Concert Preview: Nick Hakim returns to his D.C. roots at U Hall
The Brooklyn, New York based singer-songwriter Nick Hakim will return to his D.C. roots and headline at U Street Music Hall on Jan. 24. Adrianne Lenker will be the opening performer.
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The Brooklyn, New York based singer-songwriter Nick Hakim will return to his D.C. roots and headline at U Street Music Hall on Jan. 24. Adrianne Lenker will be the opening performer.
The grand jury announcement about the murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri stirred up a hefty load of emotions from the public on Nov. 24. For 100 days, a nation anxiously waited to hear the decision announced by the prosecutor who covered up the truth by firing accusations at the media and the public for blurring information. What he really meant was that the jury agreed with officer Darren Wilson’s decision to shoot unarmed Mike Brown for what was believed to be a minor robbery and would not be indicting this man or sending him to a trial.
Washington, D.C. is home to a weird crowd. Strangely enough, the people of the nation’s capital provided the ideal atmosphere for Jacques Greene (pseudonym for Philip Aubin-Dionne), a New York-based house producer originally from Montreal, Canada on Nov. 18. This show marked the fourth stop out of 11 on the 24-year-old DJ’s headlining live tour in North America.
Ryan Hemsworth’s first time performing at U Street Music Hall in D.C. wasn’t Nov. 19. Last year, the 23-year-old Canadian producer headlined at the same spot.
Even though 2014 is more than halfway finished, this might be the year that female alt-pop singers dominate the music industry. The live roster for 9:30 Club includes sold-out shows from artists like Charli XCX, FKA twigs, Banks and Lykke Li. MØ and HOLYCHILD validated the legitimacy of the alt-pop trend on Sept. 22 for the first stop of their fall North American tour.
Organizers of Virgin Mobile FreeFest announced Tuesday that this year’s event has been canceled for unspecified reasons. The popular music festival has been held at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland since 2009.
This Thanksgivukkah (Thanksgiving Hanukkah), there are a lot of things to be thankful for. While we all think of what to share at the table, here are some tunes to dish out to the family.
Everyone is wondering which movies are worth their time and dime during the holidays. Unfortunately, “Black Nativity” does not make that list.
Charli XCX is the kind of girl that everyone wishes was their best friend because she’s not like the other girls— she’s cooler. Only 21 years old, the U.K. singer wrote the song “I Love It” for Swedish duo Icona Pop and blew up the Billboard charts. Even though Charli XCX’s debut album “True Romance” dropped last April, she’s already wrapping up the follow-up. For the D.C. stop of her U.S. headlining tour, fans eagerly waited outside U Street Music Hall as early as noon, a whopping six hours before the doors would officially open. Needless to say, Charli XCX is kind of a big deal right now.
The Eagle’s Sydney Gore chatted with Andrew Marr, singer, guitarist and founder of Ski Lodge, a four-piece indie surf pop band based in New York City. A few minutes after finishing his brunch in NYC’s West Village of Manhattan, Marr discussed Ski Lodge’s origins, the purpose of life and what it means to have a “Big Heart.”
“The Best Man Holiday” picks up where the original film left off in 1999. With the original cast intact, the film is set 15 years later. Focused around the reunion of the nine college friends for Christmas, it’s clear the dynamics have changed drastically between everyone since Lance (Morris Chestnut, “Kick-Ass 2”) and Mia’s (Monica Calhoun, “Diary of a Single Mom”) wedding. Needless to say, there’s plenty of “unfinished business,” and there will always be struggles along the road to success.
Shy Girls – Timeshare EP Shy Girls’ “Timeshare” EP is one of those happy accidents that comes along after some old-fashioned, feel good bump and grinding. This is no dream: Shy Girls (moniker for Dan Vidmar) is a real R&B artist with an attention to detail and a smooth touch of electronic, synthesized production. This EP easily sets the mood as “Without” warms us up with some softcore sensual vibes, followed by the slower “Still Not Falling” that reminds us that a little crooning behind the guitar never hurt nobody. The EP closes with “Under Attack,” a lush song with slow strumming guitars that whisk everyone away with a spell of all the feels. The appeal to Shy Girls is that all of the textured instrumentation is simple, but the lyrics dig deeper under the skin to reveal the turmoil of love (“I’ve got a clear vision, but visions don’t make up for love”). While some tracks like “Voyeur’s Gaze” drag on a little too long, Shy Girls has a lot to offer with this seductively sincere EP. Surely, the best is yet to come as Shy Girls invites everyone to be a part of the R&B revival with open arms. RIYL: Rhye, Milosh, How To Dress Well, Basecamp, The Weeknd, Sampha, Cyril Hahn, Cashmere Cat – Sydney Gore, Artificial Sweetener on Wednesday at 12-2 p.m.
“Parenthood” – Season 5, Episode 6 – “The M Word” NBC’s stalwart family drama is currently a conflict between bad storylines and good execution this season. Christina Braverman (Monica Potter), who survived a bout of breast cancer last season, is in the midst of an ill-advised mayoral campaign that feels like a writer’s idea of an uplifting arc, not an organic extension of the character’s realistic actions. This episode sent the storyline even further into implausibility, with Christina spontaneously going against her morals and using her son’s Asperger’s for political gain during a heated debate. If Christina wins, Berkeley will never be the same – and neither will the show.
What’s a holiday without music? Whether you’re trick-or-treating, carving pumpkins or creeping around cemeteries, these 13 bits of ear candy are essential to your Halloween playlist. Bite into this batch of some traditional Halloween tunes along with some fresh treats.
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Katy Perry – PRISM “Let’s rage,” guest rapper Juicy J exclaims in the opening seconds of “Dark Horse,” the sixth track on Katy Perry’s “PRISM.” The problem with the album is that Juicy J never gets his wish, in any sense of the word. Despite a few solid tracks and competent production, “PRISM” fails to extend the Katy Perry brand beyond her unimpeachable hit-making prowess. The generic first single and lead-off track “Roar” sets the blueprint: sonically catchy but lyrically empty, with plenty of references to other music but little to set Perry apart from the pop music herd. After a record-setting string of No. 1 hits from her previous album “Teenage Dream” Perry likely didn’t feel the need to experiment too much, a seemingly smart business strategy that makes for dull listening. The innovations are only on the surface: Juicy J’s toothless feature, the ‘90s-Eurodance homage “Walking on Air,” a pair of dour album-closing ballads. Perry is nothing if not a brilliant marketer, though. Second single “Unconditionally,” an alleged ode to her current boyfriend John Mayer, represents the album’s peak with a soaring chorus and genuine feeling that the rest of the album grasps only sparingly. Perhaps the lesson here is that the best music comes from a place of honesty, not corporate greed. – Mark Lieberman
Watching Wild Belle perform was similar to the experience of a dehydrated person envisioning a sensational mirage as they aimlessly wander through the desert.
Aaron Carter was in the house last night— don’t get it twisted.
Featured at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, “Muscle Shoals” documents a small town in Alabama that influenced music in America and the world. Here, a unique sound was crafted that has never been heard anywhere else.
Let’s face it, sometimes D.C. can feel like a small town disguised as a big city. With the District spanning just shy of 70 square miles, it is easy to feel like you’ve experienced most of the nooks and crannies the capital has to offer. But all it takes is a venture outside of Tenleytown to find your scene. Here are the Scene staff’s top five scenes in and around D.C.