DCist’s team spent 10 hours sloshing through the Merriweather Post Pavilion mud at this year’s Sweetlife Festival to bring you the day’s highlights, and its rainy, muddy dregs.
The salad chain Sweetgreen announced the primary lineup for its annual Sweetlife Festival up at Merriweather Post Pavilion, led by Phoenix, Kendrick Lamar, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Passion Pit.
In person, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ ferocious sound doesn’t differ enough from that of their three fine full-lengths and innumerable EPs to make a live album a necessity. But if they decided to cash in with one, I’d buy it just for frontwoman Karen O’s stage banter, which, through sparse, has the advantage of sounding like it’s being translated from Japanese. At a sold-way-out 9:30 Club Friday night, she introduced the New York art-punk trio’s…
Ahhh, summer music festivals. As any music blog reader could tell you, as soon as the ground starts to thaw, they’re all the indie kids can talk about. Last year we were all lathered up about getting a mega-fest of our very own (or at least, within reasonable stomping-ground distance). Several DCists embarked upon Pimlico and were pleased to report that the festival was wonderfully organized, accomodating, really well done and… that it just…
FRIDAY: >> You don’t need us to tell you any more about local heavyweights Benjy Ferree, Meredith Bragg and the Terminals, or Greenland. But tonight is Ferree’s first time headlining at Black Cat’s mainstage, so don’t forget to show up and lend your support. 9 p.m., $10. SATURDAY: >> Guitarist Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will spin a DJ set at the Rock and Roll Hotel. $10 after 10 p.m., free before. >>…
Shanghaiist probably knows a little more about China than the Chicago Sun-Times. Giving them the benefit of the doubt on that one. The city does to have a music scene. Don’t even front like they don’t. They also have Dorito bananas and white guys shopping for wives. What they don’t have is any more tolerance for jaywalkers. Bostonist sees Boston and Somerville each whip out their art and face off. A plagiarized novel is the…
Guys — I have something to tell you. I love Karen O and I didn’t even know it! Last night’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs show — the first stop on their Show Your Bones tour — made a believer out of me. I wasn’t really that into YYY before last night, so I’m about to make a very bold statement: this was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen at the 9:30 Club. Unfortunately for…
Good afternoon, boys and girls. We’ve been talking about the Six Points Music Festival for some time now, and it’s finally upon us. Consider it your duty to take advantage of this festival in your own back yard, and pick from one of the many showcases of local talent going on this week. We’ll pick out a few of our favorites, but any show on the roster would be worthwhile. MONDAY >> You may have…
Tonight’s the night! You, DCist, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs — it’s a magical combination. Join us in listening to Show Your Bones, potentially winning some prizes (get there early!), enjoying the always-awesome DJ stylings of The Agenda, babbling about blogging, and basking in the primary-colored glow of Cue Bar. Cue Bar. 9 p.m. Free!…
Friday, the day we wait for with giddy anticipation. In addition to the weekend being just around the corner, there’s one more reason to be pumped up: tonight, you can hear a sneak preview of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs new album “Show Your Bones” before the album hits store shelves on March 28. Hosted by DCist and Interscope Records, the good times and good listenings will take place at Cue Bar, 1115 U Street,…
