A few months ago, a tour announcement stopped me in my tracks.

I believe we could all learn a lot from Kabi Nagata’s endlessly personal, yet universal autobiographical manga, My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness (2016).

This past Saturday night, attendees of Ryan Beatty’s D.C. stop in the Arms Over Armor Tour at the Lincoln Theatre received an invitation into the studio with him and the band in an authentic, no-frills show that brought warmth to a rainy evening.

Sludge metal band Mastodon created a masterpiece of visual and musical storytelling at the Anthem last Friday.

There was something special about hearing the opening lines to “Lemon Tree” under the domed amphitheater at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Though we were racing to our seats as the show started, the sunset behind us and Mt. Joy coming out in front of us made it hard to feel any stress.

Last Friday, Australian EDM pair Empire of the Sun (EOS) performed at Merriweather Post Pavilion with openers Polo & Pan and Midnight Generation.

For a man so small in stature, Gregory Alan Isakov had a mighty presence when he performed at Wolf Trap on August 26.

Last week, Kentucky-born rapper Jack Harlow travelled to DC on tour for his newly-released album Monica and performed at The Anthem, his first concert in the city in six years.

Gipsy Kings, featuring original frontman Nicolas Reyes, took stage at Vienna’s Filene Center at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts last Sunday in a crisp and lighthearted night at the venue.

This past Tuesday, I spent the evening likely the closest I’ll ever be to an A-List actor watching alternative rock band Dogstar perform at the 9:30 Club.