REVIEWS

Time has a way of sorting pop music into two categories: songs you remember and songs that become part of your life. Khalid's catalog falls firmly into the latter. You realize you already know every word, not because you've been brushing up, but because this music has been living in the background of the last decade of your life. It lives in car rides and dorm rooms and late-night drives home from parties you weren't sure you wanted to attend. Sunday night, he gave it all to

On Friday night, rising country artist Vincent Mason brought his There I Go tour to a packed Fillmore, delivering a gritty set bolstered by a kind of easy confidence that makes a room feel smaller. With support from Cole Goodwin, the night moved from old-school country charm to full-band energy, with highlights including crowd favorites like “Almost Gone,” “Hell is a Dance Floor,” and a countrified cover of “Mary Jane’s Last Dance.” Here are some photos from Vincent Mason’s p

There is a certain kind of confidence in walking onstage and treating a room like you’ve been there for years, even if you’re still technically the new guy. Friday night at The Fillmore Silver Spring, both Cole Goodwin and Vincent Mason played like artists who need no introduction. Goodwin opened the night with a solid set, his sound carrying an old country backbone. His southern charm came through in quips between songs, including a playful line introducing “Howdy” as his ve

Cecily and Brandon Lane opened the night at The Atlantis with a presence that felt both ethereal and quietly commanding. Backed by Lane’s understated bass, Cecily’s vocals took center stage: rich, controlled, and undeniably magnetic. A sound that carried shades of the 70s, and a resemblance of Minnie Riperton. She moved through each song with a genuine joy that radiated into the crowd, her confidence and warm smile filling the room as much as her voice did. Here are some phot