Music Park: Loi Loi @ Rock and Roll Hotel — 1/19/18

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review, Local Spotlight and tagged Blight Records, Kristie Di Lascio, Loi Loi, Rock and Roll Hotel, synthpop, YACHT.

Kristie Di Lascio fronts Loi Loi at Rock and Roll Hotel on Jan. 19, 2018.

Led by Kristie Di Lascio, DC trio Loi Loi served up a strong synthpop brew opening Yacht at Rock and Roll Hotel on Friday. (Read our Parklife DC review of Yacht!)

Music Park: Broke Royals @ Union Stage — 12/28/17

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review, Local Spotlight and tagged Americana, Broke Royals, folk, power pop, record release party, Union Stage.

Philip Basnight fronts Broke Royals at Union Stage on Dec. 28, 2017. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

Time is very important to Broke Royals, the DC Americana-flavored power pop band founded by Philip Basnight and Colin Cross. Their debut single, released in May 2014, was called “About Time,” an ode of encouragement dedicated to taking time to care for yourself.

Snapshots: Broke Royals @ Rock and Roll Hotel — 5/13/17

Posted on May 16, 2017 by paivi in Live Review, Local Spotlight and tagged Americana, anniversary show, Broke Royals, folk, power pop, Rock and Roll Hotel.

Broke Royals performs at Rock & Roll Hotel on May 13. (Photo by Paivi)

DC rockers Broke Royals played a third anniversary show at Rock and Roll Hotel on Saturday. The gents are in the process of recording their debut full-length album after releasing three well-received EPs over the past few years.