Celebrate pride month with a night of local queer music:

Ammonite

Characterized by surprising harmonies, sharp songwriting, and fierce genre-bending. Ammonite debuted on The National Museum of Women in the Arts “The Tea” program in late 2022 and launched themselves into a busy inaugural year that included The Fort Reno concert series, features of their demo recording on Bandcamp and Country Queer, charting in the top 40 for the year on AltQ radio, headlining Frederick Pride, and playing Rockville Pride.

The power trio melds an edgy 90’s/00s grit with the jangle and twang of classic country revival and queer confessional songwriting that pours out onstage as an authentic and dynamic live show. In the past year Ammonite toured the East Coast and Midwest, played the Cherry Blossom Festival, MidMountain Murder Ballad festival, Takoma Park Folk Festival and contributed a track to Yesterday and Today: D.C. does Dischord, alongside Ted Leo, The Dismemberment Plan, Outerloop, and J Robbins. They have shared the stage with Desert Sharks, Clover Lynn and the Hellfires, Nicole Yun of Eternal Summers, and South For Winter.

“Ammonite became a favorite of mine last winter when I saw them heat up the insides of DC Brau. They rock like punks, but their vocals are mesmerizing.” Washington City Pape

Pet Names

Pet Names is a Maryland-based duo that’s folk rock in the studio, and rock folk on the stage. Camila (guitar) and Maggie (bass) are partners in both music and life, and bring rich vocal harmonies and lively instrumentals to their original songs and creative covers. They draw inspiration across decades and genres, especially from their queer and women predecessors in music.

Pet Names can often be found playing at street fairs, bars, and private events across the DMV, and has been featured at a number of pride events including DC’s Capital Pride Showcase at the Lincoln Theatre, Takoma’s Queering Sound, Baltimore Trans Pride, and festivals in Rockville, Frederick, and Westminster, MD.

They released their debut EP, “Hey Hi Hello,” in January, which Washington City Paper noted "effortlessly pair[s] early aughts indie sensibilities with classic rock."

Jane O’Neill

Midwest-born Jane O'Neill is a DC-based folk americana singer-songwriter and storyteller, with a sound that many describe as both soulful and soothing, and lyrics that are vulnerable and heartfelt, akin to some of her inspirations, Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi, and Brandi Carlile. Described as “quietly confident Americana” by Washington City Paper, Jane writes songs that reflect her sentimental spirit, telling universal tales of love, self-discovery, and resilience, all nestled within a voice that upon first listen, you’d swear belongs on the record shelf next to the greats.