Poll: 2018 Thrushie Awards — Results!

Posted on 12/05/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review, Local Spotlight and tagged 9:30 Club, Appaloosa Festival, awards program, Bacchae, best of dc, best of the year, Broke Royals, City Winery, DC Rocks Music Festival, music festival, Pie Shop Bar, ShamrockFest, Sol Roots, The Anthem, Thrushie Awards.

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Parklife DC today announces the best in DC concerts with our inaugural awards program, named for our mascot, DC’s own state bird — the Wood Thrush. Our Thrushie Awards salute bands and venues in line with our mission to review live music concerts.

Congratulations to the 2018 Thrushie Awards winners, several of whom took their top spots from polling ran by Parklife DC over the last half of November.

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Vote: What Is the Best in DC for 2018?

Posted on 11/26/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town, Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, All Things Go, All Things Go Fall Classic, awards program, Bacchae, Bat Fangs, best of dc, best of the year, Black Cat, Broke Royals, City Winery, DC Music Rocks, DC Music Rocks Festival, DC9, Funk Parade, Kingman Island, Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival, Loi Loi, Park Snakes, Pearl Street Warehouse, Priests, ShamrockFest, Sol Roots, The Anthem, Thrushie Awards, Tiny Cat Dark Music Festival, Union Stage.

A wood thrush! (Photo by Trish Gussler)

Parklife DC will honor DC bands and venues with our inaugural awards program, named for our new mascot, DC’s own state bird — the Wood Thrush. Our Thrushie Awards are inspired by our mission to review live music concerts.

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Poll: Who Is the Best Local Band in DC?

Posted on 11/21/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged awards program, Bacchae, Bat Fangs, best band, best of dc, Broke Royals, local band, Loi Loi, Park Snakes, Priests, Sol Roots, Thrushie Awards.

Welcome to the 2018 Thrushie Awards! Parklife DC will name the best local band of the year with your input. Vote for the best DC band now through Dec. 1.

Now, we fully realize that there will be a lot of strong opinions about our list, and we readily confess that we could review even more local bands next year. But for now, our poll is limited to bands reviewed by Parklife DC in the last year. As this is our inaugural year for the Thrushie Awards, we sought to keep this list short.

Poll: What Is the Best Music Festival in DC?

Posted on 11/16/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged All Things Go Fall Classic, awards program, Black Cat, DC Music Rocks Festival, Funk Parade, Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival, music festival, ShamrockFest, Thrushie Awards, Tiny Cat Dark Music Festival.

Welcome to the 2018 Thrushie Awards! Parklife DC will name the best music festival of the year with your input. Vote for the best music festival in DC now through Dec. 1.

Poll: What Is the Best Music Venue in DC?

Posted on 11/15/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, awards program, Black Cat, City Winery, DC9, Pearl Street Warehouse, The Anthem, Thrushie Awards, Union Stage.

Welcome to the 2018 Thrushie Awards! Parklife DC will name the best music venue for the year with your input. Vote for the best concert hall in DC now through Dec. 1.

Around Town: 2018 Thrushie Awards @ Parklife DC, Thru 9/30/18

Posted on 01/16/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town, Live Review and tagged awards program, best band, best concert, best festival, Best of 2018, best record, Thrushie Awards, wood thrush.

A wood thrush! (Photo by Trish Gussler)

Parklife DC this year will honor the best in DC concerts with our inaugural awards program, named for our new mascot, DC’s own state bird — the Wood Thrush. Our “Thrushie” Awards will salute bands and venues in line with our mission to review live music concerts.

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