Don’t Miss: Glam Skanks @ Slash Run, 9/12/17
Glam Skanks (Photo by Suzanne Allison)
Los Angeles glam rockers Glam Skanks are on tour opening for UK icon Adam Ant, but they break away into DC on Tuesday, Sept. 12, for a show at Slash Run.
Music Park: Dan Croll @ Rock and Roll Hotel — 9/8/17
Dan Croll performs live at the Deer Shed Festival in England on July 24, 2015. (Photo by Yaffa Phillips)
British singer/songwriter Dan Croll demonstrated a canny knack for translating studio techniques into an arresting live performance when made a stop in DC on Friday at the Rock and Roll Hotel.
Live Review: Depeche Mode @ Capital One Arena — 9/7/17
Dave Gahan fronts Depeche Mode at Capital One Arena on Sept. 7, 2017. (Photo by Ben Eisendrath /Instagram+Twitter: ConspiracyCaptures/GrillworksBen)
Depeche Mode opened a stunning show with a new song called “Going Backwards” in DC on Thursday. But nearly 18,000 people at Capital One Arena (formerly Verizon Center) found themselves leaping forwards with renewed love and appreciation for a band that commands unparalleled admiration from a deeply loyal following.
For their part, Depeche Mode did not let anyone down, surpassing expectations in a blockbuster concert, where charismatic frontman Dave Gahan in particular blazed through a 22-song set with a brightness in his eye that often glittered more than his shiny rockstar boots.
Don’t Miss: Alvvays @ Rock and Roll Hotel, 10/7/17
Alvvays (Photo courtesy Grandstand Media)
Alvvays release their sophomore album Antisocialites tomorrow, Sept. 8, and one month from today, the band performs at Rock and Roll Hotel on Saturday, Oct. 7.
Don’t Miss: Tokimonsta @ U Street Music Hall, 10/14/17
Tokimonsta (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
Jennifer Lee, better known as Tokimonsta, will release Lune Rouge, her third full-length album, on Oct. 6 via Young Art Records. She’ll be on tour at the time, and that tour will bring her to U Street Music Hall on Saturday, Oct. 14.
Snapshots: A Giant Dog @ DC9 — 9/3/17
Sabrina Ellis fronts A Giant Dog at DC9 on Sept. 3, 2017. (Photo by David LaMason)
“I believe in girls who believe in rock and roll.” So opens “& Rock & Roll” from the Austin, Texas band A Giant Dog from their third album Pile. Seeing the band take the stage at a packed DC9 Sunday night, it’s clear that they not only believe in rock and roll but embody it!
Music Park: DC Music Rocks Festival @ 9:30 Club — 9/2/17
Throwing Plates perform at 9:30 Club on Sept. 2, 2017. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)
The 9:30 Club transformed Saturday into a showcase for some of the finest local bands DC has to offer. The brainchild of local DJ and musician Brian Nelson-Palmer, the first annual (one hopes) DC Music Rocks Festival presented five bands, each with distinct musical pedigrees.
Ticket Giveaway: Broken Social Scene @ 9:30 Club, 9/20/17
Broken Social Scene (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
Experimental Canadian rock band Broken Social Scene released Hug of Thunder, its fifth studio album, via Arts & Crafts in July. The 17-person collective then launched a world tour that included a stop at 9:30 Club on Sept. 19. That night quickly sold out, and the band added a second show at 9:30 Club on Wednesday, Sept. 20. You can win tickets to attend that show with Parklife DC.
Don’t Miss: Ted Leo @ Black Cat, 9/15-9/16/17
Ted Leo (Photo by Matias Corral)
Ted Leo is well known to us in DC, as he formed Ted Leo and the Pharmacists here in 1999. Wherever Ted goes, he always comes back to DC, and such is the case next week! On Friday, Sept. 8, Ted Leo releases The Hanged Man, his 13th studio album overall but his first under solely his name. Then one week later, he drops by Black Cat to play two headlining shows on Friday, Sept. 15, and Saturday, Sept. 16.
Don’t Miss: Dan Croll @ Rock and Roll Hotel, 9/8/17
Dan Croll (Photo courtesy Press Here)
Dan Croll released Emerging Adulthood, his second studio album, via Kobalt Music Group and Communion Records in July. In conjunction with the record, he’s launched a headlining tour that arrives at Rock and Roll Hotel on Friday, Sept. 8.
