Upcoming events.
Capitol Hill Block Party
Kaytranada • Kim Petras • Still Woozy • Cannons • Elderbrook • Chappell Roan • Girl Talk • Becky Hill • COBRAH • The Beaches • Mindchatter • Slow Pulp • Flyana Boss • Joey Valence & Brae • Vandelux • Show Me The Body • Tkay Maidza • BUNT. • Dreamer Isioma • Late Night Drive Home • Corook • Annie DiRusso • Vansire • Alice Longyu Gao • METTE • Frost Children • Maeta • Nourished by Time • Fiji Blue • Carol Ades • chokecherry • THEM • Akira Galaxy • Cherry Ferrari • LIVt • Princess Pulpit • Oblé Reed • TeZATalks • Juliette • King Sheim • Jaiden Grayson • The Rayes • Tinsley • Anna Thompson • Linda From Work • Aryana León • Jaywop • Instant Crush • Zookraught • Nobi and the Force • Seiichi • Lovely Colours • Balcony Bridge • mold mom • Dark Chisme • Camille • swamp wife • Fleetwood Snack • Terra Nobody • Jaymyloni • Power Strip • Blksknn • Jna • Warren Dunes • Saint Deon • FCON • Caspian Coberly • sister swimmer
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
This venue has a special place in my heart, I used to go here every year as a kid. Also phenomenal live show.
Thing Festival
Toro y Moi, Arlo Parks, Butcher Brown, Ethel Cain, Killer Mike, and more...
Briston Maroney with Snarls
Growing up doesn’t have to feel so hard with the release of Briston Maroney’s new album “Ultrapure.” After a long summer of track teasers and single releases, the deeply personal addition to Maroney’s discography came out on Friday, Sept. 22.
The change in style might disappoint fans of his debut album and its high-energy tracks, but the mature pivot he’s made with his music is wonderful to witness.
Since his breakthrough single “Freakin’ Out on the Interstate,” Maroney has crafted a blend of heartfelt lyrics with upbeat, aggressive guitar solos and drum rhythms. His debut album “Sunflower” leaned more towards the latter, offering a rollercoaster ride of instrumentals and indie-rock flair, where the message behind the music often took a back seat. “Ultrapure” is the exact opposite — the lyrics and motivation for each track far exceed the production and sound. That “Sunflower” sound is still present, but it’s mellowed and refined. Maroney’s stories on this release show immense creative growth.
“Ultrapure” is a story about growing into adulthood and all the turmoil that comes with it. It’s about forgetting moments in your past, moving away from home, losing friends, controlling your emotions and learning to live with yourself. His recent Instagram caption states that “these songs are about just about every feeling under the sun, but more than anything they’re about letting go of the idea that anything is supposed to go a certain way.”
-Review by Washington Square News
arlo parks
The following description comes from the event organizer.
In Arlo Parks world, words are as useful as photographs. Luscious, expressive vignettes pepper the poetic lyrics in her sweet, ruminative indie pop songs. Born Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho, the 20-year-old from West London - who burst onto the scene with 2018’s “Cola” - uses poetry as her songwriting compass, weaving vivid imagery and sensory touches throughout the stirring, honest stories that make up her already-rich body of work. “I was really interested in the idea of delving into a hyper-specific moment and making it feel universal, making it something that people could connect to,” Arlo says about drawing from poetry in her approach.
A sensitive child, Arlo grew up in a peaceful part of town. “There wasn’t that much to do, and I was a pretty happy kid, I was very much in my own little world,” she explains, describing spending her free time exploring creative ways to express her emotions. “Because I was feeling a lot, I started writing quite young,” she says, referencing poets Gary Snyder, Mary Oliver and Pat Parker and more who inspired her to write. “It’s that cinematic quality that can make you feel like you’re plunged into someone’s subjectivity,” she adds about poetry’s impact. Arlo recalls a gift from her uncle—a record collection that included classics from Sade, Earth Wind & Fire, and Bob Dylan—and choir practice as fundamentals to her musical side. Like most kids her age, she grew up digging around on YouTube for music, discovering Portishead, Odd Future, Elliott Smith, Joni Mitchell, King Krule and an eclectic range of music to root herself in.
When she was 14, Arlo downloaded Garageband and started making beats to rhyme her poetry to, which over time naturally morphed into singing and the dulce soprano that sets her apart in today’s music climate. In 2017, she took a chance and submitted her recordings to BBC Introducing, which led to her first interview, management and recording contract. In the summer of 2018, Arlo dove into her first EP, collaborating with producer Gianluca Buccellati on 2019’s acclaimed Super Sad Generation. “We were in an Airbnb in London, just writing, taking photos, and going for walks,” Arlo remembers - they ended up writing the songs in just 24 hours. Arlo’s Sophie EP quickly followed, alongside performances at Glastonbury and Latitude Festivals and supporting slots on tour with Jordan Rakei and Loyle Carner. A place on the BBC Sound Poll, and inclusion in Dazed’s 100 List, followed in 2020 - beginning a truly exceptional year for Arlo. Landing covers with NME and Evening Standard, winning the AIM One to Watch and BBC Introducing Artist Of The Year Awards, making her debut appearances on COLORS and Later.... with Jools Holland, all whilst gaining champions in Phoebe Bridgers, Billie Eilish, Florence Welch, Lily Allen, Michaela Coel and Michelle Obama.
