synth pop – A DC Journey

Concert Review: The Ivy @ Pie Shop (4/15/25)

The Ivy with Lyncs (Photo Courtesy of Tallulah PR)

‘Don’t sleep on the pie at the Pie Shop. I did it, it was fucking amazing!’ – Shawn Abhari (The Ivy)

Concert Review: Lauren Mayberry @ 9:30 Club (2/18/25)

Lauren Mayberry (Photo Credit: Charlotte Patmore)

“Hey 9:30 Club! This is genuinely one of my favorite places to play.” – Lauren Mayberry

Concert Review: Hot Chip @ 9:30 Club (6/1/23)

The English band Hot Chip, bringers of dance, came to the 9:30 Club to indulge the super sold out crowd with a night of epic synth-pop.

Concert Review: CHVRCHES @ The Anthem (11/30/21)

CHVRCHES (Photo Credit: Sebastian Mlynarski & Kevin J Thomson)

The best CHVRCHES concert ever? Yes.

Concert Pick: Poliça @ 9:30 Club (3/29/20) (Postponed)

Channy Leaneagh of Poliça (Photo Credit: Zoe Prinds)

The synth-pop masters from Minneapolis, Poliça, will grace DC at the end of the month, in front of what will surely be a devoted 9:30 Club crowd.

(Editor’s Note: All I.M.P. concerts (The Anthem, 9:30 Club, U Hall, Lincoln Theatre) have been postponed through March. We will update to this post once (and if) the Poliça concert is rescheduled. Very disappointing music-wise, but now is the time to take the necessary steps to slow the coronavirus pandemic, so completely understood.)

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Concert Review: Bat For Lashes @ Sixth & I Synagogue (2/18/20)

‘What if Lost Boys was about hot vampire women instead?’ – Natasha Khan

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Concert Pick: Bat For Lashes @ Sixth & I Synagogue (2/18/20)

British singer-songwriter, Natasha Khan, will perform at Sixth & I Synagogue on Tuesday, February 18th, bringing her lush dream and synth pop to our fair city!

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