Washington D.C.-based experimental pop band The North Country performs at DC9 in Washington D.C. on Oct. 26 and at The Camel in Richmond on Oct. 29.

In the middle of August, Ari Voxx and her band the Sad Lads released their first album, "I'm Okay, Please Stop Asking."

DMV funk, hip-hop, soul and rock artists Strangers That Clique release a new album and celebrate with a release party at DC9.