"Stupid Music" Festival in DC This Week

Kicking off Wednesday in DC is the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival. This year's edition has three major themes:

Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon

http://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2008/Bhutan/index.html

NASA: Fifty Years and Beyond

http://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2008/NASA/index.html

Texas: A Celebration of Music, Food and Wine

http://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2008/Texas/index.html

The Texas music will include all of the usual suspects like Asleep at the Wheel, Marcia Ball, Joe Ely, Augie Meyers, James Hand, and the Quebe Sisters, along with some lesser-known acts. List here:

http://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2008/Texas/Music.html

And the food:

http://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2008/Texas/Food.html