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Don’t Miss: Gorillaz @ Merriweather Post Pavilion, 7/17/17

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Gorillaz (Portrait by Jamie Hewlett)

Gorillaz, the world’s must successful virtual band, will release Humanz, this Friday, April 28, via Parlophone and Warner Bros. Records. And your favorite animated band — Murdoc Niccals, Noodle, Russel Hobbs, and 2D – will hit the road for their first US tour in seven years, including a stop at Merriweather Post Pavilion on July 17. Tour venues in Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia already have sold out, but tickets remain for Merriweather!

Music Park: Dan Andriano in the Emergency Room @ Songbyrd Music House — 4/15/17

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Dan Andriano and Matt Pryor perform at Songbyrd Music House on April 15, 2017. (Photo by Daniel Webb)

Former member of Tuesday, bassist of The Falcon, bassist and co-singer of Alkaline Trio, and one talented solo singer-songwriter, Dan Andriano is a complete badass and my personal favorite musician since I was an angsty punky preteen.

Music Park: Betty Who @ 9:30 Club — 4/16/17

Betty Who 11 Betty Who performs at 9:30 Club on Sunday, April 16, 2017.

Confident and carefree, Jessica Anne Newham, better known as Betty Who, sashayed onto stage at 9:30 Club on Sunday for a sold-out performance that showcased her sex appeal and poise.

Music Park: Steel Panther @ The National (Richmond, Va.) — 4/17/17

Steel Panther 29 Steel Panther perform at The National in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday, April 17, 2017.

To hear the roar of Steel Panther is to flash back to glam metal glory days of the 1980s, emphasis on the flashing.

Don’t Miss: Brian Wilson @ Lincoln Theatre, 5/4/17

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Brian Wilson (Photo courtesy the artist)

The legendary Brian Wilson will appear for two nights at the Lincoln Theatre on Wednesday, May 3, and Thursday, May 4, to celebrate the seminal Beach Boys album Pet Sounds in what he’s calling final performances of the album. Wednesday is sold out, but amazingly tickets still remain for the Thursday night show.

Don’t Miss: Beauty Pill @ Black Cat, 4/29/17

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Beauty Pill (Photo by Stefano Giovanni)

DC chamber pop collective Beauty Pill released an experimental album, Beauty Pill Describes Things as They Are, in 2015, but they will finally give the album its full measure on a tour with no wave pioneer Arto Lindsay, starting next week, with a stop at Black Cat on Saturday, April 29.

Don’t Miss: Cindy Alexander @ La Mexicana (Gaithersburg, Md.), 5/18/17

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Cindy Alexander (Photo courtesy Blue Élan Records)

Singer-songwriter Cindy Alexander is touring the United States this summer with a special stop in DC metro in partnership with the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Cindy will play a special dinnertime show at La Mexicana (16143 Shady Grove Rd., Gaithersburg, Maryland) on Thursday, May 18.

Ticket Giveaway: Rostam @ 9:30 Club, 5/2/17

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Rostam Batmanglij, the former member of Vampire Weekend who goes only by his first name, is gearing up to drop his first full-length solo album, and he’s performing at 9:30 Club on Tuesday, May 2. You can win tickets to see him!

Music Park: Vérité @ 9:30 Club — 4/16/17

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After a few songs at 9:30 Club on Sunday night, Vérité turned to a much anticipated cover.

“I didn’t write this one,” Vérité said with a smile to a pretty full house, gathering to see her and Betty Who in a sold-out show that night. She then launched into her cover of “Somebody Else” by the 1975.

Don’t Miss: Den-Mate @ Black Cat, 4/19/17

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Den-Mate (Photo courtesy Babe City Records)

Jules Hale, better known to us in DC as Den-Mate, published a new EP Entropii earlier this month, and she’s performing at Black Cat on Wednesday, April 19, in a show to celebrate the record release.