Fans are still debating whether the band performed in Wheaton on Jan. 20, 1969.
The 35th annual Kennedy Center Honors are on Sunday night, and chances are, you’re not going. But here are a few things to remember about the swankiest night on Washington’s cultural calendar.
The Kennedy Center announced today its latest round entertainers who will be fêted later this year at the 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors.
Protest over national vs. regional chains, the never-ending debate over the place of cars and bicycles in our metropolises, professional sports scandals, remembering a solemn day, and being issued a search warrant – it all happened across our sites this week! Another banner week at Chicagoist started off with daily reports from food writer Lisa Shames on her attempt to eat only locally grown and raised foodstuffs all week as part of a farmers market…
At this weekend’s Virgin Festival, we snagged a few spare moments with Spoon’s songwriter and front man, Britt Daniel, and drummer Jim Eno. The Austin-based quartet has been one of indie rock’s most beloved for more than a decade. They recently released their sixth album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, to warm reviews pretty much everywhere (you can hear the whole album on their label’s site here). After enjoying their set, I headed back…
Jeff Antoniuk grew up listening to 1970s and 80s R&B, and funk like Michael Jackson, Earth Wind and Fire, and Average White Band, in addition to the required Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. He then discovered jazz fusion, which then led to classic acoustic jazz. In between all of this, he was studying classical piano classical theory and his master’s studies also included world music and ethnomusicology. The result is a wide range of…
FRIDAY: >> Maybe you check in with DCist only occasionally to get a few tips on which concerts to see, but tend to stick to touring acts for the most part, and still haven’t really exposed yourself to the local rock scene. If so, confess tonight and all your sins will be forgiven. Three of the best local bands are playing a show together on the Black Cat’s main stage at 9 p.m. — catch…
