**Sunday Matinee (Early Show)**

Hardcore/Punk Matinee #2 at The Public Option! Four bands, All Ages, $10, 5pm Start Time (over by 8pm), Spread the Word!!

Polluted Tongues (baltimore hardcore)
https://pollutedtongues.bandcamp.com/

Greenhead (dc stonercore)
https://greenhead.bandcamp.com/

Taunt (dc fast/heavy something-core)
https://www.instagram.com/taunt.dc/

Seikilos (va metal)
https://seikilos.bandcamp.com/

Scrawl: A 6-piece band playing classic rock, funk and 'jam' style music with a splash of southern rock; Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band and CCR. Our members are all in their 20's or 30's and we have been performing in the Takoma Park and Silver Spring area for the last 6 months. Collectively we have over 20 years of experience playing live music. Our setlist holds over 4 hours of music that we guarantee will make any audience get up and dance! 

 Anxiety Monster: Hailing from Montgomery County, MD. Anxiety Monster is a classic four-piece consisting of Spencer Woehrle on drums, Avery Reeves-Williams on bass, and Jacob Vanlonkhuysen on guitar, with Jerad Szadkowski providing lead vocals. Their music features a grunge aesthetic, with rolling drums, brooding bass, and an eerie, piercing guitar; all capped by energetic vocals. With inspiration from the likes of Nirvana, Arctic Monkeys, and more.

Tickets: $5 at the door.

Kevin & the Bikes, punk rock band from North Carolina.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3AbPxTUTzuyFLcF9q4yj9B?si=cf132b05878545c3

Doors at 6:00, show at 7:30 - Tickets $10 at the door.

Sunday night Improv at the Public Option. Admission is free!

Come see as Fake Radio waves Bye Forever to 2023, while late autumn’s bare Timber Bridges us into a new winter!  These three local favorites present a breathtaking variety of colours and shapes, designed to enamor and excite!  In the mood for devastatingly beautiful string arrangements? How about mind bending riffs and desperate shouting?  Or perhaps you prefer mysterious noises and fabulous costumes?  All that and more awaits you on December 9th at The Public Option!

Tickets: $5 at the door.

If you're in the toe tapping business and appreciate music performed at a high level, you'll love The Roustabouts. Working through a repertoire that spans traditional and contemporary blues as well as rock, classic R&B, soul and funk, the band tops off their exciting mix of original music and carefully selected covers with a unique fiddle-infused sound. Dynamic performances and exciting arrangements engage audiences and fellow musicians alike with an intense, soul-saturated roller coaster ride of raw blues emotion. Every time they hit the stage the band brings a dedicated quality to their carefully crafted sound. Come see the group that has been thrilling DC-area audiences since the mid-2000s!

Tickets: $10 at the door.

A can’t-miss, one-of-a-kind Celtic Chanukah special! Corned Beef Hash offers a unique and electrifying blend of driving Celtic, klezmer, and Quebecois dance tunes and heartfelt Yiddish songs of solidarity and loss. Abbie & Agi offer their own exciting fusion of Celtic music with other flavors of artistry and genres on electric harp and foot percussion.

Tickets: $20 at the door.

Jester Mercutio is an Electronic Gothic Deathrock musician from DC. He sings hauntingly hypnotic songs filled with classic synths and keyboards. Jester will take you into a world of dreams, nightmares, and nostalgia.

Established in 1997, Dharmata 101 is the primary output of JSun Lhundub Dorti Bruner. Musically, D101 is concept-driven synthpop that generally is awash in deep programming, dance friendly beats, the occasional guitar, and Buddhist philosophy. D101 has released 3 albums, 7 EPs, and had quite a few compilation appearances- to include 3 volumes of Distortion Productions/Metropolis Records’ Electronic Saviors series.

Tickets: $15 at the door

Our first Hardcore/Punk Matinee at The Public Option! This is also the first show for Dexter’s new band, The Gentrifiers! This is history! Four bands, All Ages, $10, 5pm Start Time (over by 8pm), Spread the Word!!

The Gentrifiers (dc hardcore punk)
https://thegentrifiers.bandcamp.com/

Mortal Ground (dc thrash hxc)
https://mortalground.bandcamp.com/

Trash Diva (baltimore hxc)
https://trashdiva.bandcamp.com/

Tripping Corpse (dc psych punk)
https://trppngcrps.bandcamp.com/

Tickets: $10 at the door

Los Malcriados is a band that emerged in the Richmond, Virginia pre-pandemic house show circuit. After the pandemic lockdowns, this raucous group of ever-rotating musicians re-emerged to help kick start the scene back up with a unique latin-funk influence backed by a horn line that rivals the pioneers of funk and the masters of merengue.

Tickets: $8.00 - available at 6:00 pm at the bar

Trash Sun is a twangy shoegaze band from Mont Vernon, New Hampshire. They have just released the album “Purgatory Road” - named after the abandoned house in rural New Hampshire that it was written, recorded, and produced in. Formerly the solo/recording project of August Darula the band now consists of childhood friends Sam Foster, Will Bryan, and craigslist-pal Michelle Bazile

Joining the line-up: Nostranders, Dyeboys, and Static Spray

Tickets: $5 at the door.

Sunday night Improv at the Public Option. Admission is free!

Three four five plays folk-punk, neo-psychedelia, and thoughtful rock with influences from all over. Led by multi-instrumentalists Rebecca Spiro (sax, guitar, vocals) and Rachel Proctor May (bass, vocals, occasional brass), with Joel Rose (keys & accordion), Mashaal Ahmed (drums), and Michael May (electric guitar).

Tickets: $10 at the door

Tickets: $12 at the door.

Richmond based rock band Flight Club, along with Milwaukee emo band Clementine, and Myrtle Beach indie emo band Tourneforte are on tour and coming to the Public Option on Saturday November 4th. 

Tickets: $10 at the door.

Ricky's Birthday Fest V - live music. This only happens once a year, folks.

Tickets: $10 at the door.

It’s our annual Halloween party, and we hope you’ll join us. Featuring an Exorcist Tour! Did you know that the Exorcist movie was based on real events which happened in our neighborhood? You can learn a lot more and see some of the sites that played a part in the original, true story.

As in past years, the bar will have spooky projections installed by our Innovator in Residence, Aaron DeNu plus lots of decorations, and scary snacks.

Costumes are encouraged, but not required.

Tickets: $10 at the door.

Nuclear Tomb (Baltimore weirdo death/thrash): https://nucleartomb1.bandcamp.com/album/offer-your-life

Nganga (Raleigh, NC black metal): https://ngangaband.bandcamp.com/

Noctomb (Raleigh, NC blackened sludge): https://noctomb.bandcamp.com/album/noctomb

Torvus (DC goth metal): https://torvus.bandcamp.com/

Tickets are $10 at the door.

Fusion group from the DMV playing a huge array of funk and jazz! Come hang!

Tickets $7 at the door.

Carrier Wave (DC garage punk) + The Periwinkles and MF Grumbler

$10 at the door. Open at 6:00.

Free admission!

Golden Daze is a cover band bringing together soul, r&b, pop, and classic rock hits. As a five-piece group of young yet experienced musicians, they will be making their DC debut at the Public Option. Come on out for a night of feel-good energy, electric grooves, and a whole lot of fun.⚡

Tickets $5 at the door.

Scenestreet/Razor Apple Collab Fest

Tickets: $10 at the door.

Sun God Neen Fleezy live at the public option

Tickets: $16.00 at the door.

Hans Gruber and the Die Hards in DC! Its more than just a clever name! Ska, Punk and Hardcore intensity and weirdness on tour from Texas. You can just tell that this will be a fun show. Local openers Fantazma, Colo and Blunda! All Ages Show, 7pm, $12. Spread the word!

Tickets: $12 at the door.