Latest from Chris Richards
You’ll never guess who leads this year’s Grammy noms! (Just kidding, it’s Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.)
In a year of reinvention, the Recording Academy fails to reimagine who deserves a Grammy.
  • Nov 24, 2020
Raheem DeVaughn wants to know what’s going on
The R&B mainstay’s new album pays tribute to Marvin Gaye by aiming to continue his work.
  • Nov 18, 2020
Maybe go stare at a tree and listen to Anna von Hausswolff play the pipe organ
In overwhelming times, the Swedish composer’s pared-down sound feels larger than life.
  • Nov 12, 2020
In the streets and online, go-go’s drumbeat for social change remains a constant
Even with the local nightlife on hold, D.C.’s native funk music feels as resonant as ever.
  • Sep 18, 2020
Toots Hibbert helped give reggae its name, its sound and its enduring grace
The renowned singer of Toots and Maytals has died at 77.
  • Sep 12, 2020
For these jazz drummers, time is a flat circle (with a skin across the top)
Makaya McCraven’s and Gerald Cleaver’s latest releases might spring you from your temporal prison.
  • Sep 1, 2020
What does ‘local music’ mean in a quarantined DMV?
New recordings from Sneaks, Carmen Canedo, Pig Destroyer, Glia and more.
  • Aug 27, 2020
As the world burns, Julia Reidy is making music you can see
The Australian guitarist’s new album is rich, ravishing and highly evocative.
  • Aug 21, 2020
That voice inside your head is Billie Eilish telling you to vote
How the precocious popstar aced her performance at the Democratic National Convention
  • Aug 20, 2020
Lil Baby’s inside voice is the sound of a restless American summer
Rap’s introspective new superstar sinks deeper into himself.
  • Aug 5, 2020
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