On Friday, July 17th the Luce Foundation Center is hosting another Luce Unplugged Community Showcase from 6-8 p.m. Presented with Washington City Paper, the free show will feature local bands Be Steadwell and Olivia Neutron-John. There will be free tastings from Port City Brewing Company as well as a cash bar where you can grab beer, wine and pre-dinner snacks. Not to mention, the AC will be on full blast all night.
First up, we'll have Be Steadwell, a D.C. native and Howard University grad who soulfully blends jazz, acapella and folk to create what she calls "queerpop." The one-woman act beatboxes and layers her vocals with a loop pedal in live performances, so we're excited to see what she brings to Luce. Check out her mixtape Notes. Acoustic Love Songs on Bandcamp and catch her set on July 17th at 6 p.m.
Following Be Steadwell, we'll kick things up a notch with Olivia Neutron-John, the project of vocalist, keyboardist and electronic noisemaker Anna Nasty. Their sound is experimental and not for the faint of heart (The Washington Post has referred to their music as "fraught, frightening and fantastic"). From Tai chi moves to wool jumpsuits, they are known to put on a show that's as difficult to define as their music. As the celebrated D.C. front man and author Ian Svenonius put it, "OLIVIA NEUTRON-JOHN is a vital bolt from the blue, a radical arrival which signals something outside of noise, punk, disco, pop ..." In addition to Olivia Neutron-John, Anna also plays with Svenonius' latest band Chain and the Gang.
Check out their album Injury Train and I'm Never Getting Off It on Bandcamp and see them perform in the Luce at 7 p.m.
