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Music Park: Firefly Music Festival Pt. 1 of 3 (Dover, DE — 6/16/17)

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Music Park: Firefly Music Festival Pt. 1 of 3 (Dover, DE — 6/16/17)

21Pilots-Jump-Firefly-061617 Twenty One Pilots had a massive crowd eating out of their hands at Firefly Music Festival on Friday, June 16, 2017. (Photo courtesy Firefly Music Festival/Live at Firefly)

The sixth edition of the Firefly Music Festival delivered a diverse line-up over four days of musical performances June 15-18, 2017. Threatened rains stayed away, and artists as different as 21 Pilots, Bob Dylan, and Muse came to stay. An estimated 90,000 people descended on The Woodlands in Dover, Delaware to watch more than 125 acts.

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Music Park: TOTO @ Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts (Annapolis, Md.) — 6/14/17

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Music Park: TOTO @ Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts (Annapolis, Md.) — 6/14/17

TOTO 22 Joseph Williams and Steve Porcaro perform with TOTO at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis, Md., on June 14, 2017.

Steve Lukather paused to introduce the current members of TOTO about two-thirds of the way through a very full show at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis, Maryland, on last Wednesday. And in so doing, he reminded a very happy crowd of the deep talents and resumes of the four principal members of TOTO.

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Snapshots: Deftones @ MGM National Harbor — 6/14/17

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Snapshots: Deftones @ MGM National Harbor — 6/14/17

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Chino Moreno of Deftones performs at MGM National Harbor on June 14, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

Alt-metal quintet Deftones stopped by MGM National Harbor to play a show in a double bill with Rise Against on Wednesday, June 14. Paivi was there to photograph the action! (Check out her photos of Rise Against also.)

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Snapshots: Rise Against @ MGM National Harbor — 6/14/17

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Snapshots: Rise Against @ MGM National Harbor — 6/14/17

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Rise Against perform at The Theater MGM National Harbor on June 14, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

Rise Against rocked their way into MGM National Harbor on June 14, only days after releasing their latest album Wolves (which surfaced on June 9 via Virgin Records).

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Live Review: Franz Ferdinand @ Firefly Music Festival — 6/16/17

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Live Review: Franz Ferdinand @ Firefly Music Festival — 6/16/17

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Franz Ferdinand take a bow at Firefly Music Festival on Friday, June 16, 2017. (Photo copyright Firefly Music Festival.)

Franz Ferdinand blew up the main stage of the Firefly Music Festival on Friday, June 16, igniting a dance riot with their well-recognized favorites but also introducing a few new songs and a few new members.

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Don’t Miss: VANS Warped Tour @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7/16/17

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Don’t Miss: VANS Warped Tour @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7/16/17

GWAR GWAR (Photo courtesy Freeman Promotions)

We’re looking ahead to next month and to VANS Warped Tour, which is bringing quite an eclectic mix of metal acts particularly to Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sunday, July 16.

Here are three acts to consider checking out while you’re there — including hardcore shockmasters GWAR!

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Don’t Miss: Saint Etienne @ U Street Music Hall, 9/27/17

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Don’t Miss: Saint Etienne @ U Street Music Hall, 9/27/17

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Saint Etienne (Photo courtesy Heavenly Recordings)

Saint Etienne released their latest album Home Counties on June 2 via Heavenly Recordings, and the English synthpop trio will launch a US tour in Boston on Sept. 24, arriving in DC several days later to perform at U Street Music Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 27.

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Don’t Miss: Rise Against @ MGM National Harbor, 6/14/17

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Don’t Miss: Rise Against @ MGM National Harbor, 6/14/17

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Rise Against (Photo by Anthony Saint James)

Hardcore rockers Rise Against released their ninth studio album Wolves on June 9 via Virgin Records, and they hit The Theater at MGM National Harbor tonight, June 14, with Deftones!

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Ticket Giveaway: Violent Femmes @ 9:30 Club, 7/9/17

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Ticket Giveaway: Violent Femmes @ 9:30 Club, 7/9/17

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You can all just kiss off into the air/
Behind my back I can see them stare/
They’ll hurt me bad but I won’t mind/
They’ll hurt me bad they do it all the time

Violent Femmes went down in history on the strength of songs like “Kiss Off” from their 1983 self-titled debut album. Last year, the gents demonstrated again their staying power with the release of their ninth studio album, We Can Do Anything, published with PIAS. Violent Femmes have been touring the world, and they arrive in DC again to perform at 9:30 Club on Sunday, July 9. You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC!

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Around Town: Dine N Dash @ 14th Street + Penn Quarter — 6/7/17

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Around Town: Dine N Dash @ 14th Street + Penn Quarter — 6/7/17

DSC_8115 Lamb kabobs were a winner at B Too during Dine N Dash 2017.

If ever you’re looking for an extraordinary night out, look no further than Dine N Dash, José Andrés’ annual charity event benefitting World Central Kitchen, an international organization that focuses on smart solutions to hunger and poverty.

On June 7, charitable diners turned out for Dine N Dash 2017, which broke them into two main camps by neighborhood. One group was designated for restaurants in Penn Quarter, including José’s own Jaleo, Oyamel, Zaytinya, and more, while others were to start their dining along 14th Street, and a grab bag of restaurants including Sotto, B Too, Lupe Verde, and more. When you register to go, you choose your starting point, and the sooner you register, the more choices you have.

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