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The National performs at The Anthem on June 19, 2019. (Photo by Matt Ruppert)
We grow up with the music we love. Maybe that’s the funniest, the best, and/or maybe the very most tragic thing about music and getting older, and maybe that’s why we sometimes stop loving the things we used to love.
Skeletonwitch performs at Metro Gallery on May 5, 2019. (Photo by Andy Jillson)
Extreme metal masters Skeletonwitch pounded the crowd like a meat tenderizer, and proceeded to devour all radiant light at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore recently.
Red Wanting Blue performs at Gypsy Sally’s on May 4, 2019. (Photo by Ari Strauss)
Red Wanting Blue fan were treated to a fantastic 90-minute set at Gypsy Sally’s over the weekend, but it was a performance that almost didn’t happen.
Over the Rhine performs live. (Photo courtesy Blind Ambition Management)
The band Over the Rhine takes its name from one of America’s largest intact urban historic districts. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, it’s a working-class neighborhood built German immigrants in the mid-19th century. When Karin Bergquist and Linford Dettweiler formed their band in 1989, the makeup of Over-the-Rhine had changed and it had fallen on hard times. All of that came together in their show at City Winery recently.
Over the Rhine (Photo by Kylie Wilkersen)
Husband and wife duo Over the Rhine released Love & Revelation, a new studio album, in March. Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler will perform at City Winery on Thursday, April 18.
Walk the Moon performs at Rams Head Live on Feb. 4, 2019. (Photo by Shantel Breen)
On Monday, Walk the Moon successfully delivered a performance that made everyone at Rams Head Live forget that the week had only just started! Fans did not waste any time getting to the show either as the venue filled in nicely very shortly after the doors opened. The vibe was like that of a weekend show — and by the time Walk the Moon took the stage, the show had sold-out.
Joseph Arthur performs at City Winery on Dec. 29, 2018 (Photo by David LaMason)
Joseph Arthur is one of those songwriters that seems to have an unlimited tap of creativity. He’s an artist both visually in terms of his paintings and also in terms of his poetry and song craft. Oh, and he’s created more than 20 albums with the likes of T-Bone Burnett, Peter Gabriel, Peter Buck, Ben Harper (seriously, I could go on for some time here) and there’s no hint of him slowing anytime soon. He gave us a taste of his new work at DC’s City Winery on Saturday.
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