Preview: JJ Grey & Mofro @ 9:30 Club, 3/7/19
JJ Grey (Photo by Jay Simon)
Southern soul-rockers JJ Grey & Mofro will perform at 9:30 Club on Wednesday, March 7.
Live Review: Vince Staples @ 9:30 Club — 2/23/19
Vince Staples performs at Les Ardentes Festival Liege on July 9, 2016. (Photo by Kmeron-1099)
The Smile You’re on Camera Tour with Vince Staples stopped by at the 9:30 Club for a two-night run with Armani White and Buddy. It was a weird drizzly night on Saturday for the second night of this stop, but that wasn’t going to stop the sold-out crowd from coming and showing out.
Live Review: Lauren Calve @ City Winery — 2/22/19
Lauren Calve (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
Local roots music artist Lauren Calve opened for Old 97’s frontman Rhett Miller recently at City Winery DC. Accompanied by John Figueroa on the electric guitar, Lauren strummed out tunes inspired by her life and historical sources on her acoustic guitar, beginning with “Polly.” Inspired by the negative portrayal of a woman in a traditional folk recording, Lauren wanted to present Polly’s side of the story.
Live Review: Rhett Miller @ City Winery — 2/22/19
Rhett Miller (Photo by Ebru Yildiz)
Rhett Miller, lead singer of the alt-country band Old 97’s, gave an energetic solo acoustic performance at City Winery recently.
Live Review: James McMurtry @ The Birchmere — 2/21/19
James McMurtry performs on June 24, 2012. (Photo by Eric)
Critically acclaimed Americana singer-songwriter James McMurty played a solo acoustic set to a passionate audience at The Birchmere recently.
Snapshots: Three Days Grace @ Capital One Arena — 2/21/19
Three Days Grace performs at Capital One Arena on Feb. 21, 2019. (Photo by Paivi Salonen)
Canadian post-grunge band Three Days Grace opened Distrubed last week, and Paivi Salonen has the pictures to prove it.
Ticket Giveaway: Wet and Kilo Kish @ 9:30 Club, 3/5/19
Wet (Photo courtesy Columbia Records)
Indie pop duo Wet released Still Run, its sophomore album, last year via Columbia Records, and they are touring it with Kilo Kish with a stop at 9:30 Club on Tuesday, March 5. You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC.
Preview: Deerhunter @ 9:30 Club, 3/2/19
Deerhunter (Photo by Ryan Stang)
With critically acclaimed eighth studio album Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? released January 18, Atlanta’s Deerhunter have now embarked on an extensive tour that includes a date at 9:30 Club on Saturday, March 2.
Live Review: Rachael & Vilray @ The Miracle Theatre — 2/22/19
Rachael & Vilray perform at The Miracle Theatre in DC on Feb. 22, 2019. (Photo by Ari Strauss)
One word constantly sifted through my mind recently while attending a Rachael & Vilray performance at The Miracle Theatre on Capitol Hill recently: vintage. The music, the gear from which it resonated, and the venue itself all exuded vintage qualities.
Snapshots: Disturbed @ Capital One Arena — 2/21/19
Disturbed performs at Capital One Arena on Feb. 21, 2019. (Photo by Paivi Salonen)
Chicago hard rockers Disturbed played Capital One Arena recently on their Evolution World Tour, following the release of Evolution, the band’s seventh studio album. Paivi was there to capture the action!
