Drama and Acting

Last week, DC swooned over the beautifully talented Laufey, who left the bow-filled crowd mesmerized. Having spent a few years of her childhood growing up in Washington, DC, she told her audience at The Anthem that her two back-to-back shows felt “almost like hometown shows.” Her stunning vocals and melodic jazzy tunes truthfully encapsulated…

There’s no cutoff date for launching a career in music. Ben Carr has been recording and performing for about two decades, but he believes his is just getting started in earnest. As the mastermind producer and multi-instrumentalist operating the playfully titled project CARRTOONS, Carr’s a testament to steadfastness and fortitude. He quietly put together an…

Clutch fans got to experience the band’s whirlwind of rock ‘n’ roll energy firsthand, and it left them exhilarated and craving more, on a recent night at The National in Richmond, Virginia. The moment the band took the stage, there was an undeniable electricity in the air as the crowd eagerly anticipated the…

A Blacktop Mojo concert is like diving headfirst into a Southern rock-infused sonic tornado. The Palestine, Texas five-piece definitely know how to captivate an audience! From the second they hit the first chord, the band exuded a raw intensity that instantly grabbed hold of the crowd’s attention in a recent opening set for Clutch at…

Few musicians can enchant and regale a venue in the manner of Roberto Carlos Lange. More commonly known by his performing and recording name, Helado Negro, the talented South Florida native is one of the rare songwriters who weaves two languages into his music, and he does so to dazzling effect, as seen in a…

Has society overused the word “trippy?” I feel like maybe it’s fallen out of fashion lately? But then how else to describe the recent performance of STRFKR at 9:30 Club as anything other than trippy? Well, it also was a feel good, lighthearted, and dance-inducing experience. But mostly it was trippy. STRFKR, a…

Editor’s Note: Parklife DC contributor Casey Vock has been the staff photographer and writer for the Baltimore Old Time Festival the past three years. He was on hand this year for the fifth edition of the event, held at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Below is the event’s official announcement. BALTIMORE, Md. — More than…

One of the many unique joys of experiencing live music is seeing a packed house utterly transfixed by what’s going on the stage. The British sextet Black Country, New Road took a completely new set of material to the Baltimore Soundstage Friday night and made those fortunate enough to be there come away feeling like…