A large group of pro-Palestinian protestors gathering in New York City's Rockefeller Square Wednesday night paused briefly to wonder if maybe they were, in fact, the bad guys.
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2024 @ 4:48 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Hailing from Toronto, Canada, Walk Off the Earth is one of those rare artistic ensembles that combines fine original, offbeat interpretations of popular songs, while doing a smattering of parodies as well as their original material.
Published: Friday, December 22nd, 2023 @ 5:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Putting Christ back into CHRISTmas
Published: Saturday, December 16th, 2023 @ 10:15 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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One of the more interesting Christmas songs in modern times is The Pouges's Fairytale of New York released in in 1987. it is hard to believe that the song is over 29 (2016) years old.
Published: Monday, December 4th, 2023 @ 3:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Good Lovelies are in the Christmas Spirit, and we are too. "Santa Baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight."
Published: Monday, December 26th, 2022 @ 6:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Who knew that "Dirty Jobs" icon Mike Rowe had such an outstanding melodious voice to go along with his trademark hyper energetic work ethic?
Published: Monday, December 26th, 2022 @ 1:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I have long felt that Greg Lake / Pete Sinfield 's "I believe in Father Christmas" is one of the more creative modern Christmas songs created in my lifetime. I have never been a huge fan of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, but I am a big fan of Greg Lake's ode to the British Santa.
Published: Sunday, December 25th, 2022 @ 12:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has always been a favorite of mine in the way that they have always moved at their own pace in their own time.
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 @ 8:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This rendition of "Fairytale of New York" rivals the original, and once again puts Walk Off the Earth as one of the great cover bands of all time.
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 @ 7:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I never really knew of Kathy Mattea until this last Saturday night, December 21, 2011, when I saw her perform on PBS's "Song of the Mountains."
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 6:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I almost hate to offer this edition of Christmas songs, but humor is always a great picker-upper this time of year.
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 @ 8:03 am
By: Bobby Tony
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It is not an odd grouping at all; One about home, one about hope and one about peace, that about covers it for me.
Published: Friday, December 11th, 2020 @ 1:36 am
By: Bobby Tony
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I always like the old tunes of my youth, but I also like to see or hear contemporary musicians singing the old standards
Published: Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 @ 3:29 am
By: Bobby Tony
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I will bet you can't watch this without singing along in you head.
Published: Monday, December 16th, 2019 @ 9:02 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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I have one general guideline for myself in writing my columns: refrain from expressing anger or writing anything controversial -- anything that might cause folks to get up in arms, or worse, angry with me.
Published: Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 @ 11:51 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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I must admit that when Sirius XM added their Christmas stations in early November, I began listening to them nonstop.
Published: Sunday, December 23rd, 2018 @ 9:51 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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December has come-with its' shining lights and sugar cookies. I love December with all its' lovely details. For me, December is a happy month and a holy time.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2016 @ 3:56 am
By: Michele Rhem
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John Cotton Tayloe students had a special treat on Friday December, 19th. Fourth and fifth graders from the John Small School choir visited John Cotton Tayloe shared their wonderful singing talent by performing several Christmas songs.
Published: Monday, January 2nd, 2012 @ 5:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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After a tremendous 2009 Washington debut, The Tar River Swing Band will be returning for its second performance of "It's a Big Band Christmas" at the recently revitalized Turnage Theater.
Published: Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 @ 11:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gloria Emmerich, co-owner of the Rocky Hock Playhouse in Washington, has reinvented the nativity story into a modern, musical melodrama, just in time for the Christmas season.
Published: Saturday, November 27th, 2010 @ 6:50 pm
By: BCN
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