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Michael Balderston

Michael Balderston is a Philly-born, NoVA-raised writer who currently works as a web editor for NewBay Media. He is passionate about film and theater, and has enjoyed rediscovering what the DC area has to offer since he moved back after a few years in Los Angeles.

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• round two: local curators of style • • ch

• round two: local curators of style •

• check out some of the creative minds redefining the District: @justineswindellart // @iamrichrocket // @cavisconage // @heartbrkhannah // @talleyismajor // @kathrynzaremba // @designhunger // @artofnoizedmv // @zarahburstein // @designcasellc •

• link in bio to read our roundup in full •

• Beloved electronica duo @thieverycorporation w

• Beloved electronica duo @thieverycorporation will play as part of @eventsdc’s summer concert series at the Entertainment & Sports Arena this Saturday, July 24. It’s a perfect opportunity to welcome Washingtonians back to live performances and concert venues. •

• The duo basically designed the ambient, wistful soundtrack for every boutique hotel, swanky nightclub and other palaces of panache since the mid-1990s. Combining hip-hop beats, reggae, bossa nova and global musical influences, their music is internationally celebrated for its sophisticated, eclectic and cool sound. •

• Their live shows, however, are anything but chill. Energetic and dynamic, D.C. hospitality visionary @erichiltonmusic and @robgarzamusic play with a live band of incredibly talented musicians and welcome a roster of brilliant vocalists onstage to perform. Their shows are sweaty, dance-filled and euphoric-inducing. Their performances aren’t shows, but rather interactive events. •

• link in bio to read @picturecolleenk’s full interview with @erichiltonmusic // 📷 by Jen Maler •

• Artist-Owned Gallery @badcandyshopdc Arrives i

• Artist-Owned Gallery @badcandyshopdc Arrives in Brookland •

• On a commercial strip of 12th Street Northeast in Brookland, a bright pink storefront opened up on Saturday, June 19. Above the door, it reads “Bad Candy,” but there are no sweets inside — at least not yet. The owners of the art gallery, @thebruceallen and @henryfdotson, leased the space a few months ago when they couldn’t find the right place to show their artwork as the city reopened. •

• Allen is a photographer and Dotson is a painter, and even before the pandemic, they felt there weren’t enough spaces for artists to show their work. They realized they could fill that gap by opening an artist-owned gallery that’s accessible, approachable and affordable. •

• link in bio to read @michael_michael.michael’s piece on @badcandyshopdc // 📷 of Dotson + Allen courtesy of subjects •

• “So much of my essence is in the streets, an

• “So much of my essence is in the streets, and so much of the streets’ essence is in me.” •

• The streets artist @misschelove is speaking of belong to the nation’s capital, the place she’s called home since age four and has a sometimes complicated, always loving relationship with. Cita Sadeli knows D.C. the way only a native can. Each mention of a city block or street corner unravels a series of pithy stories and fond recollections of the city’s ever-evolving, often transformational arts community. •

• An hour with Sadeli is like taking a crash course in what has made the District cool over the past several decades. Every DIY punk space, bohemian artist collective, graffiti-tagged wall or other creative nook is one she’s experienced, explored, embraced, supported, mourned the loss of and encouraged the rebirth of since the ‘80s. She views so much of the city’s arts scene as cyclical, a poetic timeline of ebbs and flows that always seem worth riding the tide for. •

• link in bio to read eic @monicaclarealford’s interview with the muralist, art director, designer + illustrator // 📷 of our cover subject by @jthorpephoto •

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