“This is a song about the road,” said Bartees Strange of the cleverly penned “Lie 95,” a song from his third studio album, Horror, recently released via 4AD.
The song, which references Interstate 95, appeared early in Bartees’ recent set at 9:30 Club, which was a bit of a homecoming for the longtime DC resident. He now lives further north along that same highway, drawn to Baltimore for its affordable cost of living.
Powerhouse Americana musician Jason Isbell visits DC for two solo shows at Warner Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 27, and Friday, Feb. 28. Friday is very nearly sold out and only a handful of tickets remain for the Thursday show!
Molchat Doma recently published Belaya Polosa, the band’s fourth studio album, and they keep doubling down on the things that make them great. In their recent show at The Anthem, their frontman looked and danced like a wild monk while they washed the audience in bright synthpop melodies and scrubbed them in mournful Russian vocals.
In drawing from equal parts Depeche Mode and The Cure, Molchat Doma could easily fall into pastiche but instead the trio raised their heads and infused originality and raw energy into their enchanting set during their biggest DC appearance so far.
Back in October of last year, Jerry Cantrell self-released his fourth solo album, I Want Blood. You may also know him from his famous band, Alice in Chains. During a recent show at The Fillmore Silver Spring, he played music from both solo and band catalogs to a packed house. To make a great show even better, Jerry brought Filter on the tour with him to open. This show made the 24-year-old that’s trapped inside me very happy.
Glasgow’s multiple BRIT and Ivor Novello-winning band Travis have embarked on their 2025 North American Raze The Bar Tour. Travis perform locally at 9:30 Club on Wednesday, Feb. 19!
Lauren Mayberry, the frontwoman for acclaimed electro-pop band CHVRCHES, recently released her debut solo album, Vicious Creature, via Island Records.
Now on tour to support the album, Lauren performs at 9:30 Club on Tuesday, Feb. 18, returning to the site of her very first solo performance!
Laughs, F-Bombs, and Some Surprisingly Deep Moments: The Kind of Night You Don’t Want to End
By Michael Sprouse
The Lincoln Theatre was packed with fans ready for a recent night of laughs, nostalgia, and whatever unpredictable chaos Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes had in store. And man, did they deliver.
Zach Hurd’s project known as Bay Ledges began in his bedroom back in 2015 with a plan to blend guitar and beats into quirky, sentimental pop motifs and simply having some fun.
Though he set no expectations, he rapidly developed a following after one of his singles — “Safe” — landed on Spotify’s Global Viral Chart in 2016.
On what may become like an annual residency in DC, Greensky Bluegrass was again in outstanding, top form while playing a second night recently at The Anthem for nearly a 3-hour set for admiring fans of bluegrass. Greensky Bluegrass, one of the biggest bluegrass bands on the planet, did not fail to impress and played one of the finest sets I’ve seen during the multiple shows I have had the good fortune to see over the last several years.
What do sequins, bluegrass music, and light shows have in common? They were all at The Anthem on the first of two recent nights when Greensky Bluegrass made a stop in DC on their 2025 Winter Tour with support from rock band Moon Taxi.
At The Anthem, the band’s dedicated fans showed up, decked out in all kinds of looks from matching sequin outfits, cowboy hats to match, to light up headbands. They cheered happy birthday for a bandmate, wrote signs at the barricade, and were excited to get the bands’ attention.
