Howard Jones (Photo by David Conn)
“Do you feel scared? I do, but I won’t stop and falter.”
So, sang Howard Jones in his smashing 1985 hit “Things Can Only Get Better,” which in my opinion perfectly framed Howard’s ethos. The Englishman is unflappably upbeat and optimistic, and he makes fantastically irresistible music still today.
Simian Mobile Disco perform at Durham Armory in North Carolina during Moogfest 2017 on May 19, 2017.
James Ford and Jas Shaw of UK dance duo Simian Mobile Disco played their only US live show of 2017 at Moogfest in Durham, North Carolina, on May 19 — and all was good.
Depeche Mode (Photo by Anton Corbijn)
Depeche Mode have launched the Global Spirit Tour in support of their new album, Spirit, published March 17 via Columbia Records. The iconic band are touring Europe currently, with their next stop in Athens, Greece, on May 17, and they are due to arrive in North America in Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 23.
Depeche Mode will hit DC for a show at Verizon Center on Thursday, Sept. 7, and some tickets are still available. If that weren’t exciting enough, they are bringing along psych rock quartet Warpaint to open.
Alison Moyet (Photo by Steve Gullick)
Alison Moyet will release her new studio album, Other, on June 16 via Cooking Vinyl. Not long after, she will launch a North American tour, starting at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue on Monday, Sept. 11.
Slowdive performs at 9:30 Club on Sunday, May 7, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)
Reconstituted UK shoegaze band Slowdive hit the 9:30 Club Sunday for a sold-out concert on the heels of releasing a new record on Friday — their first new record in 22 years!
Slowdive (Photo by Ingrid Pop)
UK shoegazers Slowdive return with a self-titled new album on May 5 via Dead Oceans — their first album in 22 years! Oh, and the band begin a US tour, starting tonight May 2 in St. Paul, Minnesota. That tour lands at 9:30 Club on Sunday, May 7 for a sold-out show.
Steve Winwood (Photo courtesy the artist)
Steve Winwood will soon embark on a 14-date US solo tour at the end of April and beginning of May, including a concert at the Warner Theatre in DC on Monday, May 1.
