High Price to Pay EP RELEASE - Strangers That Clique, Bye Forever, The Backing Tracks
Schedule
Fri, 21 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Pie Shop DC | Washington, DC
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Strangers That Clique is releasing the new High Price to Pay EP with a party at Pie Shop! They will be joined by Bye Forever and The Backing Tracks. Come check out the new material and have a great time at one of DC's best live music venues.FUNK/ROCK/HIP HOP
Strangers That Clique
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You've been told to stay away from strangers.
It's time you ignore that advice and embrace Strangers That Clique, a band that's taking the DC area by storm with its unique fusion of funk, hip hop, and rock.
Finalists for Best Funk Band and Best Funk Song in the 2024 Washington Area Music Awards (Wammies), Strangers That Clique shines like a beacon of toe-tapping creativity in today's world of samples, DJs and stale radio rock.
Tight beats, pounding bass, roaring guitars, slick rhymes, majestic horns, passionate vocals and memorable, danceable hooks define the band, which calls DC home and crafts original tunes that stand out from region's sea of cover bands. Have a seat and hit play, and you'll discover these Strangers have the grooves you've always wanted but thought you'd never find.
The band's newest album, The Heavy After Hours (2024), is available NOW on all streaming platforms and is a culmination of their creativity since their inception in 2018.
"The Heavy After Hours is a 10-track roller coaster of a ride emotionally as the band shows their ability to command presence through songwriting." - Daniel Warren Hill, Alchemical Records
"STC is a musical tapestry, diverse personalities & musical elements that ignite..." - Danny Griffin, Takoma Park Radio
https://www.strangersthatclique.com
Bye Forever
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Bye Forever(!) is a 9 person theater kid mathcore / prog punk band from DC. They blend influences of video game jazz, prog metal, and songwritery pop punk and they sing about activism and horror movies. Buckle up, it's high energy and it's weird.
FFO: Sungazer, The Mars Volta, Refused, Jeff Rosenstock, Hiatus Kaiyote, Coheed and Cambria
IG: byeforever_dc
The Backing Tracks
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The Backing Tracks are a Funk Soul group based in DC. Known for their ear worm melodies and tight knit instrumentation, the Backing Tracks bring an explosive live show filled with danceable grooves, and instrumental fireworks. Playing a combination of groovy originals and unique takes on familiar favorites, the band - Prithvi Iyer (Drums, Vocals), Ryan Salsburg (Guitar), Mayson Rangel (Bass) and Alex Jerome (Keyboard) - bring together their extensive musical backgrounds to form a unique and intriguing sound built upon infectious rhythms, rich harmonies, and dynamic interplay.
Instagram: @BackingTracksDC
Youtube: @TheBackingTracks
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Where is it happening?
Pie Shop DC, 1339 H st NE,Washington D.C., Washington, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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