Tonight there are three sweet shows throughout the region. In DC the Velvet Lounge has The Childballads, Dame Satan, and Foreign Press. Up in Philly Fillmore at the TLA has The Dandy Warhols and Darker My Love while The Electric Factory has The Mars Volta. That’s about it unless you all have any suggestions…
mp3: The Childballads – White Chocolate Tea
Tonight in Baltimore the Ottobar has Soul Cannon and The Egg Babies Orchestra while the Metro Gallery has The Squaaks, Grammar Debate, The Swimmers, and Los Doggies. Also in Harm City is Crooked Looks who play the Bedrock with Grilled Lincolns, Lunic, and Sonic Social. Or if you want the big show in Baltimore you might want to head over to Sonar to see The Pretenders, The Hold Steady, and The All Mighty Senators. Down in DC the Black Cat has Sunset Rubdown and Parenthetical Girls. It’s a big night if you’re up in PHilly. The Fillmore at the TLA has Ice Cube while the Starlight Ballroom has Mogwai and Fuck Buttons. The North Star Bar has Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies, On Mono, The Defog, Soft Targets, and The Private Sea, but the show of the night might just be at the Trocadero with Stars (don’t forget to pick up the tour exclusive Sad Robots EP) and Bell X1. Photo by Luke Olsen
mp3: Sunset Rubdown – For The Pier (And Dead Shimmering)
mp3: Grammar Debate – I Stab Myself To Sleep
mp3: Mogwai – Friend Of The Night
mp3: Stars – Ageless Beauty
mp3: Bell X1 – Flame
mp3: Crooked Looks – VIP
mp3: Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies – Julia
Tonight in DC the 9:30 club has James while DC9 has This Will Destroy You. Over in Fredericksburg, VA the Third Floor has another all ages show with Meredith Bragg and Andy Zipf. Up in Philly the First Unitarian Church has Sunset Rubdown and Parenthetical Girls while Johnny Brenda’s has Peasant, Death Vessel, and Micah Blue Smaldone. Finally in Philly the M Room has Brothers and Sisters, Adam and Dave’s Bloodline, Phonograph, and Impossible Hair. Photo by Josh Gross
mp3: Peasant – Those Days
mp3: Sunset Rubdown – They Took A Vote And Said No
mp3: Parenthetical Girls – A Song For Ellie Greenwich
mp3: Brothers and Sisters – Can’t Hold Me Back
mp3: Meredith Bragg – Ballad Of An Opportunist
Tonight in Baltimore the Lyric Opera House has the legendary Talking Heads frontman David Byrne playing in support of his new album with Brian Eno. Also in B-more is Midnight Juggernauts who take down the Ottobar as part of the Scion House Party with Heartsrevolution and Stereo Faith. Oh did I mention it’s FREE! Down in the district, DC9 has Basia Bulat and our old favorite Vandaveer. Finally up north in the city of brotherly love the First Unitarian Church has Why? and Mount Eerie.
mp3: Midnight Juggernauts – 45 and Rising (Cut Copy Remix)
mp3: Heartsrevolution – Switchblade
mp3: Vandaveer – Crooked Mast
mp3: Basia Bulat – Why Can’t It Be Mine
mp3: Why? – The Hollows
mp3: David Byrne and Brian Eno – Strange Overtones
Tonight in DC the Black Cat has a phenomenal show with Miracle Fortress, Meredith Bragg, and Title Tracks (the new solo venture of John Davis from Georgie James). Also in DC is Mogwai who performs at the 9:30 club with Fuck Buttons. Finally in Philly the Barbary plays host to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Wild Light. Enjoy!
mp3: Miracle Fortress – Blasphemy
mp3: Meredith Bragg – My Absent Will
mp3: Mogwai – Travel Is Dangerous
mp3: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – In This Home On Ice
mp3: Wild Light – Red House
Tonight in Baltimore the Ottobar has a good one with Maps & Atlases, A Garden Overgrown, All The Oceans, and Northernmost. Also in Charm City is a big Taxlo event at the Talking Head with Tussle and DJ Mark Brown. If you happen to be up north in Philly don’t miss out on the Kooks and Illinois playing the Electric Factory. Photo by Raleigh Randolph
mp3: Maps & Atlases – Witch
mp3: The Kooks – Love It All
mp3: Tussle – Rainbow Claw
Tonight is a busy night in DC for shows. The Red and the Black has Shenandoah Davis and Huma while the Blcak Cat has Maps & Atlases, Rahim, and Nurses. Also in DC are Brothers and Sisters who play DC9 along with Sera Cahoone, Sam Champion, and The Beanstalk Library. Up in Philly, the M Room has Miracle Fortress while the North Star Bar has The Neighborhood Choir, The New Up, Quantine Rabbit, Farcial Hoodwink, and Lux Perpetua. That’s all for now. Photo by Raleigh Randolph
mp3: Shenandoah Davis – These Rocks
mp3: Huma – Feels Like I’m Walking
mp3: Maps & Atlases – Ted Zancha
mp3: Rahim – Forever Love
mp3: Nurses – Technicolor
mp3: Brothers and Sisters – California
mp3: Miracle Fortress – Maybe Lately
