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The end of world as we know it: R.E.M. no more

September 21, 2011

I can’t think of another band that maintained its integrity over three decades of playing.  Thanks for everything. A wise man once said– “the skill in attending a party is knowing when it’s time to leave.” We built something extraordinary together. We did this thing. And now we’re going to walk away from it. I [...]

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Margot MacDonald & the Audio Conundrum

July 31, 2011

Sign up at IndieGoGo to support Margot MacDonald’s next release Margot MacDonald has been performing for over 10 years and released three CDs, but none of her recordings to date truly reflect the breadth and depth of her talents. She aims to fix that with her next release, and wants your help to make it [...]

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Adele: Live at the iTunes Festival – London 2011

July 9, 2011

Coming up:  Foo Fighters, Raphael Saadiq, Swedish House Mafia & more… If the Adele concert you planned to attend was postponed, cancelled, sold-out or otherwise just not happening, here’s a chance to see her close up, on your own schedule, and for free! Gracious and charming throughout, her voice settles down around the 15-minute mark [...]

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Pomplamoose on Tour: OK Go!

June 21, 2011

Millennium Stage 14th Anniversary featuring OK Go and Pomplamoose If you like your music fun, and your music videos funner, then Pomplamoose is the band for you.  Or OK Go.  Or better yet, see them both in DC this Thursday at the Kennedy Center for the Millennium Stage 14th Anniversary celebration. If you didn’t get [...]

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Katy Perry: Don’t stare, and I call dibs on ticket-scalping!

May 20, 2011

As revealed by The Smoking Gun, most of Katy Perry’s rider demands are mundane in a pop-diva sort of way.  Of course, her dressing room must be  draped in cream or soft pink.  For the flower arrangements, Kitty Purry Inc. demands: “White and purple hydrangeas, pink & white roses and peonies…ABSOLUTELY NO CARNATIONS.” However, on [...]

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Win Tickets to See and Meet the Fab Faux in DC!

March 7, 2011

Performing with the Hogs Head Horns and Creme Tangerine Strings Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band in its entirety and a full set of fan favorites Go to the brand new MMT Facebook page to enter for a chance to win two tickets to see the Fab Faux at Lisner Auditorium in DC on 4/15/2011.  [...]

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Boggia, Bleu, and Bonham: Invasion of the Killer B’s

February 26, 2011

Flash Tour: Three Artists, Four Cities, Four Nights Tracy Bonham, Bleu, and Jim Boggia will be appearing together in four cities from March 1 – 4, 2011.  They’ll hit everyone’s home base: NYC (Bonham), Philly (Boggia), DC (me:), and MA (Bleu).  We first featured Bleu as a Free Friday pick, and were very impressed by [...]

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Atomic Tom: The Moment

February 19, 2011
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Among the influences listed on Atomic Tom’s Facebook page are The Cure, The Smiths, and New Order (twice).  The UK Pop/Rock sound of the 80′s comes through on many of the cuts from their first full-length record, The Moment. Recorded not in a home studio, but in an apartment studio in Brooklyn, The Moment explores [...]

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DC Music Fest: Finally a festival to call our own

December 28, 2010

Washington DC’s First Ever Annual Music Festival for Local Talent Arrives! The wait is finally over. An annual music festival dedicated solely to celebrating the wealth and diversity of music talent in the nation’s capital has arrived! The all-new DC Music Fest will showcase the next generation of DC area music talent, as well as [...]

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Margot MacDonald: Using Electronics for the Forces of Good

December 22, 2010

Rock & Roll Hotel Modern Times Christmas Show – Thu 12/23 7PM Among the many acts at the Rock & Roll Hotel on Thursday will be Margot MacDonald: DC native, product of Duke Ellington High School, and recent Artist-in-Residence at the Music Center at Strathmore.  Some singers use vocoders, auto-tune, compression, and other effects to [...]

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