Your Guide to Notable DC-Area Musicians Playing Live in November
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by Molly Szymanski
4d ago
Velocity Girl in 2023. From left, Brian Nelson, Jim Spellman, Sarah Shannon, Kelly Young, and Archie Moore. Photograph courtesy Jim Spellman. This month, get out and enjoy the sounds made by artists with DC connections. Pop John-Robert John-Robert grew up playing in coffeehouses in the Shenandoah Valley before being discovered by Grammy-winning producer Ricky Reed, […] The post Your Guide to Notable DC-Area Musicians Playing Live in November first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more
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New Releases From Bad Moves, Velocity Girl, and Other DC Musicians
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by Washingtonian Staff
1M ago
Bad Moves Wearing Out the Refrain An exuberant power-pop shout-along from one of the area’s most exciting active bands. Guaranteed to improve your mood. Carlos Simon Four Symphonic Works The National Symphony Orchestra records a quartet of emotionally resonant works by the Kennedy Center’s renowned young composer in residence. Velocity Girl UltraCopacetic The 1993 first […] The post New Releases From Bad Moves, Velocity Girl, and Other DC Musicians first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more
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15 DC-Area Musicians to See Live This Fall
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by Molly Szymanski
1M ago
If your playlist is in need of a fall refresh, check out these 15 local artists who are playing shows at intimate venues around DC this fall. Pop Emma Rowley For fans of: Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams Loudoun County native Emma Rowley left the DC area for Nashville to study commercial music at Belmont University. […] The post 15 DC-Area Musicians to See Live This Fall first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more
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An Artist Is Recreating Classic DC Album Covers
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by Andrew Beaujon
5M ago
Recently a shopper at the Chevy Chase DC record store art sound language was chatting with owner PJ Brownlee about a book for sale. It tells the story of Arlington’s Inner Ear studio, and the customer mentioned he’d recorded there with a long-ago band. The group’s name, he told Brownlee, was No Trend, so the […] The post An Artist Is Recreating Classic DC Album Covers first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more
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Remembering DC Country Music Legend Roni Stoneman
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by Eddie Dean
5M ago
The last time I talked with Roni Stoneman, she was fired up about a show she had played with her sister Donna. In their 80s and game as ever, the Stoneman sisters still performed together like they had since childhood, mostly at benefits and special events. And this event was extra special. It was an […] The post Remembering DC Country Music Legend Roni Stoneman first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more
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A New Record Label Documents DC’s Most Challenging Sounds
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by Rob Brunner
5M ago
Is a recording of somebody’s footsteps music? That’s the kind of question Jonathan Williger wants to explore with his new label, Outside Time. The DC-based project, which launched in February, is devoted to experimental sounds of the sort that require close attention and an openness to the unusual. “Being challenged by art is one of […] The post A New Record Label Documents DC’s Most Challenging Sounds first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more
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Why Everyone’s Talking About Bartees Strange’s New Album, ‘Farm to Table’
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by Maggie Hicks
5M ago
Bartees Strange has just released his highly anticipated second full-length album, Farm to Table, and it’s already earning rave reviews and lots of press attention. The album is the follow-up to 2020’s Live Forever, which was one of that year’s most lauded recordings. Strange is based in Falls Church, where he still works at a […] The post Why Everyone’s Talking About Bartees Strange’s New Album, ‘Farm to Table’ first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more
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A DC Indie-Rock Musician Is Now CEO of Amtrak
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by Andrew Beaujon
5M ago
Stephen Gardner is known in transportation circles as a man with a lot of money to spend. As Amtrak’s CEO, he’s in the enviable position of having billions of dollars from the federal infrastructure bill, plus grants from government and private partners, to invest in the rail network’s long-delayed priorities, such as expanding service nationwide, […] The post A DC Indie-Rock Musician Is Now CEO of Amtrak first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more
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Lil Uzi Vert and Ice Spice Will Perform at This Year’s Broccoli City Festival
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by Katie Kenny
5M ago
The Broccoli City Festival returns to RFK Stadium’s grounds on Saturday, July 15 and Sunday, July 16. This year’s lineup includes headliners Lil Uzi Vert, Jazmine Sullivan, and Brent Faiyaz as well as Saucy Santana, Ice Spice, Kodak Black, City Girls, and more. A number of local artists will also take the stage. Go-go groups such […] The post Lil Uzi Vert and Ice Spice Will Perform at This Year’s Broccoli City Festival first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more
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24 Photos That Will Transport You to DC’s Late-’70s Scrappy Music Scene
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by Jessica Ruf
5M ago
Washington’s political history is well known. Its music scene? Not so much. That’s why John Davis, a library curator at the University of Maryland, was ecstatic when Don Hamerman gave UMD nearly 200 photos he took between 1978 and 1980 for a now-defunct DC newspaper, the Unicorn Times. The images offer an intimate glimpse into […] The post 24 Photos That Will Transport You to DC’s Late-’70s Scrappy Music Scene first appeared on Washingtonian ..read more
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