Readers’ rediscoveries
In response to my article about neglected composers, readers wrote, Tweeted, and posted on Facebook with their own suggestions of composers you may not have heard of who are worth a listen.
A tale of two organs
How the Canadian firm of Casavant Freres ended up delivering two organs this summer to our nation’s capital.
Kennedy Center gets a new sound
A long-awaited symphonic organ brings to the venue “a sound that’s never been heard in this city before.”
Corb Lund’s ‘Cabin Fever’: Mixing honky-tonk and misfit folk
Corb Lund’s “Cabin Fever” is a doozy — a soft-hearted, ice-pick-eyed album that toggles between old-school honky-tonk and rambling, misfit folk.
Rediscoveries, indeed
Anne Midgette weighs in on neglected composers whose work is resurrected on CD; plus, a harpsichord competition and links to other reviews.
Overlooked and under-heard
More and more, musicians are recording works by composers you’ve never heard of. But is it actually making a dent in the listening habits of the concert-going public?
Fifty shades of Grace Potter
On her first stadium tour, perennial up-and-comer pulls from her roots but isn’t afraid to get rowdy.
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Blackberry Smoke’s ‘Whippoorwill’: Gritty realism and country charm
Blackberry Smoke’s third album, “The Whippoorwill,” contains enough signifiers to let listeners know this is a down-home Dixie affair but easily escapes self-parody.
Corb Lund’s ‘Cabin Fever’: Mixing honky-tonk and misfit folk
Corb Lund’s “Cabin Fever” is a doozy — a soft-hearted, ice-pick-eyed album that toggles between old-school honky-tonk and rambling, misfit folk.
2 Chainz’s ‘Based on a T.R.U. Story’: Irresistible hip-hop
2 Chainz’s debut studio album, “Based on a T.R.U. Story,” serves as a master class in mainstream hip-hop success.
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A voice that transports Metro riders
Hisham Breedlove sings falsetto in the Court House Metro station to make ends meet, and that led him to college and Carnegie Hall.
Herbie Hancock at the Capital Jazz Fest
The legendary keyboardist and his bandmates headlined the festival opener at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Friday.
The world is their concert stage
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