Let’s get one thing straight right now – The Roots are the best band going today. No question. They can easily play circles around just about any other band out there…
Monthly Archives
December 2009
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Headlining last weekend’s show at Iota was London-based Fanfarlo, a band quite a few of my friends can’t stop talking about. I went to the show to see what all the…
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Freelance Whales are a rather unfortunately named band from Queens, NY that are garnering a lot of buzz from various internet outlets. Their sound is straight from the Arcade Fire/Montreal, Canada…
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When I moved to Washington D.C. in the summer of 2004 the first gig I saw in my new hometown was Ted Leo at the Black Cat. I actually took a…
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One of the best things about shooting concerts for the Washington Post is getting assignments that take me outside my comfort zone. And shooting a jazz quintet in a jewish synagogue…
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I used to think that soundboard shoots were the worst conditions I had to shoot under but after shooting the Pixies at DAR Constitution Hall, I now know I was wrong. …
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In the last few years Mew have become one of my favorite bands. I listen to their 2006 album And The Glass Handed Kites constantly and am really enjoying their latest…
