Sound Obsession

Brent Cobb, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 9/18/19 Black Pumas, U Street Music Hall, 9/12/19 Black Pumas, U Street Music Hall, 9/12/19 Black Pumas, U Street Music Hall, 9/12/19 Tame Impala, The Anthem, Washington DC - 10/24/19 Tame Impala, The Anthem, Washington DC - 10/24/19 Tame Impala, The Anthem, Washington DC - 10/24/19 Chris Stapleton, Margo Price, Marcus King, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD - 10/11/19 Chris Stapleton, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD - 10/11/19 Chris Stapleton, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD - 10/11/19 Ward Davis, Pearl Street Warehouse, Washington DC - 10/9/19 Charles Wesley Godwin, Pearl Street Warehouse, Washington DC - 10/9/19 Torche, The Black Cat, Washington DC - 7/31/19 Jim Kweskin, Colony, Woodstock NY - 7/5/19

In alphabetical order. . . . The Arcs: Yours, Dreamily, (6.5/10) Dan Auerbach, front-man of blues rock duo The Black Keys, temporarily ditched his longtime drummer pal Patrick Carney and launched a new collaborative side-project last year - The Arcs. The band's debut Yours, Dreamly, bests the Keys' recent material, exploring more soulful textures. It doesn't all work, but its lush slow jams and vintage aesthetic make the journey worthwhile. Artificial Intelligence: Timeline (7/10) North London drum & bass duo Artificial Intelligence released their second LP, Timeline , last year - their first for revered label Metalheadz. Timeline shifts easily between sunny liquid rollers and dank breakbeat workouts and though it doesn't shatter many molds stylistically, the album is superbly consistent and stirring from start to finish. Easily one of Metalheadz's best artist albums since Goldie's Timeless . The Atomic Bitchwax: Gravit...

Torche, DC9, Washington DC - 3/29/15 Swervedriver, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC - 3/25/15 Helmet, Black Cat, Washington DC - 2/25/15