The Washington Jewish Music Festival, now in its tenth year, caters to all sorts of musical tastes, and every year there's usually something for everyone. Last year was a particularly grand experience, as the festival dovetailed with a huge Israel@60 Celebration that featured a free Regina Spektor concert on the Mall (pictured above). This year's [...]

Where 2007 was my love-affair year with free jazz, 2008 saw my affections turn to extreme metal in all its varied forms. The sad departure of Transparent Productions meant a dearth of interesting avant-garde jazz in the District, and I replaced concertgoing expeditions to Sangha (RIP) and Twins Jazz with rather different expeditions to places [...]

So, Gutbucket, who do this kind of experimental punk/jazz thing, have a new record coming out on Cuneiform next January. Their live show is reportedly sweet. They are playing at Galaxy Hut at 9 p.m. tonight. Still, I was thinking of not going—that's a late start time, it's out in the burbs, I'm tired, it's [...]