Top 20 Concerts for June 2023

Temples perform at the Black Cat on June 6th! (Photo Credit: Molly Daniel)
Temples perform at the Black Cat on June 6th! (Photo Credit: Molly Daniel)

Which concerts are you stoked about for June? 

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Top 20 Concerts for May 2023

Yeah Yeah Yeahs play at The Anthem on May 3rd! (Photo Credit: Jason Al-Taan)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs play at The Anthem on May 3rd! (Photo Credit: Jason Al-Taan)

Which concerts do you have on your radar for the month of May? 

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Top 20 Concerts for March 2023

Larkin Poe play at the 9:30 Club on March 9th! (Photo courtesy of Big Hassle Media)
Larkin Poe perform at the 9:30 Club on March 9th! (Photo courtesy of Big Hassle Media)

What concerts are you stoked for in March? Bolster your list with these recommendations.

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Top 20 Concerts for November 2022

AFI has two shows at the 9:30 Club (11/7 & 11/8)!

What concerts are you excited about in November?

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Concert Review + Interview: Echosmith @ 9:30 Club (10/16/22)

Echosmith (Photo courtesy of Press Here Publicity)
The siblings of Echosmith (Photo courtesy of Press Here Publicity)

The word you are looking for is ‘charming’. 

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Top 20 Concerts for June 2022

BROODS play at The Howard Theatre on June 2nd! (Photo from FB @broodsmusic)

June is almost here! Have you made your concert plans?

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Top 20 Concerts for May 2022

Royal Blood plays at 9:30 Club on May 19th! (Photo Credit: Mads Perch)

Making plans for live concerts to witness in May?

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Top 20 Concerts for April 2022

Watchhouse is performing at the 9:30 Club on April 15th! (Postponed)

Have you made your music plans for April?

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Concert Pick: Scythian @ The Hamilton Live (1/4/20)

Scythian in Galway, Ireland (Photo from FB @Scythian)

Be bold, Scythian returns for their annual (near) Holiday season concert!

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Concert Pick: Top 15 Concerts for December 2019

Gogel Bordello
Gogol Bordello plays at 9:30 Club on Dec. 30 & 31 (Photo Credit: Neubauer Media)

What concerts should you see in December?

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Concert Pick: Lydia Ainsworth @ U Street Music Hall (5/5/19)

Lydia Ainsworth
Album cover for Phantom Forest (Photo from FB @lydmusic)

The sublime sounds of Canadian indie pop will soon be at your doorstep!

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Concert Review: Karen Jonas @ Pearl Street Warehouse (3/31/2019)

Karen Jonas with Tim Bray
Karen Jonas with Tim Bray (Photo Credit: Jim Williams Photography)

Karen Jonas, with her guitar and winning voice, along with her 4-piece band gave the Pearl Street Warehouse crowd a fun night of ‘learning to like country music’, as she opened for Nashville singer-songwriter Lilly Hiatt. Tim Bray also joins Karen for her sets, emoting and jamming and generally appearing to have a splendid time playing the guitar.

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Festival Pick: ShamrockFest 2019 @ RFK Stadium Festival Grounds (3/23/19)

 

ShamrockFest
(Photo from https://www.shamrockfest.com/)

Shamrocks and shenanigans!

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Concert Pick: Scythian @ The Hamilton (1/5/19)

Scythian
Scythian (Photo Credit: Brendan McLean)

Get your Scythian fix in the new year*, they will be performing at The Hamilton on January 5th.

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Concert Review: Andrew Bird, Gabriel Kahane and the NSO @ Kennedy Center (10/28/18)

Andrew Bird with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra 9/26/18
Andrew Bird in Indianapolis on Sept. 26 (Photo Credit: Tony Vasquez for Jams Plus Media Vasquez Photography)

I wasn’t sure what to expect from my first NSO pops concert. I could imagine a mega pop star – like Beyoncé or Barry Manilow, belting hits backed by swelling strings. But what to expect when one of your featured artist’s claim to fame is riding Amtrak around the US to bridge the political divide, and the other just finished recording his violin standing barefoot under a bridge?

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