
‘This is a very special show! Christie, do you want to tell them why?” – Josh Burgess of Yumi Zouma
Continue reading “Concert Review: Yumi Zouma @ DC9 (3/12/20)”

‘This is a very special show! Christie, do you want to tell them why?” – Josh Burgess of Yumi Zouma
Continue reading “Concert Review: Yumi Zouma @ DC9 (3/12/20)”

So many bonus songs!
Continue reading “Concert Review: The Districts @ 9:30 Club (3/10/20)”

‘Don’t f%@k this up, DC!’ – Brian Aubert, mentoring the 9:30 Club denizens on how to snap.
Continue reading “Concert Review: Silversun Pickups @ 9:30 Club (3/8/20)”

On the first of two nights, the Drive-By Truckers brought the 9:30 Club alive with a 30-song, 2.5 hour set.
Continue reading “Concert Review: Drive-By Truckers @ 9:30 Club (2/28/20)”

‘What if Lost Boys was about hot vampire women instead?’ – Natasha Khan
Continue reading “Concert Review: Bat For Lashes @ Sixth & I Synagogue (2/18/20)”

‘You guys are destroying my mind right now.’ – Michael Fitzpatrick
Continue reading “Concert Review: Fitz and The Tantrums @ The Anthem (2/14/20)”

With a giant domesticated bear logo as the backdrop, soon-to-be folk legends Caamp set about giving the sold out 9:30 Club adventurers a truly pleasing evening of folk offerings.
Continue reading “Concert Review: Caamp @ 9:30 Club (1/31/20)”

Good ideas come in threes.
Continue reading “Concert Review: Sweethearts of Americana @ Pearl Street Warehouse (1/23/20)”

Dramatic music with a flourish.
Continue reading “Concert Review: Temples @ U Street Music Hall (1/20/20)”

“It’s so cold, I can’t believe you came out.” – Sondra Sun-Odeon
Continue reading “Concert Review: Sondra Sun-Odeon @ Slash Run (1/16/20)”
Here is a look at the best performing posts for our main features in the year that was 2019.
Continue reading “A DC Journey: Best of 2019”

The Chicago garage rockers, Twin Peaks, descended on the Black Cat on December 11th, and royally kicked our collective butts with an auditory soirée that no one regretted attending.
Continue reading “Concert Review: Twin Peaks @ Black Cat (12/11/19)”

The Welsh indie rockers, The Joy Formidable, blazed into the Rock and Roll Hotel and greeted the expectant crowd with an excellent evening of reminiscing and live music.
Continue reading “Concert Review: The Joy Formidable @ Rock and Roll Hotel (11/29/19)”

‘Dancing isn’t against the rules!’ – Emily King
Continue reading “Concert Review: Emily King @ The Anthem (11/20/19)”

Itasca is the pseudonym for Kayla Cohen, and along with her band of four, they performed at the intimate Rhizome DC on November 16th, for an early show.
Continue reading “Concert Review: Itasca @ Rhizome (11/16/19)”

Wolves, fiddles, and wildfires, oh my!
Continue reading “Concert Review: Mandolin Orange @ Lincoln Theatre (11/14/19)”

SWOLL brought the late-night energy to their record release show at Comet Ping Pong.
Continue reading “Concert Review: SWOLL @ Comet Ping Pong (11/14/19)”

The four Findlay sisters from Australia are four albums deep into their band Stonefield’s oeuvre, and they are good enough to be performing at bigger venues for even larger crowds.
Continue reading “Concert Review: Stonefield @ Pie Shop (11/12/19)”

Did you get your K K B fix at the 9:30 Club?
Continue reading “Concert Review: Kero Kero Bonito @ 9:30 Club (10/8/19)”

On October 11th, The Anthem was brightened by the presence of Mavis Staples, Norah Jones and Katy Perry. They, and other performers, were highlighting a specific issue, using meditation to ‘Silence the Violence’ in local communities in DC’s Wards 7 and 8.
Continue reading “Concert Review: Silence the Violence Benefit Concert @ The Anthem (10/11/19)”