My Favorite Concert: Failure @ 9:30 Club — 3/28/19

Posted on 03/25/2020 by marcshea2 in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, art rock, California, Failure, Los Angeles, post-grunge.

Failure playing during their tour with Swervedriver in March of 2019. (Photo by Marc Shea)

Editor’s note: Parklife asked our contributors to revisit some of the best shows they’ve ever seen in a series titled My Favorite Concert.

One of the best concerts I ever saw took place almost a year ago. Failure was co-headlining a bill with Swervedriver at 9:30 Club. I’ve been a fan of both bands since the mid-90’s and this was a chance to see two bands that I had never been able to see.

Preview: Wire @ Union Stage, 3/9/20

Posted on 03/03/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged art rock, England, experimental rock, London, post-punk, Union Stage, wire.

Wire (Photo courtesy Clarion Call Media)

Legendary English post-punks Wire are touring in support of their new album Mind Hive out now via pinkflag. Frontman Colin Newman and company perform at Union Stage in DC on Monday, March 9.

Preview: Deerhunter and Dirty Projectors @ 9:30 Club, 9/8/19

Posted on 09/03/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged 9:30 Club, alt R&B, art rock, Brooklyn, Deerhunter, Dirty Projectors, New York.

Dirty Projectors (Photo by Jason Frank Rothberg)

Deerhunter released Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?, the band’s eighth studio album, earlier this year via 4AD. Dirty Projectors dropped Lamp Lit Prose on Domino Records last year. The two bands now join forces for a tour, and they visit 9:30 Club on Sunday, Sept. 8!

Live Review: Bryan Ferry @ The Anthem — 8/13/19

Posted on 08/15/2019 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged art rock, Bryan Ferry, England, glam, new romantic, sophistipop, The Anthem.

Bryan Ferry performs at The Anthem on Aug. 13, 2019. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

In March, Roxy Music was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In a speech formally presenting the honor, Duran Duran’s Simon LeBon recalled how Roxy’s first single “Virginia Plain” was a pop culture bomb to the British public.

Preview: Bryan Ferry @ The Anthem, 8/13/19

Posted on 08/07/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged art rock, Bryan Ferry, England, glam, jazz, sophistipop, The Anthem.

Bryan Ferry (Photo by Niel Kirk)

Just days ago, Bryan Ferry launched a North American tour that celebrates Roxy Music’s 1982 album, Avalon. He arrives at The Anthem in DC on Tuesday, Aug. 13, for what could well be the best show of the year!

Preview: Blue October @ 9:30 Club, 4/25/19

Posted on 04/16/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged 9:30 Club, art rock, Austin, Blue October, Texas.

Blue October (Photo by Chris Barber)

Blue October released I Hope You’re Happy, their bold new album, last year, and the band is now touring in support of it. Blue October performs at 9:30 Club on Thursday, April 25.

Preview: Claypool Lennon Delirium @ 9:30 Club, 4/17/19

Posted on 04/10/2019 by Miyun Park in Preview and tagged 9:30 Club, art rock, Claypool Lennon Delirium, Les Claypool, psychedelic, Sean Lennon.

The Claypool Lennon Delirium (Photo courtesy ATO Records)

Primus bassist Les Claypool and multi-instrumentalist Sean Lennon have come together once again as the Claypool Lennon Delirium for their second collaborative album, South of Reality, and they will perform at the 9:30 Club on Wednesday, April 17.