Belle and Sebastian at The Anthem
Belle and Sebastian’s current tour is a movable feast, where substantially different set lists are conjured each night, whole sections of musicians are added and subtracted, and the fun being…
Amadou & Miriam at the Birchmere
One might think that the whole of the Washington D.C./Maryland/Virginia metro area were clad in red and glued to what would be the winning game in the Stanley Cup Finals…
Ry Cooder at The Birchmere
The venerable guitarist Ry Cooder took a seat to kick off his "Prodigal Son" tour Monday not because he was weary at 71. No, he said. Sitting in the direct line of…
Japanese Breakfast Headlines at Last
Based in Philly, Japanese Breakfast has played more than a few gigs 140 miles to the south in D.C., opening for a handful of bands before finally getting a headlining…
Pussy Riot at Washington D.C.’s Black Cat
Pussy Riot always seemed the last of the fearless punk bands, a group that would thrash for what it believed in and be willing to be jailed for it, as…
Okkervil River Rolls Again
On the inaugural night of the new Okkervil River tour Sunday at D.C.’s Black Cat, frontman Will Sheff kept saying what a joy it was there to be there and…
Review: Liam Gallagher in One Hour Flat
Seems like all of England was at the Royal Wedding Saturday, but rocking native son Liam Gallagher, so highly esteemed in his home country, was in Washington, D.C., to make…
David Byrne Innovates at The Anthem
David Byrne has always been as interested in visual art as in music. So his tours with the Taking Heads became increasingly more creative performance pieces with the herky, jerky…
Stage Review: When Rock Clubs Age Out
The kind of well-worn rock club set designer Matthew J. Keenan creates for the production of Laura Easton’s “The Undeniable Sound of Right Now” at the Keegan Theatre is so…
Druid Revives Beckett’s ‘Waiting for Godot’
It seemed like a clever in-joke when the first lobby announcement at the Shakespeare Theatre Company began, “We appreciate your patience…” It was opening night for Druid’s production of Samuel…