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Live Review: Night Ranger @ Hollywood Casino (Charles Town, WV) — 5/16/25

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Michael Sprouse
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Night Ranger perform live at Hollywood Casino on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Michael Sprouse/Odd Rocker Photography)

Night Ranger at Hollywood Casino, Charles Town, West Virginia
“When the Sun Goes Down, the Real Ones Come Out”
Words and photos by Michael Sprouse/Odd Rocker Photography

Some shows you go to out of curiosity. Others for nostalgia. And then there’s that rare breed of night where the music grabs you by the collar, smirks like an old friend, and says: “C’mon, let’s go raise some hell.” That was Night Ranger at the Hollywood Casino in Charles Town on May 16 — a Friday night in 2025 that felt more like 1987.

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Live Review: MJ Lenderman w/ This Is Lorelei @ 9:30 Club — 5/15/25

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Mark Engleson
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MJ Lenderman (Photo by Lance Bangs)

If you were to design a musician in a lab to appeal to me, you’d be hard pressed to do better than MJ Lenderman. One of the most interesting figures to emerge in the last several years from the indie rock scene, his music combines the elements of much of the music I love: the alt-country of Jason Molina and the Drive-By Truckers (he covered Patterson Hood’s “Uncle Disney”), the roots rock of the Counting Crows, and the songcraft of Warren Zevon and Bob Dylan (his encore included a deep cut, “Something There Is About You”). He even has a song about professional wrestling (“TLC Cage Match”) that made into his recent set, the first of two nights at the 9:30 Club.

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Live Review: Cara Luft @ New Prospect Theatre (Bellingham, WA) — 5/15/25

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Mark Caicedo
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Cara Luft performs live at New Prospect Theatre on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)

Fresh from her 50 for 50 Tour celebrating her musical career and birthday milestone, Cara Luft came to Bellingham’s New Prospect Theatre (NPT) on a recent evening with a diverse bunch of songs, a delightful and raucous sense of humor, and a seemingly endless supply of banjo jokes.

The daughter of Canadian folk-singing parents, the Calgary-born, Winnipeg-based Juno award winning singer-songwriter started playing dulcimer and autoharp as a child, eventually taking up guitar and clawhammer banjo. Starting her music career in British Columbia, Cara released her first EP, Tragedy of the Commons in 1997. Luft moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1999 to pursue more opportunities as her writing and performing styles developed. In 2000, she released her debut album, Tempting the Storm, to positive reviews (“Cara Luft combines thoughtful lyrics and complex and charged musical arrangements to produce her own unique sound.” Lissa Millar – Editor, Mosaic Arts Magazine).

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Live Review: Nicotine Dolls @ Union Stage — 5/11/25

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Nicotine Dolls perform live at Union Stage on May 11, 2025. (Photo by Marc Shea)

Nicotine Dolls thrilled the audience at Union Stage recently on their An Attempt at Romantic Tour. I was there to witness the entire thing. But it wasn’t my first encounter with the Dolls. In fact, I covered their last show in DC, at Union Stage, almost 11 months ago! You can check that review out right here. But this was anything but a repeat.

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Live Review: Parliament-Funkadelic featuring George Clinton @ 9:30 Club — 5/14/25

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Steve Satzberg
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Parliament Funkadelic performs live at 9:30 Club on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Steve Satzberg)

Parliament-Funkadelic featuring George Clinton at 9:30 Club
Words by Rahsaan “Wordslave” Eldridge
Photos by Steve Satzberg

Cause a P-Funk Party Don’t Stop

Red, White, Black and Blue
One nation under a groove
Funkin’ at the 9:30 Club
‘round tha corner from the capital

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Snapshots: Ministry w/ My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult and Die Krupps @ Franklin Music Hall — 5/13/25

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Ben Eisendrath
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Ministry perform live at Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia on May 13, 2025. (Photo by Ben Eisendrath/ Insomnigraphic)

Al Jourgensen finally made peace with the past. After the incredible reception to Ministry’s With Sympathy and Twitch-heavy set at Cruel World 2024, Jourgensen decided to reexamine his dormant synthpop hits and give them a fresh polish 40 years later. The result was The Squirrely Years Revisited, a new album that resurfaced these songs via Cleopatra Records.

The Squirrely Years Tour recently landed at Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia, and Ben Eisendrath was there to photograph the show.

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Live Review: Bush w/ Filter @ The Fillmore Silver Spring — 5/13/25

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Kyle Gustafson
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Bush perform live at The Fillmore Silver Spring on May 13, 2025. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson)

Bush recently brought their Loaded: The Greatest Hits Tour to The Fillmore Silver Spring, delivering a 90-minute set that was equal parts nostalgic and electrifying. Celebrating 30 years of alternative rock, the Grammy-nominated band — fronted by the ageless Gavin Rossdale, alongside guitarist Chris Traynor, bassist Corey Britz, and drummer Nik Hughes — proved they’re far from a heritage act, blending their iconic ‘90s sound with a vibrant, contemporary edge.

With Richard Patrick’s Filter as openers, the night was a masterclass in post-grunge energy, leaving the sold-out crowd buzzing.

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Snapshots: The Dandy Warhols @ Howard Theatre — 5/13/25

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Nalinee Darmrong
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Courtney Taylor-Taylor fronts The Dandy Warhols at the Howard Theatre in DC on May 13, 2025. (Photo by Nalinee Darmrong)

The Dandy Warhols returned to DC after releasing a new album last year to play a show at the Howard Theatre. Nalinee Darmrong was there to photograph the band in action!

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Live Review: AC/DC w/ The Pretty Reckless @ Northwest Stadium — 5/12/25

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Kyle Gustafson
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AC/DC perform live at Northwest Stadium on May 12, 2025. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson)

AC/DC Shoot to Thrill at Northwest Stadium
Words by Matt Bailey
Photos by Kyle Gustafson

Time for all the corny AC-in-DC jokes.

The band that created a music that defined a generation is back on tour. And multiple generations have chosen to “Power Up” with AC/DC as they trot across the globe with their beloved frontman Brian Johnson.

Johnson — who took leave due to a punctured eardrum — returned to work in 2018 and triumphantly returned live with his band of nearly five decades in 2023 — was in fine form all night in a recent appearance at Northwest Stadium. “Back in Black” and “Thunderstruck” were early bangers that showed Johnson’s unique warble is still in fighting shape.

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Live Review: Living Colour @ The Birchmere — 5/12/25

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Mark Engleson
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Living Colour perform live at The Birchmere on May 12, 2025. (Photo by Rashad Polk)

Thirty-five years ago, Living Colour released their second album, Time’s Up. It achieved gold sales status and won the band a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock performance. But beyond these signifiers of its success, it was an artistically important album, expanding on their musical range from their smash-hit first album, Vivid. It inspired a volume of Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series on significant albums.

Recently, Living Colour celebrated the anniversary of the album in a remarkable show at The Birchmere.

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