From DCist contributor Catherine Andrews:
Hopelessly cynical hipster kids can get a dose of feel-good, irony-free music tonight with the Polyphonic Spree concert, going on at the 9:30 Club (815 V St. NW). Twenty-five bandmates, dressed in technicolor floor-length robes, indoctrinate audience members into their wonderful world of musical puppies and rainbows. The Texas-based group, building on the success of their first album, “The Beginning Stages of …”, has found some critical success with their second effort, “Together We’re Heavy.” DCist, always on the lookout for some good, clean, cultish fun, will be in attendance. It’ll be just like the Sun Myung Moon bizarro crowning ceremony on the Hill, except with catchy music and fewer Congressmen. $18.

On the other hand, if you are in the mood for cynical, irony-laden hipster music, head on over to the Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW), where New York bands Elefant and Ambulance Ltd are playing. Expect shaggy-haired lead singers, nostalgic British shoegazing and melodic, fuzzy guitar feedback in spades. $10; doors open at 8:30.

  • Polyphonic Spree – a cover of David Bowie’s “Five Years”
  • Elefant – “Make Up”
  • Ambulance Ltd – “Primitive”
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