Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook (Photo by Rob O’Connor)
Squeeze will perform at The Kennedy Center on Saturday, Aug. 17, as a date on The Difford and Tilbrook Songbook 2019, when the UK legends play their extensive list of hits as well as rare, lesser-known gems from their back catalogue and solo careers.
Don McLean (Photo courtesy 2911 Enterprises)
On Feb. 3, 1959, tragedy struck at the heart of American music. A chartered aircraft crashed in Mason City, Iowa just minutes after takeoff, claiming the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, JP Richardson – “The Big Bopper” – and the pilot, Roger Peterson.
That fateful day inspired singer-songwriter Don McLean to write the song “American Pie,” capturing a loss of innocence, in 1971. The tireless Mr. McLean brings his best-known song and the rest of his catalog to The Birchmere on Friday, April 5.
Robert Earl Keen performs at The Birchmere on March 26, 2019. (Photo by Ari Strauss)
Son Volt’s “Tear-Stained Eye” played Robert Earl Keen and his band onto the stage at The Birchmere recently for an evening of songs and stories.
Prisms perform at Rock and Roll Hotel on March 26, 2019. (Photo by Andy Jillson)
Melancholy and the infinite gladness? That’s right. Prisms brought their homegrown DC shoegaze/indie sound to the Rock and Roll Hotel recently.
The Beltway Horns (Greg Boyer: trombone; Brad Clements: trumpet) perform at Southwest Soul Sessions on March 24, 2019. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)
Drummers are perpetually left in the dark. Which is a little odd because they’re the engines of a band — the driving force, the anchor around which the music is tied. Sometimes, the drummer shines bright despite being pushed to the back of the stage. Such is the case with Isabelle De Leon, the DC-based drummer who cohosts, along with saxophonist Elijah Balbed, the monthly Southwest Soul Sessions at Pearl Street Warehouse.
Amanda Palmer (Photo courtesy Big Hassle)
Amanda Palmer released There Will Be No Intermission, her first solo album in six years, in March via 8 Ft. Records/Cooking Vinyl. The avant-garde artist next will perform at the National Theatre in DC on Friday, April 5.
Emily King (Photo by Bao Ngo)
Grammy-nominated soul singer Emily King will perform at the 9:30 Club on Thursday, April 4, in support of her latest album, Scenery.
Patty Griffin (Photo by Michael Wilson)
In support of her 10th studio album and first-ever eponymous LP, Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Patty Griffin will perform at the 9:30 Club on Wednesday, April 3.
Amy Black performs at City Winery on March 24, 2019. (Photo by Ari Strauss)
Nashville singer-songwriter Amy Black put in a great solo performance with acoustic guitar at DC’s City Winery recently, providing the opening set for The Blind Boys of Alabama.
Anoushka Shankar (center) performs at Sixth & I on March 23, 2019. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)
“You are like a hurricane, there’s calm in your eye, and I’m getting’ blown away…” — “Like a Hurricane,” Neil Young
You may wonder why a review about virtuoso sitar player would start with lyrics from a classic Neil Young rocker but bear with me. It will become clear soon enough. You see, Anoushka Shankar appeared at Sixth and I Synagogue for two shows recently.
