Brandon Wetherbee

1 week ago | washingtoncitypaper.com | Brandon Wetherbee |Dave Nyczepir |Mary Manning

Thanks for being a member of City Paper! Jennifer Lopez is a good actor. From 1998’s Out of Sight to 2019’s Hustlers, Lopez has proven she can carry any type of film with casts large and small. Vince Vaughn is also a good actor. From 1996’s Swingers to 2020’s Freaky, Vaughn has showcased comedic and dramatic chops. That said, The Cell isn’t either leads’ best work—even within the thriller genre.

3 weeks ago | washingtoncitypaper.com | Steve Kiviat |Christina Smart |Brandon Wetherbee |Matt S. Siblo |Allison R. Shely

Thanks for being a member of City Paper! Professor I. Augustus Durham’s talk with Marvin Davis of the Library of Congress, “Marvin Gaye: Melancholy and Genius in Black Culture and Media,” will go way deeper than simply describing how the late soulful Motown star was born in D.C., had a number of commercially and critically successful songs, and was shot and killed at age 44 by his father after a family dispute in 1984.

1 month ago | washingtoncitypaper.com | Christina Smart |Brandon Wetherbee |Will Lennon |Allison R. Shely

Thanks for being a member of City Paper! It’s been nearly 20 years since Peter Bjorn and John’s “Young Folks” came whistling into our lives, turning into an ubiquitous hit spawning more than a few imitators (I’m talking about you, Foster the People with your “Pumped Up Kicks”). Now the Swedish trio are hitting the road in celebration of Writer’s Block, the 2006 album that spawned the hit, playing the release in its entirety.

1 month ago | rollcall.com | Brandon Wetherbee

The president of the United States of America really cares what’s on stage at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Since President Donald Trump took over control of the institution in February, multiple shows have been cancelled by artists and/or moved to other D.C. venues. Within three months of this seismic shift at the cultural institution, nothing is shocking. The “Les Misérables” preview show on June 11 may offer a lesson for institutions that receive public funding.

1 month ago | washingtoncitypaper.com | Brandon Wetherbee |Steve Kiviat |Serena Zets |Douglas Corzine

Thanks for being a member of City Paper! Ramona, creators of beautiful indie rock from Tijuana, sound like the final act of a romantic comedy with a happy ending. Their newest music, the recently released 7-song EP Portales, is just as easy to listen to as their biggest hits from a decade ago.