Preview: Devo @ The Anthem, 5/3/25
This week, Devo hits the road to continue their anniversary tour, Celebrating 50 Years of De-Evolution. The new wave icons perform live at The Anthem on Saturday, May 3!
Live Review: Machine Head and In Flames w/ Lacuna Coil and Unearth @ The Fillmore Silver Spring — 4/22/25
Virgil was adamant — almost irritatingly so — that a band called “Aughties Nostalgia” was headlining The Fillmore Silver Spring tonight. I scoured the posters and digital billboards, but each glance returned the same lineup: Machine Head, In Flames, Lacuna Coil, and Unearth. “You’re mistaken,” I insisted. Virgil, undeterred and clutching his homemade tour shirt scribbled in black Sharpie marker, simply smiled.
Preview: The Damned @ 9:30 Club, 5/2/25
Original UK punks The Damned perform live at 9:30 Club on Friday, May 2. This show is a particularly exciting occasion as it’s The Damned’s first DC-area show since the return of founding drummer Rat Scabies to the band.
Live Review: October London and Tamar Braxton w/ Joe Leone and Ro James @ Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena — 4/24/25
Soul and Romance came to Baltimore in a big way! The October Nights: Calling All Lovers Tour recently stopped at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena. The tour was dually led by October London and Tamar Braxton. The two opened the show with support from Joe Leone Ro James. The 24-city tour was powered by The Black Promoters Collective.
Snapshots: Swervedriver @ Black Cat — 4/22/25
Shoegazers Swervedriver dropped a new EP, The World’s Fair, and then recently performed live at Black Cat on The World’s Fair Tour! Nalinee Darmong was there to photograph the show.
A Conversation About Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds with 2DCAT’s Johan Hauck (Live @ The Anthem — 4/21/25)
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds are touring North America with Wild God, their 18th studio album. The band performed live at The Anthem in DC on April 21, and Parklife DC was in attendance as was producer and synthesist Johan Hauck of local dark synthpop duo 2DCAT.
Johan has long been an admirer of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, a band that inspires his own work. And so, Parklife Editor Mickey chatted with Johan about his takeaways from the band’s excellent live performance at The Anthem. And keep scrolling for some amazing photo coverage of the show by Nalinee Darmrong.
Live Review: Valerie June @ Rams Head on Stage — 4/18/25
“Are you ready to see” Valerie June asks in her song Endless Tree off her new album, Owls, Omens & Oracles. Truth be told, no; no, I was not ready. Valerie recently graced the stage at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis, Maryland, and basically set the room on fire.
Preview: M3 Rock Festival w/ David Lee Roth, Sebastian Bach, Pearcy & DeMartini @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, 5/2-5/4/25
M3 Rock Festival is “Back for More,” skidding into its 16th edition with another jam-packed weekend of internationally renowned hard rock and heavy metal on Friday, May 2, Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, at Merriweather Post Pavilion!
Interview: Don DiLego of Fantastic Cat (@ The Hamilton Live, 5/1/25)
When most bands form, they usually start with friends jamming in a garage or classmates meeting in music school. But Fantastic Cat isn’t like most bands. This group came together when four successful solo artists decided to join forces, creating something special that’s bringing them to The Hamilton Live in Washington DC on Thursday, May 1.
In an interview with Parklife DC, Don DiLego, one of the band’s four frontmen, shared the unusual story of how Fantastic Cat was born.
Live Review: Denzel Curry w/ Kenny Mason @ The Fillmore Silver Spring — 4/14/25
Denzel Curry kept the energy flowing, recently leading a rapping crowd through a newly retooled mixtape as album at The Fillmore Silver Spring. His smile was as infectious as his verses in a show that never slowed down for a date on his Mischievous South Tour.
