16th Annual DC Jazz Fest Gets Into a Global Rhythm
The 16th annual DC Jazz Fest is going global with virtual programming available to listeners and participants from Thursday, September 24th to Monday, September 28th, 2020.
Music
Jazz & Justice: CapitalBop Presents Streaming Concert Series
DC-based artists performing original music and discussing art’s role in the campaign for racial justice? Get excited for these sounds of the summer. CapitalBop, a DC-based grassroots presenting organization, this month launched its Freedom Summer Sessions, a summer-long streaming series addressing the role of music… Read More
John Malkovich is Coming to DC in ‘The Music Critic’
John Malkovich is set to star in the US premiere of The Music Critic, at the Kennedy Center. The show collides classical music, theater, and comedy and will take place from April 28 – May 7, 2020. In The Music Critic, Aleksey Igudesman (of the… Read More
The Simon and Garfunkel Story To Hit DC for Three Quick Shows in Two Days
Wake Up Little Susie! The Simon and Garfunkel Story is the latest staged biopic — this time of folk rock royalty — that uses the performers’ own songs to tell their story. The flash spectacle details the lives of Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon from… Read More
Jason Mraz the Special Guest at Recording Academy’s DC Holiday Party
“What would Christmas be without Christmas music? Most of us would have probably ignored it by now,” joked singer/songwriter Jason Mraz Tuesday evening at the the Recording Academy’s annual holiday party at their downtown DC headquarters. The two-time GRAMMY winner was in town to advocate… Read More
‘Green Room at the Hotel Monaco’ Announces December Talent
Allison Balanc, a native Washingtonian neo-soul singer and songwriter is the latest local talent to be tapped by Dirty Habit, in collaboration with Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington, DC, for their “Green Room at Hotel Monaco” performances on December 3, 10, and 17. The live music series… Read More
Music, Food, Classic Convos take Center Stage at 6th Annual All Things Go Fall Classic
The 6th annual All Things Go Fall Classic returned to Union Market last weekend (October 12-13, 2019) for two days of beats with a line-up of musical performances across a variety of genres. Among the high-profile headliners was synth-pop trio CHVRCHES and platinum-selling artist/filmmaker Melanie… Read More
Are You IN for MC Hammer’s House Party?!
80’s babies: This. Is. Epic. Get ready to sport those fanny packs and hammer pants, because Hip-hop sensation MC Hammer is bringing his legendary Hammer House Party to D.C.’s new, state-of-the-art Entertainment and Sports Arena (1100 Oak Drive SE) in Congress Heights, presented by SiriusXM… Read More
“Green Room” is Your New Weekly Habit at the Hotel Monaco
Get in the habit of heading to the Hotel Monaco (home to Dirty Habit) on Tuesdays. “Green Room at the Hotel Monaco” — a free weekly musical performance with up-and-coming local artists — is starting this Tuesday (8/13/19) from 5-8pm. While the series is inspired… Read More
“Hip Hop Museum” Pops Up in a Union Market Oyster Bar
Starting today, DCers can feast on Hip Hop with their oysters as “The Hip-Hop Museum Pop-Up Experience” opens at the Union District Oyster Bar & Lounge (501 Morse Street NE) in the Union Market District. D.C. native and founder of The Source magazine Dave Mays,… Read More
