QUEERING SOUND: Youth in Government / AGG / Mysteryband / Kerri Sheehan / Boy Meets Pearl / Glorian / Blood Family Reunion
An evening of space rock, shoegaze, and post-rock presented as part of the QUEERING SOUND festival, a volunteer-driven, multifaceted arts festival of LGBTQIA+ artists and allies held annually in Washington, DC. This installment features seven acts: Youth in Government celebrating the release of their debut album *Silhouettes*; AGG (Adrian Gaston Garcia), a queer Latine storyteller performing spoken word and theater-inspired pieces; Mysteryband, a collaboration of award-winning singer-songwriters Lisa Moscatiello, Anita Burkam, and Bev Stanton; Kerri Sheehan, a multimedia storyteller performing on oddball stringed instruments; Boy Meets Pearl, a queer-fronted, oddly orchestrated group blending sea shanties, circus waltzes, and Victorian Music Hall into a carousel punk cabaret; Glorian, the experimental pop project of Joseph Mulhollen combining neo-folk and electronic dance pop; and Blood Family Reunion, whose description is not provided in the available material.
When: Sunday, June 7, 2026, at 7:00 PM.
Showtimes: Doors and performances begin at 7:00 PM; the lineup and individual set times are not specified.
Tickets: Sliding scale $10–$25 per person, with an online ticketing fee resulting in a total of $11.91–$27.75 (includes all fees). Additional contributions and membership discounts are available; Rhizome DC members receive a 10% discount on tickets and may share that discount with one or more additional tickets depending on membership tier.
Lineup: Youth in Government (space rock/shoegaze/post-rock duo Chris Mathews-Larsen and Trae Tomko), AGG (Adrian Gaston Garcia – spoken word/theater), Mysteryband (Lisa Moscatiello, Anita Burkam, Bev Stanton – singer-songwriter collaboration), Kerri Sheehan (multimedia storytelling with oddball stringed instruments), Boy Meets Pearl (queer-fronted carousel punk cabaret), Glorian (Joseph Mulhollen – experimental pop), and Blood Family Reunion (no details provided).
Run time: Not specified; likely multiple hours given seven acts.
Ages: Not explicitly stated, but the venue and festival are all-ages oriented.
Venue: Rhizome DC, 6950 Maple St NW, Washington, DC.
Note: This event is part of the QUEERING SOUND festival, which since 1999 has presented over 100 local, national, and international LGBTQIA+ artists and allies across nine DMV venues and online, highlighting work that pushes against mainstream boundaries of sound and vision. The festival is volunteer-driven and includes visual art, spoken word, video/new media, and diverse musical styles.