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The Live Wire: Concert Previews
When, Who, Where, and What You’ll Dig...

By James Houck

3/1 Maceo Parker at the State Theatre, Falls Church (703) 237-0300
Looking for some bumping grooves, sensational sax playing, and jazz couth? Maceo Parker is your man. For over 40 years Parker has been a funky force, playing sax with the likes of James Brown, P-Funk and Bootsy Collins, Ray Charles, and even the Red Hot Chili Peppers, all the while establishing his own, choice band.

3/7 Little Feat at the Recher Theatre, Towson (410) 547-SEAT
Since their humble beginning in 1969, Little Feat has enjoyed (and endured) one heck of a rock ‘n’ roll ride. Today’s seven-member band continues to belt out Feat favorites and new cuts, all with that infectious Cali-Dixie-fornia-land mojo.

3/8 Robin Trower at Rams Head Live!, Baltimore (410) 244-1131
An exceptional guitarist that emerged from the progressive late-60s English crop of rock musicians, Trower is a can’t-miss legend, whose four-member band embarks on a world tour this year.

3/9 Van Halen at 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore (410) 547-SEAT
Seconds anyone? Our region’s second Van Halen appearance during their “we finally buried the hatchet and like David Lee Roth (for now)”-tour is sure to be a rock revival. With “Diamond” Dave at the helm it’s always a party—and you’ll hear a Roth-era heavy setlist.

3/11 Dolly Parton at the Patriot Center, Fairfax (410) 547-SEAT
The queen of country is on a rare tour in support of her first mainstream album in 17 years, Backwoods Barbie. From singing old favorites to new singles, she’s a dynamo performer.

3/14 Pat Metheny Trio at the State Theatre, Falls Church (703) 237-0300
Metheny has a genuine knack for the incredible. The gifted musician is one of, if the best, technical jazz-fusion guitarists. Bassist Christian McBride and drummer Antonio Sanchez will join him. The trio recently released a fab album, Day Trip.

3/15 Richard Marx & Matt Scannell at Rams Head OnStage, Annapolis (410) 268-4545
One of the most prolific hit songwriters/musicians of the late ’80s and ’90s, Marx will perform a mix of his pop-rock hits and new tunes from his first solo album since ’97, My Own Best Enemy—a collection of introspective, edgy tunes. Vertical Horizon’s Scannell joins him.

3/26-27 Buddy Guy at the Birchmere, Alexandria (410) 547-SEAT
Don’t pass up the opportunity to see a living legend. Guy is to the blues what P, B & J is to sandwiches—an original, a classic, a favorite that stands the test of time. He mixes soul, funk, and gritty blues into a southern-inspired addictive sound.

3/27 Victor Wooten Band at the Recher Theatre, Towson (410) 547-SEAT
Some say Wooten is the most influential bassist since the late Jaco Pastorius. Wooten certainly qualifies for such a comparison. Well known for his work with banjoist Bela Fleck, Wooten is adept at playing almost any genre of music imaginable. (also 3/28 at the State Theatre)

3/30 Glen Phillips at the Avalon Theatre, Easton (410) 547-SEAT
You might remember Phillips from his days fronting the alt-rock banc Toad the Wet Sprocket. Today, Phillips continues to write poignant songs with a sort Beatles-esque sensibility and Cat Stevens sound. His newest, Secrets of the New Explorers, offers a great listen.



Classic Takes: March’s Orchestra Offerings
Listings represent program to be performed

Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis
(410) 263-0907
3/21-22 Spring Rhapsody (Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, Strauss, and 3rd Charter 300 World Premiere)

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore
(410) 783-8000
3/1-2 Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights
3/7-9 Beethoven’s Fifth
3/14-16 Pops Goes Vegas!
3/27-30 Andre Watts plays Brahms

National Symphony Orchestra
Kennedy Center, D.C.
(800) 444-1324
3/1 NSO Pops: Pink Martini
3/2 Family Concert: Peter & the Wolf
3/6-8 Beethoven
3/13-15 Prokofiev
3/27-29 Prokofiev



Buy ’Em Now: April’s Hot Tickets

8x10 Club, Baltimore
(410) 547-SEAT
4/3-5 The Bridge
4/16 Moonalice

9:30 Club, D.C.
(800) 955-5566
4/9 AP Tour w/ All Time Low
4/11 Hot Chip

Avalon Theatre, Easton
(410) 547-SEAT
4/4 Joan Baez

Birchmere, Alexandria
(410) 547-SEAT
4/1 Tim O’Brien
4/4 Kelly Willis
4/5 Harmony Sweepstakes Regionals
4/6 Ottmar Liebert
4/7 The Wailin’ Jennys
4/8 Asia
4/11 SGGL
4/12 Tom Rush
4/13 Christopher Cross
4/14 Kathleen Edwards
4/17 Gaelic Storm
4/20 Roy Clark
4/21 Colin Hay
4/22 Jerry Douglas
4/23 The Rippingtons
4/24 Joe Ely
4/25 Judy Collins
4/26 Paula Poundstone
4/28 Steve Tyrell

Blues Alley, D.C.
(202) 337-4141
4/3-6 Joshua Redman Trio
4/9-13 Pieces of a Dream
4/18-20 Duke Ellington Orchestra

D.A.R. Constitution Hall, D.C.
(410) 547-SEAT
4/10 Chris Rock
4/26 Steve Harvey

Lisner Auditorium, D.C.
(410) 547-SEAT
4/12 Ira Glass
4/24 Zakir Hussain

Lyric Opera House, Baltimore
(410) 547-SEAT
4/11 Bruce Hornsby & Ricky Skaggs
4/20 Doodlebops Live!
4/21 Moody Blues
4/25-26 Blast!

Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia
(410) 547-SEAT
4/6 Santana & Derek Trucks
4/26 Megadeth

Patriot Center, Fairfax
(410) 547-SEAT
4/15 Avril Lavigne
4/19 Doodlebops Live!

Rams Head Live!, Baltimore
(410) 244-1131
4/26 Ministry
4/30 Saves the Day

Rams Head OnStage, Annapolis
(410) 268-4545
4/1 Alan Parson Live Project
4/2 Sonny Landreth & Tony Furtado
4/3 Kathy Mattea
4/4 Euge Groove
4/5 Bacon Brothers
4/6 Kelly Willis Band
4/7 Marcus Miller
4/8 Melissa Ferrick
4/9 Punch Brothers
4/10 Tim O’Brien
4/11 Tom Rush
4/12 Colin Hay
4/13 Original Superstars of Jazz Fusion
4/14-16 Smothers Brothers
4/17 John Berry
4/19 Kingston Trio
4/20 Marcia Ball (early)
4/20 Jesse Cook (late)
4/21-22 Gaelic Storm
4/24 The Rippingtons
4/28-29 The Subdudes

Recher Theatre, Towson
(410) 547-SEAT
4/4 Of Broken & Anamide
4/5 Gaelic Storm
4/10 The Weakerthans

Sonar, Baltimore
(410) 547-SEAT
4/4 Dirtbombs

State Theatre, Falls Church
(703) 237-0300
4/4 Jefferson Starship
4/18 Lez Zeppelin
4/19 Marcia Ball

The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna
1 (877) WOLFTRAP
4/1-2 Kathy Mattea
4/3-4 Sonny Landreth
4/5 Tom Chapin
4/6 Chris Hillman & Herb Pedesen
4/10 Roger McGuinn
4/11 Calder Quartet
4/15-16 Preservation Hall Jazz Band
4/17 Tom Paxton
4/18 John Jennings
4/19 Lucy Kaplansky
4/23-24 Barrage
4/25 David Finkel & Wu Han
4/26 Robbie Shaefer
4/30 Brad Mehldau Trio

Warner Theatre, D.C.
(410) 547-SEAT
4/10-11 Margaret Cho
4/12 Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood
4/26 The Fab Faux