Birdcage is a DC indie rock band comprised of college students who take inspiration from bands like Mannequin Pussy, Paramore, and Modest Mouse. The four piece band recently realeased their first single titled Wisdom Teeth, and have plans to release their debut album titled Avian Flu before summer’s end. To see what they are up to and to get to know them before you see them live, follow them on Instagram @thebandbirdcage and stream Wisdom Teeth wherever you listen to music. Birdcage is excited to meet you.

Doll Apartments are an indie-punk band based in Washington, D.C. Formed in 2022 by Lior "Kiki" Gazit, the current line-up consists of Gazit on vocals, Chris Acuna Pineda on Lead Guitar, Andrew Hall on Drums, and Zhander Diaz on Bass. In November 2024, they released their debut album: "Background Music (For A Party You Weren't Invited to)" which mixes elements of Emo, Hardcore and Shoegaze combined with pop songwriting. In December 2025, they released their EP “Operation: Mayo” which in less than a month has received over 20 thousand streams.

Erasergirl (stylized as one word) is a Washington DC-based alt rock band fusing shoegaze haze with grunge grit, drawing from the dense atmospheres of My Bloody Valentine, Title Fight, and Deftones through a lens distinctly their own. They released their debut EP, 30, last year along with an accompanying remix collection, and have built a strong presence across DC's live scene with performances at Songbyrd, Black Cat, and the MLK Library rooftop, sharing the bill with local legends J. Robbins, Flowers for the Dead, among several others.