Pale Waves (Photo by Brian Griffin)
English synthpop band Pale Waves released their debut album, My Mind Makes Noises, in September via Dirty Hit/Interscope Records. The indie quartet perform at U Street Music Hall on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Music Park: The Ocean Blue @ Union Stage — 9/28/18
The Ocean Blue performs at Union Stage on Sept. 28, 2018. (Photo by Shantel Breen)
The Ocean Blue treated their fans to dreampop melodies at a sold-out Union Stage in DC on Friday night. Although The Ocean Blue are best known from their earlier hits in the late ’80s and early ’90s, the band has just finished recording a new album, and they ventured out on a short five-city tour in support of their new material.
Music Park: Still Corners @ DC9 — 9/10/18
Tessa Murray fronts Still Corners at DC9 on Sept. 9. (Photo by Paivi)
A striking blonde vocalist and a guitarist with cool rocker hair walked into a bar, one hailing from the United Kingdom and the other from the United States, and you could well conclude I’m about to chat about the Kills.
But Still Corners are something entirely different and just as intriguing. Vocalist Tessa Murray, the Brit, plays keyboards, and guitarist Greg Hughes, the American, writes the songs. Together, they produced wonderfully lush dreampop that hypnotized a rather full house at DC9 on Monday.
Don’t Miss: Still Corners @ DC9, 9/9/18
Still Corners (Photo by Bernard Bur)
Still Corners released Slow Air, their fourth studio album, via their own label, Wrecking Light, in August. The London-based dreampop duo are on a North American tour that lands at DC9 on Sunday, Sept. 9.
Ticket Giveaway: Belly @ 9:30 Club, 9/29/18
Belly (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)
In May, Boston jangle poppers Belly released Dove, their first new album in more than 20 years! Belly will perform at 9:30 Club on Saturday, Sept. 29, and you can win tickets to go with Parklife DC.
Snapshots: Beach House @ The Anthem — 8/25/18
Beach House performs at The Anthem on Aug. 25, 2018. (Photo by Jason Nicholson)
In May, Beach House released 7, their seventh studio album via Sub Pop. The dreampop duo recently embarked on a summer tour, hitting The Anthem on Saturday. Jason Nicholson photographed the show!
Snapshots: The XX @ 9:30 Club — 7/26/18
The xx performs at 9:30 Club on July 26, 2018. (Photo by Paivi)
London trio The xx swung through 9:30 Club for three sold-out dates last week. Paivi dropped by to photograph the second show on July 26, and here are the results!
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Brenda Reyes
Chester Simpson
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Chris R. Smyth
Daniel Webb
Ari Strauss
David LaMason
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Jason Nicholson "Le Mouton Flâneur"
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Mark Caicedo
Mark Engleson
Mathew Harkins
Corey Paterson
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Mickey McCarter
Miyun Park
Neal Keller
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Kyle Gustafson
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Rebecca
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Robert Smith
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Matt Ruppert
Will Colbert
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