Concert Review: Ten Fé @ Songbyrd Music House (3/17/19)

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Ten Fé in DC (Photo from FB @tenfemusic)

Ten Fé helped DC close out a successful Sunday St. Patrick’s Day, with a fine performance at Songbyrd Music House.

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Concert Review: Cass McCombs @ Union Stage (3/4/19)

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Cass McCombs (Photo Credit: Silvia Grav)

Like a lightning rod, DC was struck by Cass McCombs for two hours, piling on his lyrical poetry and kick-ass riffs.

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Concert Review: The Beths @ Union Stage (3/2/19)

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The Beths (Photo Credit: Mason Fairey)

A few months apart from our fair city must have gotten to them, because New Zealanders The Beths* stormed back to DC and mixed it up with those of us crammed into the super packed Union Stage.

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Concert Review: Cherry Glazerr @ U Street Music Hall (2/13/19)

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Cherry Glazerr (Photo Credit: Pamela Littky)

LA’s Cherry Glazerr blazed a gallant musical jaunt through DC!

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Concert Review: Dorothy @ 9:30 Club (2/12/19)

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Dorothy live (Photo from FB @itsdorothysucka)

Few things foreshadow raising a little hell as effectively as an open flame in a crowded room.

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Concert Roundup: Best 11 Concerts of 2018

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Wolf Alice @ Rams Head Live on April 13th made the Top 11 List of 2018! Where did they finish? (Photo Credit: Band’s Facebook)

Which concerts in or near DC were my favorite in 2018?

2018 proved to be a banner year for live music. Let’s have a peek at the top concerts from those I reviewed.

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Concert Review: Liz Cooper & The Stampede @ 9:30 Club (12/11/18)

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Liz Cooper & The Stampede (Photo credit: Shervin Lainez)

Liz Cooper & The Stampede came to the 9:30 Club prepared to deliver on promises and shatter expectations.

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Concert Review: The Courtneys @ Union Stage (12/8/18)

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The Courtneys (Photo Credit: Roxy Campos)

The Courtneys, bringing their garage rock/pop sounds all the way from Vancouver, B.C., swooped into our little blurb and played a festive and energetic show on Saturday, December 8th!

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Concert Review: Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds @ 9:30 Club (11/29/18)

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Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds (Photo Credit: Nicole DiBenedetto)

Keep funk alive!

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Concert Review: Gregory Alan Isakov @ 9:30 Club (11/11/18)

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Gregory Alan Isakov (Photo Credit: Rebecca Caridad)

The number of people that expressed their love for Gregory Alan Isakov was astounding, and many didn’t hold back from the public displays of affection.

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Concert Review: Dawn Landes @ Songbyrd Music House (11/4/18)

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Dawn Landes (Photo from FB)

Country music is Dawn Landes’ new thing, and she sings it well!

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Concert Review: Mary Chapin Carpenter @ The Birchmere (10/30/18)

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Mary Chapin Carpenter at Real World Studios (Photo Credit: Ethan Johns)

Celebrating 30 years of country and folk music mastery, Mary Chapin Carpenter returned to The Birchmere for two sold out shows on October 29 and 30th!
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Concert Review: Andrew Bird, Gabriel Kahane and the NSO @ Kennedy Center (10/28/18)

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Andrew Bird in Indianapolis on Sept. 26 (Photo Credit: Tony Vasquez for Jams Plus Media Vasquez Photography)

I wasn’t sure what to expect from my first NSO pops concert. I could imagine a mega pop star – like Beyoncé or Barry Manilow, belting hits backed by swelling strings. But what to expect when one of your featured artist’s claim to fame is riding Amtrak around the US to bridge the political divide, and the other just finished recording his violin standing barefoot under a bridge?

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Concert Review: Glorietta @ Rock and Roll Hotel (10/19/18)

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When you’re set to experience a motley crew of solo artists and musicians from other bands playing together for the first time, for a short tour, you never know what might happen.

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