Coming up at Comet Ping Pong!

Sunday, April 2nd 2023  
Dear Nora + Berra  
9pm - $15 - All Ages

DEAR NORA  
Joshua Tree, CA  
https://dearnora.bandcamp.com/

Dear Nora's sound encompasses a spectrum of styles including classic rock, experimental music, ethereal pop, new age, folk, punk, and R&B. Katy Davidson (pronouns: they/she) writes lyrics with layered meanings that contemplate the vast realms and intersections of wilderness, humanity, morality, technology, late capitalism, and love.

BERRA  
Washington, DC  
https://berra.bandcamp.com/

ACCESSIBILITY INFO: Comet is wheelchair accessible

All Ages

Dear Nora, Berra

Dear Nora - To Fall Is Not to Fail

Dear Nora

Berra

Gigs

Washington D.C.

Comet Ping Pong

Wednesday, April 5th 2023  
Worriers + Lizdelise + Dim Wizard  
9:00pm - $15 - All Ages

WORRIERS  
Brooklyn, NY  
https://worriers.bandcamp.com/

The band Worriers has addressed gender liberation, capitalist violence, and searing heartbreak, all over the band’s signature style of triumphant chords and subtle pop sensibilities. They've always been a band that shined with feelings of ecstatic potential; offering a sense of liberation amidst the chaos of the world.  
And yet, on their newest album Warm Blanket, they’ve never sounded more free.  
The band’s fourth full-length record has the feel of an exciting debut and there’s a reason: it marks the first time that Denitzio accepted that the group they had been trying to treat as a band is actually a solo project. After a pace of touring and recording that would be breakneck for most, Denitzio found themselves with a chance to finally catch their breath.

LIZDELISE  
Philadelphia, PA  
https://lizdelise.bandcamp.com/

Philadelphia band Lizdelise has garnered local acclaim since their inception in 2014. LDL released their newest track “WMN” June 7th in anticipation of their first North American tour-- a queer ballad, full of fear and joy, and the feeling of running to catch-up with yourself. The indie art tock band recorded "WMN" at Betty's in Chapel Hill, NC, with Andy Stack (Wye Oak, Joyero, Helado Negro). For fans of...dynamic, genre-bending range like NNAMDI, shredding guitar and dreamy vocals like St. Vincent, darkness and strength like Sharon Van Etten.

DIM WIZARD  
Washington, DC  
https://dimwizard.bandcamp.com/

For fans of never knowing wtf to expect comes Dim Wizard, a new project from Washington, DC's David Combs that will feature a different sound and cast of contributors from song-to-song. The whole idea of Dim Wizard is to subvert expectations; each song can go in whatever direction serves it best, without the constraints of a band identity. Most artists had to figure out new ways to create during the pandemic but David essentially started a different long-distance band for each recording—with different producers, vocalists, and instrumentalists for each song. Continuing in that vein the Dim Wizard live band takes the songs in new directions with a new cast of characters including members of Flasher, Emotional World and Glue Factory.

ACCESSIBILITY INFO: Comet is wheelchair accessible

All Ages

Worriers, Lizdelise, Dim Wizard

Worriers - Pollen in the Air

Worriers

Lizdelise

Thursday, April 6th 2023  
TC Superstar + Pretty Bitter + Color Palette  
9:00pm - $15 - All Ages

TC SUPERSTAR  
Austin, TX  
https://tcsuperstar.bandcamp.com/

TC Superstar is a collaborative performance group. Frontperson Connor McCampbell’s production style is rooted in modern bedroom pop, but alludes to 80’s synthwave and late 70’s dance music. TC Superstar features high-energy dance choreographed by LB Flett, Emily DiFranco, Francis Rodriguez, and Yuriko Roby. Musicians include Julio Correa, Mitchell Webb, Aaron Chavez and Ateen Savadkoohi.  
The band formed in September of 2017 with the release of Masc, an album about notions of masculinity. In April of 2018 the band released Heat Death, a conceptual EP about the environment, consumerism and grieving for the eventual death of humankind. In January 2019 the group was nominated by the Austin Chronicle for “Best New Austin Band.” TC Superstar released their second full length album, R&D, in May of 2019. This Album explores notions of love, romance, and relationships through the lens of two characters, Ricky and Dana.  
TC Superstar’s newest album As Seen on TV examines entertainment and our consumption of it, written during a time when the group was unable to perform live. The group is performing at ACL 2021, followed by a two week tour up the East coast.

PRETTY BITTER  
Washington, DC  
https://prettybitter.bandcamp.com/

Pretty Bitter is a psychedelic synth pop gumball machine. Pretty Bitter is the new queer Richard Linklater movie you've never heard of. Pretty Bitter is the summer music festival of your dreams. Pretty Bitter is the last night of July and there's fireworks and you're screaming happy at the sky and blissful glitter is spilling as you're making out in the backseat on a long, long drive.   Most of all, though, Pretty Bitter is music for finding yourself.  D.C. songwriter Em Bleker didn't have any journey in mind when she launched Pretty Bitter (formerly Nah.) in 2017 with their close friend, Miriam Tyler. After meeting on the Internet -- of course it was Tinder -- the pair got together to work on music. Miri was writing with another feminine voice in mind, and Em wanted to sing.  Suddenly, there was a blossoming, and the road was clear. Pretty Bitter was born.   Years later, Pretty Bitter has played with national touring acts like Sunflower Bean and The Ophelias, has earned tens of thousands of plays on Spotify, and enjoys thousands of followers on social media. Together Bleker and Tyler, along multi-instrumentalist Zack Be, drummer Jason Hayes, and guitarist Chris Smith have perfected a stylized blend of joyous, ecstatic synth pop (Passion Pit, Sylvan Esso) and layered, feminist storytelling (Fiona Apple, Julia Jacklin).

COLOR PALETTE  
Washington, DC  
https://colorpalette.bandcamp.com/  
Color Palette, led by principal songwriter/vocalist Jay Nemeyer, is an indie dream pop band from Washington, DC. Color Palette creates lush auditory landscapes that feature shimmering, pop-sensible vocal and guitar melodies, and the band has shared the stage with world-renowned acts such as Charli XCX. "Color Palette takes experiences like heartbreak and love, and together turns them into something mystical and inviting." – DC Music Download.   Color Palette’s music has garnered placements with ESPN, MTV, Vimeo, Volvo, Aeropostale, and Monster Energy. In July 2020, they received a Wammie Award (Washington Area Music Award) for Best Pop Song ("Marrakech to Bombay").   Color Palette will be releasing a new EP in 2023. ACCESSIBILITY INFO: Comet is wheelchair accessible

All Ages

TC Superstar, Pretty Bitter, Color Palette

TC Superstar - Into You

TC Superstar

Pretty Bitter

Color Palette

Saturday, April 8th 2023  
Dougie Poole + Bottled Up  
10PM - $18 - All Ages

DOUGIE POOLE  
Brooklyn, NY  
https://dougiepoole.bandcamp.com/

A country songwriter from Brooklyn's indie underground, Dougie Poole blurs the lines between genre and generation on his third solo album, The Rainbow Wheel of Death. Rooted in sharp songwriting, Poole's golden baritone, and the organic sounds of a live-in-the-studio band, it's a classic-sounding record for the modern world, stocked with songs that make room for everything from old-school synthesizers to contemporary storytelling.

BOTTLED UP  
Washington, DC  
https://bottledup.bandcamp.com/

Their debut release on Misra Records - Bottled Up’s Grand Bizarre takes the idea of punk and makes it global, digital, and online in 2022. From finding meaning in a world riddled with climate change, playing love’s supernatural mindgames, or, as frontman Nikhil Rao puts it, the daily act of “subconsciously submitting and surrendering to death” -- Bottled Up’s back-and-forth with the ’Big Stuff’ makes for an utterly danceable album of as-the-world-burns Italo, funk, and new wave.  
The album brings soft, curvilinear dub to the edges and corners of David Byrne’s art-pop. Their synth-forward sound is as indebted to the PC Music collective and Charli XCX’s hyperpop as it is to the sophisti-pop of Destroyer. This is rock, reworked. House flair, glam intonations, disco four-on-the-floors - each genre gets a good whir in the Bottled Up machine to make a hot, entropic mass. Co-led with Colin Kelly - a disciple of D.C.’s avant-analog scene - joined by Michael Mastrangelo and Chloe Menderson on guitar and synth, and supplanted by Rao’s wunderkid brother, Rohit, on acid-jazz-does-punk drums.

ACCESSIBILITY INFO: Comet is wheelchair accessible

All ages

Dougie Poole, Bottled Up

Don't You Think I'm Funny Anymore?

Dougie Poole

Bottled Up

Tuesday, April 25th 2023  
zzzahara + Rex Pax + Ajola  
9pm - $15 - All Ages

ZZZAHARA  
Los Angeles, CA  
https://zzzahara.bandcamp.com/

Plenty of people come to Los Angeles looking to make their California dreams a reality. But zzzahara has always been here, turning reality into a dream. Born and raised in Highland Park, where they still reside, zzzahara (the solo moniker of Eyedress/Simps/U.S. Velvet guitarist Zahara Jaime) has witnessed both gang-blighted and gentrified L.A. along the same geographical blocks. Like the transforming city itself, zzzahara has undergone massive personal changes, their characteristic stoicism giving way to a newfound sense of purpose.   -Lindsey Rhoades

REX PAX  
Washington, DC  
https://rexpax.bandcamp.com/

AJOLA  
Wheaton, MD  
https://soundcloud.com/ajola

ACCESSIBILITY INFO: Comet is wheelchair accessible

All ages

zzzahara, Rex Pax, Ajola

zzzahara - lust

zzzahara

Wednesday, April 26th 2023  
Prinze George + Sunstoney  
9pm - $15 - All Ages

PRINZE GEORGE  
College Park, MD  
https://soundcloud.com/prinzegeorge

Prinze George is a massive captivating collaboration of alternative pop music bands produced by first-rate multidimensional artists who take their fans on a blissful and energetic journey into the music world. The band has diligently constructed and cemented their place in the music landscape in an ocean of carbon-copy producers. They began their journey by creating a forward-thinking electronic to R&B and folk genres, influenced by a wide spectrum ranging from Indie pop to Vapor soul music.  
As long-time friends, co-workers, and collaboration of intricate personalities, this band was formed by Kenny Grimm (producersong writer), Naomi Almquist (Vocalist) in 2013. Kenny pilots the band’s studio endeavors; having produced and co-written, they dropped their debut album “Illiterate Synth Pop” in 2016. However, Naomi anchors the live appearance that complements Kenny’s mindful production. As the trio combines their powers, they come out as a brilliant collaboration of Indie-poptimism and electropop.

SUNSTONEY  
Washington, DC  
https://sunstoney.bandcamp.com/

ACCESSIBILITY INFO: Comet is wheelchair accessible

All ages

Prinze George, Sunstoney

Letting People Go (feat. Prinze George) - Diplo Remix

Prinze George

Friday, April 28th 2023  
Joanna Sternberg  
10pm - $15 - All Ages

JOANNA STERNBERG  
New York, NY  
https://joannasternberg.bandcamp.com/

Joanna Sternberg is a singer, songwriter, musician and visual artist born/based in New York City. Joanna started taking piano lessons when they turned 5. Joanna taught themself how to play the guitar and electric bass when they were 11. Joanna attended LaGuardia High School of Music and Art. They started studying double bass during their freshman year. Joanna got a full scholarship to Mannes College of Music, and studied classical double bass there for a year and a half. Joanna decided to leave the school and take a year off. During that year they did nothing but stay in their room and draw comics. Joanna has been a freelance musician and visual artist since they were 18-years-old. Joanna finished their double bass performance degree at The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music, where they got a full scholarship. When Joanna was 23, they began writing songs and learning how to sing. At the age of 24 Joanna started singing in public while accompanying themself on different instruments. Today, Joanna continues to write songs, sing, play instruments, and create visual art.

ACCESSIBILITY INFO: Comet is wheelchair accessible

All ages

Joanna Sternberg

Joanna Sternberg - This is Not Who I Want to Be

Sunday, April 30th 2023  
Walter Etc. + Loose Buttons  
9:00pm - $15 - All Ages

WALTER ETC.  
Ventura, CA  
https://walteretc.bandcamp.com/

Walter Etc. is the brainchild of Dustin Cole Hayes, who has been creating music (originally as Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra), writing, videos, and art for over a decade. Based in Ventura, CA he co-runs the label and art collective Making New Enemies with Milk Flud, and has worked alongside Jeff Rosenstock and Ian Farmer (Slaughter Beach, Dog/Modern Baseball) in the studio. Walter's newest album "There There" (self-released via Making New Enemies, May 2021) showcases the band's return to a home-recorded and self-produced approach. With a revolving door of band members and a foray into different genres, it is Hayes's gift for lyricism and DIY ethos that holds all of his projects together in one cohesive canon.

LOOSE BUTTONS  
New York, NY  
https://loosebuttons.bandcamp.com/

New York four-piece Loose Buttons have been deemed among "the best guitar-pop bands" (Stereogum) and a "new artist we're going mad for" (NME) following an ascendant string of pre-quarantine hometown shows that culminated with selling out headlining dates of 400+ in February 2020. Now returning with their "thoughtful, sun-dappled garage rock" (The Fader) and production from Hop Along's Joe Reinhart, Loose Buttons' upcoming sophomore album What's On Outside arrives October 22, 2021. ACCESSIBILITY INFO: Comet is wheelchair accessible

All Ages

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