The War and Treaty bring 'The Story of Michael and Tanya' to Silver Spring

Their Juneteenth album hits the road at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Friday, Nov. 13.

Some records tell you what they mean before you hear a note. The War and Treaty put out their fifth studio album, *The Story of Michael and Tanya*, on Juneteenth — June 19, 2026 — and on Friday, Nov. 13 they bring it to The Fillmore Silver Spring. Music starts at 8 p.m. in a room that holds 2,000, with tickets through Ticketmaster.

The band released the album on Atlantic Outpost, following last year's *Plus One*, as public radio reported on release day (KUAF/NPR). *Plus One* had arrived on Valentine's Day 2025 (MCA), so this is a band that has now put out two full-lengths in under eighteen months, each pinned to a date that means something.

The album has kept growing since June. An expanded deluxe edition added an EP and two live recordings (The Music Universe), and in July the band played NPR's Tiny Desk (antiMusic) — a format with nowhere to hide, and a decent preview of how these songs hold up live.

Before the U.S. run there was a UK and European summer tour, announced earlier in the year (Rockshot), so the band arrives in Maryland after a long stretch of near-constant playing.

This show is part of a fall headline tour announced in June. It opened Oct. 7 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and runs into late November (Music Row; The Music Universe). In the weeks before Silver Spring it has passed through San Francisco, Phoenix, Austin, Houston, Dallas and Kansas City, and after this date it keeps going, with a stop at North Carolina's Haw River Ballroom on Nov. 20. By the time the band reaches the Fillmore, the set will have more than a month of nights behind it.

The listing files them under indie, folk and country, which is a fair map of how wide their audience has become. For the D.C. area, it also means a Friday night bill that should pull from several crowds at once: the Americana listeners, the country fans, and anybody who caught the Tiny Desk set this summer and wanted more.

The Fillmore Silver Spring is a smart room for it. At 2,000 capacity it is big enough to feel like an occasion on a Friday night, and it puts a headline show of this size within easy reach of the whole D.C. region rather than downtown alone. After a summer in which the album, the deluxe edition and the Tiny Desk set all landed, this is the moment to see what the songs have become on the road.

The practical side: 8 p.m. is the listed start, and no door time is given, so check your ticket and plan to arrive early on a Friday when the room will likely be busy. If you have not spent time with the new album yet, the Tiny Desk set is the quickest way in.

The War and Treaty have spent this year telling their own story in public, on record and on stage. Friday the 13th in Silver Spring is your chance to hear the latest chapter in person. Bring someone you love.

Sources: KUAF/NPR — 'The Story of Michael and Tanya': The War and Treaty release new Juneteenth album (kuaf.com); MCA — The War And Treaty Announces New Album PLUS ONE Out February 14, 2025 (mca.com); The Music Universe — deluxe edition (themusicuniverse.com); antiMusic — Watch The War And Treaty's Tiny Desk Concert (musicpressbox.antimusic.com); Rockshot — The War And Treaty Announce UK & European Summer Tour For 2026 (rockshotmagazine.com); Music Row — The War And Treaty Slate Headline Tour For Fall (musicrow.com); The Music Universe — The War and Treaty announce fall 2026 tour (themusicuniverse.com); Ticketmaster tickets (ticketmaster.evyy.net)