The Couch Sessions

9:30 Club

    Forever, Michael

    I guess you could say that, Michael and I go way back like penny candies and Tahitian Treat…I grew up in a musical household my mother would play records daily –during chores, when she was entertaining friends, or just because. My very first memory of Michael involves me in a frilly dress, singing Jackson 5’s [...]

    August 25, 2010 No Comments

    LIVE: The Temper Trap & Florence + the Machine at the 9:30 Club, DC

    Florence + the Machine – Dog Days Are Over [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The Temper Trap – Science of Fear [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The Temper Trap – Drum Song [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Playing at a sold out show on Tuesday night at the 9:30 [...]

    April 9, 2010 No Comments

    CONTEST: Win TICKETS to see Raphael Saadiq!

    Take your friend, your mistress or your special someone. It’s going to be a magical night!

    December 1, 2009 No Comments

    Review: The Gossip at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC

    Review by Michela Wariebi. Photos by Lady Glock. Please Support. No one likes to admit that they like gossip. And prior to October 7, 2009 I would vehemently support that statement. That was the night that I was introduced to the melange of a band that is Gossip. Fronted by Beth Ditto, the indie rock [...]

    October 14, 2009 2 Comments

    Review: De La Soul at The 9:30 Club, Washington, DC

    Picture is from the De La Soul show at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2008 “They’ll never be a breakup” says . For some bands this is famous last words but for De La Soul, a group that has been together–and stayed together–for over 20 years, this phrase is set in stone. The trio rolled [...]

    August 14, 2009 2 Comments

    Bad Brains to Play 9:30 Club on Election Night

    I know that Bad Brains might not be your steez, but Bad Brains is one of the quintessential Black rock bands evar. If you don’t know, consult Wikipedia. From MTV: On November 4 — which will undoubtedly be a momentous, historic Election Day, no matter the outcome — hardcore legends Bad Brains will be revisiting [...]

    September 4, 2008 6 Comments

    Review: Gnarls Barkley at the 9:30 Club

    This isn’t even a review. See, what had happened was….. I drive over to the 9:30 Club nice and early, not only to get a good spot for the sold out Gnarls show, but to check out the opener Hercules and Love Affair that everybody has been buzzing about. So I roll down to U [...]

    August 6, 2008 4 Comments

    Just Added: Gnarls Barkley at 9:30 Club, Other Shows

    DC is getting some fly shows lately! They’re not free like our friends in New York , but I still can’t complain. Gnarls Barkley at 9:30 Club – August 5th Show just added today. Gnarls is rocking 9:30 with (er, transvestite fronted) Hercules Love Affair on August 5th. I saw Gnarls at the MCI Center [...]

    June 26, 2008 No Comments