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.
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.
The first half of their set was tentative and a bit underwhelming, but Florence and the Machine quickly got more comfortable during their second show ever in the United States. By the end of the set, Florence Welch and company had the entire floor of the 9:30 Club jumping up and down, which as many [...]
There was no Stephen Colbert cameo during Alicia Keys' set last night at the Verizon Center, but there was still some additional star power in the house. This was yet another phone-booth event attended by members of the Obama family, in this case the First Lady and the Obama daughters. There was quite a stir [...]
Zevious and Seabrook Power Plant were a perfect pair at Baltimore's Orion Sound Studios on Saturday night, each bringing a viciously complex brand of mathy rock to the table. Zevious' compositions stood out, building enormous tension and proving to be much more than just an exercise in counting out weird rhythms. Seabrook Power Plant was [...]
Folk/Americana band Red Molly played to a full house at Jammin' Java last night, singing songs that, in the words of one fan, fall into one of three categories: "lost love, lost life, and get lost." Three-part harmonies and sensitive string arrangements were the name of the game as the trio played tracks from [...]
