A Washington DC based eclectic, boutique record label and events curator presenting the best in acoustic, world, folk, soul, and jazz music.
It’s a heady mix of world, jazz, blues, folk and more. We aim to bring you inspiration and joy!
Antidote is a Washington DC area music platform. Originating as weekly radio show, Antidote broadcast from 2016-2024 on WERA FM, presenting a multi-genre mix of music and interviews with international and DC area musicians, presented by hosts Lynn Veronneau and Ken Avis of award-winning band Veronneau.
Antidote developed and continues to thrive as a boutique record label, and concert presenting entity. In addition to providing musicians to multiple venues in the area, Antidote have curated the twice per year Passport Music Festival - month long concert series presenting the most diverse, high quality, line up of artists in the wonderful Creative Cauldron listening-room theater, in Falls Church.
Antidote is also the home of “Music City DC” a fascinating series of entertaining and informative audio visual presentations about the history of Popular Music in the DC area over the last 200 years. “Music City DC” talks have been presented at Smithsonian, American University, George Mason University, DC History Conference, Falls Church History Society, Arts Fairfax, and many private events for community and music groups around the DMV.
Ken is a musician, music writer, documentary film maker and music educator. Lynn is an in-demand session singer. Lynn and Ken were host and co-founders of WERA's DC focused music show Music Alley
New Release - GREY JACKS “INTERGenerational”
A deeply personal family story that ultimately ends in tragedy in 1966 Amarillo, Texas. Grey Jack’s album addresses the long-buried story of his grandmother, who shot a man and then took her own life when Grey’s mother was eighteen. The music landscape is painted with vocal harmony, sweeping roots arrangements and orchestral textures, blending the narrative depth of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska with the harmonic complexity and driving melodies of Crowded House.
New Release - Guitar Renegades
“How Many Guitars Does It Take”
Get ready to hear guitar like you’ve never heard before. Intricate arrangements and virtuoso improvisation by five amazing guitarists…..all guitar, only guitar, all the time.
The Guitar Renegades is a quintet consisting of guitarists Cristian Perez, Parker Speirs, Jan Knutson, Tommy Holladay, and Connor Holdridge. The repertoire on their upcoming release How Many Guitars Does It Take reflects Perez’s wide musical interests including jazz, classical music, and pop/rock. His arrangements and the brilliant playing of the guitarists, turns all of the songs into creative jazz, while retaining the original songs essence. The arrangements leave space for concise improvised solos. While the guitar can be considered an orchestra by itself, the five musicians in The Guitar Renegades blend together so well that they speak as one voice.
Pre-release show at DC’s legendary Blues Alley May 12th.
