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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Concert Pick: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ The Anthem (10/25/18)

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds in Geneva, Switzerland (Photo by @icyqueenie, from FB @nickcaveandthebadseeds)

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Do This: Smithsonian African American Film Festival (10/24-10/27/18)

Smithsonian African American Film Festival

It’s ‘good’ movie season!

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Concert Review: The Beths @ Songbyrd Music House (10/14/18)

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The Beths (Photo Credit: Mason Fairey)

It’s a rule that when a band from New Zealand comes to the Songbyrd Music House it will sell out, right?

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

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Glorietta (Photo Credit: Eric Tsurumoto)

The Texas super-group, Glorietta descends on DC on Friday, October 19th!

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Concert Pick: Andrew Bird and the NSO @ Kennedy Center (10/27 & 10/28/18)

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Andrew Bird ((Photo Credit: Tanner Morris))

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird’s most recent album, Echolocations: River, was recorded solo, barefoot in the Los Angeles River.

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Festival Review: Music @ All Things Go Fall Classic 2018

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Maggie Rogers honors Dr. Christine Blasey Ford during her headlining act at the 2018 All Things Go Fall Classic. (Photo Credit: Joseph Sabado)

Lots of great artists and bands at All Things Go!

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Do This: Snallygaster (10/13/18)

SnallygasterLogo.pngHappy Snallygaster Eve! Tomorrow there will over 400 different beers flowing at the biggest craft beer event in the Mid-Atlantic. If you don’t have a ticket, buy one here.

Of the 393 listed beers, over 175 have over a 4 rating in the popular beer scoring app Untappd. In this post, I’m going to breakdown just how many awesome beers will be available tomorrow and take a look at the top 20 rated beers.

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Festival Review: All Things Go Fall Classic 2018

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Co-curators Maggie Rogers and Lizzy Plapinger close out Saturday’s festivities at the 2018 All Things Go Fall Classic. (Photo Credit: Doug Van Sant)

DC’s All Things Go Fall Classic is in the books, and this year’s version was better than ever!

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