BJ Barham writes sad songs. Everybody knows that, and everybody writes about it. I won’t be any different. But before I do, let me remind you of an absolute truth: American Aquarium is one of the best rock bands operating in the world right now. BJ struts, dances, and tears […]
Joe Bonamassa played The Lyric on December 4th to a crowd full of contemporary blues enthusiasts! His latest album, Time Clocks, is out now! Be sure to check it out along with his new live album Now Serving Royal Tea – Live at the Ryman. Visit his website for more […]
On 12.3.2021, rising star Pink Sweat$ brought his Pink Moon Tour to DC’s 9:30 Club. The 25 city North American tour started on November 5th in San Diego and will end on December 16th in Dallas. I think it is safe to say that Washington DC is certainly feeling Pink Sweat$, as DC is the […]
Last Sunday afternoon, I had pleasure of seeing and listening to Dead Horse Revival at Wehrlys Auction House. Three of the members, Scott Matlock(fiddle), Cory Woodcock(banjo) and Chance Hurley(guitar) left over from The Mountain Ride days, have stayed together playing bluegrass for years now. The welcome addition of standup bass […]
On the Chester river lies the town of Chestertown, MD. On this weekend the town was filled with folks that enjoy tall ships, music and good food. Demonstrations, book talks, antique boats and motors. Along with lots of maritime lure and watermen related items. Ships on hand we’re the KALMAR […]
This past Saturday evening, I had the pleasure of going to the Appell Center of Performing Arts in York, PA to see The Hillbenders perform their bluegrass rendition of the music of The Who. The beautiful, Strand-Capital Theater now branded The Appell Center, made a perfect setting to witness this […]
So, it’s taken me a bit to digest what happened between September 9-12. If you were anywhere near social media, or even watching national news, you may have caught wind of the debacle that was the Blue Ridge Rock Festival. In addition to there being a lot of production issues, the event […]
On 10/25/2021, I was fortunate to be in the building as H.E.R’s Back Of My Mind Tour came to Washington DC. Many in the sell out crowd spent several hours outside in the rain (waiting for the doors at The Anthem to open), so they could find a prime spot close to the […]
On Saturday evening The Hillbenders will bring their bluegrass version of The Who to The Appell Center for the Performing Arts in York PA. Starting at 7:00 PM the stage will heat up with the Hillbenders performing some of the iconic songs of The Who. Formed in 2008 in Springfield,Mo […]
It goes without say, really, that a lot of things have changed over the past year and a half. In the world of touring musical acts, shows have been canceled or tours put on hold or, in the case of Local H, a show that was originally set for a […]
Setting the week off on an out-of-this-world note, Dayglow brought his debut and sophomore albums to life last Tuesday, October 19th. We’ve all been eager to hop back into the music scene after the hiatus caused by Covid-19, and watching Dayglow’s performance was an amazing way to return. With vivacious […]
Perfectly placed on Capitol Hill, The Miracle Theatre brings the element of live music to the already bustling night life in the area. Headlining the stage on Saturday, October 23rd was Madison Cunningham, a 25 year-old Californian singer and songwriter. Cracking off her performance with “Last Boat to Freedom” off […]
Marcus Machado and Friends Rock The Songbyrd DCOn 10/19/2021, I had the privilege of checking out Marcus Machado performing at the Songbyrd DC (which was recently located from 18th Street NW in Adams Morgan to Penn Street, NE near Union Market). The show lineup included Moon Newbill and her band, followed by Marcus, with […]
Blues has been dominated by man. But I feel that these days the woman are killing it! Larkin Poe are proof of that. The two sisters, Rebecca & Megan Lovell , descendants of tortured artists and creative genius Edgar Allan Poe, hail from Atlanta. Well that explains why the set the […]
I arrived at Key Brewing in Dundalk, MD on Friday, October 15th, a bit early for the Charm City Bluegrass Fall Throw Down 2. I was nervously excited for the event after about a 2-year hiatus from live music festivals. I’ve been out to a handful of local bands mostly […]
There are bands who write songs and record albums and then there are bands who create movements. If you’ve never experienced an IDLES gig it’s a little hard to explain. It’s hard to be a passive observer at an IDLES show. Even if you can’t move around, these songs – […]
Angels and Airwaves performed at the MGM Grand Theater on October 15, 2021, a stop along their Lifeforms Tour 2021. The band is touring in support of their new album recently released. Have a listen to the new album on Spotify and visit their website for tour dates and more […]
There exists a place in me, maybe in all of us, where the sacred and the profane cohabit the soul like perfect lovers, dining and speaking, travelers of thoughts and dreams, of reality and true unreality. For me, the sacredness that shaped me – the angels and demons I’ve seen […]
Boise Sets the Stage for How to Rock in Respect at Treefort Music Fest Despite national headlines about Idaho’s dismal record on Covid vaccinations and predictable overcrowding in emergency rooms, Boise’s Treefort Music Fest may be a model for how to bring out the best in people in the ongoing […]
Monday night in Harrisburg, people from all around anxiously anticipated the return of Cage the Elephant at Riverfront Park. Originally scheduled for June 2020, the show was postponed over a year later due to the coronavirus pandemic that brought all in-person live music to a halt. Now, halfway through 2021, […]
Last night Charlie Wilson and his amazing band and dancers performed at the Theatre at MGM National Harbor. They set fire to the stage for an amazing 1 hour and 45 minute show that left the pumped up, enthusiastic crowd wanting more! It seems that shows at the Theatre at MGM have to end at 10PM, or […]
We found ourselves settled on a small stretch of concrete, our own chairs and drinks in tow, staring at a small stage with a single mic. A soft-pink sunsetting sky presaged the coming show, and the suddenly chilly early-autumn air shaped it. Most of the crowd settled under blankets while […]
In March of 2020, I had tickets to see Third Eye Blind perform in my favorite venue in D.C. – the 930 Club. It sold out immediately and I was so excited to have secured tickets. However, just a few weeks before the date of the show, everything changed, and […]
“I can make it, I think.” M.C. Taylor (Hiss Golden Messenger) shared those words in the lead-up to releasing Quietly Blowing It, written in his journals near the edge of disaster in England. It’s a quietly prescient and subversive statement, one that betrays more about what it means to exist […]
On September 8, 2021, Shinedown returned to the DC area performing at Warner Theater. The band is in top form after the break in touring due to Covid-19. The 18-song setlist included a great variety of songs including “Cut the Cord”, “Save Me”, and Lynyrd Skynyrd cover “Simple Man”. Shinedown […]
Now I know many of us in the DMV haven’t been to a show in awhile. So let me give you the rundown on what you missed on Friday if you weren’t at Merriweather Post Pavilion. The Kings Of Leon, When You See Yourself Tour, brought on tour with them… […]
First Concert in well over year. During the past month I have actually thought to myself, I don’t know if I want to photograph a show. Not really for any other reason than I have had life going in different directions. So Saturday comes around I start getting anxious, in […]
The Hot August Music Festival at Oregon Ridge in Cockeysville, Maryland has been going strong for nearly 30 years! After not having a festival last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, festivalgoers were eager to get back to the lawn, and in addition to the great food and activities for […]
It has been a long 18 months without concerts. Music lovers around the country are hungry for live music and now that venues and festivals are slowly opening back up, fans are jumping at any opportunity to see their favorite artists perform live. Things have been difficult for so many […]
Rise Against pulled into MECU Pavilion in Baltimore MD on 8-3-2021 for their Nowhere Generation tour. The tour includes supporting acts, The Menzingers ( their first night on the tour ) and Descendents . MECU Pavilion was full of energy! Rise Against opened with “The Numbers” and rolled right into […]
A few lessons from a backyard punk rock show You cannot numb your anger selectively It is better to laugh You cannot deaden the expression of your love Expansion is the way forward Love is real Pain is the con I parked where I always park, as close to the […]
As the days were counting down to July 21, 2021, I was getting increasingly nervous and filled with emotions. Anticipation, excitement, anxiety, uncertainty, and some emotions I don’t know how to describe. Japanese Breakfast was kicking off their first tour for the first time since COVID-19 erupted. I, and the […]
It was a hot summer’s night this past Friday at Mecu Pavilion in Baltimore. However, the High and Mighty tour featuring Sublime with ROME & The Dirty Heads kept it nice and chill. This was a great show to see after going over a year with no live music! Sublime […]
On July 9th, this past Friday, was the feeling we all were waiting for… that moment of goosebumps and feeling of music hitting your chest with a THUMP! Dustbowl Revival took the stage at Rams Head on Stage in Annapolis to a crowd that was ready to hear and feel […]
An unseasonably cool and drizzly evening greeted Warren Haynes and special guest Zach Nugent at Northlands Live in Swanzey, NH for the third of Haynes’ four date solo ‘tour’ on Friday night. The inclement weather, however, didn’t dampen the enthusiasm for all three. Haynes, Nugent and the socially distant crowd […]
