The National Chamber Ensemble (NCE) held its annual “Happy Holidays!” concert at the Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre on Saturday night, and while the PowerPoint slideshow left something to be desired in the way of décor, the music and talent did not disappoint. NCE Artistic Director Leo… Read More
Last Wednesday night, Detroit watchmaker Shinola celebrated the upcoming premiere of groundbreaking new concert series and music variety show Live at 9:30, which debuts on public television on Saturday, May 28. At the party, held at the Shinola store on 14th Street in northwest D.C., Shinola Chief Marketing Officer Bridget Russo and Live at 9:30 co-creator and executive producer Michael… Read More
The jukebox musical surged in popularity following the success of Mamma Mia: Movin’ Out, Beautiful, American Idiot, and many more. But none succeeded more or set the bar higher than The Jersey Boys, winner of multiple Tony Awards, including 2006 Best Musical, the 2006 Grammy… Read More
The last Saturday in March saw the clock spin back to a time when the Big Band reigned supreme and the classic crooners Sinatra and Crosby seduced everyone with their sultry tones. It was 1941 and America was on the brink of war, however in… Read More
“Celebrating the international language of jazz, the 2016 DC Jazz Festival represents our broadest, most varied menu of jazz and jazz extensions offerings ever!” said Willard Jenkins, DC JazzFest Artistic Director. And so, the fastest growing jazz festival in the U.S., the DC Jazz Festival® (DC… Read More
This April, DC’s renowned intimate music venue is getting its own reality show. In a new series unlike any other — Live At 9:30 Hosted by Squarespace, the 9:30 Club is taking its talents to public television (and the web!). It’s set to be an unpredictable, modern-day music variety show… Read More
Motown: The Musical at the National Theater follows in the footsteps of popular jukebox musicals Mamma Mia, Jersey Boys, and Beautiful, telling the story of Motown founder Berry Gordy (played with cornball sincerity by Josh Tower) through a seemingly endless mash-up hit parade from the… Read More
The owners of Soundcheck — the same team that brought DC Echostage, Ultrabar, Barcode — opened the city’s newest accoustics-inspired venue last week. Soundcheck, a no-frills nod to the ’80s and ’90s club decades, replaces the former Lotus Lounge nightclub on K Street. The space’s design is old school, but its electronics are… Read More
Strathmore’s Free Summer Outdoor Concerts series has offered free, culturally diverse performances for more than 30 years, and this year features concerts ranging from folksy ukulele and bluegrass to West African and Afro-Mexican. Canadian trio Ten Strings and a Goatskin opens the series with its… Read More
Just last week, audience members attended a performance for a musical composition that would never be heard again… until possibly the next Boat Burning event. Boat Burning? Yes. Don’t worry, it’s not arson. It’s just musical composer Andras Fekete, holding one of his popular musical… Read More
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