Beloved indie band playing St. John's Church in October.
You might recall that Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum played two nights at St. John's 2640 Space in 2011. Well, he must have liked the venue a bunch, because it appears NMH will be kicking off its...
Local metal gods kick off M3 Fest.
Kix, Baltimore's best-known "hair metal" band, kicks off the M3 Fest at Merriweather Post Pavilion this evening. WASP co-headlines tonight's show, while Bret Michaels, Twisted Sister, Great White,...
Local heroes coming to D.C. next month.
Fresh off last week's rapturous homecoming gig at the Lyric, Beach House has confirmed a June 6th show at D.C.'s 9:30 Club. The Lyric concert was perfect in every way, from Lower Dens' and Yo La...
Grammy-nominated, poetry-loving pianist in town next Thursday.
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. I was blown away by his breath of humanity, American/Buddhist philosophy, and ecumenical outlook. Also,...
Belts out "Longview" and gets guitar from Billie Joe.
It isn't easy to upstage Billie Joe Armstrong, but a kid plucked from the audience did exactly that at the Patriot Center last night. Green Day was playing "Longview" about two-thirds of the way...
Innovative saxophonist plays two area shows this week.
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
The pivotal moment for me musically was an all-night concert just outside of Bangalore in 1994. I was in India performing at the...
Band plays Ottobar tonight, tours Europe in May.
I've long been a fan of Celebration's, and news that they're recording new material is cause for... celebration. Once again, the band is posting songs on the Electric Tarot website as they go along,...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
The first time I heard John Prine sing “Sam Stone” I knew that something inside me'd shifted. I knew I'd heard something that altered the...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
The music of Charlie Parker changed my life. I was first introduced to Charlie Parker's music through a good friend of mine, Warren Wolf....
Michael Beresh writes songs you like to be around, songs that make you ache in a good way. He leans country, without tipping headlong into twang-y stereotypes that would break the evocative spell on...
