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We Love Music: Los Lobos / Taj Mahal @ 9:30 Club, 2/21/2011
all photos by Andrew Markowitz. I always enjoy double headliner billings and this one was one of the finest I have seen since The Zombies were paired with Love some 6 years ago. Tonight we had the legendary, world-wide blues of Taj Mahal matched with the multi-genred, Grammy winning veterans, Los Lobos. It was a [...]
More »We Love Music: The Drive-By Truckers @ 9:30 Club, 2/18/11
all photos by Andrew Markowitz. Drive-by Truckers, one of the most accurately named bands, have been working the road over a little over a decade. They have worked it hard and have built a huge fan base as a result. However, you have to also give them credit for several outstanding albums showcasing their quality [...]
More »Hot Ticket: Los Lobos / Taj Mahal @ 9:30 Club, 2/21/11
If you are looking for a double billing with two legendary acts, it is hard to pass up on this one. Taj Mahal is one of the most inventive players in the blues field. No surprise that one of his most famous albums (issued over 25 years late) came out of the short lived band [...]
More »We Love Music: The Postelles / Snowmine / Dinosaur Bones @ Red Palace, 2/12/11
“The Postelles” by Harper Smith. Two bands from New York and one band from Toronto come to the Red Palace on a warming Saturday night. There is a festive crowd present looking for some good pop music tonight. I am looking for the usual alchemical combination of originality and accessibility. There are lots of choices [...]
More »Hot Ticket: The Postelles @ Red Palace 2/12/11
If you have not been to the Red and the Black lately, you are in for a pleasant surprise. They have combined their space with the upstairs space from the Palace of Wonders and have an attractive and thankfully bigger space now called the Red Palace. The stage is higher off the ground, the PA [...]
More »We Love Music: Fern Knight/The Plums @ Comet Ping Pong, 2/5/11
Courtesy of Fern Knight. The back room is filling up at Comet Ping Pong in anticipation of two intriguing bands set to showcase their sound and songs. Ping Pong tables are being pushed aside to make way for the crowd as the rather confused method of having people go back and pay a cover charge [...]
More »Hot Ticket: Fern Knight @ Comet Ping Pong, 2/5/11
If you are in the mood for pizza on a weekend evening, Comet Ping Pong on North Connecticut is one of the fine choices you have in our fair city. Most weekends there come with the bonus of live late night music with excellent, mostly local musicians often featured. Coming this Saturday night are two [...]
More »We Love Music: Robert Plant @ DAR Constitution Hall, 2/1/11
courtesy of RobertPlant.com Like many people my age, we grew up as big fans of Led Zeppelin. They had the power and the superstar aura about them. They seemed far more mystical and untouchable than many of the other big bands of their day, akin to latter day Beatles perhaps. It has been interesting to [...]
More »We Love Music: Archivists/Fluorescent Sense/Southern Problems @ the Rock & Roll Hotel, 1/28/11
Rock & Roll Hotel’s upstairs bar was packed with the usual Friday night denizens dancing away to the predictable throbbing drumbeats of the hired DJ. The downstairs bar was the place to be for rock music fans wanting to catch three fine, up-and-coming, local DC bands displaying their original songs and rock musical acumen. Archivists [...]
More »Hot Ticket: Archivists @ Rock & Roll Hotel 1/28/11
‘Archivists’ by Betsy Quilligan. Rock & Roll Hotel has turned over their excellent stage to some of the many outstanding local bands for several Friday night shows. Continuing this week, they present the Archivists who have a great take on the indie rock sound. Their two guitar line-up offers up everything from angular indie Americana-rock [...]
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