Dinosaur Jr. in Silver Spring

Dinosaur Jr. are an American rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1984 by J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph. Their guitar-heavy alternative rock is closely associated with the albums You're Living All Over Me, Bug and Where You Been, while “Freak Scene” and “Feel the Pain” are among their best-known songs. The original lineup reunited in 2005 and resumed touring in clubs, theatres and at festivals. In 2011, the band toured with performances of Bug in full. Four years later, Dinosaur Jr. marked their 30th anniversary through a seven-show residency at New York’s Bowery Ballroom.

Starcrawler is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 2015 by singer Arrow de Wilde and guitarist Henri Cash. Their music draws on garage rock, punk and hard rock, heard across the albums Starcrawler, Devour You and She Said. “I Love LA,” “Bet My Brains” and “Roadkill” are among their best-known songs. Starcrawler opened for Foo Fighters at London Stadium in 2018, then joined Beck and Cage the Elephant on the Night Running Tour in 2019. In 2022, the band supported selected North American dates on the reunion tour by My Chemical Romance.