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FESTIVAL GNAOUA ET MUSIQUE DU MONDE

Festival Explores Gnaoua Identity

By Jose Villalobos March 31, 2017

The Gnaoua Festival Tour 2017 stopped in D.C. on the night of Mar. 18 for a much-awaited performance at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Before the show, Hicham El Kebbaj, the artistic coordinator...

MIGOS

Concert Review: Migos

By Liam O'Donnell March 24, 2017

“Migos is bigger than the Beatles.” What started as a satirical comparison has become a near serious debate. Sparked by the inescapable single “Bad and Boujee,” which topped the Billboard charts...

LIVE NATION

Concert Review: “Game of Thrones” Live Concert Experience

By Matthew Trunko March 24, 2017

A sudden thrust of a chorus of violins began the concert with the iconic opening theme of “Game of Thrones.” Smoke billowed from center stage as the Iron Throne rose from beneath. Giant screens...

RELIEF IN ABSTRACT

Concert Review: XXYYXX

By Mac Dressman February 24, 2017

Many old-school DJs lament the lack of skill and creativity of their newer counterparts. As technology has advanced, mixing and beat-matching has become easier than ever, meaning that the bar for entry...

Concert Review: Spreading the Love at Grouplove

Concert Review: Spreading the Love at Grouplove

By Jillian Aicher November 18, 2016

On Nov. 9, an uneasy fog had settled over Washington, D.C. Words could not seem to encapsulate the depths of what many were feeling following one of the most contentious presidential elections in history. That...

KING Aims for R&B Royalty

By Dani Guerrero October 28, 2016

Supported by a mid-tempo beat, the balmy trio of KING’s voices cascaded over ethereal synth waves as a sweetly repeated “goodbye” grew in intensity. Setting the tone of the concert, the mesmerizing...

“Nostalgic for the Present,” Sia’s Hymn to Modernity

By Kathryn Baker and technology October 28, 2016

On Oct. 19, Australian singer-songwriter Sia brought “Nostalgic for the Present,”  her first-ever arena concert tour, to the Verizon Center. Blending powerful renditions of tracks from her newest...

JOHN MILLER/ THE HOYA
Father John Misty  played a diverse set to a sold-out crowd at Washingtons historic Lincoln Theater.

Concert Review: Father John Misty

By John Miller May 4, 2016

Led by singer-songwriter Josh Tillman, Indie-folk group Father John Misty played the second and final night of its sold-out stay at U Street’s Lincoln Theater on April 26. From the start, it was...

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John Mayer joined the Grateful Dead offshoot, Dead and Company, for a performance at Verizon Center last Friday night.

Concert Review: Dead & Company

By John Miller November 13, 2015

★★★☆☆ On Friday night, the audience at the Verizon Center witnessed a marriage of blues virtuosity and jam-band perfection as John Mayer took the stage alongside former Grateful Dead members...

ANNA SHUSTER/THE HOYA 

Despite a quiet crowd, the indie-rock quartet Transviolent maintained its energy all throughout its opening set for Mikky Ekko.

Concert Review: Mikky Ekko & Transviolet @ 9:30 Club

By Anna Shuster October 30, 2015

★★★★☆ The crowd that welcomed Transviolet to the stage last Saturday, Oct. 24 was modest at best — U Street Music Hall isn’t the biggest venue, and many ticketholders...

Concert Review: Spandau Ballet

By Anna Shuster May 8, 2015

Last Tuesday, the 80s new wave group Spandau Ballet rocked the 9:30 Club with a night full of slow jams and funky hits from yesteryear. These pioneers of the New Romantic movement, now in their 50s,...

Concert Review: Laura Tsaggaris

By Eugénie Lund-Simon February 13, 2015

With her domineering vocals and infectious personality, the ever-changing Laura Tsaggaris has been one to look out for. In a preview of the upcoming release of her fourth album on iTunes on Feb. 17,...

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