Jason Isbell has consistently been one of the best songwriters in popular music for 20 years, going back to his tenure with the Drive-By Truckers. On the second of three at the Warner Theatre, a room he praised highly — he recently appeared solo and acoustic, in a setting that highlighted his songcraft, warmth, intelligence, and humor.
Last week I took a short trip to Colombia but never left my little Pacific Northwest community. In fact, I’ve traveled to a number of locations around the globe as a result of Bellingham’s incredible musical diversity: a Gambian Kora virtuoso, an expert Zimbabwean marimba player, Italian manouche jazz, Australian power pop, and Canadian folk.
Bogota, Colombia-based BALTHVS, as part of the continuing BellinghamExit showcase, made its Bellingham (Washington) debut on a recent Thursday night to an enthusiastic, nearly sold-out show at the Wild Buffalo House of Music and further cemented this region’s reputation for pleasing, varied musical artistry.
In 2025, Kraftwerk, with legendary electro pioneer Ralf Hütter, soon return to North America to commemorate their breakthrough album Autobahn and their first USA Tour, which took place in 1975.
Kraftwerk are pleased to announce 50 Years of Autobahn with their MULTIMEDIA CONCERTS, including a show at The Anthem in DC on Sunday, March 16!
In 2023, English signer-songwriter Jorja Smith released her highly anticipated second album, falling or flying, globally via FAMM. She’s now embarking on the North American leg of the falling or flying tour, and she lands at The Anthem in DC on Thursday, March 13!
On the countdown to St. Patrick’s Day, Boston’s Dropkick Murphys blew the roof off The Anthem in DC with openers The Menzingers and Teenage Bottlerocket. Steve Satzberg was there to capture the action in photos!
In the immortal words of Muddy Waters, “The blues had a baby and they named it rock ‘n’ roll.” The blues could just as easily have named that baby George Thorogood, as his recent appearance at the Warner Theatre was a celebration of greasy, groovy blues-based rock ‘n’ roll music, delivered loud and nasty.
Bryce Vine, the 36-year-old hip-hop pop artist, recently took his Motel California Tour to the historic Howard Theater in DC. Vine is known for platinum hits like “Sour Patch Kids” (2014), “Drew Barrymore” (2017), and “La La Land” (2019).
His songs are infused with west coast sunshine that can brighten any situation that you’re in. The easy-going, windows down vibes make for a perfect summer playlist, or a pregame playlist.
“Who tours in the middle of February?” was the rhetorical question from Sylvaine, the opening act for Eivør’s latest North American tour. Well, the answer is Vikings! Vikings tour in February! Sylvaine hails from Norway, so it was comical to hear her discuss how cold it was. What was NOT comical was her performance at The Fillmore Silver Spring, opening for Eivør. She played a solo set that was both sweet and haunting.
Bartees Strange is a traveling man right now, wrapping up tourdates in Europe before returning home for a big USA tour that launches in April.
These concerts are in support of his third studio album, Horror, released on Valentines Day by 4AD. The next day, Bartees performed at 9:30 Club and a few days later, NPR released a Tiny Desk Concert performance of songs from the album.
