Watch

Read

Listen

Go

Play

Shop

Community

Play (Lists)

8th Annual “Up the Republic’s” Irish Night featuring Seamus Kennedy and the O’Boys!

March 9, 6:00 PM

Boatyard Bar & Grill, 400 Fourth St, Annapolis, MD 21403

Proclaimed the Musical Goodwill Ambassadors for the City of Annapolis, the Maritime Republic of Eastport and the Chesapeake… the Oyster Boys have traveled internationally spreading the cheer and the joys of life by the waters of the Chesapeake Bay…

More to explore

Soft Punch - Above Water album art: A painting of a pond and two dogs embracing overlaying it, one wearing green pants.
DMV

Stay Afloat with Soft Punch — Above Water

Soft Punch, aka Rye Thomas, of Washington D.C. released his debut album, Above Water on September 15th, after years of working on it.
The album is a labor of love that Soft Punch, the stage name of Rye Thomas, has been working on for years since the diagnosis of his chronic illness. It takes you through the highs and lows, mourning the freedom lost, and celebrating the things that he is grateful for in his day to day life. I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to him about his process of writing the album.

The titles of albums are the first thing that an artist sees. That, and the artist’s name. When I first heard the name ‘Soft Punch’, I was intrigued. It was gentle but intentional. “I don’t know if I had a specific ‘A-ha, Lightbulb’ moment, but I was interested in words that sound good together and have multiple meanings,” Thomas said. “It’s a gentle hit, and a nonalcoholic punch. It’s the image of something harsh and something soft is interesting to me. I think I lucked out.”

Read More »