Vakili Band is set to perform at The Pocket in Washington, DC, on October 26th.

This band is no stranger to Washington DC, and they on tour supporting their their third full-length album, Honey, which was released on September 28, 2023.   The fiery five-piece rock band is fronted by Lily Vakili, a savvy street poet who finds the sweet spot in the nexus formed by Patti Smith’s loose-limbed punk swagger, Grace Slick’s inviting psychedelia and the throaty blues-belting of a Janis Joplin, not to mention the full-throated howl of a Grace Potter or Brittany Howard

With roots firmly planted in the late-’70s “Ford to New York drop dead” headlines era, Vakili pays tribute to those seminal punk influences on “Mapplethorpe,” her ode to the love affair between the provocative photographer and Patti Smith depicted in her book Just Kids, with a lyrical nod to the “broken boys and torn-up men/tough as licorice dribbling down my chin.”

The New York Dolls bump-and-grind meets the deadpan nihilism of the Velvet Underground in “Yves Calls Her Betty,” which is based on an interview with designer Yves Saint-Laurent about his blonde “female double,” Betty Catroux, a sly look at the artist-muse relationship buttressed by the kick-ass bottom of Jovanis and Kuba.

The shows are about as pure rock-n-roll as you can get and it will make you feel like should be smoking and drinking a beer in a dark, smokey corner of CBGBs or The Rat. Here's some more info and their latest album

We encourage everyone to kick out the jams at The Pocket this coming Thursday - this is quiet the hidden gem and we think it is just what your soul needs right now.

(Article Cover Image Photo Credit: Lara Callahan)

Listen to HONEY on all other streaming platforms here.

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