Beirut In Concert

Published December 14, 2011 at 10:48 AM EST

1 of 7 — Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

2 of 7 — Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

3 of 7 — Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

4 of 7 — Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

5 of 7 — Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

6 of 7 — Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

7 of 7 — Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

Beirut plays the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.

Beirut's latest album, The Rip Tide, was recorded in New York during the winter of 2010 and takes a surprise turn away from the group's early, Čoček-influenced sound and toward more mainstream indie rock. But the band hasn't reinvented itself entirely: Anyone drawn to the trumpet and ukulele on Beirut's first album, Gulag Orkestar, will find those familiar sounds on The Rip Tide, but set amidst wurlitzer, pump organ and percussion that can sound almost electronic at times.

Set List

Scenic World

The Shrew

Elephant Gun

Vagabond

Postcards From Italy

The Concubine

A Sunday Smile

Santa Fe

Forks And Knives

East Harlem

Nantes

Goshen

Cherbourg

After The Curtain

Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)

The Penalty

My Night With The Prostitute From Marseille

The Gulag Orkestar

Siki Siki Baba