Chris Slusarenko of Eyelids performs at Comet Ping Pong on Feb. 11, 2019. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)
How could anyone not like the music of Eyelids? Those bouncy songs reminiscent of Big Star and Badfinger, the infectious sense of fun, the sweet melodies and bummer vibes that infuse it with something more than your typical power pop. It was all there at Comet Ping Pong recently.
SRSQ performs at Songbyrd Music House on Feb. 10, 2019. (Photo by Paivi Salonen)
Kennedy Ashlyn, formerly of Them Are Us Too, lost her bandmate and partner in the Ghost Ship warehouse fire of 2016. Recently, she started a new project, calling it SRSQ, and she released an album, Unreality. SRSQ visited Songbyrd Music House recently, and Paivi shot the show.
You Me at Six (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
English rockers You Me at Six return to 9:30 Club for the band’s Back Again Tour on Sunday, Feb. 24. You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC!
Luna Honey (Photo courtesy the band)
DC drone quartet Luna Honey released the band’s debut album, Peace Will Grind You Down, last year via Blight Records. They’ve been performing around town quite a bit since then, and their next show is at the Dew Drop Inn on Monday, Feb. 25.
Vince Staples (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
Vince Staples released FM!, his third studio album, via Def Jam Recordings last year. He’s performing two nights at 9:30 Club, and tickets remain for the second of those nights, Saturday, Feb. 23.
Disturbed (Photo by Travis Shinn)
Heavy metal icons Disturbed play Capital One Arena on Thursday, Feb. 21, on the band’s Evolution World Tour, following the release of Evolution, its seventh studio album, in 2018.
Gang of Four (Photo by Leo Cacket)
Legendary post-punks Gang of Four will release a new album, Happy Now, on March 29. Prior to that, guitarist Andy Gill and his crew will perform at U Street Music Hall on Thursday, Feb. 21.
Noam Pikelny and Stuart Duncan (Photo courtesy the artists)
Noam Pikelny, co-founder of Punch Brothers, and Stuart Duncan, bluegrass multi-instrumentalist, tour together again, and they will perform at City Winery in DC on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Lajon Witherspoon fronts Sevendust at Rams Head Live on Feb. 10, 2019. (Photo by Chris Smyth)
It may look difficult to pull off a major stage show on the intimate confines of the Rams Head Live stage in Baltimore, but don’t try telling that to Sevendust, who put on a display that could counter any arena act. With exquisite lighting and smoke machines put to use with purpose, the guys in Sevendust brought a major stadium feeling into the club recently.
LP (Photo by Darren Craig)
Laura Pergolizzi, better known by her initials LP, released Heart to Mouth, her fifth studio album, a few months ago via BMG. She’s performing in a sold-out show at the Lincoln Theatre on Feb. 19, but you can see a second show by LP at 9:30 Club on Wednesday, Feb. 20.
