August 1 – Paul McCartney @ Fed Ex Field, MD
August 1 – Kevin Hart @ DC Improv, DC – SOLD OUT
August 2 – Darryl Hall & John Oats @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
August 2 – Jazmine Sullivan @ 9:30 Club, DC
August 2 – Kevin Hart @ DC Improv, DC – SOLD OUT
August 2 – Darryl Hall and John Oats @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
August 4 – Asher Roth and Kid Cudi @ Rams Head Live, MD
August 4 – American Idols Live Tour @ Verizon Center, DC
August 5 – American Idols Live: Tour 2009 @ 1st Mariner Arena, MD
August 5 – Asher Roth & Kid Cudi w/ B.o.B, 88-Keys @ 9:30 Club, DC
August 7 – America’s Most Wanted Music Festival featuring Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy, Drake @ Nissan Pavilion, VA
August 7 – The Neville Brothers @ Rams Head Tavern, MD
August 8 – Tracy Chapmas @ 9:30 Club, DC
August 8 – Keith Sweat featuring Noel Gourdin @ Lyric Opera House, MD
August 8 – Summer Spirit Festival featuring Erykah Badu, Raphael Saadiq, Mike Epps, Chrisette Michele, Chuck Brown, The Foreign Exchange @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, MD
August 9 – Johnny Mathis @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
August 9 – The Neville Brothers @ Birchmere, VA
August 9 – Tracy Chapman @ Rams Head Live, MD
August 9 – Eric Benet, Mint Condition & Ruben Studdard @ DAR Constitution Hall, DC
August 9 - Mos Def Presents: The Ecstatic Tour featuring Mos Def produced by Garden Grown and Guerilla Union w/ Jay Electronica @ 9:30 Club, DC
August 11 – Twenty Years High and Rising Tour featuring De La Soul backed by the Rhythm Roots Allstars @ 9:30 Club, DC
August 12 – Smokey Robinson @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
August 12 – De La Soul @ Rams Head Live, MD
August 13 – Bill Cosby @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
August 14 – Comcast Outdoor Film Festival – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button @ Strathmore, MD
August 15 – Comcast Outdoor Film Festival – The Dark Knight @ Strathmore, MD
August 15 – The Temptations, The Four Tops @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
August 15 – Stone Soul Picnic featuring Chuck Brown, Chico Debarge, Rueben Studdard, Ginuwine, Mary Mary, Heavy D @ RFK Stadium, DC
August 16 – Laura Izibor @ Birchmere, VA
August 16 – Comcast Outdoor Film Festival – Kung-Fu Panda @ Strathmore, MD
August 17 – Comcast Outdoor Film Festival - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull @ Strathmore, MD
August 18 – Comcast Outdoor Film Festival – Singing in the Rain @ Strathmore, MD
August 19 – Comcast Outdoor Film Festival – Twilight @ Strathmore, MD
August 20 – Avant @ Birchmere, VA
August 20 - Baltimore Magazine's Best of Baltimore Party @ Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, MD
August 20 – Comcast Outdoor Film Festival – Slumdog Millionaire @ Strathmore, MD
August 21 – Comcast Outdoor Film Festival – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa @ Strathmore, MD
August 21 – Peaches and Herb @ Blues Alley, DC
August 21 – Walter Beasley @ Birchmere, VA
August 21 - Boney James, Grainger @ Carter Barron Amphitheatre, DC
August 21 – Wandy Sykes @ Warner Theatre, DC
August 22 – Peaches and Herb @ Blues Alley, DC
August 22 – Wandy Sykes @ Warner Theatre, DC
August 23 – The Beach Boys @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
August 23 – Avant @ Rams Head Tavern, MD
August 23 – The Contagious Tour featuring Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser & Duane Stephenson @ Crossroads Nightclub, MD
August 25 – The Black Crowes @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
August 27 – KC and the Sunshine Band @ Rams Head Live, MD
August 28 – 5th Annual DC Poetry in the Park, Special Guest Gil Scott Heron @ Carter Barron Amphitheatre, DC
August 28 – The Lord of the Rings-The Two Towers, Complete Film in HD!, Live Orchestra, Chorus, and Soloists - U.S. Premiere @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
August 29 – The Lord of the Rings-The Two Towers, Complete Film in HD!, Live Orchestra, Chorus, and Soloists - U.S. Premiere @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
August 29 – Kim Waters @ Birchmere, VA
August 30 – BB King @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
August 30 – Reggae Summerfest featuring I-Wayne, Cocoa Tea, Marcia Griffiths, Mahmoud Ahmed, Jovi Rockwell and many more @ City Center, DC
August 30 – An evening with the Black Crowes @ Rams Head Live, MD
August 31 – ROCK THE BELLS Presents Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli + Hi-Tek), Slaughterhouse, Slum Village, Supernatural. Hosted by Pete Rock @ 9:30 Club, DC
August 31 – An Intimate Evening with Teena Marie @ Birchmere, VA
Friday, July 24, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Rock the Bells Festival 2009 Review
I attended the Rock the Bells Festival 2009 (RTB) at Merriweather Post Pavilion (MPP) on Sunday July 12, 2009. I got to the show around 2:30pm/3pm as I was not really interested in seeing The Knux, Chali 2na, K'naan or some of the others, even though I did see some no-name performers last year. I didn't really get a chance to listen to some of the no-names this year before going to the show, hence why I did not go early this year.
First things first, at the entrance to MPP, people were being told that they could not bring in lawn chairs or backpacks - a decision made by the production people at RTB not Merriweather, so a lot of people had to walk all the way back to their cars or homes to take back their chairs/backpacks - I was one of them. It would have been nice to know this information before even heading to the festival, but I found out from a few people that work for MPP that they were just informed of the change that morning. We were also informed once we got there, that Damian Marley was not performing due to a family emergency - I was so looking forward to hear him perform.
First, I went and bought a RTB shirt and yes, I bought a backpack as well - I had to put all those things I was carrying into something. You best believe I will be sporting that RTB backpack wherever I go - can't pay all that money for a bag and not use it.
I was able to see the group Tech N9NE which was good. Next up was Talib Kweli and his group Reflection Eternal, then Common which was great. Common did a song with Talib Kweli on stage that I liked. Big Boi was next, but I didn't really see his performance - Outkast without Andre 3000 is just not the same. The Roots was great as always, although they didn't do too many songs that I knew. Next up was Busta Rhymes - I knew he was coming when I saw the "Flipmode" bus pull up while The Roots was performing. Busta & Spliff held it down and had the crowd roaring. Raekwon walked on to their set while Busta was performing. As I waited for Nas to perform, both KRS-One and Supernatural came on stage to spit some lyrics - between listening to the two, I would have to vote for Supernatural as he took the cake. Last up was Nas who always hold his own when he performs. In the middle of his set, he brought up AZ that did a song with him, Styles P who did a few songs and Pharoah Monarch who did a few as well. Nas continued to do his thing afterwards and I enjoyed it. I actually left the show a little early as I had seen Nas last year twice (once was at the Rock the Bells Festival 2008). Overall, I would have to say that the RTB show this year was good, but for me it was not great. I will still attend the show the next time they come back to the area as for me, I will take Hip Hop any day over the stuff they now play on the radio.
All in all, the people I saw for the day were - Tech N9NE, Talib Kweli, Reflection Eternal, Common, Big Boi, The Roots, Busta Rhymes, Spliff, Nas, KRS-One, Supernatural, DJ Dummy (Common's DJ), DJ Green Lantern (Nas's DJ), DJ Radio Rock, Pete Rock (of PR & CL Smooth), Raekwon, Styles P, AZ, Pharoah Monarch.
First things first, at the entrance to MPP, people were being told that they could not bring in lawn chairs or backpacks - a decision made by the production people at RTB not Merriweather, so a lot of people had to walk all the way back to their cars or homes to take back their chairs/backpacks - I was one of them. It would have been nice to know this information before even heading to the festival, but I found out from a few people that work for MPP that they were just informed of the change that morning. We were also informed once we got there, that Damian Marley was not performing due to a family emergency - I was so looking forward to hear him perform.
First, I went and bought a RTB shirt and yes, I bought a backpack as well - I had to put all those things I was carrying into something. You best believe I will be sporting that RTB backpack wherever I go - can't pay all that money for a bag and not use it.
I was able to see the group Tech N9NE which was good. Next up was Talib Kweli and his group Reflection Eternal, then Common which was great. Common did a song with Talib Kweli on stage that I liked. Big Boi was next, but I didn't really see his performance - Outkast without Andre 3000 is just not the same. The Roots was great as always, although they didn't do too many songs that I knew. Next up was Busta Rhymes - I knew he was coming when I saw the "Flipmode" bus pull up while The Roots was performing. Busta & Spliff held it down and had the crowd roaring. Raekwon walked on to their set while Busta was performing. As I waited for Nas to perform, both KRS-One and Supernatural came on stage to spit some lyrics - between listening to the two, I would have to vote for Supernatural as he took the cake. Last up was Nas who always hold his own when he performs. In the middle of his set, he brought up AZ that did a song with him, Styles P who did a few songs and Pharoah Monarch who did a few as well. Nas continued to do his thing afterwards and I enjoyed it. I actually left the show a little early as I had seen Nas last year twice (once was at the Rock the Bells Festival 2008). Overall, I would have to say that the RTB show this year was good, but for me it was not great. I will still attend the show the next time they come back to the area as for me, I will take Hip Hop any day over the stuff they now play on the radio.
All in all, the people I saw for the day were - Tech N9NE, Talib Kweli, Reflection Eternal, Common, Big Boi, The Roots, Busta Rhymes, Spliff, Nas, KRS-One, Supernatural, DJ Dummy (Common's DJ), DJ Green Lantern (Nas's DJ), DJ Radio Rock, Pete Rock (of PR & CL Smooth), Raekwon, Styles P, AZ, Pharoah Monarch.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Events in July 2009
June 30 to Aug 9 – Musical Color Purple @ Kennedy Center Opera House, DC
July 2 – Chuck Brown @ Zanzibar Nightclub, DC
July 2 – Tony Bennett @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
July 3 – Jah Works @ Hula's Bungalow, MD
July 3 – African American Heritage Festival featuring Raheem DeVaughn, Teena Marie, Chubb Rock, Rob Base @ Camden Yards, MD
July 4 – African American Heritage Festival featuring Tony, Toni, Tone, En Vogue, Eric Roberson, Angela Johnson, Anthony David @ Camden Yards, MD
July 5 – Gladys Knight @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
July 5 – Image Band @ Georgetown Summer Concert, MD
July 5 – Marcus Johnson @ Rams Head Tavern, MD
July 5 – African American Heritage Festival featuring Anita Baker, Fertile Ground @ Camden Yards, MD
July 6 to 12 – Hip Hop Theatre Festival – go to www.hhtf.org for more info
July 7 to Aug 2 – Musical Spring Awakening @ Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre, DC
July 8 – Tony Terry @ Blues Alley, DC
July 8 – Les Nubians @ Birchmere, VA
July 8 – Who’s Bad: The World's #1 Michael Jackson Tribute Band @ Rams Head Live, MD
July 9 – Alex Bugnon & Paul Taylor @ Birchmere, VA
July 10 – Washington Post Weekend's Weekends Neo Soul Night featuring Fertile Ground, Wayna, Deborah Bond, Tamika Jones @ Carter Barron Amphitheatre, DC
July 10 – David Alan Grier @ Rams Head Live, MD
July 10 – Alex Bugnon & Paul Taylor @ Rams Head Tavern, MD
July 11 – Chuck Brown @ Rams Head Tavern, MD
July 11 – Barrington Levy, Rising Sun Reggae Band @ Zanzibar Nightclub, DC
July 11 – Ashford & Simpson, Al Johnson @ Carter Barron Amphitheatre, DC
July 12 – Rock the Bells Festival featuring NAS & Damian Marley, The Roots, Common, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, KRS-One, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek), Tech N9ne, RZA vs. GZA, Raekwon, K'naan, Sage Francis, Slaughterhouse (Joe Budden, Royce da 5'9", Joel Ortiz, and Crooked I), Buckshot, M.O.P., Necro, Slum Village, Eyedea & Abilities, Evidence & Alchemist, The Knux, Psycho Realm, Mystik Journeymen, Chali 2na, Mickey Factz, B. Dolan, Tabi Bonney. Hosted by: KRS-One, Supernatural, Murs, and Pete Rock @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, MD
July 12 – Reggae 2009! A Moment in Time Beres Hammond, Culture featuring Kenyatta Hill & Lenya Wilks, Harmony House Singers, Harmony House Musicians @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
July 12 – Kindred The Family Soul @ Birchmere, VA
July 12 – Jamaica Outdoor Reggae Festival featuring Tinga Stewart, Frankie Paul, King Yellow Man, Leroy Sibbles, Professor Nuts, Storm reggae band, Jah Works, Image Band, Yard Link, Rising Sun reggae band @ Anne Arundel County Fair Ground, MD
July 15 - Russ Parr Presents Something like a Business Comedy Show featuring Kevin Hart, Lazee Lamont, Leslie, D. Rawling and C. Spencer and many more @ Lincoln Theatre
July 16 – Jah Works @ Seacrets, MD
July 16 – Marcus Johnson Project @ Blues Alley, DC
July 17 – Jah Works @ Seacrets, MD
July 17 – Oleta Adams @ Birchmere, VA
July 17 – John Legend, India Arie, Vaughn Anthony @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, MD
July 17 – Marcus Johnson Project @ Blues Alley, DC
July 18 – Jah Works @ Seacrets, MD
July 18 – Marcus Johnson Project @ Blues Alley, DC
July 18 – Joe, Chico DeBarge, Be’la Dona @ Carter Barron Amphitheatre, DC
July 18 – Oleta Adams @ Rams Head Tavern, MD
July 18 – Reggae Wine Festival @ Linganore Winery, MD
July 19 – Marcus Johnson Project @ Blues Alley, DC
July 19 – Reggae on the Harbor "Three Generations of Ska" featuring Toots and the Maytals, Reel Big Fish, The English Beat, Super Villains, DJ Baltimojo, and more @ Pier Six Pavilion
July 19 – Reggae Wine Festival @ Linganore Winery, MD
July 22 – Toots & the Maytals @ 9:30 Club, DC
July 24 – The Footprint In Hip Hop Tour featuring Method Man, Redman and Ghostface Killah @ 9:30 Club, DC
July 25 – Ohio Players, SOS Band, "Mousey" Thompson and the James Brown Experience @ Carter Barron Amphitheatre, DC
July 26 – Earl Klugh @ Rams Head Tavern, MD
July 27 – Afro Bop Alliance @ Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, DC
July 29 – Method Man, Redman and Ghostface Killah @ Rams Head Live, MD
July 30 – Jodi Watley @ Birchmere, VA
July 30 – Kevin Hart @ DC Improv
July 30 – Beres Hammond & Culture @ Rams Head Live, MD
July 31 – Kevin Hart @ DC Improv
July 31 – The Comedic Stimulus Package Concert starring Bruce Bruce and Deray Davis @ The Hippodrome Theatre, MD
July 31 – Cedric the Entertainer @ Lyric Opera House, MD
July 2 – Chuck Brown @ Zanzibar Nightclub, DC
July 2 – Tony Bennett @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
July 3 – Jah Works @ Hula's Bungalow, MD
July 3 – African American Heritage Festival featuring Raheem DeVaughn, Teena Marie, Chubb Rock, Rob Base @ Camden Yards, MD
July 4 – African American Heritage Festival featuring Tony, Toni, Tone, En Vogue, Eric Roberson, Angela Johnson, Anthony David @ Camden Yards, MD
July 5 – Gladys Knight @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
July 5 – Image Band @ Georgetown Summer Concert, MD
July 5 – Marcus Johnson @ Rams Head Tavern, MD
July 5 – African American Heritage Festival featuring Anita Baker, Fertile Ground @ Camden Yards, MD
July 6 to 12 – Hip Hop Theatre Festival – go to www.hhtf.org for more info
July 7 to Aug 2 – Musical Spring Awakening @ Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre, DC
July 8 – Tony Terry @ Blues Alley, DC
July 8 – Les Nubians @ Birchmere, VA
July 8 – Who’s Bad: The World's #1 Michael Jackson Tribute Band @ Rams Head Live, MD
July 9 – Alex Bugnon & Paul Taylor @ Birchmere, VA
July 10 – Washington Post Weekend's Weekends Neo Soul Night featuring Fertile Ground, Wayna, Deborah Bond, Tamika Jones @ Carter Barron Amphitheatre, DC
July 10 – David Alan Grier @ Rams Head Live, MD
July 10 – Alex Bugnon & Paul Taylor @ Rams Head Tavern, MD
July 11 – Chuck Brown @ Rams Head Tavern, MD
July 11 – Barrington Levy, Rising Sun Reggae Band @ Zanzibar Nightclub, DC
July 11 – Ashford & Simpson, Al Johnson @ Carter Barron Amphitheatre, DC
July 12 – Rock the Bells Festival featuring NAS & Damian Marley, The Roots, Common, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, KRS-One, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek), Tech N9ne, RZA vs. GZA, Raekwon, K'naan, Sage Francis, Slaughterhouse (Joe Budden, Royce da 5'9", Joel Ortiz, and Crooked I), Buckshot, M.O.P., Necro, Slum Village, Eyedea & Abilities, Evidence & Alchemist, The Knux, Psycho Realm, Mystik Journeymen, Chali 2na, Mickey Factz, B. Dolan, Tabi Bonney. Hosted by: KRS-One, Supernatural, Murs, and Pete Rock @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, MD
July 12 – Reggae 2009! A Moment in Time Beres Hammond, Culture featuring Kenyatta Hill & Lenya Wilks, Harmony House Singers, Harmony House Musicians @ Wolf Trap Filene Center, VA
July 12 – Kindred The Family Soul @ Birchmere, VA
July 12 – Jamaica Outdoor Reggae Festival featuring Tinga Stewart, Frankie Paul, King Yellow Man, Leroy Sibbles, Professor Nuts, Storm reggae band, Jah Works, Image Band, Yard Link, Rising Sun reggae band @ Anne Arundel County Fair Ground, MD
July 15 - Russ Parr Presents Something like a Business Comedy Show featuring Kevin Hart, Lazee Lamont, Leslie, D. Rawling and C. Spencer and many more @ Lincoln Theatre
July 16 – Jah Works @ Seacrets, MD
July 16 – Marcus Johnson Project @ Blues Alley, DC
July 17 – Jah Works @ Seacrets, MD
July 17 – Oleta Adams @ Birchmere, VA
July 17 – John Legend, India Arie, Vaughn Anthony @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, MD
July 17 – Marcus Johnson Project @ Blues Alley, DC
July 18 – Jah Works @ Seacrets, MD
July 18 – Marcus Johnson Project @ Blues Alley, DC
July 18 – Joe, Chico DeBarge, Be’la Dona @ Carter Barron Amphitheatre, DC
July 18 – Oleta Adams @ Rams Head Tavern, MD
July 18 – Reggae Wine Festival @ Linganore Winery, MD
July 19 – Marcus Johnson Project @ Blues Alley, DC
July 19 – Reggae on the Harbor "Three Generations of Ska" featuring Toots and the Maytals, Reel Big Fish, The English Beat, Super Villains, DJ Baltimojo, and more @ Pier Six Pavilion
July 19 – Reggae Wine Festival @ Linganore Winery, MD
July 22 – Toots & the Maytals @ 9:30 Club, DC
July 24 – The Footprint In Hip Hop Tour featuring Method Man, Redman and Ghostface Killah @ 9:30 Club, DC
July 25 – Ohio Players, SOS Band, "Mousey" Thompson and the James Brown Experience @ Carter Barron Amphitheatre, DC
July 26 – Earl Klugh @ Rams Head Tavern, MD
July 27 – Afro Bop Alliance @ Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, DC
July 29 – Method Man, Redman and Ghostface Killah @ Rams Head Live, MD
July 30 – Jodi Watley @ Birchmere, VA
July 30 – Kevin Hart @ DC Improv
July 30 – Beres Hammond & Culture @ Rams Head Live, MD
July 31 – Kevin Hart @ DC Improv
July 31 – The Comedic Stimulus Package Concert starring Bruce Bruce and Deray Davis @ The Hippodrome Theatre, MD
July 31 – Cedric the Entertainer @ Lyric Opera House, MD
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