This past weekend welcomed a great indie rock show at the Atlas District's The Red and The Black. The night started out with a super tight set by local act Impossible Hair. Their sound can be likened to the straight forward indie rock of yore, with a dab of new wave sparkle. They consistently hit the audience with with pop sensible, nod-provoking tune after tune.

Impossible Hair were followed by The Rosewood Thieves and Titus Andronicus, from NY and NJ, respectively. The Rosewood Thieves are an indie-folk quintet with Dylan-esque leanings evident on a majority of their tunes. Lead singer Erick Jordan shimmied, swayed, and cooed his emotive tales of love and loss to a captive audience. In contrast, Titus Andronicus took the night on a detour to a spastic state of mind. Titus Andronicus are receiving a fair, and duly deserved, amount of attention these days. They augmented their performance with a makeshift light show that underscored their love for the dynamic. The night wrapped up on a chill note with local acoustic minimalists, Letzkus Lanou.
-Nestor Diaz

Titus Andronicus (Nestor Diaz for DCist)

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