On Friday, September 4, famed DC concert venue Echostage (2135 Queens Chapel Rd. NE, DC. www.echostage.com) will host Orange Is The New Black star, Ruby Rose, for her first-ever DJ performance in the nation’s capital. Tickets to see the Aussie star donned in anything but her orange jumpsuit start at $20 and go on sale this Friday, July 31 at noon. Link to purchase tickets: http://www.clubglow.
Rose will take the stage to perform hit singles “Guilty Pleasure” and “Break Free.” Joining Rose will be special guest English producer andDJ Michael Woods, spinning his newest track “Get Around,” among other tunes. To reserve VIP table service with prime visibility, call 202.503.2330.
Echostage is DC’s newest and largest nightlife concert venue. Between a sprawling, 30,000 plus sq. ft. layout, top-tier sound design, and advanced LED visual displays, it’s no surprise the versatile space – which opened in September 2012 – has attracted industry heavyweights such as Tiesto, Lorde, Jay Z, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Avicii, Armin van Buuren and Hardwell.
Everybody’s favorite Material Girl rolls through town this September with a stop at the Verizon Center for her Rebel Heart tour. Madonna, the enduring Queen of all things pop and controversial, will sing tracks from her new album as well as her decadeslong catalog of hits.
Groban’s new album, Stages, features Broadway hits. Buy tickets online to receive a copy before the show.
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, movie star and Broadway legend performs for one night only.
Gypsy Sally’s is pleased to present an evening celebrating the life and music of late blues master, B.B. King with an all-star cast of DC area bluesman who will play music in the vein of the King of the Blues. The evening will feature performances by Ron Holloway, Linwood Taylor, Bobby Thompson, Eli Cook and Sol Roots on Wednesday, September 16.
Ron Holloway
Ron Holloway is one of the busiest tenor saxophonist’s on today’s music scene in any genre! He has been touring internationally as a member of Susan Tedeschi’s Band but still finds time to appear as a frequent special guest of the Allman Brothers Band, Warren Haynes & Gov’t Mule, the Derek Trucks Band, Taj Mahal, and Little Feat.
Linwood Taylor
Linwood Lee Taylor is tuned in to Howlin’ Wolf, Jimi Hendrix, and Muddy Waters, as well as Freddy King,Albert King, and Albert Collins, just to name a few. In fact, Taylor often played with Collins on the East Coast and treats fans to “Frosty”, a Collins tune he played with its creator. Not many Blues artists can say they’ve recorded with H.R. of the Bad Brains as well as performed with Albert Collins, but Taylor can. This talented Bluesman also plays a bare-bones acoustic guitar and entertains at venues in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland.
Bobby Thompson
Based in Washington DC, Bobby has gained near legend status for his reputation as a solid, soulful singer, and world-class guitarist, and a powerful songwriter. Whether touring as a sideman with DC-renowned singer-songwriter Justin Jones, touring solo, or fronting the blues-rock group Blueheart Revival, Bobby puts a premium on a high-level performance.
Eli Cook
Eli took up the guitar as a teenager in the Blue Ridge foothills of Virginia. Following the tradition of the great blues men, he performed in churches and late-night gospel revivals with only his acoustic and deep baritone voice, while playing every hole-in-the-wall bar that could handle his electric power trio. Blending the influences of John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Fred MacDowell, Bukka White and Lightning Hopkins with the likes of Clutch, Soundgarden, C.O.C, and Rage against the Machine, he forged a fresh sound, alive with the southern blues tradition.
Sol Roots (Solo)
Sol’s talent stretches from fiery rock to laid back jazz, and from funky innovative grooves to soulful ballads, drawing on a deep background in raw down-home blues. Sol has performed on stage and in the studio with musical heavyweights Taj Mahal, Kenny Wayne Shepard, and with the international guitar hero Cool John Ferguson (nominated 2 years -Most Outstanding Guitarist-Living Blues), who he performed with steadily for years. With Cool John, Sol has opened for the great B.B. King, Derek Trucks Band, and other musical luminaries.
SHOW DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Venue: Gypsy Sally’s
Address: 3401 K Street NW
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-333-7700
Showtime: 8:00pm, Doors 7:00pm
Ticket price: ADV $12/ DOS $16
Website: www.gypsysallys.com
After Hours, the signature late-night event at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, returns Friday, Sept. 18, 8 p.m.–midnight, with the support of idobi Network. The ticketed event features a performance by post-rock/ambient electronic band Tycho, as well as a last chance to see “Shirin Neshat: Facing History,” a major exhibition that presents the work of the internationally acclaimed artist in the context of the history of modern Iran; it closes Sept. 20.
Since 2007, After Hours has been a favorite of local audiences, attracting up to 2,000 people a night to events that have featured performers such as Zola Jesus, Dan Deacon and the Madison Sounds of Deliverance; DJs such as Nancy Whang, Shea Van Horn and Fatback; and artists such as Semiconductor and Bec Stupak and Honeygun Labs.
Known for expansive instrumental soundscapes, Tycho is led by San Francisco-based musician and designer Scott Hansen. Originally a solo project that highlighted the use of drum machines and analog synthesizers, Tycho has grown into a full-fledged band whose precise and hypnotic live performances are accompanied by visuals designed by Hansen. The performance begins at 10:30 p.m.
Exhibitions on view include “Le Onde: Waves of Italian Influence (1914–1971),” which examines the importance of Italian art and thought to developments in futurism, spatialism, op art and kinetic art, and “Sergio Caballero,” which comprises a video work by the Spanish artist that blends homespun puppet animation and live action to tell the grotesque and darkly comic tale of an exorcism. “At the Hub of Things: New Views of the Collection,” a thematic rehanging of largely contemporary works from the collection, is ongoing. All museum galleries will be open until 10 p.m., with last entry at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Aug. 25 at hhafterhours2015.eventbrite.com. General admission tickets are $35, and VIP tickets are $100. VIP ticket holders have early access to the event, at 7 p.m., as well as access to a private lounge area with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. In addition, VIP ticket holders are invited to exclusive curators’ tours at 7:30 p.m.
After Hours is supported by idobi, in partnership with Smithsonian Enterprises. For more information about After Hours, visit hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/after-hours/. For more about idobi, visit idobi.com.
Celebrating and recognizing the community of survivors and supporters, the Susan G. Komen Foundation brings in multiplatinum singer/songwriter Matt Goss. Proceeds fund breast cancer research around the globe.
This Broadway superstar sings show tunes and sentimental songs accompanied by a 10 piece orchestra.
DC AFTER DARK REGGAE CONCERT CRUISE
On Saturday, September 26th, reggae music fan are invited to experience a Reggae Rock Concert Cruise aboard the Spirit of Mount Vernon featuring award-winning artist Ras Slick & The Dutty Bus Crew. With prices from $37.90 per adult (all passengers must be 21+ with valid ID) boarding at 11:00pm, and cruising from Midnight to 3:00am, guests will enjoy a live performance featuring two sets along with special DJ entertainment. Cruisers can dance all night, soak in sights featuring spectacular views of Washington DC, and enjoy a special moonlight buffet menu inspired by flavors of the Caribbean. To purchase tickets or for additional information please call 866-302-2469.
Platinum-selling, 15-year-old vocal sensation Jackie Evancho brings her third studio album, Awakening, to Strathmore in her debut Music Center performance on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 8 p.m. Evancho was a breakout star from America’s Got Talent, captivating global audiences with her lush voice at only 10 years old. She was immediately signed to Columbia Records, becoming the biggest-selling debut artist of 2011 with a total of 3 million albums in the U.S., and firmly entrenching herself as an exciting young talent to watch in the classical-crossover genre. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.
Since America’s Got Talent, Evancho has released a string of successful recordings including O Holy Night, Dream With Me, Heavenly Christmas, and Songs From The Silver Screen. Dream With Me, her first full length studio album, debuted on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #2 and is platinum. She has since acted in Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep alongside Susan Sarandon, Shia LeBeouf, and Nick Nolte, and performed as a special guest in Cirque du Soleil’s One Night for One Drop benefit at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Evancho has also participated in the lighting of the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C.
Without foregoing the beautiful and lush classical-crossover compositions for which Evancho has become famous, she extends her stylistic reach on Awakening with contemporary material such as the haunting “The Rains of Castamere” from HBO’s Game of Thrones and a cover of U2’s “With or Without You.” Evancho also sings several original songs including the anthem “Take Me There” and “Open Fields of Grace.” She also tackles the ethereal ballad “Memories” by Dutch band Within Temptation, in addition to the popular classic “Think of Me” from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera. Awakening’s classical standards include Caccini/Vavilov’s “Ave Maria” and Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise.”
