DC/Baltimore
Global Music and More- April 2017
Compiled
by Steve Kiviat
To submit
events (for posting) or comments (that are not posted) e-mail: ritmika (at)
hotmail.com
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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 2017, Rolling Afrobeats
Afropop 2017, the Rolling Afro-Latin & the Capital Swamp &
Chitlin Circuit threads
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Lots
happening and more to be announced (like the specific music-oriented movies at
Filmfest DC).
Seek out
music throughout the area…In addition to the below live and dj events, there
are more international dj dance events both in DC and in Maryland (African
ones--Golf lounge, Swahili Village, Fire Station One, Stonefish, Crystal, Lee's Lounge) and
Virginia
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Remaining
Highlights
Fri. 4-7-
Ustad
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan at DAR Constitution Hall
Sun.
4-9-Salif Keita at the Fillmore (Mali vocalist)
Wed.
4-12-Vieux Farka Toure at Creative Alliance in Baltimore (Great Malian
guitarist who has no DC date on this tour)
Wed.
4-19- Tinariwen at Barns of Wolf Trap (Mali desert Tuareg/Tamasheq band)
Thurs.
4-20- Hot 8 Brass Band at Jammin Java (New Orleans)
“In the
Heights” (Manuel Lin-Miranda musical) in Spanish at the Gala Hispanic Theatre
(through May 21)
Chronixx
& Zincfest Redemption at Fillmore (reggae)
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. 4-1
New
Orleans sax player Charles Neville and band at Georgetown University McNeir
Hall New North Bldg at 8 follwed by panel discussion
“They Go
Low, We fly Kites” political action near Washington Monument
Slackers,
Scotch Bonnets, Captivators at Rock n Roll Hotel (ska)
Duo
Yemeno Koto/shamisen player and singer Yoko Reikano Kimura and cellist Hikaru
Tamaki
Kung Fu
Wildstyle exhibit opening at Freer with street artist and hip-hop impresario
Fab 5 Freddy and Hong Kong graffiti and hip-hop pioneer MC Yan, from 2 to 4pm
To
celebrate Kung Fu Wildstyle [new exhibit at the Freer], the music collective
Shaolin Jazz presents a special edition of Can I Kick It?, a unique experience
catered to lovers of kung fu flicks and the music these films inspired. DJ
2-Tone Jones mixes a score to accompany a cult classic martial arts film. He
blends hip hop, soul, funk, and more to create a live soundtrack to the movie,
at Hyphen DC, 1402 Okie St NE
Soul
Train party at WE ACT Radio, 1918 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE DC
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4-2
6th
Annual Sizdah Bedar (Persian Spring Festival) at Bull Run Regional Park,
Centreville -9am to 6pm
Cissa Paz
at Villain & Saint (Beyond Bossa Nova--special tribute to Brazilian mpb
greats gig)
Flamenco
Passion at Bossa
Kevin
Morby and Waxahatchie at Creative Alliance
Thao (of
the Get Down Stay Down) and Yowler at Rock & Roll Hotel
The
Hillbenders do Who’s Tommy bluegrass style at the Hamilton
Domingues
& Kane at Rhizome
Team
Familiar at Society Lounge (Go-go Mickey’s 50th birthday party
ongoing celebration)
Hardway
Connection at Lamonts
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. 4-3
Shirleta
Settles at Westminster Church Blues Monday
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. 4-4
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. 4-5
Meklit
Hadero at Blues Alley
Merle
Haggard Tribute at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
Troker
(Guadalajara Mexico metal meets funk meets mariachi meets hiphop) at Bossa
*KeithCharles SpaceBar at Songbyrd (Awful Records Atlanta rap)
*Embrace Humanity (feat. Omar Offendum, Mana, and Amal Kassir) for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
* "Pulse Demon: Noise and Experimental Music from Japan" hosted by Sean Gray at Crown in Baltimore
*KeithCharles SpaceBar at Songbyrd (Awful Records Atlanta rap)
*Embrace Humanity (feat. Omar Offendum, Mana, and Amal Kassir) for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
* "Pulse Demon: Noise and Experimental Music from Japan" hosted by Sean Gray at Crown in Baltimore
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4-6
Carl
Thomas (90s era r’n’b singer) at the Howard Theatre
Feedel
Band at Bossa (Ethiopian)
Cambalache
at Rosslyn Spectrum
Joe Keyes
& Late Bloomer band at Big Chief
Eliane
Elias (Brazil) at the Hamilton
* *Tamagawa University and Taiko Group for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
* CTRL SPACE COMMAND “An Exhibition in Motion”
Presented by Capital Fringe, Jamal Gray and St. Clair Castro (with Sun Ra inspired music) at Fringe
* *Tamagawa University and Taiko Group for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
* CTRL SPACE COMMAND “An Exhibition in Motion”
Presented by Capital Fringe, Jamal Gray and St. Clair Castro (with Sun Ra inspired music) at Fringe
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. 4-7
Afropolitan
DC event-“the ultimate j’ouvert fete” at Cities on K. St NW from 6 to 11 pm
Nguea La
Route (old-school makossa singer from the Cameroon) at Cococabana in MD
Currensy
at the Howard Theatre (rap)
Soca Fete
at Bar 7
Maelo
Ruiz & Frankie Ruiz Jr.withla Orquesta Rumba y Sabor de los Hermanos Galvan
at the Palace
Noe y sus
Campeones at 90 Degrees Sports Bar in Manassas
Jon
Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at Gypsy Sally’s (New Orleans piano
bluesy)
Mipso (indie
Americana) at Hamilton
Ralo at
Bliss DC
Ustad Rahat
Fateh Ali Khan at DAR Constitution Hall
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4-8
* Emancipation Day events moved from the 16th to today on Freedom Plaza- Rare Essence at 4; Backyard Band also playing and many others...Free
* Emancipation Day events moved from the 16th to today on Freedom Plaza- Rare Essence at 4; Backyard Band also playing and many others...Free
Anoushka
Shankar at 6th & I (India)
Cecile
Mclorin Salvant (jazz singer) at the Barns of Wolf Trap
*Mr Carmack and oothers at 930 CLub (rap/edm hybrid)
*Mr Carmack and oothers at 930 CLub (rap/edm hybrid)
Mel’issa
Morgan at 8 at the Howard Theatre
Devin the
Dude (rap) with the Backyard Band (go-go) at 11 at the Howard Theatre
Sam the
Man Burns at Flash (house)
Big Sean
(rap) at the Fillmore
Caribbean
Night at the Washington Wizards basketball game
The
Sounds of Motown dj night at the Chateau
Tighten
Up-Soul and Reggae DJ Night at Slash run
Stomp Dat
2017 (youth step show) at 4 pm at Howard U Cramton Aud.
Ladies
Sing the Blues at Strathmore with Vocalists Catherine Russell, Brianna Thomas,
and Charenee Wade
Sounds of
the Caribbean at the Rosslyn Spectrum
Grupo
Santa Fe at Club One
Hardway
Connection at Harmony Hall, Ft. Washington
Jarekus
Singleton at Rosedale American Legion
Irish
Music Fest with fiddler James Kelly,
singer/guitarist Daithi Sproule (of Altan and Trian fame), flutist Kevin
Crawford, and box accordion hero Billy McComiskey. Joining them will be
Baltimore-based talent with Irish Trad Fest festival founder Laura Byrne on
flute, Donna Long, piano and more at Creative Alliance
Willie
Nile at the Hamilton
Fetty Wap
at Bliss DC
Knife
Party at Echostage
Deadmau5
at Merriweather Post
Baroness
& Trans Am at 930 Club
Katie
Tempest at U St Music Hall
K-pop
dance night at Black Cat
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4-9
Salif
Keita albinism benefit show at the Fillmore Silver Spring (Mali vocalist)
Puerto
Rican bomba panel (3:30 to 4:30 pm) and bombazo with Alex Lasalle and Oxil
Febles at FICA DC 733 Euclid St NW,
BRB
record show at the Windup Space in Baltimore
Caribbean
day party fete at Cities DC at 3
Wild Anacostias
at Glen Echo
Capital
City Music Fest at DC Armory
Guiller
el rey de las cantinas at Revash restaurant in Chantilly
Piter
Albeiro at Kenmore Middle School in Arlington
Pascualillo
y La Nueva Estrella Azul at Sarita's in Silver Spring
Calibre
50 y Los de la Noria at the Palace
Selwyn
Birchwood at Hill Country Barbeque
*Tatsuya Nakatani meets Ancestral Duo (Japanese percussionist with DC avante-jazz duo including Luke Stewart0 at Anacostia Art Center
*Tatsuya Nakatani meets Ancestral Duo (Japanese percussionist with DC avante-jazz duo including Luke Stewart0 at Anacostia Art Center
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. 4-10
1st
night of Passover
Emily
Wells (experimental/classical/goth) with Be Steadwell at Black Cat
*Xiu Xiu at Songbyrd
*Xiu Xiu at Songbyrd
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. 4-11
Edwin
Ortiz y La Mafia Del Guaguanco (formerly Orchestra La Romana) at Bethesda Blues
& Jazz
Brazilian
choro composer and mandolin player Danilo Brito & quintet for free from 6
to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Puerto
Rican jazz sax player Miguel Zenon talking with Larry Appelbaum (Music
Division) and Talia Guzman-Gonzalez (Hispanic Division) about his music, his
work as an educator, and his latest recording Tipico. From 12 noon to 1pm at
Library of Congress, Kluge Center, 01
floor, TJB - Thomas Jefferson Building
Dale
Watson and Ray Benson present “Dale and Ray” at the Birchmere
EU at MD
Live Casino
Son Volt
at 930 Club
Backyard
Band, TCB, Reaction at MXL (Mexico Lindo), Bladensburg (go-go and bounce)
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. 4-12
Vieux
Farka Toure at Creative Alliance in Baltimore (Great Malian guitarist who has no
DC date on this tour)
Stokely
(from Mint Condition) with Annale at the Birchmere
Gypsy
Soul Party featuring Orchester Praževica for free at Bossa
Leela
James & Daley at Rams Head Annapolis
Patrick
McAvinue at Strathmore Mansion (bluegrass and folk fiddler)
Tamara Wellons
at Blues Alley (r’n’b)
Why ? and
Eskimeaux at Black Cat
* The Nile Project for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
*Montreal electro dj Jacques Greene at Flash
* The Nile Project for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
*Montreal electro dj Jacques Greene at Flash
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. 4-13
Los
Gaiteros de Sanguashington (Colombia cumbia via DC) w/ Kiko Villamizar at Tropicalia
* * CTRL SPACE COMMAND “An Exhibition in Motion”
Presented by Capital Fringe, Jamal Gray and St. Clair Castro (with Sun Ra inspired music) at Fringe
*Kawehi at Songbyrd at 8:30
* DJ Diaspora at 9:30 at Songbyrd (broken beat )
* * CTRL SPACE COMMAND “An Exhibition in Motion”
Presented by Capital Fringe, Jamal Gray and St. Clair Castro (with Sun Ra inspired music) at Fringe
*Kawehi at Songbyrd at 8:30
* DJ Diaspora at 9:30 at Songbyrd (broken beat )
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. 4-14
Jay Arr “Reggaevolution”
cd release event at Stonefish Lounge, New Carrolton, MD
lder Ones(NYC
quartet - improvisation Sufi-like circular grooves and drones,)w/ solo sets by Ted Zook of Lost
Civilizations ( experimental ) & local Ethiopian jazz keyboardist Araya
Woldemichael also known as the Ethiopian Octopus at Bossa
Leela
James & Daley at Warner Theatre
Movies “Secret
Disco revolution” and “Donna Summer-Live and More” at 6:30pm at Library of
Congress Pickford Theatre
Luis
Miguel del Amargue at Diamond Lounge
Tribute
to Charlie Byrd at Amp
The
Weight (The Band tribute) at the Hamilton
Karter
Jaymes and Samuel James at Creative Alliance
Rico
Nasty at Bliss DC
Agua
Friday (Cuban dance music night) at Songbyrd
*Hawaiian slack key guitar fest at the Barns of Wolf Trap
* * Don’t Let Me Be Lost to You: Middle-Eastern Recording Performers in the United States, 1893-1950
A 90-minute talk by Ian Nagoski with 12 recordings. at Rhizome
Friday April 14, 8pm
Admission by sliding scale donations
All proceeds from this presentation benefit the Baltimore branch of International Rescue Committee.
*Hawaiian slack key guitar fest at the Barns of Wolf Trap
* * Don’t Let Me Be Lost to You: Middle-Eastern Recording Performers in the United States, 1893-1950
A 90-minute talk by Ian Nagoski with 12 recordings. at Rhizome
Friday April 14, 8pm
Admission by sliding scale donations
All proceeds from this presentation benefit the Baltimore branch of International Rescue Committee.
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. 4-15
Reggae v.
soca dj event at 11 at the Howard Theatre
Cleve
Francis at the Birchmere (country)
Shirleta
Settles, Anissa Twinky-Hargrove and Sonja as part of Tribute to RnB Divas at
Harmony Hall in Ft. Washington
Pete
Seeger Tribute at Kennedy Ctr. at the Millennium Stage for free from 6 to 7; plus another one in another theatre there
Baltimore
Banjo Masters at Creative Alliance
Chatham
County Line at Hamilton
Trina at
Bliss DC
Ida
Campbell and Lady Mary band at Lamonts (reunion of old gone clubs night)
*Panel on Afro-Latinos in DC at the Anacostia Community Museum followed by a reception and a performance by James Lovell and Garifuna .
*Panel on Afro-Latinos in DC at the Anacostia Community Museum followed by a reception and a performance by James Lovell and Garifuna .
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4-16
Harold
Melvin’s Blue Notes at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
Jon Z at
Diamond Lounge
Hardway
Connection at Lamonts
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Mon. 4-17
My
birthday!
National
Zoo Easter Monday
Sondre
Lerche at U St. Music Hall
Memphis
Gold at Westminster Church SW DC blues Monday
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Tues. 4-18
Sanam
Marvi, a Pakistani folk and sufi ghazal singer, for free from 6 to 7 pm at
the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Culture
featuring Kenyatta Hill at Creative Alliance in Baltimore
Kinky Friedman
at the Hamilton
*Lil Peep (sold out) at Songbyrd
*Lil Peep (sold out) at Songbyrd
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Wed. 4-19
Tinariwen
at Barns of Wolf Trap (Mali desert Tuareg/Tamasheq band)
Pump Up
the Volume (House music movie) at the Library of Congress Pickford Theatre
Sheila
Kay Adams (North Carolina musician and storyteller) at 12 noon for free at
Library of Congress Whittall Pavilion
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Thurs. 4-20
Hot 8
Brass Band at Jammin Java (New Orleans)
Tito
Puente birthday celebration at Bethesda Blues and Jazz with Tito Puente Jr.'s band
“In the
Heights” (Manuel Lin-Miranda musical) in Spanish at the Gala Hispanic Theatre
(through May 21)
Filmfest
DC (international film fest that has a Global Rhythms series) opens tonight
Chronixx
& Zincfest Redemption at Fillmore (impressive reggae artist)
Average
White Band at Rams Head Annapolis
Oddissee
& Good Company and Olivier St. Louis at 9:30 Club
Aimee
Mann at Lincoln Theatre
* CTRL SPACE COMMAND “An Exhibition in Motion”
Presented by Capital Fringe, Jamal Gray and St. Clair Castro (with Sun Ra inspired music) at Fringe
Presented by Capital Fringe, Jamal Gray and St. Clair Castro (with Sun Ra inspired music) at Fringe
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Fri. 4-21
In From
Tradition to Innovation, Brooklyn Raga Massive takes you on a raga music
journey, free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
DECLASSIFIED:
featuring Zakir Hussain with the National Symphony Orchestra in the Concert
Hall at 9 p.m.
Lizz
Wright (bluesy-rootsy –jazzy r’n’b)at the Howard Theatre at 8 doing a special Ella Fitgerald tribute
Average
White Band at the Birchmere
BMore
Afropolitan Party at Oxygen in Baltimore
Arijit
Singh at Eaglebank Arena (Bollywood)
Gregorio
Uribe y Parranda Colombiana con Gaiteros de Sanguashington at Zeba Bar, 14th
St. NW in DC
Tony Dize
at Galaxy
Darell,
and Tonazo Peruano at Rio Cantina in Sterling
Edwin
Luna y La Trakalosa at 90 Degrees Sports Bar in Manassas
La
Apuesta at the Palace
Richard
Thompson solo at Rams Head Annapolis
Drive-by
Truckers & Hiss Golden Messengers at 930
Grupo
Gato at the Gibson Center for the arts (Cuban)
Luis
Faife Quartet at Twins (Cuban jazz)
* Amir Vahab Ensemble and Rimi Basu and Ensemble "Sufi Music from Around the World" at Capital Fringe DC, 1358 Fl. Ave NE
* Amir Vahab Ensemble and Rimi Basu and Ensemble "Sufi Music from Around the World" at Capital Fringe DC, 1358 Fl. Ave NE
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Sat. 4-22
Earth Day
Science March
"I am the Blues" at 4pm at Landmark E Street (Mississippi and Louisiana blues folks doc)
"I am the Blues" at 4pm at Landmark E Street (Mississippi and Louisiana blues folks doc)
Yoko Sen (Japanese
ambient electronica for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage
Record
Store Day
Chino
Aguakate at La Casa del Mofongo, Silver Spring
* Mr. Mambo's 12yrs Anniversary Bash (Salsa/Mambo y Bachata/Kizomba/Zouk dancing )w/Mardi Gras Masquarade Theme at the Hollywood Ballroom, 2126 Industrial Parkway in Silver Spring, MD (w/ Local & international dance Instructors, DJs, Workshop & Performance by NYC's Jacob Lugo & Selena Tornez; dancing till 3 am)
* Mr. Mambo's 12yrs Anniversary Bash (Salsa/Mambo y Bachata/Kizomba/Zouk dancing )w/Mardi Gras Masquarade Theme at the Hollywood Ballroom, 2126 Industrial Parkway in Silver Spring, MD (w/ Local & international dance Instructors, DJs, Workshop & Performance by NYC's Jacob Lugo & Selena Tornez; dancing till 3 am)
National
Cannabis Fest at RFK Stadium parking lot with Talib Kweli @ 6:30pm, Pharcyde @ 5:15, Backyard Band @ 4pm, Kenyatta Hill (of Culture)@3, Reesa
Renee @ 1:30, Empresarios, Pinky Killa Korn, DJ Ayes Cold at 12 noon and more
Naada
Nrithya festival of India music and dance at James Lee community Center in
Falls Church
Delfonics,
led by co-founder Wilbert Hart at Harmony Hall in Ft. Washington
Average
White Band at the Birchmere
Spring
Fest Cabaret! Performing live in person will be Rolls Royce, Delfonics G.H.,
The Supremes Tribute, Panama Band, Palovation Band and Baltimore's own - Bo'na
at Patapsco Arena in Baltimore
Skatalites
at Gysy Sally’s
Richard
Thompson solo at Rams Head Annapolis
Dengue
Fever at Amp
Julia
Nixon Sings the Songs of Burt Bacharach & Hal David with the Dave Ylvisaker
Dozen at the Hamilton
Yuvan
Shankar Raja at Eaglebank Arena
Drive-by
Truckers & Hiss Golden Messengers at 930
Luis
Faife Quartet at Twins (Cuban jazz)
*Abdu Ali at 2:30 at Georgetown Library
*Movie "Patti Cake$" at 9pm at Landmark's E St. (fictional drama about young white female New Jersey rapper & bartender)
*Abdu Ali at 2:30 at Georgetown Library
*Movie "Patti Cake$" at 9pm at Landmark's E St. (fictional drama about young white female New Jersey rapper & bartender)
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Sun. 4-23
*"Mali Blues" good movie doc with Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyaté, rapper Master Soumy, and Tuareg/Tamasheq musician Ahmed Ag Kaedi showing as part of Filmfest DC at 3:45pm at Landmark E Street
*"Mali Blues" good movie doc with Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyaté, rapper Master Soumy, and Tuareg/Tamasheq musician Ahmed Ag Kaedi showing as part of Filmfest DC at 3:45pm at Landmark E Street
Brandy
Clark and Charlie Worsham at the Hamilton (country)
Jayhawks
(rockin alt-country ) with Johnny Irion at the Birchmere
Richard
Thompson solo at Hylton in Manassas
BluegrassCountry.org
Benefit Concert at Falls Church Episcopal
Hurray
for the Riff Raff at the 930 Club
Dr.
Lonnie Smith, jazz organ at Creative Alliance
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Mon. 4-24
*"Mali Blues" good movie doc with Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyaté, rapper Master Soumy, and Tuareg/Tamasheq musician Ahmed Ag Kaedi showing as part of Filmfest DC at 8:45pm at Landmark E Street
*"Mali Blues" good movie doc with Fatoumata Diawara, Bassekou Kouyaté, rapper Master Soumy, and Tuareg/Tamasheq musician Ahmed Ag Kaedi showing as part of Filmfest DC at 8:45pm at Landmark E Street
Stooges
Brass Band for free from 6 to 7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Vintage
#18 at Westminster Church
Afro Blue
at Blues Alley
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Tues. 4-25
Numero
Records soul, rock & more reissue label and Dischord Records pop-up store
sale from noon to 7 pm at Bossa
Lecture.
"Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Ella Fitzgerald" with Larry
Appelbaum, of WPFW & Library of Congress at 12 noon at the LOC Thomas Jefferson
Building-Whittall Pavilion, 10 First Street, SE
Jay Mills
at Anacostia Arts Center
"I am the Blues" movie at 8:45pm at Landmark E Street (Mississippi and Louisiana blues folks doc as part of Filmfest DC)
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"I am the Blues" movie at 8:45pm at Landmark E Street (Mississippi and Louisiana blues folks doc as part of Filmfest DC)
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Wed. 4-26
Ruthie
Foster at the Hamilton
"J.(jota) : Beyond Flamenco" movie at 6:30 at AMC Mazza Gallerie as part of Filmfest DC
* Quetzal at Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium
"J.(jota) : Beyond Flamenco" movie at 6:30 at AMC Mazza Gallerie as part of Filmfest DC
* Quetzal at Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium
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Thurs. 4-27
Cissa Paz at Bossa
The Everly Brothers Experience with the Zmed Brothers at the
Birchmere
The Revolution (Prince’s band) at the Fillmore
Gucci Mane at Echostage
Chopteeth at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
“Saturday Night Fever” movie at Library of Congress Pickford
Theatre at 7
EL Mayor Clasico at Cities DC
Nito Mestre at Takoma Station
Balkan Beatbox at 930 Club
* CTRL SPACE COMMAND “An Exhibition in Motion”
Presented by Capital Fringe, Jamal Gray and St. Clair Castro (with Sun Ra inspired music) at Fringe
* Movie doc "Two Trains Runnin'" covers both the college students going South in 1964 on voter registration drives as well as four young devotees of Delta blues, including guitarist John Fahey and future producer Phil Spiral, also headed to Mississippi that summer to find their heroes Skip James and Son House, at 6:30pm at Landmark's E St as part of filmfest DC (also on Friday)
* CTRL SPACE COMMAND “An Exhibition in Motion”
Presented by Capital Fringe, Jamal Gray and St. Clair Castro (with Sun Ra inspired music) at Fringe
* Movie doc "Two Trains Runnin'" covers both the college students going South in 1964 on voter registration drives as well as four young devotees of Delta blues, including guitarist John Fahey and future producer Phil Spiral, also headed to Mississippi that summer to find their heroes Skip James and Son House, at 6:30pm at Landmark's E St as part of filmfest DC (also on Friday)
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Fri. 4-28
Chopteeth
at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
The
Academy Blues Project for free from 6 to
7 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Dave
Alvin & the Guilty Ones with Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun at the
Birchmere
“You Got
Served” (breakdancing crews movie) at Library of Congress Pickford Theatre at 7
Of
Montreal at Ottobar
Money
Bagg Yo at Bliss DC
Sean Rowe
at DC9
*Mellow Diamond, Coup Sauvage & the Clips at Luce/Smithsonian American Art Museum
* Movie doc "Two Trains Runnin'" covers both the college students going South in 1964 on voter registration drives as well as four young devotees of Delta blues, including guitarist John Fahey and future producer Phil Spiral, also headed to Mississippi that summer to find their heroes Skip James and Son House, at 6:30pm at Landmark's E St as part of Filmfest DC
*Mellow Diamond, Coup Sauvage & the Clips at Luce/Smithsonian American Art Museum
* Movie doc "Two Trains Runnin'" covers both the college students going South in 1964 on voter registration drives as well as four young devotees of Delta blues, including guitarist John Fahey and future producer Phil Spiral, also headed to Mississippi that summer to find their heroes Skip James and Son House, at 6:30pm at Landmark's E St as part of Filmfest DC
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Sat. 4-29
Marty
Stuart and his fabulous Superlatives (sold out gig) at Birchmere
People’s
climate march
Movies—Celia
the Queen (Celia Cruz salsa superstar) and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights at 1 pm
at the Library of Congress Pickford Theatre
Arto
Lindsay with Beauty Pill & Br'er at Black Cat
Dave
Alvin & the Guilty Ones with special guest Bill Kirchen at Rams Head
Annapolis
Young Ma
at Bliss DC
*Charm City Bluegrass fest at Druid Hill Park
* "J.(jota) : Beyond Flamenco" movie at 7:15pm at AMC Mazza Gallerie as part of Filmfest DC
*Mega Funk at the Crown
*Charm City Bluegrass fest at Druid Hill Park
* "J.(jota) : Beyond Flamenco" movie at 7:15pm at AMC Mazza Gallerie as part of Filmfest DC
*Mega Funk at the Crown
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Sun. 4-30
Mick
Jenkins (rapper) at Fillmore
Jesse
Lege & Bayou Brew at 3 at College Park American Legion
Emily
King (r’n’b singer) at the Hamilton
Shonen
Knife (Japanese punk) at Black Cat
Sweet
Crude (Louisiana bilingual pop) at DC9
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5-1
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5-5-Mokoomba
from Zimbabwe at Creative Alliance; 5-6-Mokoomba at DC Funk Parade; 21 Savage @
Bliss DC
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Other
cool stuff (mostly indie-rock)- 4-1-Vancouver Flying Nun band The Courtneys on
Flying Nun w/ Jay Som @ DC9; 4-2-High-waisted @ DC9; Boat Burning @ WMUC radio;
4-5-Gauche & more @ Comet; 4-6 to
4-9-Damaged City Fest; 4-6-UK Subs @
Sidebar Tavern; 4-7- Minibeast (Prescott of Misson of B);Super Silver
Haze;Mems; Insect Factory @ Rhizome; Boss Hog & Anna Connolly @RnR Hotel;
4-13-Heavy Breathing @ Black Cat; Pile @
DC9; * Diet Cig @ r'n'r Hotel; 4-14-Wedding Present @ RnR Hotel; 4-15-Matt Pryor (of The Get Up Kids), Dan Andriano (of Alkaline Trio) with Foster Carrots @ Songbyrd; 4-16-Permanent Waves, Escapism, Aaron
Leitko @ Comet; 4-17-The Hemlines @ DC9; 4-18-The Coathangers @ DC9; 4-19-
Lydia Ainsworth @ DC9; Den-mate @ Black Cat; 4-20 Pentagram & others @ Baltimore
SoundStage; *4-21-Danbert Nobacon (Chumbawumba), Ryan Harvey, David Dondero, Olivia Mancini (punk-folk-pop benefit) @ 7 @ St. Stephen Church DC; *Surfer Blood, Paperhaus (sold out) @ DC9; 4-22-“Hat” band showcase benefit for Girls rock dc @ Bl. Cat; 4-23- Tommy Keene & Ivan
Julian (Richard Hell & the Voidoids) @Metro Gallery Baltimore; 4-25-Tobin
Sprout @ DC9; 4-27- R. Ring, Split Single @ Ottobar; 4-28-R. Ring, Split Single & Flasher @ Comet; Bob Mould
solo electric @ Black Cat; New Pornographers & Waxahatchee @ 930; *No Dead Monsters @ Electric Maid; 4-29-
New
Pornographers & Waxahatchee @ 930
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