Martin Locraft

When Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison (the son of Beatles guitarist George Harrison) and Joseph Arthur announced the formation of Fistful of Mercy, I knew little of the latter two musicians' histories. As a big fan of Harper's previous work, however, I thought a trip to see the self-proclaimed "super-group" at... continue reading on DCist

State Radio, despite being more mature and lyrically deeper than your average rock/reggae band, maintains a very young following. Their shows tend to be dominated by crowd-surfing frat boys and Uggs-wearing sorority chicks, with Saturday's show being no exception. And no, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. The band's second... continue reading on DCist

This weekend's weather got you down in the dumps? How about a brief peek into the future: sunshine, the glorious combination of hot dogs with beer, and wooden cracks preambling the pop of gloves and clouds of dust as the home team runs the bases. Ahhh. So while Saturday's snow... continue reading on DCist

It's finally here. The dreadful 2009-2010 campaign of the Redskins, the one in which the team played poor football in spades and was exposed to more drama and controversy than any one should endure in a decade, is a mere 60 minutes of football away from ending. For many in... continue reading on DCist

The Roots are known as one of the best live music acts in the world, and for good reason. It was clear from the first song last night at the 9:30 Club, as the tempo slowly rose from a mellow rhyme accompanied by a simple beat to a full-band barrage... continue reading on DCist