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Featured Illustrator: Glenn Lucas

This is one of the questions we asked in this month’s “Three” series. Check out what several local creatives had to say, then share your own insight via the comments below!

Which DC theaters/venues are the best to see the most innovative work?

E Street and AFI.

To see bands play, I’d say DC9 and State Theater. DC9’s got the small atmosphere going for it and State Theatre has the wicked old school architecture and layout.

Signature and Arena Stage are my favorites for theatre. I’ve also seen powerful work at Studio Theatre and Woolly Mammoth. For movies, I love checking out Shirlington and Cinema Arts (Fairfax). For concerts, I’m a fan of Black Cat (where I saw Mew in (arguably) The Greatest Concert Ever) and Sonar (Baltimore) for indoor shows, and Wolf Trap (Herbie Hancock last year was mind blowing) and Merriweather (Seu Jorge? Only Yes!) for outdoor performances on summer nights.

Movie theaters? No question, E Street Cinema gets the most variety and features less mainstream films, more my style. Non-movie theaters? I love Woolly Mammoth and their Pay What You Can days. They’re totally catering to the young crowd and I LOVE that.

I always keep an eye on who’s coming to Jammin’ Java in lil’ old Vienna. It’s so far off the radar that even popular musicians don’t pull a packed house (Push Stars, Neil Halstead, Jeremy Enigk, Damien Jurado). Another great ‘old-folks’ venue is Alexandria’s Birchmere. Brilliant acoustics and better beer/food service than many restaurants. Just wandering around Arlington? Make sure you stop in at the Galaxy Hut to see who’s playing. This tiny venue is often cramped, but it’s a great place to see some randomly amazing music.

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