Latest from Chris RichardsMusicReviewKendrick Lamar’s new album feels vulnerable and virtuosicWith “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” the generational rap star makes the narrative details feel intimate and overwhelming.May 16, 2022Going Out GuideThe best things to do in the D.C. area the week of May 12-18Catch the return of a popular drive-in movie series and the European Union Open House, and snag tickets for next week’s Jazz in the Garden.May 12, 2022MusicHologram is mapping out a new hardcore head spaceThe visceral and vivid D.C. hardcore band headlines Slash Run on May 13.May 11, 2022Going Out GuideThe best things to do in the D.C. area the week of April 28-May 4This weekend brings the reopening of Glen Echo Park's carousel, the debut of the Project Glow festival, and the return of neighborhood book and music festivals.April 28, 2022MusicReviewStraw Man Army’s clear-eyed punk songs look hard into a dark futureThe New York punk duo’s timely new album, “SOS,” refuses to sink into despairApril 26, 2022MusicPerspectiveAs Jason Aldean plays to the right, his sound takes a quiet left turnThe country star once said talking politics was a “no win” for artists like him. Then everything changed — including his music. April 22, 2022MusicGet ready for Asesinato, because they won’tThe purposely unrehearsed hardcore band brings its feral sound to Slash Run.April 20, 2022MusicPerspectiveListening again to a bloated list of Grammy nominees for album of the yearThe Recording Academy upped the number of nominees from eight to 10, eroding the prestige of what was once the night’s top prize.March 31, 2022MusicPerspectiveTaylor Hawkins understood rock-and-roll as a joyful noiseThe Foo Fighters drummer — who has died at 50 — often wore a smile as big as his soundMarch 26, 2022MusicPerspectiveGoonew made rap music feel timeless in his own wayThe Maryland rapper — who was killed Friday — was innovative and influentialMarch 19, 2022Load more