Friday, September 1, 2023

DC Baltimore DMV Global Music and More September 2023 Concert Calendar Gig List

 

DC/Baltimore /DMV Global Music and More – September 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, Bossa & Green Zone add some late). Work your way down day by day. 

Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events tweeted @stevekiviat. It includes international (mainly African, Caribbean, Brazilian), roots, rap, soul, go-go, rock, punk, pop, gospel, 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, have fun ...Lots of great music gigs, festivals, and movie docs in September.   

-------------------------------------------------

Some Highlights here and full list below:

Sun. Sept 3- Rare Essence & Northeast Groovers @ Howard Theatre (go-go)

Tues. Sept 5 – Ayra Starr, Sadboi, Nosik @ Howard Theatre (afrobeats)

Wed. Sept. 6- Ethiocolor (music & dance group founded by Melaku Belay of Fendika Cultural Ctr in Addis) from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube)

Fri. Sept 8- Black Cat anniversary w/ Ex Hex, Gray Matter, Flasher, The Messthetics, Birthday Girl (sold out)

Sat. Sept. 9-Black Cat anniversary w/ Velocity Girl, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Bad Moves, Hammered Hulls, The Owners (sold out)

Fri. Sept. 15- Madalisto from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube) (Malawi duo)

Diogo Nogueira at Karma DC (Brazil)

Sat. Sept 16- Cramps and the  Mutants : the Napa State Mental Hospital 1978 concert Tapes, w/ q & w/ director Mike Plante plus film about making of the film @ AFI (punk)

Thurs. Sept . 21 -Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party movie doc @ AFI (doc about Aussie rock band led by Nick Cave) (also on Mon. Sept. 25)

Sun. Sept 24- Elis & Tom movie doc @ AFI (doc about Brazilian legends Elis Regina & Tom Jobim) also Sept. 25, 27;

Fri. Sept 29- Buddy Guy, Bobby Rush @ the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore (blues & soul) POSTPONED TO APRIL 2024

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fri Sept 1-

Backyard Band from 12 noon to 1 pm @ Wilson Plaza / Reagan Bldg NW

 jazzhop in Anacostia w/ The Brass-A-Holics, The JoGo Project, Joe Falero Band, Yusha Assad, The Experience Band & Show and The Lexi T Experience 12 to 8pm NSC Café Jazz (2007 MLK, Ave SE), BIG Jazz Café (1234 Good Hope Rd SE), Busboys and Poets (2004 MLK, Ave SE), Check-It Enterprises (1920 MLK, Ave SE), Martha's Outfitters (2204 MLK, Ave SE) and the Anacostia Arts Center (1231 Good Hope Rd SE)

Gregory Porter (soul-jazz vocalist)  and String Queens @ Anthem

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

DJ Crown Vic & Mettabana spinning vinyl @ Showtime Bar

DC jazz Fest presents Leigh Pilzer Startet @ 6:30 @  Union Stage

Blues Warriors @ Hank Dietles

Zapateo fest w/ Dance Club, DreamcastMoe, Tosser, Full Circle , Truth Cult through Sept 3 @ Camp Tall Timbers in High View, West VA  

Zeta, Bravo Pueblo, Requiem @ Comet Ping Pong

Les the DJ @ Eaton Hotel Allegory Room

Dougie (w/ Drummer Davis White), An Awful Panic, Bassmasters @ the Runaway

Raheem Devaughn @ Birchmere

AK 7 @ Mi Pueblo Falls Church

Marimba 502 & La Gerencia @ Mexico Lindo

Sonu Nigam @ Eaglebank Arena

Landon Paddock Group @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Sinatra like crooner) (live & streamed on KC Facebook & Youtube)

Ragheb Alama @ Warner Theatre

After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

-----------------------------------------------

Sat. Sept 2-

*Plunky & Oneness of juju free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (live & streamed on KC FB & Youtube)* (afrofunk & jazz ) 

 Oh He Dead, Everyday Everybody, Dior Ashley Brown, Jai'Len Josey @ 930

Ben Gibbard @ Atlantis

DC Jazz Fest @ the Wharf w/ Arturo O’Farrill & Afro-Latin Jazz ensemble, Charles Lloyd, Omar Sosa , Teri Lyne Carrington & many more 12 to 10 pm  (sold out)

Jo-go Project & Brass-o-holics @ 2 @ DC Jazz Fest @ Wharf

Summer Soul Cigar & Music Fest w/ Stokley, Sirius Company, DC Vybe, Black Alley, DJ Frisco @ Charles County Fairgrounds , LA Plata, MD

Tropical Beat w/Claudia of Leon City Sounds djs & DJ La Lin of Discolocas @ Green Zone

Soul Train Night Party w/ DJ Ultra Mix & other djs @ Lamont’s

Major League band @ Babylon Woodbridge

TCB @ Martini’s Ft Washington

Kai @ Restaurant 55

DJ Bri Mafia 5 to 9 and dj Tank Beats 9 on  @ Shanklin Hall

Gerf, Thee Deluxe, Alaska Angels @ The Runaway (rock)

Raheem Devaughn @ Birchmere

Ultra Nate Deep Sugar 20th anniv @ Soundstage Baltimore

Los Ecos De Percy Y Beto Cuestas , LA 5ta Banda @ Limo de Veras Restobar in Sterling

Go Dog Go, Carrier Wave, Apollo 66 @ American Legion Post 41 Cissel Saxon (garage rock)

Rare Essence @ Aqua (go-go)

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

*Tsunami Bomb, Dolly Rots @ DC 9 (pop-punk)*

-----------------------------------------------------------

Sun. Sept 3-

Rare Essence & Northeast Groovers @ Howard Theatre

Dancehall dj for Drink out da fete @ Crossroads 2

DJs JCU3 & Pedro Night @ Tokyo Pearl

Attinshun – Vol 1 Album Release show @ Union Stage

Ethiopian Day @ Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring

Rode de Amigos pagode & samba @ Bossa

TCB @ Club One

Spotlight Band @ 7 @ Lamont’s

DC Jazz Fest @ the Wharf 12 to 10pm w/ singer Samara Joy, Kenny Garrett, Dave Holland, Big Chief Donald Harrison, Ettienne Charles  Creole Soul, Birckhead & more (sold out)  “Ain’t But a Few of Us” w/  Willard Jenkins @ 4:30 @ Wharf (Black DC author/critic/Curator/dj has a book about Black Jazz critics )  

DC Vybe & Sirius Company @ Ivy City Smokehouse

El Salvador Fest in Burtonsville

Festival Los Pinos DMV in Woodbine , MD

La Sonora Dinamita @ Ibizia in Herndon

Los Hermanos Lobo @ El Gran Palenque Falls Church  

Fidel Trueda @ Mexico Lindo

Ray Apollo Allen @ 6 @ Hank Dietle’s

Banda MS @ Capital One Arena

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)

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

Malcolm X Park afternoon drum session circle @ 3

* Daylight dj dance event 7 to 12 midnight @ Takoma Station -The End of Summer Edition DJ Divine and DJ 1Luv ( R&B Dance Classics, Old School Hip Hop, House)*

*Brazilian zouk dance class 4 to 5, dance 5 to 8 @La Cosecha*

*Backyard Band @ Aqua* 

*Kankouran Dance till 9 @ Dance Exchange in Takoma Park*

--------------------------------------------------------------

Mon. Sept 4 – 

X & Squirrel Nut Zippers @ Atlantis (sold out)

Lauren Mayberry @ 930 (Scottish singer )

DMV Summer Jam w/ TOB & more @ the Bullpen

David Cole & Main Street Blues 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW

____________________________________________________

Tues. Sept 5

 Ayra Starr, Sadboi, Nosik @ Howard Theatre (afrobeats)

X & Squirrel Nut Zippers @ 930

Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Lauren Mayberry @ Anthem  

Blk Odyssey @ Songbyrd

Alex Cuba @ Blues Alley

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Wed. September 6-

 Keith Soul Simmons (Lead singer of The Persuaders) and Carmen Craven: Tribute To Alexander O'Neal and Cherrelle @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom in  Suitland

Ethiocolor (music & dance group founded by Melaku Belay of Fendika Cultural Ctr in Addis) from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube)

Cut Worms @ Songbyrd

Luna @ Atlantis (sold out)

Jeff Rosenstock, Sidney Gish, Gladie @ 930

Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Lauren Mayberry @ Anthem

Corinne Bailey Rae @ Lincoln Theatre  

Capital Fringe presents Washington Women in Jazz & Washington Bach Consort (w/ Amy Domingues & Leslie Nero) @ 5:30 & 6:45 @ Southwest Duck Pond , 6th & I sts SW

Brencore All Stars Tribute to Motown from 12 noon to 1 pm @ Wilson Plaza / Reagan Bldg NW

Aqua Viva (NY Based Argentina tropical soundscapes), Basically Nancy (Ga punk), Mary Jane Regalado (member of Gauche, Clear Channel) @ Rhizome

Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Des Demonas, The Natvral @ Comet

Phlote Dreamcast @ Eaton

Dani Cortaza Quartet @ Blues Alley (Brazilian jazz)

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

Sirius Company @ Sobe

Salsa and bachata dancing at Fells Point Tavern in Baltimore

Layover afro-global beats dj party w/ Mathias & NativeSun @ Owl Room

*Rare Essence @ 7 @ Color Burst Park, Merriweather Drive, Columbia, MD *

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Thurs. Sept 7-

Screening  of “Scream Meets the Hangmen” & Q & A w/ Bob Berberich from 60s DC band the Hangmen (plus also screening of Punk the Capital ) 5 to 11 pm @ Eaton

Arctic Monkeys, Fontaines DC @ Merriweather Post (sold out)

NextNOW Fest @ UMD : WMUC DJ showcase @ 6 @ U of MD Front Plaza;  Ricky Montgomery @ 6:15 @ Clarice Smith Courtyard; Sudan Archives @ 7:45 @ Clarice Courtyard; Ethnobeat a cappella @ 7:45 2 Front Plaza; Raveena @ 9pm @ Clarice Courtyard

PG County fair

Phillips after 5 w/ Michael Bowie & the Blues Alley Youth Orchestra

Joy Clark from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube) (New Orleans singer-songwriter)

TOB @ Throw Social

Helio Alves quartet @ Blues Alley (Brazilian jazz)

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

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

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

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

The Green Show Band @ Mr Braxton’s

What Band @ Martini's  (go-go)

*Vava Brazil Day Celebration w/ Forro, Frevo, & Pagode @ 8 @ Bossa*

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Fri Sept. 8-

Rare Essence from 12 noon to 1 pm @ Wilson Plaza / Reagan Bldg NW (go-go)

Ethiocolor (music & dance group founded by Melaku Belay of Fendika Cultural Ctr in Addis) from 7 to 10 @ Le Mondo in Baltimore

 Grease w/ a side of Mumbo Sauce @ Lincoln Theatre

Black Cat anniversary w/ Ex Hex, Gray Matter, Flasher, The Messthetics, Birthday Girl (sold out)

Superfly (Curtis Mayfield soundtrack) @ AFI

Shinyribs from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube) (Austin Blues soul roots twang 9 piece)

Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble @ 7:30 @ Peerless Rens

Kes w/ Teddyson John & Jimmy October @ Fillmore

The Jean Jeanies (David Bowie tribute band), Roscoe Tripp, Argo & the Violent Queens @ The Runaway

Quasi, Ava Mendoza @ Ottobar

K-Paz De La Sierra Y Los Fugitivos @ VIP Room Baltimore

Gran Reventon Cumbiambero Con Guanaco Swing Y La Sonora Dinamita @  Papasitos Bar And Grill in Manassas

Los Adoloscentes, Furia Band @ the Palace

PJ Suela @ Ivy City

Frank Reyes @ Mi Pueblo

La Nueva Onda Norteña & DJs Puro Zacatecas Sax @  90 Degrees in Manassas

After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs; *Adam Levy & the Mint Imperials on early 

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

Duduka Da Fonseca Quartet @ Blues Alley (Brazilian jazz)

*Hardway Connection @ Central Station in Fredericksburg, VA *

*DJ Kristy La Rat & others @ 9pm on @ As You are, 500 8th SE (Latinx)*

*Still Familiar @ 11 @ Shark Bar *

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Sat. Sept. 9-

Black Cat anniversary w/ Velocity Girl, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Bad Moves, Hammered Hulls, The Owners (sold out)

Danny Gatton birthday tribute @ Birchmere

Grease w/ a side of Mumbo Sauce @ Lincoln Theatre

“Bring On The Audio Alchemy”- Matmos (electronic duo & Björk collaborators)   will be mixing to celebrate 75 years of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings by sampling Folkways Recordings LPs such as the Sounds of North American Frogs, Sounds of the Junk Yard, and Speech After the Removal of the Larynx, and more, into original compositions from 1 to 4 @ 1–4 PM @ Hirshhorn Plaza

Robert Glasper Black Radio: A Hip Hop 50 Celebration with Special Guests Cordae, Common, Lupe Fiasco, T3 (of Slum Village), and Rapsody @ Wolf Trap (co-sponsored by Kenn Ctr) 

Digable Planets , Kassa Overall @ 930 Club

Bartees Strange @ Atlantis (sold out)

Billy Price @ Palisades Hub Cap Centre

Silver Spring Jazz  Fest *w/ Dee Dee Bridgewater headliner @ 8:30; Crush Funk Brass @ 3:30; Akua Allrich @ 4:15; Marcus Johnson w/ Crank & Flo* @ 7 on 2 stages  @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring

Rosslyn Jazzfest w/ Galactic, Pedrito Martinez Group, Oh He Dead, Dupont Brass from 1 to 7 @ Gateway Park

TCB, New Impressionz, & Reaction @ Fast Eddie’s

Eli Winter (guitar) , Susan Alcorn (roots meet jazz pedal steel guitar) @ Rhizome

Superchunk @ Ottobar

Guanacos Swing y La Sonora Dinamita @ Club One

K - Paz De La Sierra , Jaime Espinoza Los Fugitivos @ Pappasitoos in Manassas Park

Josimar (Salsa Perucha) @ Limas de Veras (LDV) in Sterling, VA  

African Heritage Fest @ Laurel Race Track

Rare Essence @ Aqua (go-go)

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) & Dj Berimbau @ 10:30  @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs; *Maggie Yacoub's Arabic Jazz Project @ 7:30* 

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

*Bruce Springsteen & E St Band @ Orioles Park @ Camden Yards Baltimore *POSTPONED TBA

*Backyard Band @ Ivy City Smokehouse*

*DJs Native Sun, Dvonne, Rose, Valentina @ Owl Room (techno) *

*Vintage goods including records sale 11am to 3 @ Hook Hall*

*DJ Crown Vic @ Green Zone*

*Guatemala Marimba @ 2 @ Smithsonian Native American museum*

* Vi-Kings, Rock-a-Sonics, Pile o' Rocks 7 to 11 @ Rock Creek Mansion Knights of Col. Hall in Bethesda * (roots rock)* 

*The Fela broadway show band @ 9:30 @ Juste Lounge Silver Spring"

----------------------------------------------------------

Sun. Sept 10-   

Beck, Phoenix, Weyes Blood, Sir Chloe @ 4:30 @ Merriweather Post

Protex, Dot Dash, Dim Wizard @ 9pm @ Comet P. Pong

Grease w/ a side of Mumbo Sauce @ Lincoln Theatre

TOB late @ Phantom  1831 M St @ 9:30 pm(bouncebeat go-go)

Takoma Park Folk Festival w/ bluegrass, blues, Greek, Chinese, Scandinavian, klezmer, South Asian  10:30 to 6:30 @ Takoma Park Middle School

Festival Salvadorenisimo w/ Hermanos Rosario, Frank Reyes, Johnny Molina & Los Sabaneros de Aniceto & more @ 11am @ Montgomery County Fairgrounds

El Festival Guanaco in Burtonsville

Soweto Global djs “Amapiano & Love” @ Eaton Wild Days

1252 Band @ Lamont’s

Joseph Allred, The Spookfish, Small Sur @ Rhizome ( experimental Americana)

Musicians for Ukraine @ 3 @ Temple Micah , 2829 Wisc Ave.

Wailers @ Rams Head Annapolis

K-Paz De La Sierra @ Cuzco in Hyattsville

Surf Curse and Birthday Girl @ Songbyrd (sold out) (rock )

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)

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

Malcolm X Park afternoon drum session circle @ 3

*Backyard Band 1 to 5 pm @ MLK Library 

* Backyard Band 4 to 8 @ Babylon*

*Rare Essence @ 6 to 11 @ Karma* 

*Cheick Hamala Diabate (DC based Malian) @ 7 @ Bossa for Adams Morgan Day *

*Adams Morgan Day Belmont Stage w/ Baba Ras D west African drumming @ 1; Crush Funk Brass @ 1:30; DC Cuban Allstars @3; Leon City Sounds djs @ 4; DJ Kristy La Rat @ 6* ; Dance Plaza @ Marie Reed has Indonesian Dance Troupe 1:25; Malcolm X drummers & dancers 5:10; Ras Lidg reggae-go-go band @ 6:15; DJ Divine house music tribute to Sam the Man Burns @ 3 @ Kalorama Park; Roots reggae band @ 6 @ Kalorama Park; 

*DC state fair @ Franklin Park w/ Crush Funk Brass @ 11am; DC hand dance demo @ 2pm ; Zaneta Z w/ AFRBam @ 3 

*Minnush (modern Sephardic music) @ Capital Jewish Museum block party 11 am to 3 pm*

*artist talk and closing reception for “Curating Sound: The Art of Inner Ear" with Don Zientara of Inner Ear, Jason Hamacher of Lost Origins Gallery, and Holly Eney from 5 to 7pm @ Lost Origins Gallery

* A Gospel Experience w/ New Vizion, Bless-Ed, Sonny Brown Experience, Tamy Edwards & Edwards Sisters, Chevela & SV, & more @ 5 @ 5110 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE *

*Reaction @ Martini's * (go-go) 

*Fairfax Record Riot*

* Dancehall ft. Teejay & Stalk Ashley @ 6 @ 9700 Philadelphia Ct, Lanham *

________________________

Mon. September 11-

David Cole band from 12 noon to 1 pm @ Wilson Plaza / Reagan Bldg NW (blues & soul)

 Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamps & Teething Veils @ Rhizome (headliner is Geneva postpunk group with many members)  

Beth Orton @ Birchmere

17th anniversary Blue Monday Blues jam session 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW

Trombonist Herm Hopkins soul big band @ Blues Alley

*Ethiopian New Year Enkutatash w/ Ethio Band @ Black Rose*

-----------------------------------------------

Tues. Sept. 12-

Gaye Su Akyol @ Jammin Java (Turkish psych singer)

Beverly Perez from 12 noon to 1 pm @ Wilson Plaza / Reagan Bldg NW (salsa)

Killusonline, Interlay, Mood Room, Okay, Super! @ Rhizome (punk & postpunk)

JRU Anthony @ Eaton Wild Days

Peter Case @ Hank Dietle’s

Suicideboys @ Capital One Arena (rap)  

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)

*Kamauu @ DC 9 (DC/ NY rapper/poet) *

--------------------------------------------------------

Wed. Sept. 13

La Banda Chuska from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube) (NYC based cumbia & surf meets B 52s)

Richard Lloyd (from Television) @ Ottobar

Soul Rebels @ 8 x 10

Babe Rainbow @ Black Cat

Spoon @ Atlantis (sold out)

Walkmen @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out)

Sonny Landreth, Peter Case @ Hamilton

DC Mariachi from 12 noon to 1 pm @ Wilson Plaza / Reagan Bldg NW

Phlote Dreamcast @ Eaton House

Duran Duran @ Capital One Arena

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

Sirius Company @ Sobe

Salsa and bachata dancing at Fells Point Tavern in Baltimore

Layover afro-global beats dj party w/ Mathias & NativeSun @ Owl Room

*Backyard Band @ Society Lounge*

-------------------------------------------------

Thurs. Sept. 14-

National Gallery 50 years of Hiphop Block Party w/ Missing Element dance crew, Djs Bizzy, & Little Bacon Bear, Ladies of Hiphop Dance Collective, muralist Chalk Riot from 6 to 9 @ National Gallery of Art

Squeeze & Psychedelic Furs @ Wolf Trap

Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Lauren Mayberry @ Merriweather Post

Spoon, the Oranges band @ 930

Victoria Reis talk on Transformer 20 Mixtape @ Eaton

William Prince from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube) (outlaw country)

Tove Lo, Upsahl @ Anthem

Paul Thorn @ Hamilton

Spring Silver @ Quarry House

Amanda Shires @ Rams Head Annapolis (country-folk-Americana)

Paris Texas @ Songbyrd (rap)

Miguel Zenon @ Blues Alley (critic fave Jazz w/ a Latin tinge)

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

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

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

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

The Green Show Band @ Mr Braxton’s

What Band @ Martini's  (go-go)

*Flack @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom*

*Chris of TOB, DJ Flow, Kidd Marvel, Wisdom Speaks & more  @ A Good Projects DC benefit for SW DC school @ Eaton * 

*Noam “Nani” Vazana @ 12 to 1 pm @ Library of Congress (Ladino singer) *

*District Kings w/ Stinky Dink @ Restaurant 55 (go-go) *

*Verny Varela @ Bossa (salsa)*

-------------------------------------------------------------

Fri. Sept 15-

Sid Sriram @ Eaglebank (India & bay area Carnatic meets jazz & more  singer who was on Tiny Desk)

Madalisto from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube) (Malawi duo)

Diogo Nogueira at Karma DC (Brazil)

Victoria Monet @ Howard Theatre (sold out) (r’n’b)

Bombino @ the Hamilton

Spoon, The Oranges Band @ 930 (sold out)

E.U. Feat. Sugar Bear from 12 noon to 1 pm @ Wilson Plaza / Reagan Bldg NW (go-go)

Blondie w/ Thomas Dolby, Jeffrey Steele @ 6 @ Annapolis City Dock

Nikki Lane, Julia Cole @ 7 @ Rams Head Annapolis

Ska fest @ Hampton, VA

Jalen Ngonda @ Black Cat

Tove Lo, Upsahl @ Atlantis (sold out)

Los Autenticos Decadentes @ Lincoln Theatre

Jayhawks & Freedy Johnston @ Birchmere

Miguel Zenon @ Blues Alley (critic fave Jazz w/ a Latin tinge)

After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs; Amy Winehouse tribute show @ 8*

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

*Guatemala y El Salvador Independence celebration w/ La Manuina & Orquidea Cubulense @ 90 Degreees in Manassas* 

*Haiti meets Africa w/ Bayo (konpa) and Leroi (afrobeats) w/ class  9 to 11 and dj blacpoet & Dj Oscar B.A. @  11 @ Crossroads 2 in Wheaton * 

*Airport 77s for free @ 6 to 8 @ Sligo Creek Golf Course, 9701 Sligo Creek Parkway, Silver Spring (power pop) * 

*James Lavelle aka Unkle dj'ing @ Flash club room & early show in Green Room w/ Pangea Sound , Pedro Night , & Kidd Marvel *

*Hampton v. Howard football Happy hour w/ EU's Sugar Bear (35th anniv of Da Butt) & DJ Lance Reynolds @ 6 to 10 @ Ben's Next Door (w/ photos to be taken by Mr. G of old-school go-go show fame) * 

*protest for innocent victims in El Salvador @ 2:30 pm @ US Capitol *

*Still Familiar @ 11 @ Shark Bar Waldorf (go-go)*

*TOB & friends Youth Count DC kickoff event @ 5 pm @ Covenant House, 2001 Miss. Ave Se (event is from 3 to 7)* 

*La Sonora Dinamita @ La Villa in Gaithersburg *

*Dueto Armadillos y Grupo Miramar @ Mi Pueblo in Falls Church*

*Raulin Rodriguez @ Coco Cabana*

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sat. Sept. 16-

Arcangel @ Eaglebank (reggaeton/Latin pop)

Patti Smith @ Anthem

H st Fest NE 10 am to 8 pm *w/ go-go from Blacc Print Experience @ 5 pm @ H St & 14th St NE *

Cramps and the  Mutants : the Napa State Mental Hospital 1978 concert Tapes, w/ q & w/ director Mike Plante plus film about making of the film @ AFI

Bedmaker, Heatmap, Sensor Ghost @ Rhizome (punk and postpunk)

“The Inner Ear of Don Zientara “ book talk panel about the Arlington, VA studio w/ Antonia Tricarico,  Don Zientara, Joe Lally, J. Robbins (Jawbox) free @ 7 @ Red Emma’s in Baltimore 

Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Quartet @ Blues Alley (acclaimed Cuban drummer)

SE Community Arts and Business Fest 11 am to 5 @ Anacostia Arts Center * is now described as  Go-go Salsa & Conversation and Crank w/ Threads of Hope " exhibit celebrating Hispanic Heritage month, plus the Soul Searchers and Latino All Stars plus panel w/ Ron Moten, Professor Natalie Hopkinson, & Latino scholar Ivan Navas 

National dance day @ Kennedy Center w/ Chitra Subramanian, Lauren DeVera, Project Charma, DJ Spinderella and more

Belo, Darleeda, DJ Madbow @ 9707 Rosensteel Ave.,Silver Spring (Haitian)

Fuerza Regida @ Jiffy Lube

David Longstreth (of Dirty Projectors)  @ Miracle Theatre

Adobo DMV presents Adovos Central American day party w/ djs Kas, Knowpa Slaps, Pedro Night, Pootie @ 2 to 10 @ the Bullpen, 1201 Half St Se  

Marty Stuart @ Maryland Hall Annapolis

K. Michelle unplugged w/ Tony Evans Jr @ Rams Head Annapolis

Deerhoof , Sleeptalk @ Ottobar

Rare Essence @ Aqua (go-go)

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs; Magnolia Hungarian music @ 7:30 * 

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

*Voice 24/7 Band @ Lamont's 

*AfroSoca Love @ Karma* 

*Backyard Band  & TOB @ Fast Eddie's* 

*Memoria, Salsa, y Resistencia w/ a talk (& documentary ) by  Marcos Echeverria Ortiz  on the Afro-salsa Oiste Project on hidden salsa music history w/ National Park Service's Melissa Hurtado and dj'ing by Leon City Sounds  @ 2 to 5 @ Mt Pleasant Library*

*Cardozo Scholarship Fundraiser w/ Proper Utensils feat. Jas Funk @ 9:30 pm @ Chateau Remix* 

*New Vizion, Chevela & the Spiritual Voices, Lil Jay & the Spiritual Boys of Newark, plus more  gospel groups @ 5 @ Meridian Hill Baptist, Chapel Oaks, MD *

*Still Familiar , Blacc Print Experience, Binta Campbell Experience @ 10 @ Ivy City Smokehouse (go-go)* 

*TCB @ Martini's* 

*Go-go & Comedy Jam w/ TOB & others 3 to 7 @ Tysons Sandlot* 

* Go-go Salsa & Conversation and Crank w/ Threads of Hope " exhibit celebrating Hispanic Heritage month, plus the Soul Searchers and Latino All Stars plus panel w/ Ron Moten, Professor Natalie Hopkinson, & Latino scholar Ivan Navas  from 12 to 5 @ Anacostia Arts Center*

*Raulin Rodriguez @ Club One*

*Grupo Enkanto @ Restaurante El Salvador *

*Marito Rivera y su grupo bravo @ Tiffany East Catering *

*WMUC Fest from 7-10pm at Nyumburu Amphitheater * 

--------------------

Sun. Sept 17-

Jamaica Fest Link Up from 12 to 9  @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring

Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Quartet @ Blues Alley (acclaimed Cuban drummer)

Maroyu @ the Palace

Lowertown, Berra, Pinky Lemon @ Comet

Leann Rimes w/ Elizabeth Cook , Alex Hall @ 6 @ Annapolis City Dock

Patty Griffin , Jonatha Brooke @ Maryland Hall Annapolis

Festival Catracho *w/ Kazzabe* and others @ 11 am in Burtonsville

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)

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

Malcolm X Park afternoon drum session circle @ 3

*Stone Pleasure Band @ Lamont's *

*Backyard Band 4 to 10 @ Middle Branch Waterfront Park Baltimore*

*"My Friend Fela" screening & q & A w/ director Carlos Moore @ 6 @ Sankofa Books *

*DJ Disco Bird @ 6 to 10 @ VFW Post 9619 , 6527 Suitland Rd., Morningside, MD (soul /r'n'b)

*Little Amal, 12 foot tall puppet symbolizing Syrian refugees will be @ the Big Chair @ 11 am, Black Lives Matter Plaza @ 3, & Washington Monument @ 5:30 *

*DMV Soul Sessions jam @ 8 @ Bossa* 

* El Chapo , Henry Castro , Los Angeles Negros , Grupo Miramar @ Boys & Girls Club, 1515 Merrimac, Hyattsville *

*Escandolosos Musical @ Nueva Generacion Cajolense in Laurel *

*TOB w/ Bo of TCB, the Men @ Phantom (bouncebeat go-go)*

*Sirius Compnay, Black Alley, Top 5 @ 5 @ Karma (dress in white party)* 

---------------------------------------------------

Mon. Sept. 18-

L7 @ Black Cat

Brian Jonestown Massacre *w/ opener Dot Dash (DC)* @ 930 (rock) 

Patty Griffin w/ Scott Miller  @ Birchmere (roots Americana rock) 

Annapolis musicians Laurel Canyon tribute @ Rams Head Annapolis

Melt Banana @ Soundstage Baltimore

Susan Alcorn @ Comptoir du Vin Baltimore (avante-pedal steel guitar)

Mama Moon & the Rumpshakers 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues) 

Raymi @ Blues Alley (Andean roots music)

------------------------------------------------------------

Tues. Sept 19-

 Julie Byrne @ Songbyrd (crit fave indie singer/songwriter)

That Mexican OT @ Jammin Java (critic fave rap) 

Lemonheads, John P. Strohm @ 930

Of Montreal @ Union Craft Brewing

50 Cent @ CFG Arena  (rap)

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)

Movie "Dancing the Twist in Bamako" @ 7 @ Anacostia Park  (free w/ rsvp via films on the green dc & Villa abertine) 

DJ Ernie G 12 to 4 @ American Legion Post 108, Cheverly, MD (soul /r'n'b) 

*"The Nomad's Dream" short film by Berhana (Ethiopian American RnB club music singer) which features music from Berhana’s new album Amén @ 6 pm plus  Berhana In Conversation With Tuma Basa @ AFI Silver *

*Little Amal, 12 foot tall puppet symbolizing Syrian refugees will be @ International School of Langley Park @ 9:30 am;  Freedom Plaza @ 3:30 pm; Union Station @ 8 pm*

*Afro-Latin salsa, bachata, kizomba dancing 6::30 to 9 @ 1 Veterans Plaza Silver Spring*

-----------------------------------------------------------

Wed. Sept 20-

Peter Gabriel @ Capital One Arena

San Salvador from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube) (Occitan language and percussion)

Crosswind (Trio out of Baltimore) @ Eloquent Touch  Ballroom in Suitland

Loona (kpop) @ MGM

Claudia Acuna @ Blues Alley (Chilean jazz singer)

Mariachi los Amigos 2 to 3 @ Harmony Hall

Old 97s @ 930 Club

The Chicks @ Merriweather

Artscape through Sept. 24 in Baltimore

Phlote Dreamcast @ Eaton House

Robert Earl Keen  @ Birchmere

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

Sirius Company @ Sobe

Salsa and bachata dancing at Fells Point Tavern in Baltimore

Layover afro-global beats dj party w/ Mathias & NativeSun @ Owl Room

*Pabllo Vittar @ Fillmore (Brazilian drag queen /singer) *  

------------------------------------------------------------------

Thurs. Sept 21-

Larry & Joe from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube)  (North Carolina based Venezuelan & Appalachian folk)  

Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party movie doc @ AFI (doc about Aussie rock band led by Nick Cave) and on Sept 25.

Breeders @ Fillmore

Robert Earl Keen  @ Birchmere

High Zero Fest of Experimental Improvised Music @ Baltimore Theatre Project through Sept 24

Smashing Times @ the Crown Pink Room (twee guitar pop)

7 Voices: Tribute to Patsy Cline @ Creative Alliance

Angel Dior & Mariah Angeliq @  Bravo Bravo

Gospel quartet night w/ DMV Nephew and the Kings plus others @ 7 @ the Blue Dolphin

Lil Yachty @ Echostage (rap)

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

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

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

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

The Green Show Band @ Mr Braxton’s

What Band @ Martini's  (go-go)

*Going Goin Gone @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom*

*Alejandro Brittes Quartet @ Library of Congress (Charname music from Brazil & Argentina) *

* Global Ska Invasion with Adhesivo, Bad Manners y Out of Control Army @ State Theatre*

*Pablo's Baile  Verny Varela @ Bossa* (Colombian salsa) 

*DJ Kenny @ Green Zone* 

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fri. Sept 22-

Y La Bamba from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube) (Mexican vocalist Luz Elena Mendoza Ramos)

Boris, Melvins @ Howard Theatre (heavy rock)

Leyla McCalla @ Amp (Haitian New Orleans roots) 

Jimmy Webb @ Rams Head Annapolis

Frankie Cosmos @ 6 @ 930

Rick Ross, Monica, Black Alley, Kenny Burns @ 6 @ Anthem (rap)

Conway the Machine, Jay Skeese, Sauce Walka @ 10 @ 930 (rap)

Maryland Folk Festival through the 24th in Salisbury w/ Chuck Brown Band, Quebe Sisters & more

Spiritual Cramp, Trauma Ray @ Comet P Pong

Ab Quintanilla & Los Kumbia All Starz @ the Palace

Banda Los Recoditos Y Banda Renovacion @ Cococabana

Martyn Bootyspoon @ Owl Room ( bass club dance)

 After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

*Shab-eh-Sher --a Night of Gathering for poetry, music, stories and talk by diaspora Iranians w/ Nica Albertson (multi-instrumentalist-songwriter) , Kamyar Arsanim(daf drum player & singer) , Hesam Mostafavi (photographer), & Mina M Jafari (artist, web designer)  from 6 to 8 @ Rhizome * 

*Still Familiar @ 11 @ Shark Bar Waldorf (go-go)*

*Grupo La Maquina Del Salvador @ Restaurant El Salvador *

*Vico Y Su Grupo Karicia @ Papassittoos* 

*Bonanza @ Diamond Lounge *

 *La Factoria Demphra Y Joey Montana @ Galaxy* 

*The Grandsons w/ guest hornman Derek Huston (former DCer who moved to New Orleans) @ 8 @ 5200 Cathedral Ave NW *

*Artscape Baltimore Late Nighter w/ djs Graham Hatke, Joy Lim, Ron Jackson (Techno electro. 1432r and Darkroom Baltimore have more info) *

*TOB memorial tribute to late bandmember Doug E Doug w/ 3 sets @ Aqua*

*Artscape w/ Dupont Brass @ 6:15, DJ "Pee Wee Anderson Paak " @ 8;45 in Baltimore *

________________________________________

Sat. Sept 23

Nick Cave solo @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out)

Tito Puente Jr @ PG Publick Playhouse

Fiesta DC on Constitution Ave

Low Cut Connie @ 10 @ 930

Be’la Dona (Sweet Cherie birthday gig) @ Bethesda Blues and Jazz

Cold Cave @ Black Cat

Anavitoria from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube) ( Brazilian folk-pop duo)

Reunited Uptown Rhythm Kings do a late Eric Shoutin’ Sheridan tribute @ Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom

One Killer Night- Jerry Lee Lewis Tribute w/ Daryl Davis, Jon Carroll & more @ State Theatre  

Youth Lagoon @ Union Stage

Turnpike Troubadours, Lucero, Reckless Kelly @ Anthem

American Television, the Iron Roses @ Comet

Rare Essence late @ Aqua (go-go)

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

*Rare Essence, Junkyard, Sirius Company , Checkmate 12 to 8 @ Lamont's*

*Backyard Band @ 5 Sisters Lounge Laurel* 

*Timaya @ BSK Cultural Centre in Hillcrest, MD (Nigerian) *

*Soweto Global presents Uncle Waffles @ Boiler Room electro club music event @ WEG studio, 1235 W St NE*

*Pan Africa Fest w/ Cheick Hamala Diabete & others plus food, art, fashion @  12 noon to 10 pm @ Civic Center, One Veterans Plaza Silver Spring* 

*Celebrate Petworth Day" *

*Michel'le @ Longtime No Sea in Manassas*

*12 to 5 Fiesta Sterling Latino Heritage month event @ Sterling Community Center* 

*Tropical Heatdome w/ DJs Crown Vic & Nico Sophia @ 10 @ Marx Cafe * 

*Reston Multicultural fest @ 11 am @ Reston Town Hall* 

*Artscape Baltimore cancelled* 

-------------------------------------------------------------

Sun. Sept 24-

Elis & Tom movie doc @ AFI (doc about Brazilian legends Elis Regina & Tom Jobim) Sept 24, 25, 27;

Janelle Monae , Jidenna, Flyana Boss, Nana Kwabena @ Anthem

Going Varsity In Mariachi movie doc @ AFI  Sept 24 & 25;

Bully @ Black Cat

Joy Oladokun @ Howard Theatre

Raphael Saadiq is revisiting Tony! Toni! Toné @ MGM

Fiesta DC *w/ Zeniza @ 1:30; Chancona 503 @ 2:30;  Los Triunfadores del Cuatro @ 3:30; La Maquina @ 4:30;  AB Quintanilla @ 5:30  *on Constitution Ave plus Fiesta DC parade 1 to 4

Band manager Tom Carrico retirement party @ 7 w/ Nighthawks, Chopteeth, King Soul, Going Goin Gone, Billy Price, Martha Hull @ Rosensteel Hall

1252 Band @ Lamont’s

Lita Ford @ Rams Head Annapolis

Baltimore Record Bazaar  11 am to 5 @ Peabody Hts Brewery

Happy Fits @ Baltimore Soundstage

Linda Smith, Smashing Times @ 8 free @ Fadensonnen Baltimore (twee guitar pop)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)

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

Malcolm X Park afternoon drum session circle @ 3

*Backyard Band @ 8 to 12 @ Nottingham's* 

* Go-go & punk from 1 to 5 w/ TroubleFunk, Scream, Black Alley, Bacchae, Breezy Supreme @ MLK Library DC* 

*Tithe @ the Runaway (metal)*

*Celebrate Africa fest w/ Elikeh, Ntungalie Enoch, Wayna, Anna Mwalago, DJ Kweks, Fritete African Drum & Dance  plus art by Serngeti Gallery @ 12 to 6 pm @ Bladensburg Waterfront Park *

*Oumou Sangare (Mali) w/ Cheick Hamala Diabete (Md -based Malian) @ 8 @ Hotel Doubletree in Silver Spring $100  or $180 for 2; 240-672-2939 or 301-273-8133 * 

*JEPFE Events Jamaica Reggae Fest w/ Richie Stephens, Junior Demus, Flourgon & more from 1 to 9 pm @ Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship , MD (eventbrite tickets) * 

*Kol Nidre/Erev Yom Kippur*

*From the Gullah front porch : afternoon soiree re Sea Island Gullah music, & aftermath of racist shooting @ Emanuel AME church in Charleston, SC 5 to 7 @ Eaton Wild Days Rooftop * 

*Artscape Baltimore w/ Joe Keyes @ 2:40; Ultra Nate @ 3:45; Kaleta & super Yamba @ 4:10 on multiple stages*

*Block Party w/ Sirius Company 5 to 10 @ the Garden, 5380 Eisenhower Ave., suite c , Alexandria* 

*Rare Essence 6 to 11 @ Ivy City Smokehouse* 

*TOB & Shooters Spaceman, The Men @ Phantom*

*New Impresssionz & What Band @ Babylon *

--------------------------------------------------------

Mon. Sept. 25-

Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party movie doc @ AFI (doc about Aussie band led by Nick Cave)

Elis & Tom movie doc @ AFI (doc about Brazilian legends Elis Regina & Tom Jobim) Also On Wed. Sept 27

Janelle Monae , Jidenna, Flyana Boss, Nana Kwabena @ Anthem

Going Varsity In Mariachi movie doc @ AFI 

Raphael Saadiq is revisiting Tony! Toni! Toné @ MGM

Frankie & the Witch Fingers @ Black Cat

Dr Madd Vibe & the Missin’ Links (w/ singer Angelo Moore of Fishbone) w/ the Scotch Bonnets (punky reggae) @ The Runaway

Mark Wenner and Clarence Turner Blues Warriors 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW

*Shawn Reynaldo (critic/author) talks to Joyce Lim (dc techno/electro dj, promoter, 1432 R records) about techno/electro dance club music @ Eaton *

*Yom Kippur till sundown*

----------------------------------------------------------

Tues Sept 26-

Wu Tang Clan & Nas  & De La Soul @ Capital One Arena

Raphael Saadiq Revists Tony! Toni! Tone! @ the Lyric Baltimore

Movements, Mannequin Pussy, Softcult, Heart to Gold @ 930

LongMoneyKese, Yung Maaly, Killa Kiesha @ Union Stage

Woods, Anna St Louis @ Comet P Pong (rock) 

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)

*Scientist @ Black Cat (dub reggae)*

* One Struggle shows @ 7 as part of March on Washington film fest @ JCC *(About Jews & African-Americans during civil rights era) *

-------------------------------------------------------------

Wed. Sept 27-

Elis & Tom movie doc @ AFI (doc about Brazilian legends Elis Regina & Tom Jobim)

Katie Alice Greer, Issei Herr, Tal Sounds, Flowers for the Dead @ Rhizome (artsy rock & more; Greer was once in DC band Priests)

Adekunle Gold @ MGM (afrobeats)

Neda Nikolic Trio from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube) (Balkan)

French Cassettes, Moozy @ Comet P Pong

Phlote Dreamcast @ Eaton House

Amythyst Kiah @ Rams Head Annapolis

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

Sirius Company @ Sobe

Salsa and bachata dancing at Fells Point Tavern in Baltimore

Layover afro-global beats dj party w/ Mathias & NativeSun @ Owl Room

*Backyard Band @ 9 to 12 @ Society Lounge*

*Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, Bed Maker, Teen Mortgage @ Black Cat * 

*Neon Trees @ 930 *

--------------------------------------------------------

Thurs. Sept. 28-

Lee Fields from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube) (soul/r’n’b singer)

Mayor’s Art Awards w/ various DC musicians including Pete Stahl & Skeeter of Scream, go-go musicians & more  @ Lincoln Theatre

SZA @ CFG Bank Arena (r’n’b)

Margaret Glaspy @ Union Stage

Dear Daria, Airport 77s, Wingtip Sloat @ The Runaway (rock, power pop)

Tiempo Libre @ Montgomery College 

Jayy Grams, Grammar @ Songbyrd (rap)

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

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

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

last Thursday of month salsa night  @ Black Rose Lounge

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

The Green Show Band @ Mr Braxton’s

What Band @ Martini's  (go-go)

*“The Inner Ear of Don Zientara “ book talk panel about the Arlington, VA studio w/ Antonia Tricarico,  Don Zientara, Joe Lally, J. Robbins free @ 7 @ People's Books in Takoma Park *

*Corazon Folklorico @ Library of Congress (danzon)* 

*Movie doc "Little Richard: I am Everything" @ 7:15, w/ director Lisa Cortes talking @ 7, on the Hi-Lawn @ Union Market (Free w/ rsvp) * 

*Still Familiar @ Babylon*

*Sirius Company @ Piano Keys in Brandywine, MD (go-go)*

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Fri. Sept 29-

Buddy Guy, Bobby Rush @ the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore (blues & soul) POSTPONED

Fatoumata Diawara @ Strathmore (Mali) * w/ pre-concert 6:30 talk by George Collinet of Afropop Worldwide on the Wassoulou region of Mali & Guinea where Diawara is from * 

Zinoleesky @ Coco Cabana

Bitchin Bajas @ Metro Gallery Baltimore  

DC Art All Night see down below 

Soul Glo, Zulu, Playtime  @ Howard Theatre

From 1520 Sedgwick Ave. to the World—A Fireside Chat w/ DJ Kool Herc & Cindy Campbell  @ Kennedy Center  

Sept 29 & 30 Stop Making Sense doc (Demme directed film w/ Talking Heads) @ AFI ;

Let the Dance Begin movie (tango) @ AFI Silver Sept 29 & Oct. 1;

Maggie Rogers @ Atlantis (sold out)

Ashnikko @ Anthem

Tangerine Dream, Insect Factory @ Lincoln Theatre

Chateau Romani, Grimm Winter, Rook @ Rhizome (punk and rock)

Bandalos Chinos @ Comet P Pong

ThFCTRY djs @ Eaton Wild Days

The Whispers  @ Birchmere

Durand Jones @ Baltimore Soundstage

After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  & TOB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

*Bruce Springsteen & E St Band @ Nats Park *POSTPONED TBA

*Still Familiar @ 11 @ Shark Bar Waldorf (go-go)*

*Mayito Rivera (Cuban timba) @ Justa's Peruvian Bar & Grill (Justa's #2) *

La Energía Norteña & La Alianza Norteña @ 90 Degrees*

* Don't Mute DC & Broccoli City Art all Night w/ Ron Moten & panel re Chocolate City culture 6 to 6:30; DJ Detoxx 8-9 pm; Sirius Company 9-10; DJ Heat & Northeast Performing Arts Group dancers 10-11; Black Alley 11-12 @ the Shops @ Penn Branch 3202  Penn Ave SE

*Art All Night w/ DJ RBI, DJ Artis 7 to 12 @ Anacostia Arts Center*

* Art All Night w/ Scratch the Surface” DJ workshop with DJ Afuw  @ 7 & Project Create Party with DJ Afuw @ 8 @ Project Create, 2208 MLK Ave SE* 

* Art All Night w/ 5PM- Performance by Pock3t GoGo Band; 5PM-7PM Positive Chalk;                              5:30PM-7PM Kids Krank workshop w/ Jus Paul & Pock3t GoGo band    @ Capitol Hill Boys Club, 1603 Good Hope Rd SE *                                        

 *Art All Night w/Shorty Corleone & friends 9 to 11 @ DCity Smokehouse, 1301 Good Hope Rd SE  *

*Art All Night w/ Black Passion Band 7 to 8 @ TD  Bank Parking Lot, 1611  Wisc. Ave NW* 

*Art All Night w/ Kontrolled Khaos 8:30 to 9:30 & UCB 10 to 11 @ 22nd & Rhode Island Ave NE* 

* Art All Night w/ Bollywood @ 5:30; Belly Dance @ 6:30; Salsa @ 7:30 @ Bryant Street NE – 670 Rhode Island Ave NE 

*The Arabic BBQ & Culture w/ DJ Basbousa & The Green Zone club from 5 to 8 @ Kennedy Center Reach*

*DJ Soul Call Paul 9 to 12 mdt. @ Neptune Room*

*Art All Night w/ Latin American folkloric dance showcase from 6:15 to 7 @ 3900 block of 14th St NW between Spring & Randolph*

*Art All Night w/DJ Baby Alcatraz spinning old school soul & rock 7 to 11 @ Lymans Tavern*

*Art All Night w/ Beat Street movie (hiphop)  8 to 10 on outdoor screen @ Graffiti Museum*

*Art All Night  w/ 8:55 pm – Quique Aviles spoken word; 9:20 pm – Elena La Fuluna Latin folk; 10:05 pm – “Las muertes más bellas del mundo” preview; 10:10 pm – “La Manplesa” movie showing @ Lamont Plaza, 3258 Mt Pleasant St NW *

* Art all Night w/ Home Rule Records djs 5-6:00 p.m. 713 Kennedy St NW*

* Art All Night w/ Crush Funk Brass band @  6 @ 700 block of Kennedy St NW* & from 9 to 10 @ 4339 Conn. Ave. NW*

* Art All Night w/ Mauro Mir ( live guitar tunes rancheras to boleros) @ DC Corazon on 14th St NW  from 5:30-7:30 p.m*

* Art All Night w/ Furia Flamenca at Atxondo Restaurant 6-7:00 p.m. 4724 14th St NW *

*Latin American Heritage night from 5 to 8 @ Thomas stone Elementary school, Mount Rainer

------------------------------------------------------------

Sat. Sept. 30-

Stop Making Sense doc (Demme directed film w/ Talking Heads) @ AFI ;

DC Art All Night see farther below 

 Jhayco @ Eaglebank

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival w/ guzheng music 10am to 4pm  at the Chinese American Museum

All Things Go Fest w/ Maggie Rogers, Carly Rae Jepsen, Mt Joy, Lizzy McAlpine, & more @ Merriweather Post (sold out)

Al Firdaus Ensemble from 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube) ( Brit, Spain, Morocco, Venezuela)

The Fleshtones @ the Atlantis (sold out)

Slowdive @ 10 @ 930

Michelle Blackwell’s BWell Under the Stars @ 9 @ NE DC location tba (DC go-go & r’n’b) POSTPONED

Funkateers Ball 7 w/ the Enema Squad, the Muthafunkaholx, Greg Boyer from P-Funk Horns, Greg Thomas, DJ Gonzilla @ Bethesda Blues

* Tav Falco & Panther Burns added to bill* ,Muck & the Mires, Coastguard, Apollo 66 @ The Runaway (garage rock)

The Whispers  @ Birchmere

Marshall Crenshaw 40th anniversary tour @ Rams Head Annapolis

Rare Essence @ Aqua (go-go)

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

*Backyard Band @ 9 to 1 @ Longtime No Sea in Manassas*

*District of Raga presents Harpist Nadia Pessoa and sitarist Snehesh Nag as part of Art All Night  @ 7:45 free @ Pen Arts Dupont Circle*

*Dance Club presents Dj Livwutang, Lady Lavender, Tommy C, Joyce Lim, Baronhawk Poitier @ Owl Room (techno/electro)* 

*Orquesta Tribu Lenca @ Club One*

*Los Hermanos Moreno @ Lima de Veras Restobar/PATIO in Sterling, VA*

*Diaspora Fest w/ Freetown Collective, DJ Majestic, Rae, Eclipse band, DC Casineros, I & I riddim Band, Fyah Oats & more 4 to 10 @ Franklin Park DC*

*TCB & New Impressionz @ Restaurant 55 * (bouncebeat go-go) 

*Mazboota w/ DJ Fady  @ Green Zone (alternative electronic music from North Africa & southwest Asia) (info will be made available on ways to help people in Libya & Morocco) *

*Art All Night w/ DJ Kidd Marvel 9:05 to 10 pm ; Long Live Go-go 10:50 to 11:20 @ 14th & USts NW Reeves Center *

* Art All Night w/ Shirleta Settles & Friends  8 to 9 @ Manor Park/The VIP Room 6201 3rd Street NW  (soul/r'n'b)*

* Art All Night w/  DJ Damu the FudgeMunk 5 to 10 @  Riggs Park /Troka Ins. Bldg 200 – 212 Riggs Road NE*

*Art All Night w/ DJ Super Sid @ Lamond – Riggs / Lillian J. Huff Library 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE* 

*Art All Night Congress Heights w/ Jus Paul @ 8, Be'la Dona @ 9;20; TOB @ 10:40, EU @ 12 mdt., DJ Setfire @ 1 am @ Sycamore & Oak; Hiphop stage has Delta Sigma theta step show 6:15 to 7;  Pinky Killa Corn @ 8:40; Footwerk * Twinkdrumz @ 9:45 * 

*Art All Night w/ Rare Essence, Backyard Band,  Junkyard Band, Sirius Company, Black Alley, & winner of Making the Go-go Band contest plus dj Rico 6pm to 1 am @ 9th & G near MLK Library* 

*Foot x Coles @ Songbyrd (alt rnb )*

*Spotlight Band end of summer jam @ Lamont's*

* Airport 77s @  Washington Rockville Elks Lodge #15 (power pop) *

-----------------------------------------------------------

Sun. October 1-

All Things Go Fest w/  Lana Del Ray, , boygenius, beabadoobee, Arlo Parks, Alvvays, Alex G, Ethel Cain, & more @ Merriweather Post (sold out)

 Spyro & Babyboy AV @ Nigerian Independence Day Party @ Karma  

Let the Dance Begin movie (tango) @ AFI Silver

Sufi Music Festival – Mawlid Celebration 11 am to 5 pm

IDK @ 930

Takoma Park Street Fest w/ 3 stages w/  Bele Bele rhythm collective @ 10; Thrills @ 11am; Proverbs reggae band @ 4 ; Chopteeth @ 4 on another stage (afrobeats)  

Marshall Crenshaw 40th Anniv. Tour  @ Birchmere

Oct 1, 4, 5- Miúcha, The Voice Of Bossa Nova doc @ AFI

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)

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

Malcolm X Park afternoon drum session circle @ 3

*Shabazz Palace @ DC 9 (artsy hiphop)*

*Junkyard Band & Still Familiar @ Rest. 55 *

*Axel F Paradise  brunch w/ DJs  Jahsonic, DJ Stylus, Adrian Loving , John Murph 12 noon to 5 @ Le Mont Royal , 1815 Adams Mill Rd NW (r'n'b & house )*

*Book Talk for Some New Kind of Kick  w/ musician/author Kid Congo Powers (Cramps, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, & The Gun Club) w/ Joe Lally 3 to 5 pm @ Lost Origins Gallery *

*Sufi Music Fest Mawlid Celebration 11am to 5  w/ Burdah Ensemble 2 to 3 & Bilal Chishty and The National Sufi Ensemble  4 to 5  @ Museum of Asian Art (advance free tickets for 2 bands are gone, but there will be a standby line)*

*Latino Heritage Fest 1 to 5 @ Glen Echo*

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mon. October 2- Bobby Felder’s Blues Brothers @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster (DC r'n'b vets) 

Mariee Sious , Teething Veils @ Songbyrd 

Ambar Lucid @ Black Cat

Nganga, Noctomb, Nuclear Tomb, Torvus @ Public Option (metal)  

------------------------------------------------

Tues. Oct 3- Cumbia Heights at 6 @ Mt Pleasant Library (Part of Electric cowbell Secret Planet series)

 Joshua Redman Group feat. Singer Gabrielle Cavassa @ Kennedy Center

Courettes, Jake Starr & the Delicious Fullness @ the Runaway  

Adeem the Artist @ DC 9

Tobi Lou @ Fillmore (rap)

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)

--------------------------------- 

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