Jammin’ Java

by Jane Roser For 43 years, over 60 million albums sold and one Grammy award, guitarist Martin Barre was the heart of renowned rock band Jethro Tull. Barre’s signature solo on 1971’s “Aqualung” was voted by readers of Guitar Player magazine as one of the best guitar solos Read More

by Jane Roser There were several reasons D.C. singer/songwriter/ WAMA nominee/ 2012-2013 Strathmore Artist in Residence Owen Danoff listed as to why his album release show at Virginia’s Jammin’ Java on Sunday night would be amazing. They included the fact that it Read More

by Jane Roser Jammin’ Java is one of my favorite venues in the DC area to hear live music. Noted by Paste Magazine as one of the top 40 music clubs in America, the venue brings in local and independent bands, has great food, an intimate atmosphere and best of all, Read More

by Jane Roser Wednesday’s Clay vs Levi Round 2 musician match-up at Virginia’s Jammin’ Java was an intimate, cozy evening featuring new music, collaborative tunes, popular hits and lots of all-in-good-fun jabs at the Washington Nationals baseball team. The Read More

by Jane Roser I can count on one hand how many times I’ve seen an opening band that literally blew me away, and I’ve seen a lot of bands. I first encountered The Bankesters last month when they opened for Americana band Goodnight, Texas at Jammin’ Java in Read More

by Jane Roser “Jay came up with the name.” I’m sitting in a coffee shop with Lara Supan and Ben Potok, two-thirds of DC-based Americana band South Rail, talking about the group’s interesting origin story over lattes and the shouts of a perturbed customer Read More