Death Cab for Cutie has lined up a show at DAR Constitution Hall on Wednesday, April 8. Cold War Kids and Ra Ra Riot will open; tickets ($39) go on sale Saturday, February 7 at 10 AM. Use the presale password “possessive” to purchase tickets early from now until Friday, February 6, at 10 PM.
Indie-rock band Modest Mouse announced a 12-date tour last month that was supposed to end on March 8, but the band just announced a surprise performance at the 9:30 Club on Friday, March 13. Kinky is the opening act; tickets ($35) went on sale this morning.
Idina Menzel is a Tony Award-winning actress known for her roles in Broadway musicals such as Rent and Wicked, but she broke into the music industry last year with her debut album I Stand. She goes on tour in March, and she’ll perform at the Birchmere Tuesday, March 24. Tickets ($59.50) go on sale Saturday at 10 AM.
Tickets are still available to Ani DiFranco’s show at the 9:30 Club on Friday, March 6, but another show has been added for Saturday, March 7. Chad Stokes will also perform. Tickets ($40 for both nights) went on sale this morning.
The New Zealand comedy duo Flight of the Conchords is releasing a new album and touring North America this spring. They’re scheduled to stop at DAR Constitution Hall on Monday, April 13. Tickets ($37.50) go on sale Friday, February 6, at 10 AM. Get your tickets early with presale password “sugalumps” until tonight at 8.
Raphael Saadiq, former member of the ’80s R&B group Tony! Toni! Tone! is now a Grammy-winning solo artist. Touring in support of his most recent album, The Way I See It, he comes to the 9:30 Club on Tuesday, March 24. Tickets ($25) went on sale this morning.
