Netta in D.C.? That’s Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
It’s been four years since Israel’s pop queen Netta triumphed at the Eurovision Song Contest, bringing her iconoclastic fashion, indelible vocals and musical chops,...
You Should Know … Aaron Shneyer
Aaron Shneyer believes that music can transform the world — or at least change people and communities for the better. The Takoma, D.C., resident...
Forgotten Bernstein quartet will be performed at Bender JCC
Updated, May 2, 2022, 11:55 a.m. This story was updated to reflect a change in ticket price.
Like a triple flat in musical terms, discovering...
You Should Know… Eli Lev
Silver Spring native Eli Lev, 40, just released his pandemic-based project “Walk.Talk.Dance.Sing.” The singer-songwriter draws inspiration for his indie folk music from his Jewish...
‘Velvet Underground’ withstands test of time
By Sasha Rogelberg
Before Lou Reed proclaimed, “My God is rock ’n’ roll,” The Velvet Underground frontman was a Jewish boy who grew up in...
JxJ takes a careful step outdoors
Annual arts fest aims to bring audiences just close enough together
“Tango Shalom” is “Rocky” meets “Footloose,” says director Gabriel Bologna. It’s the story of...
The color of music with Dan Binstock
Name a tune and Dan Binstock can probably play it on his piano from memory. Binstock estimates he knows the melodies of maybe 10,000...
Folk guitarist Nathan Salsburg makes experimental soundscapes from old Jewish phonograph records
By Daniel Bromfield
Folk musician and record archivist Nathan Salsburg lives on a 40-acre former tree farm in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, with fellow...
