Live Review: Weezer @ Royal Farms Arena — 3/17/19

Posted on 03/22/2019 by mdxpc in Live Review and tagged California, Los Angeles, power pop, Royal Farms Arena, Weezer.

Weezer performs at the Royal Farms Arena on March 17, 2019. (Photos by Rashad Polk)

Weezer’s set at Royal Farms Arena during their co-headlining tour with The Pixies highlighted the importance of having fun while performing. Weezer is currently on tour in support of their Weezer (Teal) and (Black) Albums, both of which were released this year, but they are also contending with the fortunate problem of their ability to write hit songs.

Live Review: Weezer @ Black Cat — 2/27/19

Posted on 03/01/2019 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Black Cat, Los Angeles, power pop, SiriusXM, Weezer.

Weezer performs at Black Cat on Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Jason Shaltz)

To our surprise and delight, SiriusXM hosted Weezer at the Black Cat on Wednesday, and a full house rocked out to a band with four platinum albums under its belt in the intimate club.

Music Park: Firefly Music Festival Pt. 1 of 3 (Dover, DE — 6/16/17)

Posted on 06/20/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged alt hip hop, Delaware, Dover, emo, Firefly 2017, Firefly Music Festival, Franz Ferdinand, Glasgow, Los Angeles, music festival, Ohio, post-punk, power pop, Rivers Cuomo, The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway, Twenty One Pilots, Weezer.

Twenty One Pilots had a massive crowd eating out of their hands at Firefly Music Festival on Friday, June 16, 2017. (Photo courtesy Firefly Music Festival/Live at Firefly)

The sixth edition of the Firefly Music Festival delivered a diverse line-up over four days of musical performances June 15-18, 2017. Threatened rains stayed away, and artists as different as 21 Pilots, Bob Dylan, and Muse came to stay. An estimated 90,000 people descended on The Woodlands in Dover, Delaware to watch more than 125 acts.

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.