You could say that Colin Cutler is as all-American as they come, shaped by an upbringing on military bases and in Pentecostal and Baptist churches around the U.S. But stints with the Virginia Army National Guard in Qatar and Romania—as well as some time teaching in the latter and studying[…]
The R&B Americana band American Nomad is a DC-based group with a reputation for putting on a rollicking, foot-stomping show. Think a James-Taylor-plus-Bill-Withers vibe with danceable grooves set to a Route 66 backdrop. We sat down with the band’s founder, Hassan El-Tayyab, to learn a little bit more about what[…]
What would St. Patrick’s Day at Bossa be without a twist? Get a jump on your Paddy’s Day with a band originally from . . . Trujillo, Perú, by way of South Florida. The Landivar trio is a family affair: David Landivar (guitar), Krister Landivar (percussion), and their father Walter Landivar (bass)[…]
Elena La Fulana fronts the band Elena & Los Fulanos, a homegrown Latin folk band that packs a bilingual punch. Like many in DC, Elena being a Third Culture Kid (Nicaraguan and American) informs the band’s repertoire, with songs that traverse both lovelorn Americana; fiery protest anthems; and dreamy, string-heavy cumbia.[…]