Wye Oak plays the 9:30 Club tonight. Check out the track “Glory.”

During springtime concert season in D.C., it can be hard to decide what shows to see. So, here are our reviews of sixteen acts that we saw at SXSW who are coming through town imminently.

Saturday night the Dirty Projectors touched on the last two albums, 2009’s Bitte Orca and this year’s fantastic Swing Lo Magellan, and a couple songs from their collaborative album with Bjork.

Check out Wye Oak‘s new track “Spiral,” and if you didn’t get tickets to see their sold out shows with the Dirty Projectors, don’t worry, the band will be back soon.

Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner has self-effacingly described Flock of Dimes as a “vanity project of questionable skill and intent,” a characterization that vastly undersells the dynamic, well-crafted music she performed at the Black Cat Backstage on Thursday night.

The best thing about the explosion of Baltimore music on a national level is that it’s really easy to catch very good bands and catch them regularly since the trip isn’t hard for fans or band. Although it’s really easy to point to neon green skulls or noisy art-rock when looking at Baltimore bands, one of the Charm City’s best acts plays more straightforward yet more nuanced rock-and-roll.