: Name: Paul Hyland; Location: Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

I'm the executive producer for the web site of a nonprofit publisher of education news, information, and resources, I play in a band, and I work on analyzing and influencing the impact of computers on society. I love my partner in life and my daughter very much.

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Stories about cool events I've attended, musings about social media and other technology, and commentary about people, issues, ideas, whatever. I've had a web site since 1994, at my own domain since 1997, and switched it to blog format in 2005. Now, in 2008, I've added labels, shuffled things around a bit and fixed some style and UI quirks - hence 2.1. Watch for more widgets and microformats....

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Music Venues in DC

This post highlights some of my favorite place to see music in DC. It will live in my blogroll, under a new local culture and events category.

9:30 Club - one of the best rock clubs in the country, been going there over 20 years; seen everyone from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Fugazi, the Stooges to Nickel Creek; Super Furry Animals to George Clinton; Ministry to Wilco; and on and on....
Birchmere - the premier bluegrass and folk club, perhaps in the country.
IOTA - great americana venue, lots of friends play there.
Black Cat - not quite the 930, a little more underground; Oxymorons played the old space a few times; Dave Grohl is part-owner.
Strathmore - Simply beautiful venue, where else can you see Sigur Ros, Dan Zanes, or the BSO.
State Theater - best venue we've played at, Sam Bush to the Residents.
Rock and Roll Hotel - great space and booking in the hip new neighborhood in town (Atlas District along H St. NE); needs better sound.
Fort Reno - free concerts from the DC punk/indie scene, in a park, twice a week all summer; saw Fugazi there many times, Georgie James from this year is my fave new local band.
Rock N Romp - backyard shows moved to bigger venues, stripped down indie rock for kiddies and their parents, pioneered in DC.
The Deej - house concerts in DC (in my old house!); lots of friends play and attend, but some of these friends are great bands on the rise nationally (or keeping it going locally).