Sam Harris fronts X Ambassadors at 9:30 Club on Feb. 19, 2018. (Photo by Paivi)
Indie rockers X Ambassadors will release Joyful, their new studio album, this spring on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records. Meanwhile, the trio are wrapping up a US tour that included a stop at 9:30 Club on Monday, Feb. 19. Paivi captured the band in action.
Marlon Williams (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
New Zealand’s Marlon Williams released Make Way for Love, his second studio album, via Dead Oceans on Feb. 16. He’s embarked on the accompanying Make Way for Love Tour, which visits DC’s Rock and Roll Hotel on Friday, March 23.
LP (Photo by Michael Comte)
Laura Pergolizzi, better known as LP, released Lost on You, her fourth studio album, not long ago via BMG and Vagrant Records, and she’s touring with a sold-out show at 9:30 Club on Monday, March 5.
Joywave (Photo courtesy Gold Atlas)
Indie rockers Joywave released Content, their sophomore studio album, last year via Cultco Music and Hollywood Records, and the band is currently in the midst of their Thanks for Coming 2018 Tour. Joywave have a sold-out show at U Street Music Hall on Saturday, March 3.
Dropkick Murphys (Photo courtesy Cast Management)
Soon, we will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and what better way to celebrate than with a show by a great Celtic rock band? If you’re looking for a truly great one, look no further than Celtic punks Dropkick Murphys, who will swing by The Anthem from Boston on Saturday, March 10 to launch Saint Paddy’s shenanigans a week before the holiday.
Sabaton (Photo courtesy Adrenaline PR)
Swedish heavy metal rockers Sabaton released The Last Stand, their eighth studio album, in 2016 via Nuclear Blast. The Swedes now invade the United States, as they are on a co-headlining tour with Kreator, their German thrash metal friends, and the two bands perform at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Wednesday, March 7.
Eli Lev performs at Sofar Sounds on Feb. 19, 2018. (Photo by Ari Strauss)
“Born in DC and raised by the world,” Eli Lev proclaims on his website, and the proof is in his sound. The folk musician performs as a solo artist and with his new band, The Fortunes Found, whose bluesy nouveau folk is truly something to behold on stage, as seen at Sofar Sounds on Monday.
Dixie Dregs (Photo courtesy MSO PR)
Critically acclaimed Southern rock band the Dixie Dregs will perform at the Lincoln Theatre in DC on Wednesday, March 7, in a stop on their Dawn of the Dregs Tour. The national headlining tour marks the first time in 40 years the original band performs together on one stage.
Kristie Di Lascio fronts Loi Loi at Rock and Roll Hotel on Jan. 19, 2018. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)
DC synthpop trio Loi Loi will open Jenny and the Mexicats at DC9 on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Make sure to catch this terrific line-up for a night of great pop music with songs in English and Spanish!
KC Dalager fronts Now Now at 9:30 Club on Feb. 19, 2018. (Photo by Paivi)
Minneapolis-based dreampoppers Now, Now opened X Ambassadors at 9:30 Club on Monday, and Paivi got some pix of the band in action.