Today: we kick off the first in an occasional series called "The Culture of Change: Obama's first 100 Days," by looking at Washington, D.C. While sometimes maligned as being a little straight-laced, that may change as the Obama administration makes its mark on the arts and culture there. We find out what may change and what may stay the same. Also: New York-born and London-raised singer-songwriter Leona Naess shares her ethereal pop-folk songs.
Washington, D.C. Sheds its Uptight Image
The Obama family is known to enjoy going out and partaking in music and cultural events. Will there be a trickle-down effect on Washington's arts scene? We examine that question today with Tyler Green, a DC resident who edits and writes Modern Art Notes, a modern and contemporary arts blog ...
CD Picks of the Week
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Akira Eguchi, piano "Smile" (Koch)
New York’s Anne Akiko Meyers is an engaging violinist with a sweet tone and eclectic tastes in repertoire. Her latest recording further cements that reputation. Called “Smile,” it opens with the popular Charlie Chaplin song of the same name and ...
New York’s Anne Akiko Meyers is an engaging violinist with a sweet tone and eclectic tastes in repertoire. Her latest recording further cements that reputation. Called “Smile,” it opens with the popular Charlie Chaplin song of the same name and ...
Leona Naess
Singer-songwriter Leona Naess released three albums in quick succession at the dawn of this decade. But in 2004, the sudden death of her father stopped her in her tracks. The New York-born and London-raised Naess tells us how the tragedy and a methodical approach to songwriting influenced the material on ...
Can Obama help make DC Hip?
A lot has already been written about whether an Obama-led capitol city will have a different, hipper feel, merely because of the influence of the young, basketball-playing, Blackberry-addicted president with the iPod loaded with hip hop. Short-term, this isn’t a hard argument to buy – right now, Obama is this ...