Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • Dance for Youth

    By on September 8, 2011

    ''Many people are living the dream, but in other areas we're still working to progress,'' says Steven Wilson. After the unveiling of the new Martin...

  • 9/11-related theater: Rep Stage’s The Guys

    By on September 7, 2011

    Rep Stage offers performances of Anne Nelson’s The Guys as part of its ancillary Salon Series. The Guys focuses on a New York fire captain,...

  • BSO’s Season Preview

    By on September 7, 2011

    Marin Alsop leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and cellist Dariusz Skoraczewski in a Season Preview concert, with excerpts from the new season. Among the highlights:...

  • Mose Allison at Blues Alley

    By on September 3, 2011

    A major influence on many musicians over the last half-century, including Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt and Elvis Costello, Mose Allison‘s pioneering blend of jazz and...

  • Kennedy Center’s Page to Stage Festival

    By on September 3, 2011

    Now in its tenth year, this three-day event offers free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals being developed by more than 40 area...

  • North by Northwest at AFI’s Silver

    By on September 3, 2011

    The American Film Institute’s Silver Theatre concludes its three-part series this year exploring the works of Alfred Hitchcock with one of the film auteur’s finest...

  • Review: The Hold Steady at the 9:30 Club

    By on September 2, 2011

    Everybody goes to a concert to sing along with the band. But when crowds pack in to see The Hold Steady, they belt. The Brooklyn...

  • Arrive in style to Merriweather Post — via Rock & Bus

    By on September 1, 2011

    Merriweather Post Pavilion is partnering with Rock & Bus to cart fans to and from the Columbia, Md., concert destination. But that’s just part of...

  • Erasure is coming to the 9:30 Club

    By on August 31, 2011

    Formed 26 years ago, Erasure helped pioneer the sound of electronica and dance music that is once again ruling today’s pop charts. With a sense...

  • Funny Business

    By on August 31, 2011

    Gay comedy in D.C. has a new and improved home. ''We're hoping that it catches on like the shows we used to do in the...

  • Midnight Madness

    By on August 31, 2011

    Paul Klein didn't have a clue about Clue. ''The one I had no idea we were supposed to love was Clue,'' Klein says, about gay...

  • Pioneering Pop

    By on August 31, 2011

    Andy Bell is feeling his age. ''I love Beyoncé and Rihanna and stuff, but it's so hyper, everything,'' says the 47-year-old. ''You kind of feel...

  • Lyrically LuPone

    By on August 31, 2011

    ''I've had an affinity with gay people since I was like, 6 years old,'' Patti LuPone says. ''The person I've known the longest, I knew...

  • Tom Morello’s softer side

    By on August 31, 2011

    The guitarist for hardcore rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, Tom Morello has toned things down considerably with his new acoustic solo act...

  • The Black Cat turns 18 with a rock bash

    By on August 31, 2011

    The Black Cat celebrates 18 years of business with performances by a slew of local bands, including the Max Levine Ensemble, Garland of Hours, Booze...