Wonkette
Friday
- We Fought The Big One at Marx Cafe. “A monthly celebration of moody & off-kilter post-punk, shoegaze and left-of-center underground independent music!” Alcian Blue’s Jake Reid joins the DJ’s. Free from 10PM-3AM. [We Fought The Big One on MySpace]
- New NE novelty bar Palace of Wonders hosts grand opening party tonight and tomorrow night. It’s getting really hyped up, but beware, as WashPo’s Adriane Quinlan said, it’s: “cluttered like a freakshow TGI Friday’s.” $15 at 8PM. [Palace of Wonders]
Saturday
- Bluestate at the Black Cat. Way better to have a music blogger DJ than some IDM raver, we guess. Fluxblog’s Matthew Perpetua DJ’s backstage at the Black Cat. Free at 9:30PM. [Black Cat]
- The Ister, a documentary about the influence of Martin Heidegger at the National Gallery. Variety calls it: “A veritable philosophical feast.” Free at 2PM. [National Gallery]
- Last weekend of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival features The Dixie Cups and Davell Crawford, among others. [Folklife Festival]
Sunday
- Camera Obscura at the Black Cat. $12 at 8:30PM. [Black Cat]
- D.C. Men’s Naked Yoga. “A safe, nonsexual environment for men to enjoy the health benefits of yoga practiced naked with certified instructors.” [WashBlade]
- Tokyo’s Puffy Ami Yumi at 9:30 Club. “Puffy are a contemporary female version of the Monkees with the popularity of ‘N Sync and the homage/theft approach of ’90s pop-recombinant cult heroes the Pooh Sticks.” $25 at 6PM. [9:30]
