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Snapshots: flipturn @ 9:30 Club — 4/18/24

Casey Vock
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Snapshots: flipturn @ 9:30 Club — 4/18/24

The Baltimore-Washington metro area affords many privileges for the frequent concert goer. One is witnessing bands on the rise graduate from the smaller venues of the region to play one of the most popular of them of all: 9:30 Club in Washington DC.

flipturn has been packing joints and blowing the roof off them since the indie rock quintet formed in 2015, and though it’s released only one full album in the form of 2022’s Shadowglow, the Fernandina Beach-bord group is riding tremendous momentum as a result of thrilling live performances and visionary songwriting.

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Live Review: Jade Bird w/ Mary Moore @ The Miracle Theatre — 4/20/24

Mark Engleson
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Live Review: Jade Bird w/ Mary Moore @ The Miracle Theatre — 4/20/24

In 2018, I saw Waxahatchee at the Miracle Theatre. Later this year, she’ll be playing at the exponentially larger Wolf Trap. I expect Jade Bird, who recently played The Miracle Theatre on her Opening the Songbook tour, to follow the same path. She’s a special talent.

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Snapshots: Matthew Sweet w/ Abe Partridge @ Lincoln Theatre — 4/20/24

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Snapshots: Matthew Sweet w/ Abe Partridge @ Lincoln Theatre — 4/20/24

Power pop powerhouse Matthew Sweet recently dropped by the Lincoln Theatre for a career-spanning showcase with a full band of truly exciting musicians.

Steve Satzberg was there to photograph the show!

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Live Review: Robyn Hitchcock @ The Hamilton Live — 4/19/24

Mark Engleson
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Live Review: Robyn Hitchcock @ The Hamilton Live — 4/19/24

Over two sets recently at The Hamilton Live, Robyn Hitchcock showed he is one of the true originals in music. The eccentric British singer-songwriter treated the audience to songs both beautiful and strange, accompanied by stage banter that was as surreal as it was entertaining.

Originally a folkie influenced by figures like Nick Drake, Hitchcock first recorded with the Soft Boys at the end of the ’70s and the beginning of ’80s. The Soft Boys went against the grain — at the time, punk was the dominant force in music — playing lyrically smart jangle pop. Though they didn’t meet with a lot of commercial success, they’d influence generations of alt-rockers from REM to the New Pornographers to Matthew Sweet and the Hold Steady.

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Review: Alice Phoebe Lou @ 9:30 Club — 4/19/24

Ben Jones
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Review: Alice Phoebe Lou @ 9:30 Club — 4/19/24

I think more venues should host early shows, and Alice Phoebe Lou does too. The South African singer-songwriter recently ended a month-long North American tour with an early set at the 9:30 Club in DC.

Taking the stage promptly at 7:30pm, Alice joked with the crowd that she had never been so grateful to play early, because she was wearing her last clean t-shirt. Throughout a relaxed set bathed in warm pink and red lights, Alice and her band translated that gratitude into a joyful performance of her soulful style of indie rock.

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Live Review: Heilung @ DAR Constitution Hall — 4/17/24

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Live Review: Heilung @ DAR Constitution Hall — 4/17/24

When I got the news that Heilung was playing DAR Constitution Hall, I immediately leapt at the opportunity to cover the show. Heilung is German for “healing” and their music is classified as experimental folk music. That classification is pretty vague but it at least gives you a little bit of an idea of what the music sounds like.

What it does not do  is prepare anyone for the visual experience of seeing Heilung play live.

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Snapshots: Allah-Las @ 9:30 Club — 4/16/23

Casey Vock
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Snapshots: Allah-Las @ 9:30 Club — 4/16/23

Some bands don’t take long to catch on, but truly grasping the sounds that some create might be an ongoing endeavor.

And though many modern acts are forging a fresh path in the realm of psychedelia, few if any can match the mystique, allure and style of Allah-Las, who recently performed at the 9:30 Club.

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Live Review: John Mellencamp @ DAR Constitution Hall — 4/18/24

Mark Engleson
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Live Review: John Mellencamp @ DAR Constitution Hall — 4/18/24

In a recent brilliant show at DAR Constitution Hall, Indiana native John Mellencamp delivered a perfect mix of pile-driving rock, tender moments, and social conscience. This dynamite performance showed why Mellencamp was and continues to be incredibly popular: He’s a fantastic performer with excellent songs.

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Live Review: Humbird @ Pearl Street Warehouse — 4/17/24

Mark Engleson
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Live Review: Humbird @ Pearl Street Warehouse — 4/17/24

When I saw Humbird open for Margo Cilker last October at DC9, it was just Siri Undlin — the singer-songwriter at the heart of the band — playing solo acoustic. When she recently played the Pearl Street Warehouse, she brought her band for a show that was electric, both in its instrumentation and quality. There were still some gentle, quieter moments in the set, but I was impressed with how hard they rocked.

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Snapshots: Drop Nineteens @ The Atlantis — 4/17/24

Nalinee Darmrong
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Snapshots: Drop Nineteens @ The Atlantis — 4/17/24

In 2023, Boston shoegazers Drop Nineteens reunited to make an album, Hard Light, their first full-length record in 30 years!

Drop Nineteens recently performed some new songs as well as some memorable numbers from their debut album, Delaware, at The Atlantis in DC. Nalinee Darmrong was there to photograph the show.

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