Preview: Same As It Ever Was (Tribute to Talking Heads, The Police, Paul Simon) @ The Bullpen, 5/4/19

Psycho Killers (Photo courtesy DMK Publicity)

Here’s a picture: You on a warm spring day at an open-air stage, beer in hand, watching three local cover bands covering the Talking Heads, The Police, and Paul Simon. What a great way to spend Saturday evening, right? Head to The Bullpen, conveniently located outside the Navy Yard Metro Station, on May 4 to do just that.

Don’t Miss: David Byrne @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7/28/18

Posted on 07/18/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged art rock, David Byrne, Merriweather Post Pavilion, post-punk, Talking Heads.

David Byrne (Photo by Jody Rogac)

David Byrne, former frontman for the Talking Heads, remains one of the most remarkable and fascinating musicians making music today. David released American Utopia, his 11th studio album, in March via Todo Mundo and Nonesuch Records. It was his first solo album since 2004, and it hit a career-high #3 in the Billboard Top 200 upon its release.

The legendary performer holds court at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday, July 28.

Don’t Miss: Careless Memories @ Dodge City, 2/15/18

Posted on 02/13/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Careless Memories, David Byrne, dj party, Dodge City, new wave, Talking Heads.

David Byrne (Photo by Judy Rogac)

Hey David Byrne is coming to town, so Parklife DC is going to celebrate his groundbreaking former band, the Talking Heads, with an evening of new wave and punk music at Dodge City on Thursday, Feb. 15!

Don’t Miss: Careless Memories @ Dodge City, 8/11/16

Posted on 08/03/2016 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town, Live Review and tagged Blondie, Careless Memories, dj party, Dodge City, Duran Duran, new wave, Talking Heads, The Buggles, The Cars, The Go-Go's.

MTV turned 35 on August 1. (Thanks to Televisione Streaming for the photo!)

Come to Dodge City, and celebrate the early songs of MTV, with our Careless Memories New Wave Party on August 11!

This past Monday marked the 35th anniversary of MTV. Of course, MTV was a very different animal in 1981 than it is today. So it’s a bit easy to forget its cultural impact — which at the time was tremendous!

To celebrate the animal MTV once was, Careless Memories: A New Wave Party, brought to you by Parklife DC, will present selections that helped define an era. In the middle of 1982, the second British Invasion hit US airwaves, and with the help of early MTV, America fell in love with a host of new wave artists. Of course, the underground scenes of US cities like New York and Los Angeles already saw a great deal of guitar-heavy new wave bands bubble up in their clubs. It wasn’t long before the rest of the world caught up!

Watch “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles (the first video ever played on MTV!):

So come out and listen to MTV staples like The Buggles, The Vapors, The Talking Heads, David Bowie, Split Enz, The Cars, Blondie, The Pretenders, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Tears for Fears, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Psychedelic Furs, Adam Ant, and more more more.

Also, this Friday, August 5 at the Warner Theatre, the Go-Gos play their final DC show as Belinda Carlisle and company embark on a farewell tour. So we will have a special salute to the California sweethearts, who also saw MTV embrace their first three albums and their spunky videos.

Watch “Our Lips Are Sealed” by the Go-Go’s: