Baldwin House Cooperative Association and mutual aid hub is an affordable housing coop for working-class Washingtonians located in the Columbia Heights/Shaw neighborhood. For two years, neighbors organized—successfully—to purchase an apartment building, investing in long-term affordable housing and community space in a neighborhood that has experienced years of displacement. They are urgently paying off a bank loan to create a debt-free future for tenants. A portion of ticket prices will be donated to Baldwin House. \- Born and raised in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, EVIL's music has always reflected the isolation of their upbringing. They first stepped into the public sphere with imaginative teenage bedroom raps; as Babeo Baggins, a member of the Tumblr-spawned rap collective, Barf Troop. While the funtime raps of this era allowed them to build worlds and connect with people in ways previously unimaginable, there still remained a hole left in them, yearning to express themself in a way that felt more true to their roots and their emotions. In 2018, after the dissolution of Barf Troop, Babeo pivoted to EVIL, revealing to the world the more country-tinged music they'd been recording in private. Their new songs were much less bubbly, focusing on loneliness, suicide ideation, and alienation. In 2022, they released The Second Death, their second EP as EVIL. This collection of songs focus on reckoning with religion and queer identity, as well as being Black and queer in a rural environment. That same year they also wrote, styled, and performed a play as a part of the EP's release. Their newest work is called obedience, a collection of more pop-oriented songs about their time doing anonymous dominatrix work. Although the playfulness of the EP might seem like a deviation from their previous work, or maybe even a return to original form, to EVIL, the EP is just another facet of themself, driven by a desire for uninhibited expression. Evil seeks to live and create without confines or limitations and hopes to be accepted as such. \- Guttered is a 4 piece shoegaze band out of D.C. \- Erasergirl is a Washington, DC-based alternative rock band that blends the ethereal wall-of-sound of shoegaze with the heavy distortion of early-90’s grunge. Erasergirl (one word) was formed in 2024 by Grace Plihal (vocals), Christopher van Deutekom (guitar), Elena Salinas O’Toole (bass), Sagan Gor (drums) and Milton Guevara (guitar). Their music dives into themes of personal identity and growth, while also reflecting on the world around them. \- Presented by Red Brick. This is an all ages event