Jun
09
“Zydeco, blues, and Cajun music collide for the hottest party of the summer celebrating the lively music of the Bayou State.”
Don’t miss the 21st annual Louisiana Swamp Romp on Sunday, June 13 at 2pm. Despite Hurricane Katrina and this Spring’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Cajun music is as soulful and funky as ever. Since the Swamp Romp is at Wolf Trap, you can bring your favorite bourbon with you and pretend like you are in New Orleans. The lineup is after the jump. (more…)
May
15
As the summer heats up, Washingtonians love to head outside and hear some music. The best place to experience live music in an outdoor pavilion in the Washington, DC metro area is by far Wolf Trap’s Filene Center in Vienna, VA. For those of you that have never been to the Filene Center, Wolf Trap happens to be the National Park for the performing arts – that means that tickets are cheap and most national park rules apply. For most shows, tickets on the lawn are around $25, so pack your picnic basket, bring a bottle (or two) of wine or your favorite beverage and a blanket and enjoy a great evening of music. The Filene Center will be hosting outdoor performances throughout the summer from May through September. The entire calendar after the jump. (more…)
May
10
In the name of crass corporate arena sponsorship, I thought that it couldn’t get worse than switching the name of the Peach Bowl to the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl to just the Chick-fil-A Bowl to go along with all other ridiculous bowl names. We all secretly know that The Verizon Center and FedEx Field are vulgar corporate names, but there is a certain ring that those names have to them. Now, not only was the pavilion in Bristow, VA crassly named The Nissan Pavilion, but now it is the “Jiffy Lube Live.” Yes, the terribly named pavilion has gotten worse than anyone could have thought. Did the pavilion ever even have a real name?
At any rate, the name is changed and Jiffy Lube is having the grand re-opening on Thursday. The (Blank) Pavilion is starting off with ’90s super grunge band Pearl Jam at 7:30pm, Thursday, May 13th. Tickets range from $26-$225 and can be purchased here.
This year’s Jiffy Lube Live calendar.
May
02
Jiffy Lube Live Summer Schedule
May
Apr
22
Get ready to get your funk on. One of Virginia’s best funk groups, The D.J. Williams Projekt is traveling to Northern Virginia this Saturday, April 24th. Sure DJ Williams comes to Whitlow’s quite often, but it’s getting to be summertime and I’m guessing that the Projekt will be doing its typical Mid-Atlantic outdoor festival tour. If you don’t catch them in April, it may be some time before you can see them at Whitlow’s (that’s just my guess). So make sure that you make it out and rock out.
Mar
02
Washington City Paper is compiling a “Best of D.C. 2010 Readers’ Poll”. Check it out under “Arts & Entertainment”. There are plenty of categories about music: Best Jazz/Blues Venue, Best Local Band, Best Local Hip-Hop Artist, Best Music Venue, Best Outdoor Venue, Best Place to See Local Music. It’ll be interesting to see the results. Share your opinions in the comments section.
Feb
17
Punk vaudevillian accordion player and former The Hold Steady keybordist Franz Nicolay is sweeping through our area while touring in support of his new solo album, Major General and EP, St. Sabastian of the Short Stage. Franz will play at DC9 on Saturday and The Ottobar next Wednesday, and he will hit Charlottesville and Richmond in between. In addition to his solo work, he is part of an a capella group with the new 7″ World/Inferno Presents: Vox Inferne, a Brooklyn publisher is coming out with the first of a series of his fiction chapbooks entitled Complicated Gardening Techniques, and Franz has several more projects in the pipeline. Somehow, this busy guy took time to respond to a few questions we had for him. Read our interview with Franz Nicolay after the jump. (more…)
Feb
14
If you can’t make it to Mardi Gras and you live in the DC area, don’t worry, head to Fat Tuesday’s in Fairfax, VA. In DC, there is no better place to celebrate Fat Tuesday than Fat Tuesday’s. Located across the street from George Mason University, it’s sure to have its fair-share of wannabe Mardi Gras revelers. While there’s no replacement for New Orleans in mid-February, Fat Tuesday’s will have ten bands playing all day (starting at 3pm!) including: (more…)
Feb
09
Poor Man’s Lobster (Photo: Courtesy Mike DiBella)
Don’t miss Poor Man’s Lobster’s Cd Release Party this Saturday February 13th at Fat Tuesday’s in Fairfax, VA. The Fairfax-based quintet has been jamming together for three years and has finally put together an album that’s sure to be funky. Poor Man’s Lobster is one of the few original bands in the northern Virginia area worth checking-out. I’ve jammed to their music several times at Fat Tuesday’s and have never been disappointed. Hopefully if they know how to push the album right, they can expand their territory – it would be a good thing for the DC area and Mid-Atlantic region to get more funky jam bands playing at the bars. It’s only $5 to get-in so don’t miss this show.
Jan
26
Charlie Hunter is bringing his unique guitar style back to Jammin’ Java this Saturday, January 30th at 9:30pm. He’s out touring to promote his new album “Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You, You Will Not Be Getting Paid“. This time around Hunter will be playing with Eric Kalb on Drums and Curtis Fowlkes on Trombone. If you’ve never seen or heard of Charlie Hunter before, he’s best known for playing guitar and bass at the same time – it’s a really unique style and he’s funky as hell. Check this show out! Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door, but make sure you get tickets before they sell-out.
