Bluegrass jamband Yonder Mountain String Band, seen here performing at the 9:30 Club back in 2007, comes to the Fillmore in October. Photograph by Arthur Shim
3 Doors Down, known for their string of hits in the early 2000s like “Kyrptonite” and “Here Without You,” will perform at DAR Constitution Hall on Sunday, November 13. Tickets ($45) go on sale Friday at 10 AM through Ticketfly.
Yonder Mountain String Band, the bluegrass band from Colorado, comes to the Fillmore in Silver Spring on Friday, October 21. The band is known for playing a genre called “jamgrass,” a combination of new-school pop with bluegrass roots, and for their “electrifying improvisations” at live shows, says WXPN’s World Cafe. Tickets ($25) go on sale Friday at 10 AM through Live Nation.
Indie rock band Ra Ra Riot will perform at the 9:30 Club on Wednesday, October 26. Since the band got its start at Syracuse University while playing at house parties, they’ve been described as “one of the best young bands we’ve heard in a really long time” by Spin Magazine. Tickets ($20) are on sale through Ticketfly.
The next best thing to Bruce Springsteen is coming to the Fillmore on Friday, September 16. Matt Ryan & American Dream have evolved their tribute to “The Boss” with the Bruce in the USA tour, which has been described as “high-energy” and pleasantly surprising by long-time Springsteen fans. Tickets ($10) go on sale Friday at 10 AM through Live Nation.
Comedian Louis CK will do his stand-up act at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore on Friday, November 4. The star of the FX comedy series Louie was an Emmy award-winning writer for The Chris Rock Show and also a writer for the Late Night With Conan O’Brien. Tickets ($25 to $45) go on sale Friday at 10 AM through Ticketmaster.
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