TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

When Allen Stone was 15, a Stevie Wonder record saved his soul. Growing up in a religious household, Stone wasn’t allowed to listen to secular music but after he snuck a listen to Wonder’s 1973 album Innervisions, Stone began an obsession with classic soul and funk music—genres he’s put his own spin on over the past decade, especially on his most recent album, last year’s Building Balance. 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. doors. $35. All ages, accessible venue.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

Snarky Puppy bassist and bandleader Michael League is among the members of Bokante, a world music dance band that melds rock with Afropop and Caribbean sounds. The band’s name translates to “exchange” in Creole, the native language of Guadeloupe, the home of vocalist Malika Tirolien, who sings in both French and Creole. Amp by Strathmore. 6:30 p.m. doors. 8 p.m. show. $28-$48. All ages, accessible venue.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27

If Talking Heads made new music in 2020, they might sound like D.C.’s Time is Fire, which combines a punky energy with polyrhythmic beats and psychedelic bursts that would make David Byrne proud. On Thursday at DC9, Time is Fire will celebrate Friday’s release of their debut album In Time, which sends a pointedly political, anti-authoritarian message. 7:30 p.m. doors. 8 p.m. show. $10-$12. All ages, inaccessible space.

Holychild—aka George Washington University alums Liz Nistico and Louie Diller—return home in support of last year’s The Theatrical Death of Julie Delicious. The album is the now Los Angeles-based duo’s latest collection of R&B-influenced, electro pop that’s full of danceable beats and witty humor. Songbyrd Music House. 7 p.m. doors. 8 p.m. show. $15-$18. All ages, inaccessible space.

With September’s Hollywood’s Bleeding, Post Malone made a case for his continued relevance (and managed to get Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott on the same track). There’s no denying his arena headliner bonafides now. Rappers Swae Lee and Tyla Yaweh open Post’s Runaway tour. Capital One Arena. 8 p.m. show. $129.50-$194.50. All ages, accessible venue.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28

D.C.-based Americana band Hannah Jaye and the Hideaways will release the band’s first album on Friday. Recorded at Tonal Park in Takoma Park, Md., the self-titled record showcases the band’s high-energy folk rock and Takoma Park native Hannah Jaye’s soaring vocals. DC9. 7 p.m. doors. 7:30 p.m. show. $12-$15. All ages, inaccessible venue.

Southern indie rock band Drive-By Truckers have continued to lean into politics in the Trump era. The band’s new album, The Unraveling, hits on many of the biggest issues in America, such as shootings, opioids, and extremism, from an unflinching and clear-eyed perspective. 9:30 Club. 8 p.m. doors. $35. Saturday show sold out. All ages, accessible venue.

The Lumineers haven’t been able to match the success of their massive 2012 single “Ho Hey” but still remain wildly popular and released III last fall, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard chart and tells a series of narratives about addiction. The Colorado band’s arena tour brings along rising indie-rock band Mt. Joy and Kenyan folk singer J.S. Ondara. Capital One Arena. 6 p.m. doors. 7 p.m. show. $95. All ages, accessible venue.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29

On Saturday, The Anthem hosts two bands who put their own spin on what New Orleans sounds like in 2020. The Revivalists have become festival favorites thanks to the band’s energetic performances, punchy horns and charismatic frontman David Shaw. Openers Tank and the Bangas, meanwhile, fuse hip-hop with New Orleans funk, won NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert contest in 2017, and were up for a Grammy for Best New Artist earlier this month. 6:30 p.m. doors. 8 p.m. show. $51. All ages, accessible venue.

The Pocket’s first-ever Fuzz Fest hosts five area metal bands that embrace a dark and heavy sound—and offers a chance to sample D.C.’s burgeoning metal scene. The bill includes D.C.’s power goth band Maulrat; Salisbury, Md., stoner metal act Dirt Woman; Virginia doom band Faith in Jane; D.C.’s experimental Sorge; and metal cover band Bloody Mary. 7 p.m. doors. 8 p.m. show. $8-$10. All ages, accessible venue.

SUNDAY, MARCH 1 

Drag performer Trixie Mattel — the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 3 — has released a series of Dolly Parton-indebted country/folk albums, but on last month’s Barbara, she adopted a Beach Boys-esque surf-pop sound. For her Grown Up show, she’s touring with a backing band for the first time and will mix music with comedy and copious costume changes. Lincoln Theatre. 6:30 p.m. doors. 8 p.m. show. $39.50. All ages, accessible venue.

Last year, Memphis rappers Young Dolph and Key Glock released the collaborative mixtape Dum and Dummer just four days after it was announced—and quickly landed in Billboard’s Top 10 albums chart. The mixtape finds the two emcees trading bars and channeling the sound of the city they both call home. Fillmore Silver Spring. 7 p.m. doors 8 p.m. show. $29.50. All ages, accessible venue.

MONDAY, MARCH 2

Frontman Kevin Barnes’ of Montreal has been one of the most prolific indie rock bands of the past 25 years, releasing 16 albums of bright, buoyant, and (sometimes) bonkers psychedelic pop music. The band’s latest, last month’s UR FUN, sticks to Barnes’ colorful kaleidoscope of a worldview, with a series of synth-heavy songs that are indebted to 1980s pop. 9:30 Club. 7 p.m. doors. $25. All ages, accessible venue.