Josh Rouse Joins Grant-Lee Phillips
For a joint tour that ends in a collaboration, Josh Rouse and Grant-Lee Phillips don’t look like they’ll immediately go together. Rouse, in a three piece suit and tie, travels…
Gaz Coombes Rocks the Wine Drinkers
When Supergrass called it quits in 2010, frontman Baz Coombes kept going, with a series of solo albums that showed how strong he was at songcraft and increasingly, how talented…
Liz Phair Passes the Torch at 9:30 Club
Liz Phair looked happy and perky as she took the stage at a sold-out 930 Club last week to reignite memories of the audience — and of her own past…
Fast Times at Georgetown Prep: The Soundtrack
As the FBI begins its one week investigation into high school allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, one question it likely won’t be looking into is the one that’s…
Music Review: Diana Ross Keeps Going
Nearly 60 years into her career, Diana Ross can still conjure up excitement by just flouncing onstage in an elaborate dress. At the first of two shows at the Music…
MC50 Mark History at 930 Club
History swirled around the rare booking of MC50 at the 930 Club Tuesday. Yes, it was the half century anniversary of the debut LP of the Motor City Five. In addition,…
Joe Ely, Alejandro Escovedo Swap Songs
Song swapping may be the best way for a couple of esteemed singer/songwriters to tour. Rather than one opening for the other, sitting on stage together and taking turns playing…
John Hiatt’s ‘Slow Turning’ 30 Years On
John Hiatt became eligible for Medicaid Monday, marking his 65th birthday at the first of two sold out shows at the Birchmere Music Hall in Alexandria, Va. But there was…
Two Rascals Rock (with Carmine Appice)
One of the great underrated American bands of the 1960s is the Rascals, purveyors of a soulful brand of East Coast that provided a few hits that everybody knows and…
Aretha Franklin’s ‘Amazing Grace’
Here's something I wrote in May, 1999, upon the reissue of the 1972 "Amazing Grace" album by Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday at 76. It should have been the…