Nolen Strals gets some air time at Comet Ping Pong.

“This is the opposite of how shows in D.C. used to go for us,” said Double Dagger lead singer Nolen Strals, about three songs into their already-sweaty set at Comet Ping Pong on Friday night. Then, as if to differentiate between the quality of past and present, he added, “thank you.”