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Francis Chung

  • Posted Devendra Banhart @ 9:30 Club to DCist
    Photo by Francis Chung Devendra Banhart played to a half-full 9:30 Club on Wednesday night, achieving occasional moments of brilliance, but generally failing to create the spirited vibe that often energizes his live shows. Indeed, it was the night before Thanksgiving, but performers and audience alike seemed already mired in a tryptophan-induced state of torpor. As if in acknowledgment that the slightest distraction might prove critical in such an anemic environment, photographers were relegated...
  • Posted Marissa Nadler & Alela Diane @ DC9 to DCist
    Critically-acclaimed singer-songwriters Marissa Nadler and Alela Diane showcased their considerable musical talents at DC9 on Tuesday night, captivating an attentive audience with intimately stripped-down sets of folk songs. Hailing from the erstwhile gold rush town of Nevada City, CA (an apparent musical hotbed, it has also produced Joanna Newsom and Mariee Sioux), Diane alternated between a selection of songs off her latest release, To Be Still, as well as from her older records. Though she...
  • Posted Click Click: Them Crooked Vultures @ 9:30 Club to DCist
    The 9:30 Club was absolutely packed Wednesday night for the D.C. debut of Them Crooked Vultures, a recently-formed hard-rock “supergroup” featuring Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters fame, Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, and multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones, who formerly played bass in a little band called Led Zeppelin. Joined by touring guitarist Alain Johannes, the high-profile trio treated the crowd to an impressive 90-minute set, more than justifying the hype...
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