Washington DC
5-20-2026 7:44pm

Jeff Draco Is Throwing an Album Release Party. You Are Invited.

The "EXCESS" album dropped May 15. The celebration is May 23. Show up.

Here is the thing about Jeff Draco. He makes music that sounds like the best parts of your memory—jangly guitars, ethereal synths, and lyrics that hit right where you live. 

Draco grew up in a musical family where all his older siblings were in bands, so he never really had a choice. He went to University of Maryland in College Park and went solo right before heading off to school because the high school band disbanded and he thought, "No one else is gonna do it, so I'll just do it."

That's that energy. DIY. Hyperlocal. Deeply DMV.

The Show

Who: Jeff Draco (headliner), Night Hawk, Housing Co.
When: Saturday, May 23. Doors at 7 PM. Show at 8 PM.
Where: Songbyrd Music House, 540 Penn St NE, Washington, DC (Union Market neighborhood)
Tickets: $16 in advance. $20 at the door. All ages.

The deal is Draco and his band are playing the entire "EXCESS" album front to back. Not the hits. Not the singles. The whole thing. Start to finish. That is worth showing up for.

The Opening Acts (Do Not Be Late)

Night Hawk is an American indie rock band from Brunswick, Maine, now based in DC. Think delicate guitar work, enchanting harmonies, and lyrics about urban isolation. They have collaborated with the Whitney Museum of Art and performed at Club Passim's iconic "campfire. festival." They are opening. Be in your seat.

Housing Co. is an indie pop-rock band from Salisbury, Maryland (not Salisbury, NC—the one on the Eastern Shore). Four college friends who turned living rooms into studios and late nights into anthems. They won a battle of the bands, opened for Surfaces, and have over 2 million streams. Their sound is "windows-down beach-side drive" energy. Perfect for a May night in DC.

The Personal Angle (Because You Asked)

Here is what I want you to know about Jeff Draco that the press release will not tell you.

He cut his teeth in the DC and College Park house show scene. Basements. Living rooms. Spaces where the PA system is a borrowed speaker and the green room is someone's kitchen.

That is not a humble brag. That is a credential.

Also, he is a sandwich guy. Not in a "I have a favorite deli" way. In a "there is a Q&A where he talks about writing songs and also sandwiches" way. The details are fuzzy, but the energy is clear: this is not a distant, untouchable artist. This is a guy who probably ate a Cemita somewhere on U Street before a show and wrote a lyric about it.

That is the Draco appeal. Dreamy but grounded. Nostalgic but not stuck. He is one of DC's most popular indie-pop artists for a reason.

"EXCESS" is out now. Go listen. Then go see it live.

#JeffDraco #EXCESSAlbumRelease #SongbyrdDC #DMVIndie #HousingCo

Click here to listen to "EXCESS" By Jeff Draco

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