With only a few days left until Nov. 4, many of you may be feeling the fatigue from the nasty campaigning that has characterized this election. But it’s still far too early to sit down and relax or to change the channel. There’s still alot of work to be done to help make sure people [...]

This weekend marks the opening of Irvine Contemporary’s latest show, Regime Change Starts At Home. Irvine brings together 3 artists working in various mediums, each making a political statement through their art. Most should be familiar with Shepard Fairey’s iconic stencil work, particularly his recent portrait of Obama which has gained a national ubiquity. 
Al Farrow ’s [...]

The Cassettes are one of the most appropriately named bands playing today, for a number of reasons. First off, their reference to the classic analogue medium certainly highlights a fascination with anachronism. A trait evident when watching some of the short videos on their site and their last album, ‘Neath the Pale Moon. But it’s [...]

Seldom does one venture into Adams Morgan after ten on a Saturday looking for anything other than trouble, but last week I was invited to a unique music and art celebration at Affinity Lab, a cooperative space for creatives above The Diner. The reason? Local music industry designer, Marc Harkness, was celebrating his third year [...]

I’ve often heard that there isn’t enough to do in the District. Well if there is one thing that this town has an overabundance of, it’s DJ nights. Thankfully, we at AON are here to help you wade through the crowds, by highlighting some of our preferred DJ night options and under the radar venues [...]

Not all of us can have Blaqstarr do an intro on our mixtapes. Our significant others may not be a heavily blog-lauded dj/producer from the D.M.V. (DC/MD/VA). But what you have to realize is this: Artists gravitate towards other artists who share the same vision.
D.C. has long been known for Dischord records and it’s [...]