At a gathering of very old friends on Sunday, we took a crack at elbow bumping, shoe tapping and air hugging, but these pre-pandemic precautions lodged mostly in our thoughts and not in our hearts. The sweet comfort of a warm embrace proved hard to resist, and as the party wore on we just plain failed to comply with the new regime.
But we do have this comforting thought to cling to...
The Great Unknown is in the driver's seat for now. How long will we be able gather in public ? Buy cat food? See music?
It seems things are changing faster than I can write. Mayor Bowser now recommends avoiding crowds of one thousand or more people. Consequently the folks at IMP have postponed all of their shows after tonight's concert at the 9:30 Club.
DC ROCKS pretty much only covers smaller events so if you are still feeling hearty and hale, perhaps consider going out this weekend before The End of the World.
For starters the Quarry House seems to be having music again. Thursday there's a free show with The Hall Monitors.* Also The Rhodes Tavern Troubadours have a no cover event at the Takoma VFW featuring new songs including the timely "We'll All Be Dead in a Week." (Think Irish shanty)
I recommend hitting both. (In for a penny...in a for a pound, right?)
Or head to the Black Cat to see our old pal Alec MacKaye in Hammered Hulls - opening for Algiers,
Later in the weekend, Justin Jones and John Bustine with Jonny Graves will liven up the Quarry House on Saturday night.
And Sunday evening, WTOP reporter Neal Augunstein trades in his reporter outfit for rock n roll threads with a Modest Proposal reunion gig at Pearl Street Warehouse. This is an After Dark Fund event, and a very righteous cause!
*Hall Monitors show cancelled
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