Remembering Pete Seeger, 1919-2014
The death of Pete Seeger Monday at 1994 brings to an end of one of the great names in American music, a personification of folk music and the folk spirit,…
After ‘Auld Lang Syne’: New Year’s Songs
Christmas has the market sewn up when it comes to holiday songs. But there are enough New Year’s songs around to fill up a mixtape, if indeed people still fill…
The Saddest Christmas Songs
Oh yes, wе know Christmas іѕ meant tо bе a tіmе оf good cheer, оf peace аnd harmony аnd thе nonstop ringing jingle bells. But whеn all-Christmas stations pop uр…
Celebrating ‘Llewyn Davis’ Music, Live
As he did for the Coen Brothers' 2000 film, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?," T Bone Burnett produced a terrific soundtrack album that may well have a life of it…
The British Push of Americana
Just as British rock musicians two generations ago revived and updated American blues for U.S. audiences, it may be the British touch, perversely, that has boosted the music known as…
Music Review: Randy Newman at the Library of Congress
At the Library of Congress Randy Newman concert Saturday, it was kids beware. If they came to hear one of his many songs from Pixar animation -- certainly his most…
Two Hour Hendrix Biography on PBS
One of the amazing things about Jimi Hendrix, subject of a lavish two hour "American Masters" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) is that he seems to have been born…
Opera Review: ‘The Force of Destiny’
The Washington National Opera is celebrating the bicentenary of Wagner and Verdi this season, and to honor the latter, artistic director Francesca Zambello has chosen what she called one of…
The Songs of the ‘Breaking Bad’ Finale
Walter White smiled a a tiny smile when he saw his old cooking setup one more time, all in operating order, all working so well, albeit with slave labor. After…
‘Million Dollar Quartet’ at Kennedy Center
There may not be a better musical focus for a jukebox musical than the sounds of Memphis' plucky Sun Studios in the 1950s, where Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee…