Preview: Sturgill Simpson w/ Tyler Childers @ The Anthem, 3/15 + 3/16/20

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Sturgill Simpson (Photo courtesy Elektra Records)

Sturgill Simpson released Sound & Fury, his fourth studio album, through Elektra Records in 2019. The album was accompanied by an original Netflix anime film that he wrote and produced with Japanese director Junpei Mizusaki.

Now, Sturgill is on his Good Look’n Tour with Tyler Childers, and the show stops at The Anthem for two nights on Sunday, March 15, and Monday, March 16. The first night is sold out but limited tickets remain for the second show!

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Live Review: Ray Wylie Hubbard @ City Winery — 9/19/19

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Ray Wylie Hubbard (Photo courtesy Red 11 Music)

You can call it country-rock, outlaw country, progressive country, or Americana. Whatever you call it, Ray Wylie Hubbard, who’s “been doing this a long time,” and calls himself “an acquired taste,” found a receptive, appreciative audience in a sold-out house at City Winery recently. The legendary Texas troubadour, feted lately with a tribute album and a book about his life and music, gave patrons a special live experience, punctuating his songs with conversational asides and injecting good-natured humor throughout his show.

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Preview: Chris Stapleton @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, 8/11/19

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Chris Stapleton (Photo by Andy Barron)

Country artist Chris Stapleton has been everywhere lately! The singer recently released “The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy,” a single he contributed to the movie Toy Story 4. Prior to that, he appeared on albums by Pink and Justin Timberlake. Now, he roams to Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sunday, Aug. 11 with his All American Roadshow.

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Preview: Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, 6/19/19

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Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss (Photo courtesy IMP)

Country stars Willie Nelson and Alison Kruass announced a 13-date co-headlining tour earlier this year, and now that tour arrives at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Wednesday, June 19.

Lawn seats are still available!

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Live Review: Junior Brown @ The Birchmere — 6/8/19

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Junior Brown (Photo courtesy the artist)

Bakersfield met the beach at The Birchmere on Saturday. Dubbed “Ernest Tubb on acid,” alternative country godfather and master guitarist Junior Brown turned out wild honky tonk that met Hendrix-tinged surf rock on his custom “guit-steel.”

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Music Park: Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Ely @ City Winery — 8/21/18

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Joe Ely and Alejandro Escovedo perform at City Winery in DC on Aug. 21, 2018. (Photo by Chester Simpson)

I had a personal reason for attending and photographing the show of Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Ely recently at the City Winery in Washington, DC, I knew them in the ole days of the ’70s.

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Music Park: Shooter Jennings @ City Winery — 8/22/18

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Shooter Jennings performs at Pappy and Harriett’s in Pioneertown, California, on Aug. 9, 2018. (Photo by Harmony Gerber)

Shooter Jennings brought his raucous brand of outlaw country music to DC on Wednesday, rocking the house at City Winery.

He’s spitting image of his daddy, the legendary Waylon Jennings, right down to the prominent proboscis, albeit carrying a more slender figure. Touring behind his new album, Shooter, he’s picking up the torch his father carried, turning his back on Nashville and Hollywood, making music his way, as he expressed in the song “Solid Country Gold/The Outsider.”

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Don’t Miss: Shooter Jennings @ City Winery DC, 8/22/18

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Shooter Jennings (Photo courtesy Big Hassle)

Shooter, singer-songwriter Waylon Albright “Shooter” Jennings’ eponymous album, arrived at music retailers and streaming services via Low Country Sound and Elektra Records on Aug. 10. Shooter Jennings will bring his Bound Ta Git Down Tour to the City Winery on Wednesday, Aug. 22.

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