To hear Benjamin Wegman tell it, he and Sarah Levitt started their new dance piece, which premieres tonight on the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, pretty impulsively. “We were like, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if we put a hammock onstage?’”
But it turns out that the piece, titled Hammock, is a little more involved than that. It [...]
Out of fear that Robert Mugabe’s government will have him arrested, the Zimbabwean singer and guitarist Thomas Mapfumo has lived in exile in Eugene, Ore., since 2000. Mapfumo's chimurenga music, or music of struggle, is banned from the airwaves in his home country. But the 66-year-old musician known as The Lion of Zimbabwe will make [...]
It’s a nice idea, but it’s unclear whether the National Symphony Orchestra’s Prelude series of free chamber recitals is likely to build an audience for its pay performances or draw it away. If you’re eager to see violinist Jennifer Koh this weekend, you can pay $20 to $85 to see her with the full orchestra [...]
Are you curious about rock music’s influence in Asia? This weekend offers a couple of examples, plus a rare visit from a Cuban band, a return visit from a soul music veteran, and more.
Friday September 24
Los Angeles band Dengue Fever has a Cambodian lead singer, Chhom Nimol, and instrumentalists in love with 1960s Khmer rock [...]
Malian singer Khaira Arby and her band will appear for free tonight at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage as part of their first U.S. tour, which coincides with the release of Arby's first North American album, Timbuktu Tarab, on the Clermont Music label. Arby sings in a brash, raw-edged voice in Sonrai, Arabic, and Tamashek [...]
Friday
Jakob Dylan, Three Legs, Neko Case, Kelly Hogan, Mimicking Birds. 9:30 Club. $25.
Lucy Kaplansky. Wolf Trap. $20.
Gist, Gary B. & the Notions, The Courtesy Line. The Red & The Black. $8.
Eilen Jewell, Little Pink. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
The Blue Line, Poor But Sexy, The Very Small. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
Buckshot Blues. Bangkok Blues. [...]
Friday
Martin Sexton, Ryan Montbleau Band. 9:30 Club. $25.
Jamie McLean Band. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
Livingston Taylor. Wolf Trap. $22.
Horsehead, Hiding Places, Deutschmarks. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.
Laura Tsaggaris, James Maddock. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
Pissed Jeans, Cloak/Dagger, The Wayward. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
Rhododendron Road. Bangkok [...]
Friday
Needtobreathe, Will Hoge, Matt Hires. 9:30 Club. $16.
Gato & the Palenke Music Co. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Wolf Trap. $35.
East Coast Caravan. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.
Shwa, The Royal We. IOTA Club & Cafe. $10.
Bonjour, Ganesh!, The Jones, Big Chimney, Blankus Larry. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
Andy [...]
Friday
Nada Surf, Dawn Landes and the Hounds. 9:30 Club. $20.
E.M. Spencer. Strathmore. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
Christine Lavin. Wolf Trap. $20.
The Bang, Chute. The Red & The Black. $8. 21+.
Justin Trawick Group, Jason Masi Band, Rene Moffatt, Jamie Marie. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
Midnight Sun, Nunchucks, Downtown Harvest, Blackbells. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10.
Big [...]
Friday
Kinoeye, Maximillion Dunbar, Protect-U, Steve Summers. The Cherch. $5 donation.
Vladimir Feltsman. Strathmore. $27-$77.
Ravenous, FOX Japan, Caustic Casanova. The Red & The Black. $8.
Justin Jones, Down Dexter, Peter Bradley Adams. IOTA Club & Cafe. $12.
Shearwater, Wye Oak, Hospital Ships. Rock and Roll Hotel. $12.
Next Door Ellen. Bangkok Blues. Call for price.
Imperial China, Cephalopods, Lo Moda, Busses. [...]
