TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Founded in the late 1960s while students at the University of Illinois, REO Speedwagon found success in the 1980s with anthemic radio hits “Keep On Loving You” and “Take It on the Run.” The band is joined by Charlie Farren at the Warner Theatre. 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. All ages, venue accessible. $23+.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Earlier this year, Swedish singer-songwriter Daniel Norgren released Wooh Dang, an album recorded to analog tape in a woodsy farmhouse. Narrative-driven North Carolina folklorist-guitarist Jake Xerxes Fussell opens at the Black Cat. 7:30 p.m. All ages, venue accessible. $15.
Cat Power, aka Chan Marshall, has remained a critical voice for more than two decades. On her tenth album, Wanderer, released last summer, she collaborates with Lana Del Rey and covers Rihanna. Arsun also performs at the Lincoln Theatre. 6:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. All ages, venue accessible. $35+.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
After an injury ended her dance career, Oh Land, aka Nanna Øland Fabricius, turned to music. Family Tree, the Danish singer-composer’s first album in 5 years, is an intimate, piano-forward affair. Arthur Moon, aka New York artist Lora-Faye Åshuvud, opens at the Miracle Theatre. 6:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. $20.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
It’s a silver anniversary of epic proportions as Snoop Dogg and the Wu-Tang Clan team up to celebrate 25 years of Doggystyle and 36 Chambers. Yes, you’re officially old. Jiffy Lube Live. 7 p.m. All ages (Wu-Tang is for the children), venue accessible. $29+.
Now four albums in, Frankie Cosmos, originally the project of Greta Kline, has expanded to include longtime bandmates Lauren Martin, Luke Pyenson, and Alex Bailey. Close It Quietly, released earlier this month, looks outward with the same sense of self. Lina Tullgren and Locate S,1 also perform at the Black Cat. 8 p.m. All ages, venue accessible. $18 advance/$20 day of show.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Sir Babygirl, aka Kelsie Hogue, makes pop that’s unabashedly queer and wholeheartedly bubblegum, combining Max Martin hooks and Charli XCX bombast with DIY ethos. Nyssa and Shunkan are also on the bill downstairs at Songbyrd. 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show. All ages, inaccessible space. $12 advance/$14 day of show.
Generationals, the project of New Orleans natives Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer, explores pop from an almost scholarly perspective, surveying history with unique panache. Brooklyn synth-pop duo Gemma open at the Black Cat. 8 p.m. All ages, venue accessible. $18 advance/$20 day of show.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Pack a picnic and don’t forget the sunscreen. Sunday is WPOC’s Sunday in the Country daylong mini-fest of country music, featuring a headlining performance from Old Dominion. Michael Ray, Jordan Davis, Lauren Alaina, Dylan Scott, Jimmie Allen, Brandon Lay, and Filmore also perform. Merriweather Post Pavilion. 1 p.m. gates, 2 p.m. show. $55+.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Bangkok-based, Thailand-and New Zealand-raised singer-songwriter Phum Viphurit makes indie-pop that’s indebted to the dream pop and chillwave sounds of the early aughts. L.A. artist ESTEF opens at U Street Music Hall. 7 p.m. All ages, venue accessible. $20.
