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Live Review: Graham Parker @ Rams Head on Stage — 5/2/26

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Steve Satzberg
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Graham Parker
Graham Parker performs live at Rams Head on Stage on Sept. 2, 2026. (Photo by Steve Satzberg)

Whenever I think about going to see the musical heroes of my youth, especially if it’s been a while since I’ve seen them perform live, I always experience the same tension — do I go hoping they can still capture their former magic, perhaps for the last time? Or will they leave me sad for what they once were? Would I be better off just staying home and listening to the music that made them matter to me in the first place?

Graham Parker is 75 years old. His first album, Howlin’ Wind, was released 50 years ago. I think the last time I saw him perform was 30-40 years ago. What would a Parker performance be like today?

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Snapshots: Ty Segall w/ Upchuck @ Union Craft Brewing — 5/2/26

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Casey Vock
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Ty Segall @ Union Craft Brewery Baltimore MD - 05.02.26 Digital photo by Casey Ryan Vock
Ty Segall leads his band in a performance at Union Craft Brewing on May 2, 2026. (Digital photo by Casey Ryan Vock)

Ty Segall is prolific as a recording artist, both as a solo musician and as the member of various bands. But good luck getting hands on some of his releases — his solo albums in particular, some of which were released on cassette tape, are sought after and coveted by his devotees.

Since he embarked on his career back in the late 2000s, he’s managed to play more than 1,200 solo shows while simultaneously leading or collaborating on different projects. For as many appearances as he’s made, his live gigs are appealing to more listeners all over the globe.

Recently, Segall made his way to Baltimore, where he and members of his two known backing squads — the Freedom Band and the Muggers — filled Union Craft Brewing and nearly blew the roof off the place.

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Snapshots: Big Something @ The Atlantis — 5/2/26

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Sean Spannuth
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Big Something perform live at The Atlantis on May 2, 2026. (Photo by Sean Spannuth)

Big Somthing’s Spring Tour transformed the pocket-sized, tiered room of The Atlantis into a high-octane sonic jam laboratory this past Saturday, May 2. Frontman Nick MacDaniels set a local tone early, sporting a Sean Taylor shirt — a nod to the late DC sports legend whose grit and strength mirrored the band’s own powerhouse performance that night.

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Snapshots: Michael Nau w/ Natalie Jane Hill @ Union Stage — 4/29/26

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Casey Vock
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Michael Nau @ Union Stage Washington DC - 04.29.26 Digital photo by Casey Ryan Vock
Michael Nau leads his band in a performance at Union Stage on April 29, 2026. (Digital photo by Casey Ryan Vock)

A lengthy weather delay be damned, one of the best songwriters to come out of Maryland finally made his long-awaited return to the DMV. And he did so in marvelous fashion.

Michael Nau was originally slated to play at The Wharf back in late January. Alas, one of the season’s heaviest snowstorms changed plans for him and anyone who’d been looking forward to seeing him.

But as any of his fans know, Nau and his music are well worth a wait, and that proved to be the case as the Cumberland native eventually made it to Union Stage with his current band the night of April 29.

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Live Review: George Thorogood & The Destroyers w/ Alistair Greene @ Capital One Hall — 5/5/26

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Mark Engleson
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George Thorogood
George Thorogood (PRNewsFoto/Universal Music Enterprises)

Every night with George Thorogood & The Destroyers is, to quote the title of their set opener Tuesday night, a “Rock & Roll Party.” George and the boys brought “The Baddest Show On Earth” to Capitol One Hall, playing down and dirty, greasy blues-rock with a healthy serving of over-the-top, humorous bluster.

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Live Review: M3 Rock Festival w/ Cinderella’s Tom Keifer and Queensÿche @ Merriweather Post Pavilion — 5/2/26

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Michael Sprouse
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Tom Keifer headlines M3 Rock Festival 2026 at Merriweather Post Pavilion on May 2, 2026. (Photo by Michael Sprouse/ Odd Rocker Photography)

Merriweather Post Pavilion was in full throwback mode on May 2, and the M3 Rock Festival did what M3 always does best, which is remind everybody that melody, volume, and a little hair-spray-era swagger still go down just fine on a spring night in Columbia, Maryland.

The place had that familiar festival hum from the start, a mix of die-hards in band shirts, folks who have probably seen every one of these acts three times already, and a few younger fans who looked like they wandered in, got curious, and then got happily steamrolled by the whole scene. It wouldn’t be long before their curiosity was fulfilled by headliners Cinderella’s Tom Keifer and Queensÿche.

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Live Review: Dance With The Dead and Magic Sword w/ Megan McDuffee @ Union Stage — 5/2/26

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Evan Henry
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Dance With The Dead perform live at Union Stage on May 2, 2026. (Photo by Gerald Henry)

Approximately one year ago, Virgil and I plunged a newly minted Magic Sword into a mound of dirt and yanked Rivethead out of the ground in an unholy act of necromancy. Tonight, all three of us walked into Union Stage together, Virgil already half-cut, Rivethead in a Skinny Puppy hoodie, and me carrying an unreasonable amount of optimism for a Saturday night show in The Wharf.

As soon as you walked into the venue on May 2, you hit the merch booth where Magic Sword had brought everything. Several shirt designs. Flags. Pins. Stickers. A Coloring book. Signed tour posters. A $10 D20 roll for a chance at merch. And of course the Magic Swords themselves at $15 a pop — the kids will love it. Dance With The Dead held down a respectable 40% of the merch table with shirts and vinyls, but Magic Sword had clearly read the brief on touring economics.

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Live Review: The Chameleons @ Black Cat — 4/17/26

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Mickey McCarter
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Vox fronts The Chameleons at Black Cat on April 17, 2026. (Photo by James Todd Miller)

At a busy stop at Black Cat, The Chameleons once again stood apart as a paradox: an old-school band that eschews the past — and a group of musicians who embrace layers of thoughtful music while also proving accessible to new and young fans.

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Live Review: The Steel Wheels w/ Maya de Vitry @ The Hamilton Live — 4/25/26

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Mark Engleson
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The Steel Wheels
The Steel Wheels (Photo courtesy Missing Piece Group)

While the Virginia-based Steel Wheels play (mostly) acoustic instruments and have been categorized as a bluegrass band, there’s a rock edge to their work, especially on their last couple of albums, 2024’s Sideways and last year’s self-titled record. That isn’t surprising, given that their name comes from a 1989 Rolling Stones album. In their recent performance at The Hamilton Live, they delivered a slice of first-class Americana.

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Preview: Ultra Sunn @ Black Cat, 5/7/26

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Parklifer
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ULTRA SUNN (Photo by Kris Parenti)

In 2025, Belgium-based underground phenomenon ULTRA SUNN returned with a new studio album, The Beast in You, via Artoffact Records. The darkwave duo are currently on a US tour, and they visit Black Cat in DC for a show on Thursday, May 7!

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