Hayes Carll (Photo by David McClister)
Touring with a full band behind his new album, What It Is, critically-acclaimed Americana singer-songwriter Hayes Carll brought the Texas roadhouse experience in a return to DC at the City Winery recently.
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Live Review: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives @ The Birchmere — 4/4/19
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives (Photo by Alysse Gafkjen)
In 2017, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives won the Americana Music Association Award for Group of the Year. It was easy to see why at an appropriately fabulous show at The Birchmere recently.
Live Review: Karen Jonas @ Pearl Street Warehouse — 3/31/19
Karen Jonas performs at Pearl Street Warehouse on March 31, 2019. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)
The first time I saw Karen Jonas and her musical partner, Tim Bray, perform was at Gypsy Sally’s in 2015. I had the pleasure of seeing the duo with Karen’s band again recently at Pearl Street Warehouse on the night she won the 2019 Wammy Award for Best Country/Americana Artist.
Preview: Hayes Carll @ City Winery, 4/6/19
Hayes Carll (Photo by David McClister)
Singer-songwriter Hayes Carll released What It Is, his latest album, in February via Dualtone Music. Hayes brings his thoughtful, literal songwriting to City Winery for a show on Saturday, April 6.
Around Town: The Wammies @ Lincoln Theatre — 3/31/19
Jeffrey Tribble Jr., Executive Director of The MusicianShip, addresses the Butterfly Bash in 2017. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)
The MusicianShip, a nonprofit dedicated to providing music education to DC youth, sponsored its first Wammie Awards, recently choosing “the best of the best” among DC musicians for recognition to continue the mission of the dissolved Washington Area Music Association.
As editor of Parklife DC, I was a judge and a presenter for the 2019 Wammie Awards at the Lincoln Theatre on March 31, and I’m pleased to provide the full list of winners.
Live Review: Whitey Morgan and the 78’s @ Rams Head Live — 3/23/19
Whitey Morgan (Photo by Marc Nader)
Whitey Morgan and the 78’s cut a distinctive appearance, one that could mislead audiences, such as those at the band’s recent concert at Rams Head Live. Many of the players in this talented modern-day honky tonk band look like ex-football players gone hippie — big, bulky bodies with long hair and bushy beards.
Live Review: Dale Watson and Kinky Friedman @ The Birchmere — 3/14/19
Dale Watson (Photo courtesy Red House Records)
In a show billed as “Lone Star Legends: Long Tales and Short Songs,” Dale Watson and Kinky Friedman brought old-school Texas music to The Birchmere recently.
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