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Technophobia (Photo courtesy the band)
DC dark electronic duo Technophobia were set to perform at Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Germany this year before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world. Undaunted, Technophobia performs a livestream show at the exact time they were to play WGT — on Sunday, May 31, via Twitch.
The Brothers Macklovitch (Photo by Tim Saccenti)
Grammy-nominated siblings A-Trak and Dave 1 finally release music together. As The Brothers Macklovitch, the turntable icon and Chromeo frontman meld funky influences from their formative days (Jamiroquai, Brand New Heavies, Masters At Work) with crisp production and soulful hooks, aided by rising R&B star Leven Kali on debut Fool’s Gold single “Give Love to Get Some.”
Sharon Van Etten (Photo by Ryan Pfluger)
Sharon Van Etten’s debut album, because i was in love, has an upcoming anniversary later this month. To celebrate, Sharon livestreams a performance of the album in its entirety from her home in Los Angeles via Seated on Friday, May 29.
Cut Worms (Photo by Caroline Gohlke)
Cut Worms, moniker of Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Max Clarke, returns with “Castle in the Clouds,” and an accompanying video.
John Taylor performs with Duran Duran at MGM National Harbor on Dec. 31, 2016. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)
The great Nile Rodgers famously remixed “The Reflex” by Duran Duran — a song that sent the boys from Birmingham UK to No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.
Nile went on to work quite a bit with Duran Duran over the past several decades, of course, and bassist John Taylor is likely to explore that relationship in a chat for his Stone Love Bass Odyssey via Duran Duran’s Instagram on Wednesday, May 27.
Teen Cobra (Photo courtesy the band)
Baltimore’s Hidden Volume Records proudly presents the debut from DC’s Teen Cobra! The punk duo also released a music video for “Girl of Mine,” the lead single from Social Piranha, the band’s debut EP.
Julie Budet of Yelle (Photo by Marcin Kempski)
The French dance pop duo Yelle recently returned with a brand new song “Je T’Aime Encore” and a very personal music video focused on Julie Budet and hair stylist Charlie Le Mindu, directed by fashion documentary filmmaker Loïc Prigent.
The Travelin’ McCourys (Photo courtesy IVPR)
DelFest, the festival brainchild of Del McCoury and his extended McCoury family, has just announced DelFest at Home, a streaming event celebrating musical highlights from DelFests past.
Happening during the originally scheduled festival weekend, May 21 through May 24, the free online event will feature performances from the festival’s namesake and his family as well as bluegrass and jam band luminaries such as Trey Anastasio Band, Bela Fleck and Chris Thile, Greensky Bluegrass, and more.
Wilco (Photo by Annabel Mehran)
Last night, Wilco performed their new single “Tell Your Friends” for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. You can watch the performance on YouTube.
Sol Roots performs at The 9 Songwriter Series on April 5, 2018. (Photo by Ari Strauss)
Late Night in the Loft continues with not-so-late live happy hour streams from the DMV’s best local artists from The Hamilton!
This week, catch DC funky bluesman Sol Roots on Friday, May 22, in a livestream at The Hamilton’s Facebook page.
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