Why Gentrify?!

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5/23

The Sketches, a local pop-rock band, will perform at the 9:30 Club with Honey Chuck and the Dreamscape Project. Cost is $12. Recognize our city in the above video?

5/24

The Urban Verbs, a new wave band from DC will perform at the 9:30 Club on Saturday with Martin Royle at 6 pm. Cost is $20.

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KRS-One, the revered hip-hop legend, will perform at the Black Cat at 9 pm on Saturday with Kokayi.

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5/25

Kuku, a Nigerian acoustic guitarist and singer with a U Street open-mic following, will perform at Bohemian Caverns on Sunday at 7 pm. Cost is $10.

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?uestlove (Questlove) might be a Grammy-winning producer and performer known worldwide for his work with his band the Roots, along with D’Angelo, Jay-Z and now even Al Green, but when he takes to the turntables he’d prefer to be able to cut out the wattage of his star power and just make you dance. The obsessive musicologist has long used spinning tunes as an additional creative outlet, so despite the gawking that often accompanies his massively afro-ed presence, there should be no parking on the dance floor during his DJ set at Liv tonight. Taking the first leg of the night, EZ Street is also someone who likes to shed the assumptions that go along with his day job to get lost in the music while DJing. As a beloved radio host on WKYS 93.9 FM, he traffics in all of the mainstream content of that station, but in the mix he gets to dig into his deeper and more varied tastes.– Rhome Anderson (April 2008) Washington Post

9 p.m. Sunday, April 20
Bohemian Caverns
2003 11th St. NW
Cost is $15

The power networking/happy hour combo known as First Fridays are going the expansion route. From 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. all three spaces at Bohemian Caverns will have jazz, dining or dancing. Get your discount at http://theblockparty.eventbrite.com.

6 p.m. Friday, April 4
Bohemian Caverns
2003 11th St. NW
Washington, DC
• Information: 202-299-0800 • Price: $5 before 8:30 with RSVP