In September, musician Suki Waterhouse released her sophomore album, Memoir of a Sparklemuffin, “a sprawling 18-track release that never outstays its welcome and features plenty of shining moments” (Associated Press).
Suki is now on tour, and she performs at The Anthem in DC on Wednesday, Dec. 11.
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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 Wednesday, Dec. 11, at midnight. Write-in candidates are welcome.
Shoegaze heroes Ride released Interplay, their seventh studio album, earlier this year via Wichita Recordings. The English band now hit the road for some USA dates, including a show at 9:30 Club on Thursday, Dec. 5!
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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.
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‘”Since I’ve been here last,” Mindy Smith told the audience during her recent performance at Jammin’ Java, “I have a new album. She added, “I know it’s about time,” referring to the passing of a dozen years since her last, self-titled record and the release of Quiet Town earlier this year. While it’s been a long time, Smith certainly proved it’s been worth the wait, as the songs are as good as any she’s recorded.
Pianist Robert Glasper recently performed at the Howard Theater in DC with Marsha Ambrosius on vocals! Chris Castillo was there to photograph the show.
Welcome to the 2024 Thrushie Awards! Parklife DC will name the best local band of the year with your input. Parklife DC will honor DC bands and venues with our annual Thrushie Awards program, named for our mascot, DC’s own state bird — the Wood Thrush.
A best local DC band must perform in the continuum of indie rock clubs that we cover around the metro area, and they must have released new music in the past year.
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 Wednesday, Dec. 11, at midnight, and you get to vote for your favorite DC band.
Write-in candidates are welcome.
After dropping his highly successful album Almighty So 2, Chicago rapper Chief Keef recently closed out his A Lil Tour at Echostage. With 2024 winding down, the hype for live music is at an all-time high, and this night was no different. The show sold out weeks in advance, and you could feel the excitement in the air before it even started.
Craig Finn can spin the yarn with the very best of them.
The 53-year-old songwriter and storyteller has showcased his abilities as the leader of The Hold Steady but also with his own studio albums — he’s released five of them along with a compilation.
Finn’s got another record in the works, and this fall he was on the road in Europe and the USA in support of his own material, some of it released, some of it on the way. It was a run dubbed “This is What it Looks Like: Solo Songs & Stories,” and it gave him the chance to engage with listeners in small, cozy venues all over the map.
The result here in the States was a series of shows that the artist himself heralded on his social media as a “major success.”
Reunited Velocity Girl Mesmerizes Crowd at Black Cat
Words by Erin Corbin
Photos by James Todd Miller
Was this the last-ever performance by DC shoegaze heroes Velocity Girl?