''Sometimes I'll look into the audience and I'll see people crying,'' says Suzanne Vega. ''Or I'll talk to someone after the show and they tell...
Get comfortable. Maybe in your couch or favorite chair. I'd recommend organic snacks. A beer, if you're so inclined. And only once you're truly settled...
DC's Different Drummers: Symphonic Band (Photo by Rob Mesite) Have you ever seen classical musicians lip-synch to pop songs – in drag? ''You're seeing members...
Forget death and taxes -- the two biggest constants in our world are heartache and the classic sound of Nashville. Luckily for us -- though...
It's impossible to discuss St. Vincent -- the recording project of 29-year-old guitar goddess Annie Clark -- without bringing up dichotomies. The postpunk powerhouse combines...
Tom Nichols is moving to the next stage, literally and figuratively. After years as CFO of the World Wildlife Fund and African Wildlife Foundation, he...
Why have all the lesbians gone to Alexandria? That may be the question on many minds next weekend, when the Birchmere hosts a couple shows...
''In the '80s, I was a synth-pop boy,'' says Richard Chartier. ''I was very into that.'' But unlike many or even most synth-pop fans, the...
Is Andy Bell over electronic music? ''Then I go insane, I'm bored of this modern town,'' Erasure's gay frontman sings on one track of the...
The D.C. gay barkeep and waiters were not pleased with Tori Amos. '''What is this rock-and-roll white trash look?''' Amos recalls them asking of her...
During most days, Dr. Joel Ang's primary concern is managing his patients' care, specializing in HIV and family care at Q Street MDs. But sutures...
Eric Himan covers more ground on his new album, Supposed Unknown, than any of his previous sets. And yet, the strapping gay singer-songwriter still can't...
''Hey baby, what's your hurry? Relax and don't you worry,'' Barbra Streisand sings on her new album. ''We're gonna fall in love.'' Honestly, when was...
Eric Hilton leads a double life. In the past few years, Hilton has become a key, if quiet, figure in D.C. nightlife -- a partner...
In one Greek myth, Hercules is overcome with emotion at permanently losing the young Hylas to nymphs. The question is: Was Hercules Hylas's father, or...