Goapele (Photo courtesy the Howard Theatre)
R&B artist Goapele announced she will release a new album in 2017, and she’s hitting the road with a date at the Howard Theatre on Saturday, April 22.
DJ Park: Echostage Ranked #1 US Club, 3/30/17
Echostage (Photo by Nick Ford)
Congratulations to Echostage (2135 Queens Chapel Rd. NE, DC), which was voted top club in the United States in DJ Magazine’s Top 100 Clubs poll.
Don’t Miss: SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience @ National Building Museum, 6/2-6/3/17
A view of SAVOR at the National Building Museum on June 3, 2016.
SAVOR: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience (the nation’s classiest beer festival) returns to the National Building Museum (401 F St. NW, DC) for its 10th edition for two nights on Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3.
Don’t Miss: Bakermat @ Echostage, 4/7/17
Bakermat (Photo courtesy the artist)
Dutchman Lodewijk Fluttert, better known as Bakermat, is currently on his Good Vibe Tribe Tour of the United States, and he makes his penultimate tour stop at Echostage on Friday, April 7.
Music Park: Allah-Las @ 9:30 Club — 3/27/17
Allah-Las perform at 9:30 Club on March 27, 2017.
California quartet Allah-Las brought the ‘60s forward to the future at 9:30 Club on Monday with sunny garage and psychedelic vibes.
Don’t Miss: MAKJ @ Soundcheck, 3/30/17
MAKJ (Photo courtesy the artist)
Mackenzie Johnson, better known as MAKJ, recently collaborated with Timmy Trumpet to release the single “Party Til We Die” via Spinnin’ Records, and he’s spinnin’ his brand of electro-house on tour with a stop at Soundcheck on Thursday, March 30.
Music Park: Beach Slang @ Black Cat — 3/24/17
James Alex fronts a new Beach Slang at Black Cat on March 24, 2017.
James Alex of Beach Slang found himself in an unexpected situation when he performed at Black Cat last October. He came solo on the heels of the band’s second studio album, A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings, released in September via Polyvinyl.
Ticket Giveaway: The Pretty Reckless @ 9:30 Club, 4/26/17
The Pretty Reckless (Photo courtesy the artist)
Last fall, The Pretty Reckless released their third studio album, Who You Selling For, via Razor & Tie, then they embarked on a big tour. They are touring some more, and they will visit 9:30 Club on Wednesday, April 26. You can win tickets to go!
Music Park: Cher @ MGM National Harbor — 3/23/17
Classic Cher (Photo courtesy Cher)
Cher is a bit of a contradiction. The actress/musician is very fond of grand statements, elegant costumes, and soaring songs. But at the same time, she’s also disarmingly down to earth.
Both sides of the world’s first modern pop diva were on display over the weekend as Cher brought her Classic Cher show to MGM National Harbor for a run of six dates ending Sunday, March 26. She reprises the residency for another six dates at the end of this summer.
Don’t Miss: High Waisted @ DC9, 4/2/17
Jess Dye fronts High Waisted at the Black Cat on April 17, 2016. (Photo by Ben Eisendrath /Instagram+Twitter: GrillworksBen)
Fabulous surf rockers High Waisted are visiting from New York to perform at DC9 on Sunday, April 2, and we strongly recommend you make plans to see them! The snappy quartet impressed us so much in their DC debut performance a little over a year ago that we named them one of our top 10 concerts of 2016.