country – A DC Journey

Concert Review: Michaela Anne @ Capital Turnaround (4/1/22)

Michaela Anne (Photo Courtesy of Five Head Entertainment)

Michaela Anne returned to DC for the first date on a two week tour, opening for The Milk Carton Kids.

Boost Your Playlist: “Tuesday” by Karen Jonas

Songs to get you through the pandemic.

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Boost Your Playlist: “Good Times” by Michaela Anne

Michaela Anne (Photo courtesy of Yep Roc Records)

Songs to get you through the pandemic.

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Concert Pick: Sarah Shook (Pearl Street Warehouse Live Stream) @ YouTube (5/22/20)

Country music!

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Concert Pick: Lauren Calve (Sixth & I Living Room Sessions) @ Facebook (5/15/20)

Lauren Calve (Photo from FB @laurencalvemusic1)

More excellent virtual live music coming!

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Concert Pick: Karen Jonas @ Facebook Live (3/19/20)

Time to start supporting your local bands and musicians via live streaming!

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Concert Review: Sweethearts of Americana @ Pearl Street Warehouse (1/23/20)

Good ideas come in threes.

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Concert Pick: Amanda Shires @ Sixth & I Synagogue (2/16/20)

Singer, songwriter and violinist Amanda Shires comes to Sixth & I Synagogue on February 16th for her Atmosphereless Tour, and by all accounts you should be there!

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Concert Pick: Sweethearts of Americana @ Pearl Street Warehouse (1/23/20)

Get your Americana fix!

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Concert Review: The Wild Reeds @ U Street Music Hall (4/16/19)

The Wild Reeds gave the ‘craziest city to perform in’ a night of soothing folk harmonies and a spirited show worthy of DC. For an unassuming Tuesday night, this performance now ranks up there among the best concerts thus far in 2019.

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Concert Review: Karen Jonas @ Pearl Street Warehouse (3/31/2019)

Karen Jonas with Tim Bray (Photo Credit: Jim Williams Photography)

Karen Jonas, with her guitar and winning voice, along with her 4-piece band gave the Pearl Street Warehouse crowd a fun night of ‘learning to like country music’, as she opened for Nashville singer-songwriter Lilly Hiatt. Tim Bray also joins Karen for her sets, emoting and jamming and generally appearing to have a splendid time playing the guitar.

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Concert Pick: Karen Jonas @ Pearl Street Warehouse (3/31/19)

Karen Jonas and Tim Bray (Photo from FB @karenjonasmusic)

Time for another round of great Americana and country music!

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

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)

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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