Live Review: Lucinda Williams @ The Anthem — 2/8/19

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Matt Ruppert in Live Review and tagged Americana, folk, Louisiana, Lucinda Williams, The Anthem.

Lucinda Williams performs at The Anthem on Feb. 8, 2019. (Photo by Matt Ruppert)

By nearly all accounts, Lucinda Williams is the undisputed queen of Americana. Car Wheels On a Gravel Road, recently passing its 20th anniversary, is a desert island record for nearly anyone who’s had the privilege of settling down with its songs. Full of nearly interminable heartbreak, its characters somehow keep picking up the pieces to start again.

And so, Lucinda rolled into DC with the Drive-By Truckers and Erika Wennerstrom to play The Anthem on an unseasonably warm night recently.

Music Park: Buddy Guy @ The Birchmere — 9/24/18

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged blues, blues rock, Buddy Guy, Louisiana, The Birchmere.

Buddy Guy performs at ACL Live on Oct. 20, 2016. (Photo courtesy Do512)

By turns funky, salty, entertaining, and educational, legendary bluesman Buddy Guy brought the party to The Birchmere on Monday. Showing off an arsenal of guitar tricks, playing blues classics, both his own and other artists’, Buddy brought the house down. This show was dirty blues with the fervor of a religious tent revival.

Don’t Miss: Buddy Guy @ The Birchmere, 9/24/18

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Miyun Park in Live Review and tagged blues, blues rock, Buddy Guy, Louisiana, The Birchmere.

Buddy Guy (Photo by Josh Cheuse)

“He’s been called the greatest living guitarist by Eric Clapton, he’s played with blues legends like Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, and his…double album, Rhythm and Blues, is a powerhouse set with guest shots by Aerosmith, Kid Rock, Gary Clark Jr., Beth Hart, and Keith Urban…”—so begins a feature in Guitar World about the legendary Buddy Guy, who will perform at The Birchmere on Monday, Sept. 24.

Music Park: Britney Spears @ MGM National Harbor — 7/13/18

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Britney Spears, electropop, Louisiana, MGM National Harbor, R&B.

Britney Spears performs at MGM National Harbor on July 12, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

In the second half of her show at MGM National Harbor on Friday, Britney Spears grinds to a halt for a mock conversation with one of her dancers.

“Stop the show?” Britney asked. “We need to find a hot guy to dance with us?”

As it turned out, Team Britney already had a game volunteer named “Scott” lined up aside the stage, and he would soon provide some comic relief as a fetish object during a flashy performance of “Freakshow” from Britney’s 2007 album, Blackout.

Music Park: Cowboy Mouth @ City Winery — 5/18/18

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Ari Strauss in Live Review and tagged Ari Strauss, City Winery, country rock, Cowboy Mouth, Fred LeBlanc, jam band, Louisiana, New Orleans, post-grunge, roots.

Fred LeBlanc fronts Cowboy Mouth at City Winery on May 18, 2018. (Photo by Ari Strauss)

The nascent City Winery in DC’s Ivy City is an intimate 300-seat cabaret-style performance space that delivers a high-end combination of culinary and cultural experiences to patrons who are passionate about sharing wine, music, and culinary arts.

That is until New Orleans-based Cowboy Mouth came to town over the weekend, and all that went shit.

Don’t Miss: Cowboy Mouth @ City Winery, 5/18 + 5/19/18

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged City Winery, country rock, Cowboy Mouth, Fred LeBlanc, jam band, Louisiana, New Orleans, post-grunge, roots.

Cowboy Mouth (Photo courtesy Michael J. Media)

Louisiana jam band Cowboy Mouth released The Name of This Band Is, Vol. 2, a new greatest hits album with two new songs, on Friday, May 4. And frontman Fred LeBlanc and company are set to perform at City Winery or two nights on Friday, May 18, and Saturday, May 19!

Music Park: Lucinda Williams @ Lincoln Theatre — 10/30/17

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Neal Keller in Live Review and tagged Americana, country, folk, heartland rock, Lincoln Theatre, Louisiana, Lucinda Williams.

Lucinda Williams (Photo by David McClister)

I suspect the inclusion of Lucinda Williams among my favorite artists stood out a little on my (now deleted) dating profile, buried as it was among a list that heavily favored new wave, electronic, and industrial artists.

The contrast in genres was apparently notable enough that visitors commented on it more than once. But then my appreciation for Lucinda’s music did in fact arise out of a specific set of circumstances, absent which I might not have discovered her at all.

Don’t Miss: Lucinda Williams @ Lincoln Theatre, 10/30/17

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Americana, country, folk, heartland rock, Lincoln Theatre, Louisiana, Lucinda Williams.

Lucinda Williams (Photo courtesy All Eyes Media)

On Sept. 29, Lucinda Williams released This Sweet Old World via Highway 20/ThirtyTigers. This remarkable album reimagines and reinterprets Lucinda’s seminal 1992 album Sweet Old World in celebration of its 25th anniversary. Lucinda is touring to mark that anniversary with a concert at The Lincoln Theatre on Monday, Oct. 30.

Music Park: Seratones @ DC9 — 10/20/16

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Corey Paterson in Live Review and tagged blues, classic rock, DC9, gospel, Louisiana, Seratones.

AJ Haynes leads the Seratones in a performance at SXSW 2016 on March 18, 2016. (Photo by Paul Hudson)

The Seratones, led by singer AJ Haynes, rocked DC9 nightclub Thursday, taking me back to what it may have been like if I were going to concerts in the ‘60s or ‘70s!

If I had to describe the sound of The Seratones, I would say it’s a mix of punk, blues, and rock. I can’t really think of a band to compare them to, but they have a classic rock sound. I might even go as far as to say that AJ’s vocals are comparable to Janis Joplin. The Seratones are made up of AJ (vocals), Jesse Gabriel (drums), Connor Davis (guitar) and Adam Davis (bass). They are currently on tour promoting their debut album “Get Gone,” released on Fat Possum records this past May.

Don’t Miss: Seratones @ DC9, 10/20/16

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged DC9, garage, gospel, Louisiana, Seratones, The Milestones.

Seratones (Photo by Chad Kamenshine)

Louisiana gospel-garage quartet Seratones have been busy this year, and they aren’t quite done with DC in 2016!

In May, the band dropped their debut album, Get Gone via Fat Possum, and they have been burning up the touring circuit all year. In support of that album, Seratones will visit DC9 on Thursday, Oct. 20.

Watch Seratones perform “Don’t Need It” on CBS This Morning on March 5, 2016, via YouTube:

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Seratones are AJ Haynes (vocals), Connor Davis (guitar), Adam Davis (bass), and Jesse Gabriel (drums), but AJ particularly has drawn a lot of appraise for her powerful voice.

“Seratones singer-guitarist A.J. Haynes takes gospel into the garage, and what comes out is fiery rock ‘n’ roll,” said NPR Music.

Baltimore rockers The Milestones open. Tickets are available online.

Seratones
w/ The Milestones
DC9
Thursday, Oct. 20
Doors @830pm
$12-$15
All ages