all photos by Glenn Cook Patterson Hood and John Moreland at the Birchmere Patterson Hood and JohnMoreland are co-headlining together on their tour through the Northeast and Midwest, and the experience of seeing their show is like being wrapped in a dual atmosphere, one like a deeply poetic coin with two distinct sides. At the […]
Patterson Hood and John Moreland at the Ram’s Head in Annapolis Patterson Hood and John Moreland write very different kinds of songs. Hood looks outward, telling stories about the world around him, while Moreland looks inward, tracing the quiet fault lines of his own life. Sunday’s double-bill at Ram’s Head On Stage in Annapolis demonstrated […]
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Favorite Albums of 2025 – Editor’s Pick What defines a great album? When you’re several songs in and your mind is still exploding, you’re still groovin’, or turning it up and leaning in to listen closer? Lots of albums have that one incredibly great song, or two, or three. But for a favorite album you’ll […]
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Favorite Albums of February 2025 You voted! And now the results from the readers’ vote for favorite albums of February 2025 releases are in! Congratulations top ten! What a great bunch of albums this month! Check out the list just to see what else was new, too. The top five will be featured in our […]
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Patterson Hood – Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams Southern Ghosts and Fading Echoes: Patterson Hood’s Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams In case it’s not obvious from the title, Patterson Hood’s new solo album, Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams, is an unusual record. It’s also a remarkable one – moving, powerful, sad, uplifting, and more. Best […]
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Today’s concert goers crave community and connection. They are getting their fix in a plethora of new or revitalized venues across DC. The Wharf’s Pearl Street Warehouse and Union Stage are two such examples. In music venues such as these, the fractured and divisive rhetoric so prevalent in the city as a whole gives way […]
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