I became friends with Kristen Soltis, vocalist for the local rock-ska group The Frustrations, after she started emailing me about cool concerts around town, including her band's. I think she is a total badass: during the day she has one of those buttoned-up DC jobs, and then at night she's the red-dress wearing (dear Katy Perry: Kristen WAY had that dress first) smoky-voiced chanteuse at locales including Velvet lounge and Rock & Roll Hotel.

Kristen seems to really enjoy dressing up for shows, and I think that's the element of rockstardom that I am truly and utterly interested in. I love that putting on a good show is all about the entertaining the crap out of yourself and your audience, and that often that means outrageous, wild clothing and a matching attitude (Who you are on stage should NOT look like who you are at your office, she says).

So this Saturday (TOMORROW), The Frustrations invite you all to dress up like the rockstars you know you are to be a part of their music video, which they'll be filming at The Rookery. Come and shake those buttons off, Washington!

Come to Rookery (25th & Pennsylvania, NW) at 5 pm dressed like you're going to a rock concert
Ham it up for the camera
Go grab dinner
Come back at 10 pm for a rock and roll!