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This Saturday, the classic rock band Three Dog Night performs live at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia.

Jun. 11—Four months into the pandemic, Three Dog Night managed to perform a socially distanced concert at a college. Fans could attend in their cars. The atmosphere more closely resembled a drive-in movie, rather than a free-wheeling rock show. "The applause was cars honking," said Danny Hutton, lead singer and founder of the hit-making, classic pop-rock band from the late 1960s and early ...

Written by The Ridgefield Playhouse Three Dog Night on stage at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, August 21 at 8:00 pm. Legendary band, THREE DOG NIGHT, is celebrating 5 decades together, playing to sell-out crowds and boasting some of the most astonishing chart statistics in popular music. With 21 consecutive Top 40 hits, including 3 #1 singles, the band perfectly re-creates their larger than life songs with impeccable harmonies and original arrangements. Featuring song such as “M...

Randy Newman was amongst a wave of singer songwriters coming of age in the early 70s but unlike most of his peers, Newman brought influences from New Orleans R&B and pop music to his work. Alternating between cinematic pop and rolling R&B, Newman built a musical landscape filled with misfits, outcasts, charlatans, and con men. Critically acclaimed records in the 70s brought scant sales, until Newman had a surprise hit with 1978’s Short People and then again with his parody of LA in 1980, I ...

Power Pop Plus: Top 20 Albums of 2020 John M. Borack chooses 20 of the finest melodically-charged releases from last year Author: Mar 11, 2021 To be blunt, 2020 was a sh*tshow in so many ways, but at least there was a bright spot as far as music as concerned: the overall quality of melodically-charged releases was quite high indeed. Here are Power Pop Pluss top 20 albums from The Year the World Was Put on Pause, with a few extras tossed in at the end. 1. 

Pretty in Pink landed in theaters on Feb. 28, 1986. Directed by Howard Deutch and written and co-executive-produced by John Hughes, the movie stars Molly Ringwald as Andie, an ambitious teenager trying to take care of her dad (the late Harry Dean Stanton) while navigating her class-obsessed high school and planning for college. Luckily, she has a solid support system: irreverent best friend Duckie (Jon Cryer); her boss, the quirky record-store owner Iona (Annie Potts); and a preppy dreamboat cr...

The Explorers Club entice listeners to be born again by music The Explorers Club’s Jason Brewer is something of a ‘60s sunshine pop mensch, and he proves his mettle on this fine album of a collection of period covers. Author: Genre: ‘60s AM pop The Explorers Club’s Jason Brewer is something of a ‘60s sunshine pop mensch, and he proves his mettle on this fine collection of period covers. Alternating between Top 40 smashes (“The Turtles’ “She’d Rather Be With Me,” Paul R...