Best of the Year: Top 10 Concerts of 2018 by Brenda

Posted on 12/17/2018 by Brenda Reyes in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, All Things Go Fall Classic, Best of 2018, best of the year, Blood Orange, Kali Uchis, Lincoln Theatre, Maggie Rogers, Matt and Kim, Mt. Joy, Mura Masa, Post Animal, Tash Sultana, The Aces, The Anthem, U Street Music Hall, Union Stage, Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

Ruban Nielson from Unknown Mortal Orchestra performs at 9:30 Club on April 27, 2018. (All photos by Brenda Reyes)

Editor’s Note: This year, we asked our bloggers to name their Top 10 shows of 2018 or choose their Top 10 photos of the year. We will run them over the course of mid-December as our Best of the Year posts.

The year 2018 brought me great experiences. As my first year of photoblogging comes to an end, I had the great pleasure of attending some amazing shows in DC. I want to give a huge thanks to Parklife DC for entrusting me and giving me that opportunity. I will forever be eternally grateful! Here are my Top 10 concerts of 2018.

Vote: What Is the Best in DC for 2018?

Posted on 11/26/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town, Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, All Things Go, All Things Go Fall Classic, awards program, Bacchae, Bat Fangs, best of dc, best of the year, Black Cat, Broke Royals, City Winery, DC Music Rocks, DC Music Rocks Festival, DC9, Funk Parade, Kingman Island, Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival, Loi Loi, Park Snakes, Pearl Street Warehouse, Priests, ShamrockFest, Sol Roots, The Anthem, Thrushie Awards, Tiny Cat Dark Music Festival, Union Stage.

A wood thrush! (Photo by Trish Gussler)

Parklife DC will honor DC bands and venues with our inaugural awards program, named for our new mascot, DC’s own state bird — the Wood Thrush. Our Thrushie Awards are inspired by our mission to review live music concerts.

Poll: What Is the Best Music Festival in DC?

Posted on 11/16/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged All Things Go Fall Classic, awards program, Black Cat, DC Music Rocks Festival, Funk Parade, Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival, music festival, ShamrockFest, Thrushie Awards, Tiny Cat Dark Music Festival.

Welcome to the 2018 Thrushie Awards! Parklife DC will name the best music festival of the year with your input. Vote for the best music festival in DC now through Dec. 1.

Music Park: All Things Go Fall Classic: (Day 2) — 10/7/18

Posted on 10/12/2018 by Brenda Reyes in Live Review and tagged All Things Go, All Things Go Fall Classic, Betty Who, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cautious Clay, indie pop, Misterwives, music festival, psychedelic, R&B, SNNY, The Aces, Two Feet, Union Market.

Carly Rae Jepsen performs at All Things Go Fall Classic on Oct. 7, 2018. (Photo by Brenda Reyes)

Day two of the All Things Go Fall Classic flowed with the same energy from the night before. The line-up was still dominated by women on Sunday, Oct. 7, leading to Carly Rae Jepsen closing out the day. But before Carly’s set, there were plenty of sets to be discovered throughout the day.

Music Park: All Things Go Fall Classic (Day 1) @ Union Market — 10/6/18

Posted on 10/11/2018 by Brenda Reyes in Live Review and tagged All Things Go, All Things Go Fall Classic, Billie Eilish, electropop, folk, Jessie Reyez, Liz Plapinger, LPX, Maggie Rogers, music festival, R&B, Ravyn Lenae, Union Market.

Maggie Rogers performs at All Things Go Fall Classic on Oct. 6, 2018. (Photo by Brenda Reyes)

All Things Go Fall Classic was held at Union Market over last weekend, and the Saturday line-up was a noteworthy one because it was an all-women affair. It was a special day to attend to catch the amazing voices in general, but to see women represented like no one has in seen at music festivals it quite remarkable. Maggie Rogers and Liz Plapinger (aka LPX) co-curated the Saturday lineup, and both made sure that the lineup represented women from all genres of the music industry. From rock to R&B to pop, there was something for everybody.

Music Park: Neon Gold X (w/ LPX, Broods, Marina) @ Knockdown Center (NYC) — 9/29/18

Posted on 10/04/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged All Things Go Fall Classic, anniversary show, Broods, electropop, Knockdown Center, LPX, Marina, Marina and the Diamonds, Neon Gold Records, new wave, New York City.

Marina Diamandis performs at the Knockdown Center on Sept. 29, 2018. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

Vocalist Lizzy Plapinger, formerly of MS MR and now of LPX, takes DC by storm this weekend, co-curating an all-female lineup for the first day of All Things Go Fall Classic. You can see her at Eaton House Friday, and on stage on Saturday, Oct. 6, at Union Market DC. (Find more details here!)

And Lizzy is also co-founder of Neon Gold Records, which celebrated its 10th anniversary last weekend at the Knockdown Center in Queens, New York City, with a showcase dubbed Neon Gold X. LPX performed there too, and Parklife DC caught her performance along with Broods and Marina (formerly Marina and the Diamonds).

Don’t Miss: All Things Go Fall Classic @ Union Market, 10/6-10/7/18

Posted on 09/28/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged All Things Go, All Things Go Fall Classic, Alma, BØRNS, Betty Who, Billie Eilish, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cautious Clay, Footsxcoles, Jessie Reyez, Kaye, LPX, Maggie Rogers, Misterwives, music festival, Oshun, Ravyn Lenae, SNNY, The Aces, Two Feet, Union Market.

Carly Rae Jepsen (Photo courtesy The Feldman Agency)

All Things Go Fall Classic returns to Union Market on Saturday, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 7, heralding an all-female lineup on its first day. You can buy tickets for one- or two-day visits to the festival!

Maggie Rogers and LPX (Lizzy Plapinger) have helped curate an all-female lineup for the first day of the festival, which will feature performances by Billie Eilish, Jessie Reyez, Maggie, LPX, and more. Day two of the festival will see headlining performances by Grammy nominee Carly Rae Jepsen, Misterwives, Betty Who, and other favorites.

Music Park: Now, Now and Foreign Air @ All Things Go Fall Classic — 10/8/17

Posted on 10/12/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged All Things Go, All Things Go Fall Classic, alt pop, dreampop, Foreign Air, Now Now, Union Market.

Foreign Air perform at All Things Go Fall Classic on Oct. 8, 2017.

It wasn’t only the headliners that impressed at All Things Go Fall Classic. Take the afternoon bands on the final day of Sunday, Oct. 8, for example. Great musical duos Now, Now and Foreign Air kept festival-goers entertained at Union Market and had us searching Spotify for their latest releases.

Music Park: Vince Staples and Young Thug @ All Things Go Fall Classic — 10/7/17

Posted on 10/12/2017 by chriscastilloweb in Live Review and tagged All Things Go, All Things Go Fall Classic, hip hop, rap, Union Market, Vince Staples, Young Thug.

Young Thug performs at All Things Go Fall Classic on Oct. 7, 2017. (Photo by Chris Castillo)

Dance duos may have headlined the first day of All Things Go Fall Classic, but solo rappers ruled the second day as main acts Vince Staples and Young Thug took the stage on Saturday, Oct. 7.

Music Park: The Knocks and Galantis @ All Things Go Fall Classic — 10/6/17

Posted on 10/12/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged All Things Go, All Things Go Fall Classic, electro house, Galantis, nu disco, progressive house, The Knocks, Union Market.

Galantis perform at All Things Go Fall Classic on Oct. 6, 2017.

The annual All Things Go Fall Classic music festival successfully expanded to three days last week, launching with an evening of dance music on Friday, Oct. 6, at Union Market’s Dock 5. Headliners The Knocks and Galantis brought their top game to the dock, where revelers danced the night away in the wonderfully warm weather of the night.