What concerts are you stoked for in March? Bolster your list with these recommendations.
Curated lists? Let’s do it! How many of these concerts are you attending?
Note: If you want some local DC-based bands/artists, we’ve highlighted local artists in bright red.
Top 20 Concerts for March
Vanessa Carlton @ The Birchmere (3/2/23) (You could walk “A Thousand Miles” for this show.)
Mikaela Davis @ Songbyrd Music House (3/3/23)
The Beths @ 9:30 Club (3/4/23) Sold Out (Check out our review of a previous show by this New Zealand band.)
Thick @ DC9 (3/5/23) (New York punk trio coming to crush DC.)
Grady w/ Tetchy, Sheila, File Select @ The Runaway (3/6/23)
Sobs @ DC9 (3/8/23) (Indie pop band from Singapore.)
Larkin Poe @ 9:30 Club (3/9/23) (“Strike Gold” from their 2022 album, Blood Harmony (via Tricki-Woo Records), is a true banger. Southern blues rock at its finest.)
Betty Who @ The Anthem (3/10/23)
Native Sun w/ Cinema Hearts and Venray @ The Runaway (3/10/23) (Two great local bands opening for NYC’s rockers Native Sun. Will be fabulous.)
Inhaler (w/ Sun Room) @ 9:30 Club (3/13 & 3/14/23) Both Sold Out
Anna of the North @ Union Stage (3/16/23)
Outerloop w/ Pajama Day and Cal Rifkin @ Pie Shop (3/18/23)
Broke Royals @ Quarry House Tavern (3/18/23)
Dragonette @ Union Stage (3/23/23) (Canada’s Martina Sorbara is back! After six years, Dragonette has released a new album, Twennies (via Dragonette Inc.). It’s been seven years since I last saw her perform, so looking forward to it!)
SAVAK, Wild Powwers, Continuals @ Comet Ping Pong (3/24/23) (Rock bands from NYC, Washington State, and DC.)
A Shrewdness of Apes w/ Jackie and the Treehorns + 51 Peg @ The Pocket (3/24/23)
Black Masala @ Pearl Street Warehouse (3/24/23) (Check out this local blues and funk band, well worth the effort! See our review of a previous show.)
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band @ Capital One Arena (3/27/23) (It’s Bruce, if you have a few pretty pennies laying around, definitely get there!)
Tennis @ 9:30 Club (3/29 & 3/30/23) 3/29 Sold Out
Elise Trouw @ Union Stage (3/30/23) (Local artist Cat Janice is opening.)
Bonus!!
(When 20 concerts isn’t enough. And it never is.)
Journey w/Toto @ Capital One Arena (3/1/23)
The Dandy Warhols @ Black Cat (3/1/23) (‘A long time ago, we used to be friends.’ If you know Veronica Mars, you know the song.)
First to Eleven @ Jammin Java (3/5/23) (A great cover band.)
Emily Scott Robinison / Alisa Amador / Violet Bell @ Jammin Java (3/12/23)
Maya Hawke @ 9:30 Club (3/15 & 3/16/23) (The actress from Stranger Things can sing too!)
Enumclaw @ DC9 (3/23/23) (A rock band from Tacoma, WA, their name is a small city I grew up next to.)
Hello Mary w/ BRNDA @ Songbyrd Music House (3/25/23)
Daisychain w/ Red Medicine & Cherub Tree @ The Runaway (3/25/23)
The 9 Songwriter Series Monthly Residency @ Pearl Street Warehouse (3/28/23)
Careless Flight W/ Kinda Evil, Please Knock @ Pie Shop (3/29/23) (Kinda Evil’s recent single, “Stepping Stone”, is great and worth checking out. Saw them perform it live at DC9 a couple weeks ago.)
April Sneak Peek…
Sophie B. Hawkins @ The Hamilton (4/1/23)
Titus Andronicus @ Black Cat (4/4/23)
Bikini Kill @ The Fillmore Silver Spring (4/4 & 4/6/23)
A DC Journey 