Tag: live music
Vanessa Carlton to play the Birchmere
By Olivia Anderson| [email protected]
Vanessa Carlton took the music scene by storm in the early 2000s, as a young pianist armed with a catalog of...
My View with Denise Dunbar: Gary Oelze – An appreciation
By Denise Dunbar
When my husband and I entered the Birchmere one evening in early 1993 to hear one of our favorite artists, Jerry Jeff...
Birchmere owner Gary Oelze dies at 80
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
Gary Oelze, who owned and founded the acclaimed Birchmere music hall, died on Monday of congestive heart failure. He was...
The Zappa Band plays The Birchmere
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
One word to describe the late musician Frank Zappa is eccentric. Another might be irreverent, avant-garde or even kooky. But...
Port City Flavor: Easy on the ears
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
While some people like a quiet ambiance for their dining experience, others enjoy unobtrusive live background music with their evening...
The Four Bitchin’ Babes return to The Birchmere
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
A concert by the Four Bitchin’ Babes is equal parts folk festival, stand-up comedy revue and sleepover with your best friends....
Striking the right chord with the Alexandria Harmonizers
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Experiencing an Alexandria Harmonizers rehearsal is like experiencing the burst of energy that comes after that first sip of morning coffee:...
Musician Suzanne Vega on the pandemic, songwriting and her upcoming tour
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
Few musicians are as strongly associated with New York City as Suzanne Vega, who grew up in the city and played...
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra prepares for grand return
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
After a year away from concert stages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra is finally preparing to raise...
Outdoor classical music concert series finds a way forward for live...
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Where did all the music go?
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Northern Virginia in March, it was followed by a deafening...
