Concert Pick: The Regrettes @ Union Stage (12/6/18)

Lydia Night of The Regrettes
Lydia Night of The Regrettes (Photo from FB @regrettes)

The Regrettes didn’t regret playing in DC, they’re back!

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Do This: ZooLights @ Smithsonian’s National Zoo (through 1/1/19)

ZooLights
(Photo from https://nationalzoo.si.edu/events/zoolights)

Brighten up with lights and beer!

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

Gregory Alan Isakov
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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Do This: Free Classes and Walks @ REI

Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park on Nov. 10, 2018 (Photo Credit: Jeremy Bailey)

Fall and leaf peeping are here, there’s still plenty of time to get outside and do some hikes in DC or in the surrounding forests of Maryland and Virginia.

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Bummers and Big Deals (11/9/18)

Some cool things, but also a few that suck.

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

Dawn Landes
Dawn Landes (Photo from FB)

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

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

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
Sister Sparrow (Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez)

Things are about to get soulful.

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

Mary Chapin Carpenter at Real World Studios
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)

Andrew Bird with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra 9/26/18
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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