The Regrettes (Photo by Jen Rosenstein)
Fresh from SXSW, Los Angeles punk quartet The Regrettes are hitting Black Cat on Wednesday, March 22.
Don’t Miss: Raúl Midón @ CenterStage (Reston, Va.), 3/29/17
Raúl Midón (Photo by Blair Allen)
Guitarist Raúl Midón is releasing his ninth studio album, Bad Ass and Blind, on March 24 via Mack Ave/Artistry Music World-Wide, and he follows that up with a local show at CenterStage in Reston, Virginia, on Wednesday, March 29.
Don’t Miss: The Menzingers @ Rock and Roll Hotel, 3/29/17
The Menzingers (Photo courtesy Epitaph Records)
The Menzingers released their fifth full-length album After the Party on Feb. 3 via Epitaph Records, and they are visiting Rock and Roll Hotel on Wednesday, March 29 on tour. The show is sold out!
Don’t Miss: Blondie and Garbage @ Wolf Trap, 8/3/17
Blondie (Photo by Alexander Thompson)
At age 71, Debbie Harry is still rocking out with the best of them, and indeed she will soon release an 11th studio album with Blondie — Pollinator on May 5 via BMG.
To celebrate, Blondie have teamed up with Garbage for a summer tour, the Rage and Rapture Tour, which lands at Wolf Trap on Thursday, Aug. 3.
Don’t Miss: Nouvelle Vague @ Howard Theatre, 3/21/17
Nouvelle Vague (Photo courtesy The Howard Theatre)
In Paris circa 2003, Olivier Libaux and Marc Collin formed Nouvelle Vague, a cover band that took its inspiration from a translation of “new wave.” Bossa nova also translates as “new wave” from the Portuguese. Inspired by this, Nouvelle Vague covered “New Wave” songs often in bossa nova style for four albums before taking a break in 2010.
Snapshots: Amorphis @ Howard Theatre — 3/8/17
Amorphis performs at the Howard Theatre on March 8, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)
Last week, a heavy metal stampede ran through the Howard Theatre as headlining heavy metal band Overkill brought along some friends to play a big show. (Check out our pix of Overkill at the Howard Theatre.)
One of those friend was Finnish progressive metal band Amorphis, six men from Finland who released their most recent album, Under the Red Cloud, in 2015 via Nuclear Blast.
Music Park: Colin Hay @ The Birchmere — 3/13/17
Colin Hay performs at The Birchmere on March 13, 2017. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)
Colin Hay admittedly by no stretch has had a tragic life, as he readily confessed Monday night in the second of two sold-out shows at The Birchmere. Still, as the evening progressed, it was clear that Colin, always humorously introspective, was haunted by ghosts.
Music Park: Coup Sauvage & The Snips @ Black Cat — 3/11/17
Coup Sauvage & The Snips perform at Black Cat on March 11, 2017.
Coup Sauvage & The Snips have a message: Everybody should be looking out for everybody else, and they should dance while doing it.
Ticket Giveaway: Deadmau5 @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, 4/8/17
Deadmau5 (Photo by Matt Barnes)
Electronic music superstar deadmau5 is going to tour 21 dates with his “lots of shows in a row” tour! He visits Merriweather Post Pavilion in nearby Columbia, Maryland, on Saturday, April 8, and you can win tickets to go see him.
Snapshots: Regina Spektor @ DAR Constitution Hall — 3/14/17
Regina Spektor performs at DAR Constitution Hall on March 14, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)
Despite Tuesday’s bad weather, Regina Spektor arrived in town to play a nearly sold-out show at DAR Constitution Hall that night. She performed in support of her new album, Remember Us to Life, published by Sire Records last year.