Snapshots: William Control @ Vans Warped Tour (Merriweather Post Pavilion) — 7/16/17

Posted on 08/03/2017 by paivi

William Control performs at Vans Warped Tour in Columbia, Maryland on July 16, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

William Control, also known as William Francis of Aiden, is an electronic music project from Seattle. The dark wave rocker has been releasing a series of EPs, most recently Revelations: The Red EP in July via his own Control Records, and he has been on tour with VANS Warped Tour this summer. Paivi caught William Control for some pictures of his performance at Merriweather Post Pavilion on July 16.

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Don’t Miss: Drab Majesty @ Songbyrd, 9/22/17

Posted on 07/10/2017 by paivi

Drab Majesty performs at Wave Gotik Treffen 2017 in Leipzig, Germany, on June 5, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

Drab Majesty, composed of Deb Demure and Mona D, excited folks who last caught them in DC when they opened for Cold Cave at the Rock and Roll Hotel in January. Now, the duo returns to DC in a headlining show at Songbyrd Music House on Friday, Sept. 22.

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Snapshots: Skinny Puppy @ Wave Gotik Treffen (Leipzig, Germany) — 6/4/17

Posted on 07/06/2017 by paivi

Skinny Puppy performs at Wave Gotik Treffen 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

Canadian industrial trio Skinny Puppy headlined Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig, Germany, on June 4, 2017. Parklife DC photographer Paivi was there to take some pictures!

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Don’t Miss: Wave Gotik Treffen @ Leipzig, Germany, 6/2-6/5/17

Posted on 05/30/2017 by Mickey McCarter

Amanda Palmer (Photo by Kyle Cassidy)

The Wave Gotik Treffen 2017 (roughly “Wave Gothic Meeting”), a legendary urban festival, occurs on June 2-5 in Leipzig, Germany, this year. As of today, the festival has confirmed 227 bands performing in several concert halls around the city.

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Book Talk: “Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys” by Lol Tolhurst @ Songbyrd Music House — 2/21/17

Posted on 02/22/2017 by Mickey McCarter

Lol Tolhurst reads from his memoir at Songbyrd Music House on Feb. 21, 2017.

Lol Tolhurst, founding member of The Cure, was chatting with Robert Smith in Hawaii in 2013 when he had an epiphany: He would write a book.

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Snapshots: Nyxx @ Ivy City Tavern — 2/7/17

Posted on 02/13/2017 by paivi

Nyxx performs at Ivy City Smokehouse and Tavern on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

“Goth pop” chanteuse Nyxx got her start from Los Angeles with the release of her debut EP, Nightmare, in 2016.

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Snapshots: Motionless in White @ Fillmore Silver Spring — 1/29/17

Posted on 02/02/2017 by paivi

Motionless in White perform at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. (Photo by Paivi)

Motionless in White are set to release their fourth full-length album, Graveyard Shift, via Roadrunner Records on May 5. In anticipation of the new release, the gothic metalcore band from Scanton, Pennsylvania, launched a tour that stopped at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Sunday.

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