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Music Park: First Aid Kit @ The Anthem — 9/10/18

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First Aid Kit performs at The Anthem on Sept. 10, 2018. (Photo by David LaMason)

First Aid Kit delivered a memorable, delightful performance at The Anthem on Monday. Going well beyond the usual practice of a band hanging a banner with their logo, a massive screen displayed images to accompany the breathtaking vocals of Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg. This intricately-planned, stunning mixed-media presentation grabbed the audience and held their attention throughout the band’s performance.

Music Park: Suicidal Tendencies @ 9:30 Club — 9/8/18

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Suicidal Tendencies @ 9:30 Club, Washington DC, 09/08/2018 Suicidal Tendencies performs at 9:30 Club on Sept. 8, 2018. (Photos by Paivi; Words by Mickey McCarter)

From the beginning of the show, frontman Mike Muir led his band Suicidal Tendencies through a full frontal assault on the senses of the large crowd at 9:30 Club, and everyone had the time of their lives.

Snapshots: Lil Baby @ The Fillmore Silver Spring — 9/8/18

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Lil Baby performs at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Sept. 8, 2018. (Photo by Chris Castillo)

Rapper Lil Baby dropped by The Fillmore Silver Spring on his Harder Than Ever Tour with opener City Girls on Saturday, and Chris Castillo was there to shoot the action.

Snapshots: Wyclef Jean @ Howard Theatre — 9/7/18

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WyclefJean21 Wyclef Jean performs at the Howard Theatre on Sept. 7, 2018. (Photo by Chris Castillo)

Wyclef Jean released Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee, his eighth studio album, last year via Heads Music and Sony Music. On The Carnival Tour, Wyclef performed at the Howard Theatre recently, and he brought along Jazzy Amra, his talented protege.

Ticket Giveaway: Welles and Dead Sara @ Black Cat, 9/18/18

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Welles (Photo courtesy No Big Deal PR)

Welles is opening for Dead Sara at Black Cat on Tuesday, Sept. 18. The show is sold out, but Welles has given Parklife DC a pair of tickets to give away! You can win tickets to see Welles and Dead Sara with Parklife DC.

Parklife DC Presents: Urgh! A Music War @ Black Cat, 10/1/18

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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, and they formed the core of the outfit until 1989, when the group split. McCluskey then retained the name and continued to record and tour as OMD with a new line-up.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England.
Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark pose in San Francisco for NME in 1981. (Photo by Chester Simpson)

Urgh! A Music war, a cult-classic concert film, straddles divides across new wave, punk, and post-punk acts performing in 1980. Parklife DC screens the film at Black Cat on Monday, Oct. 1. Admission is free!

Don’t Miss: Alison Krauss @ The Anthem, 9/18/18

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Alison Krauss (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)

Alison Krauss is performing at The Anthem in a solo show on Tuesday, Sept. 18! Alison most recently released Windy City, her fifth solo studio album last year via Capitol Records.

Don’t Miss: Nils Lofgren @ The Birchmere, 9/14-9/16/18

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Nils Lofgren (Photo by Jo Lopez)

Musician Nils Lofgren, a longstanding member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, will release a new solo album in 2019. But first, he’s taking some friends on the road for an acoustic tour, which begins with three nights at The Birchmere! Tickets are available for the first of those nights on Friday, Sept. 14, and the third, Sunday, Sept. 16. (The second night, Saturday, Sept. 15, is sold out.)

Music Park: Waxahatchee @ The Miracle Theatre — 9/8/18

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Waxahatchee performs at the Fletcher Opera Theater during the Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Sept. 12, 2015. (Photo by James Willamor)

Waxahatchee, the musical project of Katie Crutchfield, serenaded DC’s Miracle Theater on Saturday with her lovely melodies and gorgeous, powerful voice.

Music Park: Saint Etienne @ Union Stage — 9/7/18

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StEtienne02 Sarah Cracknell fronts Saint Etienne at Union Stage on Sept. 7, 2018.

Sarah Cracknell is a picture-perfect Gen X diva. Wrapped in a feather boa and armed with a sultry smile, the Englishwoman brings wit and warmth to fronting synthpop outfit Saint Etienne, which dropped by Union Stage on Friday to mark the 20th anniversary of their fourth studio album, Good Humor.