Friday, May 1, 2015

DC/Baltimore Global Music and More Concert List May 2015

DC/Baltimore Global  Music and More- May  2015  
Compiled by Steve Kiviat 
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International, roots, rap, soul and more at top and
***indie-rock and non-music stuff is at the bottom. Most sold-out shows omitted.
Look for additional shows & more info to be added through the month at my blog: stevekiviat.blogspot.com 
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Online you should also check out the I Love Music forum/chatboard at ilxor.com and look for the  Rolling Outernational World Music 2015, Rolling Afrobeats Afropop2015,  the Rolling Afro-Latin & the Capital Swamp & Chitlin Circuit  threads _____________________________________________________________________________
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Highlights: 
Fri. 5-1-Lila Downs at GW Lisner (Mexican-American singer)
Sat. 5-2- Funk Parade and pre-parade on U. Street. Plus Lee Fields and Trouble Funk later at the Howard Theatre
Fri. 5-8 Wizkid at Bliss, NE DC (Nigerian afropop star)
Wed. 5-13-Aretha Franklin at Strathmore
Sat. 5-16- Kayhan Kalhor at 6th & I (Iranian/Persian musician)
Chuck Brown Band at the Howard Theatre (3rd anniversary of Chuck’s passing) with special guests
Sun. 5-17 Lagbaja (Nigerian afrobeat) at the Howard Theatre
Sat. 5-30- Lamonts 25th Anniversary with Roy C.,  Hardway Connection, Jim Bennett & Lady Mary from 12 noon on
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Fri. 5-1
Charlie Musselwhite (harmonica), James Cotton (harmonica), and John Hammond (guitar) at Kennedy Center (Blues and blues-rock)
Memphis the Musical at the Warner Theatre
Lila Downs @ GW's Lisner Auditorium  (Mexican folk-pop)
Jayme Stone at Amp (folk)
ILoveMakonnen at Howard Theatre (r’n’b)
Los Hermanos Arriola at Club One, Route 1 South in Alexandria, VA
H2O Orchestra  for free from 6 to 7 pm on the Kennedy Ctr. Millennium Stage (young musicians from Paraguay performing on recycled instruments)
Cissa Paz & Christylez Bacon: Hip Hop Meets the Music of Brazil with Maga Bo & Gregzinho (DJ sets 11PM-3AM) at Tropicalia
Fred Wesley (From James Brown’s band) and band at Bohemian Caverns

*Alash (Tuvan throat singers) at Creative Alliance in Baltimore
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Sat. 5-2
Pre-Funk Parade 1 to 5 including  at 3:50 pm on separate stages  Junkyard Band,  Fayces U Know, and Mike Kid Funkadelic Hampton leading a “Maggot Brain” guitar big band then Eastern High, Duke Ellington, Batala and more  in Funk Parade 5 to 7 p on U St.  Plus many more
*"Bo Diddley's DC Days 1956-1967" free lecture by music historian Bernard Demczuk from 1:30 to 2:15 at District Flea, 945 Florida Ave. NW 
Lee Fields & the Expressions and Trouble Funk, with special guests Iceberg Slim, Sugar Bear, & Sweet Cherie plus DJ Nite Krawler at Howard Theatre
Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys at the Birchmere
Memphis the Musical at the Warner Theatre
Joe Keyes and the Late Bloomer Band 9PM Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang 10PM at Tropicalia
Bela Dona at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
Fred Wesley (From James Brown’s band) and band at Bohemian Caverns

*Alash (Tuvan throat singers) at Falls Church Episcopal Church
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Sun. 5-3
English Beat at the State Theatre  (ska)
ABC's Nashville in Concert: Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Charles Esten, Aubrey Peeples, Lennon & Maisy at DAR Constitution Hall (country)
The Cuban quintet CaribeNostrum (classical and jazz) for free from 6 to 7 pm on the Kennedy Ctr. Millennium Stage
Girma Yifrashewa at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club

*Erica Campbell (from Mary Mary) at the Howard (gospel)
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Mon.  5-4
Action Bronson at Fillmore (rap)
The Duke Ellington School of the Arts presents Reignite: Fanning The Flames, featuring music of Ellington, Strayhorn, Holiday & Gaye with the Duke Ellington School of the Arts Jazz Orchestra and the vocal group The Mellow Tones for free from 6 to 7 pm on the Kennedy Ctr. Millennium Stage
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Tues. 5-5
Jason Ringenberg (of Jason & the Scorchers) at Hill Country
Dr. Mira Yang and the Asian American Music Society present Asian,Spiritual, and Zarzuela Songs for free from 6 to 7 pm on the Kennedy Ctr. Millennium Stage
Cheick Hamala Diabate's Griot Street Residency (Every Tuesday) 9PM for free at Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St, NW
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Wed. 5-6
This Ain’t No Mouse Music!  The Story of Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records ( 2013 movie doc about blues, zydeco, conjunto and much more label) Film and Discussion at  6:30 pm at Goethe-Institute, 812 Seventh St. NW, D.C.  Discussion follows with Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz and Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage curator and archivist Jeff Place.
Kamel Zennia (from Algeria) and band at Tropicalia
Tinsley Ellis at Blues Alley
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Thurs. 5-7
Sitali (folky singer-songwriter w/ an oud player and go-go & jazz drummer JuJu House) plus Big Lazy at Bossa
Vince Gill at Birchmere
Neshama Carlebach with The Glory to God Singers, a Baptist choir, singing Neshama's father’s melodies and her own. With a special guest appearance by Josh Nelson at DC JCC
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Fri. 5-8
Wizkid at Bliss, NE DC (Nigerian afropop star)
Acid Mothers Temple at Comet Ping Pong (Japanese psychedelic band)
Armenian music at Strathmore
Teedra Moses (r’n’b album release gig) at the Howard Theatre
Grupo Niche at the Palace (salsa)
Los Master Plus (Mexico) with G Plus at Tropicalia
Delbert Mcclinton at Birchmere
Tribute to Carol King at the Hamilton with Julia Nixon, Little Margie and many more
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Sat. 5-9
Ciara at the Fillmore (R’n’b)
Blue Magic, Delfonics, Skip Mahoney & the Casuals, the Ebonys, Halo, BAdd and more from 2 pm on at Lamonts in Pomonkey, MD
Curtis Harding for free from 6 to 7  at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (indie retro  r’n’b soul)
Yelawolf at Baltimore Soundstage (rap)
Polache y Punto Clave at Club One, on route 1 South Alexandria, Virginia
R. Kelly at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore
Florida Georgia Line with Thomas Rhett (Country) at Merriweather Post Pavilion
The Whispers, Sinbad, CeCe Peniston at Dar Const. Hall
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Sun.  5-10
Will Hart (ex-Delfonics) – Mothers Day brunch show at 11 am plus evening gig at 7
Otis Taylor at Blues Alley (trance blues)
Harlem Nights/U Street Lights part 1 for free from 6 p.m. to 7 pm at  the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Grand Foyer)  With dual pianos onstage, all-star pianists Jason Moran, Marc Cary (Music Director & onetime dc go-go musician & now NY jazz player), Bertha Hope, and Gerald Clayton connect the dots between jazz luminaries with histories in both New York and D.C., including late greats Duke Ellington and Dr. Billy Taylor. In addition, vocalists Queen Esther and Brianna Thomas perform with Howard University's premier vocal jazz ensemble Afro Blue (directed by Connaitre Miller), mining the rich, related vocal history of the New York and D.C. jazz scenes.
 Harlem Nights/U Street Lights Part 2 at 8 p.m., The K. Ctr. Crossroads Club (Atrium). Tickets: $23. The evening continues with an explosive "Miles Davis Meets Go-Go" jam, inspired by Davis's 1980s fusion exploration of the music of the late Ricky "Sugarfoot" Wellman, featuring trumpeters Roy Hargrove and Donvonte McCoy; bassist Ben Williams; NEA Jazz Master drummer Jimmy Cobb; go-go  drummer Kenny "Kwick" Gross; percussionist Go-Go Mickey Freeman; and saxophonists Lakecia Benjamin, Brian Settles, and Bill Saxton. Jason Moran, Marc Cary, Federico González Peña, Bertha Hope, Gerald Clayton, Queen Esther, Brianna Thomas, and Afro Blue also join the all-star line-up for the evening's finale.
Don Miguelo at Euphoria in Baltimore
La Sonora Dinamita at Club one, route 1 South in Alexandria
Feedel Band at the Hill Center at 4 pm (DC based Ethiopian combo; with dancers for today's gig )
Zusha (Jewish ska/Gypsy swing) at DC JCC
Jeffrey Osbourne, Enchantment, Intruders, Persuaders at Showplace Arena In Upper Marlboro
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Mon. 5-11
Migos, OG Maco, and Rich the Kid  (rap) at Baltimore Soundstage
Baseball Project at Jammin’ Java
Christie Dashielle for free from 6 to 7  at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (jazz vocalist)
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Tues. 5-12
John Cooper Clarke at the Hamilton (UK punk poet)
El Gusto (movie about Algerian Jewish & Muslim musicians who played together) at DC JCC
 Forward Fest through 5-17 at various DC locations (music and movies re funk, club dance sounds and more)
Angaleena Presley at Rams Head Tavern Annapolis (country)
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Wed.  5-13
Aretha Franklin at Strathmore
Orchester Praževica at Bossa
Big Daddy Kane & Whodini (old-school rap) at the Fillmore
Skream at 10 at U St. Music Hall
Rare Essence, Jeremy Ellis, Starship Connection (as part of Forward fest) at the Howard Theatre
The Epichorus at DC JCC ( they sing the sounds of Indian and Judeo-Arabic retro-folk music. Original music is interspersed with the religious songs of Syrian and Iraqi Jews and Sufi and classical Arabic tunes. With guest performer Indian actress and musician Priya Darshini).
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Thurs.  5-14
Golem at 6th & I (part of Jewish Music Fest)
Ray Wylie Hubbard at Creative Alliance in Baltimore
Jeff Krulik: the Thirty-Year Overnight Sensation at Takoma Park Community Center (best-of movie doc night)
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Fri. 5-15
Iris Dement at the Birchmere (country)
Bachata Heights and Elvis Martinez at Cococabana

*Michele Rosewoman and her Afro-Cuban/jazz group New Yor-Uba are playing at the Kennedy Center (Terrace Theater) as part of the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival.

* Shaan (India Playback Bollywood singer) at the Warner Theatre
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Sat. 5-16

2015 38th Annual Peterbug Day Festival and Parade. 
1320 E Street, SE (near Eastern Market) from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Parade at 8:00 a.m.)
Music Honors: The Al Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Baby Washington ("That's How Heartaches Are Made") and the Reese Palmer DC Legend Award goes to The Clovers ("Mint Julep")  at 6pm
Performing are The Marquees, Pookie Hudson's Spaniels, The Velons, The Hardway Connection (aat 2 pm), Nu Era, Pilgram Gospel Group, The DC All Stars Musical Band, The National Hand Dance Association Classic Hand Dancers and many more. Free 

All day love affair featuring sunshine, live art and block party vibes.
Featuring: Daniel Bell, DJ MADD (Reggae Set), Farid Nouri, Jim Thomson
Venue: Constitution Gardens ; 12pm - Sunset

John Luther Adams' “Sila: The Breath of the World,with the US Air Force Band at 3 pm in Smithsonian Museum of American History (Classical)
Kayhan Kalhor at 6th & I (Iranian/Persian musician from Ghazal)
Chuck Brown Band at the Howard Theatre (3rd anniversary of Chuck’s passing) with special guests
Lil’ Wayne at Echostage (rap)
Shacara Rogers (jazz vocalist) free from 6 to 7  at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Argentine Festival at Thomas Jefferson Theater, 125 South Old Glebe Road, Arlington, VA
Blaqstarr at Ottobar

Chesapeake Blues Fest with Bobby Rush at 4pm; Little Margie Clark at 12:10 pm as part of Sisterhood of Soul

* 2Chainz at Bliss, 2122 24th Place NE

*Gaithersburg Book Festival
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Sun. 5-17

Tropical Dance Party! dance to salsa, merengue, bachata, zydeco  from 1pm‐7pm  Adams Middle School Gymnasium 2020 19th St. NW, Washington, DC  to benefit the Oyster-Adams bilingual school program


Phillip Glass memoir book reading at 1 pm, Sidwell Friends Meeting House
3825 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
Lagbaja (Nigerian afrobeat) at the Howard Theatre
Rising Appalachia at the Birchmere
Blind Boys of Alabama and Ani DiFranco benefit show at the Lincoln Theatre
WJMF Day in the Park  11:00 AM - 3:00 PM for free at Stead Park, 1625 P Street NW. Concert, games, crafts, family friendly. With music from the PopUps, Mister G; and Naomi Less.

*Chesapeake Blues Fest with Shemekia Copeland at 2:45; Charlie Musselwhite at 4:05pm; Buddy Guy at 7:05pm
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Mon. 5-18
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Tues. 5-19

* Banning Eyre (author/guitarist) reading from his new book Lion Songs  about Zimbabwe's Thomas Mapfumo; and  doing  a solo performance ( Eyre is part of afropop.org and author of a book about Malian music) at 6:30pm at Busboys & Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE, Washington DC 20017; 
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Wed. 5-20
Banda Magda at Bossa (international ballads)

*Alice Gerrard (old-time bluegrass) at AMP in Rockville

*"Led Zeppelin Played Here" movie doc at the Hill Center

*Chilean cosmic psychedelic band Follakzoid at Black Cat Backstage
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Thurs. 5-21
Black Masala, Tipsy Oxcart, & DJ Ottomania at Tropicalia

* Kamyar Arsani (Iranian Sufi singer/songwriter) at 7  at Dorothy I. Height/Benning Road Branch Library
3935 Benning Rd. NE, Washington, DC (free)

Araya Woldemichael Ethiopian Jazz Quartet  at 7PM for free at Capital Fringe
1358-1368 Florida Ave, NE
Washington, DC 

*Alice Gerrard (old-time bluegrass) at AMP in Rockville
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Fri. 5-22
Southern Soul Tribute to Stax/Volt at Bethesda Blues and Jazz with  The Hardway Connection, Little Margie,Eddie Jones,  Patty Reese, Daryl Davis, Bob Berberich, Patti Hatchett,  and more
Mobb Deep (rap) at the Howard Theatre

*TCB (aka the Kingz), MOB , New Impressionz (bouncebeat go-go) at the Howard Theatre

*Alci Acosta (bolero de Colombia); La Maquina de El Salvador; Los Hermanos Flores at the Palace in Woodbridge
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Sat. 5-23
Latin Explosion at the Patriot Center with Yandel,J. Alvarez,  Andy Andy,  Alexis y Fido, Ivy Queen, Zion & Lennox, De La Ghetto, Angel & Khriz, Yowell & Randy, Messiah, Jory Boy, El Chevo and Sahara.(reggaeton and a bit of bachata)
Slovenian accordionist Marko Hatlak ) free from 6 to 7  at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Kinky at the Howard Theatre
Southern Soul Tribute to Stax/Volt at Rams Head Tavern Annapolis  with  The Hardway Connection, Little Margie,Eddie Jones,  Patty Reese, Daryl Davis, Bob Berberich, Patti Hatchett,  and more

Kenya’s Sauti Sol at the CocoCabana in Hyattsville

David Kitchen Band with Anthony Pirog--- at The Loft at The Hamilton 10:30PM-2:00AM

*Dej Loaf (rap) at Bliss Dc
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Sun. 5-24

*D'Banj (Nigerian pop) at Bliss DC

*Future at Echostage (rap)

*Panmasters steelband Jamboree at De Panyard, 4559 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood 5 to 9 pm doors at 3
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Mon. 5-25
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Tues. 5-26
New York's Raya Brass Band, alongside one of Pakistan & Afghanistan's most beloved vocalists Sandaraa (Pakistan & Brooklyn) at Tropicalia

Kermit Ruffins and the Barbeque Swingers at the Hamilton (New Orleans jazz)

*Daniel Bachman (US avante-acoustic steel string finger-style guitarist) and Ignatz(Belgium) at Clarendon Presbyterian Church in Arlington, VA
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Wed. 5-27
Ensemble Harmonia in Exploring Slovakia’s Folkloric Traditions free from 6 to 7  at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Kenny Chesney, Jake Owen, Chase Rice at Merriweather Post
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Thurs. 5-28
Death with Obnox at Black Cat (African-American punk)
C.J. Chenier & Red Hot Louisiana Band at Artisphere (zydeco)

NY vocal trio Zulal and  oud player Ara Dinkjan present a celebration of Armenian culture Traditions free from 12 noon to 1 pm at the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium
NY vocal trio Zulal and  oud player Ara Dinkjan present a celebration of Armenian culture Traditions free from 6 to 7  at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
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Fri. 5-29
AR Rahman (Bollywood) at Wolf Trap
Raulin Rodriguez at the Cococabana in Hyattsville
Barrington Levy at the Howard Theatre (reggae )(postponed?)

*Movie doc-"Don't Think I've Forgotten-Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll" at AFI Silver Spring

*Code 237 I am Cameroonian (Cameroonian music and more) at DC Bliss

* David Kitchen Band with Anthony Pirog at JVs (roots rock)

*People's Champs (funk & soul) and Amapola Dry (electric tango) at Tropicalia

*Etienne Charles (Trinidadian trumpet player) at Library of Congress Coolidge Aud. for free at 8

*Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys at Glen Echo 
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Sat. 5-30
Lamonts 25th Anniversary with Roy C.,  Hardway Connection, Jim Bennett & Lady Mary from 12 noon on
Kool & the Gang with Chaka Khan at Wolf Trap
Sweetlife Fest at Merriweather Post with Kendrick Lamar (rap) plus Pixies and more
Backyard Band and Junkyard Band at the Howard

*Movie doc-"Don't Think I've Forgotten-Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll" at AFI Silver Spring

* Washington Folk Fest at Glen Echo

Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas benefit gig for 
 Hungry for Music, Crawfish Boil at 
Fort Hunt Park, 8999 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria, VA 22308 
Time:  12:00pm - 5:00pm
All you can eat crawfish, corn, potatoes & beer and beverages while they last

Beltway BBQ Festival
12:05pm: Tom Larsen Blues Band; 1pm Hardway Connection; 2pm Anthony “Swamp Dog” Clark and Shirleta Settles; 3pm VYBE ; 4pm The Jewels; 5:30 pm Be’la Dona
BBQ competition, Auto & motorcycle show. Mechanical Bull Rides .Tucker Road Athletic Complex , 1770 Tucker Road Fort Washington, MD 301-555-1212
Due to limited on-site parking, FREE parking and a shuttle will be offered from Rosecroft Raceway

*Olmeca (rap); Salvajes; La Salvada Reina & Leon City Sounds at Judy's, 2212 14th St NW
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Sun.  5-31
Sweetlife Fest at Merriweather Post with the Weeknd, Charlie XCX and more
Los Cafres at the Howard
George Thorogood and Brian Setzer at Pier 6 in Baltimore

*Movie doc-"Don't Think I've Forgotten-Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll" at AFI Silver Spring

* Feria de Sevilla at Strathmore (flamenco)

* Washington Folk Fest at Glen Echo

* Showtime Bar 2nd anniversary with  djs from 3 to 7 pm, then Granny & the Boys,(funk) from 7 to 10, then more djs , 113 Rhode Island Ave NW
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Mon. 6-1
Joe Ely (Texas honkytonk) at Birchmere

*Movie doc-"Don't Think I've Forgotten-Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll" at AFI Silver Spring  (through June 4)
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Other cool stuff (mostly indie-rock):  Lambert & Stamp movie about the Who’s mgrs at Shirlington & E St.;5-1-Beauty Pill @Artisphere sold out; Ex-Hex @Black Cat; Meatmen @ Metro Gallery;5-3-Stephin Merrit @ 6th & I; Of Montreal @ the Ottobar; 5-5- Puff Pieces, Plains, Jack on Fire, and Hemlines @ Paper Haus , 4912 3rd St NW, WDC;  5-6-Speedy Ortiz @ Black Cat; 5-7-Mac McCaughan @ Black Cat;  Elliot Smith movie doc @ Ottobar; 5-8-Replacements @ Echostage; Those Darlins @ DC9; 5-11-Paramore @ Meyerhoff;   5-13- Jessica Hopper music critic  book reading with Chris Richards @Busboy & Poets; 5-17-Priests; Downtown Boys & more at Ottobar; 5-18-Downtown Boys @ Black Cat; *Insect Surfers @ Jackies;  5-19-TV on the Radio @ echostage;  5-22 @noon-El Reys w/ Anthony Pirog surf rock at MLK Library; *Insect Surfers @Iota; *5-24-Chain & the Gang & Puff Pieces @ Capital Fringe;  5-27-Leon Russell @ Rams Head Tavern Annapolis; *5-28-Ian Svenonious; Horse Lords; Guerilla Toss @ Capital Fringe; *Chris Stamey & Dot Dash @ Iota; 5-30-Don Zientara @ Velvet Lounge
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