# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Weird Nightmare | Personal Injury at Songbyrd DC
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 11:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Thursday June 25th

Weird Nightmare w/ Personal Injury

Every band worth its salt has a member who worked in a record store.

In METZ, the fearless noise rock trio who released five full-length albums on Sub Pop between 2012 and 2024, it was singer and guitarist Alex Edkins. Slinging indie rock and hardcore records in his hometown record store while attending university, Edkins became an ardent student of rock ‘n’ roll; from the psychedelic 1960s to the DIY 1990s and beyond. Hoopla, the catchy, melodic second LP from Edkins’s solo project Weird Nightmare, mixes and matches these influences in fun and exhilarating combinations, displaying his sophisticated musical mind. Bursting to life with hooks and earworms, Hoopla is that one tape that never gets ejected from the car stereo, but plays on repeat, soundtracking the summer. New and nostalgic at the same time, Hoopla will perk up your ears.

Weird Nightmare’s self-produced, and decidedly lo-fi, self-titled debut was recorded at home during the pandemic and released by Sub Pop in 2022. Weird Nightmare displayed Edkins’s indie rock sensibility, with a penchant for undeniable hooks and massive sing-along choruses. His skills at writing and performing only tightened on a series of singles that followed.

On the new studio album Hoopla—co-produced with Spoon’s Jim Eno and recorded at Seth Manchester’s Machines with Magnets—Edkins expands Weird Nightmare’s dimensions even further. Gilded onto the direct emotions of his straightforward songwriting, new musical textures such as piano, bells, and castanets give these well-wrought tunes a shiny luster. It’s like a beloved indie director leveling up to their first studio feature. If Weird Nightmare’s debut was an underground crowd pleaser akin to Richard Linklater’s Slacker, then Hoopla is Edkins’s Dazed and Confused, or even better, Before Sunrise. Hoopla represents a huge leap forward in his sonic palette and emotional vulnerability.

Resplendent with sunny, guitar pop, Hoopla was produced with just the right amount of fuzz and crunch. The immediate, crisp, unfussy recording brings you right into the studio with Edkins and his rhythm section: Loel Campbell on drums and bassist Roddy Kuester. This is top-shelf power pop; these sharp jolts of adrenaline could slip into a radio rock block between The Replacements and Elvis Costello & the Attractions. Or fit just as easily on a college radio set alongside Sharp Pins, Ratboys, and Alvvays.

At its heart, this album is an optimistic, shining light in our strange time. Through Weird Nightmare, Edkins wants you to know that he is still in love with the world, and he invites the listeners of Hoopla to feel the same. Take this chance to seize a glimmer of widescreen pop magic in our used-up old world. You deserve it.

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Personal Injury is DC basement rock. John, Elliott, Isaiah, and Theo.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/washington/weird-nightmare-personal-injury-at-songbyrd-dc/200030281941545
- **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment, performances
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Washington
- **state**: DC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 540 Penn St NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA
- **lat**: 38.91022
- **long**: -76.99647
- **full address**: 540 Penn St NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Weird Nightmare | Personal Injury at Songbyrd DC being held?
  - **A:** Weird Nightmare | Personal Injury at Songbyrd DC takes place on Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 11:00 pm at 540 Penn St NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Weird Nightmare | Personal Injury at Songbyrd DC?
  - **A:** Weird Nightmare | Personal Injury at Songbyrd DC is organized by Songbyrd Music House.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Weird Nightmare | Personal Injury at Songbyrd DC is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Washington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Weird Nightmare | Personal Injury at Songbyrd DC sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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