Miami Horror @ 9:30 Club [DC] - 11/29/19
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Miami Horror @ 9:30 Club [DC] - 11/29/19

The Australian-based Miami Horror is in the midst of a musical transformation. Since the last time they passed through 9:30 Club in support of 2015’s All Possible Futures, guitarist Joshua Moriarty took a break to focus on a solo album (and entertaining podcast), and guitarist/keyboardist Aaron Shanahan left after seven years to pursue a new musical project. Founding member Benjamin Plant (who initially used the name for his solo project) and keyboardist Daniel Whitechurch have remade the live band in a new image, bringing in Australian drummer Kosta Theodosis and American vocalists TC Milan and Reva DeVito. 

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Oh He Dead @ Pearl Street Warehouse [DC] - 11/22/2019
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Oh He Dead @ Pearl Street Warehouse [DC] - 11/22/2019

Oh He Dead is feeling all the love right now, and it's well-deserved. The DC-based group (and arguably one of the area's best) began as a two-piece acoustic duo and eventually landed on and expanded band and a soul-infused sound that is best exemplified in their NPR Tiny Desk Contest submission, "Lonely Sometimes."

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Neon Indian @ 9:30 Club [DC] - 11/16/2019
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Neon Indian @ 9:30 Club [DC] - 11/16/2019

Alan Palomo is proudly putting his Mexican heritage on display with his first new song in more than four years, the funky-sounding "Toyota Man." It carries the musical DNA of 2015's VEGA INTL. Night School, but this time, Palomo is taking a stand against anti-immigrant sentiments that have come to a head in the United States. The chorus of the song, mostly sung in Spanish, goes: "We came to study / we want to work / and even though they try to deny it / we are all Americans." The song was one of two new tracks Palomo performed at 9:30 Club. 

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Neon Indian @ 9:30 Club - 10/7/16
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Neon Indian @ 9:30 Club - 10/7/16

Friday nights were meant for dancing. The work week was through, the weekend had just begun, and the 9:30 Club was open late so Classixx and Neon Indian could play great synth-pop/disco house tracks. Both bands have a bit of overlap with one another, so it made sense that both groups would embark on a tour and play a sold-out 9:30 Club.

The LA-based duo known as Classixx have made a name for themselves with their dancefloor-ready songs, recruiting singers like Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos, LCD Soundsystem’s Nancy Whang, How To Dress Well’s Tom Krell, and even T-Pain on tracks that predate the tropical house music movement, but embody many of the genre’s ideals - laid-back, fun songs that anyone can groove to. 

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