3Teeth perform at Baltimore Soundstage on April 8, 2018. (Photo by Paivi)
Los Angeles industrial quartet 3Teeth teamed up with rap-punk duo Ho99o9 to collaborate on tracks, “Times Up” and “Lights Out.” The two bands then launched a joint tour, the Lights Out America Tour, and they performed at Baltimore Soundstage on Sunday, April 8. Paivi was there to capture the action!
Greg Vickers performs during The 9 Songwriter Series at Union Stage on April 5, 2018. (Photo by Ari Strauss)
The 9 Songwriter Series came to Union Stage last week and delivered a great show with performances by artists Chris Cassaday, Eli Lev, JP Jenks, Elena Lacayo, Sol Roots, Greg Vickers, Casey Cavanagh, Siobhán O’Brien, and event promoter/emcee Justin Trawick. Ari Strauss shot the performances of all nine artists.
Marian Hill (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
When you first see the name “Marian Hill,” you may think of one person? But we invite you to think of two — keyboardist Jeremy Lloyd and singer Samantha Gongol, who formed a band called Marian Hill, lifting the first and last names from different characters in The Music Man.
Regardless of what else you might remember, know that Marian Hill will release Unusual, their second studio album, on May 11. And they will perform at 9:30 Club on May 9 on their Unusual Tour. You can win tickets to see them with Parklife DC.
LA Salami plays to a sold-out DC9 on April 7, 2018. (Photo by David LaMason)
Lookman Adekunle Salami (who goes by the name LA Salami) is a poet and an artist that happens to make great music. He’s like a punk rock poet but even that doesn’t do what he does justice. In fact, trying to nail down who LA Salami is can be an exercise in futility. One thing is clear, however — LA Salami creates captivating art. He displayed some of that art in a sold-out show at DC9 on Saturday.
Vérité performs at 9:30 Club on April 7, 2018. (Photo by Paivi)
Sophistipop chanteuse Vérité visited 9:30 Club to open Eden on Saturday, and Paivi took some pictures of the Brooklyn singer, born Kelsey Byrne.
Broken Social Scene performs at Rams Head Live on April 6, 2018. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson)
What do we call it when you get super into an album 2 weeks after the band’s tour comes through your area? B/c I have that w/ the BSS album.
— Kyle GustafSon Heung-Min (@kgustafson) October 23, 2017
Is there a worse feeling than this?
Revelers dance at the Main Stage of Funk Parade 2017. (Photo by John Sonderman)
Editor’s note: Parklife DC was glad to receive word Friday that the fifth annual Funk Parade will proceed on Saturday, May 12, after being rescued by a massive-last minute fundraising effort. We present the official press release from Funk Parade in its entirety below. Visit www.funkparade.com for all details!
Washington, DC — It’s on.
The 5th Annual Funk Parade will happen Saturday, May 12, after last-minute fundraising raised over $60,000 in just a few weeks. Organizers had announced March 6 the event was unlikely to take place because of a massive budget shortfall.
Third Eye Blind perform at The Anthem on April 6, 2018. (Photo by Chris R. Smyth)
Though not even on tour, Third Eye Blind came to The Anthem to headline the DC 101 Blossom Bash. (Editor: Chris Smyth snapped the band in action during the sold-out show! Bush headlined; check out our Parklife DC review of Bush.)
Gavin Rossdale fronts Bush at The Anthem on April 6, 2018. (Photo by Chris R. Smyth)
From the start, it felt as if Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale wanted to get as close to the audience as possible. He stalked around the stage like a caged animal who wanted out.
When the band played the number “Greedy Fly” — from second album Razorblade Suitcase, Gavin climbed down from the stage and jumped up on the security barrier so that he could play right in front of the crowd. But that was just a precursor for what was to come at a sold-out show at The Anthem on Friday.
Katie Alice Greer fronts Priests at Black Cat on April 4, 2018. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)
What’s a band to do when their friends Ought are in town from Montreal? Why perform with them of course. But if you are DC’s own Priests, you may not want to steal any thunder, so you might perform under a pseudonym.
So Priests performed incognito as “Religious Figures,” opening Ought at Black Cat on Wednesday. (See our Parklife DC review of Ought!)
