Avant-garde artist Allie X is traveling the country on her Weird World Tour, and she recently visited 9:30 Club!
Katherine Gaines was there to photograph the show.
Live Review: Brooke Alexx w/ Rosemary Joaquin @ DC9 — 11/5/24
Brooke Alexx’s Big Mouth Tour recently dropped into DC9 for great performances by Brooke Alexx and opener Rosemary Joaquin. The sold-out show as packed with young people and non-stop fun. The show was Alexx’s first stop in DC on her current first headlining tour.
Preview: Sam Grisman Project @ Wild Buffalo House of Music (Bellingham, WA), 11/14/24
Sam Grisman Project makes a highly anticipated return to Bellingham, Washington’s Wild Buffalo House of Music on Thursday, Nov. 14. Grisman’s band at the time played the Wild Buffalo in January 2023 (Parklife DC was there) on their first-ever national tour. His return confirms Bellingham’s affection for Grateful Dead-inspired music, particularly after a year in which we saw bands like Dark Star Orchestra, Grateful Shred with Mikaela Davis, and Circles Around the Sun come through town.
Preview: Tokyo Police Club w/ Born Ruffians, 11/14/24
Earlier this year, Tokyo Police Club lunched a farewell tour. The Canadian post-punk quartet are calling it a day 18 years after bursting into our indie music consciousness with their debut EP, A Lesson in Crime.
Tokyo Police Club bring The Final Tour to the Howard Theatre in DC on Thursday, Nov. 14, for what is sure to be a memorable show with openers and compatriots Born Ruffians.
Live Review: Chicago @ The Lyric Baltimore — 11/3/24
Very few bands the last 50-60 years can provide such a back-catalog of great hits as well-known and popular all over the world as Chicago. The band was greeted with tremendous enthusiasm by its recent audience at The Lyric Baltimore.
Live Review: Tinashe @ The Anthem — 11/1/2024
With both amazing vocals and beautiful production, Tinashe recently put on a phenomenal show at The Anthem. The singer of viral songs “Nasty” and “2 On” presented a great show with a wonderful setlist and an opener that warmed the crowd up with her stunning melodies.
Preview: Lucinda Williams @ Lincoln Theatre, 11/19/24
In what is sure to be a highlight of the musical calendar, three-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams brings her Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets Tour to the Lincoln Theater in DC on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
Borrowing its title from her acclaimed memoir, Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You (which itself is named for a lyric in her song “Metal Firecracker”), this tour features the stories behind the songs that have made her one of the most respected and influential writers in contemporary music.
Preview: Jeffrey Foucault Band @ New Prospect Theatre (Bellingham, WA) — 11/10/24
The Jeffrey Foucault Band, currently on the road in support of his newest album, The Universal Fire, arrives at Bellingham’s New Prospect Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 10.
Live Review: Zara Larsson @ 9:30 Club — 11/1/24
After not seeing Zara Larsson in DC for a few years (I had actually seen her play 9:30 Club as a rising teen sensation several years ago), Larsson was spectacular on her return to 9:30 Club for a recent sold-out show.
Larsson, known for such timeless songs as “Lush Life,” “Uncover,” and “Symphony” (with Clean Bandit) is currently on a short tour of North America in support of her latest album, Venus.
Live Review: TR/ST @ The Atlantis — 10/31/24
The music of TR/ST is well-crafted, multifaceted synthpop that draws the ear and engages the brain. But TR/ST melodies weren’t the first thing to immediately provoke a reaction in a recent sold-out stage at The Atlantis in DC.
Rather, the audience may have looked onward in curiosity at the sparse stage setting. It seemed particularly stark with a blank white backdrop that bore nothing other than the word “FAG” (in red letters), place in a high lonely place.