Music & Concerts
Live music returns to D.C.
9:30 club, The Anthem, Fillmore, and more fill up calendars for fall

Fall is almost here. And, with cooler weather fast approaching and more people getting vaccinated, many venues have decided to go full force with their programming. Here are a few events you should make sure to mark in your calendar.
The Anthem
Juanes will grace The Anthemās stage on Tuesday, Sept. 21 for his Origen Tour. The show begins at 8 p.m. and tickets can be purchased for $55 on Ticketmaster.
Other fall highlights include: Violent Femmes with Flogging Molly on Sept. 26 at 6:30 p.m.; Dead Can Dance on Oct. 11 at 8 p.m.; HER – Gabi Wilson on Oct. 25; and former TV anchor Katie Couric brings her book tour to the venue on Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m.
9:30 Club/Merriweather
Bob Mould returns to 9:30 to perform along with Kestrels on Sept. 18; Tinashe brings her ā333 Tourā on Oct. 3; Alec Benjamin sold out his first show on Oct. 4 so a second has been added for Oct. 5; and for all the ā90s fans, White Ford Bronco performs Oct. 15.
ā92Q End of Summer Jam Featuring Futureā will be at the Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sunday, Sept. 19. This event will feature prominent artists including rappers Future, City Girls, Moneybagg Yo, and 42 Dugg. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are selling for as low as $99, and you can purchase them on Ticketmaster.
U Street Music Hall will present Luttrell on Saturday, Sept. 25. At 10:00p.m. D.C. DJ Sabeel Cohan will also play a set at the show. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster and cost $20.
Fillmore
Jack Harlow, who recently featured on gay singer Lil Nas Xās song āIndustry Baby,ā will be performing at Fillmore on Saturday, Sept. 18 for his CrĆØme de la CrĆØme Tour. Babyface Ray and Mavi will be performing as well. This standing room only event begins at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $29.50. For more information, visit Fillmoreās website.
Tanzanian superstar and BET Best International Act award nominee Diamond Platnumz will perform on Sunday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets are as low as $39.99 for general admission. This event is a standing room only event. More information is available on Fillmoreās website.
Fillmore will also present Nigerian singer Omah Lay on Monday, Sept. 27. Tickets are $27 and doors open at 8 p.m. This is a standing room only event.
Dance Gavin Dance will play at Fillmore as part of their Afterburner Tour on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets can be purchased for $29.50 on Fillmoreās website.
Howard Theatre
Jay Electronica and Smoke DZA will perform at the Howard Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 9 p.m. A-King will host the event. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert begins at 9 p.m. Advance tickets cost $25 and can be purchased on the Howard Theatreās website.
Grammy Award-winning singer iLe will bring some bolero tunes to the Howard Theatre on Friday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets cost $39. Visit the Howard Theatreās website for more information.
āThe Biggest ā90s Party Everā will be hosted on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 8:15 p.m. Join the Howard Theatre in your best ā90s-inspired attire for a night of nostalgic vibes and ā90s tunes. Advance tickets are $34.99 and tickets purchased the day of the event will be $60. For more information, visit the Howardās website.
Music & Concerts
New dance single pays tribute to Town Danceboutique
Local musicians pen āTownā in honor of shuttered club

The closing of the LGBTQ nightclub Town Danceboutique in the summer of 2017 was heartbreaking to local musician Bryce Bowyn. He and his Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter friend Lexie Martin decided to honor its legacy in their new single, āTown.ā
For Bowyn, who moved to the District about a decade ago to attend school at American University, the memories he has from Town Danceboutique are endless. And when it closed, it was a massive loss to Bowyn and many others.
āIt was such a cool space,ā Bowyn said. āIt was just disappointing to see a place that brought so many people together become part of the landscape again.ā The building Town Danceboutique used to be housed in is now home to upscale apartments and a CVS.
Town Danceboutique was a formative place for Bowyn and Martin, and it was Bowynās first experience in an open and accepting LGBTQ environment. His favorite memories at the club were always on Halloween, he said. Patrons, including Bowyn, would go all out with their costumes to look their very best.
Bowyn and Martin met while they were both in the musical theater program at American University. Despite their years-long friendship, āTownā is the first song they have written together. They sat down over FaceTime and got to work. It was Martinās idea to pay homage to Town Danceboutique, and the song follows the story of pre-gaming, going out, and hitting the dance floor.
But the single also serves as a hype song for going out in any city, at any place.
āIt was important to me for the song to remain relatable and accessible,ā Bowyn said. āSo the whole foundation of the chorus, āLet’s go to town,ā can either mean Town Danceboutique, or painting the town red and having the night of your life.ā
Bowyn started writing and producing his own music in 2018. He released an EP titled āA Rosy Retrospectā in 2022, and most recently released a single āA Bridge Burned Downā in June. His music is inspired by late 2000s pop and ā80s synthpop, influenced by stars like Madonna and Charli XCX. Lexie Martin released her self-titled EP in 2019 and most recently came out with her single āSUPERPOWERā in 2021.
Bowyn has been a lifelong pop music enthusiast. He distinctly remembers watching Britney Spears perform āOops!ā¦I Did It Againā at the MTV Video Music Awards when he was a kid and thinking āThat was what I wanted and what I was set to do in life.ā
āMy heart was always with pop music,ā Bowyn said.
āTownā is available now for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, and Soundcloud.
Music & Concerts
From MonƔe to Madonna, fall will rock in D.C.
Local venues hosting array of queer artists in coming months

The D.C. area has many LGBTQ musical acts to look forward to this fall. Starting with pansexual and nonbinary actor and R&B singer Janelle MonƔe, performing at the Anthem on Sept. 24-25 with ticket prices ranging from $135 to $301 on StubHub.

Singer Hozierās āUnreal Unearth Tourā is coming to the Anthem on Sept. 26-27. Tickets are available on StubHub starting at $324.
On Sept. 28 the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore will see lesbian pop artist SZAās āSOS Tourā with tickets starting at $165 on Ticketmaster.
Queer indie pop singer Ashnikko is coming to the Anthem on Sept. 29 to perform their āWeedkiller Tour.ā Tickets available on StubHub range from $49 to $279.
Coming to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md., is the All Things Go Festival. Performing are lesbian singers Tegan and Sara, alt-pop singer Lana Del Rey, pop singer Carly Rae Jepson, and more. The festival will take place Sept. 30-Oct. 1 with two day passes starting at $397 on SeatGeek.
Rock band Queen will perform āThe Rhapsody Tourā at the CFG Bank Arena along with Adam Lambert on Oct. 4-5. Tickets are starting at $181 on Ticketmaster.
Pop star and trans woman Kim Petrasā āFeed the Beast World Tourā will reach the Anthem on Oct 12. Tickets range from $72 to $817 on StubHub.Ā

Queer pop singer Kesha is coming to the Anthem on Oct. 29 to support her new album, āGag Order.ā Tickets go from $86 to $261 on Event Ticket Center.
Queer pop rapper Shygirl is co-headlining with bisexual singer Tinashe for the āNymphā tour at the Anthem on Nov. 5. Tickets range from $45 to $145 on Ticketmaster.
Indie band Men I Trust is performing at Echostage on Nov. 15. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster for $30.
Nonbinary rapper Lil Uzi Vertās āPINK TAPE TOURā will be at the Anthem on Nov. 21. Tickets start at $90 on StubHub.
Doja Catās āThe Scarlett Tourā will reach Capital One Arena on Nov. 27. Tickets start at $100 on Ticketmaster.
Madonna will bring her highly anticipated and delayed āThe Celebration Tourā to the Capital One Arena Dec. 18 and 19. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster starting at $110.
Music & Concerts
Tom Goss to perform at Rehoboth Beach Bear Weekend
Out singer entertains at the Sands Hotel

Out singer Tom Goss will perform at the Rehoboth Beach Bear Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 7 and 9 p.m. at the Sands Hotel.
He will sing his memorable songs like āSon of a Preacher Man” and āBears,ā as well as tracks from his new album, āRemember What It Feels Like,ā where he sings about being a 42-year-old gay man still reeling from his husband’s infidelity who was recently conned by a lover with a secret life now serving time in prison.
Tickets to Rehoboth Beach Bear Weekend start at $20 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.Ā
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