FRIENDSHIP / CHARLOTTE CORNFIELD

Friendship headlines an eclectic country-rock bill with Charlotte Cornfield and More Eaze. The performance centers on Friendship’s album *Caveman Wakes Up*, which broadens the band’s country-music foundation with unruly guitars, flute textures, hazy poetry, and a Motown-influenced rhythm section.

The album’s eleven songs are led by songwriter Dan Wriggins’ weathered baritone and combine swirling arrangements with deeply serious, reference-rich lyrics. The band’s sound is described as dreamlike yet ominous, drawing together country rock, experimental touches, and an unconventional range of imagery.

Charlotte Cornfield is a Toronto songwriter whose *Hurts Like Hell*, released by Merge Records on March 27, 2026, is presented as her most emotionally open and vocally expansive work. Recorded in Brooklyn with producer Philip Weinrobe, the album features El Kempner of Palehound, Bridget Kearney of Lake Street Dive, Adam Brisbin, and Sean Mullins, with additional contributions from Feist, Buck Meek, Christian Lee Hutson, and Maia Friedman. It follows the birth of Cornfield’s daughter in 2023 and reflects both her development as a singer-songwriter and the uncertainty and affection shaping her next chapter.

When: December 9

Showtimes: Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Lineup: Friendship, Charlotte Cornfield, and More Eaze

Venue: Black Cat

Tickets: Price not available

Transportation: Black Cat is three blocks from the U Street/Cardozo Metro Station; the venue recommends taking Metro.