About us
About the group
This Meetup group is for indie and local music fans to see some great shows, meet some new people, and support independent/small label and local bands in the process.
We attend shows in the DC/MD/VA area with a focus on smaller concert venues such as the 9:30 Club, Black Cat, Union Stage, DC9, Songbyrd, Jammin' Java, etc.
Suggest venues, shows, and bands!
Please suggest new venues, shows, and bands! Any genre! This group is active and you should be able to find someone else interested in seeing the show you want to go to (and not have to drag your friends who are not so interested in that band or music in general).
How our events work
All of our events have an Event Host who will send a message to all RSVPs with a general plan for a time and specific location to meet up. With some events, the plan may be to just to meet up inside the venue. If you would like to volunteer to host an event, send Melissa a message for details.
Questions?
New to Meetup or new to the group? Feel free to send a message to our organizers! You can also post questions/comments about specific shows on the event page for that show.
Hope to meet up with you soon!
Upcoming events
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The New Pornographers @ 9:30 Club
9:30, 815 V Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USJoin us across the street at roughly 6:30 p.m. for a slice of pizza at Andy's Pizza, doors open at the 9:30 club at 7:00, there's an opening act, then The New Pornographers, probably by 8:30 or 9:00 p.m.
Tickets:
$40 @ 9:30 box office
$51 @ Ticketmaster
https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-new-pornographers-washington-district-of-columbia-05-21-2026/event/1500636ECDD0A08Chttps://open.spotify.com/artist/4mO4aGO6u29UyR6XLZR9XW?si=iitJ2fB5Q7yp_lf16uXFAA
https://www.930.com/e/the-new-pornographers/
"Over the past 20 years, The New Pornographers have proven themselves one of the most excellent bands in indie rock. They have released nine studio albums, including their classic debut Mass Romantic and their latest 2023’s Continue as a Guest, which marked their debut for Merge Records.
They’ve constantly offered new sonic surprises with every album, and have established themselves alongside modern luminaries like Yo La Tengo and Superchunk when it comes to their ability to evolve while still retaining what made them so special in the first place. Of the newest record, New York Magazine lauded, “The New Pornographers are a massive unit bursting with unique and intersecting talents…the band’s ninth album serves another helping of their signature dish.”
The band's new single "Ballad of the Last Payphone" is out now with a new full-length album slated for release in 2026 – more details to come.
Critical acclaim for The New Pornographers:
“Over the course of their 20-plus-year career, the New Pornographers have often specialized in catchy ambiguity. If leader Carl Newman was just a machine cranking out power-pop tunes, it would get boring. But there’s also a lot of mixed emotions going on under the surface of their studiously nuanced pop-rock formalism—like if Cheap Trick was as quick-witted as Steely Dan, or the Romantics were as thoughtful as R.E.M.”
- Rolling Stone
“Pure, blissfully irresistible power pop”
- NPR Music
“[The New Pornographers] make catchy, sophisticated alternate-universe hits.”
- Stereogum"
11 attendees
💥Bikini Kill💥
The Fillmore Silver Spring, 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD, USMothers of the Riot Grrrl movement, Bikini Kill burst onto the PNW alt scene in 1991, at the same time as bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Known for high energy, in your face performances, the band became an integral part of DC’s 90’s punk scene often working with members of Fugazi. The Singles is a compilation (9 songs in 17 minutes!) of songs from that era.
Rebel Girl - live on Colbert
The Fillmore is a medium sized venue (a bit larger than the 930) in downtown Silver Spring. It’s a 10 minute walk from the SS metro station and there are several nearby parking garages.
Tix are $62 - Bikini Kill tix2 attendees
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