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Preview: Ingrid Michaelson w/ Hannah Winkler @ Lincoln Theatre — 12/6/25

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December 5, 2025

Grammy and Emmy Nominated singer-songwriter/composer Ingrid Michaelson is a force in the music industry, known for her distinctively soulful folk-pop style. She performs live at the Lincoln Theatre in DC on Saturday, Dec. 6, with the Ingrid Michaelson Trio!

Preview: Flaming Lips w/ Bartees Strange @ The Anthem — 12/31/25

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December 4, 2025

The Flaming Lips celebrate the death of 2025 with opener Bartees Strange on New Years Eve at The Anthem on Wednesday, Dec. 31.

Poll: What Is the Best Music Festival in the DC Area for 2025?

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December 4, 2025

Vote in our annual readers poll!

Parklife DC will name the best local music festival of the year with your input. The Thrushie Awards are open to DC-area music festivals. These festivals are in the National Capital Region, and often they occur annually.

As always, our Thrushie Awards are inspired by our mission to review live music concerts and spotlight bands and concert halls covered by Parklife DC.

Voting for Thrushies runs through Friday, Dec. 12, at midnight, and you get to vote for your favorite DC venue. Write-in candidates are welcome.

Snapshots: Natalie Merchant @ Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts — 11/23/25

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James Miller

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December 4, 2025

Natalie Merchant brought her Autumn Acoustic Tour to Maryland Hall in Annapolis on Nov. 23, delivering an intimate, literary-leaning set that drew heavily from Motherland, Leave Your Sleep, and Keep Your Courage — her solo albums from 2001, 2010, and 2023, respectively.

James Todd Miller was there to photograph the show for this Snapshots photo feature.

Poll: What Is the Best Music Venue Around DC for 2025?

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December 3, 2025

Vote for best DC-area music venue for 2025!

Parklife DC will name the DC best local music venue of the year with your input. The Thrushie Awards are open to DC-area music venues that host touring bands. These venues must be occupied by its owner-operator and not a “for-rent” concert hall operated by an independent agent.

As always, our Thrushie Awards are inspired by our mission to review live music concerts and spotlight bands and concert halls covered by Parklife DC.

Voting for Thrushies runs through Friday, Dec. 12, at midnight, and you get to vote for your favorite DC venue. Write-in candidates are welcome.

Learn more about each nominee by clicking on their name in keywords.

Live Review: Brandy & Monica: The Boy Is Mine Tour w/ Kelly Rowland, Mýa, and Jamal Roberts @ Capital One Arena — 11/30/25

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Tonya Caver

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December 3, 2025

Brandy, Michelle Obama, and Monica pose for a photo at Capital One Arena on Nov. 30, 2025. (Photo by Tony Bee)

I was lucky enough to snag tickets to The Boy Is Mine Tour — starring Brandy and Monica — in Washington DC, and let me tell you, it was a phenomenal night of ’90s nostalgia that I won’t soon forget. Held at the Capital One Arena, the atmosphere was electric from the moment my friends and I found our seats. The place was packed with millennials like us, ready to be transported back in time, and we certainly were not disappointed.

Live Review: Stone Horses @ Hub City Vinyl (Hagerstown, MD) — 11/28/25

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Michael Sprouse

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December 3, 2025

Stone Horses Bring a Hard-Hitting, Hometown Spark to Hub City Vinyl
Words and Photos by Mike Sprouse / Odd Rocker Photography

There’s something about a chilly late-November night in Western Maryland that makes a rock show feel heavier in all the right ways. Folks pile in with coats half-zipped, wit a little leftover Thanksgiving fuzziness, and the first real bite of winter hanging in the air.

Hub City Vinyl has a kind of friendly warmth to it that’s part shop, part hangout, part listening room and when Stone Horses recently stepped up, it already felt like the space had shifted from “small venue” to “living room with a decibel problem” that just happened to include a loud, confident rock band from right here in Maryland.

Live Review: Blind Guardian w/ Ensiferum and Seven Kingdoms @ The Fillmore Silver Spring — 11/24/25

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Evan Henry

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December 3, 2025

Blind Guardian perform live at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Nov. 24, 2025. (Photo by Marc Shea)

Every saga has an unlikely beginning. Ours began at a Burger King.

Not literally, perhaps, but Seven Kingdoms’ frontwoman took The Fillmore Silver Spring stage in a sequined jumpsuit and cheeseburger slippers, the front stage monitors adorned with cheeseburger plush pillows. A charming splash of levity in the otherwise Very Serious Business of heavy metal.

Live Review: KATSEYE @ The Anthem — 11/24/25

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Nalinee Darmrong

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December 3, 2025

When I saw back in July that “global girl group”/HYBE x Geffen dream collaboration KATSEYE was coming to The Anthem in DC on their first concert tour (The Beautiful Chaos Tour), I had initially hoped to document the performance with my DSLR camera at the ready (my usual MO). However, as it would have it, an amazing opportunity to pivot from lens to pen presented itself! KATSEYE’s sold out show last night was everything a fan — an EYEKON — could hope for: K-pop concert fandom authenticity coupled with the intuitive breadth of international recognition.