The Cave Singers with Love as Laughter

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Rolling through the IA area is acoustic-indie The Cave Singers from the Pacific Northwest. They have a great photo blog going on here. Opening is Love as Laughter from Brooklyn. Their new album Holy will be available soon (June 24th). Check out their own blog. The DC show on Wednesday will also feature one of our local favorites, Bellman Barker.

5/7: Philly @ North Star
5/8: DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel w/ Bellman Barker

The Cave Singers - Seeds of Night
Love As Laughter - Dirty Lives
Bellman Barker - Two Bees

Tuesday in DC

Alright, tonight is pretty crazy. There are solid bands everywhere and you have a lot of choices. You really can't go wrong with any of these.

Tokyo Police Club
The big ticket buzz show of the night is at Rock & Roll Hotel. Tokyo Police Club will be in town and they will be joined by Ra Ra Riot and local darlings, Jukebox the Ghost.

Tokyo Police Club - Nature Of The Experiment
Tokyo Police Club - Box
Ra Ra Riot - Each Year
Ra Ra Riot - Can Your Tell
Jukebox The Ghost - Good Day
Jukebox The Ghost - Hold It In

The Beanstalk Library - credit
DC's The Beanstalk Library is having a big CD release party for America At Night at IOTA. If you want to hear a great live band and help celebrate the release of one of the strongest local records of the year, this show is for you.

The Beanstalk Library - Fake It
The Beanstalk Library - Elephantitis
The Beanstalk Library - Fog Over My Mind

Calla
NYC's Calla and Philly's The A-Sides will be at Black Cat for a sweaty backstage show.

Calla - Bronson
The A-Sides - Cinematic

Band of Horses
The other huge show tonight, is Band of Horses at 9:30 Club. They will be joined by Love As Laughter and A Decent Animal.

Band of Horses - Monsters
Love As Laughter - Dirty Lives
A Decent Animal - Bird