The Downfall of Compass Coffee
Last week, a British coffee chain called Caffè Nero bought DC’s Compass Coffee at auction. It was an ignominious end for what was once one of the DMV’s hospitality high-flyers, a company founded by a pair of local guys, including one of DC’s most famous families. What went wrong? It’s a story tha...
February-March 2026: Tim Carman of Parlor Greens
Parlor Greens is a cool throwback to the days of the organ trio. Tim Carman (GA-20) on drums, Jimmy James (True Loves, formerly Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio) on guitar, and Adam Scone (Scone Cash Players, The Sugarman 3) on organ are a stellar conglomeration of players that make this a coast to coast...
Episode 270 : Tim Carman #2 (Parlor Greens, Canyon Lights)
Dinner with Dave Matthews, performing in shorts, and no season. Tim Carman (Parlor Greens, Canyon Lights)
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"An author and educator besides a musician, Boston-based Tim Carman might well qualify as a renaissance ma...
Will DC Restaurants Survive This Round Of ICE Enforcement?
More than almost any local industry, dining is reliant on a workforce that doesn’t always have legal status to work. Which means that the recent hints of a new round of federal enforcement could have a big impact not just on the affected employees, but also on the businesses themselves, and on th...
Tim Carman of Parlor Greens discusses Emeralds
The Master Class of “Emeralds"
Deep Diving with Parlor Greens
Two years ago, Parlor Greens stepped onto the scene with In Green We Dream, essentially handing a calling card to every funk devotee on the planet. Today, they aren’t just knocking on the door—they’re kicking it off t...
HTDE: AI, War, and Exercise, with Arnold Schwarzenegger
On today’s episode, how to get rid of Google’s AI summaries, and we help a listener who wants to exercise in her car during a long commute–with an assist from a very overqualified exerciser and a very overqualified driver. Plus we talk about a possible connection between pizza and war with The Wa...
DC’s Best (and Most Underrated) Breakfast Sandwiches
New York City might be known for its iconic bodega staple, the bacon egg and cheese, but DC also does breakfast sandwiches pretty well, too. In a quest to find the best one in DC, Washington Post food reporter Tim Carman asked the internet for its best recs—and the replies came pouring in. Within...
Episode 102 - Tim Carman (Language, Lineage and Art of Shuffle Drumming)
For this episode, I welcome back Tim Carman for his second appearance on the podcast.
Tim recently relocated to Nashville, where he continues to be an in-demand touring and session musician and bandleader. He is also a member of the bands Parlor Greens and Canyon Lights.
As an educator, he is ...
580 - Tim Carman: His New Book (The Shuffle Book Vol. 1), His New Band (Parlor Greens), and His New Home (Nashville)
Tim Carman is a Nashville-based drummer, author, and educator known for his deep pocket, soulful touch, and command of blues, soul jazz, and roots music. Originally from the Boston area, Carman built his reputation on the New England music scene as a first-call sideman and session musician. From ...
'Tony' Rewrites Anthony Bourdain's 'Kitchen Confidential' (with Tim Carman)
This week, Washington Post food reporter Tim Carman joins Sophie and Rudi to discuss “Tony,” A24’s loose adaptation of Anthony Bourdain’s breakout 2000 memoir “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.”
The film, directed and co-written by Canadian filmmaker Matt Johnson (“Nirv...
