Indie Shows This Weekend in Washington DC

‌ DC9 PRESENTS: guardin kennedyxoxo Fijimar Olen DOORS: 7:00pm | All Ages

Allison Russell has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket sold goes to ACLU and their work supporting organizations working to protect the civil liberties of individuals throughout the U.S. Tickets are non-transferable until 72 hours prior to the show time. Any tickets suspected of being purchased for the sole purpose of reselling can be cancelled at the discretion of 9:30 Club / Ticketmaster, and buyers may be denied future ticket purchases for I.M.P. shows. Opening acts, door times, and set times are always subject to change. Allison Russell Montreal-born, Nashville-based Allison Russell is a Grammy, Juno, Americana, SOCAN, and Folk Award–winning artist and Polaris Prize–shortlisted singer-songwriter, producer, author, actor, and human rights advocate. Her acclaimed solo debut Outside Child (2021) was followed by The Returner (2023), released via Concord/Fantasy. Prior to her solo work, she co-founded and toured internationally with Po’Girl, Birds of Chicago, and Our Native Daughters, and remains an active collaborator with OND and a member of Joni Mitchell’s Joni Jam. In 2024, Russell joined Hozier’s Unreal Unearth tour across the U.S. and Europe, with their duet “Wildflower & Barley” earning her first Billboard Hot 100 entry. Her Rainbow Coalition ensemble and All Returners tour continued through 2025 across Australia and North America. She also co-wrote “Human Mind” with Hozier for Mavis Staples. Russell has received eight Grammy nominations and one win, alongside multiple honors including Americana Award nominations and Album of the Year, a Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year, International Folk Music Awards, Canadian Folk Music Awards, and UK Americana Awards. She was also named Billboard Women in Music Canada’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year and shortlisted for the Polaris Prize. She made her Broadway debut as Persephone in Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown in November 2024 and has since completed a second run in the role. Offstage, Russell is a powerful advocate and organizer, curating the historic Once and Future Sounds set at Newport Folk Festival and co-founding Love Rising, which has raised over $550,000 in support of LGBTQIA+ communities. Her forthcoming memoir will be published by Little, Brown, and her third album is slated for release in 2026. Autumn Nicholas Autumn Nicholas is a singer-songwriter whose music lives at the intersection of soul, folk, and modern acoustic pop. With warm, emotive vocals and deeply honest songwriting, their work explores vulnerability, resilience, love, and healing. Grounded in a belief that music can be a form of care and connection, Autumn creates performances that invite presence, reflection, and shared humanity. Whether on an intimate house show or a festival stage, their live shows feel less like a performance and more like a space to exhale together. Autumn Nicholas

DC9 PRESENTS: mr Brightside : 2000s+DANCE+PARTIES [indie rock|dance edition] : DOORS: 11:00pm | 21+