Final weekend, the good Washington, DC fuzz-pop band Velocity Lady bought again collectively and performed their first present in 21 years. Velocity Lady made their grand return on the Thirtieth-anniversary celebration for the Black Cat, the venerable DC venue that served as their homebase. Later this yr, Velocity Lady will come again and play one other present on the Black Cat, and one other beloved DC indie-pop band will get again collectively to affix them. Tuscadero’s again, child!

Folks don’t convey up Tuscadero’s title almost typically sufficient. The band, named after Suzi Quatro’s Glad Days character, bought collectively in 1993, and so they made uptempo and intensely catchy indie-pop jams with a few of the most relatable lyrics I’d ever heard. On “Nancy Drew Books,” Tuscadero sang about getting mad at dad and mom for throwing out their childhood treasures. On “Dime A Dozen,” they lashed out at an ex with the road “I guess your dad married his first cousin.” WHFS, the DC alt-rock station, had a Sunday-night indie rock present known as Now Hear This, and I used to take heed to that present each week simply to listen to Tuscadero and likewise Railroad Jerk, since I had no concept the place to search out their data.

There weren’t too many data to search out. Tuscadero launched a few EPs and their 1995 debut LP The Pink Album on native indie Teenbeat Data. Then they signed to Elektra and launched a re-recorded model of The Pink Album; I nonetheless have my cassette copy someplace. They got here out with one other Elektra album, 1998’s My Means Or The Freeway, earlier than the label dropped them and the band broke up. Tuscadero have reunited just a few instances through the years, however they haven’t performed a present since 2014. That’s about to alter. On Instagram right this moment, a few member of Velocity Lady and Tuscadeo posted an Instagram video asserting that the 2 bands will play the Black Cat collectively 12/2.

So long as all the good DC indie-pop bands of the ’90s are getting again collectively, might we perhaps get a Rondelles reunion?