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Live Review: Snow Strippers @ 9:30 Club — 1/8/26

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Marisol Yanguas
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Snow Strippers perform live at 9:30 Club on Jan. 8, 2026. (Photo by Marisol Yanguas)

Snow Strippers Kick-off Their North American Tour with a Sold-Out Show at the 9:30 Club
Words by Valeria Beauchamp
Photos by Marisol Yanguas

When I emerged from my car parked across the street from the 9:30 Club, I was greeted with a gust of cold air, scurrying black and white striped tights and giggles running down the street. I turned to my left to see a line of rhinestone-bedazzled concert goers stretched so far down V St that it vanished around the building’s corner — a sight conjured only by a sold-out show. Kicking off their 30+ date North American tour, the Snow Strippers chose the nation’s capital as their first stop, setting the tone for their run from the East to the West Coast with stops at festivals in Florida, New York, Tennessee, and Iowa along the way.

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Preview: Cate Le Bon @ Howard Theatre — 1/12/26

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Parklifer
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Cate Le Bon
Cate Le Bon (Photo by H. Hawkline)

Cate Le Bon released a new album, Michelangelo Dying, back in September via Mexican Summer. Now, the Welsh singer-songwriter embarks on a tour of North America with a DC date at the Howard Theatre on Monday, Jan. 12.

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Live Review: The Flaming Lips @ The Anthem — 12/31/25

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Kyle Gustafson
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The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips perform live at The Anthem on Dec. 31, 2025. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson)

It goes without saying that concerts on New Year’s Eve hit different. It’s a big occasion that has a few requirements like balloons, maybe some streamers and of course the countdown to midnight, all bringing an expectation of pomp and circumstance to the show. And clearly, if you want pomp and circumstance, who better to see on NYE than The Flaming Lips?

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Interview: Daniel Fleming of Age of Ruin (@ The Pocket, 1/10/26)

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Mickey McCarter
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Age of Ruin
Age of Ruin (Photo courtesy the band)

Parklife DC editor Mickey McCarter catches up with Daniel Fleming, guitarist for Fairfax, Virignia metalcore veterans Age of Ruin, to talk about the band’s new album, Nothingman. Ahead of Age of Ruin’s Jan. 10 appearance at The Pocket in Washington, DC, Fleming discusses the record’s creation, themes, and his approach to guitar.

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Live Review: Stephen Kellogg’s Old Friends Tour feat. The Kellogg Sisters @ Rams Head on Stage — 12/29/25

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Steve Satzberg
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Stephen Kellogg
Stephen Kellogg performs live at Rams Head on Stage on Dec. 29, 2025. (Photo by Steve Satzberg)

Let’s get right to the point. Stephen Kellogg is a wonderful singer and an engaging performer and if, like me, you’ve never had the pleasure of seeing him perform live and in-person, you should embrace the next opportunity you have to do so. That next opportunity, I’m here to tell you, is Feb. 26 at The Hamilton Live in Washington, DC.

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Live Review: The Pietasters w/ The Loving Paupers, The Players Band, The Upstarters, and DJ Selah @ 9:30 Club — 12/27/25

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Roman Meerzaman
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The Pietasters
DJ Selah works the crowd while The Pietasters frontman Steve Jackson sings from stage at 9:30 Club on Dec. 27, 2025. (Photo by Roman Meerzaman)

As someone who is relatively out of the loop with the Ska scene, I was delightfully surprised by how much life the genre still has. From the leather clad OG fans to the families with kids running around, this annual holiday concert felt different to any show I’d ever been to before. As the show was setting up at 9:30 Club, you’d randomly hear squeals of joy, only to look and see a group of people hugging and catching up. It became clear as the acts came on that those were caused by several band members who were roaming around the entirety of the show.

And so it was that The Pietasters, the legendary ska-punk collective, led a merry march through a night of stompin’ good music that included openers The Upstarters, The Players Band, and The Loving Paupers.

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Best of the Year: Top 10 Concerts of 2025 by Mickey

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Mickey McCarter
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David Byrne
David Byrne performs live at The Anthem on Sept. 27, 2025. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

It was a great year for transformative punk and new wave artists who broke the mold back in the day and continue to do great work. From the musical curiosity of David Byrne to the bright synths of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and the groundbreaking originality of Sparks, I thoroughly enjoyed seeing some of my personal favorite artists do great things with new songs while also delivering some of their most wonderful tunes from the late ’70s and early ’80s. While first wave musicians dominate my list of top concerts of 2025, Nation of Language — the prolific and downright amazing band who are clearly inspired by those acts — also put on a stupendous show this year in support of a new album.

As I’m fond of saying, I’m an old-school MTV kid with a big love of the Second British Invasion. Quite a few of the most exciting Brits came through the DC area this year. But Mr. Bryne, one of New York City’s favorite sons, undeniably delivered the best show of the year. Read on for more!

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Best of the Year: Top 10 Concerts of 2025 by Kyle G.

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Kyle Gustafson
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Destroyer
Destroyer performs live at Black Cat on Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson)

Another great year of concerts is in the books. I saw so many of my favorite bands this year and it made me incredibly grateful to see these acts while they are still hitting on all cylinders. Don’t take it for granted everyone. And at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I’m going to paste in something from last years list:

30% of this list comes from shows outside the DC area. Road trips are the best! Go see your favorite bands as many times as you can! Go see them in unfamiliar surroundings! You won’t regret it. Unless you’re traveling to see Morrissey.

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In Memoriam: Joe Ely

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Mark Engleson
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Joe Ely
Joe Ely (Photo by Barbara FG)

Growing up in northeast Ohio in the ’90s, I got a very specific idea about what country music was — it was songs like Billy Ray Cyrus’s megahit “Achy Breaky Heart.” Even when the local public radio station, WKSU (which would go on to spin off the streaming radio site Folk Alley) played artists like Emmylou Harris and Iris DeMent — what would come to be called Americana — it labeled them as “folk.” Country was a dirty word to the kind of audience that listened to public radio where I grew up.

When I got to Austin for grad school in my mid-20s, I thought I didn’t like country music. That would change during the 18 eye-opening months I spent in the Live Music Capitol of the World. And it changed at a very specific moment, when I saw Joe Ely on the last day of the 2004 Austin City Limits Festival.

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Snapshots: Built to Spill w/ Guerilla Toss @ Ottobar — 12/17/25

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Casey Vock
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Built to Spill @ Ottobar Baltimore MD 12.17.25 Photo by Casey Ryan Vock
Guitar legend Doug Martsch leads his band Built to Spill in a sold-out performance at Ottobar in Baltimore on Dec. 17, 2025. (Photo by Casey Ryan Vock)

Doug Martsch is a gift that keeps on giving.

And what a present it was this past week as the guitar great brought his longtime band Built to Spill to Ottobar for a festive, sold-out show at the Charm City’s most storied venue.

Joined by his trusty teammates Melanie Radford on bass and Teresa Esguerra on drums, Martsch treated a packed house to an incredible set of music the night of Dec. 17 and, as he’s done so many times on stage, humbly demonstrated his mastery and brilliance as a guitarist.

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