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Get retro: Fab Faux, Legwarmers spice up music scene (Video)

This weekend your music options include Beatles classics, 1980s music and a couple of legends who have been on the music scene more than 50 years.

Friday - 05/17/2013, 04:30am EDT

Tags: tim bracken, backstage, retro, Birchmere, State Theatre, Fab Faux, Legwarmers, Bettye LaVette, Blind Boys of Alabama

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Sound Bites brings block party and bands to benefit D.C. Central Kitchen

DJs and bartenders will soon mix it up at the 9:30 Club. But this time, it's not just for the venue's regular concert go-ers; it's to raise money for D.C. Central Kitchen.

Tuesday - 05/14/2013, 01:08pm EDT

Tags: dc central kitchen, Sound Bites, 9:30 Club, food, events, competition, Alex Beall

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Potomac music producer Brenton Duvall tries to spin Internet success into career

Brenton Duvall is the big man on campus tonight. Up on the makeshift stage, he's tinkering with his MacBook's audio settings while red Solo cups are passed around the room. With a playlist full of party music and a hook up to the speakers, he's got a captive crowd of Clemson students ready to rage.

Friday - 05/10/2013, 11:35am EDT

Tags: Capital News Service, Brenton Duvall, Jonathan Elbaz

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Sweetlife Festival grows from backyard concert to big attraction for music fans

In April 2010, a small Washington, D.C., restaurant chain staged a concert for 700 people in front of its Dupont Circle location. On Saturday, the same chain expects to stuff the mighty Merriweather Post Pavilion with 20,000 strong.

Thursday - 05/09/2013, 10:54am EDT

Tags: Sweetlife, festival, Jonathan Elbaz, Capital News Service

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This summer's free concerts

During the summer months, the D.C. area will play host to a variety of free concerts, highlighting all different genres.

Wednesday - 05/08/2013, 12:33pm EDT

Tags: summer concerts, free, events, Alex Beall

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9:30 Club named best ‘big-room' venue in US

The D.C. area offers a plethora of venues to catch live music, but one local institution has a better main room than any other in the country.

Friday - 04/26/2013, 02:48pm EDT

Tags: 9:30 Club, Rolling Stone, music venue, big-room

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Amazon sends digital copy of vinyl purchases

"Old-school" music listeners have something to new to cheer about.

Thursday - 04/04/2013, 12:49pm EDT

Tags: Neal Augenstein, Amazon, MP3, vinyl, records

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Fountains of Wayne back on the scene with three acoustic shows

Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood, the songwriting duo behind pop band Fountains of Wayne, are always on the verge of never working together again.So naturally, they're about to play a few acoustic shows together.

Wednesday - 03/27/2013, 01:21pm EDT

Tags: bands, concert

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