Best of D.C.! What more is there to say?
Well, this: Our annual issue highlighting our—-and your—-picks for the best the District has to offer is online and in print today. Pick up a copy! Or read it here!
There’s no shortage of arts-related goodies therein, and even some overlap between the readers poll and our staff picks, which we’ve geared toward the city’s newest residents. After the jump, some compare and contrast:
Readers Poll
Best Art Gallery: Phillips Collection
Staff Picks
Best New Art Gallery: The Fridge
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Readers Poll
Best Jazz/Blues Club: Blues Alley
Staff Picks
Best Jazz Club for Newbies: HR-57
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Readers Poll
Best Local Band: Bataka
Staff Picks
Best Band that Left Brooklyn for D.C. and Not Vice-Versa: Bluebrain
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Readers Poll
Best Local Hip-Hop Artist: Wale
Staff Picks
Best Soft Introduction to Go-Go: Wale’s “Pretty Girls”/Raheem DeVaughn’s “Bulletproof” (go-go remix)
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Readers Poll
Best Museum: The Phillips Collection
Staff Picks
Best Use of Bare Wall Space: Phillips Collection’s “Intersections”
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Readers Poll
Best Outdoor Venue: Wolf Trap
Staff Picks
Best Venue to See Blues Traveler: Jiffy Lube Live
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Readers Poll
Best Place to See a Movie: E Street Cinema
Staff Picks
Best Independent Movie Theater: The Avalon
Best Retrospectives, Sans Fries: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
Best Retrospectives, With Fries: American City Diner
Best Sound System: Mazza Gallerie
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Readers Poll
Best Place to Buy Vinyl: Crooked Beat
Staff Picks
Best Place to take Visiting Punk Rockers: Smash! Records
Best Record Store: Red Onion Records & Books
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Readers Poll
Best Outdoor Venue: Wolf Trap
Staff Picks
Best Venue to See Blues Traveler: Jiffy Lube Live
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Make sure you check out our Arts and Entertainment in-depth picks: Best Way to Shake Up D.C. Nightlife, Best First Record, Best New Nightlife Blog, and Best Model for Breaking into the Arts Scene.