Alluding to his divorce from fellow musician Kacey Musgraves, Ruston Kelly recently told the audience at the Historic Synagogue at Sixth & I about how, the moment he started pulling his shit together, his life fell apart.
I can relate: a few weeks ago — on a Sunday, in fact — I…
Hans Williams recently brought his tour to DC9 nightclub following the release of his new EP More Than One Way Home, and the anticipation was obvious as fans eagerly awaited his performance. Coming all the way from New Orleans (via Vermont), Williams drew a sold-out crowd, setting the stage for a special evening.
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The Driver Era recently performed at The Fillmore Silver Spring as a part of their East Coast spring tour. They previously visited The Fillmore in the summer of 2022. This tour marks their fourth headlining tour as the rebranded Driver Era.
In 2018, brothers Ross Lynch and Rocky Lynch formed their new band…
In the music of Scott H. Biram, who refers to himself as The Dirty Old One Man Band, country, rockabilly, and blues intersect with heavy metal and punk rock.
During his recent set at Jammin’ Java, he played both original and classic songs, all in his own unique inimitable style.
Biram is…
Over two sets recently at The Hamilton Live, Robyn Hitchcock showed he is one of the true originals in music. The eccentric British singer-songwriter treated the audience to songs both beautiful and strange, accompanied by stage banter that was as surreal as it was entertaining.
Originally a folkie influenced by figures like Nick Drake, Hitchcock…
Power pop powerhouse Matthew Sweet recently dropped by the Lincoln Theatre for a career-spanning showcase with a full band of truly exciting musicians.
Steve Satzberg was there to photograph the show!
The following article is adapted from a press release.
On April 20 at the Lincoln Theatre, Matthew played his first DC-area show…
In 2018, I saw Waxahatchee at the Miracle Theatre. Later this year, she’ll be playing at the exponentially larger Wolf Trap. I expect Jade Bird, who recently played The Miracle Theatre on her Opening the Songbook tour, to follow the same path. She’s a special talent.
Like Waxahatchee, Bird has opened for Jason…
The Baltimore-Washington metro area affords many privileges for the frequent concert goer. One is witnessing bands on the rise graduate from the smaller venues of the region to play one of the most popular of them of all: 9:30 Club in Washington DC.
flipturn has been packing joints and blowing the roof off them since…
Girl in red does it like no one else. Her dedication to making each of her concerts an intimate experience for everyone in attendance is unmatched. Despite selling out two back-to-back nights recently at The Anthem in Washington, DC, she managed to make the 6,000-person venue feel as intimate as a small club.
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Plenty of talented songwriters have put in their time only to exit the profession all together, looking to enjoy whatever else life might have to offer.
But sometimes their musician friends, or perhaps famous movie directors, or maybe even the songs themselves come calling, and hiatus gives way to a refreshed desire and renewed vision…