KMFDM (Photo by Franz Schepers)
Sascha Konietzko founded German industrial rock band KMFDM in 1984, and the collective has gone onto release 20 studio albums. KMFDM released Hell Yeah, its most recent album, in August va earMUSIC and KMFDM Records. The band spends the month of October touring the United States with a stop at the State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia, on Thursday, Oct. 5.
Alison Moyet performs at The Sixth & I Historic Synagogue on Sept. 11, 2017.
At one point during her show, Alison Moyet shared memories of her mother to a sold-out house at the Historic Synagogue at Sixth and I on Monday night. The British chanteuse misses her mother dearly, she intimated, but she could never escape the matron’s fierce protection of proper grammar.
“I would write her letters and send a red pen because I knew she would mark them up anyway,” Alison said with a sly smile.
Maternal perfection and remembrances combined in Alison’s lush new song “The English U” from her terrific new album Other, the release of which in June via Cooking Vinyl inspired a world tour — the North American leg of which launched in Washington, DC, on Sept. 11.
The Belle Game (Photo by Lauren Ray)
The Belle Game released Fear/Nothing, their sophomore album, on Sept. 8 via Arts & Crafts, and the Vancouver band are touring as openers for fellow Canadians Broken Social Scene. The tour stops at 9:30 Club for two nights on Tuesday, Sept. 19, and Wednesday, Sept. 20. The first night sold out, but tickets remain for the second night of two strong rock bands.
Doc Robinson (Photo courtesy the band)
Columbus indie pop group Doc Robinson will make a stop at DC9 Nightclub on Sept. 19. The stop comes almost exactly two months after the release of their debut full-length album, titled Deep End, which they are currently supporting on their US tour.
Interpol (Photo courtesy Red Light Management)
Parklife DC celebrates the post-punk revival in our monthly DJ party Careless Memories, tomorrow Sept. 14 at Dodge City. Join us to hang out and listen to cool tunes!
The War on Drugs (Photo by Shawn Brackbill)
The War on Drugs released A Deeper Understanding, their fourth studio album, on Aug. 25 via Atlantic Records. Their companion tour takes them to The Anthem, 9:30 Club’s new sister venue on the southwest DC waterfront, on Monday, Oct. 23.
Crystal Castles (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
A little over a year ago, Crystal Castles released Amnesty (I), its fourth studio album, via Fiction Records and Casablanca Records. The record debuted the new team of founder Christopher Chartrand and vocalist Edith Frances, who have been touring since the album’s release. Crystal Castles arrive at 9:30 Club on Saturday, Sept. 30, and you can win tickets to go with Parklife DC.
TORRES (Photo by Ashley Connor)
Mackenzie Scott, better known as Torres, will release Three Futures, her third studio album, via 4AD on Friday, Sept. 29. That very same day, the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter will perform at Rock and Roll Hotel!
Adrienne Lenker of Big Thief pulls all the heartstrings at the Black Cat on Sept. 9, 2017. (Photo by David LaMason)
Big Thief have recently released Capacity, their second full-length LP, on Saddle Creek, but the songs on the album belie a maturity and songcraft light years into the future. On Saturday, Big Thief played many of these new tunes to a sold-out crowd at the Black Cat.
Apocalyptica perform at the Lincoln Theatre in DC on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)
Twenty years ago, a band of cellists formed in Finland and released an album of Metallica covers. Thus was born Apocalyptica, who celebrated the 20th anniversary of that debut album, Plays Metallica by Four Cellos, with a show at the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 9. Paivi, herself Finnish, took some pictures of her countrymen!
