This weekend the 5th annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival will take place in our nation’s capital. The event starts Friday and will feature numerous jazz performances from various artists. Should be a good one. NBCWashington.com has a preview of the festival: http://www.nbcwashington.com/around_town/the_scene/Brunch-and-Bossa-at-Cashions.html.

Concerts in the area from now through the first weekend of November in DC, NorVa, and Baltimore: BOLDED shows are writer’s pick of the day ITALICIZED shows are late-night shows STRUCK(?)-OUT shows are sold out at time of posting Remember, ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK WITH THE VENUE BEFORE GOING TO THE SHOW. All information is accurate [...]

Let us commiserate (a word we all learned from Blink-182) with our nation in light of recent financial events by listening to a beautifully done spiritual from Louis Armstrong. Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen