Jonathan Wilson performed at the Rock and Roll Hotel in DC on Thursday March 8th. He plays guitar and keyboard on Roger Waters latest album, and touring with him supporting the new album. They performed last year at the Capital One Arena, at a concert which I attended.
If you believe in life after love, then this show would make you into a believer! The Iconic Legend we know as Cher performed an amazing show on February 20, 2018 at the MGM National Harbor in Maryland.
Prince George’s County’s premiere bluegrass ensemble performed at New Deal Cafe Friday night. They combine bluegrass favorites, rockin’ covers, and all originals to produce a sound as unique as it is entertaining.
The National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale in collaboration with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center presented Cosmic Designs at the Music Center at Strathmore Saturday night. Claude Debussy’s La Mer, and Gustav Holst’s The Planets are symphonically synchronized to stunning NASA footage.
The BSO welcomed revered pianist Gabriela Montero for a Saturday night showcase of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 at The Music Center at Strathmore. The concert also featured a pair of Béla Bartók arrangements; Rumanian Folk Dances, and Concerto for Orchestra. They were conducted by Marin Alsop.
Love songs and a legacy as one of the greatest songwriters, were on display Friday 19 January, when Kenny Edmonds, better known as Babyface graced the Kennedy Center Stage as part of the NSO Pops.
Black Label Society has recorded ten studio albums and solo records and according to their biography, band leader Zakk Wylde has even performed with Ozzy Osbourne as the “longest serving guitar-shredder.” Now, they’re about to release their newest album “Grimmest Hits,” which is due January 19th.
The Killers were definitely “Wonderful Wonderful” at The Anthem on Wednesday night, January 10th. “Wonderful Wonderful” is the title of their fifth studio album which debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 and becoming the Killers’ first US number-one album. I decided to review from the third level of The Anthem because I could see the complete stage and observe overall positive crowd reactions from all angles.
Dru Hill has always had the potential to be a long-standing group, however per the usual ego and Sisqo’s brief solo stardom appear to have destroyed those chances. Despite still touring twenty years after debuting on the music scene the group never reached its full potential.
After releasing the very nice “JE Heartbreak II” in 2014, one of the last standing active groups in R&B, Jagged Edge, returns to the scene with their 9th album, “The Layover”. I’ve been a fan of Jagged Edge since their debut “A Jagged Era” was released during my sophomore year of high school. While the breakout single from the album was “I Gotta Be”, the album also featured plenty of strong album tracks. Over the years, Jagged Edge continued to release good albums including the still classic “JE Heartbreak”. However with “The Layover”, Jagged Edge seems to have lost the magic they once had.
