Live Review: The Regrettes @ U Street Music Hall — 10/1/19

Posted on 10/04/2019 by ambienteye in Live Review and tagged California, garage, Los Angeles, Lydia Night, punk, The Regrettes, U Street Music Hall.

The Regrettes perform at U Street Music Hall on Oct. 1, 2019. (Photo by Katherine Gaines/ ambienteye.com)

Not long ago, The Regrettes released their second studio album, titled How Do You Love?, and even more recently the quartet performed their new songs at U Street Music Hall. Katherine Gaines caught the action for Parklife DC.

Preview: The Regrettes @ U Street Music Hall, 10/1/19

Posted on 09/25/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged California, garage, Los Angeles, punk, The Regrettes, U Street Music Hall.

The Regrettes (Photo by Claire Marie Vogel)

In August, The Regrettes released How Do You Love?, the band’s sophomore studio album, via Warner Records. Frontwoman Lydia Night and company are on the road again, and The Regrettes play at U Street Music Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 1. But act fast — few tickets remain!

Best of the Year: Top 10 Concerts of 2018 by Shantel

Posted on 12/14/2018 by Shantel M Breen in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Baltimore Soundstage, Best of 2018, best of the year, GWAR, marco benevento, Old 97's, Rams Head Live, Shame, shantel m breen, The 8X10, The Anthem, The Front Bottoms, The Joy Formidable, The Regrettes, Tremonti, Wolf Alice, Young the Giant.

Marco Benevento shakes up The 8×10 on June 14, 2018. (Photo by Shantel M. Breen)

Editor’s Note: This year, we asked our bloggers to name their Top 10 shows of 2018 or choose their Top 10 photos of the year. We will run them over the course of mid-December as our Best of the Year posts.

This year has been a music filled year for me. I have managed to make it to over 80 shows in 2018 and some of these shows I had the pleasure of reviewing for Parklife DC. As I wrap up my concert calendar for this year, I started reflecting on my most memorable shows for 2018. I focused on shows that I felt were excited to photograph or the performance left an impression on me. In most cases, the shows in my Top 10 were the first time seeing the band perform and consequently, winning me over as a new fan. Listed in chronological order, my Top 10 will take you through 2018 and hopefully remind you of some great musical memories as well!

Live Review: The Regrettes @ Union Stage — 12/6/18

Posted on 12/10/2018 by Chris R. Smyth in Live Review and tagged garage, Los Angeles, Lydia Night, punk, The Regrettes, Union Stage.

Lydia Night fronts The Regrettes at Union Stage on Dec. 6, 2018. (Photo by Christopher Smyth)

A recording of Abba’s “Dancing Queen” brought the crowd to sing-a-long status just as The Regrettes took control of Union Stage recently.

Music Park: Cold War Kids with The Regrettes @ Rams Head Live — 6/17/18

Posted on 06/20/2018 by Shantel M Breen in Live Review and tagged blues, California, cold war kids, garage, Rams Head Live, shantel breen, soul, The Regrettes.

Cold War Kids perform at Rams Head Live in Baltimore on June 17, 2018. (Photo by Shantel Breen)

Formed in 2004, indie rockers, Cold War Kids, from Long Beach California, are still going strong. Following an appearance at the Firefly Festival, Cold War Kids stopped by Rams Head Live in Baltimore on Sunday, and Shantel Breen went to check out the show.

Music Park: Parklife DC Top 10 Concerts of 2017 by Mickey

Posted on 12/21/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, Adam Ant, Alison Moyet, Black Cat, Book of Love, Capital One Arena, Colin Hay, Depeche Mode, disco, Duran Duran, Earth Wind & Fire, Emily Haines, folk, Gary Numan, industrial, MGM National Harbor, Modern English, new wave, post-punk, punk, punk cabaret, Rock and Roll Hotel, Saint Etienne, Sixth & I, sophistipop, Squeeze, synthpop, The Birchmere, The Dresden Dolls, The Lincoln Theatre, The Regrettes, top 10, U Street Music Hall, Yelle.

Martin Gore performs with Depeche Mode at Capital One Arena on Sept. 7, 2017. (Photo by Ben Eisendrath /Instagram+Twitter: ConspiracyCaptures/GrillworksBen)

The year 2017 was a good year for revisiting old friends as they returned to remind us that they truly still “got it.” In the past year, Parklife DC reviewed a great deal of musicians and bands, and the performances that really distinguished themselves often came as something of a pleasant surprise.

Music Park: The Regrettes @ Black Cat — 3/22/17

Posted on 03/27/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Black Cat, garage, Los Angeles, Lydia Night, punk, The Regrettes.

Lydia Night fronts The Regrettes at Black Cat on March 22, 2017.

The Regrettes, a Los Angeles garage punk quartet collectively barely out of high school, dropped by Black Cat Wednesday to give a lesson in delivering kinetic, whipsmart songs to us older folks.