Home Blog Page 608

Around Town: Grand Opening @ The Anthem, 10/12/17

0

a-wharf-dc-phase-1-aerial Artist’s rendering of condo and apartment spaces in Phase 1 of The Wharf redevelopment (Art courtesy of Hoffman-Madison Waterfront)

The promotions and production company that owns the 9:30 Club yesterday revealed more details of its sister club, officially set to open on Oct. 12, 2017. Owner IMP did not disclose if the concert hall, named The Anthem, will host a band or other event that day.

Ticket Giveaway: Sunn O))) @ 9:30 Club, 3/12/17

7

SunnO)))
Sunn O))) (Photo by Estelle Hanania)

Seattle drone metal band Sunn O))) is launching a tour at the 9:30 Club on Sunday, March 12, and you have an opportunity here to win tickets to see Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson bring their very loud live show to DC.

Music Park: Tokyo Police Club @ Black Cat — 1/22/17

0

Tokyo Police Club 10 David Monks of Tokyo Police Club sings at the Black Cat on Jan. 22, 2017.

A little over 10 years ago, four lads formed a post-punk band in Newmarket, Ontario, apparently threw some random words together for a name, and published their first EP, A Lesson in Crime.

Music Park: Steve Gunn @ Rock and Roll Hotel — 1/20/17

0

Steve Gunn 05 Steve Gunn performs at the Rock and Roll Hotel on Jan. 20, 2017.

Steve Gunn came to DC with Lee Renaldo on Friday mostly to mourn the results of the election. He began his set with “Old Strange,” a song from his 2013 album Time Off, which was about the surprise death of a friend.

Snapshots: The National @ 9:30 Club — 1/19/17

0

The National @9:30Club, Washington DC, 19/01/2017
Matt Berninger from The National performing at 9:30 Club on Jan. 19, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

Brooklyn post-punks The National teamed up with rapper Common to throw a show in support of Planned Parenthood and the All Access Coalition at 9:30 Club on the night before Inauguration Day on Thursday. (Check out some pix of Common from the show here.)

Snapshots: Common @ 9:30 Club — 1/19/17

0

Common @9:30 Club, Washington DC, 19/01/2017 Common performing at 9:30 Club on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

Common and The National played a benefit show called Show Up! at the 9:30 Club on Thursday, the night before Inauguration Day. The concert was organized by Planned Parenthood and All Access Coalition.

Don’t Miss: G Jones @ Soundcheck, 1/25/17

0

G Jones
G Jones (Photo by Optical Flow Photography)

On Friday, G Jones drops his new EP, Visions, and before that he will spin at Soundcheck on Wednesday, Jan. 25, kicking off a tour that will take him to Bonnaroo in June.

Don’t Miss: Dungen @ DC9, 3/17/17

0

Dungen_Frank-Aschberg-1
Dungen (Photo by Frank Aschberg)

Swedish psychedelic rock band Dungen have won quite a following since their 2001 self-titled debut album, and it’s easy to hear why in my opinion with the gripping guitar of Reine Fiske.

Reine, Gustav Ejstes, Johan Holmegard, and Mattias Gustavsson recently embarked on a different kind of project, creating their first-ever instrumental album, and Dungen have scheduled an accompanying tour that stops at DC9 on Friday, March 17.

Don’t Miss: Hippo Campus @ Black Cat, 3/29/17

0

Hippo Campus
Hippo Campus (Photo by Alice Baxley)

I was out of town when Saint Motel played at the 9:30 Club in October 2016, but I returned to hear plenty of buzz — buzz for opening act Hippo Campus, that is!

The indie rock quartet from St. Paul, Minnesota, charmed a bunch of new admirers in that opening stint, and now they are circulating on a headlining tour that includes a stop at the Black Cat on Wednesday, March 29.

Don’t Miss: Kino Kimono @ Not My Inauguration Fest, 1/20-1/21/17

0

Kino Kimino_photo credit Thomas Ignatius_3 hi res
Kino Kimino (Photo by Thomas Ignatius)

Kino Kimono kicked off a brief March to Washington tour to support Planned Parenthood, and the group visits DC on Saturday to play as a headliner for Not My Inauguration Fest at the 16th Street House in DC.