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Purity Ring performs at 9:30 Club on June 29, 2022. (Photo by Katherine Gaines)
Canadian dream poppers Purity Ring released Graves, a new EP, earlier this month, then zipped into DC on their USA tour for two dates at 9:30 Club this past week! Katherine Gaines shot the first of the two nights — it was a sold-out show.
Amyl and The Sniffers perform at Rams Head Live on May 22, 2022. (Photo by Katherine Gaines / AmbientEye.com)
Australian garage rockers Amyl and The Sniffers lit up Rams Head Live in Baltimore recently and Katherine Gaines was there to shoot the show! Continue Reading
The Boulet Brothers present their Dragula project at Rams Head Live on May 23, 2022. (Photo by Katherine Gaines / AmbientEye.com)
A monster of a tour stopped in Baltimore recently at Rams Head Live! Unlike some drag franchises, The Boulet Brothers themselves went on tour with their season 4 Dragula cast. Not only do they host, and give us a taste of their podcast (“Creatures of the Night”) but they perform two stunning drag numbers. Here are some photos of the night!
Sofi Tukker perform at 9:30 Club on May 21, 2022. (Photo by Katherine Gaines / AmbientEye.com)
Earlier this month, Sofi Tukker’s sophomore album, WET TENNIS, debuted at No. 1 on Chartbeat’s Current Electronic Albums chart and No. 12 on the Dance/Electronic Billboard 200 chart. The duo dropped by 9:30 Club in a celebratory tour, and Katherine Gaines shot them in action.
VINCINT performs at Union Stage on May 12, 2022. (Photo by Katherine Gaines)
Singer-songwriter VINCINT, born Vincint Cannady, headlined Union Stage in DC recently on The Getaway Tour, and Katherine Gaines was there to photograph the show!
VINCINT’s tour followed the 2021 release of his debut full-length album, There Will Be Tears, which spawned five singles including “Getaway.”
Tori Amos performs at MGM National Harbor on May 8, 2022. (Photo by Katherine Gaines)
Piano virtuoso Tori Amos visited MGM National Harbor recently on her Ocean to Ocean Tour in support of her 16th studio album, released last year via Decca! And Katherine Gaines photographed Tori in concert at MGM.
Pabllo Vittar performs at 9:30 Club on April 30, 2022. (Photo by Katherine Gaines)
Brazilan drag queen Pabllo Vittar launched an international tour this year after the release of her wildly successful fourth album, Batidão Tropical, which debuted as the No. 6 most streamed album globally on Spotify in 2021.
Pabllo Vittar recently visited 9:30 Club as a guest of the regular LGBTQ party Bent, and Katherine Gaines was there to capture the action!
MØ sings to fans at 9:30 Club on April 17, 2022. (Photo by Katherine Gaines)
Danish singer-songwriter MØ released Motordome, her third studio album, earlier this year, and she hit the road for a USA tour that included a recent stop at 9:30 Club! Katherine Gaines got all of the pix.
Poppy performs at The Fillmore Silver Spring on April 3, 2022. (Photo by Katherine Gaines)
Last fall, crossover media star Poppy released Flux, her fourth studio album, via Sumerian Records. She recently embarked on the Flux Tour, which saw her visit The Fillmore Silver Spring. Katherine Gaines was there to document the show.
Trixie & Katya romp through the Warner Theatre in DC on April 1, 2022. (Photo by Katherine Gaines)
Drag legends and comedy duo Trixie Mattel and Katya recently visited the Warner Theatre in DC for their inaugural tour together — Trixie and Katya Live!