10/16 HAIM - Nothing's Wrong @ The Anthem, Washington, DC 5/01/18

Every once in a while there comes along an artist who restores your faith in (real) music. They capture you with familiarity. They keep you with their novelty. And all of a sudden you're energized, inspired, touched in that unexplainable way that sorta just shook the earth beneath your feet. Totally turned on.

HAIM hails from LA. They're a band fronted by three sisters with two chaps in the back on drums and keys. They've got a deadly and powerful cocktail of impactful, raspy and emotion-laced vocals; song structures that avoid staid, expected progressions; catchy lyrics (in the good way); the stage banter of someone comfortable in their skin and sense of humor; and mega-solos. Artist comparisons flooded my head as I watched; Fleetwood Mac, The XX, John Mayer, Tracy Chapman, Nirvana; and yet they're incomparable.

THERE'S NO STOPPING HAIM

Having released their critically-acclaimed debut album Days Are Gone, in 2013, Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim are hitting the road once again. This time they'll be touring again in Spring, joined on the road by Lizzo, in a tour aptly titled 'Sister Sister Sister'. They'll be playing material off their 2017 album, Something To Tell You.

HAIM have been the focus of almost unprecedented media attention since their smash hit 2013 album; they've been honored in Rolling Stone's annual "Best of Rock" issue, named both an MTV "Artist to Watch" and VH1 "You Oughta Know" artist, and showcased as Spotify's first ever "Spotlight" artist. The creators of crowd favorites, Falling, Forever, and The Wire, Haim's Days Are Gone album was co-written with Kid Harpoon and Jessie Ware and debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 album chart.