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Live Review: Gunna @ The Anthem — 11/20/25

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Gunna performs live at The Anthem on Nov. 20, 2025. (Photo by Tonya Caver)

If there were any lingering doubts about Gunna’s standing in the hip-hop hierarchy following a tumultuous period of legal battles, he silenced them emphatically in his recent appearance at The Anthem. Bringing his Wun of Dem Nights Tour to a sold-out show in Washington, DC, the Atlanta rapper delivered a performance that felt less like a standard tour stop and more like a statement of vindication.

Live Review: Cut Copy w/ Ora the Molecule @ 9:30 Club — 11/19/25

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Cut Copy perform live at 9:30 Club on Nov. 19, 2025. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

Cut Copy came to DC to play — and they weren’t going to let something like being down a member stop them. Although he is present on the band’s current US tour, guitarist Tim Hoey was too ill to perform for their recent date at 9:30 Club, and so frontman Dan Whitford and company soldiered on without him.

The result was a damn good show that breezed by like a chill rave full of friends.

Live Review: The Faint w/ Hercules & Love Affair @ 9:30 Club — 11/18/25

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The Faint perform live at 9:30 Club on Nov. 18, 2025. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

The Faint, the dark-wave dance project founded by brothers Todd Fink (frontman) and Clark Baechle (drums) 30 years ago, continues to impress! The Faint recently returned to 9:30 Club to play three new songs alongside their dance-punk classics in a concert full of irresistible post-punk grooves!

Snapshots: GWAR w/ Blood Vulture, Dwarves, Helmet @ Nevermore Hall — 11/18/25

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GWAR perform live at Nevermore Hall in Baltimore on Nov. 18, 2025. (Photo by Steve Satzberg)

GWAR turned Nevermore Hall into a slaughterhouse of cosmic proportions on Nov. 18, drenching the Baltimore crowd in fake blood, bad jokes and gloriously heavy riffs on the Return of Gor-Gor tour.

Steve Satzberg was there to photograph the show for this Parklife Snapshots photo essay.

Live Review: Violent Vira @ 9:30 Club — 11/17/25

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Violent Vira performs live at 9:30 Club on Nov. 17, 2025. (Photo by James Todd Miller)

Violent Vira Rocks Hard at 9:30 Club
The emerging star already has an extremely dedicated following
Words by Matt Bailey
Photos by James Todd Miller

Violent Vira brought droves of fans to 9:30 Club recently for her stand-out style of hard rock and metal. Her show at the DC venue had been sold out for weeks ahead of time.

Live Review: Sarah McLachlan @ The Anthem — 11/16/25

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Sarah McLachlan performs live at The Anthem on Nov. 16, 2025. (Photo by James Todd Miller)

As the new documentary Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery on Hulu revisits how Sarah McLachlan’s women-led festival reshaped ’90s music, her recent set at The Anthem brought that legacy home in the most powerful way: live.

And while there was plenty of the material from those long-ago salad days, when I was just a spry young pup and Lilith Fair was touring across the nation, this wasn’t just a nostalgia show: We got plenty of songs from the album McLachlan released earlier this year.

Snapshots: Couch w/ Stephen Day @ 9:30 Club — 11/15/25

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Couch performs live at 9:30 Club on Nov. 15, 2025. (Photo by Steve Satzberg)

Couch turned the 9:30 Club into a full-body groove session on Nov. 15, delivering a buoyant, tightly arranged set that showcased just how far the Boston-bred collective has come.

Steve Satzberg was there to photograph the show for this Parklife Snapshots photo essay.

Live Review: Tom Morello w/ Neighborhood Kids @ Lincoln Theatre — 11/15/25

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Tom Morello performs live at the Lincoln Theatre in DC on Nov. 15, 2025. (Photo by James Todd Miller)

Saturday night in DC was a great night of music and protest as Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave legend Tom Morello and his band, along with The Neighborhood Kids — and a special appearance by Max Weinberg from Bruce Springsteen and the East Street Band — played an enormous set at the historic Lincoln Theatre to a sold-out crowd. Morello and band played a fantastic gig of exceptional guitar-driven rock and roll and were very convincing in getting across messages of “anti-fascism,” “anti-Nazism,” and “anti-racism” to the highly enthusiastic crowd.

Live Review: Colin Hay @ The Birchmere — 11/13/25

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Colin Hay performs live at The Birchmere on Nov. 13, 2025. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

Someone once asked Colin Hay if he would say pursuing a career as a songwriter was worthwhile.

“Here’s a song that took me 40 minutes to write, and it’s sustained me for 40 years,” Colin told The Birchmere recently when closing the first of two sold-out performances. So, the answer is “yes.”

Colin then played a lovely stripped down version of “Down Under,” originally recorded with the band Men at Work, the outfit that catapulted him to fame.

Live Review: The Aces @ 9:30 Club — 11/15/25

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The Aces perform live at 9:30 Club on Nov. 15, 2025. (Photo by Sami Pye)

Under the glow of the disco ball of the 9:30 Club and electric blue lights, The Aces returned to DC recently, transforming the storied venue into a sanctuary of queer joy and unfiltered guitar pop-rock adrenaline.

The Aces, a Utah-born band, played live on their Gold Star Baby Tour as they reaffirmed their place as one of indie-pop’s tightest live acts. They felt delightfully at home with a crowd that greeted them like beloved friends rather than visiting performers.