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May 25
Marcus King Band at The Anthem Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Maryann Weber They tell me the blues ain’t as popular as they used to be. That just confuses me. Perhaps I could understand it if there wasn’t anyone good, anyone alive to carry the genre forward. …
May 25
The Knocks x Dragonette x Aquaria at the 9:30 Club Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Benjamin Copas There is a recherché, revelatory sort of transformation a popstar undergoes when they meet their perfect collaborators: Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones; Max Martin and Robyn; Charli XCX, SOPHIE and …
May 14
The Black Angels at the 9:30 Club Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Maryann Weber The Black Angels are a five-member modern psychedelic rock band with nine albums. It is the twentieth anniversary of their first album, Passover, which will be played in its entirety during this show. …
May 14
High Fade at The Atlantis Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Maryann Weber High Fade formed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2018. They are on a grueling North America/Canada tour with five days in five cities and Monday and Tuesday off. The musicians’ “weekend.” Their 3-man mission is “to …
May 05
Courtney Barnett at The Anthem Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Libby Davy When I was a green teen coming of age in the suburbs of South Australia, I would search relentlessly for artists that embodied my love of storytelling and attention to sonic detail. I found just …
May 01
Pub Choir Eyes Up! at The Lincoln Theatre Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Maryann Weber I do not normally watch America’s Got Talent. Simon is too predictable in his criticism. Singers, for example, should be on a different talent show where they can be compared with other, …
Apr 27
Joost Klein at The Anthem Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Allison Thoma Dutch rapper Joost Klein is coming to The Anthem in Washington, D.C. on Friday, May 1! He recently played his first Coachella set, blasting tunes like “Axel F” by Crazy Frog. His unique energy can …
Apr 12
Killer Queen at The Lincoln Theatre Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Maryann Weber Patrick Myers is not Freddie Mercury, nor Farrokh Balsara. He has merely been imitating him since 1993, a stunning 33 years, and gives proof that if you imitate someone great, you can make more …
Apr 12
Shadowgrass at The Atlantis Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Maryann Weber The male singer, Luke Morris, opens with a basic question: “Do y’all want to hear some bluegrass tonight?” Why yes, yes I do! We are talking five players: banjo, mandolin, violin, guitar and bass. This band …
Apr 09
Sir Chloe at The Lincoln Theatre Go To This Because We Asked So Nicely – A Concert Preview By Allison Thoma Photo Credit: Tyler Fleeman (Wikimedia Commons) Indie/Alternative rock artist, Sir Chloe, comes to the Lincoln Theater in D.C. on April 17th! This show was originally in November but was rescheduled to April. Starting up …
