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Lil Nas X performs at The Anthem on Sept. 25, 2022. (Photos by Aaron Idelson)
Multi-platinum, award-winning superstar Lil Nas X embarked on his first ever tour. Produced by Live Nation, Nas’ the Long Live Montero tour is making stops across North America through Oct. 23.
Lil Nas X recently visited The Anthem, and Parklife has some exciting pictures to share of this spectacular sold-out show.
Molly Nilsson (Photo courtesy the artist)
Synthpop artist Molly Nilsson released her 10th studio album, Extreme, earlier this year, and the Swedish musician visits DC9 on a North American tour on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
Nick Mason performs with Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets at the Lincoln Theatre on Sept. 27, 2022. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)
There is no cooler head in the music biz than Nick Mason. The venerable drummer of Pink Floyd several years ago decided he wasn’t quite done with the music business. With the blessing of his Pink Floyd bandmates, he recruited a supergroup to perform the early Pink Floyd albums on the road, sharing the wonderfully psychedelic and powerful listening experience of Floyd prior to 1973’s The Dark Side of the Moon.
The extraordinary effect of attending the recent concert by Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets at DC’s Lincoln Theatre was twofold: the audience was submerged in a frankly beautiful sonic experience, and the band delighted with their strong personal bonds and soothing chemistry.
Back in the Nation’s Capital in support of their new LP, Asphalt Meadows, Death Cab For Cutie recently packed The Anthem!
Shoulder to shoulder from the barricade, all the way through to the back of the club, MUNA played their second show at the 9:30 Club recently, and brought out an incredibly impressive crowd to accompany their performance.
Josh Tillman performs as Father John Misty at The Anthem on Sept. 20, 2022. (Photo by Casey Vock)
If there are identifiable traits that the best show people have had or have in common, those would have to include bravery and boldness — someone with the fearlessness and the audacity to take chances on ideas and carry them through in fulfillment of a vision.
When Joshua Tillman made the decision a decade ago to recreate himself artistically by rebranding to record and perform as Father John Misty, it was a potentially risky move for someone who’d already established himself as a respected singer-songwriter on his own and had been a member of numerous nationally known bands.
Front 242 performs at Warsaw in Brooklyn on Sept. 15, 2022. (Photos by Ben Eisendrath)
Belgian electronic body music pioneers Front 242 are celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary with a USA tour that included a headline performance at the 2022 Cold Waves Festival in New York City.
Ben Eisendrath caught the industrial legends in a show at Warsaw in Brookland, and he photographed the show for Parklife DC!
Glenn Gregory fronts Heaven 17 at The Birchmere on Sept. 25, 2022. (Photos by Jason Nicholson; Words by Mickey McCarter)
Finally, on a full tour of the United States, Heaven 17 recently engaged a DC-area audience at The Birchmere with stories and song, providing a fascinating look at the history of the band.
The synthpop collective’s core duo of Glenn Gregory and Martyn Ware have known each other since they were teens in Sheffield, England, so they arrive to the United States more than 45 years into their association full of fond tales and bright tunes.
Glen recalled, for example, how Martyn might dress in a bright green jacket, tight white pants, and platform shoes before going out for clubbing with him in the ‘70s.
SG Goodman (Photo by Ryan Hartley)
SG Goodman and I have something in common: We both studied philosophy in college. I like to get in a good zinger when I can in these, so, if you’re reading this SG, here goes: What does Zeno take in his coffee? Half and a quarter and an eighth….
Goodman had recent jokes of her own at Songbyrd Music House, which mainly involved repeating her own name as many times as she could. It was a funny bit, with just the right mix of sarcasm and sincere salesmanship. A native of Hickman, Kentucky, her music takes on Southern culture and stereotypes with a unique perspective, intelligence and compassion, channeled through her perspective as a queer woman.
Neil Tennant fronts Pet Shop Boys at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sept. 21, 2022. (Photos by Kyle Gustafson; Words by Mickey McCarter)
New Order and the Pet Shop Boys, two revered English synthpop bands, joined forces for an irresistible double bill, hailed The Unity Tour, which surfaced at Merriweather Post Pavilion outside DC not long ago.
The highly anticipated tour was twice postponed due to complications of touring during the high prevalence of COVID-19 over the past two years. With the rescheduled date landing in the midst of a high season of very good concerts, I wondered if the final show would stand out from the crowd as well.
I need not have wondered. The New Order Mancs showed so much heart and grit and the PSB Londoners brought plenty of brains and style — and the combined power of their twin performances undoubtedly produced the very best concert of the year.