John Moreland released a new album, Visitor, in 2024. But he put the spotlight on his 2013 album, In the Throes, during his recent appearance at Rams Head on Stage.
Steve Satzberg was there to photograph the show.
Arch Enemy recently released their highly anticipated new studio album Blood Dynasty, their 12th studio album, via Century Media. In April, the Swedish melodic death metal band hit the road for a North American tour, which recently landed at The Fillmore Silver Spring. Steve Satzberg was there to photograph the show.
Over the past four decades — give or take a decade break — the illustrious and critically acclaimed Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) have sold over 40 million records worldwide, establishing them as electronic synthesiser pioneers and one of Britain’s best-loved pop groups.
OMD released Bauhaus Staircase, their 14th studio album, in 2023. They’ve been touring the world since then, and they finally return to the USA, starting with a set at the Cruel World Festival on May 17. The band performs live on Thursday, May 22, and Friday, May 23, for two dates at the Lincoln Theatre in DC.
Psychedelic jazz band Badbadnotgood hit the studio in 2024 to release Mid Spiral. This year, the band went on the road, and they recently performed live at The Fillmore Silver Spring. They partnered with soul singer Baby Rose to tour not only Mid Spiral but their joint 2024 EP, Slow Burn.
Chris Castillo was there to photograph the show!
Like another famous musician named Bob, Bob Mould contains multitudes. In his more than 40-year career, Mould has gone from making hardcore punk with Husker Du to becoming one of the most revered figures in alternative (even if he did write a song called “I Hate Alternative Rock.”)
Along the way, Bob made his solo debut with the largely acoustic Workbook in 1989 and dabbled electronica. A lifelong wrestling fan, he worked for World Championship Wrestling during its dying days. He’s never lost the intensity and fury of his early work, though, and he played loud and fast in his recent sold-out appearance at the Black Cat, blazing through nearly songs in his 90-minute set.
M3 Rock Festival 2025: Three Days of Rain, Riffs, and Nostalgia at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Words and Photos by Michael Sprouse/OddRocker Photography
You can feel it in the parking lot before you even step inside the venue — the Maryland spring air crackling with denim, leather, Aqua Net, and anticipation. For those of us who still blast cassette tapes in the garage and think modern music’s lost its bite, the M3 Rock Festival isn’t just a throwback — it’s church.
Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo recently rolled through Richmond, Virginia, like it was 1983 all over again — except somehow it felt even better this time around. The Altria Theater, tucked right into the heart of downtown, lit up with a crowd that came ready to sing, sway, and let some old memories out to stretch their legs. It wasn’t just another Tuesday night. It was a rock n roll moment.
Rod Rooter, CEO of Big Entertainment (now Big Media), would like to know that DEVO were his biggest disappointment.
“Some things never change. That goes for the spuds you are about to see,” Rod says via a video played before the recent show for the 50 Years of De-Evolution… Continued! Tour at The Anthem in DC.
The clever short film, a callback to a ’70s and ’80s series of them, predated mockumentaries as a commercial form of entertainment. And it accurately paints a picture of DEVO as avant-garde devil-may-care musical adventurers who care more about de-evolution than slick marketing.
The DMV’s own Jake Schaefer, who won our hearts and ears with his killer guitar playing in the young band One Way Out, has gone to school in New York City, where he’s testing out his solo chops. He releases a solo album on this month.
Although he lives in NYC, Jake returns often to the DC area, and he performs as Jake Schaefer and The Realm of Possibility at Pie Shop on Monday, May 12.
Prior to the show, Parklife DC’s Mickey McCarter chatted with Jake about his guitar playing, his solo ambitions, and our shared love of Marc Bolan and T. Rex!
“I was there, Virgil,” I declared solemnly between mouthfuls of cheesesteak at Grazie Grazie, grease indelicately dripping onto wax paper. “Some 20 years ago, at the 9:30 Club, when Roadrunner Records anointed their chosen son, Matt Heafy, with Dimebag Darrell’s guitar, and a very illegal shot of whiskey for an underage minor, to honor the late legend. I bore witness.”
Virgil, unimpressed, dipped his fries in the house-made cheese whiz. “You know,” he retorted, “I think you’ve mentioned it before.”
I rolled my eyes. “Mock me all you want, but that night felt important. I was a fresh-faced DJ at Mary Wash’s WMWC, getting into concerts for free and playing these bands in heavy rotation. It was a rite of passage for college radio.”
