Aldous Harding (Photo courtesy 4AD)
An artist of rare calibre, Aldous Harding does more than sing; she conjures a singular intensity. Her body and face a weapon of theatre, Harding dances with steeled fervor, baring her teeth like a Bunraku puppet’s gnashing grin.
Aldous performs in a sold-out show at The Miracle Theatre in DC on Saturday, June 11.
They Might Be Giants (Photo by Sam Graff)
They Might Be Giants released the dazzling album and coffee table art book project, BOOK, last Fall. And now they are finally hitting the road for an oft-delayed tour, rescheduled due to pandemic lockdowns.
Many dates on the tour are sold out, including three DC dates — at 9:30 Club on Thursday, June 9, and at the Lincoln Theatre on Friday, June 10, and Saturday, June 11. For those of us attending, these are sure to be shows to remember!
Daniel Romano’s Outfit (Photo courtesy the band)
Canadian musician and poet Daniel Romano last year released Cobra Poems, his latest full-length album with Daniel Romano’s Outfit. The band performs at DC9 on Thursday, June 2.
“Gem City” is an unusual nickname for Dayton, Ohio. Perhaps, it’s a nod to a time when the city churned out the who’s who of funk. Artists like Zapp, Roger Troutman, Heatwave, and Slave, to name a few. This past Memorial Day Weekend, The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, welcomed Dayton’s crown jewel of funk and R&B — the Ohio Players.
One Way Out (Photo by Carter Louthian)
Young DC rockers One Way Out recently released their second music video of 2022, “Red”, ahead of their Music and Euphoria Summer Tour. The band performs at DC9 for their local show on Saturday, June 4.
Anders Osborne (Photo by Brandt Vicknair)
Anders Osborne cuts a unique figure on the musical scene. A native of Sweden, the longtime resident of New Orleans has become a fixture and even an elder statesman of that city’s music scene. As a performer, his own musical stylings hew strongly to the blues and R&B of his adopted city, with connections to the related jam band scene. (He often plays with Luther and Cody Dickinson’s Hill Country blues-meets-band jam band, The North Mississippi Allstars, as North Mississippi Osborne.)
As a songwriter — which has been, throughout his career, his principal employment — his greatest success has come through the Nashville country music establishment, where he was employed for decades as a staff songwriter, and commuted between the cities. In 2003, Tim McGraw’s cover of his “Watch The Wind Go By” reached number on the country charts.
Australian garage rockers Amyl and The Sniffers lit up Rams Head Live in Baltimore recently and Katherine Gaines was there to shoot the show!
SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience is unlike any craft beer event. It’s a sensory adventure that answers the tantalizing question: what if we paired some of the best craft brewers with some of the finest chefs for a single night of culinary bliss?
After a two-year hiatus, the Brewers Association’s SAVOR event returns to Washington, DC, on Friday, June 24, at The Anthem.
Lawrence (Photo by Deanie Chen)
Lawrence and MisterWives have teamed for a double bill called the Sounds of Summer Tour, and the bands play at The Anthem in DC on Friday, June 17.
You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC!
A monster of a tour stopped in Baltimore recently at Rams Head Live! Unlike some drag franchises, The Boulet Brothers themselves went on tour with their season 4 Dragula cast. Not only do they host, and give us a taste of their podcast (“Creatures of the Night”) but they perform two stunning drag numbers. Here are some photos of the night!
