Tag: The 9:30 Club
Jon Hopkins Emphasizes the Techno
I could not wait to see British Electronic artist Jon Hopkins at the 9:30 Club. Starting with his 2001 debut exuding with synths, phased...
Ty Segall’s Quiet Acoustic Show is Anything But
Seeing the folding chairs filling the floor of the 9:30 Club, I knew garage-rocker, Ty Segall’s gig was going to be different. The current...
Parquet Courts Sharpens Their Edge
Here I am again for a third time waiting with anticipation for the latest tour of the Brooklyn based band Parquet Courts at the...
Gaslight Anthem Satisfies Fans’ Great Expectations
“Ain’t supposed to die on a Saturday night! Ain’t supposed to die on a Saturday!” bellowed the large men to my right and left....
The ’59 Sound Returns to DC
Sitting behind the piano at stage-front of the 9:30 Club, Brian Fallon teases the crowd with a few strains of “The ‘59 Sound,” The...
Hurray For the Riff Raff Earns Its Accolades
“I just want to prove my worth on the planet Earth and be something,” sang lead Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff in “Pa’lante”...
Lydia Delivers Their Goodside
Charismatic and congenial, Lydia front man, Leighton Antelman, is a seasoned performer. On tour promoting the release of the group’s seventh studio album, “Liquor,”...
Lydia Is the Desert Heat
Something warm from Southwest this way comes. Lydia from Gilbert, Arizona, will join the British post-punk emo band, Moose Blood, at the 9:30 Club...
LP Brings Back The Cool to DC
Been there. Done that. I was inured to the ‘cool,’ an insidious trap thankfully outgrown by adulthood. Then LP stepped onto the stage at...
Across The DMV Jay Starling Is Seldom Unseen
One thing that DMV bluegrass fans know is that dobroist Jay Starling sure gets around. Over the last few months, Jay has performed three...
