Snapshots: Rickie Lee Jones @ Rams Head on Stage — 3/1/22

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Jason Nicholson "Le Mouton Flâneur" in Live Review and tagged folk, R&B, Rams Head On Stage, Rickie Lee Jones, soft rock.

Rickie Lee Jones performs at Rams Head on Stage on March 1, 2022. (Photo by Jason Nicholson)

Rickie Lee Jones flew into Maryland a few days prior to her gig at Rams Head on Stage in Annapolis, and she first made an apparent stop in Bethesda.

A dance instructor here reported Rickie Lee dropped by the city’s famed Hank Dietle’s Tavern and lent a hand to teaching a two-step dance lesson. Could you imagine turning up at Hank Dietle’s one random night and taking a dance lesson with none other than the Duchess of Coolsville?

Preview: Rickie Lee Jones @ Rams Head on Stage, 3/1/22

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged folk, R&B, Rams Head On Stage, Rickie Lee Jones, soft rock.

Rickie Lee Jones (Photo by Astor Morgan)

American icon Rickie Lee Jones released a memoir last year, and now she’s on the road performing the songs that made her a part of American rock history. Catch Rickie at Rams Head on Stage on Tuesday, March 1.

Five Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Elton John As the Rocketman Preps to Land Career

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Parklifer in Live Review and tagged Capital One Arena, Elton John, England, glam, soft rock, Wells Fargo Center.

Elton John (Photo by Ernst Vikne)

Interest in all things Elton John is soaring in 2019, thanks to the recent biopic Rocketman and the rock legend’s ongoing three-year farewell tour.

While it’s no secret that the former Reginald Dwight has lived an amazing musical life – overcoming personal challenges during his six decade-spanning career – you might be surprised to learn these five interesting details about Sir Elton.

Live Review: Sarah MacLachlan @ Wolf Trap — 8/3/19

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged adult contemporary, Canada, piano, Sarah MacLachlan, soft rock, Wolf Trap.

Sarah McLachlan (Photo by Kharen Hill)

Backed by her band and the National Symphony Orchestra, Sarah MacLachlan endured a hot night at Wolf Trap recently to repeatedly stun the audience with her amazing vocal performance.

Live Review: Josh Groban @ Wolf Trap — 7/7/19

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Angel K in Live Review and tagged adult contemporary, California, Josh Groban, Los Angeles, soft rock, vocal, Wolf Trap.

Josh Groban sings at Wolf Trap on July 7, 2019. (Photo by Angel Kim)

For years, I knew of Josh Groban through his biggest hit, “You Raise Me Up,” but I learned more about him when he played Pierre on Broadway in “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.” My inner theatre fan was excited when I then discovered his 2015 album Stages, where he covered a variety of songs from musicals. His newest album is Bridges, which was released last fall. And recently, he played at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap. Backed by his band, an orchestra, and a choir, each song that Josh performed couldn’t help but be grand and theatrical.

Live Review: Jackson Browne @ Wolf Trap — 7/3/19

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged Ari Strauss, California, folk, Jackson Browne, Los Angeles, soft rock, Wolf Trap.

Jackson Browne performs at Wolf Trap on July 3, 2019. (Photo by Ari Strauss)

On the eve preceding July 4, legendary singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jackson Browne played two dynamite sets of his hits and well-chosen covers to an electric, celebratory, sold-out audience.

Preview: Josh Groban @ Wolf Trap, 7/7/19

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged adult contemporary, California, Josh Groban, Los Angeles, soft rock, vocal, Wolf Trap.

Josh Groban (Photo by Brian Bowen Smith)

In April Josh Groban released a CD/DVD package, Josh Groban Bridges Live: Madison Square Garden, via Reprise Records. With the release of the package, Josh began the second leg of his Bridges Tour, and it arrives at Wolf Trap on Sunday, July 7.

Heartbreakers: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo @ Wolf Trap — 6/25/19

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Jason Nicholson "Le Mouton Flâneur" in Live Review and tagged hard rock, Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar, soft rock, Wolf Trap.

Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar perform at Wolf Trap on June 25, 2019. (Photos by Jason Nicholson; Words by Mickey McCarter)

With 15 Top 40 hits under her belt, Pat Benatar became a platinum-selling artist. But she’s really been in her zone in the past few decades as a touring tour de force with her husband Neil Giraldo, and the two brought their indelible songs and easy chemistry to Wolf Trap recently.

Preview: Jackson Browne @ Wolf Trap, 7/3/19

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Miyun Park in Preview and tagged California, folk, Jackson Browne, Los Angeles, soft rock, Wolf Trap.

Jackson Browne (Photo courtesy Jensen Communications)

Legendary singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, one of the most influential artists to emerge from the folk-rock era of the ’70s, will perform at Wolf Trap’s Filene Center on Wednesday, July 3.

Live Review: Air Supply @ MGM National Harbor — 6/21/19

Posted on June 25, 2019 by paivi in Live Review and tagged Air Supply, Australia, England, MGM National Harbor, soft rock.

Air Supply performs at MGM National Harbor on June 21, 2019. (Photos by Paivi Salonen; Words by Mickey McCarter)

It’s a tried-and-true formula: One man writes the songs, and one man sings them. But when those two men are Air Supply, the rock duo who took the global charts by storm in the early 1980s, the individual strengths become a powerful whole. Full of grace and gratitude, Air Supply played some of those hits at the Theater at MGM National Harbor recently.