Live Review: Bleachers @ The Anthem — 9/24/21

Posted on 09/28/2021 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Bleachers, chamber pop, Jack Antoff, New York City, The Anthem.

Bleachers performs at The Anthem on Sept. 24, 2021. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

“There is no cynicism in live music,” declared Jack Antonoff, adding, “We fucking missed you.”

And a sold-out audience at The Anthem clearly missed Jack, embracing the sincere narratives of new songs by Bleachers from album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night in a recent life-affirming performance.

Don’t Miss: All Things Go Fall Classic @ Union Market, 10/6-10/8/17

Posted on 06/21/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged All Things Go, All Things Go Fall Classic, April + Vista, Bearson, Betty Who, Bleachers, Cashmere Cat, Fletcher, Foreign Air, Foster the People, Galantis, Great Good Fine OK, hip hop, Innanet James, jackLNDN, Jay IDK, Kweku Collins, music festival, neo-psychedelia, Now Now, Saba, The Knocks, Union Market, Vince Staples, Win and Woo, Young Futura, Young Thug.

Foster the People will headline All Things Go Fall Classic in DC. (Photo courtesy All Things Go)

The fourth annual All Things Go Fall Classic, DC’s foremost local indie pop music festival, expands to three days this year, Oct. 6-8, 2017, offering one-day lineups on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday as well as a three-day pass. With a move to Union Market (1309 5th St. NE, DC), All Things Go Fall Classic features headliners Foster the People, Young Thug, and Galantis.

Highlights: Firefly Music Festival @ The Woodlands (Dover, Del.), 6/15-6/18/17

Posted on 04/26/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Benny Benassi, Bleachers, Capital Cities, Delaware, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Firefly, Firefly 2017, Firefly Music Festival, Franz Ferdinand, Hamilton Leithauser, Kesha, Miike Snow, Muse, music festival, outdoor festival, Phantogram, SHAED, The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway, Twenty One Pilots, Weezer.

Franz Ferdinand (Photo by Andy Knowles)

Parklife DC previously filled you in on the headliners at Firefly Music Festival 2017, scheduled for June 15-18 at The Woodlands in Dover, Delaware. But as festival revelers well know, it’s the acts that lead up to those headliners that make for a complete day at any given music festival. Here then are our picks for acts you shouldn’t miss at Firefly 2017.