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Wayne Jones is a self-taught guitar player and songwriter and a Rockville High School student. He also is a 17-year-old diagnosed with kidney disease and end stage renal failure. But, with the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a local recording studio and radio station, he is also a recording artist. “I like that after you write […]

The rockstars were in the audience at Seneca Valley High School Tuesday night, but the movie played on the stage was all about them. Krista Brick has the story. House Studios, D.C. launched its world premiere of Best Day of My Life, a 50-minute documentary mostly about the Robert Clemente Middle School Rock Band program […]

The summer arts scene is heating up in Gaithersburg. On May 29, QuinTango takes the stage at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn followed by a dance party at the Kentlands Mansion. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke has a preview of that performance and more. For more information about the city of Gaithersburg’s Totally Tango! performance, visit the city’s […]

Rockville will be hosting the Hometown Holidays Music Festival, Taste of Rockville and the annual Memorial Day parade this weekend. Rockville 11 has the story. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.

He has played all over the country. He has shared the stage with Jazz legends such as George Duke, Eric Benét, Chuck Brown and more. Elijah Balbed, a former MCPS student, celebrated the release of his new album Lessons From the Streets on May 4 at the MCM studios. Balbed is a composer and saxophonist- who grew […]

As the weather warms up and more people are out and about, residents are invited to enjoy weekly outdoor concerts in downtown Bethesda. This series, produced by the Bethesda Urban Partnership, will feature free Thursday evening concerts during May, June and July. The concerts offer a diverse range of music including rock, funk, jazz, swing, […]

Music teacher Randi Levy and the students at Roberto Clemente Middle School are featured in this video about the Rock in Schools program. Take a look: You can follow the students on Twitter @RCMSMusicROCKS.

Here are your five things to know today, April 8, in Montgomery County: 1. A Hate Crime: Gaithersburg police are looking for the vandal(s) who defaced a synagogue in the Lakelands community and city leaders are speaking out about the incident. 2. Getting Better: NIH officials have upgraded the condition of a patient with the Ebola […]

County Council officially proclaimed April 12 as Holocaust Remembrance Day in Montgomery County and urged residents to remain “vigilantes to the principles of justice.” “Our awareness of history is certainly more important today; certainly as important as it ever was,”  said Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal. Members of all faith communities are also invited to honor […]

Montgomery County resident Alif Laila is scheduled to perform in Gaithersburg at the Arts Barn on April 4. Laila, a native of Bangladesh, plays India Classical music- a genre she began studying at a young age under the teachings of the master of the Senia Maihar Gharana style. She has performed in concerts internationally and throughout […]