Concert featuring The Army, The Navy with Ella Woolsey at the A&R Music Bar, blending indie rock and alternative folk.
The Army, The Navy play A&R Music Bar on Friday, October 23, with Ella Woolsey opening. It's a double bill at one of the city's smaller rooms, and the setlist will pull from both ends of their catalog: the older songs they're known for and new material they've been working on. The show is all ages.
If you're not familiar with them, The Army, The Navy have built a name around blending intricate melodies with raw, evocative storytelling. Their sound sits at the intersection of indie rock, alternative folk, and atmospheric pop—three styles that don't always share the same room, but here they overlap into something distinct. The folk side brings the storytelling, the indie rock provides the structure, and the atmospheric pop fills in the gaps. It's the kind of music that works as well when you're listening closely as it does when it's just playing in the background.
They're known for live sets that treat the whole evening as a single arc rather than a sequence of songs. The setlist will move through their celebrated discography, so you'll hear the older tracks alongside the new stuff they're touring. The vocal harmonies and complex arrangements they're praised for are a big part of that, and they're exactly what the A&R Music Bar is built for—an intimate venue known for its acoustics and a vibrant atmosphere that lets those details come through.
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Ella Woolsey opens the night, and the show is all ages, so it's an easy one to bring a younger crowd along for. Doors open at 7 PM, and the music starts at 8 PM. The A&R Music Bar is at 391 Neil Ave in Columbus.
