Snapshots: The Psychedelic Furs @ Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center — 11/6/21

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Jason Nicholson "Le Mouton Flâneur" in Live Review and tagged England, London, Montgomery College, neo-psychedelia, post-punk, Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, The Psychedelic Furs.

Richard Butler fronts The Psychedelic Furs at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center on Nov. 6, 2021. (Photo by Jason Nicholson)

In 2020, The Psychedelic Furs released Made of Rain, the band’s first album of new material in nearly 30 years! To the delight of the DMV, frontman Richard Butler and company have dedicated much of their setlist to the new record on their current tour, and they played new songs at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center on Saturday.

Jason Nicholson was there to photograph the Furs’ extraordinary return.

Around Town: Sophia Loren @ Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center — 11/20 + 11/21/19

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Jason Nicholson "Le Mouton Flâneur" in Around Town, Live Review and tagged film festival, Italy, Montgomery College, Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, Sophia Loren.

Sophia Loren listens to a moderator at Montgomery College on Nov. 20, 2019. (Photo by Jason Nicholson)

Two unforgettable evenings with Sophia Loren was not enough!

Snapshots: The Yardbirds @ Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center — 10/10/19

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Jason Nicholson "Le Mouton Flâneur" in Live Review and tagged blues, England, Jim McCarty, London, Montgomery College, psychedelic, Robert E. Parilla PAC, Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, The Yardbirds.

The Yardbirds perform at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center on Oct. 10, 2019. (Photo by Jason Nicholson)

The Yardbirds — the ’60s pioneers of British Blues, visited Montgomery College to play at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center recently. Jason Nicholson got some pictures!

Preview: The Yardbirds @ Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, 10/10/19

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged blues, England, Jim McCarty, London, Montgomery College, psychedelic, Robert E. Parilla PAC, Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, The Yardbirds.

The Yardbirds (Photo courtesy the band)

The Yardbirds — the band that spearheaded the British Blues Boom of the ’60s, the band that brought the world Eric Clapton in 1963, Jeff Beck in 1965 and Jimmy Page in 1966 (who played in the band with Beck for four months) — will perform at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 10.

Snapshots: Burton Cummings of The Guess Who @ Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center — 11/16/18

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Jason Nicholson "Le Mouton Flâneur" in Live Review and tagged Burton Cummings, Canada, hard rock, Montgomery College, psychedelic, Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, The Guess Who.

Burton Cummings of The Guess Who performs at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center on Nov. 16, 2018. (Photo by Jason Nicholson)

From 1965-75, Burton Cummings was the lead singer and keyboardist for Canadian rock band The Guess Who. He sung a heap of the songs by The Guess Who that he made famous (including “American Woman”) at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland, recently.

Snapshots: The Psychedelic Furs @ Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center — 10/24/18

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Jason Nicholson "Le Mouton Flâneur" in Live Review and tagged England, Liz Brasher, London, Montgomery College, neo-psychedelia, new wave, post-punk, Psychedelic Furs, Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center.

Richard Butler fronts The Psychedelic Furs at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center on Oct. 24, 2018. (Photo by Jason Nicholson)

Richard Butler (vocals) and Tim Butler (bass) took The Psychedelic Furs, the outstanding English neo-psychedelic outfit that practically defined a generation, to the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center at Montgomery College recently. Jason Nicholson was there for the sold-out show, and he got some pictures.

Music Park: Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey @ Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center — 8/2/18

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Jason Nicholson "Le Mouton Flâneur" in Live Review and tagged England, Montgomery College, new wave, post-punk, Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, Thompson Twins, Tom Bailey.

Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins performs at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville, Maryland, on Aug. 2, 2018. (Photos by Jason Nicholson and words by Mickey McCarter)

The room simply lights up whenever Tom Bailey sings “Lay Your Hands on Me,” by his former band the Thompson Twins. And the room was very bright indeed at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center in Rockville, Maryland, on Thursday during a visit by the debonair gent who returned to the area for a show of largely hopeful, romantic tunes perfect for a summery day.

Music Park: Tom Bailey @ Rams Head on Stage — 7/24/18

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Jason Nicholson "Le Mouton Flâneur" in Live Review and tagged England, Montgomery College, new wave, post-punk, Rams Head On Stage, Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, Thompson Twins, Tom Bailey.

Tom Bailey performs at Rams Head on Stage in Annapolis, Maryland, on July 24, 2018. (Photo by Jason Nicholson)

Tom Bailey’s return to pop music has been nothing short of inspired.

As a vocalist and guitarist of the Thompson Twins, Tom has a wealth of well-regarded material that largely laid dormant until he picked up those songs and started performing them live again in 2014. Inspired by the experience, he’s released a new album while venturing out for some solo dates during a big tour with Culture Club and the B-52’s!

In the area for The Life Tour with those fellow new wavers, Tom played a solo show at Rams Head on Stage in Annapolis on Tuesday. (And he returns for a solo show in Rockville on Aug. 2!)