Sunday, December 1, 2019

DC Baltimore DMV December 2019 Global Music and More Concert Calendar Gig List


DC/Baltimore Global Music and More- December 2019

Compiled by Steve Kiviat 
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December 2019 Highlights –
Thurs. 12-5 to Sun 12-8-Eddie Palmieri celebrates Cal Tjader featuring Joe Locke @ Keystone Korner in Baltimore (NY Latinx-jazz pianist )
Wed. 12-11- Kirk Franklin @ Kennedy Center (gospel)
Thurs. 12-12 to Sun 12-15- Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean Sextet 83rd birthday celebration @ Keystone Korner Baltimore
Sat. 12-14- Sun 12-15-Sonic Futures: Music Afrofuturism discussion w/ George Clinton, Nona Hendryx, Vernon Reid & critic Alondra Nelson followed by djs Adrian Loving & John Murph @ Kennedy Center Reach Studio K @ 4 pm to 5:30 pm
Sun. 12-15- Legendary Orioles @ Mr. Henry’s (old-school r’n’b)
Wed. Dec. 18-DC Highlife Stars for free @ 5 @ DC Holiday Market, 8 & F Sts NW 
Sat. 12-28- EU featuring Sugarbear @ Chateau Remix
Proper Utensils @ Prince Hall Masonic Temple on U St
Tues. 12-31- Hardway Connection @ Lamont’s


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 Sun. 12-1
Tanya Tucker @ Birchmere (sold out)
Rare Essence @ Bravo Bravo
Baltimore record Bazaar @ Peabody Brewery
Frankie Beverly & Maze @ Bethesda Blues
Klezmatics @ Reston Community Center
The Powers that Be—A Feminist Rock Opera @ Venus Theatre in Laurel (through 12-15)
Natalie Cole tribute @ Kennedy Center
Collie Budz @ 930
TCB @ Sax
TOB @ Power
Addis Band @ Hashtag Lounge in Alexandria (Ethiopian)
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Mon.  12-2
Anita Baker @ MGM
Xavier Omar @ Fillmore
Crank Jam @ City Winery
Sacred Harp Singing @ 7 @ Dorothy Day House, 503 Rock  Creek Church Rd., NW
Alfred St Baptist w/ 100 voice Christmas Choir @ Kennedy Center (sold out)
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Tues. 12-3
Conjunto Bruja @ Zissimos Bar in Baltimore
Patterson Hood (from Drive-by Truckers) @ Amp
Cheick Hamala’s Griot Street @ Bossa
Jim Stephanson @ 12 noon @ Downtown Holiday Market, 8 & F Sts NW
Casanova w/ Q Da Fool @ Milkboy Arthouse (rap)
Jazz guitar competition plus Terence Blanchard tribute @ Kennedy Center

*Solomon Sisay album release show w/ Ras band @ Twist Lounge in Falls Church (Ethiopian sax player)  

*Jim Bennett w/ guest Toni Love of Hardway Connection @ Martini's in White Plains, MD

*DilemaStronauta y La Tripulacion Cosmica @ Songbyrd (Colombian indie)
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Wed.  12-4
Step Afrika’s 25th birthday bash from 5 to 9 pm @ Pepco Edison Place Gallery, 702 8th St NW
Debbie Harry and Chris Stein (Blondie) book talk with Rob Roth  @ 7 @ 6th & I
Palberta, KAG, Knife Wife @ Rhizome  
Menzingers @ Black Cat (sold out)
Irish Christmas in America @ Creative Alliance
Chaise Lounge X-mas @ Blues Alley
Backyard Band @ Public Bar, 1214 18th st NW (new location)

*Say Sue Me @ Songbyrd (Korean indie)

*What Band @ Hangar Club (every Wednesday)

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Thurs.  12-5
Haley Fohr (of Circuit des Yeux) , Jab, Clarice Jenson “Inspired by Absence @ 6 to 9 @ Hirshhorn (inspired by current Hirshhorn “Absence: exhbit & writings of Pauline Oliveros & John Cage)
Photographer Sebastian Meyer “Under every Yard of Sky” (Iraqi Kurdistan photos) @ 6 to 9 pm @ Busboys & Poets , 14th St NW
Eddie Palmieri celebrates Cal Tjader featuring Joe Locke @ Keystone Korner in Baltimore
She & Him @ Anthem
Anne Hampton Callaway: Linda Ronstadt Songbook for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Feedel Band @ Bossa (Ethio-jazz)
Thrillbillys @ JVs

*Ronnie Spector & the Ronettes @ Barns of Wolf Trap

*Music Without Borders djs @ Green Zone 

*Washington Social Club @ Luce/Smithsonian American Art @ 5

*O-town @ City Winery
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Fri.  12-6
Save Your Soul dj night w/ djs Baby Alcatraz & Rob Macy  @ Lithuanian Hall in Baltimore
Afropolitan DC holiday party @ Ultra Bar
Robert Earl Keen @ Lincoln Theatre
Black Masala, Eastern Standard, & Leon City Sounds djs @ 7to 11 pm @ Union Stage
Erykah Badu & Nas @ Eaglebank Arena
Patti Labelle @ MGM
Safer (ex –Rapture singer), Light Beams , Lohesh @ Comet
Bae Bae K-pop Dance Party @ U Street Music Hall
Earth , Wind & Fire Tribute Band for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Doug E. Fresh @ MD Live Arundel Mills (old-school rap)
Lyuti Chushki Bulgarian music @ Bossa
La Fiera de Ojinaga & Estilo Chihuahua  @ 90 Degrees in Manassas
Duke Royal & J Dream @ Galaxy
Rare Essence & EU @ Fast Eddie’s
Beats”- Brian Welsh (Black Mirror) directed film drama about 2 teenagers from opposite side of tracks into Scottish 90s rave scene  @  AFI
Judy Collins @ Birchmere
Lightning Bolt @ Ottobar
Navasha Daya & the Soul Protectors @ Creative Alliance
Eddie Palmieri celebrates Cal Tjader featuring Joe Locke @ Keystone Korner
Locally-based Ethiopiques guitarist Selamino Woldemariam & band @ Enjera (most Fridays)  

*Ronnie Spector & the Ronettes @ Barns of Wolf Trap

*Backyard Band & TCB @ Aqua 

*Be'la Dona @ Babylon Woodbridge, VA

*Handel's Messiah @ Washington National Cathedral

*Silversun Pickups @ Rams Head Live 

*New Impressionz @ Hangar's Lounge 
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Sat. 12-7
Manifesto movie @ 2 pm @ Hirshhorn (drawn from dada, fluxus, & situationists w/ Cate Blanchett in 13 roles)
26th night of 100 Elvises@ 4 pm @ Lord Baltimore Hotel
Corey Harris w/ Todd Albright @ City Winery (blues)
Thurston Moore group  @ U St Music Hall
“My Week Beats Your Year” book reading (Lou Reed interviews compiled by Mike Heath, edited by Pat Thomas) @ 7 pm @ Atomic Books in Baltimore POSTPONED TO Thurs 12-12
Backyard Band & CCB @ Fast Eddie’s

* Rare Essence and What Band @ Aqua 

*Sirius Co. & Crank Crusaders feat. Raheem DeVaughn @ Bliss
Sweet Honey in the Rock @ 4 @ George Mason U Center for the Arts
DC Latin Sound, Sonic Castaways, Bongo District @ Tropicalia
Downtown Tumbao @ Bossa (Baltimore-based jazz meets Afro-Caribbean )
Rhizome Country Benefit Extravaganza @ Rhizome
Guided by Voices @ Black Cat
Proper Utensils @ Ivy City Smokehouse
Lucy Dacus w/ Haley Heynderickx solo @ 930 Club
Tourist x Matthew Dear w/ Swim Mountain @ U St Music Hall
Flash club electro event @ location tba
Dru Hill Holiday show @ Horseshoe Casino
Del McCoury Band @ Gordon Ctr., Owings Mills, MD
Eileen Ivers @ Barns of Wolf Trap @ 3 & 8 pm 
Venezuelan folk dance @ dance loft on 14
Tribute to Venezuelan salsa @ Palladium
Cesar Bravo y Liberacion Tropical @ Caliente Grill in Annapolis
Sunshine Anderson w/ Be’la Dona @ Highland Ballroom, PA Ave SE
Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Jam @ 1 pm @ 4502 Hamilton St., Hyattsville, MD
Birthday party for DJ Superslice & DJ G-Nice @ Society Lounge
Christmas Revels @ Lisner
Bali Baby @ Milkboy Arthouse
Avey Tare, Geologist @ Comet
Devantra Banhart early show  @ 930
Judy Collins @ Birchmere
Super City, Oh He Dead, Safer @ Ottobar
Eddie Palmieri celebrates Cal Tjader featuring Joe Locke @ Keystone Korner

*Da Baby @ Echostage
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Sun.  12-8
Poetry reading w/ Mitchell Feldstein &  Nathan Bell (from Lungfish) ; plus Anna K. Crooks & Jarett Gilgore; Zack Pieper; Katie Addada Shion & Suzanne Doogan  @ 3 @ Normal Books in Baltimore
Thurston Moore group w/ Devin Brahja Waldman @ Ottobar
Bob Dylan & band @ Anthem
Los Temarios @ Eaglebank
Sweetback Sisters Country Christmas Sing-along Spectacular @ Amp
The Cult @ Fillmore
Chadwick Stokes & the Pintos @ 6th & I
Brother Moses @ DC 9
Vienna Tang @ the Hamilton 
Gospel & more producer/director Nolan Williams, Jr. & NEWorks Productions for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre
Howard Hewitt @ City Winery
Montez de Durango &  Diana Reyes @ 9:30 @ the Palace
Los Pasteles Verdes @ 5 @ the  Palace
Natalie Macmaster & Donnell Leahy  Celtic family Christmas @ Hylton Arts Center in Manassas
Scandinavian Candlelight holiday dance & Luciafest @ Cherry Hill Park Ballroom, College Park, MD
Geetchie Tay, Trey Amani, Dedicated Boog & more @ Milkboy Arthouse (rap)
Eddie Palmieri celebrates Cal Tjader featuring Joe Locke @ Keystone Korner

*Backyard Band @ Society Lounge  

*Frank Sirius & Derrick of Vybe band @  Half Note Lounge 

*Striking Matches @ Songbyrd (country-pop)
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Mon.   12-9
CJ Chenier @ City Winery garden room (zydeco)
Patty Reese Band @ Westminster Church SW Blues Monday 6-9 pm
Mariah Carey “All I Want for Christmas is You” @ MGM
“Linefork” movie (about Appalachian banjoist Lee Sexton) @ 12 noon @ Capital Gallery Bldg., 600 MD Ave SW
Sacred Harp Singing @ 7 @ Dorothy Day House, 503 Rock  Creek Church Rd., NW
Celtic Holiday music @ Inst. Of Mus. Trad. Show @ St. Marks Presbyterian Church, Rockville
Merry TubaChristmas for free @ 6 in Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Veronneau @ Blues Alley
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Tues.  12-10
Callista Garcia for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Soulside (old DC punk band) book talk w/ Alexis Fleisig & Johnny Temple @ 7 @ Shaw Library, 1630 7th st NW
Mariah Carey “All I Want for Christmas is You” @ MGM
Cheick Hamala’s Griot Street @ Bossa
Gaye Adegbalola & others @ 7;15 @ Amphora’s Diner Deluxe in Herndon
Squirrel Nut Zippers holiday gig @ Rams Head Annapolis
Cher w/ Nile Rodgers & Chic @ Capital One Arena
Sam Amidon & Lotion Princess @ Songbyrd
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Wed.  12-11
Michelle Bradley for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
A Motown Christmas Cabaret @ Signature Theatre
Mia Zabelko solo & w/ members of Boat Burning, plus Literals  @ Rhizome
Kirk Franklin @ Kennedy Center (gospel)
Manaca Trio Brazilian music @ 7 @  Bossa
Seth Kibel & Kleztet tribute to Benny Goodman & Artie Shaw @ DC JCC

*Backyard Band @ Public Bar 

*What Band @ Hangar's Lounge

*Lauren Alaina, Gone West feat. Colbie Caillat,  Emma White @ Rams Head Live  

*Downtown 81" screening @ 2 pm @ Angelika 

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Thurs.  12-12
Chase Rice @ Fillmore
 Plaid @ U St Music Hall
Los Lobos @ City Winery
Lula Wiles @ Freer
Hellogoodbye (solo) @ Songbyrd
Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean Sextet 83rd birthday celebration @ Keystone Korner Baltimore

“My Week Beats Your Year” book reading (Lou Reed interviews compiled by Mike Heath, edited by Pat Thomas) @ 7 pm @ Atomic Books in Baltimore 

*Signature Theatre's Motown X-mas runs through 12-22 (cabaret)

*"Ruben Blades is not my name" movie @ 4 @ National Zoo

*TCB @ Power (every Thursday)
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Fri.  12-13
Ohio Players @ Birchmere
Los Lobos @ City Winery
Rakim @ Baltimore Soundstage (old-school rap)
Chuck Brown Band @ Soundry
Hong Kong Garden- A New Wave Danceteria dj party @ Slash Run
Xscape, SWV, 702 @ MGM
Ringin’, Singin’, drummin’ @ Bowie Center for the Arts
Andre Thiery & Zydeco Magic @ Baldwin Carroll Hall, Savage, MD
Corazon Serrano @ Diamond Lounge
Luis Enrique @ Palace
Tribute to Fito Paez @ Tropicalia
Optimo @ Wheaton Lounge
Tribute to Carlos Vives @ Q’viva in Silver Spring
Hamiltones @ Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre (neo-soul)
Omar Apollo @ 930 Club
Surface @ U St Music Hall
Tyler Childers @ Anthem (country) (sold out)
Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean Sextet 83rd birthday celebration @ Keystone Korner Baltimore
Chuck Brown Band @ Soundry

*Agua Cuban dance party @ 11 @ Songbyrd

* Carolina Meurkens & pianist Joshua Jenkins @ Bossa (bossa nova & jazz sung standards)

*Future of Music forum 10:30 am to 5 pm @ Smithsonian Freer including 2:30 to 3:30 @ Freer -Marc Masters, 
Kevin Erickson, Director, Future of Music Coalition, Chad Clark, Singer, Guitarist of Beauty Pill, Maureen Andary, Musician, Liz Pelly, The Baffler 

*Mark de Clive Lowe for free @ 7 @ Hirshhorn

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies

*Backyard Band & TOB @ Aqua 

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Sat.   12-14 
Annuel @ Eaglebank  (reggaeton)

*Sahel & Kino Musica @ Safari DC Lounge 
92Q’s Winterfest w/ Meek Mill, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby @ Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore (rap)
Silver Spring Record Fair @ Denizens Brewing Co.
Freedom party dj event @  U St Music Hall
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes @ Birchmere
Ex Hex, Gauche, Quattracenta @ Ottobar
Batida Brazilian vinyl dj party @ Green Zone
Metro Workers Soul to Crank Xmas party @ Bliss w/ Ke Ke Wyatt, Vybe Band, Junkyard, Kim & Scooby, Let it Flow
Emmylou Harris doing a benefit show @ Hamilton
Sylver Logan Sharpe @ PG Publick Playhouse
Sweet Heaven Kings for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
C-Kan, T-Killa, Neto Reyno & more @ Mexico Lindo in Bladensburg
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes @ Birchmere
Helicon: Winter Solstice folk show @ Dumbarton Methodist
Sonic Futures: Music Afrofuturism discussion w/ George Clinton, Nona Hendryx, Vernon Reid & critic Alondra Nelson followed by djs Adrian Loving & John Murph @ Kennedy Center Reach Studio K @ 4 pm to 5:30 pm
Lomelda, Long Beard, Goodbye Party @ Comet
Slim Jim Phantom trio w/ Jumpin Jupiter @ City Winery
Kenny Lattimore & Regina Belle Christmas & Love tour @ Bethesda Blues & Jazz @ 3 & 7:30
Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean Sextet 83rd birthday celebration @ Keystone Korner Baltimore

*ASAP Ferg @ Fillmore  

*Leif Vollebekk @ Songbyrd 

2nd Annual Lost Kids Benefit Concert w/ Brent Faiyaz @ Rams head Live

* Rare Essence & TCB @ Aqua 

*Future of Music forum 10:30 am to 5 pm @ Smithsonian Freer & Amer History including 2:30 to 3:30 @ Smithsonian American History Museum- community & gentrification talk w/ Quetzal Flores, Musician and Activist; 
Ronald Moten, Activist, Go-Go promoter, #Don'tMuteDC, Dwan Reece, Curator of Music and Performing Arts at NMAAHC
Amanda Mackaye, Fort Reno Concerts; Sojin Kim, Curator, Smithsonian 

*What Band @ Nipsys
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Sun. 12-15
Legendary Orioles w/ Eddie Jones @ Mr. Henry’s @ 4:15pm 
Deitrick Haddon gospel celebration @ PG Publick Playhouse
Rev. Horton Heat, Glow Skulls, 5,6,7,8; Dave Alvin @ Black Cat
Bill Kirchen and Jr. Brown @ Birchmere
Roots Café Christmas show @ 5 @ An Die Musik in Baltimore
Zemer chai Jewish Chorus Hanukah show @ Congregation Adat Reyim in Springfield, VA
Brazilian pagoda band @ Bossa
Betty holiday show @ City Winery
Sunny Sweeney’s Dysfunctional family Christmas show @ City Winery Wine Garden Room (through the 19th) (country)
Soulful Christmas Wish @ Bethesda Blues & jazz
Eddie Palmieri Afro-Caribbean Sextet 83rd birthday celebration @ Keystone Korner Baltimore


George Clinton, Nona Hendryx, and Vernon Reid Afro-futurism panel 4 to 5:30 @ Kennedy Center Reach Studio K followed by djs Adrian Loving & John Murph till 7 in Skylight Pavilion

*Backyard Band @ Society Lounge 

*Reaction @ Hangar's ;

* TOB @ Power

*Kwanzaa celebration @ Dace Place 3 to 5 


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Mon. 12-16
Mount Eerie w/ Julie Doiron @ Miracle Theatre
Slaps, Jeff Draco @ Songbyrd
Carly Harvey’s Kiss & Ride @ Westminster Church SW Blues Monday 6-9 pm
Hot 99.5 Jingle Ball  w/ Halsey, Khalid, Charlie Puth & more @ Capital One Arena
B. Cool (rapper Pink Siifu & producer Awhlee) w/ Wifigawd, & more @ Songbyrd
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Tues. 12-17
Annabelle Playe @ Rhizome (France)
Shir Madness (Charles E Smith Jewish Day School choir) for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

*Cheick Hamala’s Griot Street @ Bossa

*Chris Rchards of W. Post talk on local music v digital everywhere from 4 to 5 @ Hirshhorn
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Wed.  12-18
A John Waters Christmas @ Birchmere
Jane Monheit @ Blues Alley (jazz vocals)
Gypsy Jazz @ Bossa
DC Highlife Stars for free @ 5 @ DC Holiday Market , 8 & F Sts NW 
Shayna Blass Chanukah show for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Roc Marciano @ Howard Theatre (rap)
Fingerpick guitar w/ Pairdown, Andy Mcleod, Doug Kallmeyer @ Rhizome
Etienne Charles Creole Christmas @ City Winery

*Backyard Band @ Public Bar 

*What Band w/ Bo (TCB)@ Hangar's 
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Thurs. 12-19
Rebirth Brass band @ Mother’s Federal Hill Grille in Baltimore
CeeLo Green Holiday Hits tour @ Howard Theatre  
Gospel Christmas Featuring Cece Winans , Morgan State Choir , Bso @ Meyerhoff
Motown and more @ PG Publick Playhouse  
Slackers & Mephiskapoles @ U St Music Hall
John Waters Christmas @ Baltimore Soundstage (sold out)

*Be'la Dona @ Half Note Lounge 

*Colombian Human Rights show w/ La ColomboPercutiva, Leo w/ Kina Musica @ 2463 18th St NW

*TCB @ Power

*Soul Sauce djs @ The Green Zone

*Gardener, Amy Reid, Ki Oni @ Rhizome
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Fri. 12-20
 Raheem DeVaughn & friends Holiday party @ Howard theatre
Lightmare, Lotion Princess, Born Dad @ Black Cat
KYSmas radio w/ Flipp Dinero & guests @ Fillmore
Gospel Christmas Featuring Cece Winans , Morgan State Choir , Bso @ Meyerhoff
Nkula reggae for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
The Caribbean, Eve Maret, Attorneys General @ Rhizome
WPFW holiday fundraiser bash w/ Nona Hendryx & Mamafunk band & dj Lance Reynolds  @ Bethesda Blues & Jazz
A Gospel Christmas @ Creative Alliance

*Rosa Tatuata @ 7:30 @ Bossa (Sicilian music)

*Backyard Band & TOB @ Aqua 

*Rare Essence & Suttle @ Fast Eddies 

*Boogaloo Basura! Global Grease music w/ dj Soul Call Paul @ Showtime

* Mr. Goblin (ex-2" Astronaut & Speedy Ortiz) album release w/ Pet Fox & Kid Claws @ Pie Shop
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Sat. 12-21
Rock n Shop @ Black Cat

*DMV Long Live Go-go really big pop-up @ Eaton Hotel plus "The Let Out " (go-go doc) screening @ 6 & 7 and  TCB & UCB @ 10 pm there for MoeHoHo Holiday Jam 
Desanguashington @ Bossa
Backyard Band & What Band @ Fast Eddie’s

*Rare Essence & Da One Band @ Aqua 

*Be'la Dona @ Hilton Alexandria Mark Center 
Greg Blackmon & Dunamis @ Harmony Hall (alt afro-Christian gospel)
Christylez Bacon @ 2:30 @ Holiday Market @ 8 & F Sts NW
Holiday blues w/ Memphis Gold  for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Michael Blackson Christmas Spectacular @ Howard Theatre
Thievery Corp. & the Archives @ 930 Club
Freddie Jackson @ City Winery
Maggie Rose @ Bethesda Blues & Jazz

*Swiezo, Ethan Spalding, Nature Boi, Rone & Train @ Rock n Roll Hotel (hiphop) 

*Delfonics w/ Wil Hart , Quiet Storm Band, comedian Greg Cooper @ Highland Entertainment Hall

*La Horchata arts zine holiday market @ The Line Hotel
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Sun. 12-22
GP Promotions Holiday Cabaret @ Eloquent touch Ballroom
Teenbeat Holiday Show w/ True Love Always, Kevin Hairs, Cotton Candy @ Galaxy Hut
Backyard Band @ City Winery

*Reaction Band @ Hangar's 

*Sirius Company @ Society Lounge
Ras Nebyu aka Mereba Thunda Man, CCB, Everything Nice, O-Slice, Haile Supreme, Free Jacob @ U St Music Hall
Daryl Davis & Patsy Stephens & Hall Brothers guitarists Rockin Boogie Woogie Xmas  @ JVs
Thievery Corp. & the Archives @ 930 Club
An Albert Ayler Xmas w/ sax player Mars Williams, and a DC band w/ Mark Cisneros on guitar @ 3 to 5 pm @ Rhizome  
Be’la dona Holiday brunch show @ 2 pm @ Bethesda Blues & Jazz
Donnie Hathaway tribute w/ Tee Sylk Harris @ 8 @ Bethesda Blues & Jazz
Braceface, War on Women, & more in benefit show @ Ottobar
1st night of Chanukah
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Mon.  12-23
Anthony Swampdog Clark band @ Westminster Church SW Blues Monday 6-9 pm
Vybe Band @ City Winery

*DC dreidel championship @ 6th & I

*Messiah sing-along @ Kennedy Center for free @ 6pm 

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Tues. 12-24
X-mas eve

*Cheick Hamala’s Griot Street @ Bossa    Bossa will be closed

*TCB & TOB @ Hangar's Lounge

*Backyard Band @ Aqua 

* Solomon Haile & Etsegenet Hailmariam live w/ dj Goldie DC @ Hashtag Lounge in Alexandria (Ethiopian)
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Wed. 12-25
* X-mas day jazz jam w/ Chuck Redd & more for free @ 6 @ Kennedy Center Concert Hall (free tickets given out starting @ 4:30) 

*Backyard Band after 9 till 2 am @ Public Bar , 1214 18th St NW 

*TCB @ Aqua

*TOB & Reaction @ Power 

*Jimi Smooth & HitTime @ JVs (soul)

*Human Jukebox Band @ Madam's Organ (classic country )
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Thurs. 12-26
Pablo’s Brazilian Pagode night @ Bossa
NRBQ @ Birchmere
Cyrus Chestnut @ Blues Alley
New Bomb Turks @ City Winery

*Rare Essence w/ Jas. Funk, Ms. Kim, & Stinky Dink @ Panorama Room

*Jimi Smooth & HitTime @ JVs (soul)
Kwanzaa
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Fri.  12-27
Motor City Live: A Motown Tribute @ MGM through 1-26
Zacarias Ferreira @ Rio Cantina
Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa)
Eric Benet @ Howard Theatre
Gwar @ 930 Club
Oddmojo w/ FootsxColes , NotAlone, Knolmnot, Jenna Camille @ Songbyrd
Musiq Soulchild @ City Winery  

RnB Symphony & Motown 60 tribute @ Kennedy Center w/ DC musicians Lady Mary as Diana Ross, Jimi Smooth as Marvin Gaye, Ray Apollo as David Ruffin, Gary Spencer as Eddie Kendricks, and more

*Selamino @ Enjera

*Ethiopian music tba @ Twist Lounge

*African music diaspora @  Safari Lounge

*Sweat band @ Babylon Futbol Cafe 

* Lonnie Shields @ Madams Organ (blues) 

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies

* Backyard Band @ Aqua
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Sat. 12-28
EU featuring Sugarbear @ Chateau Remix
Proper Utensils @ Prince Hall Masonic Temple on U St
Punk the Capital movie doc screening @ Black Cat
Pietasters @ 930 Club
Tropical city sounds w/ djs  Leon City Sounds & Ty Hussell @ Showtime Bar
Zacarias Ferreira @ VIP Room in Baltimore
Hank Williams tribute show @ Creative Alliance
Hackensaw Boys & Yarn @ Union Stage
Da Kid Emm @ Baltimore Soundstage

*National Hand Dance Association Holiday Hand Dance Party @ The ARC Black Box Room, 1901 Miss. Ave SE  

*Still Familiar @ Takoma Station

*Backyard Band & Vybe @ Hard Rock Cafe 

* Messthetics, Hammered Hulls, Rainbow Crimes & special set from Blacks Myths/Low Ways Quartet/Janel Leppin @ St. Stephens -Doors @ 6 ;Music 7 to 10:30 -A SanctuaryDMV benefit

*Rare Essence , the Crank Band, Da One Band @ Aqua

* Contemporary solo guitar w/ Yasmin Williams, Pergola, Jon Camp, Kevin Coleman @ Rhizome 

*New Impressionz & ABM @ Fast Eddies 
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Sun. 12-29
Rare Essence @ Nottinghams in Columbia, MD
The Roots @ Kennedy Center
Amateur on Plastic movie doc screening (about Butch Willis) @ Songbyrd
Sounds of Harmony Allstars, Ayisha S., Catfish Mayfield @ Mr Henry’s
Fantasia @ MGM
Hank Williams tribute show @ Birchmere
Clutch @ 930

*Backyard Band @ Sax

* Memphis Gold & guests @ JVs

*Stacy Brooks @ Madams Organ 
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Mon. 12-30
Legendary Ingrammettes for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (great Richmond, VA gospel)
Gogol Bordello @ 930

"20 Ft from Stardom" (doc about backup singers) @ 12 noon @ Center for Folklife, Capital Gallery Bldg, 600 MD ave SW

* Backyard Band , DJ Quicksilva, DJ Teck @ Union Stage

* James Brown Experience @ Carlyle Club

* Cyrus Chestnut @ Blues Alley
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Tues. 12-31
Hardway Connection @ Lamont’s in Pomonkey (southern soul)
Gogol Bordello @ 930 Club
Bobby Felder’s New Year’s Eve Bash @ Westminster Church SW (longtime DCer Felder plays organ)
First Night Alexandria w/ Bill Kirchen, Grandsons, Ruthie & the Wranglers & more
Seldom Scene @ Birchmere (bluegrass)
Junior Marvin & Wailers & Jah Works @ Hamilton (reggae)
Cyrus Chestnut @ Blues Alley (jazz)
Tribute to Aretha Franklin w/ Michelle Williams, Dionne Warwick & more @ Kennedy Center
Branford Marsalis jazz New Years Eve @ Kennedy Center 7 & 9pm  (both sold out)
Peaches O’Dell & her Orchestra @ Black Cat
Secret Society @ City Winery Wine garden
EU w/ Sugarbear @ Bethesda Blues & Jazz
Thee Lexington Arrows @ Ottobar

*Afrobeats & reggae & hiphop party @ Club Elevate

*DC Persian New Year's Eve feat. Kouros & Foad @ Hilton Washington Dulles Airport

*Proper Utensils @ Chateau Remix

*Fayces U Know @ Babylon Cafe Falls Church

*Frankie Ruiz Jr , de los Hermanos Galvan @ Reaissance Hotel, 999 9th St NW 

DrumBootyNYE w/ Abdu Ali, Kotic Couture, Genie, Vlad, Hoeteps, OG Lullabies @ The Compound in Baltimore 

* The Experience Band & Show @ Penn Social (DC brass & percussion band)

*DJ Raw @  Tropicalia

* Firewalker, Clear Channel, Guilt parade @ Pie Shop   

* LBF @ Madams Organ 

*Brianna Thomas @ 6 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

*Brazilian dancers @ 12 mdt. @ Mix Bar in Silver Spring

*Jacquees @ Bliss DC

*Sinkane @ Gypsy Sally's 

*Oh He Dead @ Pearl St Warehouse

*Pete Rock hosting @ Wild Days, 1201 K St NW
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Wed. 1-1-20

Wale and friends @ Fillmore

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Thurs. 1-2-20

Chris Thomas King @ Blues Alley






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