Sonic Circuits announced part of its 2010 festival lineup today, and the headliners may come as a surprise: French giants Magma (whose drummer and bandleader, Christian Vander, is pictured above) heads up the bill. Magma are legends in prog-rock circles, essentially creating their own indescribable genre of rock music, "zeuhl," in the early 1970s. Zeuhl [...]
Alt-rock/metal group Flyleaf played to a substantial crowd on Tuesday night at the 9:30 Club. Check out the photos after the jump and more at the full gallery.
Holly Miranda’s debut album, The Magician's Private Library, is full of slow, atmospheric tunes, sort of like singer-songwriter material with a heavy dose of Pink Floyd. But at the Black Cat backstage last night, her songs came alive with a surprisingly aggressive rhythmic base; Miranda’s vocals, almost wispy on record, proved soulful and remarkably powerful [...]
If you've ever wished the beer lines at Merriweather were shorter, just go during Warped Tour or the Bamboozle Roadshow, when the only people old enough to buy alcohol in the whole amphitheater are parents, staff, and some of the musicians. While you're at it, you might learn a little something about pop-punk, power-pop, the [...]
Converge brought its punk/metal hybrid to the Black Cat last night, opening for hardcore purveyors Thursday. Like many of the concertgoers, I didn't stick around after Converge's 45-minute beast of a set, leaving with eardrums ringing and feeling fully satisfied. Photos after the jump and at the full gallery.
Yesterday, Jazz Setlist previewed Vijay Iyer's piano/guitar/tabla trio Tirtha. Here are a few images from the show at the cozy Mansion at Strathmore, where a capacity audience was treated to a unique blend of jazz and Indian classical music.
Utah's Gaza inflicted some of the most bewilderingly complex and mind-numbingly heavy death metal imaginable on an unsuspecting Ottobar crowd last night, with a set that was fantastic and far too short. They were followed by Californians Cattle Decapitation, whose ultratechnical grindcore was, unfortunately, not served well by a muddy sound mix. More photos after [...]
The venerable Cowboy Junkies made their regular D.C.-area appearance in Falls Church last Friday, playing a slew of new material from their forthcoming Renmin Park—the first of a planned four albums the band will be writing and releasing in the next 18 months. More photos after the jump and at the full gallery.
Sunday's rally for climate change legislation rolled on undaunted by the difficulties that the passage of said legislation is currently encountering, and was even given a boost by unexpectedly beautiful weather. The Roots played what felt like a headlining set midway through the afternoon, and then proceeded to play the role of backup band [...]
You haven't seen a guitar freakout until you've seen a Kawabata Makoto guitar freakout. Last night he was in fine form with Acid Mothers Temple, leaving his guitar hanging from the ceiling after his final mesmerizing solo that capped a frenetic but well-paced set. Many more photos after the jump.
