Concert Preview: 9:30 Club welcomes the cool kids of Echosmith
(02/25/15 3:10pm)
Indie-pop upstarts Echosmith will perform at 9:30 Club on Feb. 26 as part of their first headlining tour.
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Indie-pop upstarts Echosmith will perform at 9:30 Club on Feb. 26 as part of their first headlining tour.
The Backstage at the Black Cat was sold out on Feb. 4 to welcome alternative artists COIN and Grizfolk to D.C. The small room made for an intimate setting, with performers just an arm’s reach away from audience members in the front row.
San Francisco based duo The Dodos released its sixth album, “Individ,” in late January 2015. The group consists of guitarist and vocalist Meric Long and drummer Logan Kroeber, who have been playing together for nearly ten years. The Dodos have a rapidly growing fan base of listeners who appreciate their hard work and focus on the instruments. Long talked to the Eagle about “Individ,” life on tour and his expectations for their show at D.C.’s Black Cat on Feb. 24.
While upstairs on a cold night at the Rock n’ Roll Hotel, waiting for nachos in between sets, Christo Bowman, vocalist for Bad Suns posed for photos with a few dedicated fans before rushing down stairs to perform. The California natives brought a breezy warmth with them and rocked the evening with pop-y lyrics and punchy beats on Feb. 18.
Some concerts are all about the music. Others are about the dynamic performers themselves, while others strive to fuse the audience into the show. But every so often, a truly memorable performance comes along that combines all three of these elements - and Theophilus London hit this mark on Feb. 15 at U Street Music Hall.
Funk legend George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic collective brought their iconic funk to the Howard Theatre on Feb. 18. More than 12 performers filled the theater’s sizable stage for close to two hours, and performed a seamless set of jam-heavy songs from across the extensive Parliament Funkadelic repertoire.
Theophilus London will bring his hip-hop infused, genre-bending grooves to U Street Music Hall Feb. 15, supported by Father and Doja Cat.
Armed with nothing but his voice and a single nylon-string guitar, indie rock veteran Kevin Devine had no trouble filling the cavernous Sixth and I Historic Synagogue on Feb. 4.
Giraffage had its sold out crowd at U Street Music Hall sweating to its knees on Jan. 28 as his extensive beats took hold of every ear drum and dancing nerve on the floor.
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.
Halfway through the second leg of his “From the Bay to the Universe” tour, Oakland native G-Eazy performed some of his newest songs and also shared a sneak peak of his new music video at 9:30 Club on Jan. 20. The sold-out show featured G-Eazy’s fellow Bay Area musicians including Kehlani, Jay Ant, Kool John of The Heartbreak Gang and Marty Grimes.
DJ Questlove took a break from his usual spot behind the drums on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” to play a set at The Howard Theatre on Jan. 16. Jon Horvath, of the D.C. based Fort Knox Five, performed an opening set.
Ahmir Khalib Thompson, better known by his stage name Questlove, will play a DJ set at the Howard Theatre on Jan. 16.
The Underachievers and Flatbush Zombies sparked frenzy throughout a full-capacity crowd at the Fillmore Silver Spring on Nov. 28. The Flatbush, New York-based stoner rap groups maintained strong stage presence while performing hit-filled hour-long sets.
Chaz Bundick, best known as Toro y Moi, will be performing his most experimental electronic LP yet, “Michael,” under his new alter ego of Les Sins at U Street Music Hall on Dec. 3. Royal and Philip Goyette are the scheduled openers for the show.
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.
Breaking an eight year music hiatus, Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice performed at the Apollo Theater in New York City on Nov. 15. Rice has spent this fall promoting his new album, “My Favorite Faded Fantasy.” Rice’s small North American tour size, in combination with his long hiatus, resulted in his entire tour selling out.
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.
Electronic trio BADBADNOTGOOD turned up the volume on campus for WVAU’s fall Capital Punishment concert Nov. 14, along with opening act Ace Cosgrove.
With relentless energy and an eclectic edge, Fitz and the Tantrums brought a touch of soul pop to 9:30 Club on Nov. 8. The sold-out venue was packed with a immensely diverse crowd ranging from college students to entire families anticipating the group’s performance.
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