Casting good luck this Friday the 13th with a female-fueled, genre-hopping concoction of alt-folk, pop-rock, and stoner rock ’n’ roll.
$10 adv / $15 dos.
KINDA EVIL is from D.C.
KINDA EVIL brews 70s-hard rock and 90s-stoner metal with an inky dash of ‘riot grrrl’ punk for searing songcraft and spellbinding shows. Appealing to listeners of The Dead Weather, Black Sabbath, Hole, and Queens of the Stone Age, KINDA EVIL severs the polarity of good and evil in a cauldron of high octane energy. Psychedelic vocals electrify tempo shifts while menacing riffs vaporize into foggy far-out ballads. Dark, potent, and bittersweet; we’re all a little evil.
Marilyn is a singer-songwriter carving out her own space with a sound that blends introspective lyricism, lush melodies, and soulful vulnerability. She is based out of Richmond, Virginia, where she grew up, and lets the city help develop her sound and style. Her debut album Luxury is a shimmering exploration of emotional highs and lows—an intimate soundtrack for the beautifully complicated moments in life. With standout tracks like Clarity, Marilyn delivers raw honesty wrapped in atmospheric production, earning praise for her ability to make the personal feel universal. Drawing inspiration from both modern alt-pop and timeless singer-songwriter traditions, Marilyn creates music that speaks directly to the heart. With each release, Marilyn deepens her artistic voice, offering a sonic space where emotion meets elegance. Currently working on new music with her band, Marilyn continues to carve out her place in the singer-songwriter landscape with authenticity, poetic depth, and a voice that lingers long after the last note.
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Combining the brutal honesty of folk songwriting with the earthy shades of a youth spent in Virginia, Acelia’s songs give order to chaos. “I write songs as a way of processing the confusions, struggles, and beautiful details of life,” says the Richmond-based singer, as she weaves songs about heartache, political protest, and the daily agony of growing up, peppering her universally relatable experiences with refreshingly intimate confessions.
The dissolution of a relationship spurred Acelia to put aside her reservations regarding music, leading to a batch of songs that are part charming, part disarming in their casual candor. With a balance of guitar, mandolin, viola, accordion, and keyboard, Acelia’s live and recorded music blends modern alt-pop sensibilities with hints of Americana and Appalachian folk.