Secondhand Serenade & Hawthorne Heights at Black Cat in Washington, D.C. on 3/15/17

Secondhand Serenade came to the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. for his Ten Year Anniversary Tour accompanied by Hawthorne Heights, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus’s Ronnie Winter, and Kenny Holland. .

Secondhand Serenade played a set of his more popular songs which brought a nostalgic feel for those that have been following the artist since his first album back in 2007. Hawthorne Heights also added to the intimate feeling of the show by playing a special acoustic set.

Reel Big Fish & Anti-Flag at Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring, MD on 1/17/17

Reel Big Fish and Anti-Flag stopped in Silver Spring, MD to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their albums “Turn the Radio Off” and “Die for the Government”. While the two are very different in style the show brought back that glorious feeling of the late 90’s/early 2000’s Warped Tour.

The upcoming inauguration was a popular topic during Anti-Flag’s set and Justin Sane explained how Donald Trump inspired the popular song ‘Your Daddy Was A Rich Man, Your Daddy’s Fucking Dead’. They wrapped their set by setting up the drum set in the crowd and finishing the song ‘Bradenburg Gate’.

The two headliners were supported by Direct Hit! and Maryland locals Ballyhoo!

People's Blues of Richmond at The Jefferson Theater in Charlottesville, VA on 2/4/17

People’s Blues of Richmond brought their powerful and energetic show to Charlottesville, VA over the weekend. After coming off a packed summer schedule sharing the bill with huge acts such as ZZ Top and playing major venues like Red Rocks, it isn’t hard to see why they create the buzz they do when they come to town. They along side another Richmond, VA great, The Trongone Band played two killer encore’s of The Rolling Stone’s Jumpin Jack Flash and Rage Against the Machine’s Killing In The Name. You can catch People’s Blues of Richmond at the Brooklyn Bowl February 21st or their upcoming residency at the 8×10 in Baltimore coming in March.

Gary Clark Jr. at Carnegie Hall in New York City on 12/8/16

Gary Clark Jr. came to New York City to perform a rare intimate sold out performance at Carnegie Hall. With more for than 2,800 people in attendance he played his hits from the new album The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, along with covers from some of music’s greats such as Jimmy Reed, Robert Petway, Leroy Carr, and Elmore James.

Murmurs from the crowd could be heard all over hoping for a live album of the spectacular performance at an iconic venue.

Setlist:
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) (Leroy Carr cover)
Freight Train (Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group cover)
Catfish Blues (Robert Petway cover)
Shame, Shame, Shame (Jimmy Reed cover)
Honest I Do (Jimmy Reed cover)
Things Are Changin’
Hold On
Our Love
Bright Lights
Don’t Owe You a Thang
Next Door Neighbor Blues
Please Find My Baby (Elmore James cover)
The Sky Is Crying (Elmore James cover)
Numb
The Healing
Worry No More

Encore:
Shake

Big Mama Shakes at The Broadberry in Richmond, VA

The Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Richmond and Whitefox Recording hosted the Rock to End Alzheimer’s show in Richmond, VA with headliner Big Mama Shakes. Big Mama Shakes has shared the stage with acts such as Nathaniel Rateliffe & the Night Sweats and Incubus. You can tour dates and links to their music at bigmamashakes.com.

The 2016 Rock to End Alzheimer’s concert was 90’s themed, featuring covers of some of the greatest hits from that decade by local artists. Also on the bill were Brighter the Moon, 808, and Venus Guy Trap.