Music Park: The English Beat @ State Theatre — 6/21/18

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June 26, 2018

The peerless English Beat performs at the State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia, on June 21, 2018. (Photo by Chester Simpson)

The English Beat have a brand new album out! The indefatigable Dave Wakeling and company published Here We Go Love earlier this month via Here We Go Records to very strong reviews. And Dave and the band dropped by the State Theatre in Falls Church to play a few of the new songs long with some old favorites on Thursday.

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Music Park: Steven Tyler @ Wolf Trap — 6/21/18

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Mark Engleson

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June 26, 2018

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Steven Tyler attends Celebrity Fight Night XXIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 10, 2018. (Photo by Gage Skidmore)

Steven Tyler hasn’t taken it easy on himself. The 70-year-old Aerosmith frontman has been to drug rehab (and is currently sober), battled Hepatitis C, and had surgery on his knees and feet. As a fellow concertgoer at Wolf Trap put it, “He was an animal.”

If you saw “The Demon of Screamin’” in action at the Filene Center last Thursday, you wouldn’t have guessed that he’s been through any of this. Steven put in a high-octane performance, movin’ and groovin’ as only he can do.

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Snapshots: The Dustbowl Revival @ The Hamilton — 6/21/18

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Ari Strauss

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June 26, 2018

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The Dustbowl Revival performs at The Hamilton on June 21, 2018. (Photo by Ari Strauss)

The Dustbowl Revival brought its hi-energy Americana-swing sound to The Hamilton Live last week! The band is currently touring in support of its most recent self-titled album, which was released by Signature Sounds in 2017.

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Music Park: Tony Bennett (and special surprise guest Lady Gaga) @ Wolf Trap — 6/23/18

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Chris R. Smyth

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June 25, 2018

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Tony Bennett performs with Lady Gaga at Wolf Trap on June 23, 2018. (Photo by Lock & Company)

Just minutes before showtime at Wolf Trap, an extremely bright double rainbow spanned across the sky, centering the venue beneath its colorful glow. The setting couldn’t have been more perfect to welcome a living legend to the stage.

Introduced by a recording from his friend Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, dressed in gray pants, a blue blazer, and sporting a mustache, hit the stage and was welcomed with a standing ovation.

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Music Park: Ray LaMontagne @ The Anthem — 6/20/18

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Will Colbert

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June 25, 2018

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Ray LaMontagne performs at The Anthem on June 20, 2018. (Photo by Will Colbert)

Ray LaMontagne was in DC last week to kickoff the By The People Festival. The international arts festival is a four-daylong extravaganza that brings art, music, and interactive installations to every quadrant of DC — the city’s own South by Southwest!

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Snapshots: Red Wanting Blue @ City Winery — 6/19/18

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Ari Strauss

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June 25, 2018

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Red Wanting Blue performs at City Winery on June 19, 2018. (Photo by Ari Strauss)

Midwestern rock band Red Wanting Blue delivered a gritty, electrified, performance at City Winery recently. The Columbus, Ohio-based group is wrapping up an eight-week tour of the United States in support of its new studio album, The Wanting, which released in April via Blue Élan Records.

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Ticket Giveaway: Algiers @ Black Cat — 6/28/18

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Mickey McCarter

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June 25, 2018

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Algiers (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)

Post-punk-meets-gospel band Algiers released their second album, The Underside of Power, in 2017 via Matador Records. The quartet has been touring a lot, and they return to Black Cat on Thursday, June 28. You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC.

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Don’t Miss: Big Sam’s Funky Nation @ The Hamilton, 6/23/18

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Mickey McCarter

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June 22, 2018

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Big Sam’s Funky Nation (Photo by Willow Haley)

Big Sam’s Funky Nation dropped Songs in the Key of Funk, the band’s latest album, on May. Now, the funky jazz collective from New Orleans performs at The Hamilton Live on Saturday, June 23.

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Don’t Miss: Dessa @ Rock and Roll Hotel, 6/24/18

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Mickey McCarter

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June 22, 2018

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Dessa (Photo by Bill Phelps)

Margret Wander, better known as Dessa, released Chime, her fourth solo studio album, in February via Doomtree Records (the imprint of her Minneapolis-based hip hop collective of the same name). Dessa performs in support of the album at Rock and Roll Hotel on Sunday, June 24.

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