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Ticket Giveaway: Retro Futura Tour @ Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore, Md.), 7/30/17

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Ticket Giveaway: Retro Futura Tour @ Pier Six Pavilion (Baltimore, Md.), 7/30/17

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Howard Jones is headlining the Retro Futura Tour 2017. (Photo by Simon Fowler)

In recent months, Parklife DC has talked to the legendary Howard Jones and English Beat frontman Dave Wakeling, both of whom are excited about embarking on the summer Retro Futura Tour, now underway. (Read our interview with Howard here and our interview with Dave here.) The ’80s icons are heading to Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday, July 30, along with Modern English, Men Without Hats, Katrina (formerly of The Waves), and Annabella Lwin (formerly of Bow Wow Wow.) You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC!

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Snapshots: River and Roots Festival @ Watermelon Park (Berryville, Va.), 6/23-6/25/17

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Snapshots: River and Roots Festival @ Watermelon Park (Berryville, Va.), 6/23-6/25/17

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Attendees watch a performance at the River and Roots Festival in June. (Photo by Chester Simpson)

The fourth annual River and Roots Festival, hosted by Shepherds Ford Productions, was held outside of Berryville, Virginia (not far from Winchester) on Friday, June 23, through Sunday, June 25 with a lineup of bluegrass, Americana, and roots musicians. Check out these pictures of the festival!

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Snapshots: Red Wing V Roots Music Festival @ Natural Chimneys Park (Mt. Solon, VA) — 7/14-7/16/17

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Snapshots: Red Wing V Roots Music Festival @ Natural Chimneys Park (Mt. Solon, VA) — 7/14-7/16/17

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The Red Wing Roots Music Festival at Natural Chimneys Park. (Photo by Chester Simpson)

Red Wing Roots Festival, a family-friendly celebration of music, features kids events and activities and bike rides in the park. Red Wings V was held in Natural Chimneys Park on July 14-16.

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Ticket Giveaway: Little Dragon @ 9:30 Club, 8/9/17

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Ticket Giveaway: Little Dragon @ 9:30 Club, 8/9/17

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Little Dragon (Photo by IB Kamara)

Little Dragon released their latest album Season High on May 5 via Loma Vista Records. The band are touring this summer with two dates at 9:30 Club! The first date sold out, but you can win tickets to go to the second date on Wednesday, Aug. 9, with Parklife DC.

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Around Town: Super Excellent Seats @ The Anthem — 8/6/19

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Around Town: Super Excellent Seats @ The Anthem — 8/6/19

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Seating chart of The Anthem in DC at 6,000-person capacity (Art courtesy IMP)

[Editor: Given the wild popularity of this blog entry, we will continue to update it on a rolling basis. Check out our full concert reviews and pictures at https://parklifedc.com.]

With a program dubbed Super Excellent™ Seats, The Anthem (901 Wharf St. SW, DC), the big sister venue to 9:30 Club, strives to keep the best seats in the house out of the hands of scalpers, vowed owner IMP Seth Hurwitz.

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Don’t Miss: Priests @ Ottobar, 7/22/17

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Don’t Miss: Priests @ Ottobar, 7/22/17

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Priests (Photo courtesy Pitch Perfect PR)

DC punk quartet Priests have hit the road through September with stops at Pitchfork Music Festival, Pickathon, Basilica Soundscape, and more! Tonight, the band are in Knoxville, Tennessee, as they make their way to Ottobar in Baltimore on Saturday, July 22.

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Don’t Miss: The Aquabats @ The Fillmore Silver Spring, 7/21/17

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Don’t Miss: The Aquabats @ The Fillmore Silver Spring, 7/21/17

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The Aquabats (Photo courtesy The Fillmore Silver Spring)

From 2012-14, superhero comedy rock band The Aquabats were busy fighting evil on television with the Aquabats! Super Show! Once they wrapped the show, they took the time to enjoy a 20th anniversary tour in 2014. Now, MC Bat Commander and crew return with a new single “Dr. Space Mummy,” coming soon via Fearless Records, and a tour that lands at The Fillmore Silver Spring this Friday, July 21.

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Don’t Miss: Algiers @ Black Cat, 7/24/17

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Don’t Miss: Algiers @ Black Cat, 7/24/17

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Algiers (Photo courtesy Matador Records)

Experimental rock band Algiers released their sophomore album The Underside of Power via Matador Records on June 23, and they visit Black Cat in DC with their powerful mix of post-punk and gospel music on Monday, July 24.

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Don’t Miss: Reggie and the Full Effect @ The Fillmore Silver Spring, 7/21/17

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Don’t Miss: Reggie and the Full Effect @ The Fillmore Silver Spring, 7/21/17

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Reggie and the Full Effect (Photo courtesy the artist)

Reggie and the Full Effect, helmed by James Dewees (also keyboardist for The Get Up Kids, is coming to town to open for The Aquabats in what is sure to be a very energetic show at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Friday, July 21.

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Don’t Miss: Dot Dash @ DC9, 7/19/17

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Don’t Miss: Dot Dash @ DC9, 7/19/17

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Dot Dash (Photo courtesy the band)

Terry Banks (guitar, vocals), Steve Hansgen (lead guitar), Hunter Bennett (bass), and Danny Ingram (drums) are well known to DC indie pop admirers as Dot Dash! They also are known for giving away a free song or two, and they have gifted us with another prior to their show at DC9 on Wednesday, July 19, when they open for English indie duo Ultimate Painting.

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