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  • Take 5: Film festival, Fab Faux, Paramore and more

    Robert Fulton

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    Saturday: Paramore at the Fillmore Silver Spring The popular rock band fronted by Hayley Williams tours behind its self-titled fourth album. Info: Sold out, though tickets may still be available through resellers; fillmoresilverspring.com When: 8 p.m. Saturday: Crawfish Boil at Pearl Dive...

  • Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Thompson Square bring country to town

    Nancy Dunham

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    Yes, Luke Bryan really is as generous and down-to-earth as he seems. The Georgia-born Bryan, who tied Eric Church and Miranda Lambert with four nominations for the upcoming fan-voted CMT Music Awards, has been in the news lately lavishing praise on Thompson Square and Florida Georgia Line, the...

  • The Band Perry plays Merriweather Post Pavilion with new country songs

    Nancy Dunham

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    The Band Perry is definitely an unusual group of musicians. While the world is full of musical sibling groups past and present, many of which achieved international success -- the Andrew Sisters,the Jackson 5, the Osmond Brothers and beyond -- this trio seems to truly have amicable...

  • Ute Lemper, chanteuse extraordinaire

    Emily Cary

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    Each time Ute Lemper commands the stage, she unleashes ghosts of the past. Her distinctive contralto voice resurrects an era long past as her poetic repertoire recounts tales of lost loves, survival and passionate dreams. Her concert, titled "Last Tango in Berlin," revisits the German cabaret...