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WILMINGTON — It was a night of rock ‘n’ roll and deep dives into one’s emotions. On June 14, Live Oak Bank Pavilion hosted boygenius, an indie-rock supergroup…

This post was updated June 4 at 4:05 p.m. Re:SET is setting a new standard for festivals. Concertgoers were treated to a variety of indie alternative acts on Saturday evening.

Based out of Washington, D.C., Bartees Strange was the constellation connector of our genre-spanning celebration at the 9:30 Club.

As a Black artist in the indie-rock space, Strange makes distinctively original music. Where his debut album showcased a highly eclectic performer, his sophomore effort is even more impressive.

Bartees Strange talks about his new album, 'Farm to Table,' and why his ambitions just keep growing

These are the innovators shaping the future of music We can’t wait to see what they do next https://t.co/nFqy5duQM1 Pitchfork (@pitchfork) October 11, 2021 Bartees Strange This D.C. transplant is crashing indie rock’s party with a big voice and an even bigger vision of what guitar music can…

Genreless singer Bartees Strange performs singles from debut LP "Live Forever."

Alerts It’s rare for an artist to go from being unknown to becoming one of the most talked-about indie artists of the year within months, but Bartees Cox—who goes by the moniker Bartees Strange—has achieved just that. Strange introduced the world to his solo work with his EP Say Goodbye To Pretty Boy on March 13, 2020, a collection of reimagined The National covers. But even a month before the EP’s release, Paramore’s Hayley Williams tweeted that she was sold within the first few sec...

Photograph of Strange by Bao Ngo If you spent any time perusing best-albums-of-2020 lists, you probably came across the name Bartees Strange. The Falls Church musician’s debut, Live Forever, showed up on a host of them, including influential ones from Pitchfork and NPR. And if you were surprised to see the newcomer’s music nestled among the likes of Fiona Apple and Taylor Swift, well, so was he. “I just thought this would be a good steppingstone for the next thing I do,” says Strange. ...

Washington, DC singer Bartees Strange has made his debut on Late Night with Seth Meyers, performing his track ‘Boomer’. The performance sees Bartees Cox Jr. backed by a full band, wearing green in a completely green room, a possible reference to his all-red music video for the song. Watch the performance below: Advertisement ‘Boomer’ is lifted from Bartees Strange’s debut album, ‘Live Forever’, released back in October. The record was included in “The record resists conformi...