File Photo: Balkan Beat Box performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. Photo By: Anthony Washington
So you missed out on tickets to this weekends Sweetlife Festival and your looking for something to do this Saturday (May 10). Here are three options to choose from.
City Paper’s Brew Fest
Do you love beer, or are you just looking to kick back and relax and drink some beer tomorrow?. Well, you may want to head to the Baltimore City Paper’s Brew Fest at the Power Plant Live in Baltimore. Tickets for the event are $30 and 90+ beers will be available. Brew Fest will take place from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. and will feature Ocean City’s “Legendary” Party DJ Batman. Tickets for the event can be purchased here. $5 Parking will be available In Pier V Garage or you can take the cities Charm City Circulator.
Listening Party: Blue Note at 75
Jazz nerds will love this. Pianist, composer, and now artistic director for Jazz at the Kennedy Center, Jason Moran and trumpeter Terrance Blanchard will be chatting about their all-time favorite Blue Note Records albums. The 90 minute talk is in conjunction with the Kennedy Center’s celebration of Blue Note Records 75th anniversary. Tickets for the event are $12.00 and the event starts at 4:00 p.m. More information can be found here.
Balkan Beat Box at the Howard Theatre
I am a big fan of Balkan Beat Box. The first time I saw the band in action was at a National Geographic after party. Ever since then I have been a fan. Their shows are one big party filled with songs that are influenced by middle eastern music, reggae, hip hop, traditional jewish and eastern European music to name a few. You may not of heard of the group, but you have heard their music. Especially, if you are fan of hip hop and R&B music. Jason Derulo’s hit single “Talk Dirty” has been on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for a few weeks now. Derulo’s song samples Balkan Beat Box’s 2007 song ‘Hermetico’.
Doors open at the Howard Theatre at 6:00 p.m., and the show starts at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $22 in advance and $27 at the door. More information about the show can be found here.
