Concerts

Protect-U & Charanjit Singh @ Tropicalia

Posted on August 13, 2014
Protect-U Perform at Tropicalia in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 7, 2014 - Mike Petillo and Aaron Leitko of Protect-U perform at Tropicalia in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson) (Kyle Gustafson/Photo by Kyle Gustafson)

I’m not going to lie and say that I was familiar with Charanjit Singh before this show. Many people credit him for making the first ever acid house album five full years before the movement started in England, so more power to him. I was honestly more excited about seeing the opening act, Protect-U. It’s been way too long since I had seen them live and they played a great set, some of which you can stream here. I suggest you do so.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 7, 2014 - Mike Petillo and Aaron Leitko of Protect-U perform at Tropicalia in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson) (Kyle Gustafson/Photo by Kyle Gustafson)

WASHINGTON, DC - August 7, 2014 - Aaron Leitko and Mike Petillo of Protect-U perform at Tropicalia in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson) (Kyle Gustafson/Photo by Kyle Gustafson)

WASHINGTON, DC - August 7, 2014 - Aaron Leitko of Protect-U performs at Tropicalia in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson) (Kyle Gustafson/Photo by Kyle Gustafson)

WASHINGTON, DC - August 7, 2014 - Mike Petillo and Aaron Leitko of Protect-U perform at Tropicalia in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson) (Kyle Gustafson/Photo by Kyle Gustafson)

This was my first time going to Tropicalia and probably the last for taking photos. It’s a fine club, plenty of space and a great sound system, but the lights are pants and not much better than the Black Cat backstage room. But the crowd was very nice about letting me move around and overall, the show was great.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 7th, 2014 - Indian electronic music pioneer Charanjit Singh (left) performs songs from his seminal album, Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat, at Tropicalia in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, DC - August 7th, 2014 - Indian electronic music pioneer Charanjit Singh performs songs from his seminal album, Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat, at Tropicalia in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

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Kyle Gustafson is a freelance photographer based in Washington, D.C. His work appears weekly in The Washington Post. Complex Magazine named him one of the 50 Greatest Concert Photographers Right Now.

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