Aaron Lewis (Photo by Jim Wright)
Aaron Lewis is proud of being old school. The former vocalist for Staind has taken his no-nonsense approach to music into country, releasing his second solo album SINNER via Dot Records on Sept. 16.
Music Park: Life on Mars, A Tribute to David Bowie @ Gypsy Sally’s, 1/6/17
Life on Mars, a David Bowie Tribute Band, perform at Gypsy Sally’s on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017
Halloween Jack may have been a real cool cat, but so are the six gents who performed at Gypsy Sally’s Friday in a David Bowie tribute band called Life on Mars.
Music Park: Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ 9:30 Club — 11/20/16
Chris Robinson performs at the 9:30 Club on November 20, 2016. (Photo by Theresa C. Sanchez)
“Rock on, roll on, get off, get it on / Be one, be two, be all, be you…”
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood share these guiding words of encouragement on “New Cannonball Rag,” the first single of their latest EP If You Lived Here, You Would Be Home Now, released last November.
Don’t Miss: Big Gigantic @ Echostage, 2/17/17
Big Gigantic (Photo by Jas Davis)
After a memorable turn at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2014, Big Gigantic return to Coachella on April 14-16 and April 21-23 for the 2017 edition. But we will see them in DC at Echostage first!
Don’t Miss: The Radio Dept. @ Black Cat, 2/15/17
The Radio Dept. (Photo courtesy Girlie Action)
Swedish duo The Radio Dept. released their fourth studio album, Running Out of Love, via Labrador in October, and the dreampoppers find themselves getting rather political!
Around Town: David Bowie Week, 1/6-1/14/17
David Bowie (Photo by Jimmy King)
It’s little wonder that Philadelphia has declared this week David Bowie Week, as Bowie recorded Young Americans at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia in 1974.
Enthusiastic teenagers who became known as The Sigma Kids lurked outside the studio and occasionally accompanied Bowie during the making of the album, and some of them who still live in Philadelphia have coordinated a week of events for the period that includes Bowie’s 70th birthday and the first anniversary of his death this week. You can find out more at http://www.phillylovesbowie.com.
Here in DC, we’re not quite as organized but we do have a number of Bowie events occurring over the next week.
Don’t Miss: Morris Day and The Time @ Howard Theatre, 1/28/17
Morris Day performs with The Time at Bethesda Blues and Jazz on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)
In the months after the passing of Prince, many of his friends and collaborators launched tours and paid tribute to his memory. Top among those friends is Morris Day, who has been on a roll with his band The Time, recently visiting Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club for a pair of shows.
Don’t Miss: David Bowie’s Birthday Celebration @ Dodge City, 1/12/17
David Bowie (Photo by Jimmy King)
David Bowie would have celebrated his 70th birthday on Jan. 8, 2017.
While David is gone, his music remains. So join Careless Memories: A New Wave Party on Thursday, Jan. 12, for a night of music by Bowie in remembrance of the man.
Live Review: Duran Duran @ MGM National Harbor — 12/31/16
Duran Duran perform at MGM National Harbor on Dec. 31, 2016. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)
“Did you get your smoked salmon and your caviar? Or is anybody hungry?” roared Simon LeBon, introducing “Hungry Like the Wolf” by Duran Duran on New Year’s Eve.
Booked for a special weekend of shows on New Year’s Eve and then New Year’s Day 2017, Duran Duran fed a ravenous sold-out crowd song after song at The Theater at MGM National Harbor Saturday, fielding one of the very first concerts in the brand new casino and entertainment complex on the cusp of DC city limits in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Ticket Giveaway: Parquet Courts @ 9:30 Club, 2/13/17
Andrew Savage of Parquet Courts sings at the 9:30 Club on May 12, 2016.
Parquet Courts released Human Performance, a tremendous fourth studio album, last year via Rough Trade. They then toured lots and lots.
Now they are touring some more! And they return with their outstanding new songs to play again at the 9:30 Club on Monday, Feb. 13. (Read our Parklife DC review of Parquet Courts’ last 9:30 Club show!)