Pamela Adlon’s Great New ‘Better Things’
For the second time in three days (after Tuesday’s premiere of “Atlanta”), FX premieres another new comedy that will further change the game on TV. There have been any number…
Television at the 930 Club
Because they gained attention in places like CBGB’s in the mid-1970s and had as an original member Richard Hell, Television often got lumped with the punk bands, probably unfairly. Forming…
Kraftwerk in 3D at the Strathmore
In theory, every live appearance is a 3D concert, right? But for Kraftwerk’s current U.S. tour, which kicked off Saturday in Bethesda, patrons were given 3D glasses upon entry. The…
On Stage: UCB’s ‘We Know How You Die!’
New York's UCB Theatre, which grew out of a small group of comics you know in the Upright Citizens Brigade, now contains hundreds of performers you don't know putting on…
Tonight’s ‘The Night Of’ on HBO
I had been hearing about the mysterious HBO pilot for years. A friend who had seen the work, shot in 2012, described one of the most fascinating crime tales he’d…
Bob Dylan, Mavis Staples at Wolf Trap
I went to the second of two stops by Bob Dylan and his band at Wolf Trap in Virginia Wednesday, thinking maybe that he’d change up the set a bit…
Paul Simon, One Last Time at Wolf Trap
Photo: Bryan Murphy, courtesy of Wolf Trap It was about the middle of Paul Simon’s set at the Wolf Trap Tuesday when the news alert came across phones — Simon…
The Jayhawks at The Lincoln Theatre
There is a steadiness and reliability to the Jayhawks’ music — melodic, often wistful, with jangly guitar, keening harmonies and a solid beat. While frontman Gary Louris is fiddling more…
Theatre Review: ‘Static’ at Source Festival
“Static” is just the kind of play you might expect from a former longtime sound theatrical sound designer. But author Tom Horan is also an accomplished playwright, which sort of…
The Heavy’s Night Off at The 9:30
It’s not easy being an opener on a big arena tour — the act nobody came to see, playing a fraction of your set to a half-empty barn as people…