Waylon Wyatt charms at Atlantis
The young recording artist is currently on tour promoting his EP Country music is in good hands with Gen Z. Waylon Wyatt showcased as much during his set at the Atlantis in DC on Tuesday night (Sept 16th). Wyatt, a…
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Little Big Town plays career-spanning set on 25th anniversary summer tour
Country Music Hall of Famer Wynonna supports on the trek Little Big Town–consisting of Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman, and Philip Sweet–continued the yearlong celebration of their 25th anniversary with a stop on their summer tour at Jiffy Lube…
Ruben Studdard wows Birchmere crowd to celebrate his birthday
The R&B star played before a packed house in Alexandria, VA Ruben Studdard wowed with his voice and stories at the DMV stop on his Masterpiece tour. The second-ever winner of American Idol celebrated the eve of his 47th birthday…
Cynthia Erivo showcases her ‘Wicked’ talent at Wolf Trap symphony show
The Broadway and movie icon was joined by the National Symphony Orchestra for a night of standards and surprises Cynthia Erivo’s soul radiated across Wolf Trap on Sunday (Sept 7th) at the last of two open-air shows with the National…
John Legend celebrates two decades as prince of R&B with tour
Legend released his debut album 20 years ago, but he started making his mark well before anyone knew his name Wednesday night (Sept 3rd) was a gorgeous night to Get Lifted with John Legend. It was his second of two…
Kansas, 38 Special celebrate 50 years of music at MGM National Harbor
Jefferson Starship, also celebrating five decades, opened the hits-packed evening Three iconic bands joined together for one nostalgic night of rock and roll at MGM National Harbor in Washington, D.C. on Sunday (Aug 24th). Kansas and .38 Special co-headlined the…
Bailey Zimmerman grows into his fame on New to Country Tour
The country star recently sold out Richmond, VA’s newest concert venue “Country music superstar” was not on Bailey Zimmerman’s dream job list. A fact he made abundantly clear in early interviews, to the point that one wondered if he had…
Billy Idol is ‘Still Dancing’ on tour this summer
The punk rocker put on a “White Wedding” for fans Billy Idol bounded onto the stage at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Friday night (Aug 22nd) with his new single “Still Dancing,” a guitar-and-drum driving meta-take on his decades of giving…
‘How Sweet It Is’ that James Taylor is touring again this summer
Taylor delivered a set of hits during his first of three nights in the DC area James Taylor shrugged self-deprecatingly as he made his way from the dark corner of the bare stage to the spotlit stool at the center…
Train pulls into Wolf Trap as part of summer tour
The hot making group is on tour with Edwin McCain Adult-contemporary rock group Train brought an energetic 90-minute set of hits and covers to Wolf Trap on Wednesday (Aug 20th). Frontman Pat Monahan was in high spirits and great voice…