Live Review: Helado Negro @ 9:30 Club — 5/4/22

Posted on 05/10/2022 by Casey Vock in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, experimental pop, Florida, folk, Helado Negro, Latin.

Roberto Carlos Lange performs as Helado Negro at 9:30 Club on May 4, 2022. (Photo by Casey Vock)

For all of American music’s collective dynamism, how many artists truly celebrate that diversity with their sounds? What would that even look like?

Helado Negro, a musical project led since 2009 by South Florida native Robert Carlos Lange, is one of the few endeavors to take up such a task. Earning a number of grants and awards bestowed upon him by various organizations, Lange became prolific in the past decade, imbuing a cross-culturalism into an inventive, revolutionary take on experimental/avant-pop and digital folk — with the words of his songs often spoken in two languages.

Roberto made an anticipated stop at 9:30 Club recently as part of his current tour in support of Far In, his 2021 studio album released on 4AD.

Live Review: Conan Gray @ The Anthem — 3/12/22

Posted on 03/16/2022 by Katie Child in Live Review and tagged bedroom pop, Conan Gray, experimental pop, Texas, The Anthem.

Conan Gray performs at The Anthem on March 12, 2022. (Photos by Katie Child)

At only 23 years old, superstar Conan Gray has taken the pop industry by storm. Hitting the stage at The Anthem recently, Gray left the crowd more than satisfied.

Snapshots: Dorian Electra @ 9:30 Club — 2/4/22

Posted on 02/08/2022 by ambienteye in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Dorian Electra, experimental pop, Houston, Texas.

Dorian Electra performs at 9:30 Club on Feb. 4, 2022. (Photo by Katherine Gaines / ambienteye.com)

Dorian Electra hit 9:30 Club recently in a late show to celebrate music from their expanded second album release, and Katherine Gaines got all of the pictures!

Preview: Dorian Electra @ 9:30 Club, 2/4/22

Posted on 01/24/2022 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged 9:30 Club, Dorian Electra, experimental pop, Houston, Texas.

Dorian Electra (Photo courtesy Orienteer)

Pop music agitator Dorian Electra makes music that is unbound by genre. You can see for yourself when they hit 9:30 Club on Friday, Feb. 4 on their My Agenda Live World Tour!

Song of the Day: “Starstuff” by Blanck Mass

Posted on 01/11/2021 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Blanck Mass, Edinburgh, electronic, experimental pop, Song of the Day, United Kingdom.

Blanck Mass (Photo by Harrison Reid)

Blanck Mass — the project of musician Benjamin John Power — announces his new album, In Ferneaux, out Feb. 26 on Sacred Bones, and shares “Starstuff,” a single edit from the album. It’s the follow-up to 2019’s Animated Violence Mild, which “channels the horrors of the surveillance state and the creeping dread of everyday life into the most aggressive music of [Power’s] career” (Pitchfork). In turn, In Ferneaux explores pain in motion, building audio-spatial chambers of experience and memory.

Snapshots: of Montreal @ 9:30 Club — 3/2/20

Posted on 03/05/2020 by ambienteye in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Athens, experimental pop, Georgia, of Montreal, psychedelic.

Kevin Barnes fronts of Montreal at 9:30 Club on March 2, 2020. (Photo by Katherine Gaines)

Of Montreal appeared at 9:30 Club recently for a different kind of show. You see, frontman Kevin Barnes fell in love. And with that, he’s been a bit more carefree, a bit more open, and a bit more himself. That inner self shined brightly at 9:30 Club, and Katherine Gaines captured this glory on film.

Ticket Giveaway: of Montreal @ 9:30 Club, 3/2/20

Posted on 02/26/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged 9:30 Club, Athens, experimental pop, free tickets, Georgia, of Montreal, psychedelic, ticket giveaway.

of Montreal (Photo by Christina Schneider)

of Montreal released UR FUN, the band’s 16th studio album, via Polyvinyl Records last month. of Montreal plays 9:30 Club on Monday, March 2, and you can win tickets to go with Parklife DC.

Live Review: Helado Negro @ U Street Music Hall — 6/28/19

Posted on 07/08/2019 by Will Colbert in Live Review and tagged Brooklyn, electronic, experimental pop, Helado Negro, Latin, U Street Music Hall.

Helado Negro (Photo courtesy of RVNG Intl.)

What does black ice cream taste like? If you’re Roberto Carlos Lange, you may say it’s a combination of flavors that inexplicably vary with every lick. The producer and singer-songwriter, better known as Helado Negro (“black ice cream” in Spanish), served up an eclectic mix of synth-pop, electro-folk, and Latin music during a recent performance at DC’s U Street Music Hall.

Preview: Helado Negro @ U Street Music Hall, 6/28/19

Posted on 06/20/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Brooklyn, electronic, experimental pop, Helado Negro, Latin, U Street Music Hall.

Helado Negro (Photo courtesy RVN Int.)

Helado Negro, born Roberto Carlos Lange, released This Is How You Smile, his sixth studio album, in March via RVNG Int. The prolific experimental artist drops by U Street Music Hall for a show on Friday, June 28.

Preview: Let’s Eat Grandma @ 9:30 Club, 4/1/19

Posted on 03/27/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged 9:30 Club, art pop, England, experimental pop, Let's Eat Grandma, psychedelic.

Let’s Eat Grandma (Photo by Charlotte Pattmore)

Editor’s note: This show has been cancelled.

Let’s Eat Grandma released I’m All Ears, the band’s second studio album, last year via Transgressive Records. The British avant pop duo now will headline a show at the 9:30 Club on Monday, April 1.