Monday, September 5, 2022

DC Baltimore DMV Global Music and More -- September 2022 Concert Calendar Gig List

 DC/Baltimore /DMV Global Music and More – September 2022

 Compiled & curated  by Steve Kiviat and edited and updated frequently (go-go shows are often just announced the week of the show). 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 District Maryland Virginia & 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, texts from promoters, Whats App, Tik-tok, & club voicemails.

To submit events (for posting) or comments (that are not posted) e-mail stevenkiviat @ gmail.com

Stay safe ...

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Some remaining Highlights from below –

Wednesday September 7- Daddy Yankee @ Capital One Arena (farewell retirement tour from reggaeton)

Friday September 9- Roxy Music @ Capital One Arena

Adriana Calcanhotto @ Birchmere (Brazilian singer’s DC debut) 

Saturday September 10-Fally Ipupa and band @ Lincoln Theatre (Congo)

75th India Independence Day with the King of Bhangra Sukhbir and  DJ Akbar Sami at the Potomac Plaza at MGM National Harbor.

Tues. Sept. 20- Malawian duo Madalitso Band @ Hill Center POSTPONED

Sat. Sept 24- Next Fest w/ go-go & jazz @ Malcolm X Park (Sunday also. Schedule tba)

 Fri. Sept 30 - Tinariwen w/ Garcia Peoples @ Birchmere (North Mali desert guitar led band)


 FULL SEPTEMBER LIST BELOW ( *updates will be added)

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Thurs. Sept 1

Qwangwa (Ethiopia)(will be back in Nov. @ Hill Center) w/ Cheick Hamala Diabete (DC-based Malian)  @ Bossa

Rema @ Fillmore (Nigerian afrobeats star singer)

Boy George & Culture Club, the English Beat @ Wolf Trap

"No Filter " w/ Henri B Styles,, DJ Nah FR, Janae Music, DJ Bri Mafia, DJ Chan Don @ Union Stage

- Patsy Cline Tribute @ Mr Henry’s

Chris Thomas King @ Blues Alley (blues)

Bruno Mars @ MGM

Sirius Company @ Union Bar NE 

TCB @ Power

Azul Band @ Green Zone

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Friday Sept 2 –

Backyard Band @ 12 noon @ Wilson Plaza

Flavour @ Howard Theatre

Danny Gatton Birthday celebration (late dc roots guitarist)  w/  David Chappell, Daryl Davis, John Previti, Dave Elliot, Anthony Pirog, Big Joe Maher, & more @ Birchmere

Spinners @ Bethesda Blues (soul)

Bruno Mars @MGM

Save Your Soul dj event  w/ DJs Rob M & Baby Alcatraz @ Lithuanian Hall in Baltimore

Charu Suri Quartet Raga Jazz & Sufi music @ An Die Musik in Baltimore

Baby Ranks, Luis Miguel, Nengo Flow @ The Palace

Alan Cave @ Mix Bar (Haitian konpa)

 Sirius Company 7 to 8 @ Big Jazz Cafe in Anacostia

Sirius Company later @ 5 Sisters restaurant in Laurel

Rare Essence & EU @ Fast Eddies

Backyard Band @ Aqua

NVT MD presents Lions Band @ 7930 Pulaski Highway in Rosedale, MD

TCB @ Martinis

Fresh Convos : An Oral History of early DC Hiphop  movie doc @ 6 to 9pm @ Eaton Hotel

Kankouran West African Dance conference

Still Familiar @ Shark Bar

Gilber Torassian dj @ Green Zone (Arabic/Armenian)

Built to Spill @ Rams Head Baltimore

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs & DJ Lu upstairs

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

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Sat. Sept 3-

National Book Fest @ Wash. Convention Center

Raheem DeVaughn @ Birchmere (r’n’b) (sold out)

Mike Brooks & friends comedy w/ North East Groovers go-go @ Bethesda Blues

Bite of Brown food and music fest w/ New Impressionz @ Gateway DC SE

A Celebration of Fonotone Records & Joe Bussard (78 records collector)w/ Max Ochs & Neil Harpe (guitar duo), The Capital Hillbillies (20s & 30s hot jazz), The Sardine Family Band (w/ Marc Minsker do Southern rural songs) from 4 to 9 @ Rhizome  

Ekko Astral, Chloe Hotline, Titmouse @ Quarry House Tavern

Rare Essence @ Aqua

Sugar Bear & EU and the Black Luv Fest @ Fort Dupont

Backyard Band @ Euphoria in Baltimore

Tropical Beats w/ Leon City Sounds Djs @ Green Zone

Apollo 66 @ American Legion Post 41

Bully, Leisure Sport  @ Ottobar

Baltimore by Baltimore Fest w/ Mumu Fresh @ Inner Harbor

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) & DJ Lu spinning Latin hits upstairs @ Bossa

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

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Sunday Sept 4-

La Vida Soca 11 am to 2pm  soca djs on boat via Alexandria Marina

Raheem DeVaughn @ Birchmere (r’n’b)

Delco MFs, Reckoning Force, Cryin' Hand 6:30 to 9 @ Rhizome (hardcore punk)

Rare Essence @ City Winery

Chimbala @ VIP Room in Baltimore

La Maquinaria Norteña , Nicole Padilla @ 90 Degrees

The Wavy Kid @ El Punto de Oro (El Salvadorian)

Backyard Band, TCB, TOB @ Bliss

 Junkyard Band , What Band, Mental Attraction 2.0 ft BJ 12 to 8 pm @ Lamont's

Afrobeats dj party 5 to 10  @ Gazuza lounge

DJ Mambo & others Afrobeats and Amapiano party @  10 pm @ St Ex

Gabbo @ Pie Shop

Mountain Goats @ Baltimore Soundstage

Brazilian pagoda and samba @ Bossa

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

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Monday September 5

JAB , TALsounds , Lieven Martens , Alma Laprida @ 7 to 10pm @ Rhizome (avante-garde & ambient)

Jamal J Moore & Band Elektrik @ Songbyrd

Mark Wenner’s Blues Warriors w/ guitarist Clarence Turner 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW Blue Monday Blues

Laveda, Glosser, Hotspit, Grady @ DC 9 (indie)

Amapiano and Afrobeats dj from 5pm to 12mdt @ Gazuza, 1629 Conn. Ave NW

TCB @ Hangars

Lucy Kaplansky @ Pearl Street Warehouse

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Tuesday September 6 

Black Country New Roads & Black Midi @ Rams Head Live (Balt.)

Shemekia Copeland @ 8 & 10 @ Blues Alley

Daikaiju , Apollo 66, Weird Babies @ Slash Run

Lobby Boy @ DC 9 (indie-synth pop)

Ringo Starr & his All Starr Band @ the Lyric in Baltimore

Sabrina Claudia @ Fillmore Silver Spring

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Wednesday September 7

Daddy Yankee @ Capital One Arena (farewell retirement tour from reggaeton)

Van Morrison @ Wolf Trap

Danielle Ponder for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Past Pawn,  Mali Obomsawin @ Pearl Street Warehouse

Monsoon @ Pie Shop

Ringo Starr & his All Starr Band @ the Lyric in Baltimore

Shemekia Copeland @ 8 & 10 @ Blues Alley

*New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

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Thursday Sept 8-

Spiritualized @ 930

Omah Lay @ Fillmore (Nigerian rap )

Blue Oyster Cult @ Birchmere

Continuals, Juliett Class, Anna Connolly @ Quarry House Tavern

I & I Riddim @ 12 to 1 @ Wilson Plaza

Lupe Fiasco @ Howard Theatre

Kid Cudi @ Capital One Arena

Yo-yo Ma and Paquito D’rivera & National Symphony Orchestra @ Wolf Trap

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)

What Band @ Hangars (go-go)

Tokischa @ Bravo Bravo

Danube Sessions w/ Orchestra Prazevica @ Green Zone

Homecoming - An interactive performance blending classical music, toy piano, and electronics from Chromic Duo; plus hip-hop, go-go, pop DJ Heat @ National Gallery of Art (registration required)

Cheikh Hamala Diabete @ Bossa

Jim Stephanson trio @ 5:30 pm happy hour @ Hank Dietles

Flack! @ VFW Post 350  Hells Bottom

Dionne Warwick @ Warner

*Shemekia Copeland @ Rams Head Annapolis

*Ari Lennox album release event w/ Sirius Company @ Ivy City Smokehouse

*New Impressionz cd rease party @ Hashtag Lounge 

*Still Familiar @ 5 Sisters Lounge in Laurel 

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Fri. Sept 9-

Adriana Calcanhotto @ Birchmere (Brazilian singer’s DC debut) 

Roxy Music @ Capital One Arena

Patti Griffin and Neko Case @ Wolf Trap

Amanda Shires @ 930

Lupe Fiasco @ Howard Theatre

Shame & They Hate Change @ Black Cat

Lightning Bolt @ Ottobar

Sirius Company @ 12 to 1 @ Wilson Plaza

Still Familiar @ Shark Bar

Abraham Alexander   for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Dareyes De La Sierra @ 90 Degrees

Remi Hassan dj @ Green Zone (Arabic)

Teething Veils @ We Fought the Big One event @ Marx Café

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs & DJ Lu upstairs

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Brothers 7 Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

Snail Mail @ Fillmore Silver Spring (indie-rock)

Zacarias Ferreira @ Cococabana

La Sonora Dinamita @ El Damazo Restaurant in Manassas

Marisela @ Warner

Cheik Hamala Diabate (locally based Malian musician) @ 8 @ Long Branch Festival Flower Ave Silver Spring. DC Casineros @ 7; Mauro Mir @ 6  

*Sirius Company & EU @ 10 pm @ Restaurant 55 

* Backyard Band & Ambition Band @ Aqua 

*Fishbone @ State Theatre 

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies 

*Tokischa @ Rams Head Baltimore 

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Saturday September 10-

Fally Ipupa  and band @ Lincoln Theatre (Congo)

75th  India Independence Day with the King of Bhangra Sukhbir and  DJ Akbar Sami at the Potomac Plaza at MGM National Harbor.

Rosslyn Jazz Fest w/ CimaFunk, Mwenso & the Shakes, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Groove Orchestra 1 to 7 @ Gateway Park

Delfeayo Marsalis to Headline 17th Silver Spring Jazz Festival w/ 3:00pm Second Stage: Feedel Band (Ethio-jazz); 3:30pm Mainstage: Chopteeth (afrobeat); 5:00pm Mainstage: Paul Carr and the Real Jazz Ambassadors; 6:00pm Second Stage: Loide (Caribbean jazz vocals) ; Delfeayo  Marsalis at 8:30 to 10    The main stage is at Veterans Plaza.

 Long Branch Festival Flower Ave Silver Spring  w/ La Colombopercutiva @ 6:30; Julie Outrage @ 2; Proverbs reggae @ 4; Batala @ 8 

Funkateers Ball 6 w/ Kendra Foster and Michael Kidd Funkadelic Hampton @ Bethesda Blues

Fairweather, Cloak/Dagger, Loud Boyz @ Black Cat

Classically Dope ft. Konshens the MC for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Crown Vic’s Weird World vinyl dj @ Green Zone

Junkyard Band @ Fire Station 1

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) & DJ Lu spinning Latin hits upstairs @ Bossa

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Zacarias Ferreira @ Club One

* Corey Arcenaux & the Zydeco Hot Peppers @ Peerless Rens in Annapolis

*Hyattsville Porch Fest 

*Story of the Serpent- Cambodian dance @ 4 pm @ the Museum of Asian Art Sackler Gallery

*Hamden Fest in Baltimore

* Bio Ritmo from 5 to 8 free @ Dupont Circle (Richmond, VA salsa )

*Flip the trap go-go & talk w/ Backyard and TOB @ 3 to 7 @ Check It Secret Garden , 1920MLK Ave SE

*Dee Clark, Baronhawk Potter, Joyce, Tommy C @ Songbyrd (electro/techno  djs) 

*Backyard Band, TOB, New Impressionz @ Power 

*Proper Utensils w/ Jas funk &  guest Go-go Mickey , Still Familiar @ Chateau Remix 

* Rare Essence & Da One Band @ Aqua 

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Sunday Sept. 11

Festival Guanaco @ Capitol Plaza, Landover Hills  w/ Tony Dize, Joe Veras, Los Hermanos Flores y mas

Doo-wop exhibit through Sept 15 in Suitland

Lightning Bolt w/ Model Home  @ Black Cat

Afrobeats dj party 5 to 10  @ Gazuza lounge

DJ Mambo & others Afrobeats and Amapiano party @  10 pm @ St Ex

Takoma Park Folk Fest w/ Project Locrea,  Sambarta & Debu sitar tabla duo, Washington Revels, & more 10 am to 7 @ Takoma Park Middle School

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Klezmer with Mrs Turetsky’s Nightmare @ Bossa

Festival Boliviano @ 11 am @ Eaglebank Arena

Salvadorean Festival @ 11 am to 8 pm w/ Jerry Rivera, Hector Acosta - El Torito, Marito Rivera, La Maquina, Orquesta San Vicente,  El Show De La Tenchis Y Cocolito,  Mr. Pelon, @ Montgomery County fairgrounds

Festival Catracho w/ La Gran Banda, Milagro Flores, and many more 11am to 8 pm @ Langley Park Boys and Girls Club

La Sonora Dinamita Y La Gran Banda @ VIP Room in Baltimore

La Sexta Norteña Mx , Conjunto Alazar , Los Jefes Del Este @ 90 Degrees

Rare Essence w/ Jas Funk, DC Vybe @ Sax

Good Gospel Entertainment Gospel 20th promoting anniversary  show with acts tba @ 5 pm  @ House of Praise, 5110 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE

*Backyard Band @ Pyramid Lounge in Waldorf

*Adams Morgan Day

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Monday September 12     

Joy Formidable @ Union Stage

Arlo Parks @ 930 (sold out)

Westminster Presbyterian Church SW will celebrate the16th  Anniversary of “Blue Monday Blues” with a 6 to 9 pm “Blues Jam”

*Florence & the Machine w/ Sam Fender @ Capital One Arena 

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Tuesday September 13-

Arlo Parks @ 930

Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentine @ 12 to 1 @ Wilson Plaza (rockabilly and country)

Zucchero @ Howard Theatre

* Ivy Sole @ Union Stage (neo-soul & rap) 

*Mayor's Arts Awards @ 7 pm @ Capital Turnaround

*TCB, TOB, Reaction @ hangars

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Wednesday September 14   

Teach Me How to Dabke w/ DJ Jinan @ Green Zone

King Khan & the Barbeque Show @ Black Cat

Idles, @ Anthem

Modern English @ Birchmere

Be Steadwell,  for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Loide @ Blues Alley (afro-Lusaphone jazz singer)

Zucchero @ Howard Theatre

*Afghan Whigs @ 930

*Trev-ski, DJ Kenny M, DJ COn Soul Transmissions @ Neptune Room 

*Sean Ardoin @  5:30 to 7 pm @ The Bullpen in DC 

*Karol G @ Capital One Arena ( reggaeton pop)

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Thursday September 15- 

Robert Cray @ Birchmere

Pietasters benefit for Jeremy  A @ Wonderland Ballroom

Caifanes @ Wolf Trap

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)

What Band @ Hangars (go-go)

DC Mariachi @ 12 to 1 @ Wilson Plaza

Soul Selecta dj Kenny M reggae vinyl @ Green Zone

Luke Stewart, Zoh Amba, Steve Hirsh improv @ An Die Musik

Helio Alves Quartet @ Blues Alley (Brazilian and jazz )

Flor de Izote @ Bossa (Salvadorian music)

Thrillbillies @ JVs

Going Goin Gone @ VFW Post 350  Hells Bottom

Fiel a la Vega @ Warner (Puerto Rican rock en espanol)

*La Colombopercutiva (cumbia, salsa, Latin funk rock) 5 to 8 @ Long Branch Arliss Park Silver Spring

*Julia Jacklin @ 930 (Ausssie indie-pop)

*Young Guru @ 10 pm @  Lydia on H 

*Shroomstep w/ DJ Sarkan @ Spacycloud Lounge 

*TCB @ Power

*Crowmeat Bob, Brad Linde, Sarah Hughes, Mark Cisneros @ Rhizome (jazz & experimental sax and more)

*What Band & Killa Cal @ Martini's  in Ft Washington 

*Sirius Company @ Union District Oyster

* Doug Tull (drummer from rock band Razz) new band Sugar Smacks @ New Deal Cafe 


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Friday Sept. 16-

Wu Tang Clan & Nas @ Jiffy Lube Live

DJ Basbousa @ Green Zone (Arabic)

Lucinda Williams at MD Hall Annapolis

Carlos Vives @ DAR

Sweet Honey in the Rock @ Strathmore

Boyz II Men, SWV @ Wolf Trap

Still Familiar @ Shark Bar

Seun Kuti & band @ City Winery

Phoenix @ Anthem

Sugar Bear & EU @ 12 to 1 @ Wilson Plaza (go-go)

Helio Alves Quartet @ Blues Alley (Brazilian and jazz )

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Alfredo Mojica Group late @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs & DJ Lu upstairs

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

Protoje @ Fillmore Silver Spring (reggae)

Bulin 47 @ Euphoria

Celebrando la Independencia: La Kumbre, Traviezoz, Los Pistones y El Filly @ 90 Degrees

 Tito Nieves , Daniela Darcourt @ Cococabana

*High Zero Fest of Experimental & Improvised music @ several locations in Baltimore (through the 18th)

*Marlon Williams @ Miracle Theatre (indie)

*Comedy and Music Fest w/ Ne-yo, Trey Songz , Mario, August Alcina & more @ Capital One Arena 

*Backyard Band @ Aqua 

*Junkyard Band @ Nipsey's 

*Femina @ 7 @ Bossa (Argentina electro-folk) 

* Breakin Even Fest w/ American Television, Ann Beretta @ Pie Shop Night 1 

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies

*New Impressionz @ Hangars 

*Dream Syndicate @ City Winery DC

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Saturday Sep 17

Alejandro Escovedo @ Hamilton

Downtown Hyattsville festival w/ Trio Caliente @ 12 noon, Lena Seikaly (jazz singer) @ 3pm  & others    

Ustaad Shafat Khan @  Ghandi Center Bethesda

Eric Benet @ 3:30 and 8 @ Bethesda Blues (r’n’b)

H Street Fest

Italian music early @ Bossa

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) late  & DJ Lu spinning Latin hits upstairs @ Bossa

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Elijah Balbed & the Beltway Horns @ Takoma Station

Sharon Clark @ La Portas (jazz singer)

Outlaw Festival w/ Willie Nelson, Avett Brothers and others @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

Echo & the Bunnymen @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out)   

DJ Johnson Lee from Joe’s Record Paradise spinning vinyl @ Green Zone

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) & DJ Lu spinning Latin hits upstairs @ Bossa

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Kes @ Fillmore Silver Spring (world)

La Sonora Dinamita @ Los Chaparritos in Edgewater, MD

La Gran Banda @ Club One

*Greenbelt Blues Fest w/ Clarence Turner, Ursula Ricks & more @ Roosevelt Ctr & New Deal Greenbelt

*Green Valley Day in Arlington w/ Bela Dona, Michael Muse & the Softones, All Star Blend Band 12 noon to 6 @ 2400 S Shirlington Rd and Charles Drew Elementary , 3500 S. 23rd 

*TCB & Icon @ Pyramid Lounge, Waldorf 

*Rare Essence & Suttle @ Aqua 

*Backyard Band @ Ivy City 

*Junkyard Band @ Center Pockets Cafe in Bowie 

 Breakin Even Fest w/ Bacchae, Celebration Summer & others  @ Pie Shop Night 2

* Baltimore Rhythm Fest w/ Kulu Mele African Dance & Drum Ensemble, Osagyefo Dance Co. & more @ 7 pm @ Baltimore Center Stage

*Be'la Dona @ City Winery DC 

*Chilean Independence Day event at 12 noon @ 8810 Brookville Rd., Silver Spring 

*What Band @ Power

*Fred Moss @ 11 am, Joe Falero Latin Jazz @ 12 noon, New Generation w/ Dorseys & Grubbs @ 1:45 Owings Mills Foundry Row, 

*UCB & Ambition Band @ Union Oyster 

*Reston Multicultural Fest w/ Treme Brass , William Bell, Rahim Alhaj 11 am to 6 pm

*Hyattsville Arts and Ales Fest w/ Cheick Hamala Diabate, La Salvadoreina , Odd Mojo, Wild Anacostias, Hyattsville Jazz Collective

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Sunday Sep 18

Celebrate Petworth w/ La colombopercutiva

Afrobeats dj party 5 to 10  @ Gazuza lounge

DJ Mambo & others Afrobeats and Amapiano party @  10 pm @ St Ex

Punk Rock flea Market @ 11 am @ Ottobar

Old 97s @ Baltimore Soundstage

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Blato Zlato @ Bossa (New Orleans Balkan music)

Salvavision Fest Con La Sonora Dinamita , La Chanchona 503 , Frank Guzman, Grupo Miramar @ 11am @ Langley Park Boys and Girls Club

Flat Duo Jets show @ JVs (rockabilly)

Tex Rubinowitz and Tom Mindte 50s rockabilly and rock and roll band @ 6 pm @ Hank Dietles

 Orquesta San Vicente And Chanchona Hermanos Lobo celebrate the independence of El Salvador and Central America @ VIP Room

 Dahian El Apechao for free  @ Manna (Dominican Republic) 

Alex Bueno @ La Villa in Gaithersburg

Jose Manuel @ 90 Degrees

Pale Waves @ Howard Theatre

* Black Fire Records doc screening 7 to 9 plus interview w/ Plunky by Kymone Freeman @ Busboys & Poets , 14th & V Sts NW  

*Outerloop, Public Figures @ Songbyrd 

*Voxtrot @ Black Cat  

*2022 Moon Festival (Tet Trung Thu) from 11 am to 2 pm @ Eden Center 

*AfriCaribbean Fest w/ DJ Alimony Farmer , DJ Desmond Lewis, Dj Camron, DJ Turito; Empress J, ; dancing & drumming by Nai Zou of Nazli & Co., Frederico Young (Panamanian drummer) 11 am to 5 @ 3801 33rd St Mt Rainer 


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Monday September 19 -

Ami Yamasaki ( vocalist and cross-media artist from Tokyo) ; Insect Factory (Jeff Barsky); Weed Tree (Amanda Huron and Layne Garrett); Bad Groupy from 7 to 10 @ Rhizome (improv & experimental)

Thursday @ Ottobar

Shirletta Settles & band @ Blue Monday 6 to 9 pm  @ Westminster Church SW (blues and soul)

Bomba Estereo @ Fillmore Silver Spring

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Tues. Sept. 20-

Malawian duo Madalitso Band @ Hill Center POSTPONED

Pusha T @ Soundstage Baltimore

Dani Cortaza Quartet @ Blues Alley (South American jazz and folk)  

*Kolonien @ House of Sweden rooftop (Swedish folk-pop)

*Jru Anthony @ Songbyrd (album release for r'n'b musician son of Frank Sirius, go-go musician) 

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Wed. Sept. 21-

Soulside, Verbal Assault , Bed Maker @ Black Cat

Gili Yalo for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Ethiopian-Israeli  funk musician)

Pet Shop Boys and New Order @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

Hiss Golden Messenger opening for Nathaniel Rateliff & Night Sweats @ Anthem  POSTPONED

David Rosenblatt Quinteto do Senador @ Blues Alley (DC Brazilian jazz)

District of Raga presents Dave Cipriani @ Bossa

*Big Sandy & the Fly-rite Boys @ Pearl St warehouse

*Lecture on Arts & policy by author & PEN America pres. Ayad Akhtar plus performances by guitarist Rez Abassi and vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia @ 7:30 @ Kennedy Center live & streamed (registration required via Americans for the Arts 

* Winona Forever, Boyscott, Moon by Moon @ Comet P Pong

*New Impressionz @ Babylon Cafe Baileys X Roads Falls Church 

*Wes Got My Own Sound @ Privilege 

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Thurs. Sept. 22-

The Owners, Shellshag, Saffrom @ Quarry House Tavern

Westside Boogie @ Union Stage

Claudia Acuna @ Blues Alley

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)

What Band @ Hangars (go-go)

Mazboota w/ Fady D djs @ Green Zone (alternative Arabic electro)

Willie Watson for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (folk singer)

Jo-Go Project @ Keystone Korner

Thrillbillies @ Hank Dietles

Checo Acosta Colombian Carnival night @ Kumbia Restaurant in Rockville

Chencho Corleone @ Cococabana

Steel Pulse @ Howard Theatre

*Myriam Gendron w/ Midnight Sun @ Ottobar (Canadian who sings in French & English; post indie folk)

* National Symphony Orchestra w/ go-go bands & guest vocalists @ Entertainment Sports Arena SE DC

*Sirius Company @ Union Bar NE 

*Beat ya Feet dancer Noodlez 6 to 10 @ Pure Lounge  

*Still Familiar @ 5 Sisters in Laurel 

*TCB @ Power

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Friday September 23-                           

Be’la Dona @ Bethesda Blues

Ice Age, Earth @ Black Cat

Claudia Acuna @ Blues Alley

Still Familiar @ Shark Bar

Bassam Haddad dj @ Green Zone (Arabic)

Flasher w/ Bonny Doon, Staffers @ Current Space (via Otto Bar ) in Baltimore

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs & DJ Lu upstairs

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

Karl Straub Combo @ VFW Post 350  Hells Bottom

Banda Los Sebastianes , Los Dorados , Banda Coloso La Que Suena Sabroso @ Cococabana

* Shorty Corleone, Marcus Johnson and friends @ at 12:30 p.m. @ McNeir Hall, New North Building Georgetown University (eventbrite registration advised) (go-go and r'n'b)

*Art all night 7 to 11 @ the Parks @ 300 Riggs Rd NE & Manor 

*Art all night 7 to 11 @ Upper Georgia Ave. w/ 7:30 approx.  screening of Punk the Capital plus Black Fire Records doc @ 8;45 ish @ Walter Reed

*Art All Night Mt Pleasant w/ 5:15 pm Los Quetzales Mexican dance ensemble; La Manplesa doc screening @ 8:30 @ Lamont Plaza;  Franko Jazz 6 feet apart party @ Los Gringos; Desanguashington @ 8 @ Mt Pleasant Library; 5pm -Ethiopian music; 6;30-Rumberos drummers; 8pm Deccan Traps @ Addis Cafe  

*Art All Night Georgetown 8 pm Veronneau  @ St Johsn Episcopal Church ; African Union, 1640 Wisc. Ave-- --7:30 PM - 9:00 PM - Entertainment with the Moroccan Cultural Association; plus Ongoing | Traditional music instrument: saxophone by Dawit Tesfamariam

Art All Night @ Gallery Article 15- 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM: Live music and interactive workshop by Congolese-American musician Nkumu Katalay

* Art All Night Van Ness-  6:00 - 8:00 - Mariachi Son de America outside at Muchas Gracias. 5029 Conn. Ave.

* Art All Night w/  DJ Baby Alcatraz at Lyman's Tavern. 8-10 p.m. 3720 14th St NW

*Art All Night w/ Caribbean steel drums with Dominique Lewis at Hen & Fin‘s outdoor patio from 8-9 p.m. 4400 Georgia Ave NW

*Art All Night w/ La Marvela (Colombian music) 6 to 8 pm @ Kennedy St NW at 7th St NW

*Art All Night @ The V.I.P. Room – 6201 3rd Street NW 20011 7:00 to 8 pm soul singer Shirleta Settles  Oren Levine & fiends jazz 10 pm to 11 pm 

*Art All Night w/ Cecily @ 8:30 @ Culture Coffee Too – 300 Riggs Road NE 

*Art All Night w/ Damu the Fudgemunk 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm  Troka Insurance – 210- 212 Riggs Road NE (hiphop producer)

*Art All Night Anacostia w/ brass band marching from Anacostia library to Big Chair @ 6 pm ; go-go on headphones 9 to 12 @ Check-It; DJ RBI & DJ Artis @ Anacostia Arts Center  7 pm to 2 am

* Art All Night w/ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Heru Peacock(hiphop violin); 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm - Crush Funk Brass Band; 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm - The Sharon Thomas Experience @ Emblem Plaza, 801 Virginia Avenue Southeast

* Art All Night @ Dorothy Height Library, Benning Rd NE- 6pm to 11pm · Documentary Film Screenings--  · 6:30pm - Barry Farm Documentary ; · 7:30pm - “The Beat Don’t Stop” Go Go Documentary; Hip Hop Stage Activation @ Shoe City 6pm-8pm.   10 pm @ East River Shopping Center-Walker Redds Project  

*Cinema Hearts (record release), Flower Bomb, Grady @ Comet P Pong 

*Tanner Adell @ RamsHead Onstage Annapolis

*Backyard Band , Ambition Band @ Aqua 

*Tribute to John Coltrane @ 7 pm  w/ Nasar Abadey Quartet, Benjamin Sands Ensemble, dancer Nana Malaya, Malcolm X drummers & dancers @ Everlasting Life Vegan restaurant, 9185 Central Ave., Capitol Heights, MD  240-832-7203

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies

*New Impressionz @ Hangars 

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Saturday September 24-

Next Fest w/ go-go & jazz w/ 2 stages w/ Malcolm X Dummers & Dancers @ 12; Cecily @1 ; Lenny Robinson @ 2; UCB @ 3; William Parker's Heart Trio @ 4; Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk @ 5;  New Impressionz  @ 6, Freddie Dougie (Ben Lamar Gay & James Montgomery) @ 7 & Soul Searchers @ 8   @ Malcolm X Park (Sunday also. Schedule tba)

Congress Heights Arts All Night 6pm to w/  multiple stages --Frankie Beverly & Maze Tribute band @ 7;  EU @ 9;40pm , Be’la Dona @ 10:50 , Queen P & Crazy Legz dancing 7:30 to 8:30; Junie Henderson band tribute to Prince 8:20 to 9:20;  Pinky Killacorn 9 to 9:30, Future Band 1:10 am to 2 am,  Jus Paul @ 11; TOB 12:10 to 1 am; Experience Band 12:10 to 1:10 am

The Stage Play Grease with a Side of Mumbo Sauce! @ Bethesda Blues

Anne Arundel County African Heritage Fest 

Yola @ Lincoln Theatre (Sold out)

Amyl & the Sniffers @10 @ 930 Club

Hotel Neon (Philadelphia ) and Requiem (DC) @ 7 @ Rhizome

S.G. Goodman & Le Ren @ Songbyrd (alt-country)

Girlpool @ Black Cat

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) & DJ Lu spinning Latin hits upstairs @ Bossa

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Nectar w/ DJ Vishal Kanwar & DJ Dhakfu  @ Green Zone ( Arabic)

Charm City Live w/ Babyface , Kelly Price, Jon B, Rebecca Black 12 noon @ War Memorial in Baltimore

Fiesta DC in downtown DC

Art All Night Tenleytown  on the Terrace @ Georgetown Day School w/ GDS Jazz & Creative Music Ensemble @ 8:30; Brad Linde & friends post-cool freebop @ 10 pm

*Art All Night @ 7 to 10 w/ Crush Funk Brass @ 4700 Wisc. Ave NW 

*Art All Night @ Guapo's , 4515 Wisc. Ave 2nd Floor w/ Flamenco @ 7:45; JusPaul & Chocolate City Soul @ 9:15pm

*Art All Night @ Tenley Friendship Library @ 7:45 w/ Taal Academy  Bollywoood dancers 

*Art All Night w/ Batala drummers @ 7 @ 4404 Wisconsin Ave NW 

*Art All Night with TroubleFunk 10:15 to 11:30 pm @ St Ann's Gym , 4400 Wisc. Ave NW 

Kazzabe @ VIP Room in Baltimore

Los Hermanos Flores Y Los Iracundos @ El Ranchon

*Elton John @ Nats Park

*Patsy Cline Tribute @ Creative Alliance

*John Jackson Piedmont Blues Fest w/ Phil Wiggins and more @ Eldon Clover Hill Farms, 4432 Sperryville Pike, Woodville, VA

*Franklin Park NW Block Party 6 to 11 w/ UCB, Oh he Dead, Foots x Coles, Cumbia Heights, Mathias 

*Burtonsville Day  11am to 3 w/  Dupont Brass, Ayo, Be Steadwell 

* Art all night 7 to 11:45  @ Dupont Circle 

*Art All Night Shaw 9 PM—Performances including blues singer-songwriter/musician LGBTQ elder Gaye Adegbalola @ DC Housing Finance Agency 815 Florida Avenue, NW

* Art All Night Shaw - Northeast Corner of 7th & P Street, NW-  9 PM—#LoveShaw Parade begins with a performance by Batala Washington female drum corps. The band will travel north on 7th Street then west on Rhode Island Avenue for a closing performance on the West Plaza of Banneker Academic High School.

* Art All Night Shaw @ 1805 7th St NW @ 9:30 PM—Lucky Light Lion Dance performance by Hung Tao Choi Mei Leadership Institute (Outdoors).

* Art All Night Shaw - 1701 11th Street, NW, between R St & Vermont Ave -- 8:30 PM—Black Alley Band.  9:30 PM—Davey Yarborough Washington Jazz Arts Institute. 10:30 PM—SITALI Band.

*Art All Night Shaw @ Banneker Academic High plaza & parking lot, R & 10th St NW - 7 pm- WPFW’s DJ Lance Reynolds. 8 PM—progressive Hip Hop artist Christylez Bacon & guest artist. 9 PM—Ace Ono and her band. 9:45 PM—Batala Washington female drum corps. 10:15: Quinyessence fire and bubble spectacular. 11 PM—Dance Party with DJ Lance Reynolds.

Video Projection: “Future 22,” by Robin Bell.

* Art All Night Shaw @ MLK Library-At 8 pm, @ 9th and G is DJ Remii, DJ Rico and Black Alley, followed by Christylez Bacon & spoken word artists inside 

*Art All Night Dupont Circle @ 20 locations . Schedule available there

* Art All Night U St NW- schedule available in front of Reeves Bldg

*African Heritage Fest w/ 3 afrobeats djs , dancers, & more 12 to 6 pm @ Laurel Racetrack (evite rsvp suggested) 

*Kunta Kinte Heritage Fest 10 am to 7 in Annapolis w/ Black Alley, Art Sherrod, Annapolis Drum & Bugle, Clones of Funk and more 

*Barry Farm-Hilldale : A Sacred Space doc @ 1:30 @ Thurgood Marshall Academy , 2427 MLK Ave Se 

Live Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge  

* Still Familiar & others daytime  @ Lamonts

*Still Familiar  @ night @ Dominion Raceway  

*Junkyard Band @ Le Meridien Hotel in Arlington 

*Rare Essence @ Aqua 

*New Impressionz, XIB, the Men @ Gees

*Afrobeats and Amapiano dj  @ 10 pm @ Signature Lounge, 1727 Conn Ave NW Dupont area 

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Sunday September 25-

Next Fest w/ go-go & jazz w/ Dante Pope @ 1;  Akua Allrich @ 3 plus panels 3:30- Go-go as a weapon of Culture; 5pm- Inter-generational artistry; films -DC Funk Parade @ 12; Go-go City @ 1:30; Barry Farm -Community , Land & Injustice @ 3:30 pm @ Josephine Butler  Parks Center, 2347 15th St. NW  

DC Afrobeats Block Party 4 to 9 @ Karma

Heaven 17 @ Birchmere

The Stage Play Grease with a Side of Mumbo Sauce! @ Bethesda Blues

Lil Nas X @ Anthem (sold out)

Afrobeats dj party 5 to 10  @ Gazuza lounge

DJ Mambo & others Afrobeats and Amapiano party @  10 pm @ St Ex

Porridge Radio @ DC 9

Jenny Lewis @ Rams Head 

Baltimore Record Bazaar 11am to 5 @ Peabody Hts Brewing in Baltimore

Marta Pereira de Costa guitar @ NGA (Portuguese jazz)

Benito Gonzalez trio @ Blues Alley (Venezuelan jazz)

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) & DJ Lu spinning Latin hits upstairs @ Bossa

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Joyner Lucas @ Fillmore Silver Spring (rap)

Fiesta DC in downtown DC

*Wheaton Arts Parade & Festival @ Wheaton Regional Park (Amadou Kouyate @ 2:50 w/ kora & drums; Taisha Estrada Latin pop @ 3:35; Sean Heely Gaelic harp & Fiddle @ 4:20) 

*Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55

*Celebrate Africa Fest 12 noon to 6  w/ kora player Amadou Kouyate, Nigerian singer Tolumide, afrobeat band Chopteeth, Uasuf Gueye trio                 @ Bladensburg Waterfront Park 

* Reggae on the Ave 4 to 9 @ Mayflower Club 

*Valley Fest Arlington w/ La Marvela , Stacy Brooks, La Unica, Sol Roots trio 

*Harvest Moon Fest @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring 

*TOB @ Allure on H St NE 

*Porchfest DC SE in Hillcrest w/ Soul Searchers, Experience band and show, La Colombopercutiva & more) 12 to 8 

* Yola @ Lincoln Theatre (Sold out)


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Monday September 26- 

Rosalia @ Anthem (flamenco tinged & reggaeton pop)

Chicago percussionist and composer Kahil El'Zabar  w/  tenor sax player Isaiah Collier present Coltrane Elvin Jones Duo Tribute @ 7 to 10 @ Rhizome

Memphis Gold & the Scrap Iron Band 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW Blue Monday Blues

Fran Vielma Jazz Orchestra @ Blues Alley (Pan-American jazz)

Sunny Day Real Estate @ Fillmore Silver Spring

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Tues. Sept. 27-

Leo Nocentelli @ Hamilton   (New Orleans great from the Meters ) CANCELLED

Skip Marley @ Union Stage

Death Cab for Cutie & Low  @ Anthem

Get Up Kids @ Baltimore Soundstage

Dani Cortaza Quartet @ Blues Alley (South American jazz and folk) 

*Glenn Tillbrook (of Squeeze) @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis

*Emma G 6 to 10 on Artist Development @ Wharf

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Wed. Sept. 28-

a tribute to the late trombonist Grachan Moncur III with saxophonist Brade Linde and his ensemble(includes Leigh Pilzer, Luke Stewart & more)  @ 7 @ Rhizome

Marshall Crenshaw 40th anniversary tour @ Birchmere

Kyshona for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Kelsea Ballerini @ Anthem

Ginger Root @ DC 9 (sold out) (indie-pop w/ j-pop & soul)

Supersuckers, Electric 6  @ Metro Gallery Baltimore

Marta Pereira da Costa @ Blues Alley (Portuguese jazz)

*Dior Ashley Brown & her Dirty Animals band Hump Day funk @ Bossa 

*New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church 

*Backyard Band @ Stop Smackin, 1839 7th St NW 

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Thurs. Sept. 29- 

Carly Rae Jepsen @ Anthem

Servando & Florentino  @ Lincoln Theatre  (Venezuela music duo)

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)

What Band @ Martini's (go-go)

Anand Wilder for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Dj @ Green Zone

Live Skull, Quattracenta, Holy Fingers @ Metro Gallery Baltimore  

ry x  @ sixth & i.      Miracle theatre 

 Western Centuries (this is their rescheduled tour following the sudden death of founding band member Jim Miller while on tour in March)   @ Hank Dietles

La Colombopercutivo (cumbia & Latin rock)  & Bongo District (pachanga music) @ Bossa

Dave Chappell and band @ JVs

Airport 77s record release show @ the Runaway

*Marshall Crenshaw @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis

*Sergio Mendes @ Strathmore

*Sandlot SE Back 2 School Fundraiser from 5:30 to 10 w/ XIB & friends; Black Rave Culture; Dreamcast Moe; Tyra the Zombie; Ebb King; Kidd Marvel; Experience Band & Show @ Sandlot SE, 71 Potomac Ave SE 

*Glenn Tillbrook @ City Winery DC 

*City of Caterpillar @ Black Cat (Virginia screamo band) 

*New Impressionz  & The Men @ Hashtag Lounge 

*TCB, TOB @ Power

*DJ Rich Medina spins & talks about his Connecting the Dots album 7 to 9 @ Eaton Library then from 9:30 pm to 1 am spins tunes @ Eaton Wild Days bar

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Fri. Sept 30

Tinariwen w/ Garcia Peoples @ Birchmere (North Mali desert guitar led band) CANCELLED

Heatwave DC w/ Tiwa Savage , Adekunle Gold and more @ WEG Studio

Dru Hill, 702, Mya, Backyard Band, DJ Quicksilva, Kenny Burns @ Anthem

Billy Bragg, Alice Phoebe Lou  @ Lincoln

Telescoping, Tag Cloud, Attorneys General @ Rhizome (experimental and noisy)

Anti-Flag @ Black Cat

Still Familiar @ Shark Bar

DJ  @ Green Zone

Live through This (Courtney Love album) – Night of 1,000 Courtneys Baltimore abortion Fund benefit @ Metro Gallery

Japanese Breakfast @ Baltimore Soundstage

Peace Band  early @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday); *TOB, Reaction Band late @ Twist Lounge

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs & DJ Lu upstairs

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

* Rogério Souza and Stephen Guerra, guitars (choro novo Brazilian music) @ at 12:30 p.m. @ McNeir Hall, New North Building Georgetown University (Eventbrite registration advised) 

*Robert Fripp talking to his manager David Singleton @ City Winery 

*Breezy Supreme, Keep Your Secrets, Art  Sorority @ Comet P Pong

*Cumbia Heights @ Chacho's Spirits 

* Leon City Sounds Tropical beat (Latin surf, soul, boogalu, psych, cumbia) djs @ Showtime 

*New Impressionz @ Hangars 

*Backyard Band, Perfection, Ambition Band @ Aqua 

*Rare Essence , Sirius Company @ Fast Eddies

* EU @ Haydees , 6303 Georgia Ave NW 

*Stanley Enow (Cameroonian rapper) @ Spectrum Lounge 

* Women in Music Panel 5:30 - 9 PM -   @ Eaton Hotel ; All Things go after party later @ Eaton Wild Days 

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Saturday October 1

B 52’s farewell tour with KC & the Sunshine Band @ Anthem (sold out)

Melvins @ Black Cat

Stella Donnelly @ Songbyrd

All Things Go Fest  w/ Lorde , Mitski, Bleachers, Lucy Dacus, Bartees Strange @ MPP

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) & DJ Lu spinning Latin hits upstairs @ Bossa

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

*Airport 77s @ 2 pm @ Adams Morgan Porchfest

*Akua Allrich & the Tribe @ Takoma Station

*"Big Chief, Black Hawk" film doc (about New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians group) w/ Director Jonathan Isaac Jackson and Paul V. Fishback in person @  2:00 p.m. @ National Gallery, East Building Auditorium

*Little Jesus, Divino Niño, Pieri @ Comet P Pong

*Proper Utensils w/ Go-go Mickey @ Chateau 

*TCB, New Impressionz @ Ivy City 

* Leon City Sounds Tropical beat (Latin surf, soul, boogalu, psych, cumbia) djs @ Green Zone 

* Rare Essence @ Aqua 

*Still Familiar @ 6 @ Hard Rock Cafe; Still Familiar @ 11:30 pm @ Malone's Sports Bar in Greenbelt

* La Maquina de El Salvador & Dj Muko 35 y Dj Lino El Chapin @ El Pueblito in Baltimore

* Celia Cruz All Star tribute w/ Freddy Cardenas, Lenia Diaz, Braily Ramos @ PG Publick Playhouse in Cheverly

*Nigeria Independence day party w/ dj @ Gee's 

*Melan @ 9 @ Eaton (neo-soul) 

*MK @ Echostage (house dj)

*Kazzabe @ Club One 

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 Sunday October 2

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

 L’Rain @ Songbyrd (experimental r'n'b/pop)

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October 3- Lil Durk @ Echostage

Mars Volta @ Anthem 

October 4- Milton Nascimento farewell tour birchmere (sold out)

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  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 DC Facebook has Latinx too, and baltshowplace.tumblr has Baltimore punk & more; Elliot Gross on Facebook has DC blues & blues-rock