The North Country at WTJU, Presented by Third Rail
By WTJU Rock
Date: 04/18/2026
Time: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday, April 18, 8 – 9 p.m., Third Rail presents experimental pop collective, The North Country. This free event is open to all at 2244 Ivy Rd. You can also listen on 91.1 FM, stream via wtju.net, video stream on WTJU’s YouTube channel, or access on the WTJU mobile app. Please join us for a high-spirited concert leading us into WTJU’s exciting Rock Marathon week!
Based in Washington, DC, The North Country has earned a reputation for their eclectic mix of danceable indie-rock, catchy art-pop, poignant and political lyrics, and high energy shows. Fronted by songwriter and singer, Andrew Grossman, the band showcases complex arrangements, danceable rhythms, layered harmonies, and spins catchy indie pop earworms reminiscent of LCD Soundsystem, Talking Heads, David Bowie, and Arcade Fire. The dramatic vocal accompaniments from singers Margot MacDonald and Laurel Halsey, whose voices mimic everything from ethereal priestesses to aloof robots, draw cheers from delighted crowds.
The North Country’s music deals with navigating digital fatigue, heartbreak, and blistering political commentary aimed squarely at the 1%. Their new album The Future’s All We Need, which the Washington City Paper calls “…11 tracks of genre-defying, danceable deliberations on 21st-century civilization and its discontents”, is out now everywhere.
Third Rail is supported locally by Hello Goodbye Records at 108 4th Street, Northwest, in Downtown Charlottesville.
