Metro Weekly

Concert

  • Hooters Hoedown

    When it comes to hooters, one sort is definitely more gay than the other. The kind that comes with burgers, fries and bright-orange hot pants,...

  • Finding Joy in Fairfax

    Conventional wisdom holds that suburbanites must venture downtown for world-class entertainment. But from Olney to Alexandria, non-District denizens have repeatedly shown that artistic merit knows...

  • Wondrous Winds

    Get up close and personal with small ensembles, consisting of quartets and quintets, of the D.C. Different Drummers during its upcoming concert, Intimate Winds: Beautiful...

  • Masterpiece Theater

    One might not think of ''cowboy music'' when thinking of great American composers. But that's what the Rock Creek Singers, 24 vocalists composing an ensemble...

  • Bowled Over

    Doug Bowles may not be the only gay conductor in town, but in the genre of swing and big-band music, he's pretty sure he's one...

  • House Warming

    ON THE GLBT choral scene, there is a duo both romantic and professional who have made a name for themselves: composer Robert Seeley and lyricist...

  • Still Cooking

    It's hard to pinpoint exactly when and where Barbara Cook kicked off her long and varied career. The Broadway legend, who lives in New York...

  • Classical Twist

    ''The first designer who started doing clothes for me was Gianni Versace,'' recalls concert pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. ''That was the late '80s and it was...

  • Peace Pipes

    This weekend, Washington will see yet another rally against American involvement in Iraq. Among the thousands coming to the capital is one-woman known for songs,...

  • Seasonal Sounds

    Though Mother Nature has yet to conjure a winter wonderland in the capital, D.C.'s Different Drummers (DCDD) have the soundtrack at the ready with ''Winter...

  • Memory Lane

    Moms and memories take center stage this year as part of the musical reminiscing on past holidays that makes up the 26th annual holiday concert...

  • Baring it All

    Gay entertainment has had no problem embracing full-frontal nudity in the pursuit of artistic expression. Who could blame anyone for thinking that Robert Seeley's choral...

  • Sam's Song

    Sam Harris took a few small steps toward activism last year, and lost some fans in the process. Still, he says the activism song he...

  • Suede's Sway

    Her rich contralto hooks the audience the moment she hits her first note. But it is Suede's playful, charismatic stage presence that keeps them engaged...

  • Hart Felt

    ''Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart left a legacy of over 550 songs, which included eight movies and eight Broadway musicals,'' says Jeff Buhrman, Artistic Director...