Live DC: Rihanna / A$ap Rocky @ Verizon Center
Blood. Sweat. Laughter. Tears. And lets not forget the PUKE. ...
Andy
LiveDC: Wavves w/ Fidlar and Cheetahs @ Rock and Roll Hotel
farrah skeiky and Andy
Previous Wavves shows were sloppy, even disastrous. This was a straight by-the-books affair: professional and tidy. ...
LiveDC: Fleetwood Mac @ Verizon Center
The more that I think about it, the fact that Fleetwood Mac managed to not only survive the ‘70s but remain entertaining nearly four decades later is completely insane....
LiveDC: Tyler, The Creator @ U Street Music Hall
Tyler hasn’t changed much since achieving celebrity status. If any were offended by his excessive use of “motherfuckers” and “faggots,” you shouldn’t have spent $30 to see him....
Happy 3rd Birthday U Street Music Hall
Andy and Marcus Dowling
Everyone take a break sometime this week and sing Happy Birthday to U Street Music Hall. It's anniversary week for the blackbox basement dance club, and it throbs into its third year this Sunday, March 17 when the club welcomes drum'n'bass legend Goldie....
LIVEDC: Alt-J w/ Hundred Waters @ 9:30
In conclusion, Alt-J reminds me a lot of The XX. Both groups won Britain’s prestigious Mercury Prize—think the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, except not a joke—for their debut album. When The xx toured for their first album in 2009, they sounded exactly as they did on record with little deviation or improvisation. When I saw them again in January, they had matured into different beast: exciting, dynamic, and confident. I can only hope when Alt-J returns to DC, they also show such growth....
LiveDC: Parquet Courts @ The Black Cat
The Black Cat hosted a showcase of three indie rock bands from the I-95 corridor Friday night....
LiveDC: Tame Impala @ 9:30 Club
Andy and farrah skeiky
Western Australian’s Tame Impala reaped the minds of bleary-eyed fans at a sold-out 9:30 Club show Wednesday night. The psychedelic rock group, led by mastermind Kevin Parker, sounded well-rehearsed and in complete control on the second night of their North American tour....
LiveDC: Yo La Tengo @ 9:30 Club
Considering Yo La Tengo is a band of music geeks, for music geeks, it’s appropriate their encore consisted entirely of covers from vastly different artists. How different? Try a jazzy, spoken-word cover of Sun Ra’s “Nuclear War (Motherfucker)” and a whip smart punk rendition of the New York Doll’s “Who Are The Mystery Girls?”...
LiveBaltimore: The xx @ Rams Head Live
To put it another way, The xx were so good, they made me physically ill....
Interview: Computer Magic
One of the several acts playing BYT’s 15-hour 2013 Inauguration Spectacular is New York’s Computer Magic, the bedroom project of electronic musician Danielle “D...
Why Not Taylor? An argument for “Red” as 2012’s album of the year
The transition from pumpkin spice lattes to sickly-sweet peppermint mochas signifies the arrival of another holiday season. Welcome to the time of year when cul...
LiveDC: The Hip Hop Gods Tour @ 930 Club
All photos: Blinkofanaye
Those who attended the 9:30 Club Wednesday evening were treated to a revival of hip hop’s golden age: the Hip Hop Gods tour, headlin...
Interview: Yeasayer
Yeasayer's Anand Wilder discusses a series of subjects at length, including his mixed emotions over Spotify, Yeasayer’s attempt to circumvent album leaks, his preferred use for Instagram, and some reminiscing of seeing “buttoned-up indie rock 90s kind of guitar bands” at the 9:30 Club...
LiveDC: Beach House @ 930 Club
All photos: Jeff Martin from last year's gig at 930
Of all of the Baltimore artists to make it big, Beach House is the most obvious. The duo’s ethereal dream...
LiveDC: How To Dress Well @ Rock And Roll Hotel
All photos: Alex Lee
Rock and Roll Hotel hosted three very different musicians of varying quality Thursday night. DC-based Black Hills opened the evening. Th...
