PHOTOS • BY MARK PODGER On February 19, Voice photographer Mark Podger ventured over the river to the State Theatre in Falls Church, Va., for the 26th Wammies,

MUSIC • BY AMANDA ZIADEH The 26^th annual WAMA awards kicked off a little after 8 p.m. on Sunday, February 19. As the line outside the State Theatre

PHOTOS • BY MARK PODGER On February 4, the Folklore Society of Greater Washington celebrated its annual mid-winter mini fest on the site of the iconic Takoma Park

MUSIC • BY AMANDA ZIADEH Who really cares about the Grammys? On Sunday, Feb. 19, LOCAL guitar heroes will compete for the chance of winning a Wammie at

Alleviating us all from the dreary week of rain that came before, the 2011 Takoma Park Folk Festival, held on Sunday, September 11, brought area residents out for

Brisk mornings and piles of leaves (and work) mean one thing - it’s fall,  and it’s time to chill out, one party at a time. Whether at Takoma Park’s

COMMUNITY VOICES • BY KEVIN ADLER & GINA MCNEAL — Like many other people in Takoma Park, the Folk Festival was our first exposure to this wonderful town. We

COMMUNITY VOICES • BY LAUREEN SUMMERS — Woodstock was originally billed as a two-day music and crafts festival. It soon became a three-day festival of music that reflected the

by Sandy Moore "Oh my GAAAAWWWWWWDDDD," said a young girl in the crowd when middle schoolers Ben Miller, Ian Askew, Michael Untereiner, and Zeke Wapner -- members of the