

Firefly-ed the First Time
The rush of traffic from the interstate below, the clinking of glass bottles jostled by feet and, in the distance, the steady thump of...


Up For Some Shenanigans?
Dublin 5 plays at Shenanigans in Ocean City, MD twice a year, once at the beginning of the summer season and once at the end. Even so,...


Solidarity: After the Storm
Three years ago to the day, I stood in the far back of Irving Plaza and had my first bite of a live Darren Criss show, not really...
Drunkenfest
In droves they descended on DC - the sloshed, the wild, and the green (not with envy, but with cultural pride and maybe a bit of...


Hello! My name is...
Ding Dong! Hello! My name is... So, this past Saturday, a friend and I went to see the Broadway tour cast perform the Book of Mormon at...


Vinyl: One Night Stand
There were times when I thought I couldn't last for long But now I think I'm able to carry on It's been a long, a long time coming ...


Vinyl: Music from Walt Disney's Fantasia
At first, you’re more or less conscious of the orchestra. So our picture opens with a series of impressions of the conductor and the...


Another Guitar Song About a Flying Car
For someone who has such an intense love affair with guitars, I certainly don't know that much about the instrument itself. This was most...