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Rick Wakeman performs at The Birchmere on Sept. 25, 2019. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)
Rick Wakeman’s Grumpy Old Rock Star tour featured a man who is anything but. Rather, we got a wonderfully intimate, hilarious, and jaw-dropping performance from the former Strawbs, on-again off-again YES, and unparalleled session keyboardist recently at The Birchmere. Not a grumpy soul in the room, least of all Mr. Wakeman himself.
Emma Ruth Rundle performs at Union Stage on May 23, 2019. (Photo by Paivi Salonen)
Emma Ruth Rundle dropped by Union Stage recently to perform songs from her last two albums, focusing heavily on 2018’s On Dark Horses, released by Sargent House.
Emma Ruth Rundle (Photo by Geert Braekers)
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and visual artist Emma Ruth Rundle, touring with post-rock titans MONO, performs at Union Stage on Thursday, May 23.
Jon Hopkins (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
Jon Hopkins released Singularity, his fifth studio album, last year via Domino as an exploration of the dissonance between dystopian urbanity and the green forest. He brings those wondrous electronic sounds to 9:30 Club on Wednesday, April 24, and you can win tickets to go with Parklife DC.
Nils Frahm (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
Electronic composer Nils Frahm released All Melody, his ninth studio album, in 2018 via Erased Tapes Records. He’s on tour with a stop at 9:30 Club on Sunday, March 24, and you can win tickets to go with Parklife DC!
El Ten Eleven performs at Union Stage on Feb. 2, 2019. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)
El Ten Eleven stopped in at Union Stage on a recent chilly night to perform their high-energy, post-rock/ambient melodies for an adoring, sold-out crowd.
Tess Roby performs at Motorco Music Hall during Moogfest on May 18, 2018. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)
In her first concert in the United States, Canadian Tess Roby played expressive yet crystalline synthpop at Motorco Music Hall for Moogfest 2018 in Durham, North Carolina.
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