Jazzed: One Voice Invokes Two More Patti Littlefield Pays Tribute To Etta James And Dinah Washington Vocalist Patti Littlefield can’t recall the song, but she knows who was singing on her mother’s radio. “The first song I remember hearing [...] Mel Minter \ Feb 23, 2012 Read More
Fotw: Bass Fiesta Bass Fiesta A Culkin in a wizard costume is the mascot of the all-ages, $1 Bass Fiesta, happening at Synchro Studio (512 Yale SE) on [...] Alibi \ Feb 23, 2012 Read More
Gift Rapping: Blackalicious’ Gift Of Gab Comes To Burt’s For A Free Show The Voice Behind Blackalicious Blazes On Don’t let money change ya. That’s the message of "Deception," arguably the most well-known and anthemic track by Bay Area duo Blackalicious. It’s [...] Sam Adams \ Feb 23, 2012 Read More
Spotlight: The Glass Menageries Rock Literary The Glass Menageries Reflects All Of Us Good literature is a conversation between the author and the characters, or the author and the subject—but the best draws readers into a [...] Captain America \ Feb 16, 2012 Read More
Jazzed: Life Is A Carnaval Frank And Pilar Leto Host A Music And Dance Spectacular Composer/educator/musician Frank Leto and his wife, dancer Pilar Leto, will get their house back this weekend. For weeks, it’s been the staging site [...] Mel Minter \ Feb 16, 2012 Read More
Heart Set: Songs About Love, Loss And Lust Songs About Love, Loss And Lust Love is a many-splendored thing, and music reflects this complexity. Songs are written about first love, obsessive love, unrequited love, heartbreak and so [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Feb 09, 2012 Read More
Sonic Reducer: Micro Music Reviews In his first outing as a leader, bassist Josh Ginsburg has assembled a collection of original compositions whose intelligent architecture incorporates several engagingly [...] Alibi \ Feb 09, 2012 Read More
Flyer On The Wall: Serpentine Serpentine A trio of snakes suggestively swarming a red, scantily clad cartoon girl calls attention to an interesting lineup at Low Sprits (2823 Second [...] Alibi \ Feb 09, 2012 Read More
Music To Your Ears: Babyzillas, Moldspores And Filthy Zines Twangy thrash trio Leeches of Lore, self-described “high desert rock” threesome Night Terrain, experimental duo Teetotum and punk group Baked appear on Friday [...] Samantha Anne Carrillo \ Feb 09, 2012 Read More Moldspores (COURTESY OF MOLDSPORES)
Flyer On The Wall: Russophile Russophile Comrades: On Monday, Feb. 6, Wildewood, Crimea Crimea and Tom Nevers Field play live alt.country at Low Spirits (2823 Second Street NW). Five [...] Alibi \ Feb 02, 2012 Read More