Rou Reynolds fronts Enter Shikari at 9:30 Club on Jan. 28, 2018. (Photo by Paivi)
Roughton Reynolds meant business. He strode up the 9:30 Club stage to inform the audience that Enter Shikari would now perform a rapid-fire medley of four of the post-hardcore band’s most furious songs.
“They all run at 174 beats per minute so this is very very serious,” Rou said.
Jax Anderson of Flint Eastwood (Photo by Nicole Shackelford)
Flint Eastwood released Broke Royalty, their latest EP, via Neon Gold in 2017. Frontwoman Jax Anderson is touring her new material as Flint Eastwood with an appearance at U Street Music Hall on Friday, Feb. 2.
Mike Garson (Photo by Jiro Schneider)
To tell the story of David Bowie is to tell the story of the musicians he chose to play with him over his career spanning roughly 50 years. For at least 30 of those years, pianist Mike Garson sat next to Bowie in the studio and on the stage. Listeners perhaps first heard Mike in the fantastic piano on “Aladdin Sane” in 1973. Now, Mike is leading a team of musicians who performed shows with Bowie in a tribute concert called Celebrating David Bowie, and locally the show launches a North American tour at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Saturday, Feb. 10.
Mike played piano on at least 16 Bowie albums, beginning with Aladdin Sane and ending with A Reality Tour (live album). The Celebrating David Bowie show presents his vision of a concert by David today, including songs like “Ashes to Ashes, “Let’s Dance,” “Life on Mars,” “Fame,” “The Man Who Sold the World,” and more. Parklife DC caught up with Mike Garson to chat about the tour, the last time he saw David Bowie, and his plans for keeping David’s music alive.
Anti-Flag (Photo by Jake Stark)
Pittsburgh punks Anti-Flag released American Fall, their 10th studio album, last year via Spinefarm. They have launched a co-headlining tour with Stray from the Path, and the two bands perform at U Street Music Hall on Saturday, Feb. 10, for their Silence=Violence Tour.
Palehound (Photo by Shervin Lainez)
Boston trio Palehound today release a 7-inch single YMCA Pool and shared a new track called “Sea of Blood.” The single chases the release of A Place I’ll Always Go, the band’s sophomore full-length album published last summer via Polyvinyl Records. In a few short weeks, Palehound hits the road with Weaves, and the co-headlining tour lands at Union Stage in DC on Saturday, Feb. 10.
Umphrey’s McGee (Photo by Shervin Lainez)
Umphrey’s McGee released It’s Not Us, their 11th studio album, on Jan. 12 via Nothing Too Fancy Music, and the prog rockers began a massive new tour that week also. Umphrey’s McGee are on tour now, and they will play The Anthem in DC on Thursday, Feb. 15.
Alejandro Castaño performs as The Red Fetish at Capital Fringe on Jan. 20, 2017. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)
The Basque word “etxe” means “domicile” or “shelter.” For eight recording artists, many of them based in DC, Etxe Records is home to a diverse musical family. Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2018, Etxe (pronounced et-CHAY) released “Etxe Records at 10 Years: A Compilation.” And to mark the occasion, Capital Fringe hosted a 10th anniversary showcase concert on Jan. 20, featuring The Red Fetish, Silo Halo, Near Northeast, and Teething Veils.
Dave East performs at Baltimore Soundstage on Jan. 19, 2018. (Photo by Chris Castillo)
Rapper Dave East performed at Baltimore Soundstage last Friday, and in a way it was a homecoming for the artist who has made his name known from Harlem.
Kristie Di Lascio fronts Loi Loi at Rock and Roll Hotel on Jan. 19, 2018.
Led by Kristie Di Lascio, DC trio Loi Loi served up a strong synthpop brew opening Yacht at Rock and Roll Hotel on Friday. (Read our Parklife DC review of Yacht!)
Claire Evans fronts Yacht at Rock and Roll Hotel on Jan. 19, 2018. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)
Around nearly midnight, Claire Evans called out from the stage at the Rock and Roll Hotel on Friday: “How much time is left?” she asked.
“Five minutes!” the audience responded, informing Claire that the federal government would shut down any time now.
“It’s like fucked-up New Year’s!” Claire quipped to everyone, turning to her bandmates in Yacht on stage behind her. “Let’s enjoy the last five minutes of social services we have left.”