Wednesday TV: ‘Maron’ on the Skids
When comedians make sitcoms based vaguely on their own lives, they can stage elaborate possibilities without actually living them. For Marc Maron, the put-upon podcaster of “Maron” (IFC, 9 p.m.),…
Opera Review: A Sub for ‘The Valkyrie’
Ten years of planning and $10 million in production costs couldn't prevent the Washington National Opera from pleasing all the gods in its ambitious staging of all four operas in…
Remembering Janis Joplin on PBS
This year’s been a bruising one for musician loss, with David Bowie’s death followed by those of Merle Haggard and Prince. But it was almost more showing in 1970 when…
Also on Tuesday: Back to Benghazi
On a new “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) journalist Feras Kilani goes inside Benghazi to find out how chaotic the situation there has become, while Afa Al Ahmad…
Monday TV: Celebrity Crime Solvers
Sherlock Holmes is certainly a popular character on which to base a series - he can solve crimes each episode. And Harry Houdini has been subject of a miniseries or…
At the Kingman Island Bluegrass Fest
The Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival started seven years years ago as a kind of harbinger of spring in D.C. but also to raise funds and awareness for Living…
Sunday TV: Two Music Awards Shows
It’s another night when two different music awards shows of different genres collide. One’s from Los Angeles, the other from Inglewood, Calif; one has a performance from Florida Georgia Line,…
Saturday TV: Rock, Jazz and Obama
There’s no doubt whatever that the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (HBO, 8 p.m.) is is the weakest yet, with Steve Miller, Chicago and Deep Purple. The achievements…
Playlist 4-29-16
First show in two weeks dominated of course by the death of Prince. But there were other deaths noted: that of Lonnie Mack and Billy Paul, who died last week…
Friday TV: Sports Docs, New Gervais
Two sports documentaries make their debut today. One is “Team Foxcatcher” (Netflix, streaming), director Jon Greenhalgh’s real story behind the 1996 murder of an Olympic wrestling champion David Schultz by…