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Mumford & Sons have returned with a new single, The Banjo Song , giving fans a glimpse at their sixth studio album, Prizefighter , set to arrive February 20. Similar sounds: The Avett Brothers, Fleet Foxes, Dermot Kennedy Photo Credit: Jay Sansone Where their previous album RUSHMERE  leaned into modern folk-rock polish, The Banjo Song  harkens back to the expansive, emotive storytelling of Babel . The track opens delicately, with soft, contemplative verses that gradually swe

The Washington National Opera is charting a new course away from the Kennedy Center, ending a decades-long relationship amid sweeping changes at the venue following its controversial renaming to the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. Construction crews adjust signage at the Kennedy Center, adding "The Donald Trump and." (Photo by Atl28 / CC0 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons) The announcement comes as the opera enters its 70th anniversary ye

NEEDTOBREATHE is keeping things quiet a little longer. Similar sounds: Kings of Leon, Judah & The Lion, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors Corner Circuit/Photo by Carson Schultz The South Carolina-bred band has added a new run of dates "due to overwhelming demand" to their Barely Elegant Acoustic Tour, extending the stripped-back experience into early 2026, and including a stop at Richmond’s Altria Theater. For a group known for filling rooms with towering, sing-along anthems, the

Sam Barber’s American Route Tour arrives at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. on February 6, 2026, bringing one of country and Americana’s fastest-scaling success stories into one of the city’s largest rooms. Similar sounds: Ty Myers, Zach Bryan, Max McNown The stop lands Barber squarely in the middle of a tour designed to match the size of his growing audience: no longer club-level, not quite stadium-ready, but rapidly filling theaters across the country. Barber began posting s

Three decades of rock history conver ge in one band. Photo Credit: Steven Cohen Rock's newest supergroup, Howl Owl Howl, brings together...

After a 2025 run of symphony halls and full band shows, Gregory Alan Isakov is scaling things down for an acoustic night at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. on January 24, 2026. Similar sounds: Iron & Wine, Ray LaMontague, Sufjan Stevens Photo Credit: Rebecca Caridad The show is part of a short run of stripped back performances that put the focus on Isakov’s songwriting rather than full band or orchestral arrangements. These shows are expected to be mostly solo, with songs pres

Matt Maeson has spent many a long night writing songs while the rest of the world sleeps. Between fatherhood, marriage, and moving...

Colony House is taking their fifth album, 77,  on the road, and Washington, D.C. will get its turn when the band headlines the 9:30 Club...

Bad Suns have spent the past decade chasing light while wrestling with shadow, and their latest album Accelerator  shows them closing the...

In the world of Purity Ring, synths shimmer like starlight and vocals drift like whispered dreams. Similar sounds: CHVRCHES, BROODS, PVRIS Purity Ring will stop at Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club on October 29 as part of their Place of My Own Tour. The electro-pop duo, vocalist Megan James and producer Corin Roddick, are celebrating the release of their fourth album, Purity Ring , out September 26. Formed in Edmonton, Canada, Purity Ring first turned heads in 2011 with “Ungirth

Alternative rocker Yungblud is bringing his high-energy live show to Washington, D.C. for two nights at the 9:30 Club. He will perform on...

Folk trio I’m With Her and singer-songwriter Iron & Wine will co-headline the Robin’s Egg Tour this summer, with a stop at Vienna’s...

Cage The Elephant is making their long-awaited return to The Anthem on October 26, their first D.C. stop in half a decade. The band...

Now let's begin... Again. Jon Bellion has never been the type to stick to one lane. Sure, you might not have his face burned into your...

The year is 2004. Low-rise jeans are in, MySpace is king, and three brothers from New Jersey are about to upload a cover of “Please Be...

If you’ve somehow managed to avoid getting in your feels—or at least a few goosebumps—from a Teddy Swims song, that streak might end this...

The York State Fair isn’t exactly known for subtlety. Neither is NEEDTOBREATHE. Similar sounds:  Kings of Leon, Switchfoot, The Lumineers GRAMMY-nominated rock band NEEDTOBREATHE is bringing their high-octane live show to the York State Fair Grandstand, adding a surge of soul-stirring anthems to one of Pennsylvania’s oldest traditions. Only two hours from D.C., this stop is one of the closest chances for DMV fans to catch the band live this summer, and a perfect excuse to spe

Indie-rock trio Sunflower Bean returns to D.C. on May 23 with a performance at The Atlantis that promises to be as raw and revelatory as...

The Head and the Heart just dropped Aperture , an album proving that introspection doesn’t have to be quiet. After a few years of...

Acclaimed indie-folk band The Head and The Heart will release their sixth studio album, Aperture , on Friday, May 9. The album follows...