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Live Review: Amen Dunes @ 9:30 Club — 1-31-19

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Amen Dunes performs at the 9:30 Club on Jan. 31, 2019. (Photo by Matt Ruppert)

In the minutes before Amen Dunes walked onstage on Thursday, a kind of trance settled over the 9:30 Club.

Preview: SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience @ National Building Museum, 5/17/19

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SAVOR is coming!

SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience will return to DC for one day only on Friday, May 17 at the National Building Museum! Make plans now to buy your ticket when sales open to the public on Feb. 27.

Preview: SRSQ @ Songbyrd Music House, 2/10/19

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SRSQ (Photo by Kristin Cofer)

In 2016, Cash Askew, guitarist for Them Are Us Too, died in the infamous 2016 Ghost Ship club warehouse fire in Oakland, leaving her partner Kennedy Ashlyn to start anew.

Kennedy poured her grief into a new project SRSQ, which became about rebirth. She’s continuing that journey on tour with a date at Songbyrd Music House on Sunday, Feb. 10.

Snapshots: Young Dolph w/ Kap G @ The Fillmore Silver Spring — 1/29/19

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Young Dolph, born Adolph Thornton Jr., hit The Fillmore Silver Spring recently on his 2019 Role Model Tour. He brought along rapper Kap G, and the two of them were captured in action by Chris Castillo.

Live Review: Gaelic Storm @ The Birchmere, 1/29/19

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When Gaelic Storm took the stage at The Birchmere recently, frontman Patrick Murphy had his tongue firmly planted in cheek as he congratulated the capacity crowd for bravely trudging out in the, ahem, storm to attend a concert. (Earlier in the day, several area schools and employers had an early dismissal in anticipation of a snow and ice storm that never really developed.)

Interview: Chris Slusarenko of Eyelids (@ Comet Ping Pong, 2/11/19)

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Chris Slusarenko of Eyelids performs at the Black Cat on Nov. 19, 2017. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)

Mark Caicedo of Parklife DC caught up with Chris Slusarenko, frontman of Portland-based power pop band Eyelids, prior to the group’s performance at Comet Ping Pong on Monday, Feb. 11!

Preview: Sevendust @ Rams Head Live, 2/10/19

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Sevendust (Photo by Travis Shinn)

Rockers Sevendust released All I See Is War, the band’s 12th studio album, last year via Rise Records. The gents are touring in support of it, and they stop at Rams Head Live in Baltimore on Sunday, Feb. 10.

Preview: Spafford @ 9:30 Club, 2/9/19

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Spafford (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)

Spafford dropped a studio album, For Amusement Only, last year — a rare move for the storied jam band, which focuses on its live output. Spafford is playing live at 9:30 Club on Saturday, Feb. 9, giving DC an opportunity to see what all of the buzz is about.

Live Review: King Princess @ 9:30 Club — 1/27/19

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King Princess performs at 9:30 Club on Jan. 27, 2019. (Photo by Brenda Reyes)

Mikaela Strauss, better known as King Princess, rocked the stage at a sold-out show at 9:30 Club recently. At only 20 years old, she knows what she wants and isn’t scared to say what’s on her mind.  She knew that DC was ready for her that night.

Live Review: Don Jamieson @ Baltimore Soundstage — 1/27/19

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Don Jamieson performs at Baltimore Soundstage on Jan. 27, 2019. (Photo by Chris Smyth)

Entering the stage to Pantera’s “Walk,” stand-up comedian Don Jamieson recently brought laughs to the Baltimore Soundstage crowd when opening for Pop Evil.