hecht February 25, 2010

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BDMT shows a soul-ful spring

Black Movements Dance Theatre transitions to the spring season with leaps and turns, as the company welcomes the new season on February 26 and 27 with Mind, Body, and Soul in the Davis Performing Arts Center’s Gonda Theatre.

By Elizabeth Johnston February 25, 2010

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Critical Voices: DJ Mathematics, Return of the Wu and Friends

Don’t get too excited—although the cover features guys in kung-fu robes kicking each other and a steely W logo, DJ Mathematics’s Return of the Wu and Friends isn’t a new Wu-Tang album.

By Sean Quigley February 25, 2010

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Critical Voices: Shout Out Louds, Work

While mixing easy-going pop rock with heartfelt lyrics Sweden’s own Shout Out Louds have been attracting buzz since their last release, 2007’s Our Ill Wills, broke into the Billboard Heatseekers chart.

By Nico Dodd February 25, 2010

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Suffer for Fashion: Costume chaos in Canada

I’ll admit it’s been a glorious two weeks of Olympic activities.

By Keenan Timko February 25, 2010

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Yr Blues: Help wanted for GU’s music scene

ven now, over four years later, it’s hard to say exactly what I expected of the so-called “Georgetown Music Scene” when I first arrived on campus in 2006.

By Daniel Cook February 25, 2010