#GUESTEDITOR Andrew Rafferty Political Reporter at NBC News “Yesterday I turned 30. Today I am formally endorsing whatever healthcare bill covers Vitaminwater and everything bagels and won’t treat a hangover as a pre-existing condition.“ Weather: Welp, winter decided to show up just in time for the days that we like …

Meet Brandon Byrd. He started a vintage mobile eatery paying homage to the Rock & Roll era, serving turtle pecan sundaes, rootbeer floats, doughnut sandwiches, and other amazing treats to District Citizens out of a restored 1952 step van. Named one of the best food trucks in DC, Goodies is now also a stand at National Harbor. We caught up with him about work and life in DC.

What are you doing tonight? Is it celebrating the good weather that’s cracked DC open to fun summer-style activities like fresh Southern rock concerts? If that’s not what you’re doing, rethink your Friday night plans. Blackberry Smoke mixes “elements of gospel, bluegrass, arena rock, soul and more than a touch of outlaw country” that boils together like the best homemade preserves you’ve ever tasted. And they’re playing the Fillmore tonight.

FamousDC wants to send extreme congratulations to DC’s own Suspicious Package. Spin Magazine: For Pros About to Rock Meet more corporate bands still workin’ for the weekend. … CAPITOL INSIDERS Suspicious Package (Washington, D.C.) Washington Post political cartoonist Tom Toles, Bloomberg’s Tim Burger, The Los Angeles Times’ Josh Meyer, Deputy …

Plant and Krauss hitting the road in April KICK OFF – Louisville, Ky – 4/20 Chattanooga, Tenn. – 4/23 Bham, Ala. – 4/26 The tour’s 11-date run in Europe follows in May.