Album reviews On ‘everything at once,’ hypnotic trio Dream Feeder builds a world of gentle nurturing You could be forgiven for drifting off at Dream Feeder’s record release show this past Tuesday night at Rhizome.... July 16, 2024 0
The Month in Shows 5 D.C. jazz picks for July 2024 I hope you’re all staying hydrated as temperatures climb in the nation’s capital. I also hope as many of... July 2, 2024 0
Features On new albums by Ensemble Volcanic Ash and Janel & Anthony, cellist Janel Leppin weaves together intention and abstraction It begins simply enough: a gentle cascade of finger-picked guitar notes high up on the fretboard, at once supporting... June 24, 2024 0
The Month in Shows 5 D.C. jazz picks for June 2024 Now that summer is in full swing, so is the season of outdoor festivals, bringing with it a breadth... June 6, 2024 0
News After meeting funding goal, Rhizome is on track to purchase new building Rhizome DC, a venue that serves as home base for much of the city’s DIY and creative-music scene, has... May 3, 2024 0
News Strathmore’s AMP venue to close after nine years AMP by Strathmore, a cozy, third-story venue that brought a supper-club feel to the North Bethesda performing arts center’s... May 3, 2024 0
The Month in Shows 5 D.C. jazz picks for May 2024 The D.C. scene has a fiery lineup of shows coming up in May to match the recent flash of... April 30, 2024 0
News Bob Boilen, creator of NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk,’ named program director of WOWD-FM, Takoma’s community radio station Bob Boilen, the veteran NPR music host and creator of the widely popular “Tiny Desk Concert” series, has come... April 19, 2024 0
The Month in Shows 5 D.C. jazz picks for April 2024 Happy Jazz Appreciation Month! A key moment on the nation’s capital’s jazz calendar, JAM gives D.C. the chance to... March 31, 2024 0
Interviews The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis are ‘chasing energy,’ not genre, on powerful new LP For the members of D.C.-based pyrotechnic rock trio the Messthetics and luminary tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, the question... March 23, 2024 0