Colder-White-Skaggs at Birchmere
Cooder-White-Skaggs sounds like a legal firm or at the least a group of CPAs. Instead, it’s a grand musical merger of two storied families — country star Ricky Skaggs, who…
Thinking About Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard died on his 79th birthday Wednesday and his familiar voice isn’t making me feel much better on the stereo, as he sings “Are The Good Times Really Over?”…
The Who at 52 at the Verizon Center
The “Who Hits 50!” tour that finally got to the Verizon Center in Washington last week is one steeped in history, of course. So there were plenty of projected photos…
Bassist Tal Wilkenfeld in Two Venues
It’s a bit of a schizophrenic touring season for Tal Wilkenfeld. Half the time, the Australian bassist is headlining modest sized clubs with her band. The other half, she’s opening…
Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed at U Street Music Hall
Eli “Paperboy” Reed, who kicked off his latest U.S. tour at the U Street Music Hall in D.C. Saturday night with a thrilling show, has for more than a decade…
Skylar Gudasz at the R’n’R Hotel
The University of North Carolina men’s basketball team was wrapping up its ACC tournament sweep in town at the Verizon Center, bringing its powder blue clad fans with it. So…
Review: Josh Ritter at The 9:30 Club
You could tell Josh Ritter was happy to be playing the 9:30 Club Wednesday night. He said so, for one thing. It was the second in a two night stand…
James Hunter Six at the Hamilton
The only trouble with a stone traditionalist is that you can’t expect much variation of the form album to album. But that’s not a bad thing with James Hunter, who…
Give Scorsese’s Electric ‘Vinyl’ A Spin
The dizzying heights of the record business in the early 70s is perfectly captured in the frenzy of music, drugs and change in the next great HBO series. Martin Scorsese…
Springsteen Does ‘The River’ in D.C.
The long careered rock star often has a constant battle with his past. Fans want to hear the old hits; artists want to present their latest work. Generally, it’s a…