By the time we’d pulled into a parking space that finally opened after 20 or so minutes of cruising and praying, a light but steady rain was promising to skewer any unbiased take on this year's H Street Festival. Unless you live in a drought stricken country the words “festival” and “rain” don’t generally belong in the same sentence so admittedly we got off on a sour note. Or maybe that was the second sour note, since when we’d surveyed the line up for this year’s musical acts we noted the relative scarcity of hip hop when compared to the filled-to-the-brim offerings of just last year. But we had a good time anyway. Nu Era and Trilogy III rocked the 4th Street stage and as we watched them jam we kicked it with the homie Yinka Diz who definitely should have been on the program. Then we caught up with our friend Keith Killgo, drummer for the legendary BlackByrds, just before they performed on the 8th Street main stage. And last, but not least, we watched closing act Fathers Children do their thing before the evening came to an end. Check out some of the attendees in the OnStage Photo Showcase and here’s hoping the 2014 H Street Festival will be bigger, better, and dryer!