Nightspots
Monday Mar 8, 2010
The Ark: Scythian
(See review.) Young Washington, D.C., quartet that plays Celtic- inspired original music in infectiously high-energy arrangements that incorporate a rock ’n’ roll spirit and an array of stylistic influences from classical to East European and Middle Eastern music. “With only a thirty-to-forty-minute framework, Scythian took the sedate Monday night crowd aback from the start with a fierce twin fiddle instrumental and rarely let up on the intensity after that with polka and gypsy songs thrown in among the more obviously Irish-inspired tunes,” says Music That Matters critic Kevin Oliver in a review of one of the band’s live shows. “By set's end the crowd was on their feet, clapping in rhythm and even stomping their feet, chairs forgotten for the moment.” $12.50.
Elbow Room: Laith Al-Saadi
Soulful acoustic rock and blues covers and originals by this local singer-guitarist.
Keystone Underground Martini Bar: Paul Keller Orchestra
Every Mon. Award-winning 15-piece big band led by bassist Keller and featuring vocalist Susan Chastain.
The Necto: Factory
Goth, synthpop, industrial, and alternative dance music with DJ Jinx. Also, drum 'n' bass in the Red Room with DJ Joey P.
