Song of the Day: “Part Time Psycho” by SHAED

Posted on 03/18/2021 by Parklifer in Local Spotlight, Preview and tagged DC, SHAED, Song of the Day, trip hop.

SHAED (Photo by Shervin Lainez)

Multi-platinum DC trio SHAED has announced the title and release date for their highly anticipated debut album. High Dive is set for release on May 14th via Photo Finish Records.

SHAED has also released their new single “Part Time Psycho” recently, featuring guest vocals from fellow No. 1 Alternative Chart musician and producer Two Feet.

Song of the Day: “Once Upon a Time” by SHAED

Posted on 01/06/2021 by Parklifer in Local Spotlight, Preview and tagged DC, electropop, SHAED, Song of the Day, trip hop.

SHAED (Photo by Jared Zagha)

DC trio SHAED releases a brand-new single, “Once Upon a Time,” featuring FAME’S Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra.

Song of the Day: “No Other Way” by SHAED

Posted on 10/16/2020 by Parklifer in Local Spotlight, Preview and tagged DC, electropop, SHAED, Song of the Day.

SHAED (Photo by Jared Zagha)

As SHAED nears 2 billion streams worldwide, the multi-platinum DC trio has released their anthemic new single “No Other Way” today via Photo Finish Records.

Poll: What Is the Best Local Band in DC?

Posted on 12/05/2019 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town and tagged Bencoolen, best of the year, Broke Royals, Dom Flemons, Ex Hex, Lightshow, Luna Honey, Priests, SHAED, Thrushie Awards, Wale.

Welcome to the 2019 Thrushie Awards!

Parklife DC will name the DC best local band — or performer — of the year with your input. Vote for the best music local band in the DC metro area now through Dec. 12.

Snapshots: SHAED @ 9:30 Club — 10/10/19

Posted on 10/17/2019 by paivi in Live Review, Local Spotlight and tagged 9:30 Club, DC, electropop, indie pop, SHAED.

SHAED performs at 9:30 Club on Oct. 10, 2019. (Photo by Paivi Salonen)

Hometown indie pop band SHAED performed at 9:30 Club recently, and Paivi Salonen took some pictures!

Preview: DC101 Kerfuffle @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, 5/19/19

Posted on 05/09/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged DC101, DC101 Kerfuffle, Greta Van Fleet, hard rock, Merriweather Post Pavilion, music festival, SHAED, The Blue Stones, The Revivalists, Tom Morello, Young the Giant.

Greta Van Fleet (left to right: Danny Wagner, Jake Kiszka, Josh Kiszka, Sam Kiszka) (Photo by Travis Shinn)

A “kerfuffle” is a commotion or fuss. Surely, local DC101 was thinking of something similarly disorganized when it lifted the name for its annual concert jamboree. That said, the DC101 Kerfuffle at Merriweather Post Pavilion will likely run like a well-oiled machine on Sunday, May 19, considering the high caliber of the bands performing — Greta Van Fleet, Young the Giant, The Revivalists, Tom Morello, SHAED, and The Blue Stones!

Around Town: The Wammies @ Lincoln Theatre — 3/31/19

Posted on 04/02/2019 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town and tagged Americana, awards program, bluegrass, country, Eli Lev, Fellowcraft, Flasher, folk, go-go, hard rock, Karen Jonas, Lincoln Theatre, Mannywellz, punk, R&B, rap, Rare Essence, reggae, SHAED, Sol Roots, The Messthetics, The Musicianship, The Wammies, Wammie Awards, Will Eastman.

Jeffrey Tribble Jr., Executive Director of The MusicianShip, addresses the Butterfly Bash in 2017. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

The MusicianShip, a nonprofit dedicated to providing music education to DC youth, sponsored its first Wammie Awards, recently choosing “the best of the best” among DC musicians for recognition to continue the mission of the dissolved Washington Area Music Association.

As editor of Parklife DC, I was a judge and a presenter for the 2019 Wammie Awards at the Lincoln Theatre on March 31, and I’m pleased to provide the full list of winners.

Live Review: SHAED @ U Street Music Hall — 3/2/19

Posted on 03/05/2019 by Brenda Reyes in Live Review, Local Spotlight and tagged DC, electro-pop, indie pop, SHAED, U Street Music Hall.

Chelsea Lee of SHAED performs at U Street Music Hall on March 2, 2019. (Photo by Brenda Reyes)

Recently at U Street Music Hall, SHAED (pronounced shade) took the stage to a packed crowd. It was a hometown show, and so it is always nice to come home and play with your closest friends and family. Interestingly enough, the first time I saw SHAED was not in DC but all the way in Chicago at Mamby on the Beach in 2017. So, I was glad to see them closer to home.

Don’t Miss: Foreign Air @ Rock and Roll Hotel, 12/8/17

Posted on 11/28/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Foreign Air, Rock and Roll Hotel, SHAED, synthpop.

Foreign Air (Photo by Luke Adams)

Jesse Clasen and Jacob Michael formed Foreign Air in North Carolina, and the duo have found a home in DC. Foreign Air recently released “Lying,” a new single, and they are on a co-headlining tour with SHAED that visits Rock and Roll Hotel on Friday, Dec. 8.

Highlights: Firefly Music Festival @ The Woodlands (Dover, Del.), 6/15-6/18/17

Posted on 04/26/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Benny Benassi, Bleachers, Capital Cities, Delaware, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Firefly, Firefly 2017, Firefly Music Festival, Franz Ferdinand, Hamilton Leithauser, Kesha, Miike Snow, Muse, music festival, outdoor festival, Phantogram, SHAED, The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway, Twenty One Pilots, Weezer.

Franz Ferdinand (Photo by Andy Knowles)

Parklife DC previously filled you in on the headliners at Firefly Music Festival 2017, scheduled for June 15-18 at The Woodlands in Dover, Delaware. But as festival revelers well know, it’s the acts that lead up to those headliners that make for a complete day at any given music festival. Here then are our picks for acts you shouldn’t miss at Firefly 2017.