Bartees Strange is a traveling man right now, wrapping up tourdates in Europe before returning home for a big USA tour that launches in April.
These concerts are in support of his third studio album, Horror, released on Valentines Day by 4AD. The next day, Bartees performed at 9:30 Club and a few days later, NPR released a Tiny Desk Concert performance of songs from the album.
Nathy Peluso released Grasa, her second studio album, last year via Sony Music Latin and 5020 Records. She now embarks on her first major North American headlining tour with a date at 9:30 Club on Friday, March 7.
Inhaler recently released their eagerly awaited new album Open Wide via Geffen Records. The band — which features frontman, vocalist, and guitarist Elijah Hewson (the son of Bono) — performs in support of the album on a world tour at The Anthem in DC on Friday, March 7.
Actor Michael Shannon and musician Jason Narducy hit the road to perform songs from REM’s 1985 album, Fables of the Reconstruction, to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The tour lands at 9:30 Club on Tuesday, March 4!
Chicago’s Friko — led by vocalist/guitarist Niko Kapetan and drummer Bailey Minzenberger — has embarked on their first-ever North American headline tour in support of their 2024 debut album, Where we’ve been, Where we go from here.
Friko perform at Union Stage in DC on Monday, March 3.
Currently on their largest headline tour to date, Drew and Ellie Holcomb are bringing their dynamic live performances to cities coast-to-coast. They recently visited the Lincoln Theatre in DC, and Steve Satzberg was there to capture the show in photos!
Laughing Colors recently celebrates their 30th anniversary at The Recher with openers Kelly Bell Band. Steve Satzberg was there to photograph the show!
There are few men so well-dressed in pop music as Martin Fry of ABC, and he dazzled with sartorial and melodious might in a recent co-headlining bill with Howard Jones, who celebrated his birthday during our DC show at the Warner Theatre.
Now Martin Fry — renowned for ABC hits including “Poison Arrow,” “Be Near Me,” and “The Look of Love” — had not performed in the city of Washington DC since a show at 9:30 Club in 2005! And so he drew an onslaught of admirers eager for his soulful new wave sophistication.
In a matter of weeks, Jesse Welles has blown up. Recently featured in the New York Times and Rolling Stone, he’s just been named the 2025 recipient of the prestigious John Prine Songwriter Fellowship, earning himself an invite to this coming summer’s Newport Folk Festival.
A remarkably talented visionary and wordsmith — a poet, really — Welles over the weekend put out latest self-released studio album, Middle, the third he’s released in eight months’ time. He’s been out on tour as well, selling out clubs all month as his profile has skyrocketed along the way.
The Arkansas native recently packed The Atlantis in DC, absolutely delighting a sold-out audience in solo fashion before being joined by his touring band for a separate batch of songs pulled mostly from the new record.
There’s something magical about discovering a band in the wild — stumbling across a performance that stops you in your tracks, pulls you in, and refuses to let go. That’s exactly how I first encountered High Fade. A few years ago, I came across a YouTube video of them busking on the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland, and was instantly hooked. The raw energy, the impeccable musicianship, and the sheer joy they exuded while playing were undeniable.
So, when I saw they were headlining a sold-out show at Pearl Street Warehouse, I knew I had to be there, cameras in hand, to capture the moment.
