
Vandaveer will be playing at the 930 Listening Room on Friday, June 5, 2009. Jamie Barnes and Judd & Maggie are also on the bill. Judging by the flyer, Jamie may be the headliner. Tickets are just $5 bucks. Doors at 7:30pm. It is an all ages show. Vandaveer- However Many Takes it Takes Vandaveer's Tour Schedule 5/22 – Arlington, VA – IOTA Club & Cafe ~ [...]

Thursday feels like the real first day of the festival, which is no surprise really, considering the fact that there are fifteen different showcases for you to choose from, or hop in between. Yes, FIFTEEN. It's enough to make your head spin, which is one of the main reasons I decided to do these showcase-by-showcase preview posts in the first place. This is going to be a night of tough decisions no matter what your tastes in music veer towards - you've got several different brands of rock and singer-songwriter stuff to choose from. [...]

The last day of January has some quality shows for you. Here in Baltimore the Ottobar is hosting Judd & Maggie's CD release party with performances by Steve Hefter and Friends of Friends, Carousel Rogues, and Harrison Hudson. In Philly you can catch Lupe Fiasco at the Fillmore or head on over to the Khyber to see C Rayz Walz, Reef The Lost Cauze, Viro the Virus, and more. In VA, Thao with The Get Down Stay Down is having their CD release at IOTA with David Shultz and [...]

If you're like me, there's nothing a good show can't cure. The only problem is when there is multiple good shows on the same night. That's the case today. In Baltimore, home town heroes Lake Trout take on the Ottobar with Gunwife Gone and Cocos Palme. Down the road at the Talking Head , Judd and Maggie play with Water School, Steve Hefter & Friends of Friends, and Quick Step John. You couldn't ask for a better show at the Black Cat in DC where Hammer No More The Fingers [...]

Judd & Maggie are another act on the Next Big Nashville lineup that managed to grab my attention with a single song. I discovered "Sleep Interrupted" on a promotional website and the tune, taken from 2003's Concentrate , was the perfect introduction to the brother/sister duo's sweet sound. " Sleep Interrupted " " Hunger " The siblings are relatively recent Nashville transplants, and they've been hard at work this summer renovating a house in East Nashville and recording a new album. Hopefully we'll all be hearing [...]

When I was younger, I always fantasized about having a GF who could sing, and sing well. I'm not really sure why, I've never really given it much thought. It just seems real sexy. The Top Ten Tracks Sung By Female Artists On My iTunes: ...in no particular order. [...]