Snapshots: DC Music Rocks Festival @ 9:30 Club — 8/18/18

Posted on August 24, 2018 by paivi in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Allthebestkids, blues, DC Music Rocks, DC Music Rocks Festival, Fellowcraft, funk, garage, hard rock, hip hop, Justin Shapiro, Kid Brother, MaryJo Mattea, music festival, Pebble to Pearl, R&B, singer-songwriter.

Pebble to Pearl performs at 9:30 Club during the DC Music Rocks Festival on Aug. 18, 2018. (Photo by Paivi)

DC Music Rocks, a syndicated FM radio show and podcast dedicated to local music, hosted its second annual music festival at 9:30 Club recently, and a diverse lineup of bands performed, including Kid Brother, Pebble to Pearl, Fellowcraft, Maryjo Mattea, Justin Shapiro, and Allthebestkids. Paivi photographed the bands in action for Parklife DC.

Don’t Miss: DC Music Rocks Festival @ 9:30 Club, 8/18/18

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Allthebestkids, Black Dog Prowl, blues, DC Music Rocks, DC Music Rocks Festival, Fellowcraft, funk, Girls Rock! DC, grunge, hard rock, hip hop, Justin Shapiro, Kid Brother, MaryJo Mattea, music festival, Pebble to Pearl, R&B, singer-songwriter.

Black Dog Prowl (Photo courtesy DC Music Rocks)

DC Music Rocks exists to promote music in the DMV, and the syndicated FM radio show/podcast produces the DC Music Rocks Festival, a showcase of local music, at 9:30 Club on Saturday, Aug. 18.

This year’s festival features five bands and two singer-songwriters on one big bill! Experience hip hop and funk with Allthebestkids, blues and grunge with Fellowcraft, hard rock with Black Dog Prowl, R&B and funk with Pebble to Pearl, and indie folk with Kid Brother.

And of course enjoy the work of singer-songwriters MaryJo Mattea and Justin Shapiro, both talented guitar players.