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Book Talk: Debbie Harry @ Sixth & I — 12/4/19

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Debbie Harry and Chris Stein arrive at Sixth & I on Dec. 4, 2019. (Photos by Ari Strauss; Words by Mickey McCarter)

Debbie Harry had a memory to share of performing in DC, recalling that she was at the old 9:30 Club.

Prior to performing, Debbie left her small dog alone in the green room. She returned after her show to find the frightened dog perched upon the furniture, chased to higher ground by rats big enough to challenge her.

Debbie recounted the anecdote at Sixth & I on Wednesday while on a book talk tour to promote her memoir, Face It, which was published in October via Dey Street.

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Poll: What Is the Best Music Festival in DC?

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Welcome to the 2019 Thrushie Awards!

Parklife DC will name the DC best music festival of the year with your input. Vote for the best music festival in the DC metro area now through Dec. 12.

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Preview: Sam Amidon @ Songbyrd Music House, 12/10/19

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Sam Amidon (Photo by Piper Ferguson)

Folk singer Sam Amidon released a new EP last month, Fatal Flower Garden (A Tribute to Harry Smith). He’s on tour with a show at Songbyrd Music House on Tuesday. Dec. 10.

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Live Review: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones @ Strathmore Music Center — 12/2/19

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Mark Engleson
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Bela Fleck performs at MerleFest on April 27, 2018. (Photo by cp_thornton)

We all have ideas and preconceptions about different kinds of music. We can’t help it; we’re exposed to something, and it fixes our notion of what it is. For years, whenever I thought of jazz, I pictured a saxophone in my mind’s eye, and I heard a particular sound. While that sound is representative of some jazz, it’s certainly not representative of all it.

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, an all-star lineup of progressive jazz musicians, demolished and rebuilt my ideas of what jazz is and can be at the Strathmore Music Center recently.

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Ticket Giveaway: The Pietasters @ 9:30 Club, 12/28/19

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The Pietasters (Photo courtesy the artist)

It’s the Annual Pie Party, and you’re invited! That’s right — ska collective The Pietasters take over 9:30 Club once a year, and this year, Stephen Jackson and company throw a big ol’ party on Saturday, Dec. 28. You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC.

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Poll: What Is the Best Music Venue in DC?

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Mickey McCarter
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Welcome to the 2019 Thrushie Awards!

Parklife DC will name the DC best concert hall of the year with your input. Vote for the best music venue in the DC metro area now through Dec. 12.

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Preview: The Cult @ The Fillmore Silver Spring, 12/8/19

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The Cult (Photo by Tim Cadiente)

As The Cult celebrates the 30th anniversary of their seminal Sonic Temple album, the British group — led by vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy — plays The Fillmore Silver Spring on Sunday, Dec. 8. The tour date follows the September release of The Cult: Sonic Temple 30 by Beggars Arkive to mark the anniversary of the seminal album by The Cult.

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Preview: Devendra Banhart @ 9:30 Club, 12/7/19

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Devendra Banhart (Photo by Lauren Dukoff)

Devendra Banhart released Ma, his latest studio album, in September on Nonesuch Records. The Venezuelan singer-songwriter arrives with his emotionally intimate new music for a performance at 9:30 Club on Saturday, Dec. 7.

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Live Review: Tanya Tucker @ The Birchmere — 12/1/19

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Mark Engleson
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Tanya Tucker (Photo courtesy Adkins Publicity)

When Tanya Tucker got to “Bring My Flowers Now” at The Birchmere recently, her band left the stage, leaving just Tanya and her keyboard player. In her deep, rich voice, Tanya sang of her desire to receive flowers — and whatever else — “while I’m livin,” rather than at her funeral.

Tanya told the audience that the gorgeous song had been gestating for decades. When she finished singing it, she received a standing ovation.

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Snapshots: The Joy Formidable w/ Twen @ Rock and Roll Hotel — 11/29/19

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The Joy Formidable mug backstage at Rock and Roll Hotel on Nov. 29, 2019. (Photo by Jason Nicholson)

Earlier this year, The Joy Formidable celebrated 10 years as a band by re-releasing the trio’s debut EP, A Balloon Called Moaning. In doing so, the band added a disc containing acoustic versions of the song recorded in their home Welsh language.

The noise poppers celebrated that anniversary — 10 years as a band really — with a rousing show at Rock and Roll Hotel recently. Jason Nicholson photographed them in action.

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