Stage: ‘The Sound of Music’ vs. ‘Hedwig’
It’s amusing to me that on the 100th anniversary of the birth of the namesake of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, there are two popular, quite…
(Sandy) Alex G at the Rock & Roll Hotel
I wanted to see the show by (Sandy) Alex G in part because my daughter called him “the Elliott Smith of my generation.” This comparison took me aback, partly because…
Richard Lloyd at the Black Cat
When Tom Verlaine brought his latest version of Television on tour last year, fans savored hearing so much of “Marquee Moon,” their 1977 debut that has only grown in guitar…
Is That Jack Bauer on Guitar?
Among the perks of being a successful actor is the ability, at the drop of a hat, to fulfill every vague rock star notion you ever had. Unlike most struggling…
The Pixies Pummel On at Lincoln Theatre
Conventional wisdom says the road from the Stooges to Nirvana went through the Pixies. And though they never broke through to the degree of some of their emulators, the driving…
Stage Review: A Rare ‘Timon of Athens’
Ian Merrill Peakes begins and ends his role as "Timon of Athens" standing in the center of Folger Shakespeare Theatre's stage. At the start, he's basking in his glory as…
On Stage: ‘Laura Bush Killed a Guy’
Lisa Hodsoll emerges as fully First Lady in The Klunch world premiere "Laura Bush Killed a Guy." She's got that soft West Texas accent, the omnipresent smile as shiny as her pearls,…
Tommy Keene, Ivan Julian at Black Cat
A couple of D.C.-bred rockers returned to town Thursday for a show at the Black Cat's backstage, the culmination of a short duo tour in which they both traveled light…
Brian Wilson Keeps ‘Pet Sounds’ Going
What began last year as the 50th Anniversary World Tour of a masterpiece that never had a tour in its time is still on the road, out so long it’s…
‘Macbeth’ With Machine Guns
As investigations into Russian influence on U.S. elections continue, here’s a development that has so far eluded Rachel Maddow: They may have also been behind the witches in “Macbeth.” So…