PHOTOS • BY BETTINA CHAVANNE and LENORE BOULE It was a street music festival that left the street and climbed onto the porch. The first

COMMUNITY • BY SAMANTHA BORTNIKER Two new festivals and a market are in Takoma Park's future. This May residents will be able

MUSIC • BY ABI ROME "Seven master artists, seven traditions, one extraordinary collaboration."  That was the tag line on the flyer for the CD/DVD Release Concert of the newly

MUSIC • BY JAMIE LEE Looking to inject some taste and sophistication into your summer?  Want to spice up an otherwise monotonously hot and humid season? Then come to the

MUSIC • BY SARAH KRAUT In celebration of its Bar Mitzvah year, the Washington Jewish Music Festival is throwing the ultimate party. It’s going to ramp up the

MUSIC • BY ED LEVY

April 29 will mark the last public performance by the eclectic indie folk duo disappear fear, comprised of sisters

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

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

Last month, Takoma Park native Warner Williams received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Williams was honored with the award at the Capitol

By Brandon Green On Thursday Sept. 15 the new Fillmore music hall in Silver Springs opened to a sold out crowd. With Mary J. Blige headlining the night fans

VIDEO • BY JESSE ALLEN Voice photo intern Jesse Allen captures a slice of life for band kids at Northwood:

Aziza Afzal and Meg Lebow, both sixteen, sat in the back seat of a Toyota, holding ukuleles, taking a crash course from their friend and musician Maya Davis. They

PHOTOS BY RACHEL HORESOVSKY — Flip through a photo gallery of the dazzling "Broadway Meets Hip Hop" performance by the talented Urban Nation Academy For the Performing Arts

MARK YOUR CALENDAR Whether you're a Deadhead, a bluegrass fan, a U-liner groupie, or just someone who appreciates good music, well played—a special concert on Saturday, July 30 will

PHOTOS BY R. RINI On July 17, 2011 the Afro-Diaspora music festival rocked the plaza in downtown Silver Spring. For more photos see voice.smugmug.com/Festivals/Afro-Diaspora. Or watch the following

Photos by Jesse Allen. Area residents have been waiting for their summer fix of syncopated, mind-blowing, body-possessing rhythm. On June 5 the Takoma JazzFest delivered. The Sunday festival, entirely

by Sandy Moore