The end of the year activities in the DMV are all festive and merry, but none make you feel as proud to live here as the annual GWAR and Clutch shows at the 930 Club. This year’s “Clutchmas” was its usual reunion of friends from the area you might not […]
Snoop Dogg kicked off his 21 city, “I Wanna Thank Me” tour on December 2nd in San Francisco. His 12th stop was The House of Blues, Orlando on December 21st. Snoop, the man, the myth, the legend. Seriously. He needs NO introduction (unless you’ve been living under a rock for […]
Night One On a Thursday night in December, arriving following a long drive from Baltimore, I walked into the Boot and Saddle, its dim wooden interiors brightened by colorful holiday lights. Settling in at the bar, I hear soundcheck ending in the back of the club – “Keys” in all […]
WRNR hosted an amazing holiday show at the Ottobar this month – the 2019 Snowball. We were treated to an amazing performance by both bands – Illiterate Light and Cold War Kids. Illiterate Light opened the evening with a powerful, guitar-filled set that was easily worthy of an opening performance. […]
This past Friday was my fourth time seeing Jason Isbell. However, this time was different. Isbell performed an acoustic show with just himself and his lead guitar player, Sadler Vaden. It was amazing seeing one of my favorite artists perform an intimate acoustic set; however, what made this performance so […]
It was a rainy Friday night in Orlando but that didn’t stop the crowd from packing into the House of Blues, Orlando to catch Aaron Lewis. You may be familiar with him from a little band called Staind who rocked thousands of faces for many years. These days he’s mostly […]
I’ve been a huge fan of Lake Street Dive since fall of 2011 when I first heard them perform at The Festy outside of Charlottesville, VA. When I learned that lead singer of Lake Street Dive, Rachael Price, had a side project with Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter, composer, and guitarist, Vilray, I […]
There are some bands that you just “get”. For whatever reason, you connect with them instantly and know that no matter what, you will support their musical endeavors. This was how it was for me and The Joy Formidable. Recently, I wrote a brief recap of my history of the […]
If you were anywhere near the Wharf last Friday or Saturday night, it was not an earthquake that you were feeling… it was Deadmau5 shaking The Anthem to its core, quite literally. Joel Zimmerman, better known as Deadmau5, came into town with MSTRKRFT and Jay Robinson on Friday and played […]
DC 101 is treating fans to a TWO night concert at The Anthem – the DC 101-derland. This past Tuesday, night 1 kicked off featuring Winnetka Bowling League, lovelytheband, and Cage the Elephant. The night was amazing from start to finish! Here’s a look at Night 1 of the DC […]
Chevelle is currently in the middle of a 22-city tour and made a stop at the Hard Rock Live, Orlando this past week for WJRR’s ROCKSGIVING. Chevelle is an American hard rock band from Illinois consisting of Pete Loeffler (lead vocals, guitar), Sam Loeffler (drums), and Dean Bernardini (bass, backing […]
Although it’s been 14 years between records and, other than a few solo appearances (including 2017’s Pranksgiving) Baltimore’s own Mary Prankster has been out of the limelight. That is, until, the songwriting bug bit again and brought back the brilliant LP, Thickly Settled. (check out our album review here!) And, […]
On Wednesday night, rising star, Snoh Aalegra, brought her highly anticipated show to The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD. Her music has been described as a mix of R&B, Soul and Pop. Snoh was born in Sweden to Persian parents, and has called Los Angeles her home for the last […]
A chilly, steady rain thwacked to the ground along Eastern, the Patterson Park movie theater shining in the distance. A steady line of people drifted into the doors under the marquee, the Creative Alliance already filled near to the brim long before doors would open for the night. One […]
Collective Soul made a stop in Orlando on Friday, November 22nd. They have been busy this year with the release of their 10th studio album Blood and their “Now’s the Time Tour” marking their 25th Anniversary. Collective Soul truly needs no introduction. I’ve been a fan since I heard “Shine” back […]
In my 42 years of life, I have never attended a country music concert. This is hard to believe, considering I grew up in a small town in North Georgia and country music was dominant on the local radio stations and the preferred music of most of my family. However, […]
To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Matt and Kim’s critically-acclaimed debut album, Grand, the Brooklyn duo (Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino) set out on tour fall and performed the album in full. They kicked off the U.S. tour on October 17th and wrapped up last night (November 25th) in Brooklyn. Matt and Kim […]
Chicago Industrial music pioneers Pigface have reformed and are currently halfway through a 16 date North American tour, their first in 14 years. On Wednesday night, they stopped at Baltimore Soundstage with support from local Baltimore band Red This Ever and Chicago Industrial music artist I Ya Toyah. Red This […]
It’s a crazy phenomenon how music brings you back to a certain time with which you associate it. Andrew Hozier-Byrne, whose entire first album, simply entitled, Hozier, always brings me back to 2014, walking from my Chinatown apartment in Glasgow, Scotland to my grad school classes at The University of […]
Last night at The 9:30 Club, I became re-acquainted with the Blues…through the incredible musical skills of a young man named Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. HisFish Grease: A Juke Joint Tour came to DC last night and those in attendance were witnesses to an incredible show. Christone, who is STILL a few months shy […]
I’ve often said that music is a time machine. It triggers long-forgotten memories, reminding us of where we were or what we were doing the first time we heard a song, who we loved or hated at the time. While those memories may not always be good, music also has […]
When listening to music, history matters. The singer’s, the band’s. The listeners’, the venue’s. My history with Grace Potter is long, dating back more than a decade, first seeing her with The Nocturnals at the now-defunct Recher Theater in Towson, MD, surrounded by university students and a small haze […]
The last time Mandolin Orange came to DC, they unveiled the heavy folksongs of Tides of a Teardrop, newly released less than a week before the show. Featuring singles like “Golden Embers” and “The Wolves”, the songs practically buzzed into life quietly, beautifully, well-suited to midwinter’s passage. This time, […]
Where do I begin with this gig? The bill is Moon Duo with Plastic Nancy, from Richmond, opening. Upon arriving at the club I learn that Plastic Nancy hasn’t arrived yet. It’s 10 minutes passed doors. Eventually they get to the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hotel and set up their impromptu […]
Mom Jeans. formed in 2014 in Berkeley California and have since been a highly talked about band, especially in the pop punk/emo realm. Their most popular and first full-length album, Best Buds was released in the middle of 2016 and is still a favorite of many fans and new listeners. After […]
Slayer are out on their Final Campaign tour of North America, and I was there having a spiritual experience in the musical pit of Hell. I was fortunate enough to catch Slayer for a second time this year. This show was at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania on November […]
We have had the privilege of covering DREAMERS a few times on the blog. Last year, we caught them opening for You and Me at Six at 930 Club and then over the summer, opening for 311 at Merriweather. This past week, DREAMERS performed at Union Stage on their second […]
In the early aughts, if you were “cool,” you always tried to go to the Warped Tour, as it traveled across the country, in hopes of seeing your favorite punk, pop-punk, and emo bands. One of those bands was Simple Plan. I can’t remember where I’d first seen them—whether it […]
The day closed and concert goers ranging from 18 to 60 made their way to The Lincoln Theatre. None of them could have anticipated what they had in store for them. Everyone made their way to their seats and you could feel the anticipation within the room. We were first […]
Earlier this year super groups Alter Bridge and Skillet announced they would be co-headlining the Victorious Sky Tour in support of their recently released albums, Victorious (Skillet, August 2nd) and Walk the Sky (Alter Bridge, October 18th). This was a 20-city tour beginning on September 22nd at the MECU Pavilion […]
Against Me! wrapped up a short, 5-city North American tour in Baltimore this past Thursday and Friday evenings, with support from Toronto, Ontario’s Dilly Dally and Omaha, Nebraska’s Cursive. The band, now in its 22nd year of existence chose 5 North American cities and played 4 records (2005’s Searching for […]
Badflower rocked a packed house at The Orpheum in Tampa on Tuesday, October 22nd. They are currently a little over halfway through a 28-city fall tour supporting their debut album OK, I’m Sick. Badflower is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California around 2011/2012. Lead by […]
For more than 10 years, the David Wax Museum, fronted by David Wax and Suz Slezak, have been dishing generous servings of Americana, Southwestern and Mexican folk music, and even some electronic gadgetry for good measure. And their instrumentation is as varied as their influences, as Suz plays violin, accordion, […]
Dominic Harrison from Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, is professionally known as YUNGBLUD. His music is a blend of styles—including hip-hop, dancehall, ska, and rock—with influences from bands such as The Clash, Oasis. and Arctic Monkeys. I was first exposed to YUNGBLUD last summer on the Merriweather Post Pavilion leg of the Vans Warped […]
I had only heard Jeff Tweedy play two different acoustic sets of Wilco classics before finally getting to hear the whole band in action last week. During the sold-out show at The Anthem, Jeff Tweedy seemed to keep his audience interaction at a minimum, hiding his curls beneath his low, […]
