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Award Winning Rumination on Kweli TV NOW

February 19, 2019 Lauren Cash Uncategorized

Chad Eric Smith’s RUMINATION has took the film ground running since its debut across film festivals. It has been shown in various film festivals from the DC Black Film Festival to Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival.

RUMINATION has already received 18 awards from Best DMV Film, Best Editing for a Short Film (The Northern Virginia International Film & Music Festival/ The NOVA Fest), Best Sci-fi (The LA Shorts Awards & The Mindfield Film Festival), and MANY more!

Concert Revue! Gin Blossoms at the State Theatre

Gin Blossoms brings the New Miserable Experience to State Theater

February 18, 2019 Jeff Talbert Music Reviews, Uncategorized

On Saturday February 16th, the Gin Blossoms returned to State Theater in Falls Church VA and this year marks the 30th year as a music venue.

Walking up to the State Theater, it looks just like that, a theater. You walk in and it still has the charm of an old fashioned movie theater but then you walk into the main hall, that’s when the old mixes with the new in the form of a music venue.

Movie Revue "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part"

Everything Is Still Awesome in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

February 8, 2019 Derrick Dunn Movie Reviews, Movies, Uncategorized

Everything Is Awesome once again in Warner Bros. lively sequel, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part from director Mike Mitchell. The first film revealed to its audience that the events on the screen were all part of a young boy named Finn imagination who was playing with his father’s highly organized Lego sets. When we last left Finn, he was on good terms with his father and the two were enjoying the Lego sets together. However, Finn’s dad allowed his younger sister Bianca to play with the Lego sets as well.

Full cast and creative team announced for JUNK

February 6, 2019 Dean Rogers Uncategorized

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company for Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author Ayad Akhtar’s (Arena’s Disgraced) timely tale Junk. Inspired by the real junk bond giants of the 1980s, Akhtar explores how the riveting, hostile takeover of a family-owned manufacturing company paved the way to expose the rise of greed, power, race and wealth that led to reshaping the rules of Wall Street and the world. Directed by Jackie Maxwell, Junk runs April 5 – May 5, 2019 in the Fichandler Stage.

Two-day Event at the National Museum of the American Indian

Contemporary and Traditional Indigenous Artworks Will Be Featured at the 2018 Native Art Market

November 14, 2018 TRR News Uncategorized

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian will host its annual Native Art Market Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1–2, in Washington, D.C., featuring works from 35 Native artists. The two-day event offers a unique opportunity for visitors to purchase traditional and contemporary artworks—including silver and semiprecious jewelry, ceramics, fine apparel, handwoven baskets, traditional beadwork, dolls, paintings, prints and sculpture—by some of the finest Native American artists from across the hemisphere. The market will be located in the museum’s Potomac Atrium and open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day.

Concert Revue: The Goo Goo Dolls 20th Anniversary Tour at The Anthem

The Goo Goo Dolls Dizzy up the Girl at The Anthem

October 16, 2018 Jeff Talbert Music Reviews, Uncategorized

On Saturday October 13th, the Goo Goo Dolls came to The Anthem in the newly revitalized The Wharf. This was my first time at The Anthem and that place is an amazing venue. The thought and money that went into the design of this venue is top notch, and all the staff were friendly. The Goo Goo Dolls are on tour for their 20^thanniversary. They released their self-titled debut album in 1997 and since then have had a mainstream breakthrough and have had recorded over a dozen hit songs.

Dave Mason and Steve Cropper concert revue!

Dave Mason and Steve Cropper and a night of rock and soul classics!

August 27, 2018 Jeff Talbert Music, Music Reviews, Uncategorized

On Saturday August 25^th, Dave Mason and Steve Cropper performed at the Baltimore Soundstage. Opening the night, the Dave Mason Band, sans Dave Mason and Steve Cropper came on stage to warm up the crowd. As one of them said, they really needed to warm us up since they had the AC cranked down to 65. It was cool, but not bad. Once the stage lights came on and the band started to play, that changed quickly!

Dave Mason’s band, played for about 30 minutes to warm up the audience. The resume of the Dave Mason band is impressive.

Movie Revue "Blindspotting"

Open Your Eyes To BlindSpotting

July 28, 2018 Derrick Dunn Movie Reviews, Movies, Uncategorized

Summit Entertainment, in association with Codeblack Films and Snoot Entertainment, presents Blindspotting. Colin (Daveed Diggs) must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. Colin and his trouble-making, childhood best friend, Miles (Rafael Casal), work as movers and are forced to watch their old neighborhood become a trendy spot in the rapidly gentrifying Bay Area.

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New Album Raise Vibration arrives September 7 via BMG

Lenny Kravitz Announces Upcoming US Tour Dates

July 24, 2018 TRR News Uncategorized

Returning to the road in North America, Lenny Kravitz will launch the third leg of his 2018 world tour on September 21 at Chastain in Atlanta, GA. As part of the tour, he performs in major markets across the United States and stops at Bourbon & Beyond Festival in Louisville, KY on September 22 before concluding the jaunt at The Palladium in Los Angeles, CA on October 8. He will be joined by opening act Curtis Harding on select dates. Tickets go on-sale July 27^th, 2018. Kravitz will stop by The Anthem, September 24th!!!

Exclusive Interview with Cheryl Pierce, founder of Skinworx

Cheryl Pierce Helps Us to Improve our Beauty

July 21, 2018 Dean Rogers Uncategorized

On a special edition of THE INTERVUE, we are in the summer season and its important that we pay close attention to our inner and outer beauty care. I am talking to the founder of Skinworx in San Francisco, nurse Cheryl Pierce as she gives us some helpful hints to take care our skin from the inside out.