Named after the metronome beat that allows musicians to record a track in time with the music, D.C.-based quartet Shwa’s EP Click Track is hardly as consistent as its namesake, but it shows a hint of promise. Musically, the band pulls off some interesting ideas, such as the Pablo Honey-esque Radiohead guitar line in “Amygdala” or the bouncy pop beat that leads “Amy” along. But Shwa sets its sights too high with the first track,…
Yesterday the lineup for this year’s edition of the HFStival was announced and headlining the two day festival will be Kanye West and…Counting Crows? Kanye is a no brainer but the addition of Counting Crows, in a headlining slot no less, seems to be a curious one. The band hasn’t released an album of original material since 2002 and tends to have a fan base that skews much older than the Clear Channel approved…
FRIDAY: >> Celebrate Fairfax is Friday through Sunday at the Fairfax County Government Center (12000 Government Center Pkwy.) — there’ll be food, drinks, and concerts from Better Than Ezra, Rick Springfield, the Smithereens, and Tom Cunningham Orchestra. $10. Who says we don’t love Virginia? Rock on, Fairfax! >> Over at the Freer and Sackler galleries, Ramesh Misra, “master of the sarangi” will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Meyer Auditorium. Misra was a student of…
CapitalWeather says the weekend’s looking to shape up to be a bit better than the gloominess of today — not that it matters, because all we’re going to see all weekend is the inside of Tysons Corner’s shopping malls. FRIDAY: >> Can you believe Better Than Ezra sold out the 9:30 Club tonight? What is this, 1996? Anyway, if you need a musical hit, make your way over to the George Mason Center for the…
Live on Penn is live no more. Citing sluggish ticket sales and amid rumblings of poor mismanagement, the outdoor concert series that took place on a stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue near the National Gallery of Art has shut down after only three of the ten scheduled concerts took place. Today’s live online chat with the Post’s “Going Out Gurus” speculates on the reasons for Live on Penn’s demise: Alexandria, VA: Just heard Live on Penn…