Rising to the occasion
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(Chris Lee)
Beset by financial woes, the bankrupt Philadelphia Orchestra was triumphant in its program at the Kennedy Center.
‘Seven Songs’ is fine, not fantastic
(Saara Vuorjoki)
“Seven Songs for Planet Earth,” the new work by Olli Kortekangas, was a perfect example of a work tailor-made for its performers and its occasion.
Gaga’s preaching to bored choir
(Courtesy of Interscope Records)
Lady Gaga’s second full-length album, “Born This Way,” finds pop’s most enthralling figure preening in a maze of drab melodies.
‘Seven Songs for Planet Earth’
Sunday sees the unveiling of Olli Kortekangas’s third and biggest-yet American commission.
Too cute Tune-Yards at Red Palace
(Josh Sisk / FTWP)
Merrill Garbus, better known as Tune-Yards, deflated her prickly puzzle-songs with carefree smiles and lockstep whimsy.
‘Self Made Vol. 1’
Washington’s Wale may have finally found his perfect role: supporting voice in a stable of rappers, the newly formed Maybach Music Group.
‘Demolished Thoughts’
So delicately strummed, so finely wrought and lovely, the latest from Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore might as well be called “Mellow Gold.”
‘This Is Country Music’
If someone’s going to define country music, why not Brad Paisley, with his soothing voice and utterly adorable love songs?
Going Out Guide: Upcoming events
Big Band JAM, Davila 666, Kylie Minogue and many more to make appearances in the D.C. area.
- Quick spins: Brad Paisley, Maybach Music Group, Thurston Moore
- Sugarland’s quirky surprise
- Sony hacked in Greece, Japan
- The Dismemberment Plan to release live album; Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” available for a buck; Listen to sets from “Our Band Could Be Your Life” concert
- As Bob Dylan turns 70, recognizing Bob Dylans around the world
Jiffy Lube Live bans tailgating
Tailgating has been banned at the Bristow venue in an effort to stem drunken driving, according to its general manager.
Smithsonian lands the Mothership
The 1990s replica of the stage prop will go to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Music review
What soprano Sarah Coburn offered was less an opera singer’s recital than that of a talented student.
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