Yacht (Photo courtesy Girlie Action)
Yacht have dropped Strawberry Moon, a surprise EP, and announced a winter tour! The disco-punk trio will perform at Rock and Roll Hotel on Friday, Jan. 19, and tickets for that show went on sale today.
Reverend Horton Heat performs at 9:30 Club on Dec. 3, 2017. (Photo by Neal Keller)
I don’t consider myself to be a Christmas Curmudgeon; I’m not a hipster Grinch. While I often rise to a level of pretentiousness that rejects many forms of sentimentality, I do embrace the spirit of the holiday season.
Having said that, I will go out of my way to avoid most Christmas music. I’ve got a few faves, but most of it inspires in me the same negative reaction that I feel toward showtunes. But the Reverend Horton Heat very much changed my attitude toward Christmas music at 9:30 Club on Sunday.
Matt Berninger fronts The National at The Anthem on Dec. 5, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)
The National stormed The Anthem on Tuesday in a sold-out show on a tour coinciding with the release of Sleep Well Beast, their seventh studio album, published in September via 4AD. Paivi caught frontman Matt Berninger and company in action.
Flosstradamus (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
As we approach Christmas, things sometimes get a little sleepy in DC — but not this year! As evidence, trap titan Flosstradamus is coming to town right after Santa to spin a big set at 9:30 Club on Thursday, Dec. 28. Floss arrives on his Flosstradamus: In Hi-Def Tour, celebrating his 2017 Ultra Music single “How You Gon’ Do That” featuring Cara and other new music.
Dizzy (Photo courtesy Royal Mountain Records)
Canadian quartet Dizzy have been on tour to open DC bands Foreign Air and SHAED! The tour rolls into DC for a performance at Rock and Roll Hotel on Dec. 8.
Jaws of Love (Photo courtesy Motormouth Media)
You may already know Kelcey Ayer as a vocalist and pianist for Local Natives. Kelcey, however, released his debut solo album, Tasha Sits Close to the Piano, under the moniker Jaws of Love via K-Rizzla Records/House Arrest in September. He’s on tour to support the album, and he plays tonight, Dec. 6, at DC9.
Angel Olsen (Photo by Kyle Coutts)
Recently, Angel Olsen released Phases, a collection of B-sides, rarities, and demos from the past few years, via Jagjaguwar. Angel launched a tour that included a night at 9:30 Club. That first night quickly sold out, so 9:30 Club booked her for a second night on Friday, Dec. 15. You can win tickets to see Angel Olsen on that night with Parklife DC.
Broke Royals (Photo by Sound Snap Photography)
DC duo Broke Royals released their self-titled debut album on Nov. 17. The gents will present its songs live in an official album release show at the new Union Stage on Thursday, Dec. 28.
Emily Haines performs as Emily Haines and The Soft Skeleton at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue on Dec. 2. 2017.
Scene: Birds chirped, signifying the arrival of morning. Emily Haines stumbled into stage and put down a suitcase. She changed into a dressing gown and goes to sleep, only to be woken moments later by her alarm clock.
She began an internal monologue, which admonished her for not getting enough sleep. The monologue in her head continued for a spell as Emily got up to play some songs solo at a piano. She appeared to be struggling with some questions: Is this where she wants to be? Is there some place or time to which she would like to return? Or has she never truly moved forward?
Fat Trel (Photo courtesy HIPP Agency)
Martrel Reeves, better known as Fat Trel, is DC’s own! He’s signed to Rick Ross’s label Maybach Music Group and Atlantic Records, where he most recently released mixtape SDMG 2 in 2016. Fat Trel performs at U Street Music Hall on Thursday, Dec. 14.
