Wednesday, May 3, 2023

DC / Baltimore DMV Global Music and More - May 2023 Concert Calendar Gig List

 

DC/Baltimore /DMV Global Music and More – May 2023 Concert Calendar Gig List

  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 DMV & Baltimore & Annapolis  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, tik-tok, What’s app, & 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 Highlights from Below Full May 2023 Calendar:

Thurs. May 4- Vieux Farka Toure for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on KC Facebook & Youtube) (Malian guitar great)

Fri. May 5 - Rahat Fateh Ali Khan @ MGM (Pakistani singer)

Sat. May 6- Javanese singer and Composer Peni Candra Rini presents an evening of traditional & experimental music 7 to 8:30 @ Hill Center

 Lamont’s 33rd Anniversary show with Hardway Connection, Jimmy Smooth & the Hittime band, Shirleta Settles, Ray Apollo Allen Band, Rise Band @ 2 pm @ Lamont’s (soul)

Fri. May 19-

Kiko el Crazy Y Dj Pereira,  9:00pm @ Diamond Lounge (Dominican dembow reggaeton)

Thurs. May 25-

Sun Ra Arkestra celebrates Marshall Allen’s 99th Birthday @ Keystone Korner in Baltimore (jazz)

Fri. May 26-

Baba Commandant & Mandingo Band for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on KC Facebook & Youtube) (Burkina Faso afropop/afro-traditional band)

Roger Clark Miller (from Mission of Burma)  & Insect Factory @ Rhizome (experimental) 

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Mon. May 1-

Bobby Felder’s Blues Brothers 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (DC soul & blues vets)

100 Gecs and Fever Ray @ Anthem

Salsa and bachata dance lessons and live band @ 7:30 @ Renegade in Arlington

May Day Fest and March @ 4pm @ Malcolm X Park

Del Sol Quartet 12 to 1pm @ Sackler (music inspired by Tibetan sand mandalas)

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Tues. May 2-

TCB, TOB, Reaction, ABM @ Club One

 Big Baby Gucci @ Songbyrd (rap)

Hiatus Kaiyote @ Fillmore (r’n’b)

Arushi Jain 12 to 1 and 3 to 4 in the Freer Courtyard (Hindustani India music played with electronics)

Veronneau @ Blues Alley

Placebo @ 930 Club (sold out)

Crystal Canyon, Handapple, Ari Voxx & the Sad lads @ Runaway (shoegaze, synthpop, indie pop)

Oh He Dead, Flowerbomb @ Rams Head Annapolis

Bachata and more dancing w/ dj @ Lima

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini’s in Waldorf (go-go)

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Wed. May 3-

Miko Marks and Rissi Palmer for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on KC Facebook & Youtube) (Black country singers)

Black Bohemian w/ drummer Trae Crudup 10 to 12 mdt @ Harlot (r’n’b)

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon Café Falls Church

Ministry and Gary Numan @ Fillmore

 The Green Zone presents Arab Dance Party & mixology w/ djs Fady D & Saba & belly dance by Amara Nour from 7 to 10 @   Kennedy Center Skylight Pavilion

Syrian-American rapper Omar Offendum and oud virtuoso Ronnie Malley @ Freer Meyer Auditorium

Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ the Anthem (sold out)

Placebo @ 930 Club

Inner Temples @ Songbyrd

Lael Neale, Cecil & Delilah @ Comet P Pong

Layover party w/ DJs Mathis and NativeSun @ Owl Room (global Afro-diaspora dance beats)

Biomorphic Forms @ 6 & 7 @ Capitol Fringe show @ Southwest Duck Pond, 6th & I SW  (jazz w/ vocals ) CANCELLED

Sugarsmacks @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom (rock cover band w/ Razz drummer)

“30 Days in May” panel discussion re Univ. of Md & elsewhere 1970 anti-Viet Nam protests from 4 to 6 @ Hornbake Library  Room 3210

Dj Kristy La Rat 12 to 3 for the DC Crisis Response Coalition @ Freedom Plaza

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Thurs. May 4-

Hindustani classical vocalist Kaushiki Chakraborty at Barns of Wolf Trap – (sold out)

Vieux Farka Toure for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on KC Facebook & Youtube) (Malian guitar great)

Cola at Comet Ping Pong (postpunk from members of Ought) w/ Gauche, Brnda (DC punk)

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

Alex Lora ‘s El Tri w/ El Haragon y Compania @ Mexico Lindo (old-school Mexico City rock bands)

K-pop dance choreography masterclass 7 to 8 @ Museum of Asian Art

Azul Band @ Green Zone (global music without borders)  

Yves Tumor @ Echostage (rock)

Cuni, Glixen, High @ Runaway (punk & shoegaze)  

Sirius Company @ Union Oyster (go-go)

TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

What Band @ Martini’s

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

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

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Verny Varela @ Bossa (Colombian salsa)

Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar

Asmae @ Cloud Lounge in Arlington (locally based Arabic/Middle Eastern)

Robert Lighthouse @ 5 @ JVs ( blues)

*Black Bohemian (Trae Drummer)  8 to 11 @  Mr Braxton's (r'n'b & jazz) 

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Fri. May 5-

Tim Bernardes for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on KC Facebook & Youtube) (Brazilian bossa indie)

 Rahat Fateh Ali Khan @ MGM (Pakistani singer)

Los Rehenes, Lemanz, Conjunto Elegante De La Perla, Estilo Privado @ 90 Degrees

Los Rolands @ El Ranchon

Angel & Khriz @ VIP Room

Los Rehenes ,Samuray, Los Fugitivos @ Cococabana

Tony Vega and Luis Mateus @ Diamond Lounge

DJ Gilbert Torossian @ Green Zone ( Arabic/Armenian )

Coupler 4:30  to 6:30 pm @ Freer Plaza (techno)   

Kem, Ledesi, Musiq Soulchild @ DAR Constitution Hall

Los Daytrippers (w/ Felix Hernandez) @ 6 to 8:30 @ El Golfo

Soroche, the Captivators @  Runaway (cumbia & ska-punk)

DJ Kristy La Rat, Cumbia band and more djs  @ Metrobar

Save Your Soul w/ djs Baby Alcatraz & DJ Rob Macy @ Lithuanian Hall

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge (Egyptian/Middle Eastern)

Wandering Bird w/Hannah Connolly @ Pie Shop

Milonga del Festival w/ Paso Tango Enselmbe @ Embassy of Uruguay  

Oud Night with Chakib Hilali @ Phoenicia Restaurant and Lounge

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB @ Aqua

Brothers 7 Band w/ guest singer Toni Love (from Hardway Connection) @ Lamont’s 

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa) & DJ Lu reggaton & Latin pop @ Bossa upstairs

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Rock-a-Sonics @ Colvin Run Dance Hall (rockabilly)

DJ Rhome @ Allegory Room @ Eaton Hotel

*Yaeji @ 930 (Korean-American house dance music) (sold out) 

* Big Tony birthday gig w/ TroubleFunk @ Bethesda Blues

*Babyface Ray @ Fillmore (rap) 

*Vibrate presents djs Algios, Bernard,  Mary Yuzovskaya in benefit gig  @ Owl Room 

*DC Composer Collective  W? Janelle Leppin, Anthony Pirog & more @ 5 pm outside near Dupont Circle & St Thomas Parish, 1517 18th St NW 

*New Impressionz, Reaction @ Hangar Club

* Weedtree & Dumbass Youth @ Rhizome (postpunk rock) 

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Sat. May 6

Janet Jackson & Ludacris @ Jiffy Lube

Javanese singer and Composer Peni Candra Rini presents an evening of traditional & experimental music 7 to 8:30 @ Hill Center

 Lamont’s 33rd Anniversary show with Hardway Connection, Jimmy Smooth & the Hittime band, Shirleta Settles, Ray Apollo Allen Band, Rise Band @ 2 pm @ Lamont’s

Adobo DMV presents Bacanal w/ djs JCU3, Dada Cozmic, Dos Flakos, Guari, JFuse @ Karma (reggaeton & Latin club)

K- Paz de La Sierra @ El Pueblito in Baltimore

Min Xiao-Fen: Chinese plucked instruments, including pipa, ruan, sanxian, guqin, and finger piano, sound effects, and voice. River Guerguerian: Middle Eastern and Indian frame drums, hand drums, kanjira talking drums, Chinese gongs, hand-pan, marimba, and voice.  original scores for two Chinese silent films, Romance of the Fruit Peddler (Dir.: Zhang Shichuan, 1922, 24 min.) and Romance of the Western Chamber (Dir.: Hou Yao, 1927, 43 min.). 7 to 8:30 at Freer

Alejandro Escovedo for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on KC Facebook & Youtube) (rock)

Raheem Devaughn’s Crush Crusaders , Sirius Company, Still Familiar at Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Eritrean Cultural Center, 2154 24th Place NE  DC

Rare Essence w/ Suttle  @ Aqua (go-go)

Blacc Print Experience 4 to 9 @ Nipsey’s  (go-go)

Ottobar Punk rock flea market 11am to 4pm

Kem, Ledesi, Musiq Soulchild @ DAR Constitution Hall

50 countries DC Embassy tours

Apollo 66, Tomason, Ligatures @ American Legion Post 41 Cissel Saxon

Mousey Thompson & the James Brown Experience featuring vocalist Greg Cooper @ Carlyle Room

Tumbao @  10 @ Bossa (DC Latin dance band) & DJ Lu reggaton & Latin pop @ Bossa upstairs

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Rare Essence @ Aqua

A Song for You: A Tribute to the music of Donnie Hathaway W/ Jamar Dukes & Brencore Allstars  @ PG Publick Playhouse

DJ Mezcla & Leon City Sounds djs @ Green Zone

Craig Finn @ Club 603 (sold Out)

*Michael Hearst's Family fun w/ some music & talk about creatures, extraordinary people, curious constructions, & unconventional vehicles from 3 to 4 pm @ Hill Center DC

* Crossroads Music & Food Fest in Takoma/Langley @ Anne St. w/ Project Locrea @ 12 to 1 pm (global music); Empresarios 1:30 to 3 pm (tropical Caribbean); Proverbs reggae (3:30 to 5) 

*Hardway Connection late after 9pn @ Long Time No Sea Cajun Seafood & Bar,  Manassas, VA

*Dee Dwyer "Wild Seeds of the Soufside" photo exhibit @ Phillips @ the Arc 3 to 6 pm

*TCB, XIB @ Hangars 

*What Band @ 2 @ Babylon Futbol Cafe (go-go) 

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Sunday May 7-

DC Blues Society tribute to late DCBS pres. Felix McLaren w/ Bobby Blackhat Band @ 1;  Phil Wiggins & Eleanor Ellis @2:45 to 3:30; Nighthawks 3:45 to 5; Tribute 2 5 : Mud Morganfield 5:30 to 7 @ Wunder Garden , 1101 1st NE

LeManz & Conjunto Elegante De La Perla @ Bravo Bravo

K- Paz de La Sierra @ Vibe in Annapolis

Ab Quintanilla & Los Kumbia All Starz @ the Palace

Vag Lavi @ Gisele’s (Haitian)

Still Familiar w/ Black Passion 4 to 9 @ Sax

Sirius Company @ 5 Sisters Lounge

Kem, Ledesi, Musiq Soulchild @ DAR Constitution Hall

Stacy Brooks Band @ Madams Organ

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Afro X dj party (afrobeats, amapiano, soca, dancehall, rap) 5 to 10 @ Gazuza Lounge

Arturo Sandoval @ Keystone Korner (Latin Jazz )

Amapiano Sunday @ the Lot in Georgetown, from 2 to 9 pm @ 2715 PA. Ave

Kizomba and Brazilian zouk djs  1pm dance and brunch @ Crossroads Two

The R’n’b Club talks Jodeci @ 12 noon @ Songbyrd

Pagode and Samba @ Bossa

Dave Chappell Band 2 to 4:30 @ Hank Dietle’s

Foots x Coles listening session @ Eaton

Quebe Sisters @ Creative Alliance

*Adobo DMV presents Perreo Disco w/ djs Mathias, jCU3, Pedro Night @ Flash (reggaeton & Latin Club) 

*New Gospel Pearls @ 3 @ Scripture Cathedral, 7610 Central Avenue (gospel)  

*TCB @ Capital Square Bar (bouncebeat go-go) 

*TOB w/ guest Sweet Thang from BYB @ Union District Oyster 

*Punk the Capital dc music doc screening 3 pm @ Wheaton Library

* Wheelin for Black Mamas roller skatin 3 to 6 @ Anacostia Skate Park 

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Monday May 8

Destroyer (solo)  with Reds, blacks, Pinks, Purples @ Ottobar (Roxy Music-ish rock w/ twee pop)

Hoodoo Gurus @ Hamilton Live (Aussie garage rock )

Country Westerns @ Runaway (alt-country rock)

Salsa and bachata dance lessons and live band @ 7:30 @ Renegade in Arlington

Olivia Jean @ DC 9 (indie rock)

*Open Mike w/ Attinshun @ Public Option

*Bill Heid, harp, vocals, Big Joe Maher, drums, vocals, Dave Sherman, guitar, Jerry Queen, sax 6 to 9 @ Blue Monday @ Westminster Church SW 

*Wolf's Blues Jam @ Hank Dietle's 

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Tuesday May 9

Kali Uchis @ Anthem (sold out) (Latin r’n’b)

Mughal-E-Azam: The Musical Play of India @ Lyric Theatre

Watson Twins @ Union Stage (alt-country)

Kamyar Arsani on daf w/ Steve Johnson  and more groups @ Rhizome

 Chromic Duo from 12 to 1pm and from 3 to 4 @ Freer Gallery courtyard (Toy piano & electronic Asian American)

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini’s in Waldorf (go-go)

*GBH @ Ottobar (UK punk) 

*Cecily @ 6:30 to 8:30 @ Alethia Tanner Park for free

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Wed. May 10-

Teach Me How to Dabke with Jinan @ Green Zone (Arabic) 

Grupo Mandingo @ El Cuzco in Hyattsville

Mughal-E-Azam: The Musical Play of India @ Lyric Theatre in Baltimore

Black Bohemian (but without drummer Trae who is overseas this week) 10 to 12 mdt @ Harlot (r’n’b)

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon Café Falls Church (go-go) 

Abe Mamet Trio @ 6 & 7 @ Capitol Fringe show @ Southwest Duck Pond, 6th & I SW  (jazz)

*Wayna and Mumu Fresh 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage 

*Layover party w/ DJs Mathis and NativeSun @ Owl Room (global Afro-diaspora dance beats)

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Thursday May 11

Mughal-E-Azam: The Musical Play of India @ Lyric Theatre

Leyla Mcalla @ Amp (New Orleans-based Haitian multi-instrumentalist)

Homegrown with Rare Essence 6 to 9 @ National Gallery of Art East Wing

Iguanas @ Hamilton Live (New Orleans roots rock)

Blessed with Witch Coast @ Atlas Brew Works          

Flack @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom (rock)

Sirius Company @ Union Oyster     7 to 11 @ Takoma Station (go-go)

TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

What Band @ Martini’s (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

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)

Danube Sessions w/ Orchester Prazevica @ Green Zone

Cheick Hamala & Griot Street @ Bossa (Malian)  

Sol Roots @ JVs (blues rock)

Grandsons w/ Dave Chappell @ Hank Dietle’s

salsa social dancing 8 to 11 @ La Cosecha

* Writers, Radicals and Rugelach: Yiddish Culture in America 6 to 8 book talk by Professor Lauren Strauss @ Library of Congress

*Pan American Symphony Orchestra Tango Ensemble w/ singer Romina Bianco, Javier Sanchez, Ariel Pirotti @ Argentina Embassy 

*DJ K-Meta @ Afro Lounge DC

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Fri May 12

Manhattans feat. Gerald Austin @ Birchmere (r’n’b)

Dance Party with DJ 2-Tone of Shaolin Jazz @ Asian Art freer plaza

La Autoridad De La Sierra @ Copan in Herndon

Conjunto Peña Blanca & Konzentido Norteño @ 90 Degrees

Monchy, Karlos Rose, Jay Heightz Y El Sultan @ El Ranchon

Los Caminantes @ El Puento de Oro

Los Cuentos De La Cripta , Khriz & Angel @ Club One

Mother’s Day weekend gospel with Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, John P Kee, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise @ DAR Const. Hall

Iguanas @ Rams head Live Annapolis

Esseily w/ DJ Basbousa @ Capital Turnaround (Arabic beats)

Karl Straub Combo 8 to 10 @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom (roots rock & garage)

Oud Night with Chakib Hilali @ Phoenicia Restaurant and Lounge

Rare Essence & Mature Clientele Band  @ Fast Eddie’s

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB @ Aqua

Brothers 7 Band w/ guest singer Toni Love (from Hardway Connection) @ Lamont’s 

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa)

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Remi Hassoun dj @ Green Zone (Arabic)

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Egyptian/Middle Eastern)

Going Going Gone @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock)

DJs Nativesun, Syd, B_X_R_N_X_A_R_D @ Owl Room (techno & house) 

*Poetry and more @ Showplace Arena 

*DJ Baby Alcatraz spinning soul, disco, funk Neptune Room 

*Blacc Print Experience & Prodigy Band 8 to 12 mdt. @ VFW Post 8950 in Lanham (go-go)

*TOB, New Impressionz @ Hangars (bouncebeat go-go) 

*"Grey Day" event - come dressed in new balance sneakers & hear djs Alizay, Money, Jordan jetson,Bast, & Malik the Drummer from 6 to 10 @ Georgetown Sandlot

*Poppy Patica vinyl release house show 

*Brassie, Cinema Hearts, the Flip Phones @ Little Penn Coffeehouse (indie-pop) 

*Bachata Fridays at Salsa Room Tysons Mclean

*Birthday Girl @ 6 pm @ Carpe Librum popup bookstore , 5221 Wisconsin Ave (Mabel Canty & Bella Mackaye band) 

*Jambao de Argentina @ the Palace 

*Royal height soul tribute for Mothers Day  @ 7 to 11 @ Torrie's Rest., 700 V St NW 

*clarinetist Doreen Ketchens,  w/ Somi (Miriam Makeba tribute) @ Mary Lou Williams Jazz Fest @ Kennedy Center

*Feist @ 930 (sold out)

*City Morgue @ Fillmore

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Sat. May 13 –

K-pop star Eric Nam and R&B singer Raveena @ 7:30 ((sold out in Arts Bldg., but shown free on Freer Plaza screens outside) and more all day at Freer plaza at 100th anniversary Asian Art museum celebration w/ * DC Bhangra Crew @ 12 , other dance ensembles, Nistha Raj & Christylez Bacon   @ Smithsonian Arts & Industries  

La Internacional Sonora Dinamita @ Bar Azul Sports Bar in Gaithersburg

Soweto Global presents Amapiano party 3 to 9 @ Eaton Wild Days rooftop

DJ John Murph 9 pm till Eaton Hotel Allegory Room (house, jazz )

Grupo Mandingo @ Pappasittoos

Hardway Connection, 2928 Johnson Rd., outdoors  in Mineral Virginia (southern soul)

Angelique Kidjo @ St. Mary’s College (afropop)

Chisel, Savak, Bedmaker @ Black Cat (punk rock)

Willie Nile @ Hamilton Live

European Union Embassies open houses

Cumbia Heights @  National Arboretum Ellipse meadow (sold out) 

What Band w/ Killa Cal for first set @ 5 Sisters Lounge

Tumbao @  10 @ Bossa (DC Latin dance band)

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Rare Essence @ Aqua

Crown Vic’s Weird World vinyl dj @  10 @ Green Zone

Born to Swing Musical @ Bowie, MD Center for Perf. Arts (about first Black casino owners in Sparks, Nev who also sang blues)

Ron Macdonald, Dave Elliot, Jimmy Stephenson, John Previti @ 4 @ JVs

Saffron, Northeast Regional, Cryptid Summer @ Rhizome (hardcore punk)

Voivod @ Baltimore Soundstage (metal)

Rory Stonelove @ Crossroads Two (reggae)

*Eastern Standard Time from 5 to 6 @ Sunscape Live Fest in Catonsville, MD (neo-ska)  

*Gospel with Provision, Chozen, Gospel Crusaders, New Vizion (DC), Dedicated Souls, and more @ 4 pm @ Fire Filled Holiness Church, 24 S Fulton Ave., Baltimore , MD 

*Gospel w/ Greg Kelly & the Supreme Angels, Prodigal Sonz,  Anthony Adams & Conformation, Little David & Bells of Joy, Zion, New Vizion, Martha & Sisters in Christ , Andre Walker & Prayze  @ 4 pm @ Meridian Hill Baptist Church,  Capital Heights, MD 

*Jim Bennett & Unique Creation Band @ Lamont's (soul)

*Magazine Beach, Tosser, Knope @ Comet P Pong

*Junkyard Band , Still Familiar @ Restaurant 55 

*Lasso (Brazilian hardcore)  w/ Corvo, Tosser, Tripwire @ 7 @ The Litterbox house show 

"101 Films you Should see Before You Die" book talk @ 2 pm @ Mt Pleasant Library 

*Dorinda, Cal Rifkin, Moon by Moon, Rosie Cima @ 6:30 club house show 

*Dancing on the Georgetown waterfront from 5 to 9 pm to salsa, bachata, kizomba, Brazilian zouk, afrobeats, swing @ 3300 Water St NW 

*RedEye Asian art and food market 12 to 4:30 @ Arts & Industries bldg & Freer plaza 

*Alison Crockett & Friends: doing the Jazz Sides of Chaka Khan @ Takoma Station Tavern

*Jill Scott @ MGM 

*Camille Thurman & Darrell Green Quartet, Dee Dee Bridgewater Big Band @ Mary Lou Williams Jazz fest  @ Kennedy Center

*Channel Inn-Pier 7 Reunion w/ 3rd Generation Band, Curtis Johnson, Tyia, & DJ Moe 6 to 10 @ Elks Lodge in Temple Hills , MD 

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Sun. May 14-

 Ocean Celtic Quartet  5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. @ Gazebo in McLean Central Park, 1468 Dolley Madison Blvd., McLean, VA (UK folk sound)

Los Rehenes , Mandingo, Y Samuray @ VIP Room and or Rio Cantina (or both but staggered times for bands?)

Josimar @ Diamond Lounge

Stacy Brooks Band @ Madams Organ

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Afro X dj party (afrobeats, amapiano, soca, dancehall, rap) 5 to 10 @ Gazuza Lounge

Frankie Rose @ Songbyrd (indie rock)

*Atempto Trio @ DC JCC (Israeli jazz) 

*Felice Rosser & Faith NYC w/ Dunia & Aram @ Bossa 

*District Coalition event with classical, club music, and Joe Brotherton Band @ 2 to 7 @ Eaton 

*Spotlight Band @ Lamont's 

*Bad Moves, Dreaded Laramie @ Comet P Pong 

*Jill Scott @ MGM 

*TOB @ Union Oyster (bouncebeat go-go) 

*TCB , Big Action @ Martini's 

*Backyard Band @ Society Lounge 

*Junkyard Band & Still Familiar @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

*Dj Jamstar @ Sky Blue Lounge (afrobeat, dancehall, hiphop, coupe decale) 

*Elena La Fulana @ 4 pm @ Hill Center  (Latin folk) 

*Crush Funk Brass @ 2:30 @ Green Man Fest in Greenbelt 

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Mon. May 15

Salsa and bachata dance lessons and live band @ 7:30 @ Renegade in Arlington

Erin Murphy Snedecor (cello), Dominique Bianco (jazz vocals), Alex Hamburger (flute /vocals) @ DC JCC (all were or are Strathmore Artists in Residence)

*The Big Blues Band w/ Kenny Holmes 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW Blues Monday

* B.O.R.N., Drivel, Full Circle @ Rhizome (punk) 

*Turnstile @ Ottobar

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Tues. May 16-

Miss Chief Rocka | Honouring Our Communities Round Dance | Studio K | 4:30–9 p.m. @ Kennedy Center

Come, Quattracenta, Sensor Ghost @ Black Cat (post-punk rock)

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini’s in Waldorf (go-go)

*Veronneau @ Blues Alley w/a French-American songbook 

*Daryl Davis presents : Rock 'n'Roll & the Jewish Connection @ DC JCC (focus on early years of rock w/ songs by Leiber, Stoller, Pomus, Carole King, plus producers like the Chess brothers , Jerry Wexler )

*Y La Bamba @ Songbyrd (sold out but waiting list) 

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Wed. May 17-

Soulja Boy @ Howard Theatre (rap) (cancelled? callcheck to confirm)

Steve Forbert for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on KC Facebook & Youtube)

Black Bohemian w/ drummer Trae Crudup 10 to 12 mdt @ Harlot (r’n’b) (Trae may be in Europe w/ Luke Stewart still week)

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon Café Falls Church

Cecily @ 6 & 7 @ Capitol Fringe show @ Southwest Duck Pond, 6th & I SW  (R’n’b-folk-jazz)

Outerloop @ Slash Run (rock)

Silverfest @ Rhizome (jazz poetry )

Gaslight Anthem @ Rams Head Baltimore

*Seth Kibel album release event @ DC JCC (Md klezmer musician) 

*Mx Lonely, Coma Therapy, Glosser @ Quarry House (rock) 

*Layover party w/ DJs Mathis and NativeSun @ Owl Room (global Afro-diaspora dance beats)

*DJ Jamstar @ Teempoo Lounge, Lanham (afrobeats)

*kizomba and bachata djs @ Crossroads Two

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Thurs. May 18-

Sandra Bears (aka "Sandra Love") Member of The Jewels @ 12 to 1pm @ Montpelier Mansion Arts Center 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD

Cellist Janel Leppin and her group Ensemble Volcanic Ash: Luke Stewart / Brian Settles / Anthony Pirog / Kim Sator / Sarah Hughes / Larry Fergusen  @ Rhizome (jazz, chamber music, contemporary classical, and punk)

El Varon de la Bachata @ El Cusco

“Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande” @ 7:30 @ Eaton (doc about British funk band)

Going Going Gone @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom (roots rock)

Dirk & Amelie Powell presented by IMT @ St Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville (Cajun)

Sirius Company @ Union Oyster (go-go)

TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

What Band @ Martini’s (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

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)

Soul Sauce DJ Kenny M vinyl @ Green Zone

Pablo’s Baile @ Bossa (Brazilian)

Grand Ancestor dub @ Owl Room

*Suttle @ Takoma Station (go-go)

*Dogwood (w/ Karl Straub) @ Port City Alexandria 

*WifiGawd, Ahmir, Ankhlejohn (DC rappers) opening for Mavi @ Union Stage

*Caroline Polachek w/ Ethel Cain @ Anthem (sold out) 

**DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge (Afrobeats) 

*Jo-go Project @ Keystone Korner (jazz meets go-go) 

*Jessica Boykins-Settles Quartet @ Blues Alley (jazz ) 

*Sorry Mom, Froggy, Railgun @ DC 9 (punk) 

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Fri. May 19-

Kiko el Crazy Y Dj Pereira,  9:00pm @ Diamond Lounge (Dominican dembow reggaeton)

New Pornographers @ 930 Club (pop-rock) (sold Out)

Tono Rosario @ Cococabana

El Varon de la Bachata @ VIP Room

Taiko Drummers of Japan live on the Hill, 5 to 6:30 pm Eastern Market Metro, 225 7th St SE,

Tribute to Curtis Mayfield @ Birchmere

Les the DJ @ Allegory Room in Eaton Hotel

Oh He Dead acoustic at Kreeger Museum

Bayou Bon Vivant  Cajun Music, food, art Fest through the 21st in Norfolk

Oud Night with Chakib Hilali @ Phoenicia Restaurant and Lounge

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB, *TOB, *XMB @ Aqua

Brothers 7 Band w/ guest singer Toni Love (from Hardway Connection) @ Lamont’s 

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa)

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Caroline Polachek w/ Ethel Cain @ Anthem (indie-pop) (sold out)

DJ Basbousa @ Green Zone (Arabic)

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Egyptian/Middle Eastern)

Rock-a-Sonics w/ Jason Hicks @ Hank Dietle’s (rockabilly)

*Big band jazz tribute to Fred Foss  6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW 

*Harriete @ Black Cat (synth & guitar tik tok pop) 

*Elikeh free @ 6 to 8 pm @ at the Norfolk Avenue Streetery between St. Elmo and Cordell Avenues.   Bethesda (Afro-rockin pop) 

*Tom Jones @ MGM National Harbor

*DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge

*Daryl Davis @ Simple Bar 

*Still Familiar @ 11 @ Shark Bar in Waldorf

*Sirius Company & Top 5 @ Air

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Sat. May 20-

New Pornographers @ 930 Club (pop-rock) (sold Out)

Chuck Brown Band @ Bethesda Blues

Fiesta Asia Street Fair at 11:00 AM at 400 PA Ave NW w/ food and performances

Annuel @ Capital One Arena (reggaeton)

Northeast Groovers w/ guest vocalist Killa Cal, percussionist Smoke , Blue Eye, & Buggy @ Stomp the Courtyard 6 to 11 @ Courtyard by Marriott, 11220 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Fairfax (go-go)

Kelvin Momo w/ dj Mobu, Selectako, DJ Geena Marie @ Zebbies Garden (South African amapiano dance music)

Dirk & Amelie Powell @ 7 to 9  Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville, VA (Cajun)

Acid Mothers Temple @ Metro Gallery Baltimore (Japanese rock) 

Boz Scaggs @ the Lyric

DJ Pedro Night @ Wild Days bar @ Eaton Hotel

Tumbao @  10 @ Bossa (DC Latin dance band)

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Rare Essence @ Aqua (go-go)

El Varon de la Bachata @ Club One

Bourbon & Bluegrass fest  w/ Dom Flemons @ Lincoln’s Cottage

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

Deep Sugar DC w/ Ultra Nate @ Owl Room (Baltimore club and house)

*Mt Rainier Day 11am to 5 

*Adams Morgan Porch Fest (schedule includes Experience Brass Band, Verroneau)

* Pearl & the Oysters, Mo Troper, Moon by Moon @ Comet (indie power pop)

*New Impresionz @ 5 Sisters Lounge (bouncebeat go-go) 

*Legendary Shack Shakers @ Hill Country DC 

*Body of Evidence (gospel go-go) @ 11 am  @ 425 2nd St NW 

*Smokey Robinson @ MGM National Harbor (r'n'b legend)

* Ekiti Drogba @ Skyblue Lounge (Cameroon singer) 

* Georgetown Lebanese Fest w/ dj and food 11 am to 6 @ Grace Church lawn

* Soroche , Ames Harding & the Mirage, Tina Carzon, DJs Leon City Sounds @ Slash Run (cumbia & more) 

*TCB @ Hangars (bouncebeat go-go) 

*TOB, Reaction, UEB, Big Action @ Power

*Backyard Band @ Fast Eddies 

*Africa on the Avenue w/ Cheick Hamala Diabate, Dj Underdog, Los Rumberos, Dokun Afrotonics Afrobeat Ensemble, Feedel Band, Farafina Kan, & Sankofa books kids book readings 11am to 5 @ Bruce Monroe Park NW on Georgia Ave between Columbia & Irving NW (locally based bands and dance) 

*Cameroon Independence party @ Black Diamond  in Sliver Spring

* Latin American expo w/ Pablo y La Firma , Parrandon vallenato dc, gamez band, Mariachis Los Reyes DMV, w/ hosts Joe Falero, Martika con K , Mexican and Peruvian folkloric dance companies from 10 to 6 @ Harris Pavilion in Manassas

*Cool in you Wine Fest w/ Leela James, Kenny Sway, Black Alley, Sirius Company in LaPlata, MD

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Sun. May 21-

Crowded House & Liam Finn @ Anthem (pop rock)

Bourbon & Bluegrass fest  w/ Dom Flemons @ Lincoln’s Cottage

Stacy Brooks Band @ Madams Organ

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Afro X dj party (afrobeats, amapiano, soca, dancehall, rap) 5 to 10 @ Gazuza Lounge

Banda Real @ Euphoria in Baltimore

Ray Apollo Allen @ 4 @ JVs (soul)

Hula Monsters @ Hank Dietle’s 

* Asia North Fest Three Patterns Art Exhibit w/ Performances by Hsiao-Chu (Julia) Hsia, Hideo, and Lucia Li 6:30 to 10:30 pm @ the Bank, 1901 N . Charles ; after-party w/ DJ Fundad @ The Crown 

*Oh He Dead for free  @ 4:30 outdoors @ Hill Center  

*1252 Band @ 6 @ Lamont's 

*TCB & New Impressionz @ Sax 

*Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble @ Peerless Rens Club in Annapolis 

*Asian Festival on Main St in Fairfax

*Backyard Band @ Society Lounge 

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Mon. May 22 -

Big Joanie @ Songbyrd (UK Black riot grrl punk) POSTPONED

Salsa and bachata dance lessons and live band @ 7:30 @ Renegade in Arlington

Helen Hayes DC theatre Awards @ Anthem

*Rose Moraes 7 & 9  @ Blues Alley (Brazilian music)  

*Linwood Taylor blues band 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW Blues Monday

*Shaun Young, Sean Mencher, Rock-a-Sonics w/ surprise guest @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom (thumb picking & rockabilly)

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Tues. May 23-

Off @ Union Stage (punk)

Walkmen @ 930 Club (sold out)

The National , Soccer Mommy @ Anthem

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini’s in Waldorf (go-go)

*Veronneau @ Blues Alley w/ a Carol King Tapestry tribute 

*Torrents: New Links to Black Futures 2023 launch event 6 to 8 pm @ Sandlot Georgetown

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Wed. May 24-

Walkmen @ 930 Club (sold out) (rock)

The National , Soccer Mommy @ Anthem (rock)

Black Bohemian w/ drummer Trae Crudup 10 to 12 mdt @ Harlot (r’n’b)

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon Café Falls Church

Chrisette Michele @ Birchmere (neo-soul r’n’b)

Lulu Santos @ Fillmore (Brazilian)

Phantom Planet @ DC 9

*Big Chess DC go-go meets soul & blues & funk band w/ guitarist Jacques Johnson & hornplayer Greg Boyer 7 & 9 pm @ Blues Alley 

*Brian Dunne @ Jammin java 

*Layover party w/ DJs Mathis and NativeSun @ Owl Room (global Afro-diaspora dance beats)

*DJ Jamstar @ Teempoo Lounge, Lanham (afrobeats)

* *kizomba and bachata djs @ Crossroads Two

*Fourth Stream w/ drummer/bandleader Sriram Gopal @ Bossa (jazz meets South Asian) 

*Drummer Jo Palmer @ Amp 

*Love for Landis Expandis fundraiser w/ djs  @ 6 to 10 @ Peabody Hts Brewery

*Suttle @ Famous Lounge in Upper Marlboro (go-go) 

*Beat ya Feet dance cypher and music by Jake Sinatra , Fauva Gahd, DJ Bri Mafia 8 to 10:30 @ Songbyrd

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Thurs. May 25-

Sun Ra Arkestra celebrates Marshall Allen’s 99th Birthday @ Keystone Korner in Baltimore (sold out but streaming available)

Walkmen at 930

Flaming Lips @ Anthem (sold out)

Rock Creek Park Conservancy presents online discussion of the history of jazz gigs at Carter Barron Amphitheatre in DC POSTPONED

Sirius Company @ Union Oyster (go-go) cancelled

TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go) (end of 5 years stint there gig) 

What Band @ Martini’s (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

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)

Agua Marina @ the Palace

Chrisette Michele @ Birchmere (neo-soul r’n’b)

Elijah Balbed @ Bossa (jazz)

Dave Chappell Band @ JVs (roots)

*David Sanchez @ Blues Alley (Latin Jazz)

*Sundots , Joyer, Faded Home @ Quarry House (rock)

*Proper Utensils @ Piano Key Lounge Brandeywine, MD (go-go) 

*Steve Roy & Still Familiar @ 5 pm to 12mdt @ 5 Sisters Lounge

*New Impressionz @ Restaurant 55 

* Azul Band for Africa Day @ Soussi 

*El Nuevo Lider Conga w/ La Grupo Cumbia y more @ Mexico Lindo Bladensburg 

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Fri. May 26-

Baba Commandant & Mandingo Band for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on KC Facebook & Youtube) (Burkina Faso afropop/afro-traditional band)

Roger Clark Miller (from Mission of Burma)  & Insect Factory @ Rhizome (experimental and postpunk)

Walkmen at 930 (rock w/ DC St Albans roots) 

Yasiin Bey & Talib Kweli are Black Star @ Howard Theatre CANCELLED

Iris Dement & Bill Frisell Trio opening for Avett Brothers @ Wolf Trap

Jose James sings Badu @ Keystone Korner @ 7 & 9:30 

Be La Dona @ Birchmere (go-go)

Tony! Toni Tone @ Bethesda Blues

Oud Night with Chakib Hilali @ Phoenicia Restaurant and Lounge

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB @ Aqua

Brothers 7 Band w/ guest singer Toni Love (from Hardway Connection) @ Lamont’s 

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa)

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Los K-Bros, Los Caimanes De Sinaloa, y Conjunto Alazar @ 90 Degrees

Los Dos Carnales, Kanales, Los Farmerz & Banda La Explosiva @ Cococabana

El Chaval de la Bachata @ Club One

Ranchenato Noche Colombiana Homenaje a Diomedes Diaz Y Dario Gomez @ La Catrina in Bethesda

Oswald Band @ Qpadre Centina

Saba @ Green Zone (Arabic)

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Egyptian/Middle Eastern)

The FCTRY djs @ Wild Days @ Eaton Hotel

*David Sanchez @ Blues Alley (Latin Jazz)

*Nice Breeze, Sleepmarks, Broken Hills @ Slash Run (punk) 

*Leon City Sounds tropical beats djs @ 10 @ Gramophone DC Florida Ave 

*Ocho de Bastos free  6 to 8 pm @ at the Norfolk Avenue Streetery between St. Elmo and Cordell Avenues in Bethesda.

*DJ Sam the Man Samposium 6:30 to 8 w/ Ronya Lee & DJ Paul Howard , Abigail Adams, DJ Divine, Jamal Harris, Kristy La Rat & more celebrating the life of late DJ @ 4th floor of Eaton Hotel workshop 

*Royal Height salute to Veterans soul music event 7 to 11  @ Torries, 700 V St NW 

*Tierra Cali, La Gerencia Nortena, Kolectivo Sierreno @ Mexico Lindo Bladensburg  

*Oswald Band, Captain Kiki, Swag Musik @ Q'Padre Cantina , 2312 Price Ave Silver Spring (Haitian) 

*LSDXOXO @ Flash (pop-club dance)

*Latin Jazz & dance music from Tumbao! from 6 to 8:30 in National Gallery Of Art Sculpture Garden 

*Latrice Royale @ Union Stage 

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Sat. May 27-

Rebel Dread (movie about UK reggae & punk in late 70s & 80s & filmmaker/dj / musician Don Letts) w/ Divide and Rule Never film (race & class in circa 78 UK) @ 2 to 4:15 pm @ NGA

Baba Commandant & Mandingo Band (Burkina Faso afropop ), Peni Candra Rina (Indonesian singer) , Mowder Oyal @ Le Mondo in Baltimore

Iris Dement opening for Avett Brothers @ Wolf Trap

Nektar w/ VShal Kanwar &  Dhakfu @ Green Zone (South Asian & more global grooves djs)

Sowebo Arts & Music  Fest 12 noon to 8 @ 1100 Hollins st Baltimore

Bloc Party @ 930 (sold out)

Mirah for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on KC Facebook & Youtube) (NY indie-folk)

Airport 77s, Delarcos, Coast Guard @ Runaway (powerpop, rock)

Tumbao @  10 @ Bossa (DC Latin dance band)

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Rare Essence @ Aqua (go-go)

Dj Carolina Y La Gran Banda @ VIP Room in Baltimore

Los Hermanos Flores Y Orquesta San Vicente @ El Ranchon

Kike, Miguel, & Steve @ Simple Bar (rumba)

Smithereens w/ Marshall Crenshaw @ Birchmere

Tru Fax & the Insaniacs @ Hank Dietle’s (new wave rock)

*Chiquito Team Band @ Leyla's 

*TCB , New Impresionz, XIB @ Hangars (Oops, This was Friday)

*Joystick ,Flying Racoon Suit , The Best of the Worst @ Comet Ping Pong (rock)

*Roger Clark Miller (from Mission of Burma) w/ Insect Factory @ Orion Studios Baltimore 

*Backyard Band @ Nottingham's

*The Accra Boys @ 8 @ Appioo African Bar & Grill , 1924 9th St NW (Ghanaian highlife & more) 

*Be'la Dona & Blacc Print Experience 7 to 12 @ VFW Post 8950 in Lanham 

*DJ Joyce Lim (1432 R) & more djs including Jacq Jill @ Baltimore location (techno, electro) 

*Caribbean Crawl from bar to bar - @ The Alchemist (DJ Lalee Flag Party)  2 to 5; Provision 14 (DJ Trini Afro-Caribbean) 3 to 6; Red Lounge 4 to 7 (hiphop & dancehall) plus later djs @ Alice, Pure Lounge , Amsterdam Lounge 

*Afro-Caribbean Roller Skate link up w/ dj Prodigy from 5 to 10 family friendly @ Anacostia Roller Skate Pavilion (afrobeats, soca, hiphop, dancehall) 

*Jose James sings Badu @ Keystone Korner @ 7 & 9:30 

*Tribute to legendary DC Black house music spot the Clubhouse @ 3 pm @ Renaissance Hotel

*Mab 2.0, Perfect Circle, Lit Band @ 5 Sisters Lounge 

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Sun. May 28-

Tango Brillante-Special Milonga w/  Abaddon Nyc Tango sextet @ Glen Echo

Igloo DMV dancehall djs from 3 to 10 @ Clifton Park Bandshell in Baltimore

Boiler Room DC w/ Djoser, Lena Willikens, Marie Davidson (DJ Set), Phase Fatale, Soso Tharpa, ØTTA @ Echostage (Sold Out)

Vintage Clothes and vinyl from 3 to 7 @ Runaway

Baltimore Record Bazaar 11 am to 5 @ Peabody Heights Brewery

Stacy Brooks Band @ Madams Organ

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Afro X dj party (afrobeats, amapiano, soca, dancehall, rap) 5 to 10 @ Gazuza Lounge

Larry Hernandez @ VIP Room

Jorge Diaz , Los Internacionales Nenes De La Cumbia , La 5ta Banda La Que Manda @ Pappasittoos in Manassas Park

Tierra Cali @ Rio Cantina

Los Hermanos Flores Y Orquesta San Vicente @ Cococabana

Seldom Scene @ Birchmere (bluegrass)

*Earth Kry, Rik Jam, Shamans of Sound @ Safari Club , 4306 GA Ave. (reggae) 

*Dibekulu & Halu Emerga (from Jano) @ Privilege (Ethiopian) 

*HilDemaro  @ The Palace 

*Stone Pleasure Band @ 5 @ Lamont's 

*Gossaye Tesfaye and Sami Dan w/ Ras Band & DJ Mesay @ Karma (Ethiopian) 

*Free film screening of "Barry Farm: Community, Land & Justice in Washington DC" w/ Junkyard Band performing 1:30 to to 4:30 @ MLK Library

*Rare Essence w/ Jas Funk @ Ivy City (go-go)

*Backyard Band w/ Mature Clientele band @ Diamond Lounge (go-go)

*Junkyard Band and Blacc Print Experience 3 to 8 @ Restaurant 55 (go-go) 

*DJ Manny @ Patapsco Arena 

* Pride on the Water @ Georgetown waterfront 

*DJ RBI @ the crate convention record sale 12 to 5 pm @ Anacostia Arts Center 

*Funset djs tribute to Chuck Brown and Marion Barry w/ DJs Jahsonic, Jerome Baker III, Harry Hotter, Kenny M, DJ Smudge 5 to 10 @ Dew Drop Inn

*Jo-go Project @ 1pm @ Redgate Park Rockville  

*Top 5 Band @ 4pm; Binta B Experience  @ 9; New Impressionz @ 11:30 @ Babylon Falls Church (go-go) 

*DJs Pedro Night & Spinrillo @ Tokyo Pearl (Latin pop/reggaeton) 

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Mon. May 29-

Salsa and bachata dance lessons and live band @ 7:30 @ Renegade in Arlington

Indigo de Souza @ 930

Memphis Gold @ 4 @ JVs (blues)

*Herb Scott @ Blues Alley (DC jazz hornman) 

*Emily King @ Howard 

*Dance Africa Fest through June 4 @ Dance Place 

*Panchiko @ Black Cat (UK psych pop-rock) 

* Royce and MC Boom’s Pride Festival in the Park w/ Reesa Renee @ 12 noon @ Fort Dupont Park 

*Memorial Day Parade dc 2 pm

*Image Band @ Juste Lounge (soca, Caribbean) 

*Stacy Brooks band 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues & soul)  

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Tues. May 30 – 

Mogollar earthquake relief @ Capital Turnaround CANCELLED

Rock n Roll High School movie @ 7 for free @ Runaway

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini’s in Waldorf (go-go)

* Veronneau @ Blues Alley w/ a deep cuts duo performance (global jazz w/ vocals) 

*Foo Fighters @ Atlantis (sold out) 

*Emily King @ Howard Theatre (pop-r'n'b)

*Mirage, Geist, Spat, Daunting Nightmare @ Rhizome (hardcore punk)

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Wed. May 31-

Black Bohemian w/ drummer Trae Crudup 10 to 12 mdt @ Harlot (r’n’b)

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon Café Falls Church

Open Mic w/ Don Zientara @ Three Whistles in Arlington

*Layover party w/ DJs Mathis and NativeSun @ Owl Room (global Afro-diaspora dance beats)

*kizomba and bachata djs @ Crossroads Two

*Walkmen @ Atlantis (sold out)

*Brain Tourniquet @ Songbyrd (power violence metal hardcore) 

*DAIKAIJU & Jane Saw @ the Runaway (surf punk headliners) 

*DJ Naol & DJ Simbah @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian) 

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Thurs. June 1-

Taj Mahal, Los Lobos, North Mississippi Allstars @ Wolf Trap

Big Boi (Outkast rapper)  w/ Kari Faux @ the Bullpen

Hot Chip @ 930 (sold Out)

Sirius Company @ Union Oyster (go-go) 

TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

What Band @ Martini’s (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

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)

*"Chuck & Eva" jazz tribute to Chuck Brown & Eva Cassidy @ True Reformer Bldg. 

*DJ Lance Reynolds @ Carter Barron parking lot 6 to 8

*Jo-go Project @ Keystone Korner

*La Marvela w/ djs Tonik, Rellybelly, Daniel Diaz, Annya plus dj workshop @ Artemis, 3605 14th St NW 

*Phillips after 5 with Be Steadwell

*Solo guitar w/ Anthony Pirog, Jeremy Hairston, Ivan Liptak, Mike Gassman @ Rhizome 

*Djs Jay Swann & Bri Mafia @ 9 @ Current Space in Baltimore; 

*Pure , Berra @ Comet P Pong; 

*Verny Varela @ Bossa ( dc based Colombian salsa); 

*Cherub Tree, diet lite, dyeboy @ Runaway

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Fri. June 2- John Legend @ Wolf Trap

Billy Woods & Kenny Segal at dc 9 (sold out)

*Asia North 2023 Closing Event w/ performances by Xing Dance Theatre, Dami Soh Schlobohm, Nen Daiko, and Tvameva  @  5pm @ Motor House and The Parlor in Baltimore 

*"Chuck & Eva" jazz tribute to Chuck Brown & Eva Cassidy @ True Reformer Bldg.  

*Hot Chip @ Atlantis (sold out) 

*Fantasia & Joe @ Cap Jazz Fest @ Merriweather Post 

*Paramore @ Capital One Arena 

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Sa.t June 3- 

John Legend @ Wolf Trap

Eladio Carrion @ Fillmore

*Junkyard Band, Blacc Print Experience , Project 360 plus car, truck, bike show 1 to 9 pm @ Geno's Ballpark 

*Capital Jazz Fest w/ George Benson, Ne-Yo, Corinne Bailey Rae, Stokley, Robert Glasper, Kenny Lattimore and more @ Merriweather Post

rest of June will be posted soon

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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