'JUST BE WIERD': FEELING THE VIBES WITH BALTIMORE'S SUN CLUB
Instagram | May 2015
In one breath, the band members want to be grown up. But in the next moment, the topic changes to sexting acronyms and tree climbing. The band has been known to post photos of faces covered in ice cream, feet in mismatched socks and all five musicians’ naked bodies contorted into a bathtub.
National Parks | Summer 2016 | PDF
Among the musicians who have found inspiration at Joshua Tree National Park, it is Gram Parsons whose connection to the park is possibly the most legendary. Curious about his short life, his time in in the park and his death at the Joshua Tree Inn, I drove across the country to explore.
National Parks | Summer 2018 | PDF
In this divisive political era, is it possible for the Park Service to support contemporary art that grapples with hot-button issues, from immigration to climate change? At these parks, the answer is yes.
National Parks | Fall 2016 | PDF
To celebrate the National Park Service centennial, seven musicians brought original compositions to audiences across the country this summer through a program called Music in the American Wild. The contemporary classical pieces were inspired by the parks and include many sounds suggesting the noises in nature: wind blowing through prairie grasses, bears lumbering, frogs croaking or crickets chirping.
WebMD | October 2012 | PDF
Chart-topping country superstar Miranda Lambert dishes on how she got in shape, how she stays fit on the road and why she’s opened up her heart and home to stray dogs.
EASTON, MD: MUSIC SCENE LIVENS UP THE ONCE-SLEEPY TOWN
The Washington Post | July 16, 2010 | PDF
When a friend suggested that I check out the music scene in Easton, Md., I had reservations. And not of the lodging variety. But if taking a risk with Easton meant suffering through two great concerts, this was a hardship I was willing to endure.
The Washington Post | October 4, 2009 | PDF
I arrive at the Marathon gas station in Stuart, Va., just above the North Carolina border, to find a man eating beans out of a can and a collection of animal heads peering down at an understocked convenience store. I am at my first stop on the Crooked Road: Virginia’s Music Heritage Trail — and I don’t see anything that resembles the jam session I expected.
USA Weekend | July 17, 2005
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game?" That's old school. At ballparks today, you'll hear tunes as hot as the players themselves.
Washingtonian | January 2005
The President’s Own Marine Band attracts some of the country’s top musicians. How do you turn a tuba player into a Marine? It involves a certain stare, lessons on ironing, and Windex.
A CHRISTMAS LIST FOR RICKY MARTIN
USA Weekend | December 4, 2005
After a long sabbatical, the Latin pop star has a new record and a new view of life.
SHINDIGS, JAMBOREES & JUBILEES
National Parks | December 2015 | PDF
Traveling along the Blue Ridge Parkway for some fast dancing, sweet music and old-fashioned fun.
STEP RIGHT UP: BOOT-SCOOTIN' BOOGIE NIGHTS IN TX DANCE HALLS
The Washington Post | March 10, 2013 | PDF
When it comes to the act of facing a partner and stepping in unison — which Texans do so well—the venue, the music and the atmosphere are all secondary. In this state, people just dance.
THINK THE LOGISTICS OF FAMILY TRAVEL ARE TOUGH? TRY TWO WEEKS IN CHINA FOR 100 SINGERS
The Washington Post | July 12, 2015 | PDF
Some members of the Choral Arts Society voiced concerns about China’s air quality; others worried about Internet access, traffic, long lines and crowds.
FORGET COACHELLA. THERE'S A VIBRANT, MORE AFFORDABLE MUSIC SCENE IN JOSHUA TREE.
The Washington Post | February 10, 2019 | PDF
This year, No-chella? The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has become so wildly successful that it expanded to two weekends and spawned another festival. But for those of us who take pleasure in exploring the periphery of a big event and treasure music in intimate settings, there's the High Desert.
DESIGNED TO SAVE LIVES: ARTISTS CRAFT CORONAVIRUS MESSAGING FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
U.S. News & World Report | June 11, 2020
Across the country, graphic designers and artists have deployed their talents to deliver COVID-19 health messaging to underserved populations and communities that are disproportionately impacted by the virus. In many cases, mainstream messaging isn't available, isn't trusted or simply isn't resonating.
THE 'SLOW PHOTO' MOVEMENT, DEVELOPING A FOLLOWING
The Washington Post | August 25, 2013 | PDF
Also published in Daily Herald
In an old shoebox, I have a Polaroid of my beagle and me, taken in Lower Manhattan about a decade ago. That was my last Polaroid print — until this spring, when I was walking around Cleveland with an old Poloroid camera and some film that expired in 2008.
National Parks | Winter 2019 | PDF
Long before internet streaming, television and cinema, armchair adventurers explored exotic lands through the moving panorama. In the 19th century, these extraordinarily long paintings entertained live audiences across the country. Now, a quarter- mile-long painting from a bygone era makes its 21st century debut.
