Dorothy Martin fronts Dorothy at 9:30 Club on Jan. 14, 2018. (Photo by Paivi)
Dorothy, the Los Angeles band named for its singer Dorothy Martin, dropped by 9:30 Club on Sunday, Jan. 14 for a show that rocked hard.
Snapshots: Dorothy @ 9:30 Club — 1/14/18
Ticket Giveaway: MØ & Cashmere Cat @ 9:30 Club, 1/23/18
MØ (Photo courtesy RCA Records)
Last fall, Danish pop star MØ released When I Was Young (a new EP), and then she announced a joint North American tour with Norwegian producer Cashmere Cat. The duo booked a date at 9:30 Club on Monday, Jan. 22, and that sold out — so they booked a second date on Tuesday, Jan. 23. You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC!
Around Town: 2018 Thrushie Awards @ Parklife DC, Thru 9/30/18
A wood thrush! (Photo by Trish Gussler)
Parklife DC this year will honor the best in DC concerts with our inaugural awards program, named for our new mascot, DC’s own state bird — the Wood Thrush. Our “Thrushie” Awards will salute bands and venues in line with our mission to review live music concerts.
Don’t Miss: Celebrating David Bowie @ The Fillmore Silver Spring, 2/10/18
Mike Garson, known as David Bowie’s “piano man,” assembled a wildly successful tribute to his former colleague with a tour called Celebrating David Bowie, which swept Europe in recent months. The show opens in the United States at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Saturday, Feb. 10!
Music Park: Courtship @ 9:30 Club — 1/8/18
Courtship perform at 9:30 Club on Jan. 8, 2018.
Micah Gordon of Courtship was excited to open The Wombats at 9:30 Club recently, telling the audience that they’ve been a favorite band of his since he was in eighth grade, when he would hide in his basement at home to listen to them.
So it was certainly the fulfillment of a dream for Los Angeles electropop duo Courtship (often stylized as “courtship.”) to perform in the sold-out show on Monday, Jan. 8, the first stop on a North American tour for The Wombats.
Don’t Miss: Rostam @ U Street Music Hall — 2/1/18
Rostam (Photo courtesy Motormouth Media)
Rostam Batmanglij, best known simply as Rostam, released his debut solo album, titled Half-Light, last year via Nonesuch Records. Rostam launches a North American Tour in Atlanta on Jan. 29, and he arrives in DC a few days later to perform at U Street Music Hall on Thursday, Feb. 1.
Music Park: The Killers @ The Anthem — 1/10/18
Brandon Flowers fronts The Killers at The Anthem on Jan. 10, 2018. (Photo by Rob Loud)
In a sold-out show at The Anthem on Wednesday, The Killers reminded us that they hail from Las Vegas — and in Las Vegas, folks know how to put on a big, stupendous show. Frontman Brandon Flowers and company brought it all — great music, neon videos, and gold suits — in support of touring their fifth studio album, the aptly named Wonderful Wonderful.
Don’t Miss: Destroyer @ Black Cat, 1/28/18
Dan Bejar of Destroyer (Photo courtesy Motormouth Media)
Chamber poppers Destroyer released ken, their 12th studio album, in October via Merge Records. Destroyer launched a North American tour last night in Portland, Oregon, and the band will visit DC to perform at Black Cat on Sunday, Jan. 28.
Music Park: The Wombats @ 9:30 Club — 1/8/18
Matthew Murphy fronts The Wombats at 9:30 Club on Jan. 8, 2018. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)
Matthew Murphy, vocalist of The Wombats, dedicated “Turn,” his band’s latest single, to his newlywed wife during his show on Monday before launching into the sunny song and its salute to love.
The sold-out audience at 9:30 Club was eager for the new single, and delighted squeals greeted the announcement of the song, which came toward the end of a set where the upbeat UK post-punk trio reminded us that they are a really damn good live act.
Snapshots: The Dead Milkmen @ 9:30 Club — 1/5/18
The Dead Milkmen play at 9:30 Club on Jan. 5, 2018. (Photo by Paivi)
The Dead Milkmen released Welcome to the End of the World, a new EP, in October, and they showed up at 9:30 Club in a boistrous show to play songs new and old on Friday, Jan. 5. Paivi was there to shoot the show!