Miri Tyler of Ekko Astral tells us about her 5 favorite DC-area bands

Miri Tyler of DC punks Ekko Astral told us about five of her favorite bands from the DC-area, past and present:

Ekko Astral’s most recent album was 2024’s Pink Balloons, one of our favorite albums of that year. They’ve released some singles since then, most recently last month’s “horseglue,” which takes them into noise rock territory. Watch the video for that below.

They’ll be on tour in March supporting Mclusky. See all dates below.

EKKO ASTRAL: 2026 TOUR DATES
March 25, 2026 Boise, ID, US Treefort Music Festival
March 26, 2026 Seattle, WA, US The Crocodile
March 28, 2026 Portland, OR, US Aladdin Theater
March 30, 2026 San Francisco, CA, US The Chapel
March 31, 2026 Los Angeles, CA, US Regent Theater