While NPR Music searches the globe for great music, we knew we wanted someone to represent our home turf. Based out of Washington, D.C., Bartees Strange was the constellation connector of our genre-spanning 15th-anniversary celebration. Shoring up intricate indie rock with bluesy bravado and stories that revisit old wounds, Bartees Strange and his band gave the 9:30 Club audience a 20-minute overview of the last two years, including "Boomer" from 2020's Live Forever and three songs from 2022's Farm to Table.

SET LIST:

  • "Boomer"
  • "Heavy Heart"
  • "Mulholland Dr."
  • "Wretched"

MUSICIANS:

  • Bartees Cox
  • Daniel Kleederman
  • Graham Richman
  • John Daise
  • TK Johnson

CREDITS:

Producer: Lia Camille Crockett; Live Video Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Videographers: Tsering Bista, Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Nickolai Hammar, Nick Michael, Maia Stern; Video Production Assistants: Sofia Seidel, Christina Shaman; Editor: Sofia Seidel; Graphics: Alicia Zheng; Associate Producer: Elle Mannion; Events Team: Gianna Capadona, Devon Williams; Senior Streaming Engineer: Bruce Grant; Streaming Engineers: Erin Gannon, Allen Walden; Mastering Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Audio Assistant: Neil Tevault; Front of House at 9:30 Club: Shawn "Gus" Vitale; Sr. Director of Events & Experiential: Jessica Goldstein; Stage Manager: Peggy Dahlquist; Rights Clearance Consultant: Jackie Sussman; Emcee/DJ: Bobby "DJ Cuzzin B" Carter; Deputy Director, NPR Music: Otis Hart; Executive Producers: Anya Grundmann, Keith Jenkins; Special Thanks to: 9:30 Club, WAMU

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