30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
12 can't-miss concerts in the D.C. area this August
Extreme times — and in the mid-Atlantic region, extreme temperatures — call for extreme music. This month's calendar provides plenty of opportunities to blow off some steam, with shows and sets by dance floor maximalists, electronic experimentalists, alternative pop and R&B acts and, in the D.C. tradition, DIY punks.
Self-described 'Meme Queen Techno Machine' Hiroko Yamamura is a key figure in Chicago's vibrant DJ community and is inspired by the city's house, techno and industrial traditions. And in a world where music — machine-made or otherwise — is mediated by screens and devices, being fluent in the imagery of the internet gives a sense of the person behind the decks. (Aug. 2 at 10 p.m. at Echostage. $34.55-$46.05.)
