Review: Rosanne Cash at the Birchmere
It’s been two years since Rosanne Cash introduced her extraordinary album “The River & the Thread” in a series of concerts at the Library of Congress, and she was back…
Sharon Jones’ Christmas Miracle
It’s a season for miracles, they say. And proof can be found in the astounding holiday performance of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings Tuesday at D.C.’s Lincoln Theater. Not…
Review: ‘Pointless Holiday Spectacular’
Christmas productions come sweet or sour this time or year. It hardly matters which one — everybody seemingly has to do something connected with the holiday. as if it were…
Friday TV: Bill Murray’s Holiday Toast
Leave it to streaming services to create an optimum version of something broadcast networks created — the TV Christmas special. Now practically extinct from regular TV, the sentiment, corniness and…
The Flamin’ Groovies at Rock & Roll Hotel
It’s one of those things that make you believe in Robert Johnson-meets-the Devil stories. After being a fine revivalist rock band in San Francisco for a few years, a slightly…
Theater Review: ‘Sons of the Prophet’
It’s not easy to maintain a balance in dark comedy. Going too dark dries up the laughter and becoming too wacky blots the underlying pain. “Sons of the Prophet,” Stephen…
Morgan James, Boh Doran at the Hamilton
It’s not easy out there for female singer/songwriters. Take the duo who played the Hamilton in D.C. Tuesday night. Headliner Morgan James is a belter who has conquered several fields,…
Jonathan Richman at the Warhol Museum
Jonathan Richman has been known to play some pretty unpredictable shows over the years, but few as unusual as his appearance Wednesday at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. There,…
Theater Review: ‘Unexplored Interior’
Even 21 years later, the horrific atrocities of the Rwandan genocide is hard to wrap one’s head around. How could 800,000 to 1 million Tutsis be macheted to death in…
Review: Nikki Lane at Gypsy Sally’s
Because Nikki Lane has a portrayed herself so effectively in videos as a snarling, dangerously vindictive woman who burns down the motorcycle of a cheatin’ ex, the kind of vengeful…