AJR

AJR is an American indie pop band made up of brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met (formerly Metzger). They write, produce, and mix all of their own music, working out of the living room of their apartment in Chelsea, Manhattan — a DIY approach they've kept since day one.

The brothers grew up in Bayside, Queens before moving to Chelsea in 2001, and got their start as street performers in New York City parks under the name TB³ ("Tapping Brothers to the Third Power"). That busking era eventually led to their breakout single "I'm Ready" and their first studio album, Living Room (2015).

Since then they've released The Click (2017), Neotheater (2019), OK Orchestra (2021), and The Maybe Man (2023), touring behind each one. Jazz trumpeter Arnetta Johnson and drummer Chris Berry frequently join them on stage and on record.

AJR's Somewhere in the Sky Tour is their sixth headlining tour, kicking off July 18, 2025 in Sparks, Nevada, and continuing through summer 2026 with amphitheater shows and festival dates across the U.S. The tour supports their EP What No One's Thinking and single "The Big Goodbye."

We saw them:

• Jul 1 — Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA