Sean T. Drinkwater of Freezepop performs at Subterranean in Chicago on July 16, 2015. (Photo by Kyle Gaddo)
Traditionally, February is an icy month here in the DMV. And yet midmonth, our hearts turn warm with romance at the arrival of Valentine’s Day.
Motionless in White perform at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)
Motionless in White are set to release their fourth full-length album, Graveyard Shift, via Roadrunner Records on May 5. In anticipation of the new release, the gothic metalcore band from Scanton, Pennsylvania, launched a tour that stopped at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Sunday.
G Jones (Photo by Optical Flow Photography)
It was warm winter Wednesday with a West Coast native bringing the heat! The line was long but in good spirits as the bass start welcomed the crowds inside for a DJ performance by G Jones.
The young talent from California — Greg Jones, better known as G Jones — had a bad start. He faced a few difficulties initially during transition and the audience was briefly left in silence. G Jones got his set started shortly afterward and proceeded to bring the house down!
LÉON (Photo courtesy Columbia Records)
Swedish singer LÉON (born Lotta Lindgren) has been releasing a series of singles that puts forward her full, soulful voice as she heads toward her first full-length release on Columbia Records. You can hear what the buzz is all about yourself when she comes to the Rock and Roll Hotel on Friday, Feb. 3.
Katie Stelmanis of Austra sings at Vida Festival 2014 in Barcelona on July 5, 2014. (Photo by scannerFM)
“This is an appropriate place to play this song,” suggested Katie Stelmanis at the Black Cat in DC on Saturday.
Tennis (Photo by Luca Venter)
Husband and wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley started their band Tennis after a sailing expedition down the Eastern Atlantic Seaboard. Fittingly, they have recorded part of their latest album at sea during a sailing trip through the Sea of Cortez.
Drop anchor at 9:30 Club on March 19 and catch Tennis on their tour celebrating their fourth album, Yours Conditionally, out March 10 on Mutually Detrimental via Thirty Tigers.
Jazmine Sullivan (Photo by Shane McCauley)
Rumor has it that Jazmine Sullivan may release a new self-titled album, her fourth, in 2017.
But meanwhile, Jazmine is still riding high on her third album, Reality Show, which dropped a little over two years ago via RCA Records. The Philadelphia contralto has a few concert dates on the calendar, including a stop at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.
Morris Day and The Time perform at the Toronto Jazz Festival on June 19, 2015. (Photo by Geoff Dude)
“Brother Thomas, where is my mirror?” demands Morris Day.
In a snap, Thomas Austin swoops up a large mirror for Morris, who peers into it to adjust his hair and suit while preparing to perform for a good crowd at The Howard Theatre on Saturday night. The audience delights in the theatric exchange, which echoes a famous scene by Morris in “Purple Rain,” the 1984 movie in which Morris portrayed the rival to Prince’s “The Kid.”
Pixies (Photo courtesy PIAS)
Psychedelic surf greats Pixies hit the road to tour North America, and they are visiting DC for two nights at the Lincoln Theatre on May 16 and May 17. The May 16 date already has sold out.
Ginuwine performs at the 2015 Music Friendship Festival for Camp Zama, Japan, on Sept. 12, 2015 (Photo courtesy MWR Camp Zama)
1996 was the year of attention grabbing breakouts: Hotlanta hosted the summer Olympics to catapult itself to the now entertainment mecca of the South, former Vice President Al Gore demonstrated the Macarena dance to the world, and Tickle Me Elmo arguably caused childhood frenzy. Though, in the world of RnB, Elgin Baylor Lumpkin, also known as Ginuwine, emerged out of the collaborative shadows of now superproducer Timbaland to start his solo career with the frenzied single, Pony! Two decades and seven albums later, the Grammy-nominated singer returned home to DC on Friday and reminded the Howard Theatre why he’s still the Same Ol G’.
