Deciphering DC: City Views (Paintings by Elaine S. Wilson)

'Renovating The Capitol (Closed View)'
‘Renovating The Capitol (Closed View)’ by Elaine S. Wilson

Check out these cool plein air oil paintings of DC.

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Concert Pick: Mandolin Orange @ 9:30 Club (2/7/19)

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Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz of Mandolin Orange (Photo from FB @MandolinOrange)

Mandolin Orange returns to the 9:30 Club on February 7th, and if you love folk music, you should definitely be there.

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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 Pick: Scythian @ The Hamilton (1/5/19)

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Scythian (Photo Credit: Brendan McLean)

Get your Scythian fix in the new year*, they will be performing at The Hamilton on January 5th.

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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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Winners of the 2018 Hill Staff Homebrew Competition

2018 Hill Staff Homebrew Competition
Hill Staff Homebrew winners and AHA founder Charlie Papazian (right)

Since we are quite fond of beer, let’s take a look at the sort of non-partisan shenanigans our Hill Staff get into when they make their own beers.

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

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(Photo from FB @LizCooperandTheStampede)

Time for a folk rock good time with the openers for headlining Phosphorescent.

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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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