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by David Eisner To understand and appreciate the music of Jon Cleary, imagine yourself in New Orleans in the Ninth Ward around lunchtime and deciding to mix up a big pot of Creole Gumbo.  That funky soup by Chef Cleary would put in a pinch of Caribbean beat, two fingers of funk, Read More

Roomful of Teeth Render Reviewed by: R Brian Roser     You know that cool bit at the beginning of an acapella performance of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” when the voices do all the instruments for the intro? That’s this entire album. Roomful of Teeth, however, Read More

by Kathleen Larrick With three Grammy nominations, three full-length studio albums and a laundry list of star collaborators under her belt, Sarah Jarosz still has a lot to look forward to. This velvety-voiced darling of bluegrass was born in 1991, so I’ll let you do the math, but Read More

by Jane Roser “Hey! Mr. Beat box! Can we get a picture with you?” As a respected fixture in the DC music scene, Grammy nominated progressive hip-hop artist Bacon is recognized everywhere he goes, including The Hamilton Restaurant where I’m meeting him for lunch. Read More

by Ricky Haldis On any given night, a crowd of 50 people can make the Legendary Dobbs feel like it is packed from wall to wall. However, on Friday night, with a massive gathering of well over 100 eager music lovers, it was impossible to traverse the small, wood-paneled venue Read More

by Andi Bricklin   When you break down the DNA of successful bands, you can usually find the key ingredients that create their genetic make-up. You have your sibling bands, your husband/wife acts, but most of the time at the heart of a great band, are great friends. The Read More