Now that DC is recovering from the worst snow season in a hundred years, I’m starting to miss staying home from work, drinking cocoa, watching the storm rage outside, and listening to good music.
Gillian Welch is one of my staples when it comes to chilling and unwinding. She is absolutely at the top of [...]

Wednesday night, before the skies opened up and unleashed Snowmageddon, DC was fortunate to have the high-intensity Delta Spirit play at the intimate DC9. I last saw them open for The Shins back in May, and their album, “Ode to Sunshine”, was (as well as having great cover art) one of my favorite finds [...]

On Wednesday the 9th, the DC9 was treated to two small but impressive acts.

Opening the evening was Ms. Rachel Goodrich, a deceptively petite gal with big energy from Florida. Armed with her ukulele and kazoo, she impressed everyone in the room with her catchy tunes and irreverent lyrics. She appears to be gaining [...]

Mr. Devendra Banhart played at the 930 Club on Wednesday night, so I was sure to get a ticket early (I didn’t think to wear his YBP shirt and be the coolest kid in the room…fail). Not only do we love him for being the first artist to believe in YBP, but for his [...]

On Monday, the Black Cat was graced with the presence of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, an energetic ten-or-so-piece indie troupe with healthy doses of California and the Summer of Love. There are bands that clearly live for performance, who must get a real kick out of touring, and this is one of [...]