Live Review: Parquet Courts @ 9:30 Club — 4/4/22

Posted on 04/07/2022 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Brooklyn, New York City, Parquet Courts, post-punk, psychedelic.

Andrew Savage performs with Parquet Courts at 9:30 Club on April 5, 2022. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

Colored lights strobed across Parquet Courts as they performed at 9:30 Club recently, and the effect was akin to an artist splashing paints across a canvas, allowing subjects to emerge from pastoral hues rather than appear fully formed from the outset.

The lighting suited the Brooklyn quartet, who have become increasingly psychedelic with their new album Sympathy for Life, released last fall via Rough Trade, in an effort to capture the essence of late-night dance clubs and perhaps also the sense of solitary souls coming together within a city’s communal space.

Snapshots: Kim Gordon @ 9:30 Club — 3/15/22

Posted on 03/21/2022 by Parklifer in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Ben Eisendrath, Kim Gordon, New York City, noise rock, psychedelic.

Kim Gordon performs at 9:30 Club on March 15, 2022. (Photo by Ben Eisendrath)

New York City noise rocker Kim Gordon, formerly of Sonic Youth, dropped by 9:30 Club recently for a showing of songs from her debut solo album. Ben Eisendrath was there to get some photos!

Live Review: Goose @ 9:30 Club — 3/1/22

Posted on 03/08/2022 by Casey Vock in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Connecticut, funk, Goose, jam band, psychedelic.

Rick Mitarotonda leads Goose on the first of back-to-back sold-out nights at 9:30 Club on March 1, 2022. (Photo by Casey Vock)

Few endeavors can be as damning out of the gate as charting the course of a jam band, a breed of live and recorded music that has — whether right or wrong — earned itself a preconceived reputation.

But take stock of the group that wears that tag like a badge of pride in grabbing the whole scene right by the short and fluffies.

Behold: Goose.

Preview: Kim Gordon @ 9:30 Club, 3/15/22

Posted on 03/02/2022 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged 9:30 Club, Kim Gordon, New York City, noise pop, psychedelic, Sonic Youth.

Kim Gordon (Photo by Natalia Mantini)

Hailed as “the art star queen of New York” by The New York Times and “one of the true influencers of American cool” by Billboard, Kim Gordon soon launches a solo tour that brings her to the 9:30 Club on Tuesday, March 15.

This marks the first tour in support of her critically acclaimed 2019 album, No Home Record.

Live Review: Courtney Barnett @ 9:30 Club — 2/2/22

Posted on 02/04/2022 by David LaMason in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Australia, Courtney Barnett, psychedelic.

CourtneyBarnett930_10 — ***Courtney Barnett rocks the 9:30 Club on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (Photo by David LaMason)***

It’s been way too long since I’ve seen Courtney Barnett, and at the 9:30 Club Wednesday night I was reminded of what I’d been missing since she performed in DC back in the summer of 2018. Since that time, she’s released a new album, Things Take Time, Take Time last year to critical praise. And rightly so. It’s full of gems like the earworm, “Rae Street” that leads off the record to “Write a List of Things to Look Forward To” which makes for the perfect vehicle for long drives with no particular place in mind.

Preview: Courtney Barnett @ 9:30 Club, 2/2 + 2/3/22

Posted on 01/21/2022 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged 9:30 Club, Australia, Courtney Barnett, psychedelic.

Courtney Barnett (Photo by Mia Mala McDonald)

Courtney Barnett released her third studio album Things Take Time, Take Time last year to critical acclaim and this weekend she kicks off a North American tour which brings her to the 9:30 Club for two nights on Wednesday, Feb. 2, and Thursday, Feb. 3.

Preview: Curtis Harding @ Black Cat, 1/19/22

Posted on 01/04/2022 by Mickey McCarter in Preview and tagged Atlanta, Black Cat, Curtis Harding, Georgia, psychedelic, R&B, soul.

Curtis Harding (Photo courtesy ANTI- Records)

(Editor’s Note: This show is being postponed due to concerns related to COVID-19. Stay tuned for a new date!)

Atlanta psychedelic soul artist Curtis Harding recently released his new album If Words Were Flowers via ANTI- Records. On the heels of that release, Curtis performs at Black Cat on Wednesday, Jan. 19.

Preview: One Way Out @ DC9, 12/17/21

Posted on 12/14/2021 by Parklifer in Local Spotlight, Preview and tagged blues, classic rock, DC, DC9, One Way Out, psychedelic.

One Way Out (Photo by Carter Louthian)

Young guns One Way Out released The Sun, The Moon, The Truth back in August and toured around the east coast. They return for a hometown show at DC9 on Friday, Dec. 17!

Live Review: Hiss Golden Messenger @ 9:30 Club — 12/8/21

Posted on 12/13/2021 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, David LaMason, Durham, folk, Hiss Golden Messenger, North Carolina, psychedelic.

Hiss Golden Messenger performs at 9:30 Club on Dec. 8, 2021. (Photos by David LaMason)

MC Taylor, the singer/songwriter at the helm of roots music outfit Hiss Golden Messenger, isn’t afraid to let his California influences show. Though he now lives in Durham, North Carolina, he began his musical career on the Pacific Coast with alt-country band The Court and Spark, and his music is deeply indebted to Laurel Canyon folk-rock and the psychedelic country-rock of the Grateful Dead.

The Grateful Dead never played DC’s 9:30 Club, but HGM’s recent performance there was perhaps a glimpse into what that might’ve been like. After an opening set by Philadelphia singer-songwriter Rosali, HGM took the stage for a set that ran far more than two hours, with plenty of long instrumental jams. They even closed the evening with a cover of the Dead’s “Bird Song.”