Joshua Palace album release

The very talented and local artist Joshua Palace is releasing his first self-titled solo album soon on iTunes and Bandcamp. Performed, recorded and produced by Joshua himself and mastered by Bob Weston (Shellac, Mission of Burma), this album has been a long time in the making and is a passionate testament to the undying power of spiritual freedom through aural catharsis. Looking forward to seeing him perform soon in Arlington!

DC Statehood Concert at Black Cat

Friday August 26 the Black Cat in DC is hosting a huge show to benefit the cause of DC statehood. Today, DC is considered a district not a state, so capital citizens have a representative in Congress that can not vote. All proceeds of the night go to DCVote.org to fight taxation without representation.

At 9pm the massive show starts with over 70 musicians. Boat Burning headlines the night, as they are a DC based "maximal minimalism" ensemble known for powerful, evocative music. One of my favorites Joshua Palace is also playing. Another DC area native, Joshua's new sound is neo-noir electronic soul.

Joshua Palace and Impuritan at Galaxy Hut

Joshua Palace is returning to Galaxy Hut on Monday, June 13 for his second show this year. The talented guitarist and vocalist has a powerful neo-noir electric sound and will be opening for Impuritan at 8:30pm. Impuritan is an experimental rock three-piece from San Francisco that has been playing for the past 5 years. The band just released “Everything Is Magick”, an eight-song alchemical mix of psychedelia, post-rock, space-rock, ambient noise, and surf.

Cover is $5 for both acts. Don't miss this musical Monday special with abstract sounds and thought provoking songs!

Joshua Palace at Galaxy Hut

January 4, 2016 marks the debut live performance of Joshua Palace, a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. The 9pm show at Galaxy Hut will have the local artist creating walls of sound via loops and synth patterns.  Palace builds upon the wall with songs of isolation and hope. In the vein of William Basinski, Brian Eno, Belong and My Bloody Valentine, Palace aims to challenge and uplift the soul.

The $5 cover will also get you in to see Don Zientara, a true hero of Washington DC, Mr. Zientara is the founder of Inner Ear Studios, recording home to such DC luminaries as Fugazi, Minor Threat, Scream, Lungfish and countless others. Mr. Zientara is also an accomplished and brilliant singer-songwriter. Incorporating gorgeous acoustic guitar and haunting vocal melodies, Mr. Zientara's songs are songs for the world.

More details on the Facebook event page here.

Invisible Witches debut at Iota

On Sunday July 6, the newly formed Clarendon based band Invisible Witches makes its debut show at Iota. The ferocious and filthy new noise-rock trio includes Joshua Padgett formally of The Chance on bass and vocals, David Barker on guitar, and the Simon Ley playing drums. This will be the first time the three perform live as their new band and will be joined by Harness Flux, who recently played at Galaxy Hut down the street. Show starts at 8:30pm and cover is $10.