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Uncategorized | February 3, 2012

PAT McGEE: LOCAL ROCK AND ROLL DISCIPLE MAKES GOOD

Northern Virginia’s own Pat McGee keeps his rock and roll dream alive with tireless touring, great songwriting and staying true to what got him to where he is today. By Steve […]

Uncategorized | December 13, 2011

NIKOLAI BASKOV: A TENOR ON HIS WAY TO THE TOP

Of all the singer categories in the world, one category seems to kind of spiritually rise above the other, somehow standing head and shoulders above as the grandest of them […]

Uncategorized | September 27, 2011

TAKING A “SAY CHANCE”

Embarking on a career as a musician is, to say the very least, taking a bigchance.  A whale of a chance, in fact. The world is full of extremely talented musicians […]

Uncategorized | September 13, 2011

A PASSIONATE MISSION

No matter what your political persuasion, no matter which party you’ve sided with over the years, no matter what side of the aisle you may currently be on, it’s really […]

Uncategorized | July 26, 2011

ALONG WITH KELLY ON HER FIRST TEEN POP STAR RIDE

There was an unusually sugary sweet feel in the Virginia air last night, I mean, so much that it made your teeth kinda hurt. Reason? Teen pop idols Miranda Cosgrove (that’s iCarly for those not […]

Uncategorized | June 20, 2011

YOUSSOU N’DOUR: ANSWERING A FAMILIAR CALL

  It’s no secret. Music has always been a passionate harbinger of change and social activism. From Woody Guthrie’s “This machine kills fascists” message emblazoned on his beat-up acoustic guitar, […]

Uncategorized | March 31, 2011

PLAY BALL

Opening day. Hot damn. Mets don’t start up until tomorrow in Florida, but lordie lordie, let the games begin today. It’s the 2011 baseball season. The smell of the grass, the […]

Uncategorized | March 29, 2011

MARY GAUTHIER: LONG NIGHT’S JOURNEY INTO DAY

The first two dozen-plus years of the Louisiana life of exceptional singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier? They were clearly not the stuff dreams are made of. Great songs maybe, but not dreams. […]

Uncategorized | March 1, 2011

CAMP FREDDY: A HAVEN FOR HARD ROCK GODS

  Their main lineup reads like a who’s who of hard rock. Mix a guitarist from Jane’s Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nine Inch Nails together with a drummer from […]

Uncategorized | February 1, 2011

THE BLUES EDUCATION OF LUTHER DICKINSON

Guessing which career Luther Dickinson ended up with is easy after hearing what kind of childhood he had.  “My father once told me, “You got a car, and a guitar, […]