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Father John Misty (Photo by Nicholas Ashe Bateman)
Father John Misty recently began his headlining North American tour in support of Chloë and The Next 20th Century, his acclaimed album of 2022. The summer and fall tour features support from Sub Pop labelmate Suki Waterhouse, and it includes a stop at The Anthem in DC on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
You can win a pair of tickets to see the show with Parklife DC!
Fleet Foxes (Photo by Shervin Lainez)
Grammy-nominated artist Fleet Foxes performs at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Tuesday, Aug. 9! They are touring in support of their critically acclaimed album, Shore (2020, via Anti-).
This tour marks the first time that Fleet Foxes performs their new songs live! And you can win a pair of tickets to be there with Parklife DC!
American Aquarium (Photo courtesy Shore Fire Media)
A few weeks ago, American Aquarium released their new studio album Chicamacomico via Thirty Tigers — a heart-wrenching reflection on loss that finds frontman BJ Barham scaling new expressive heights, resulting in the band’s most elemental and emotionally resonant work to date.
American Aquarium play at 9:30 Club on Sunday, June 26, and you can win tickets to see them with Parklife DC!
Flogging Molly (Photo by Katie Hovland)
Legendary Celtic punk band Flogging Molly return with their first new album in five years, Anthem (Sept. 9, Rise Records), a collection that finds the raucous Los Angeles-by-way-of-Dublin outfit reunited with Swagger and Drunken Lullabies engineer Steve Albini. In support of the album Anthem, Flogging Molly perform with The Interrupters at The Anthem on Wednesday, June 22!
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Guided by Voices (Photo by Trevor Naud)
The prolific Guided by Voices release two albums this year, and they perform at 9:30 Club on Saturday, June 18!
You can win a pair of tickets to see Guided by Voices at 9:30 Club with Parklife DC!
Lawrence (Photo by Deanie Chen)
Lawrence and MisterWives have teamed for a double bill called the Sounds of Summer Tour, and the bands play at The Anthem in DC on Friday, June 17.
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Anaïs Mitchell (Photo by Jay Sansone)
Tony- and Grammy-award-winning singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell released her first solo album in over a decade — Anaïs Mitchell (in January through BMG Rights Management) — and she is bringing these songs to life on a headlining US tour! Anaïs brings her musical company to 9:30 Club on Tuesday, May 24.
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Arkells (Photo by Nathan Nash)
Alt-rock band Arkells last year released Blink Once, a seventh full-length album, on Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company and released in partnership with Virgin Music Label & Artist Services US. The Arkells plan to release a new album, Blink Twice, later this year!
Meanwhile, the Arkells visit 9:30 Club on Friday, May 20, for their Blink Once Tour!
You can win a pair of tickets to go with Parklife DC.
Interpol (Photo by Atiba Jefferson)
New York post-punks Interpol release The Other Side of Make Believe, the band’s seventh studio album, in June via Matador Records! On the way to release day, Interpol perform at The Anthem in DC on Tuesday, May 10.
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Fruit Bats (Photo courtesy Merge Records)
With support from Merge Records, Fruit Bats released two albums in 2021 — The Pet Parade and Siamese Dream! This year, the band followed those albums with a compilation, Sometimes a Cloud Is Just a Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits, and Lost Songs (2001–2021).
Fruit Bats now cap that prolific period with a lot of touring, and they turn up at 9:30 Club on Saturday, April 23.
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