In the immortal words of Muddy Waters, “The blues had a baby and they named it rock ‘n’ roll.” The blues could just as easily have named that baby George Thorogood, as his recent appearance at the Warner Theatre was a celebration of greasy, groovy blues-based rock ‘n’ roll music, delivered loud and nasty.
Bryce Vine, the 36-year-old hip-hop pop artist, recently took his Motel California Tour to the historic Howard Theater in DC. Vine is known for platinum hits like “Sour Patch Kids” (2014), “Drew Barrymore” (2017), and “La La Land” (2019).
His songs are infused with west coast sunshine that can brighten any situation that you’re in. The easy-going, windows down vibes make for a perfect summer playlist, or a pregame playlist.
“Who tours in the middle of February?” was the rhetorical question from Sylvaine, the opening act for Eivør’s latest North American tour. Well, the answer is Vikings! Vikings tour in February! Sylvaine hails from Norway, so it was comical to hear her discuss how cold it was. What was NOT comical was her performance at The Fillmore Silver Spring, opening for Eivør. She played a solo set that was both sweet and haunting.
Bartees Strange is a traveling man right now, wrapping up tourdates in Europe before returning home for a big USA tour that launches in April.
These concerts are in support of his third studio album, Horror, released on Valentines Day by 4AD. The next day, Bartees performed at 9:30 Club and a few days later, NPR released a Tiny Desk Concert performance of songs from the album.
Nathy Peluso released Grasa, her second studio album, last year via Sony Music Latin and 5020 Records. She now embarks on her first major North American headlining tour with a date at 9:30 Club on Friday, March 7.
Inhaler recently released their eagerly awaited new album Open Wide via Geffen Records. The band — which features frontman, vocalist, and guitarist Elijah Hewson (the son of Bono) — performs in support of the album on a world tour at The Anthem in DC on Friday, March 7.
Actor Michael Shannon and musician Jason Narducy hit the road to perform songs from REM’s 1985 album, Fables of the Reconstruction, to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The tour lands at 9:30 Club on Tuesday, March 4!
Chicago’s Friko — led by vocalist/guitarist Niko Kapetan and drummer Bailey Minzenberger — has embarked on their first-ever North American headline tour in support of their 2024 debut album, Where we’ve been, Where we go from here.
Friko perform at Union Stage in DC on Monday, March 3.
Currently on their largest headline tour to date, Drew and Ellie Holcomb are bringing their dynamic live performances to cities coast-to-coast. They recently visited the Lincoln Theatre in DC, and Steve Satzberg was there to capture the show in photos!
Laughing Colors recently celebrates their 30th anniversary at The Recher with openers Kelly Bell Band. Steve Satzberg was there to photograph the show!
