DC/Baltimore /DMV Global Music and More – July 2022
Compiled & curated
by Steve Kiviat and edited and updated frequently . Work your way down
day by day.
Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog,
and events tweeted @stevekiviat. International (mainly African, Caribbean,
Brazilian), roots, rap, soul, go-go, indie-rock, punk, pop, club dj dance and
more DMV & Baltimore gigs that I am interested in. Additional gigs added after first posting
have an *asterisk. Events listed have been found on websites, Instagram,
Facebook, Twitter, email, postcards, flyers & club voicemails.
To submit events (for posting) or comments (that are not
posted) e-mail stevenkiviat @ gmail.com
Stay safe ...
Highlights-
Fri. July 1- Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East (South Asian American) w/ Rebolu (NYC based afrocentric Colombian) 6:30 to 8:45 @ Smithsonian Folklife Fest on National mall
Sat. July 2-Pupy y Los Que Son Son @ Salsa Timba Fest @ Karma (Cuban greats)
Sunday July 24- Dr. Nick’s Southern Soul Explosion w/ TJ Hooker-Taylor, Nellie Tiger Travis (“Hey Mr Sexy Man”), & Hardway Connection @ Graces Event Center in Waldorf
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Fri. July 1-
Pearl Divers music @ 11am; Dubai band Noon talk @ 12 noon;
Pearl Divers songs & stories @ 4 @ Smithsonian Folklife Fest
Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East (South Asian American) w/ Rebolu
(NYC based afrocentric Colombian) 6:30 to 8:45 @ Smithsonian Folklife Fest on
National mall
Master of the Mic w/ Rakim, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Slick Rick, Da
Brat, Big Daddy Kane, Treach of Naughty by Nature, Talib Kweli @ Wolf Trap
Pretty Bitter, Scorpio, Carmen Canedo @ Comet P Pong
Near Northeast farewell show w/ guests @ Songbyrd
Dunia & Aram album release @ Marx Cafe
Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC
salsa) downstairs DJ Lu spins Latin hits upstairs
Techno in the Park w/ DJ NativeSun 7 to 10 pm @ Malcolm X
Park
Pile O’ Rocks @ New Deal Café
Save Your Soul w/ DJ Baby Alcatraz & DJ Rob Macy @
Lithuanian Hall (vinyl djs)
Baltimore r’n’b all white clothes affair w/ Monica & friends @ Chesapeake
Employers Ins. Arena
Black Alley @ City Winery
We the People Indigenous America stage production free @ 6
to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Black Girls Rock fest w/ India Arie & the NSO @ Kennedy
Center
New Impressionz , ABM, XIB @ Hangars
Afropolitan DC @ Club
Elevate
Backyard Band &
Ambition Band @ Aqua
Black Men Rock w/ Jay Electronica , Raheem DeVaughan &
more @ 930 Club
Yaki @ the Palace
Diana Reyes @ 90 Degrees
*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies
*Be'la Dona @ Babylon Woodbridge
*Afrobeats, Amapiano, Afropop dj @ Gee's Ultra
*TCB, TOB @ Martini's
*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar
*Delfeayo Marsalis Sextet (New Orleans jazz) 6 to 8:30 @ Nat. Gallery sculpture garden *registration required * they go quick
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Sat. July 2-
Pupy y Los Que Son Son, w/ Hermanos Galvan, El Noro @ Salsa Timba Fest @ Karma (Cuban
greats) POSTPONED TO July 22
Pearl divers music @ 11 am ; Dubai band Noon @ 3; Pearl
diver songs & stories @ 4 @
Smithsonian Folklife Fest
Urban Culture from the UAE @ 6:30 pm @ Smithsonian Folklife
Fest on the Mall
Backyard Band @
Howard Theatre
Xen w/ Nailah Blackman,
Preedy, & Motto @ Bliss parking lot
from 3 to 8
Zacaris Ferreira @ VIP Room in Baltimore
La Sonora Dinamita @ Club One
Bex w/ Tomato
Flower @ DC 9
Native Hiphop free
@ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Elikeh @ 8 @ Lubber
Run (afropop- afrorock)
Rare Essence &
Still Familiar @ Aqua
Apollo 66, El
Escapado, MF Grumbler, Fleabath @ American Legion Post 41, Cissel-Saxon
Concert for causes
Fundraiser: Raw-the War Experience & After U Band @
Bethesda Blues and Jazz
Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)
*Sirius Company & Let it Flow @ Fast Eddies
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Sun. July 3-
Memphis Gold @ JVs (blues)
Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik & Udit Narayan @ EagleBank Arena
CCB & UCB 6 to 10 @ Metrobar, 640 Rhode Island Ave NE
Billy Strings @ Pier 6
Hawaiian Dance free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage
Dubai ban Noon percussion workshop @ 11am; Pearl Diver music @ 12 noon; Pearl divers
songs @ 2; Dubai band Noon @ 4; Sounds from multi-faith America @ 5 @ Smithsonian
Folklife Fest
Benefit concert for Buena Vista tenants co-op 1 to 4 pm @ Rhizome
Buddy Crime , Klypi, Flamers, Past Prawn 7 to 10 @ Rhizome
(punk & experimental art pop)
Roda de Amigos offer Brazilian pagoda y samba @ Bossa
Rare Essence w/ EU @ Hamilton (sold out)
Stone Pleasure Band @ Lamont’s
*DanceClub w/ Tommy C, Baronhawk Poiter, Joyce @ Jimmy Valentine's (electro/ techno)
*Sirius Company & Sweet Cherie Jazz project @ Grand Ocassions in Laurel
* Be'la Dona @ Nottingham's
*Afrobeats x Amapiano dj night @ St Ex
*TCB, TOB, New Impressionz, XIB @ Power
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Mon. July 4-
A Capital 4th w/ Mickey Guyton, Yolanda Adams, Darren
Criss, Andy Grammer, Chita Rivera, Gloria Gaynor, Rachel Platten, Keb’ Mo’,
Emily Bear, Loren Allred, the National Symphony Orchestra, Military District of
Washington, the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and the U.S. Army
Herald Trumpets set to fireworks.
Bese Saka 4th anniversary Baltimore club music
dance bash w/ Jihad Muhammed, Michael Joyner, Wayne Davis, Mookie Wizzo @
Baltimore Soundstage
Lime event w/ Reggae, Soca, Afrobeats & More djs Spooky (ATL) | EHP (NYC) | Barrie Hype (MIA),Majestic | GeoVoni | Bimshire | Ablaze | Dj Aakil from 4 to 10pm @ Lost Society Rooftop, 2001 14th St NW-DC
Pearl Divers music @ 11 am ; Dubai Band Noon @ 2; Pearl
Diver songs & stories @ 3 @ Smithsonian Folklife Fest
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Tues. July 5
Florrie, Pearie Sol, Staffers @ Rhizome
5 Seconds of Summer, Pale Waves @ the Anthem (sold out)
Mereba @ Union Stage
*Ethiopian music @ Hashtag Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
*Ethiopian music @ Shalla (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
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Wed. July 6
Little Bigby (New Orleans experimental jazz) & Fiasco @
Rhizome
Brennen Leigh free @ 6 to 7 @
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (American songwriter,mandolin player
singer)
The Band’s Visit play (about Egyptian band arriving in Israeli town) @ Kennedy Center (through July 17)
New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church
Sirius Company @ Privilege
Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge
*Dupont Brass @ Strathmore's Live from the Lawn series @ & 7 pm
*Ethiopian music @ Hashtag Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
*Ethiopian music @ Shalla (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
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Thurs. July 7
Kizz Daniel @ Fillmore (Nigerian
afrobeats)
Guppy, Good Sleepy , Cloud District @ Comet Ping Pong
Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
(through Sunday)
Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap
every Thursday)
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
(Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar
Asmae @ Cloud Lounge in Arlington (locally based
Arabic/Middle Eastern)
Feedel Band @ Bossa (ethio-jazz)
Thrillbillys @ JVs
Pablo Regis Brazilian music @ Mr Henry’s
Jean Carne @ Blues Alley (through
the 10th) (jazz & rnb singer)
*After Thought Band w/ Toni Love (from Hardway Connection) @ Lamont's
*Elikeh w/ Sticky Bear of Kino Musica on horns @ Library of Congress @ 7
*Experience Band @ the Pocket
*TCB @ Power
*Ephrem Tamiru & Jacky Gosse @ WEG Studio (Ethiopian vocalists)
*Ethiopian music @ Hashtag Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
*Ethiopian music @ Shalla (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
*Ethiopian music dj @ V Lounge
* Messthetics free show @ 12:30 pm @ Franklin Park DC
*‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song’ movie doc @ Landmark E St. & the Angelika theatre
* Cheick Hamala Diabete & his Griot Street Band w/ special guest Cheick Niang @ Bossa DC
*What Band w/ Killa Cal @ Martini's
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Friday July 8
Ceferina Banquez free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (80
year old queen of Colombian bullerengue)
Ceferina Banquez & Cumbia Heights 7:30 to 10 @ Rhizome (Colombian bullerengue and DC
cumbia)
*Joey Bada$$ @ Fillmore (rap)
*Sirius Co. & DCVybe @ Howard Theatre
CEU @ City Winery (Brazilian singer)
Thrillbillys @ Royal Lake Park in Fairfax for free
Vision Video, Nite, Activity @ Comet
Ping Pong
La Maquina @ El Damzo in Manassas
Jorge Celedon @ Cococabana
Marama y Supermerk2 @ Diamond Lounge
Ras Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday)
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
(Ethiopian)
Brothers 7 Band @
Lamont's in Pomonkey
Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs
Willie Nile @ Hamilton
Jean Carne @ Blues Alley
*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar
*Backyard Band & Ambition @ Aqua
*Lij Michael (Ethiopian singer/rapper) & Millen Hailu (Eritrean singer) @ Weg Studio, 1235 W St NE
*Ethiopian music @ Hashtag Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
*Ethiopian music @ Ibex Restaurant Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
*Ethiopian music @ Shalla (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
*DJ Joyce (1432 R) & DJ James Bangura (Black Rave Culture) @ Neptune Room
* ‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song’ movie doc @ Landmark E St. & the Angelika theatre
*Breezy Supreme @ Songbyrd (pop-punk)
*DJ Nitekrawler spinning funk & Soul vinyl 45s @ Showtime Lounge (he does DC Soul recordings IG page)
*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies
* Sissy Spacek Ensemble & 2 others @ Pie Shop
*TCB @ Martini's
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Saturday July 9
Reggaefest DC Dancehall v Soca djs @ Howard Theatre
Combo Chimpita free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage (NYC based Colombian rock cumbia funk)
TC Stuperstar , Light Beams, Pockets @ Comet Ping Pong
Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Night @ Ossian Hall Park
Sylver Logan Sharp @ City Winery main
stage ; Scott Miller @ City Winery Loft
The Chicks @ Jiffy Lube Live
Dierks Bentley, Ashley McBryde, Travis Denning @
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Alexandra the Queen of Bachata @ VIP Room in Baltimore
Andy Andy @ Club One
Punk Odyssey: Flashband Showcase by 7 Drum City @ Union
Stage
Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)
Junior Marvin & Wailers @ Hamilton
Newmyer Flyer presents Laurel Canyon @ Birchmere
Jean Carne @ Blues Alley (jazzy r'n'b )
Dot Dash @ Quarry House
*Sirius Company @ The Garden, Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria
*Akua Allrich & The Tribe @ 7:30 pm @ Olney Theatre
*Tank, Carl Thomas @ Lyric in Baltimore (r'n'b)
*Backyard Band & What Band @ Bliss
*Ethiopian music @ Hashtag Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
*Ethiopian music @ Ibex Restaurant Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
*Ethiopian music @ Shalla (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
*‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song’ movie doc @ Landmark E St. & the Angelika theatre
*Culturefest w/ Wayne Wonder, Demarco, & more @ Anne Arundel Fairgrounds (Caribbean) Postponed to Sunday 1 to 9pm
*TCB @ Hangars
*Rare Essence @ Aqua
*Priest Da Nomad, Snypa B & Uptown XO @ Pie Shop (rap)
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Sun. July 10
Honoring Gene Chandler event @ Bethesda Blues
Les Nubians @ 6 & 9:30 pm @ City Winery
Karate and Brnda @ Black Cat
Cal Folger Day (avant pop), The Bank (garage rock meets jazz),
Forgetter @ Rhizome
I Love bachata fest w/ Hector Acosto, Alex Bueno, Los
Adolescentes, Sonora Dinamita & more Catholic Univ.
Nicole Atkins @ Hamilton (Nashville meets Brill pop)
Jean Carne @ Blues Alley
*Rare Essence @ Ivy City Smokehouse
*Ethiopian music @ Hashtag Lounge (through the 10th is association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
*Ethiopian music @ Shalla (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )
*‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song’ movie doc @ Landmark E St. & the Angelika theatre
*Fun Set dj gig w/ Dj NativeSun (celebrating his birthday), DJ Underdog, Jahsonic from 5 to 11@ Dew Drop Inn (electronic dance)
*Hot Pepper , a Les Blank doc about zydeco legend Clifton Chenier @ 4 pm @ the Parkway Theatre in Baltimore
*Culturefest w/ Wayne Wonder, Demarco, & more @ Anne Arundel Fairgrounds (Caribbean) 1 to 9pm
*TOB w/ Bo TCB, ABM, XIB, N2L @ Martini's
*Backyard Band 8 to 1 am @ Society Lounge
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Mon. July 11-
Bikini Kill @ Fillmore Postponed due to band member w/ Covid
Mike Gangloff (avante-garde fiddler), Andy McLeod ( drone
multi-instrumentalist), Liam Grant (Fahey-esque Fingerpicking acoustic guitar)
7 pm @ Rhizome
*Mumbo v Gumbo with EU band, Big Six Brass Band (New Orleans), TOB & 5:25 to 6 panel "Equity & Community & Cultural Preservation" w/ Dr Natalie Hopkinson & DJ Soul Sister @ Parcel 15 Blue Lot , 1100 Oak Drive SE (Adjacent to ESA Arena)
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Tues. July 12-
Bikini Kill @ Fillmore
Rare Essence @ Ivy City Smokehouse were there sunday 7-10
Circle Jerks, 7 Seconds, Negative Approach @ Black Cat (sold
out)
Soul Asylum acoustic w/ special guest Corey Glover (!) @
City Winery
Foxing @ Union Stage
* Steve Von Till and Helen Money @ DC 9 (post-rock ambient )
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Wednesday July 13
DC Punk Archive presents Cinema Hearts and Continuals @ MLK Library
Fraternidad Folklorica Cultural Morenada Bolivia @ Graham Rd
Community Bldg in Falls Church
Grupo Extreme @ Omega Bar
New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church
Sirius Company @ Privilege
Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge
*Emma Swift @ Club 603 in Baltimore
* Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudge Munk @ Anxo District
*TCB @ Hangars for bouncebeat karoake
* NC17 w/ The People, Opt Out, Outerloop @ Pie Shop (punk and postpunk)
*Archie Edwards Blues Workshop acoustic blues from 7 to 8 as part of Jazz on the Lawn @ Riverdale House Museum in Riverdale Park, MD
* Emma G, and Griefcat, and others @ Voices For Choice @ Songbyrd
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Thurs. July 14 –
Femi Kuti & the Positive Force w/ DJ Jahsonic @ 930 Club
(Nigerian afrobeat)
Project Locrea @ Nottoway Park
Veronneau @ Fairfax County Government Center
PJ Sin Suela @ Ivy City Smokehouse
Dusty Locane @ Union Stage (Brooklyn drill rap)
Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
(through Sunday)
Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap
every Thursday)
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
(Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar
Asmae @ Cloud Lounge in Arlington (locally based
Arabic/Middle Eastern)
No Devotion, Jeremy Enigk, Nate Bergman @ Ottobar
*Ocho de Bastos @ Silver Spring Veterans Plaza (Latin pop)
*After Thought Band w/ Toni Love (from Hardway Connection) @ Lamont's
* Merawi Gerima film "Residue " @ Kennedy Center Reach outdoor screen ( dc drama & gentrification themed film worth seeing)
*Crank Lukongo @ 12:30 pm @ Franklin Park NW
*TCB @ Power
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Fri. July 15-
Moechella Moe World Order w/ TCB, TOB, Reaction plus guests Active Balla, Big Flock, Big Nintendo , dancer Crazy Legz, DJ G Frank, DJ Reggie Reg, DJ Say Say, Yaddiya @ Fillmore CANCELLED
Bebel Gilberto @ 930
Tony Toni Tone @ Bethesda Blues
Dupont Brass @ Grist Mill Mt. Vernon
Tunnel, Pictoria Vark, Keep for Cheap @ Comet P Pong
Especimen, Los Gestos de la Dona, Sam Sam & more @
Mexico Lindo
La Legacia Nortena @ 90 Degrees
Josimar y su Yambu, Brunellla Porpoco@ El Ranchon Woodbridge
Los Redd from El Salvador @ El Puente de Oro Restaurant
Tierra Cali, Los Creyentes del Poder @ Cococabana
Ras Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday)
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
(Ethiopian)
Brothers 7 Band @
Lamont's in Pomonkey
Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs DJ Lu
spins Latin hits upstairs
*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar
*Chicano Batman @ Baltimore Soundstage
*Milagro Verde, Leon City Sounds, Ritmos Raros @ Songbyrd
*Jason Narducy @ Club 603 in Baltimore
*Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra 6 to 8:30pm @ Nat Gallery of Art garden (registration required) (band leader is Egyptian-American & they sometimes play "global" sounds)
*Thrillbillys @ swing dance @ Colvin Run Dancehall
*New Impressionz @ Hangars
* Janel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash , Mojuba Duo (Jamal Moore & Nik Francis), Mike Kuhl & Dave Ballou, Damu the DJ, DJ Valentina from 5 to 9 @ Capital Fringe fest @ Gergetown Sandlot
*Afro-Caribbean dj @ the Park Patio @ 10 pm
*Elvis of Laos short doc @ 7 pm @ Crescendo Studios Falls Church (part of DC Asian Pacific American film fest and also streamed)
*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies
*Backyard Band , Ambition Band @ Aqua
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Los Saicos celebrate Papi Saicos birthday @ The Runaway
Distrito Music Fest w/ Puya, Octavia, Ignacio Pena, Tres
Minutos, Perro Sombra, Kickoman, Sonic Castaways @ Howard Theatre
Stuck on Salsa 19th anniversary dance party @
Bethesda Blues
Be’la Dona @ City Winery
Girls Rock DC showcase @ Black Cat
Taiwanese cultural heritage night @ Ossian Hall Park
Lua Project @ Lorton Workhouse Arts Center (global roots)
Grupo Yuca @ Club One
Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)
*Black Techno Matters, Huny , Joshua Orange, BxRrnxrd and Stukes @ 618 Cocktail DC
* Jogo Big Band @ Keystone Korner
*Trio fest (wine, jerk, curry) in Frederick w/ Marcia Griffiths, Lady G, EaqrthKry
* Caribbean Fest Small Islands @ Howard County Fairgrounds
*Haitian Gouyad dance in white clothes night w/ 5Lan, Keke, Stakz @ Mix Bar
*DCLM Gospel Quartet and Lady Mary InDaHouse @ 6 pm for free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
*Rare Essence @ Aqua
*Fiesta Asia Street Fair w/ 3 music stages on PA Ave in DC 11 am to 6 pm
*Hiphop, afrobeats, dancehall dj @ Kaldi's
*Backyard Band @ Fast Eddies
*What Band @ Fire station 1
*TOB & XIB @ Power
*TCB, Reaction, ABM @ Hangars
* The Band’s Visit play (about Egyptian band arriving in Israeli town) @ Kennedy Center (through July 17)
*Dollyrots @ Pie Shop
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Sun. July 17
Psychedelic Furs @ Fillmore
Jason Aldean @ Jiffy Lube Live
Pietasters @ Mason District Park
Desanguashington @ Hill Center
Rhett Miller of Old 97s w/ Lauren Calve matinee @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
* Jogo Big Band @ Keystone Korner
*Backyard Band @ Ivy City Smokehouse
*Afrobeats x Amapiano dj night @ Saint Ex
*Hiphop, afrobeats, reggae, soca dj @ Darna
*Father @ Union Stage (Atlanta rapper)
* Afrobeats, Amapiano, reggae, hiphop djs Jamstar & Mike Obi @ Gees Ultra Lounge
* The Band’s Visit play (about Egyptian band arriving in Israeli town) @ Kennedy Center (final shows)
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Mon. July 18-
Fort Reno Park shows start (Monday & Thursdays) free
Janel Leppin’s Ensemble Volcanic Ash (w/ Luke Stewart, Anthony Pirog, Sarah Hughes, Brian Settles & more) w/ Ligament @ Rhizome
David Cole & Main Street Blues @ Westminster Church Sw
from 6 to 9
F’ed Up @ Union Stage
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Tuesday July 19
Diljit Dosanjh @ Eaglebank Arena (India)
Los Lobos opening for Tedeschi Trucks Band @ Wolf Trap
Howard Jones & Midge Ure @ 930 Club
The Cult, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Zola Jesus @ Anthem
Ty Fontaine @ Union Stage
Steve Earle @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
Chris Brown & Lil Baby @ Capital One Arena
*Hannah Georgas @ Songbyrd (singer/songwriter)
*TOB Trap bounce karaoke @ Hashtag Lounge
*Colombian folk and jazz for free from 5 to 7 @ Dupont Circle Park
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Wednesday July 20
Linda Lindas , Bacchae @ Black Cat (sold out) (punk pop) Postponed to Wed July 27
Junkyard Band @ Lee District Park , Telegraph Rd.,
Alexandria
Cassandra Jenkins @ Miracle Theatre
Jackson Browne @ Wolf Trap
New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church
Sirius Company @ Privilege
Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge
Steve Earle @ Birchmere
*Maria Muldaur @ Jammin Java
*Teen Mortgage @ Songbyrd
*Dior Ashley Brown & the Filthy Animals "hump day funk" @ Bossa
*What Band w/ Killa Ca @ Fast Eddies
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Thursday July 21
Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, Julien Baker @ Wolf Trap (indie)
Luke Bryan @ Jiffy Lube Live
Felipe Pelaez @ Rio Cantina
David Ramirez & Buffalo Hunt @ Union Stage
Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
(through Sunday)
Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap
every Thursday)
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar
Asmae @ Cloud Lounge in Arlington (locally based
Arabic/Middle Eastern)
Nonchalant w/ Night train 357 @ DC 9 (rap)
*After Thought Band w/ Toni Love (from Hardway Connection) @ Lamont's
*Dollyrots @ Zenwest in Baltimore
*Maria Muldaur @ Keystone Korner
*Kadencia Puerto Rico Band 7 to 8 pm @ Library of Congress 2nd st SE lawn (bomba & plena percussion)
* Smokin' on Planes, East Coast Offense, The House You Grew Up In from 7 to 9:30 pm for free @ Fort Reno Park
*Curley Taylor @ Peerless in Annapolis (zydeco)
Friday July 22
The Dramatics @ Bethesda Blues
Gasolina reggaeton dj party @ 930 Club
PaperJam Zine issue 04 release w. Tosser, Saffron, Fake
Bodies @ Rhizome
Black Masala @ Royal Lake Park
Los Infinitos Puro Zirahuen @ 90 Degrees
La Autoridad de la Sierra @ Rumba y Carbon
Jose Manuel Lopez, Oscar Maydon @ Mexico Lindo
Warpaint @ Capital Turnaround
Ras Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday)
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
(Ethiopian)
Brothers 7 Band @
Lamont's in Pomonkey
Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs DJ Lu
spins Latin hits upstairs
Aaron Myers @ Mr
henry’s
Shamir @ Songbyrd
*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar
*Jackson Browne @ Pier 6
* Pupy y Los Que Son Son, w/ Hermanos Galvan, El Noro @ Salsa Timba Fest @ Karma (Cuban greats) (Likely cancelled as Cesar Pupy Pedroso just passed away. He was great. RIP)
* Experience Band and Show @ 6 pm for free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies
*Backyard Band @ Aqua
*Sirius Company @ Restaurant 55 in Hyattsville
*DJ Gilbert Torrosian @ Green Zone
*TOB, New Impressionz @ Hangars
*Karl Straub Combo 7 to 10 @ VFW Hells Bottom Takoma Park
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Saturday July 23
El Alfa @ Eaglebank Arena (reggaeton)
Robert Gordon w/ Chris Spedding @ City Winery (rockabilly) CANCELLED
Prabir Trio Meets Johnny Bombay and The Reactions @
Palisades Hub Cap Centre, 5200 Cathedral Ave NW,
Jawbox, Burial Waves @ Black Cat
Togolese Cultural Heritage Night @ Ossian Hall Park
International Colombian Fest @ Catholic University
La Autoridad de la Sierra @ Villa Flores in Glen Burnie
Jose Manuel & Oscar Maydon @ El Ranchon
Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)
DJ Ky Couture @ Ottobar
Robert Earl Keen @ Birchmere
Thrillbillys @ JVs
Backyard Band @ Firestation 1
Freda Payne @ Blues Alley
* Teething Veils / Courtney Dowe / Emory Grey @ Slash Run
*Norah Jones @ Pier 6
*Rovo Monty album release w/ :3lon, Amy Reid @ Ottobar
* Junkyard Band @ 6 pm for free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
*Africa on the Avenue @ Georgia Avenue NW w/ Nigerian guitarist Dokun & his Afrotonics band
*Rare Essence @ Aqua
*Backyard Band @ Fire Station 1
*Sirius Company & DC Vybe & more from 12 to 8 @ Charles County Fairgrounds, La Plata, MD
*Nectar w/ dj Vismal Kanwar @ Green Zone
*DMV gospel quartets unity fest for free 3 to 7 pm @ Sod Ministries 4598 Beech Rd., Temple Hills
*Black Button, Corvo, Daunting Nightmare @ Slash Run
*TOB, ABM, XIB @ Power
*Zawaldi, Oh, Violet, Ekko Astral 3 to 6 pm Malcolm X Park
*DJ NativeSun & DJ Underdog @ Saint Ex
*17th annual car, truck, motorcycle Cruise In 2 to 9 pm w/ What Band, Project 360, Relentless Band, more @ Geno's Ballpark, Lothian, MD
*Rapper Rico Nasty meet & greet 1 to 4 pm @ 12 85 4th St. NE
*EU w/ Sugar Bear @ Bethesda Blues
*Still Familiar @ Babylon Falls Church
* The Bai Konte kora players from Gambia from 6 to 9 @ Blair High School, Silver Spring
* Laurie Anderson and cellist Rubin Kodheli duet and then Anderson will introduce "Quartet for Sol", a musical tribute that she composed based on conceptual artist Sol LeWitt’s number series drawings. LeWitt taught Anderson at the School of Visual Arts and remained a mentor throughout her career. Quartet for Sol, composed between 1972-74 and arranged in 2016, will be performed by cellist Rubin Kodheli and other performers to be announced. 7:30 to 8:30 @ Hirshhorn
*Crown Vic's Weird World dj @ Showtime Lounge
* Afro beats, soca, dancehall djs 3 to 9 @ Society Lounge
*Lokal from 12 Midnight to 2 am @ Mix Bar Silver Spring (Haitian)
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Sunday July 24
Dr. Nick’s Southern Soul Explosion w/ TJ Hooker-Taylor,
Nellie Tiger Travis (“Hey Mr Sexy Man”), & Hardway Connection @ Graces
Event Center in Waldorf
Sugar Bear birthday Bash w/ his band E.U. plus DCVybe @
Bethesda Blues
Chuck Brown Band @ City Winery
Silkroad Ensemble w/ Rhiannon Giddens @ Wolf Trap
Beach House and Mary Lattimore @ Anthem
Punk Rock movie night w/ Nightclubbing: Birth of Punk Rock
in NY w/ Sid: The Final Curtain @ Black Cat
Ethel Cain @ Union Stage (sold out)
*Junkyard Band & Be'la Dona @ Clarendon Ballroom
*Baltimore record bazaar @ Peabody Heights Brewing
*Dancehall Queen @ 7 @ Parkway Theatre in Baltimore (drama about street vendor Marcia who works outside of a dancehall in 90s Kingston, Jamaica w/ reggae & dancehall playing)
*Still Familiar @ Clout
*TOB, Li Lo, Baby Swipey, Uptown Trinn, Judie Kash 7 to 11pm @ Crystal Culture Center in Temple Hills
*Jim Bennett & Unique Creation Band , Alan Blair @ 6 @ Lamont's
*Adobo Gigante w/ Oro Solido, DJ Craze, New Impressionz, Bo & K-Meta, Pedro Night, Madd OD @ 2 pm @ Echostage
*Bonbon benefit for SMYAL (LGBQ entity) @ 5 @ Songbyrd w/ Dvonne, djs Tommy C, Kristy La Rat, & more
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Monday July 25
* Lucy Dacus @ Rams Head Baltimore
*Oren Levine & Friends, The Yachtsmen, Sol Roots from 7 to 9:30 pm for free @ Fort Reno Park
*Moonshine Society feat. Jenny Langer & Ron Holloway 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW Blues Monday
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Tuesday July 26
Elf Power, E.R. Jurken, Makeup Girl @ Black Cat
DCVybe @ City Winery
Camilo Septimo, Francisca Valuenza @ Union Stage
*Simon Joyner & the echoes, Ryerson Songbook, Kohoutek @ Normal Books in Baltimore
*ZZ Top @ Pier 6
*The Caribbean , Kamyar Arsani @ Rhizome
* Uptown Tuesday Caribbean Night w/ dancehall, afrobeats, soca, hiphop dj'ing by Triggahalfkraz, Fya Oats, DJ Buddah @ Society Lounge
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Wednesday July 27
Ziggy Marley & Stephen Marley @ Wolf Trap
* Linda Lindas , Bacchae @ Black Cat (sold out) (punk pop) (rescheduled from the 20th)
Mousey Thompson & the James Brown Experience @ City
Winery
Mariachi Los Amigos @ Graham Rd Community Bldg., Falls
Church
Laura Veirs @ Union Stage
New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church
Sirius Company w/ guest Killa Cal @ Privilege
Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge
Mames Babegenush @ Bossa (Danish klezmer )
*June Star & J. Robbins @ An Die Musik
*Jo-go Project on Strathmore Lawn
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Thursday July 28
J. Holiday @ City Winery
Meshell Ndegeocello opening for Andrew Bird & Iron &
wine @ Wolf Trap
Rio @ Don Churro in Chantilly
Frank Reyes @ Rio Cantina
Porfi Baloa y Sus Adolescentes, Andy Montanez &
Giancarlo La Tremenda @ the Palace
Peru Independence party @ Public Bar Live
Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
(through Sunday)
Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap
every Thursday)
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
(Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar
Asmae @ Cloud Lounge in Arlington (locally based
Arabic/Middle Eastern)
Gibby Haynes w/ the Paul Green Rock Academy @ Ottobar
*After Thought Band w/ Toni Love (from Hardway Connection) @ Lamont's
*Gauche, Fun isn't Fair, Sensor Ghost @ Rhizome
*Be'la Dona @ Keystone Korner
* Sparklebot, Continuals, Bed Maker from 7 to 9:30 pm for free @ Fort Reno Park
* Elder's Corner @ Kennedy Center Reach outdoor screen (great Siji Awoyinka doc about old-school Nigerian musicians)
*DJ Mazboota w/ Fady D @ Green Zone
*Sirius Co @ Union Bar, 501 Morse NE
*Feedel Band @ 12:30 pm free @ Franklin Park DC
*La Colombopercutivo @ Bossa
*New Impressionz @ Hashtag Lounge
*What Band @ Martinis
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Friday July 29
Burning Spear: Fan Appreciation
Tour @ Fillmore
Anees @ Howard Theatre
Ray Wylie Hubbard w/ Lauren Calve @ City Winery
Pitbull @ Jiffy Lube Live
Comando Unico, Los Elegantes de La Perla, Estilo Privado @
90 Degrees
Izis la Enferma de la Salsa Orchestra @ El Ranchon
Ras Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian
music Fri. through Sunday)
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
(Ethiopian)
Brothers 7 Band @
Lamont's in Pomonkey
Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs DJ Lu
spins Latin hits upstairs
*Omarion, Mario, Pleasure P @ MGM National Harbor
*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar
* Siji Awoyinka (UK born Nigerian roots music and stories) @ 6 pm for free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
*Bands tba @ South Hyattsville Co-op The Spot from 6 to 9 pm approximately
*DJ Faris Bseiso @ Green Zone
* Rare Essence, Sirius Company @ Fast Eddies
*TCB @ Martini's
*Backyard Band & Ambition Band @ Aqua
* Willie Barry and the Chaperones rock-a-billy dance party @ Hank Dietle’s
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Saturday July 30
Lamont’s anniversary party w/ Big G (Richmond, VA), Mousey Thompson Experience, Voices of Motown, Lady Mary & in Da House Band, Stone Pleasure @ 2pm @ Lamont’s in
Pomonkey, MD
Simi @7 to 12 mdt @ EKOhouse
Bulgarian Cultural Heritage night @ Ossian Hall Park
Keith Urban @ @ Jiffy Lube Live
Eivor @ Fillmore (art-pop)
Adrian Belew @ City Winery
Chopteeth @ Pearl Street Warehouse
Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)
Getish & Yohanna & Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian)
*Be'la Dona , Sirius Company, Soul Searchers , DJ Rico @ 7 @ Fort Dupont Park
*TCB @ Chateau
*Sirius Company late @ Nipseys
*Going Goin' Gone 4 to 5 pm @ Gazebo Fest in Takoma Park, MD (roots rock)
*TOB @ DTLR Summer Block Party 3 to 7 pm @ 765 Kenilworth Terrace NE
*EU & Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's
* Huda Asfour (oud & vocals) & friends @ 7 @ Bossa
*Nada Surf @ Arrowbrook Park in Herndon for free
*The Weeknd @ Fed- Ex Field
* the Barry Farms film doc ( on history of the public housing development and Black owned land) @ 1 pm @ Benning Library
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Sun. July 31
Spring Silver @ DC 9
Adrian Belew @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
*Rare Essence, EU, DCVybe, Be'la Dona, Soundproof, Go-go Mickey @ American Legion Post 170 in Indian Head/ Pomonkey, MD
*Junkyard Band, Sirius Company, Still Familiar "Dress in White night" @ MGM National Harbor
*Pino Palladino and Blake Mills ft. Sam Gendel & Abe Rounds @ Howard Theatre
*Still Familiar @ Clout
*TCB @ Babylon Falls Church
*Caribbean Latin Fest 1 to 9 @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring
*Emu & Heteru @ Bossa (afro-roots including highlife)
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Mon. Aug. 1
*My Sonic Daydream, Nomad Showers, Sleepmarks from 7 to 9:30 pm for free @ Fort Reno Park
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Tues. Aug . 2
* TCB, Reaction, TOB, ABM, XIB @ Club One
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Above events found on websites,
Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, email, postcards, flyers & club voicemails. More lists-- Capital Bop has jazz; Mary Cliff
has folk; Fools Night Out has roots music; tickeri has Latinx, Mi Gente DMV has
Latin dance (salsa, bachata, zouk), Kesta Happenings has Latinx too, and
baltshowplace.tumblr has Baltimore punk & more; Elliot Gross on Facebook
has DC blues & blues-rock
