Six Pics: The Concert For Valor
Last night’s Concert for Valor, held on the National Mall, was as packed as it was star-studded, with crowds going…
Category: Photography
Six Pics: Zola Jesus At Hirshhorn Museum
Visual art seems just as important to Zola Jesus as musical art, so when the artist legally named Nika Danilova…
Photos: Lykke Li At 9:30 Club
Though something felt a bit off, Lykke Li still managed to entertain at the 9:30 Club last night. In the…
Photos: Ex Hex, Speedy Ortiz And Teen Liver At Black Cat
Washington D.C.’s Ex Hex, featuring D.C. punk legend Mary Timony, bassist Betsy Wright and drummer Laura Harris, played the Black…
Photos: Charli XCX At 9:30 Club
Does anyone even remember True Romance? Charli XCX’s only full-length album to date was released just last year. But between…
Photos: Real Estate And Heavy Lights At Flying Dog Brewery
Last Saturday, on a beautiful fall evening in Frederick, Maryland, Flying Dog Brewery ended its 2014 Summer Sessions concert series…
Photos: Future Islands And More At The All Things Go Fall Classic
Saturday, promoter and website All Things Go hosted its inaugural Fall Classic at Union Market, with a slate of buzzy…
Photos: Hiss Golden Messenger And Alexandra Sauser-Monnig At DC9
Country soul isn’t exactly the hot sound of the moment, but North Carolina’s Hiss Golden Messenger has released one of…
Photos: Priests And Naomi Punk At Black Cat
Last night brought another sold-out show for D.C. punk band Priests, who headlined the Black Cat Backstage after sets from…
Photos: Spoon And Hamilton Leithauser At Lincoln Theatre
In the second of three sold-out shows at D.C.’s historic Lincoln Theatre, indie-rock idols Spoon played to a crowd last…
Photos: Perfect Pussy, Joanna Gruesome And Potty Mouth At Rock & Roll Hotel
Scenes from Saturday’s show at Rock & Roll Hotel with Syracuse punk band Perfect Pussy, U.K. angry-poppers Joanna Gruesome, and Massachusetts…
Photos: Windhand, Citadel, And Disciples Of Christ At Black Cat
During last night’s three-band bill on Black Cat Backstage, each performance roared with more volume and fury than the last….
Photos: Baltimore Gets Weird At Fields Festival
Promoted as a camping, music and arts event, Fields Festival took over a campsite in Maryland last weekend and brought…
Photos: Downtown Boys And Neonates At Comet Ping Pong
Last night’s lineup at Comet Ping Pong brought together four punk bands connected to the scrappy local record label Sister…
Photos: Tiny Ruins At DC9
Hollie Fullbrook’s Tiny Ruins deserved a bigger audience than last night’s sparse but appreciative DC9 crowd—but then, it’s the New…
Photos: Omar Souleyman At Howard Theatre
The unlikely commercial success of Syrian wedding-music performer Omar Souleyman seems even more unlikely when you see him in person:…
Photos: D.C.’s First In It Together Fest
From Thursday to Sunday night, more than a dozen venues hosted pieces of D.C.’s inaugural DIY festival In It Together…
Photos: Boris, The Atlas Moth And SubRosa At 9:30 Club
Despite the eclecticism of Boris‘ 19 albums—including a foray into grungy alternative rock on the trio’s latest, Noise—fans generally know…
Photos: Protect-U And GIVE Close Out Fort Reno
In last night’s balmy but pleasant weather, the 2014 Fort Reno concert series wrapped with performances from two bands that…
Photos: A Screaming, Silver-Suited Chain & The Gang At Black Cat
With their silver suits and dead-straight faces, D.C.’s Chain & the Gang preached and shrieked through an electrifying set at…