DC ROCK LIVE - REVIEWS

Bad Veins -This duo is from Cincinnati, near my old stomping grounds of Dayton. They come at us with far more than the sounds of drums and ...

Elikeh - I saw this local band open for Toure last year ( previous review ). They did a great job then and did a great job tonight. They ha...

Black Anvil - The question tonight is a whether I can handle a genre I know a bit about, but am out of date only interested in the best of ...

Maybe, Baby - We have a male/female duo on guitar and drums respectively with the guitarist doing the vocal chores. So, basically a White S...

(Stop Worrying and) Love the Bomb - We begin with candidates for best band name. They are a locally based four piece with a twin guitar att...

Borracho - Thick, hard rock immediately comes our way when this twin-guitar four-piece kicks it in. It's heavy with some metal, a bit o...

Kohoutek - I've extolled the virtues of this band before, so suffice it to say that they should be worth a viewing for anyone that like...

The Wayward - It looks to be a punk lineup tonight with whatever years of history can bring to the form in 2010. This band begins with a de...

Neil Innes - The "seventh member" of Monty Python, not to be confused with Carol Cleveland, is doing a quick tour of the US an...

RECORD REVIEWS - APRIL 2010 Red Sammy "Dog Hang Low"                        ep Red Sammy is the nom de plume of Baltimo...

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic - The circus returns to DC or rather the Starship has landed. I always liked Clinton's assessm...

Caustic Casanova - This show is the last DC show for a while as the band will be doing some recording into the summer which should prove in...

Caetano Veloso - The third chapter of my South American trilogy starting with Os Mutantes last year and Gilberto Gil last month. Veloso is ...

The Jet Age - The local trio returns with another set of indie rock delivered slick and strong. These guys all play very well with solid vo...

Over-Gain Optimal Death - We begin with this LA trio. The sound is pounding hard psychedelic rock from beginning to end. They begin with a ...

The Cobbs - This looks to be a very young five piece with a couple of guitars, keyboards and the two guitarists alternating lead vocals and...

John Grant - He began and ended his set on vocals and piano. In between, one to four people assisted on the usual instruments. This was hig...

The Flying Eyes - From Baltimore comes this two guitar four piece which looks like they are going to kick into some old school psyche. Yes,...

The Kominas - I didn't know a thing about this four piece and thought they were first going in a ska punk direction, but then some othe...

Pilot Cloud - This Philadelphia duo offers live drums and guitar with some computer generated sounds and recordings. As is often the case f...