Lucinda Williams plays her second of two nights at the 9:30 Club tonight, March 4. Tickets, $40, are still available. Chances to catch Lucinda Williams at a club like the 9:30 don’t come around to often. Sure, she plays plenty of intimate theaters, and a place like Wolf Trap in mid-summer is well-suited to some of her breezier, loping tunes. But about halfway through last night’s set (the first of a two night stand),…
When Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Ian Hunter, Son Volt, and Calexico make a record to save your life, you’ve achieved icon status in the music world. Yet despite his performing in bands since the ’70s and solo since the early ’90s, Texas-native Alejandro Escovedo is hardly a household name for those who appreciate roots music. And he rarely sells out East Coast shows. But things are changing. Over the course of the past several months,…
A day late, but no tickets short. The 9:30 Club finally released its grip on a slew of sought after tickets yesterday (no, not Death Cab). Spit shine your credit card and get yours before they’re gone. >> Run – don’t walk – for indie rock. The Decemberists’ Picaresque has been one of the most talked about albums of 2005, and they’re bringing their tales of pirate ships and barrow boys to the 9:30…
MONDAY: >>Lucinda Williams brings her raspy voice to the D.C. tonight. Her Tom Petty-inspired brand of roots rock can be heard on her latest album, Live At The Fillmore. Or you can catch the real thing tonight at the 9:30 Club. $35, 7:30. >>Grab your Coke, gel your hair, and spend the evening with the man who made teenagers and soccer moms wear out their voting fingers in 2003. Clay Aiken at Wolf Trap, $25…
If female folk-inspired singer-songwriters are your thing, now’s the time to start planning your weekend: Dar Williams will be at the Birchmere in Alexandria on Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. $27.50 Lucinda Williams is at the 9:30 Club this Saturday at 7:30 p.m., $25 (Unfortunately this Wednesday’s Sonic Youth show is sold out)…
8/10 – Projekt Revolution: Linkin Park, Korn, Snoop Dogg, and the Used – Nissan Pavilion – 2 p.m. – $35-$49.50 8/10 – Alanis Morissette and Barenaked Ladies – Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7 p.m. – $25-$49.50 8/10 – O.A.R. – Wolftrap, 7 p.m., $25-$32 8/11 – Jimmy Cliff – The State Theater (Falls Church), 8:30 p.m. – $29 8/11 – Sarah McLachlan – Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. – $35-$55 8/12 – Bob Dylan & Willie…