DC / Baltimore / MD / VA / DMV Global Music & More February 2025 Concert Calendar Gig List

 

DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More February 2025 Concert Calendar Gig List

 

  Compiled & curated list of area gigs by local and touring bands and djs by Steve Kiviat.  List is edited and updated frequently (gigs @ Bossa and go-go shows are often just announced the week of the show;  Work your way down day by day. Sorry this is late this month. Also, I do my best to notice cancelled & postponed gigs but sometimes miss them.   In these troubling times, music is a bit helpful.

 

Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events tweeted @stevekiviat and posted on my Bluesky & Threads. Calendar is sometimes linked on my Facebook & Instagram (& may get own pages there soon). Email list coming soon. Gig list includes international (mainly African, Caribbean, Latin, Brazilian, Asian), roots, rap, soul, go-go, rock, punk, pop, gospel, blues , & club dj dance and more DMV & Baltimore & Annapolis gigs that I am interested in.  Lots of local Ethiopian and Go-go. Some jazz but I mainly leave that to Capital Bop.  Additional gigs added after first posting have an *asterisk.*  Events listed have been found on websites, Instagram, Facebook, email, postcards, flyers, tik-tok, & club voicemails.

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

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February 2025- My Remaining Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then full list below w/ local & visiting).

Wed. Feb. 5- TJ Hooker- Taylor @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom (soul by the late Johnnie Taylor’s son)

Thurs. Feb. 6- Kayhan Kalhor, Wu Man, and Sandeep Das unite their musical prowess as DoosTrio, a group that brings together the ancient traditions of Iran, China, and India @ Barns of Wolf Trap (sold out)

Fri. Feb. 7 - Go-go w/ Backyard Band & Junkyard Band  after Wizards basketball game v Cleveland Cavs @ Capital One Arena  (included in ticket cost for the game)

Mon. Feb. 10- "Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat" depressing must see sometimes inspiring film doc about US overthrowing Congo Prez Lumumba & sending Louis Armstrong to perform there; & other jazz musicians later protesting at UN w/ brief inclusion of Congo music  @ 7 @ Rhizome (donations benefit show)

Tues. Feb. 11 – Mdou Moctar and band acoustic w/ opener Janel Leppin  @ Birchmere (north African headliner, DC opener on cello )

Thurs. Feb. 13- DC History week/DMV Hip-hop music & conversations w/ DMV important names including DJ Kool, Stinky Dink, DC Scorpio, Questionmark Asylum, Priest Da Nomad, DJ RBI  & a tribute to recently passed DJ Celo @ 6 to 10 @ Busboys & Poet, 2021 14th St NW

Fri. Feb.14- The Moles (Australian-bred, New England-based Richard Davies from Cardinal) and Tobin Sprout w/ Bevel Web (from Guided by Voices) @ Songbyrd ( garage guitar pop )

Sat. Feb 15-  Cymande @ Howard Theatre (reunited early 70s Brit Funk group)

Amapiano DMV  w/ Musa Keys @ Culture Ivy City (South African dance club music tinged w/ r&b & hiphop)

Mon. Feb. 17- Toro y Moi, Panda Bear, Nourished by Time @ 930 Club (quirky indie-rock & multi-genre rap/r& b/ rock )

Thurs. Feb. 20- Okan @Clarice Smith Center (jazzy Afro-Cuban music w/ vocals, violin & percussion. 2 Cuban leaders are now based in Toronto )

Hot 8 Brass Band @ Pearl St Warehouse (New Orleans)

Sat. Feb. 22- Capital Blues Fest/ Blues is Alright Southern soul tour  w/ King George, Tucka, Pokey Bear, West Love, Lenny Williams, Jwonn @ DAR Const. Hall

Wed. Feb. 26-  Dayme Arocena free 6 to 7  @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage ( Afro-Cuban singer now based in Florida)

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February 2025 Full list (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month or changes *)

Sat. Feb. 1-

Slumberland 35^th anniv. @ Comet Slumberland Records 35th Anniversary Party w/ Lorelei, Jeanines, Lightheaded

 Kankouran Dance Co Dance Sanctuary @ K Ctr Reach  (African dance)

Pan American Symphony Orchestra (PASO) brings you a lush symphonic extravaganza - works by three of Spain's most celebrated composers Pablo de Sarasate, Joaquin Turina, and Manuel de Falla. @ K Ctr Terrace Theatre

Akua Allrich tribute to Nina Simone & Miriam Makeba  @ PG Publick Playhouse

Lunar New Year family celebration w/ K-pop dancers, Chinese lion dancers, Korean folk musicians and drummers @ 11:30 to 3 pm @ Smithsonian American Art Museum

Lunar New Year @ the Freer & Sackler activities from 1 to 3; then lion dances and more from 3 to 7 sponsored by Freer/Sackler/Asian @ Arts & Industries Museum building  

KC & the Sunshine Band @ MGM National Harbor

Fazil Say @ Linehan Concert Hall Baltimore (Turkish pianist)

New Impressionz @ 1313 Lounge

Backyard Band @ Urban Crab Boil

- Stone Pleasure Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Bob Marley Birthday Bash @ Bethesda Theater

the Rock a Sonics and Hot Club d'Brookmont @ the Brookmont Church, 4000 Virginia Place, Bethesda (rockabilly and swing)

Rhinestone Hecklers, The Delarcos @ American Legion Post 41 Cissel-Saxon (garage rock )

Bob Marley’s 80th birthday reggae @ Bethesda Theater

Broommaker, Jason Anderson, Hotel Sewing Kit @ Rhizome (indie folk)

Little Red & the Renegades @ 7:30 @ Creative Cauldron

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

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

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

Tropical Saturday Nights w/ Dj Ghost & G-Nice @ Carib Express in Laurel

Proper Utensils @ Lake Presidential Golf Club

Nite Bjuti @ 7 @ Kennedy Center Reach

Steve Forbert @ Rams Head Annapolis

Afrobeats & r & B dj @ Gazuza Lounge

Tropical beats w/ Leon City Sounds djs @ Green Zone

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Sun. Feb. 2-

DC Chinese New Year parade w/ lion, dragon, & snake dancers, bands and more starts @ 2 pm @ 6^th and I sts NW and closes at 6^th and H with firecrackers

Choral tribute to MLK @ Kenn Ctr

Shadow Riot & Quattracenta @ Black Cat

Souk Li Beirut w/ Sarney & the Band, Mark Azar 4 to 9 @ Culture DC ( music, sweets, & more to benefit NAFTA NGO & Lebanese Red Cross)

Fazil Say @ Peale Museum Baltimore (Turkish pianist) (sold out)

Duah Saleh @ Union Stage (Sudan-American poet/rapper/ r& b vocalist)

Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience’ at Busboys and Poets

‘Living the Dream, Singing the Dream’  MLK Tribute presented annually by Washington Performing Arts and Choral Arts, w/ WPA’s men’s, women’s and children’s gospel choirs, plus Choral Arts, local gospel’s  Ralph Alan Herndon @ the Kennedy Center

 Georgetown University professor Maurice Jackson’s “Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience” book discusses how Black Washingtonians used  sports and music to fight for equality, discussing icons like composer Duke Ellington and basketball coach John Thompson and  James Reese Europe. Jackson talks about his book at Busboys and Poets 14th and V location, followed by a Q&A session and book signing. Feb. 2 at 5 p.m.

Vava Carnival @ 8 @ Bossa

Spotlight Band @ Lamont’s

Time in the Wilderness @ Galaxy Hut

Bob Marley: One Love film @ 3 in Kennedy Center Reach

Steve Forbert @ Jammin Java (folk)

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

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park returns in the spring

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

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Mon. Feb. 3 –

Edmond Dédé's Morgiane (1st complete opera by a fourth-generation free person of color born in 1827 New Orleans was recently found) @ Lincoln Theatre

Accessory (Dehd songwriter and guitarist Jason Balla & Chicago-based musicians) with Kiss Kiss (members of Clear Channel and Bottled Up, first show) and Skate Stance @ Rhizome (post-punk)

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

Small old-school Go-go exhibit w/ photos , Globe posters, & record covers @ Brentwood Arts Exchange (Mon. thru Sat. through March 8)

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

 Ethiojazz @ Shalla  

A Day without Immigrants restaurants closure protest

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Tues. Feb. 4-

Ethan WL, Raven Bauer Durham, J.M. Hart @ Rhizome (fingerpick, American primitive singer /songwriter)

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre @ Kennedy Center (to Feb. 9^th)

Small old-school Go-go exhibit w/ photos , Globe posters, & record covers @ Brentwood Arts Exchange (Mon. thru Sat. through March 8)

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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

 Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge

*Still Familiar , Positive Vybez @ 8:30 @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)* 

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Wed. Feb. 5-

TJ Hooker- Taylor @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom (soul)

Shemekia Copeland @ Collective Encore Columbia (blues)

Yasmin Williams. 7PM, $30 @ Creative Alliance (fingerpicking & more guitar)

Cuzzo w/  DJ Hollywood Redds and R&B songwriter Omar Vacel   @ Songbyrd (dc rapper)

Korean drumming collective GongMyoung free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Forgotten Fugazi: Rediscovered Photos from 1995 Art Opening @ Holy Frijoles Baltimore

Clive Carroll @ Jammin Java (British acoustic fingerstyle guitarist )

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Thurs Feb. 6-

 Kayhan Kalhor, Wu Man, and Sandeep Das unite their musical prowess as DoosTrio, a group that brings together the ancient traditions of Iran, China, and India @ Barns of Wolf Trap (sold out)

Patti Labelle @ MGM National Harbor (r & b)

Shemekia Copeland @ Collective Encore Columbia (blues)

Fabio Carneirinho @ 9 @ Bossa (Brazilian forro)

Joy Oladokun @ Rams Head Annapolis

Jazzmeia Horn @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)

Sue Foley @ Hamilton Live (blues and Americana)

Cinema Hearts @ Phillips Collection after 5 (indie-surf-pop)  

Karyn White @ Birchmere (r & b)

Eban Brown @ Keystone Korner ( soul and gospel musician)

Bold and Beautiful: After Dark - after-hours event w/ a team of poets who will create original works with input from visitors before typing them up on vintage typewriters. W/ DJ Jerome Baker III while visitors can explore the current exhibition, “A Bold and Beautiful Vision: A Century of Black Arts Education in Washington, DC, 1900-2000,” or sample desserts, @ 7 to 10 p.m. @ Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum

Dylan LeBlanc free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Louisiana/Alabama indie-rock-folk singer /songwriter)

Adwela & the Uprising Bob Marley tribute @ Pearl Street

Newgrounds Death Rugby, Bummer Hill, Spring Silver @ Comet P Pong

Les the DJ @ Grazie Mille

The Thrills @ JVs (roots rock)

Longtimers @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock inspired by classic New Orleans r & b)

Live Ethiopian music w/  guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis

A-Team w/ Steve Roy from Still Familiar 5 to 9 @ Next Level (go-go)

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Fri. Feb 7-

Kumar Sanu & Sadhna Sargam @ MGM National Harbor (India playback singers for Bollywood movies)

Yasmin Williams , w/ Amadou Kouyate @ Birchmere (fingerpicking guitar w/ locally based Malian kora player)

Joy Oladukun @ Howard (indie-folk-rock)

Go-go w/ Backyard Band & Junkyard Band  after Wizards basketball game v Cleveland Cavs  @ C (included in ticket cost for the game)

Perennial, Dim Wizard, Miri Tyler @ Black Cat (rock)

Owners w/ Zwei Null Zwei, Teen Cobra @ DC 9 ( Owners are Black Cat bosses & employee ; ZNZ are Eli Janney, Geoff Sanoff, James Canty, Sohrab Habibion: DC expats living in NY, making music inspired by Düsseldorf and Dorf on Golf)

Fazil Say @ Lisner (Turkish pianist)

Save Your Soul w/ DJ Baby Alcatraz @ 9 pm  @ Lithuanian Hall Baltimore

Jazzmeia Horn @ Bles Alley (jazz singer)

Baltimore Crankie Festival @ Creative Alliance (sold out)

Lutalo @ Songbyrd (indie-folk rock)

Sequoia Redwood Snyder free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (jazz )

Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ Rhizome (jazz )

Edhochuli, Infinity Knives X Brian Ennals, Euclid C Finder X Ixias, Holographic Brad @ 7PM @ Metro Baltimore

Tayls (East Nashville), Buko Buko (DC), XK Scenario @ Pie Shop (rock, punk, prog-hop-rock)

Alberto Plaza @ Diamond Lounge (Chile singer/songwriter/guitarist)

Dareyes De La Sierra, Los Arellano @ 90 Degrees

Los Adolescentes @ VIP Room in Baltimore

Edmond Dédé's Morgiane (1st complete opera by a fourth-generation free person of color born in 1827 New Orleans was recently found & is now performed) @ U of MD Clarice Smith Center (pay what you wish)

Pepe & Friends 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (Latin jazz  & more w/ vocals )

DJ Crown Vic @ Cana (global dance music on vinyl)

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

New Impressionz @ 10 @ Throw Social (go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs;

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket

EU @ Air (go-go)

*Arabic music dj @ Green Zone *

*Asian City Pop Dance Party (w/ Korean, Cantonese, Japanese, Southeast Asian pop dance) -Chinatown Funk Express w/ DJ Les, Fredy J, Saucy Lady @ 8 @ 618 H St NW *

*Blacc Print Experience @ Urban Crab (go-go)* 

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Sat. Feb. 8-

Joy Viver, Crowd Scene, Devin Ocampo (known from DC bands Medications, Beauty Pill ) @ Rhizome ( dreamy guitar rock and more )

Mannywellz @ Howard (r & b/afrobeats )

New Impressionz, TOB, Drama Squad @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Frederick Douglass birthday celebration w/ Washington Revels Jubilee Voices at 12:15 pm @ Martha's Table in SE

Fred Folsom dc art exhibit opening at AU

Hand dancing 1 to 5 w/ DJ T-Play & food from hand dancer Chef Geach @ Brentwood Volunteer Fire Department

Backyard Band @ Fire Station 1 (go-go)

Deep Dive DC w/ dj S.O.N.S. (Junction, Seoul) @10 @ 915 15^th St NW

Uzbek Cultural Show w/ Friendship Nation Ensemble and opera baritone Jenisbek Piyazov free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ An Die Musik

Ebban & Ephraim Dorsey Quintet @ Keystone Korner

Dance Club w/ guest DJ Soso Tharpa, plus resident djs Baronhawk Poitier, Tommy C, & Joyce Lim @ 11 @ DC 9 (techno)

Fanoplane, ¡FIASCO! and Freq Flag @ Comet (rock, punky jazz, jazzy punk)

Los Adolescentes @ Casa de Campo in Annandale

Adoni @ Club One

Afrobeats & r & B dj @ Gazuza Lounge

DJ Crown Vic @ Green Zone (global dance music on vinyl)  

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

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

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

Rock-a-Sonics @ Hank Dietle’s (rockabilly & country)

*DJ John Murph @ Eaton House * 

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Sun. Feb 9-

Banda Los Recoditos, Banda Carnaval Y Primos De Tierra @ Rio Cantina

James Baldwin in I Heard it through the Grapevine movie @ 2 @ National gallery of art  

1252 Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Backyard Band @ Citizens & Culture (go-go)

Serenades for Art Daniels tribute event for late employee @ Galaxy Hut

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

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park returns in the spring

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

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Mon. Feb. 10-

"Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat" important depressing must see film doc about US overthrowing Congo Prez Lumumba & sending Louis Armstrong to perform there; & other jazz musicians later protesting at UN w/ brief inclusion of Congo music  @ 7 @ Rhizome (donations benefit show)

TNT – Linwood Taylor & Michael Tash Blues Band @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues)

Small old-school Go-go exhibit w/ photos , Globe posters, & record covers @ Brentwood Arts Exchange (Mon. thru Sat. through March 8)

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

 Ethiojazz @ Shalla 

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Tues. Feb. 11 –

Mdou Moctar and band acoustic w/ opener Janel Leppin  @ Birchmere (north African headliner, DC opener on cello )

Dom Flemons @ Rams Head Annapolis (blues/Americana roots)

Tim Heidecker & the Very Good Band @Black Cat

Our City, Our Music, Our Writers w/ local writers on jazz, Georgetown University Professor Maurice Jackson and NEA Jazz Master Willard Jenkins @ Hill Center.    ( Jackson just published Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience: How Black Washingtonians Used Music and Sports in the Fight for Equality. He will also talk about DC Jazz: Stories of Jazz Music in Washington, DC., which he co-edited.  Jenkins, DC Jazz Festival’s artistic director and WPFW radio host wrote Ain’t But a Few of Us. Black Music Writers Tell Their Story)

Molchat Doma @ Anthem (Belarus postpunk synth rock)

Dino Maccabee & Zach Mason @ Rhizome (experimental folk-pop & electronic drone music respectively)

In the Heights musical starts @ Signature Theatre (Latin uptown NYC theme)

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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

 Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge

Col. Josh Band @ Hank Dietle’s (honky-tonk rock)

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Wed. Feb. 12 –

Lizz Wright @ Kennedy Center (r& b/Americana vocalist)

Salsa meets go-go w/ Orquesta Manplesa and Too Much Talent Band @ Pearl St Warehouse

DC Street Jocks Rocked the House (film doc by Beverly Lindsay-Johnson about ‘70s Black DC dance music  club djs) w/ a discussion after w/ Lindsay-Johnson, Gregg Diggs (The Classics) , DJ Kool@ 6 @ Francis Gregory Neighborhood Library, 3600 Alabama Ave SE  

DC history Week “Picture Day” panel discussion from 6 to 10 w/ producer One9, Ron Moten,  & early days of go-go photographer Greg Mr G Sanders who took photos of people at shows in front of backdrops he set up; @ UDC

Hard Day’s Night (Beatles film ) @ 7 @ the Senator in Baltimore

Get Up Kids at Black Cat (sold Out)

Lena Jonsson Trio free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Swedish folk, jazz, American old-time, and electro-acoustic sounds)

Jazz Pianist Lafayette Gilchrist spinning and then talking about 1965 Andrew Hill record Point of Departure @ Idle Hour in Baltimore

 Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

Kizomba and bachata dj & dancing  @ Crossroads 2

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

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Thurs. Feb. 13-

Countdown At Kusini ( 1976 film) @ Library of Congress  Pickford Theatre . Directed by Ossie Davis. Screenplay by Ossie Davis, Ladi Ladebo, and Al Freeman, Jr., based on the story by ethnomusicologist  John Storm Roberts  about a Black jazz musician visiting an independent African country who  becomes involved in the struggle against a puppet government controlled by multinational corporations. Filmed in Nigeria in 1974. With Ruby Dee, Greg Morris, Ossie Davis, Tom Aldredge, Michael Ebert, Thomas Baptiste. (99 min, color, 35mm print) w/ Cameroonian Manu Dibango score .  Free but first come, first seated in small 64 seat room.

DC History week/DMV Hip-hop music & conversations w/ DMV important names including DJ Kool, Stinky Dink, DC Scorpio, Questionmark Asylum, Priest Da Nomad, DJ RBI  & a tribute to recently passed DJ Celo @ 6 to 10 @ Busboys & Poet, 2021 14^th St NW

Howard Hewett and Keith Washington @ Morgan State

From Wose to Farafina Kan: A Musical Celebration (African dance & jazz- D.C. Jazz Festival’s artist-in-residence, bassist Corcoran Holt, curated the lineup. Dancing is encouraged.  DC Collective jazz with drum and dance ensemble Farafina Kan) @ 7:30 @ Arena Stage’s Kogod Cradle. Pay what you can.

Des Demonas @ DC 9 (garage punk)

Flack @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom (roots  rock)

Girls Rock ! DC benefit with musicians covering pop hits @ Songbyrd

Early James free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (gravely Tom Waits like singer/songwriter/guitarist )

Listening Sessions: R&B Love Songs Edition @ Kennedy Center Studio K in the Reach

Yuridia @ Warner Theater (Mexican singer famed for being on a tv show )

Devon Kay, Dollar Signs, Tiny Stills @ Quarry House

Bill Starks & David Chappell @ 5:30 @ Hank Dietle’s (roots) Grandsons @ 8 pm there

Live Ethiopian music w/  guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis

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Fri. Feb 14-

R & B Vibe tour w/ Anthony Hamilton, Marsha Ambrosius, Lyfe Jennings @ Eaglebank Arena

The Moles (Australian-bred, New England-based Richard Davies from Cardinal)  and Tobin Sprout w/ Bevel Web (from Guided by Voices) @ Songbyrd ( garage pop )

Real Estate @ Ottobar (sold out)

Buys II Men @ MGM National Harbor (r& b)

A Date With John Waters @ Soundstage Baltimore

Raheem Devaughn @ The Lyric (r & b)

Beirut Nights presents “Bae”rut to DC – a special Valentie Day popup w/ sounds by Anthony Raad @ 530 Penn St NE

Africa with Love @ Smithsonian Museum of African Art (sold out)

Backyard Band and Black Alley @ Kennedy Center Concert Hall (go-go)

TOB @ 10 @ Throw Social (bouncebeat go-go)

Los Iracundos, Susana Kiara, Dayan Aldana, Los Angeles Negros @ Diamond Lounge

Grupo Mandingo Y Fer Martinez Y Sus Cuates De Olancho @ Club One

Mandingo ,Los Caminantes ,Guardianes Del Amor Y La Sonora Dinamita @ Cococabana

Los Cazadores Del Cerro @ Mexico Lindo (aka MXL)

Dina Paucar @ Papassitos

 Chad America's Annual Valentine's Day Rock & Roll Dance Party  w/ dj Baby Alcatraz and more Doors at 9:00pm

Ashley Kutcher, Michael Marcagi @ 930 (rootsy tiktok singer/songwriters) @ 930 Club

Eric Roberson @ Bethesda Theater (neo-soul) (& on 15^th)

Kevin Ross @ Birchmere (r & b)

Mid-Atlantic jazz fest 14^th to 16^th

Charles Covington jazz trio with singer Sandy Crawford free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

 The Set R&B djs @ The Club at Studio K Reach Bldg  @ Kenn. Center

Max Frost @ 7 @ Union Stage (pop-r’n’b singer) ; Kxllswxtch, Sxmpra @ 10:30 @ Union Stage (trap metal rappers)

Blacc Print Experience @ Takoma Station (go-go)

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs;

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket

Junkyard Band @ Urban Crab Boil (go-go)

*Arabic music dj @ Green Zone *

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Sat. Feb 15-

Cymande @ Howard Theatre (reunited early 70s Brit Funk group)

70s Soul Jam w/ BlueNotes, Manhattans, Delfonics, The Stylistics @ The Lyric in Baltimore

Adobo DMV event w/ Dj Pedro Night @ secret location tba

Amapiano DMV  w/ Musa Keys @ Culture Ivy City

Bartees Strange @ 930 Club (funky rock)

Lydia Loveless, John Calvin Abney @ Club 603 MD

Kelsea Ballerini @ Capital One (country)

Versa-Style street dance company from Los Angeles @ George Mason U Center for the Arts

Kevin Ross @ Birchmere (r & b)

R & B invitation w/  singers Joe, Musiq Soulchild, and Eric Benét  @ DAR

filmmaker Mati Diop ‘s  Dahomey @ NGA (theatrical account of treasures being returned to Benin/ nominated for awards/ she directed Atlantics )  

Ekko Astral @ Comet P Pong  (dc punk) (sold Out)

Thuy @ Filmore (Vietnamese American tiktok pop)

Md top djs tba @ Lamont’s

Eric Roberson @ Bethesda Theater (neo-soul)

Victoria Canal free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (London-based Spanish-American singer)

Rumba Club @ Takoma Station Tavern (Latin jazz and salsa )

Afrobeats & r & B dj @ Gazuza Lounge

Tropical Head Dome w/ Leon City Sounds & DJ Jim T @ Neptune Room (salsa, cumbia, chicha on vinyl)

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

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

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

*Michelle & Ayoni @ Atlantis  (indie-pop) (sold out)  *

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Sun. Feb 16-

Toro y Moi, Panda Bear, Nourished by Time @ 930 Club (sold out)

Trey Songz & Tamar Braxton @ ESA Arena se (r & b)

Step Afrika’s Step Classic” At Warner Theatre (step dancing)

Zacarias Ferreira Y Guardianes Del Amor @ Rio Cantina

El Jerry Gerardo Coronel @ VIP Room Baltimore

Washington Revels Jubilee Voices Black History Month Celebration @ 2pm @ the Lyceum in Alexandria

Wolf Eyes, Lexie Mountain Boys, & TBA @ Ottobar

Buddy Holly Tribute @ Rosensteel Hall

Sarau de Samba @ 2 @ Glen Echo Park (Afro-Brazilian culture celebration)

Eric Bellinger @ Howard Theatre (r& b singer)

Pianist Daryl Davis & band “Thanks for the Memories” tribute to rock, r& b, Americana musicians who died in 2024, @ Birchmere  

R & B Club homage to  and discussion of new jack swing @ 12 noon @ Songbyrd

Hard Day’s Night (Beatles film ) @ 10 am @ the Senator in Baltimore

Oliva O., Dead Calm, Shauna Dean Cokeland @ Comet

Rare Essence , Black Alley @ Hamilton Live (go-go)

XIB, UCB, Big Action @ V14 Lounge (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Throw Social

Maria Chavez, Valentina, DJ Kristy La Rat @ Suns Cinema

Rise Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Chopteeth @ Takoma Station (afrobeat and highlife)

David Barker, Lizard Hands @ Galaxy Hut

Les the Dj & Martin Miguel @ Grazie Mille

Jo-go Project @ Bossa (jazz & go-go)

Mezzanine Record Fair w/ beats by Magnus Andretti @ the Line Hotel

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

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park returns in the spring

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

Hula Monsters @ 6 @ Hank Dietle’s (roots & Hawaiian)

Kim Michelle Experience @ Hard Rock Café (go-go)

*Gilberto Santa Rosa @ MGM National Harbor (salsa)* 

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Mon. Feb. 17-

 Toro y Moi, Panda Bear, Nourished by Time @ 930 Club (quirky indie-rock & multi-genre rap/r& b/ rock )

Asal, Frex  @ Union Stage (Asal is a Canadian-based Iranian alternative rapper)

Hard Day’s Night (Beatles film ) @ 4 @ the Senator in Baltimore

Tba @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues)

DJ Crown Vic @ La Shukran ((global dance music on vinyl) 

Small old-school Go-go exhibit w/ photos , Globe posters, & record covers @ Brentwood Arts Exchange (Mon. thru Sat. through March 8)

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

 Ethiojazz @ Shalla 

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Tues. Feb 18-

Lauren Mayberry (of Chvrches) solo tour @ 930 (indie rock/pop)

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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

 Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge

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Wed. Feb 19-

Jesse Welles @ Atlantis (young folkie liberal protest singer) (sold out)

Billy F. Gibbons (of ZZ Top) @ Birchmere (sold out)

Supreme Divas @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom

DC the Don @ Union Stage ( Detroit rapper)

Sarah and the Safe Word, Everyone's Worried About Owen, Machinery of the Human Heart @ Quarry House

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

Kizomba and bachata dj & dancing  @ Crossroads 2

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

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Thurs. Feb. 20-

Okan @Clarice Smith Center (jazzy Afro-Cuban music w/ vocals, violin & percussion. 2 Cuban leaders are now based in Toronto )

Hot 8 Brass Band @ Pearl St Warehouse (New Orleans)

Lennox @ the Palace (reggaeton) (sold out)

Fave @ Songbyrd (Nigerian pop & afrobeats)  

Snehesh Nag Trio free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (great locally based sitarist Nag w/ guitarist Hasan Iman Hamdani & another musician)  

Smithsonian Mother Tongue Film Fest through Feb 23 live (& online Feb. 24 to March1 )

 Rebecca Berlin, Leo DiSanto,  My Gay Banjo, Broommaker @ Rhizome (avante- folk singer/songwriters)

Brett Young @ Warner Theater (pop-country singer)

DJ Jahsonic @ Grazie Mille

David Chappell @ JVs (roots guitar)

Live Ethiopian music w/  guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis

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Fri. Feb. 21-

King Face, Messthetics, Bedmaker @ Black Cat (DC punk & rock)

T.I., Sirius Company   after Wizards basketball game @ Capital One Arena  ( rapper concert included in game ticket price)

Nessa Barrett @ Filmore (indie synthpop singer-songwriter)

Peabo Bryson @ Bethesda Theater (r& b)

K-pop night @ Union Stage

Proper Utensils @ Takoma Station (go-go)

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs;

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket

CCB @ Throw Social (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Urban Crab Boil (go-go)

*Arabic music dj @ Green Zone *

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Sat. Feb. 22-

Capital Blues Fest/ Blues is Alright Southern soul tour  w/ King George, Tucka, Pokey Bear, West Love, Lenny Williams, Jwonn @ DAR Const. Hall

Old Knife, Devin Ocamp/ Jerry Busher, and Roscoe Tripp @ Crooked Beat Records

the Divine 9  (participants in the competition for  2025 National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Step Show title) @ George Mason U.

Newmyer Flyer Presents – Laurel Canyon: Golden Songs of Los Angeles 1966-’72 @ Birchmere (sold out)

Afrobeats to the World dj @ Howard Theatre

Charles from Leon City Sounds djs @ Le Mont Royale

Super Bailable w/ Claudia from Leon City Sounds djs , Martin Miguel, Marcello Bentine @ 618 H St NW

What Band @ Lamont’s (go-go)

Heaven Forbid @ Songbyrd (DC retro/classic  country)  

Alicia Waller & the Excursion free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (jazz, soul & more)

BlankFor.ms,  drummer Marcus Gilmore, and Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran on piano @ Studio K in the Kennedy Center  Reach Building

Afrobeats & r & B dj @ Gazuza Lounge

The Vibe Conductor dj @ Grazie Mille (r& b & classic hiphop )

DJ Crown Vic @ La Shukran ((global dance music on vinyl) 

Czech artist Alphonse Mucha exhibit opens @ Phillips ( inspired 60s psychedelic art)

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

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

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

Mose Allison Tribute w/ Craig Gildner, Nick Ruggieri & John Previti   @ 5 to 7 @ Hank Dietle’s

TCB’s Black Bo & Bustamove @ Martini’s Ft Washington (bouncebeat go-go)

Kim Michelle Experience @ Cultural Center (go-go)

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Sun. Feb. 23-

Nathalie Joachim @ 3 to 4:15 @ National Gallery of Art East Building (  Haitian-American performing artist and composer)  free registration online required

Masha J. Davey - “Give Me Funk or Give Me Death!” celebration of New Orleans’ musical history. From Congo Square’s hand drum rhythms to Mardi Gras brass bands and hip-hop shaking grooves on Rampart St. @ Atlas Performing Arts Center 

Hast du Feuer presents INITIALIZE: Floorplan, Trouble Funk & 30 more acts @ Republiq Hall NE DC

Johnny Spampinato and The Value Leaders @ 6 @ Hank Dietle’s (for NRBQ fans)

1252 Band @ Lamont’s  (soul)

Bryce Vine @ the Howard Theatre (pop hiphop electro )

Mahogany, Linda Smith, Anocean @ Metro Baltimore (Linda Smith is twee pop)

Black Rails,  New Passengers, Little A @ Galactic Panther

DC Record Fair ($5 11am to 12 noon; $2 noon to 5 @ 930 Club

BDX the Don, Big Mike & Friends @ Pearl Street Warehouse (DC rap)

Can I Kick it w/ DJ 2-Tone Jones playing music as a martial arts film shows @ Songbyrd

Chayce Beckham @ Birchmere (country singer who won on American Idol)

Poison Ruïn, Béton Armé, Seclusion  @ Comet P Pong

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

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park returns in the spring

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

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Mon. Feb. 24-

Mustafa @ Lincoln Theatre (Sudanese-Canadian singer/songwriter)

Tba @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues)

Strong Boys, Stockpile, Vicious Order, Glycine @ Rhizome (Strong Boys are Ireland hardcore punk; others are  hardcore punk from DMV)

Chris Travis @ Union Stage (Memphis, TN rapper)  

Small old-school Go-go exhibit w/ photos , Globe posters, & record covers @ Brentwood Arts Exchange (Mon. thru Sat. through March 8)

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

 Ethiojazz @ Shalla 

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Tues. Feb. 25-

Fiasco, Throwaway, Zam( Anthony Pirog trio w/ school pals) @ Rhizome  

Ghost9 @ Union Stage (K-pop)

Skinny Lister @ Pearl Street Warehouse (UK folk-punk )

Carley Harvey record release event @ Blues Alley (blues)

George Thorogood & the Destroyers @ Warner Theatre (blues and blues-rock)

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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

 Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge

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Wed. Feb. 26-

Dayme Arocena free 6 to 7  @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage ( Afro-Cuban singer)

Tiakola @ Union Stage (Congolese French rapper

Enter the Haggis @ Barns of Wolf Trap

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

Kizomba and bachata dj & dancing  @ Crossroads 2

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

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Thurs. Feb. 27-

Jason Isbell @ Warner (Americana roots country)

Baghed , Saafewaay , Power Pants , Evil Weevil @ Rhizome

Maro (Portuguese), and Nasaya (Reunion Island-born) @ Union Stage (synth pop)

Masters of Hawaiian Music w/ George Kahumoku Jr., Herb Ohta Jr., Sonny Lim @ Barns of Wolf Trap

Trupa Trupa, Shadow Riot @ Quarry House

Rock-a-Sonics @ JVs

Thrills @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock)

Live Ethiopian music w/  guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis

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Fri. Feb. 28-

Jason Isbell @ Warner (Americana roots country)

Bryson Tiller & DMV Winter Fest w/ Latto & more  @ Capital One (r& b)

Corey Harris, Spice Cake @ Archie's Barbershop for an old-fashioned rent party (blues)

Jose James @ LOC (r & B)

Elevator to the Gallows” (1958) Louis Malle movie @ 5:00 pm - 6:33 pm   @ Library of Congress Pickford Theater (LM-302) In a late-night session on December 4, 1957, Miles Davis and his French quintet recorded an improvised, modal score for Louis Malle’s debut film “Ascenseur pour l'échafaud” (Elevator to the Gallows).

Sid Sriram sings indie pop in English from his latest album rather than his earlier Bollywood @ Barns of Wolf Trap

House music DJ Doobie, Ebb King Magic @ Howard Theatre

Benjamim Booker (blues rocker) together  with Kenny Segal (underground boom bap hiphop producer) @ Union Stage  

Sierra Hull @ Hamilton Live (bluegrass)

Aaron Watson @ Birchmere (country singer)

Rock Steady Project @ Takoma Station

Kyshona @ Slayton House in Wilde Lake part of Columbia , MD

Zack Keim, Mikey Carnevale, Cinema Hearts @ Comet P Pong

DJ Crown Viv @ Mercy Me ((global dance music on vinyl) 

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs;

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket

TOB @ Throw Social

Junkyard Band @ Urban Crab Boil (go-go)

*Arabic music dj @ Green Zone *

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Sat. March 1- Jason Isbell @ Warner

Kodo Drummers @ George Mason Center for the Arts (Japan taiko drummers)

Chuck Brown Band @ Bethesda Theater

DC Abortion Fund benefit w/ Pretty Bitter, Cherub Tree, Flowerbomb, Massie @ Songbyrd

Chuck Bettis & Jerry Lim , Mick Barr , Breath of the Magi , Weed Tree @ Rhizome

John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Afrobeats & r & B dj @ Gazuza Lounge

Pretty Girls Love Afrobeats @ 4 pm @ Zebbies Garden

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

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

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

*Bed Maker, Continuals, Black Rails, Pedal Pushers, @ 7 @ 546 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park, MD  (dc punk) *

More lists-- Capital Bop has jazz; Mary Cliff has folk; Fools Night Out has roots music; Tickeri has Latinx, Mi Gente DMV has Latin dancing (salsa, bachata, zouk), Kesta Happenings DC Facebook has Latinx too,  baltshowplace.tumblr has Baltimore punk & more; Elliot Gross on Facebook has DC blues & blues-rock; DC. Underground on Instagram has metal & hardcore; gogomusixdmv on Instagram has go-go flyers; *Fans of Tom Cole's G-Strings on Facebook has jazz & international*

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DC / Baltimore / MD/VA / DMV Global Music & More January 2025 Concert Calendar Gig List

 

DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More January 2025 Concert Calendar Gig List

  Compiled & curated list of area gigs by local and touring bands and djs by Steve Kiviat.  List is edited and updated frequently (go-go shows are often just announced the week of the show; Lamont’s soul shows also). Work your way down day by day. Sorry this is late this month.

Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events tweeted @stevekiviat. Calendar is sometimes linked on my Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, & Threads. Email list coming soon. Gig list includes international (mainly African, Caribbean, Latin, Brazilian), roots, rap, soul, go-go, rock, punk, pop, gospel, club dj dance and more DMV & Baltimore & Annapolis gigs that I am interested in.  Lots of local Ethiopian and Go-go.  Additional gigs added after first posting have an *asterisk.*  Events listed have been found on websites, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/x, 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

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January 2025 Remaining Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then full list below w/ local & visiting).

Fri. Jan.  3-Janel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash @ Rhizome (jazz, chamber music, punk, classical) (being recorded for possible live album)

Fri. Jan. 10- Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist book talk by author Liz Pelly w/ a conversation w/ Chris Richards  @ 8 pm @ Joint Custody U St.

Chanchon 503 @ Ruta 50 Bar & Grill Falls Church (El Salvadorian chanchon cumbia)

Mon. Jan. 13-This is Lorelei (indie-pop & pop-punk from Nate Amos of Water from Your Eyes) , You Bet @ DC 9

Tues. Jan. 14- Yeison Landero 7 to 10 & beer tasting 6 to 7  @  402 N. Howard St.,  Baltimore (cumbia accordionist) (City Roots Eventbrite / discount for early purchase)

Sat. Jan. 18- Yeison Landero w/ Victor Arce for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (cumbia accordionist ) & later @ 8 @ Rhizome

Sun. Jan. 19- Let Freedom Ring Celebration, featuring Christopher Jackson and Esperanza Spalding, Let Freedom Ring Choir, led by Music Producer Nolan Williams, Jr. @ 7:30 @ Kennedy Center (free tickets 2 person given out @ 5:30)

Wed. Jan. 22-The Meteors @ Ottobar (London psychobilly/rockabilly)

Fri. Jan. 24-Googoosh @ Anthem (Iranian Persian music singer)

William Hart’s New Delfonics & Black Ivory @ Bethesda Theater (soul)

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January 2025 Full list (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month *)

Wed. January 1, 2025-

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

Kizomba and bachata dj & dancing  @ Crossroads 2

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

TCB & ABM @ Martini’s

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Thurs. Jan. 2-

Massa Nera (New Jersey screamo hardcore & post-rock/math-rock & Latin); Dim (Georgia emo hardcore ); Expiration Date (DC/ MD screamo); Bodied (Northern VA hardcore ) @ Rhizome

Jill Sobule free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (pop-alt-rock)

Grandsons @ Hank Dietle’s (roots/Americana)

Thrills @ Jvs (roots pop & rock) 

Azul Band @ Green Zone (global sounds)

Grupo Quimbao @ Bossa

Live Ethiopian music w/  guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

Sirius Company @ Shark Bar (go-go) *Cancelled due to busted pipe @ Shark Bar *

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis

Afrobeats @ Gazuza Lounge

Original Facez @ 8 to 11:30 @ Aqua (go-go)

Reggae Movie night @ 6 @ Peabody Hts. Brewery

Exhibition - The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Punk DIY Thursday thru Saturday Jan. 4 @ Brentwood Arts Exchange

*The Vibe Conductor @ Grazie Mille (r & b) * 

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Fri. Jan.  3-

Janel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash @ Rhizome (jazz, chamber music, punk ,classical) (being recorded for possible live album)

“I’ve Endured: Women of Old Time Music” an exhibition opening @ 6 pm  @ Creative Alliance

Trio Sephardi free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Sephardic Jewish songs from Spain)

Robert Lighthouse @ Hank Dietle’s (blues)

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs;

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian) (*temporarily closed till Jan 6*) 

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket

Girls Rock! DC benefit @ Songbyrd

TOB, Drama Squad @ Martini’s (bouncebeat go-go)

New Impressionz @ Throw Social (go-go)

Arabic music dj @ Green Zone

Exhibition - The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Punk DIY Thursday thru Saturday Jan. 4 @ Brentwood Arts Exchange

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Sat. Jan. 4-

Curren$y @ Howard Theatre (rap)

Homayoun Shajarian & Anoushiravan Rohani @ Strathmore

Nicole Seligmann (medieval music fiddle player) and Lucas Ashby (percussionist)  free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Middle Ages songs)

Tropical Beats w/ DJs Leon City Sounds @ Green Zone

Motherf’ers JMB & Co.(motoric hurdy gurdy by Geologist & dj Marc Minsker on bass & Jim Thomson on drums) , Applied Communications (polarizing experimental pop), Overtime ZZZ (left field guitar pop by PJ Brownlee ex-Plums)  @ Rhizome  

Haitian Independence Bash w/ DJs @ Crossroads 2

Adamarae & friends @ Songbyrd (schoolteachers band)

Distortion Inc., Hungry Bug, Apollo 66 @ American Legion Post 41 Cissel Saxon

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs; Turathna: A night of Culture & resistance benefit for middle east children’s alliance @ 7:30 @ Bossa

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)  (*temporarily closed till Jan 6*) 

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

Tropical Saturday Nights w/ Dj Ghost & G-Nice @ Carib Express in Laurel

Feelin the Funk Band @ Harmony Hall

TCB @ Fire Station 1 (bouncebeat go-go)

Junkyard Band , Still Familiar @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Backyard Band & friends @ Karma (go-go)

Exhibition - The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Punk DIY Thursday thru Saturday Jan. 4 @ Brentwood Arts Exchange

*DJ Baby Alcatraz @ 7 to 10 @ Daikaya *

*Akua Allrich & the Tribe @ 7 @ Takoma Station Tavern (jazz & classic afropop vocals) *

*DJ Slice & DJ G-Nice retro session 4 to 10 @ Society Silver Spring (reggae , soca, hiphop)* 

*DJ Bri Mafia @ 10 @ DC 9 *

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Sun. Jan. 5-

AvevA @ DC JCC (Ethiopian-Israeli singer)

Qiik, Listening Skulls, D.O.V.E., Saafewaay @ Rhizome (hardcore punk)

Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones @ Hank Dietle’s (blues & rockin roots r&b)

The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926 movie inspired by the Arabian Nights) with live soundtrack by the Anvil Orchestra (Roger C. Miller of Mission of Burma & Terry Donahue) 2 pm to 3:30 @ National Gallery of Art (registration for free tickets on nga website required)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church  (*temporarily closed till Jan 6*) 

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park returns in the spring

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

Spotlight Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Haiti on our Mind (performers tba) @ 7 @ Sankofa Books

TOB @ 1 to 7 pm @ 201 Mass. Ave NE (bouncebeat go-go)

Backyard Band 8 to 12 @ Sobe (go-go)

* Sriram Gopal & Fourth Stream @ 8 @ Bossa (jazz & South Asian) *

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Mon. Jan. 6-

Rematriation (to raise $ for someone returning to their home country) w/ Gloom Merchants, Requiem, Alex Harvelle, We'll get it next time, Programmed Cell Death @ Rhizome *POSTPONED due to snow*

Memphis Gold & the Scrap Iron Band @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues) *POSTPONED due to snow to March 3*

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla

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Tues. Jan.  7-

Equal Rights Amendment support show w/ Boy Meets Pearl, Grief Cat, La Marvela, Ammonite and Quattracenta @ Songbyrd *POSTPONED TO JAN 14*

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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

 Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge

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Wed. Jan. 8 –

Zar Electrik free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Egyptian and Mahgreb & Ethiopian & North African trance & dance  and rock music w/ guitar, oud, kora, & synth )

The Petawane Experience @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom (r&b/soul) postponed 

Hit Like A Girl, Sam Elmore and the Ghosts, Muhnday @ DC 9

Tumbao @ Union Stage

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

Kizomba and bachata dj & dancing  @ Crossroads 2

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

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Thurs. Jan. 9-

Longtimers @ Hank Dietle’s (New Orleans inspired roots rock)

Live Ethiopian music w/  guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis

Afrobeats @ Gazuza Lounge

Original Facez @ 8 to 11:30 @ Aqua (go-go)

Flack @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom (roots-rock)

*"Dahomey " (by acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics)) is about looted sculptures returned from  French museums to Dahomey in what is now Benin, @ Sun Cinema  ( described as a poetic work that delves into perspectives on issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution) (sold out) *

*The Fuss @ Wonderland Bar (ska, rocksteady ) *

*New Impressionz @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)  *

* Cheick Hamala Diabate @ 9:30 @ Bossa (music from Mali)* 

* Danube Sessions & Kriminal Pop w Orchester Praževica @ Green Zone  * 

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Fri. Jan. 10-

Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist book talk by author Liz Pelly w/ a conversation w/ Chris Richards  @ 8 pm @ Joint Custody U St.

Chanchon 503 @ Ruta 50 Bar & Grill Falls Church (El Salvadorian chanchon cumbia)

Raul Midon free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (jazzy soulful folk )

Daniela Soledade & Nate Najar - "Love & Bossa Nova" @ 7:30 @ Creative Cauldron (Florida based Brazilian music duo)

Cryptid Summer, The Armors, Truth or Dare @ Rhizome (post-punk, rock, pop-punk)

Hays Dowdy (Record Release), Outcalls, Soul Meets Body @ Comet P Pong (rock)

Last Train Home @ Rams Head Live Annapolis  (roots folk rock)

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

Joyce Lim presents Liv Wutang , Kiernan Laveaux “MalloryFriday Night” @ 10 @  Hill Prince H st NE (techno/electro)

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs; *Son Cubano Subterrraneo w/ classic Cuban dance music @ 7:30 @ Bossa * 

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket

TOB tribute to Doug E Doug @ Throw Social (bouncebeat go-go)

Arabic music dj @ Green Zone

*"Dahomey " (by acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics)) is about looted sculptures returned from  French museums to Dahomey in what is now Benin, @ 6:30 @ Sankofa Books ( described as a poetic work that delves into perspectives on issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution)*

*New Impressionz @ Aqua* 

*TCB, Reaction @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)* 

*Blacc Print Experience @ Takoma Station Tavern *

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 Sat. Jan. 11-

Junior Marvin & the Legendary Wailers @ the Hamilton Live (reggae)

Pedrito Martinez & Alfredo Rodriguez for 2 sets @ Keystone Korner (Latin jazz)  

Ex Pilots, World Record, Mieke @ Quarry House (rock)

 Original Facez @ Fire Station 1 (go-go)

Last Train Home @ Birchmere (root-folk-rock)

Sex Faces (w/ Jacky from Des Demonas/ drone punk rock ) , Song People (eclectic minimalists), Ducts (members of Dim Wizard, Halpine, Bittled UP & Des Demonas) @ Rhizome

Rock-a-Sonics & Natty Beaux @ Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom (rockabilly)

The Kennedys @ Creative Cauldron (folk-rock)

Mosh Madness w/ Pretty Bitter, Spring Silver, FlowerBomb, Pinkie Lemon, Massie @ 3 @ Takoma Park Presbyterian Church (benefit for Palestion Children’s Relief Fund)

Vienna Teng free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (singer/songwriter /pianist)

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

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

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

Tropical Saturday Nights w/ Dj Ghost & G-Nice @ Carib Express in Laurel

*Lorraine & the fabulous hand dancers 1 to 5 w/ Dj T-Play @ Brentwood Fire Dept. * 

*Kraff, w/ Platinum kids, Ricky Platinum, Flava Roots   @ 10 @ Buena Vista Ballroom in Jessup, MD  (dancehall) * (eventbrite) 

*New Impressionz, TOB, ABM @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)* 

*The Lion's Den DMV presents Baltimore club dance lessons by TSU Terry @ 10:30 to 11:30; Los Angeles Krump dance lessons by David Bickerstaff @ 11:45 to 12:45pm; DC Beat Ya Feet Dance lessons by Sheldon Silvers 1-2pm; & Malik Dope drumming for an open dance jam session from 2 to 3 , all @ Kennedy Center Reach (registration required) *

*Club Quarantine w/ DJ D-Nice w/ guests Anthony Hamilton, Arrested Development, Big Daddy Kane, Goapele, Kenny Burns, Rakim, Rapsody, Tank, and Tweet@ Kennedy Center (sold out)* 

*DJ Rumba-Fi "La Pachanga" w/ salsa, cumbia & more @ 10 @ Green Zone *  

*uh oh I missed Evening of music & dance for Palestine Unrwa fundraiser@ Sitar Arts Center DC*

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Sun. Jan. 12-

Pedrito Martinez & Alfredo Rodriguez for 2 sets @ Keystone Korner (Latin jazz) 

Newmyer Flyer : Simon & Garfunkel Tribute @ 2 & 7:30  Creative Cauldron

 Baltimore Avenue, Pro Video, clothes @ Rhizome (noise & punk)

Dance Club - CLOSING PARTY of Mallory weekend w/ Jacq Jill, Flotussin, Joyce Lim, Baronhawk, Tommy C @ DC 9 (techno/electro)

New York City-based artists Gibson + Recoder present "The Changeover System" from 2 to 4 @ National Gallery of Art . During this live performance, Gibson + Recoder will work from within NGA projection booth to transform the film projector’s light. They will use rotating, hand-blown glass objects and other diffracting elements to bend, scatter, and distort the film’s image. Florida-based sound artist Richard Garet will perform his material sound approach in real time for the piece. (35mm, approximately 70 minutes).  Online registration for this free event is required.

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

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park returns in the spring

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

Granny & the Boys @ Showtime Bar

Hit Like a Girl, Braceface, Batty, Gay Baseball @ Matro Baltimore  

*Celebration of Life for John Mercer, Esq.  (Attorney Mercer was the Legal Consultant on the National Hand Dance Association Board of Directors.  He was a lover of Hand Dance, old school R&B and Go-Go).  The Mercer Family will be hosting a public celebration for Johnny Mercer @ 2 pm to 6 pm @ the Howard Theatre, 620 T Street, NW at 2:00 p.m. (rsvp @ my keeper dot com) * 

*Sable Drive, Stan Kelz @ Galaxy Hut * 

*1252 Band @ Lamont's (soul)*

*R & B Club presents history of Cali R & B @ 12 noon @ Songbyrd * 

*The Arab blues: Rami Gabriel & Karim Nagi (guitar, ouds, percussion) @ Nolan Center at Georgetown Prep (Sold out) * 

*  Solomon Haile @ Champion Kitchen DC (Ethiopian) *

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Mon. Jan. 13-

This is Lorelei (indie-pop & pop-punk from Nate Amos of Water from Your Eyes) , You Bet @ DC 9

Nucleus & friends band 5g  @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues)

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla

*PostClassical Ensemble "Amazing Grace:Fire & Light w/ Chickasaw Nation classical pianist Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate @ Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre *

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 Tues. Jan. 14-

Yeison Landero 7 to 10 & beer tasting 6 to 7  @  402 N. Howard St.,  Baltimore (cumbia accordionist) (City Roots Eventbrite / discount for early purchase)

Dog Lips, Birthday Girl DC, Han Gan @ Quarry House Tavern (rock)

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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

 Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge

*Equal Rights Amendment support show w/ Boy Meets Pearl, Grief Cat, La Marvela, Ammonite and Quattracenta @ Songbyrd (was originally scheduled Jan 7) *

*Benefit for Los Angeles w/ DJ Mathias & DJ Pedro Night @ Sost * Moved to Thursday *

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Wed.  Jan. 15-

Maruja Limon free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Barcelona, Spain female flamenco pop group)

guitarist Hasan Imam Hamdan, sarod player Manik Khan,  a string quartet @ Strathmore mansion (south Asian & African music)

Newmyer Flyer : Simon & Garfunkel Tribute @ Rams Head Annapolis

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

Kizomba and bachata dj & dancing  @ Crossroads 2

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

*Essential Tremors Podcast presents host Lee Gardner playing Public Image LTD "Metal Box" @ 7 @ Idle Hour in Baltimore *

*"Let's Dance for Palestine - Palestinian dabke workshop@ 7:30 @ Palestinian House of Freedom, 650 PA Ave. SE  Suite 50 *

*AfroBlue, HU singing group @ MLK tribute @ 7 to 8:15 @ MLK DC Central Library (registration for free suggested) * 

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Thurs. Jan. 16-

Elucid @ Union Stage (critic fave rap)

Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone @ Birchmere

Seth Kibel & Flo Anito swing dance music @ Hank Dietle’s

David Chappell Band @ JVs (roots/Americana)

Live Ethiopian music w/  guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis

Afrobeats @ Gazuza Lounge

Original Facez @ 8 to 11:30 @ Aqua (go-go)

*Les the DJ @ Grazie Mille (r'n'b, Asian city pop) * 

*Benefit for Los Angeles w/ DJ Mathias & DJ Pedro Night @ Sost * (moved from Tuesday)*

*New Impressionz @ 8 @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)* 

*Verny Varela @ 9:30 @ Bossa ( cumbia, valenato, salsa) *

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Fri. Jan.  17-

Cecily “Soul Music for a Better World “ @ Creative Cauldron (originals and covers)

Noochie @ Songbyrd (rap & go-go)

La Joaqui @ Diamond Lounge (Argentina urban freestyle vocalist)

Los Cuates de Sinaloa @ Mexico Lindo

Nao Yoshioka @ Rams Head Annapolis (Japanese jazzy soul singer )

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs; Alba Musik featuring special guest artists Sean Kupicz, Olyda, and La Magdalena @ 8 @ Bossa (flamenco)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket

New Impressionz @ Throw Social (go-go)

Proper Utensils @ Takoma Station (go-go)

Arabic music dj @ Green Zone

*The Vibe Conductor dj @ Grazie Mille  (r & b) *

*Linda Smith, Sad Veiled Bride, Sonic Eddy @ 7  @ Art, Sound, Language (twee pop) (donations requested)* 

*MLK Shabbat: Visions of Freedom and Justice tribute to MLK & to late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel who marched w/ MLK in Selma. The service will feature soul-lifting music from Covenant Baptist UCC's choir and Sixth & I musicians, plus words of inspiration from Dr. Imani Romney-Rosa Chapman, interfaith partners, and Sixth & I'ers @ 7 pm @ 6th & I. Stick around after the service for challah and dessert.*

*Sensor Ghost @ Stauton, VA Underground Comics & Zine Fest (postpunk)* 

*Chuck Brown Band @ Collective Encore Columbia (go-go)*

*Sa-roc as part of Say it Loud fest all weekend @ 8 @ BlackRock Center for the Arts* 

*Peak Bloom @ Pie Shop (grungy indie- emo)* 

*Leela James @ MGM National Harbor (r& b) * 

*TOB, Drama Squad, Simple Groove @ Martini's (bouncebeat go-go)  * 

*EU, Black Passion free @ 7 to 12 @ District E Shaken not Stirred @ 701 7th St NW  *

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Sat. Jan. 18-

People’s March in DC & elsewhere in US

Yeison Landero w/ Victor Arce for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (cumbia accordionist ) & later @ 8 @ Rhizome

Alex Bueno @ Club One

Adjective Animal, Giant Day, Anocean @ Quarry House

Project Locrea @ Creative Cauldron (global music from international band)

Kindred the Family Soul @ Birchmere

“We Go Out!” w/ BAE and Special Guest Beau Young Prince, Nacho Gummy Bears x Chibuguzo x Suga Riot x Danjalé, and dj sounds by Trilla Kay & Bri Mafia @ Songbyrd

Monsters from the Surf, Snapshirts , Zocko @ Hank Dietle’s (surf & garage rock)

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs; *Arc Trio @ 7:30 (harp, guitar, drums genre bending music) * 

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

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

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

Tropical Saturday Nights w/ Dj Ghost & G-Nice @ Carib Express in Laurel

Stone Pleasure Band @ Burgers in Manassas (southern soul)

Backyard Band @ 11 @ Shark Bar (go-go)

*Kankouran West African Dance @ 7 @ Dance Place *

*Linda Smith, Sad Veiled Bride, Sonic Eddy @ Normal Books in Baltimore *

MLK Day of service to prepare (& deliver ?) care packages for at risk families from 12 to 2 @ UPO Petey Greene Community Service Center, 2907 Martin Luther King Junior Avenue SE (eventbrite registration) 

*Junkyard Band & Sirius Company @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)* 

*Kim Michelle Experience @ Balkonie (go-go)* 

*Derek Gripper (South African guitarist) & Rahim Alhaj (oud) @ 6:30 to 9 @ Nolan Center of Georgetown Prep *

*2025 Peace Ball: Voices of Justice and Liberation w/ Sweet Honey in the Rock, Artists from Joe’s Movement Emporium Black Leaves Dance Company, Farafina Kan, Superior Cling Jazz Band, DJ Farrah Flosscett @ Arena Stage * 

*Laylit Arabic electronic music event w/ DJ Ushka (NYC), DJ Lionessa (Vancouver), DJ Aboudi Issa (Detroit) @ Culture * 

*New Impressionz @ 8 to 12 mdt @ Urban Crab Boil in Forrestville (go-go)* 

*TCB, DTA afterparty after Commanders playoff game @ Martini's in Ft. Washington( $20 admission if wearing Commanders gear before 12 mdt.) *   

*Chuck Brown Band @ Collective Encore Columbia (go-go)*

*MLK Peace Walk from 9:30 am rally @ Shepherd Park to indoor parade followed by wellness fair @ 11 am to 2 pm @ ESA arena  in SE DC (this walk has a 40 plus year tradition)  *  

Beat ya Feet dance workshop w/ Crazylegz  @ 2:30  plus a record fair 1 pm to 6 pm   as part of Say it Loud fest all weekend@ BlackRock Center for the Arts (online registration suggested* 

*Hiphop & R& b bar crawl @ Chi Cha Lounge, District Alley, Saint Ex, Alice, Pure Lounge, Amsterdam 2 to 10 On U St NW (eventbrite) 

*Chibuguzo @ 8 @ Songbyrd (Rap & r& b  hybrid w/ creative instrumentation) *  

*Thursday @ Fillmore (post-hardcore emo)*

*Professor & African Methodist Church liberation reverend Dr. Obery Hendericks gives MLK lecture  @ 5 to 7 @ DC Comm on the Arts & Humanities, 200 I St SE  (  ( 2021 book-Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith)*

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Sun. Jan. 19-

Let Freedom Ring Celebration, featuring Christopher Jackson and Esperanza Spalding, Let Freedom Ring Choir, led by Music Producer Nolan Williams, Jr. @ 7:30 @ Kennedy Center (free tickets 2 person given out @ 5:30)

Rare Essence, EU, DCVybe @ Howard Theatre (go-go)

Be’la Dona go-go brunch @ 2 @ Bethesda Theater *CANCELLED I THINK*

Kindred the Family Soul @ Birchmere

Jeremie Albino @ Union Stage (roots-folk)

David Chappell Band *w/ guest Anthony Pirog*   @ 2 to 4:30 @ Hank Dietle’s (roots/Americana ) POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER*

Hula Monsters @ 6 @ Hank Dietle’s *CANCELLED *

Jumpin Jupiter @ 4 @ JVs (rockabilly)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park returns in the spring

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

*Kankouran West African Dance @ 4 @ Dance Place *

*Curtis Eller’s American Circus @ Galaxy Hut *

*Stone Pleasure Band @ Lamont's (soul)* 

*Pure Elegance @ 8:15 @ Shark Bar (go-go)* 

*Ndule @ 8:30 @ Bossa (Congolese improv jazz ) * 

*Robert E. Person tenor vocalist tribute to MLK @ Blues Alley * 

*Pretty Bitter @ the Garage in Boyds, Md (DC indie-rock)* 

*Fairfax record riot @ 10 am to 5 @ Arlington-Fairfax Elk Lodge* 

*TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)* 

*Professor & African Methodist Church liberation elder Dr. Obery Hendericks gives MLK talk @ Covenant Baptist ( 2021 book-Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith)*

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Mon. Jan.  20-

The Anti-Inaugural Ball w/ Sly stone cover band  @ Black Cat

unInauguration 2 with J.D. Parran and Andrew Drury @ Rhizome (noisy jazz)

Omar @ the Birchmere

Mark Wenner’s Blues Warriors w/ Clarence Turner & more  @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues)

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla

*"King: A Filmed Record ...Montgomery to Memphis" free @  12 noon @ AFI Silver* 

*The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Go-go exhibit @ Brentwood Art Exchange through March 8 * 

* MLK Day of service from 8:45 am to 2 pm @ Shiloh Baptist in Alexandria, VA to create prayer blankets for the Northern VA Juvenile Detention Center and prepare hygiene, household, and laundry kits for distribution to Bethany House, Friends of Guest House, David's Place Day Shelter, and the Alexandria Community Shelter. (eventbrite registration)*

*Keur Khaley African dancers @ 3 @ MLK Dare to Dream Day @ American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore ( please bring new unopened toiletries & self-care items for the House of Ruth) *

*MLK tribute to the radical King on WPFW 89,3 & online 5 am to 12 mdt.* 

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 Tues. Jan. 21-

Del McCoury Band @ Collective Encore early and later @ Barns of Wolf Trap (playing 1960s era music) 

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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

 Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge

*Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)* 

*Art Talk Tuesday panel w/ Jamal Gray (curator, dj, producer) & others involved in DC & PG visual arts 6 to 8 @ Busboys & Poets Brookland * 

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Wed. Jan. 22-

The Meteors @ Ottobar (London psychobilly/rockabilly)

Harmonies of Hitsville @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom

Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes @ the Hamilton Live (rock & cumbia)

guitarist Hasan Imam Hamdan workshop on how mystic practices are shaped by music, with a focus on Pakistani Qawwali music, Indian classical music, and ‘Sufi’ music from Turkey @ Strathmore Mansion

Cecily @ Keystone Korner

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

Kizomba and bachata dj & dancing  @ Crossroads 2

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

*Del McCoury Band @ Barns of Wolf Trap (playing 1970s era music) *

*Ritual-strictly house music w/ DJ Underdog & DJ Mate Masie  @ 9 @ St Ex* 

*Dunia & Aram Artsouca @ 8 @ Bossa (ska/jazz/ global) *  

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Thurs. Jan.  23-

Amy Helm @ the Hamilton Live (roots Americana )

Yamato Drummers of Japan @ Strathmore

Sabor Tropical w/ Leon City Sounds djs & DJ Crown Vic @ ESL

David Grubbs, Susan Alcorn, The Caribbean @ Rhizome (Artsy postpunk & postrock)

The Thrills @ Hank Dietle’s (roots-pop & rock )

Live Ethiopian music w/  guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis

Afrobeats @ Gazuza Lounge

Original Facez @ 8 to 11:30 @ Aqua (go-go)

John Flynn & Joe Jencks Live in Concert  @  Temple Isaiah in Fulton Maryland. (folk)

*Chante Moore @ Birchmere (polished r & b) (& on 24th)*

*Verny Varela @ 9:30 @ Bossa (cumbia, valenata, salsa & more) *

*New Impressionz @ 8 @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)* 

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Fri. Jan. 24-

Googoosh @ Anthem (Iranian Persian music singer)

Warren G “Regulate…G Funk Era 30^th Anniversary show @ Howard Theatre (rap) *POSTPONED*

William Hart’s New Delfonics & Black Ivory @ Bethesda Theater (soul)

Stand By for Failure: A Documentary About Negativland @ Rhizome

Afrocidade @ 7 to 9 @ Creative Cauldron (Afro-Brazilian)

Dancing w/ the Stars @ MGM National Harbor

Black Masala & Eastern Standard Time @ Pearl St.  Warehouse

Allstar Purple Party @ the Hamilton Live

Moises y Su Chanchona @ Ruta 50 Bar & Grill Falls Church (El Salvadorian chanchona cumbia)

Industria del Amore , & Viento y Sol @ El Palenque Falls Church

K-pop dance party @ Ottobar

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs;

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket

TOB, *Nino Paid,  & Big Don Bino & Yaddiya “Hoyas” @ Black Cat (bouncebeat go-go & rap )

Reaction Band @ Throw Social

Arabic music dj *Saba*  @ Green Zone

*Tina-The Tina Turner Musical @ National Theatre through Jan . 26 * 

*Chante Moore @ Birchmere (polished r & b)*

*Iranian Film Fest starts w/ Universal Language @ 7 @ Freer* 

*Benefit for Ruthie of Ruthie & the Wranglers' medical bills w/ the Wranglers, Rock-a-sonics, Thrills , Porch Delights & guests including Ratso, Patty Reese, Mark Noone @ Rosensteel Hall (roots rock)* 

*Del McCoury Band @ Barns of Wolf Trap (playing 1980s era music) *

*DJ Crown Vic spinning global music vinyl @ Mercy Me * 

*EU @ Shaken not stirred 7th St nw*

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Sat. Jan. 25-

Freda Payne two shows  @ Blues Alley (jazz & R& b vocals)

Ebi @ Warner Theatre (Iran)

Chuck Prophet & his cumbia shoes all ages matinee @ 1 @  Rams Head Annapolis (cumbia rock)

Stokley @ Bethesda Theater (r& b)

Abortion Access benefit show w/ Birthday Girl DC, Clear Channel, Dazy, Flowers for the Dead, Simpson, Yaya Bey @ Songbyrd (DC rock & more)

Headhunters, Donald Harrison @ Keystone Korner (jazz )

Pom Poko, Big Bill @ Comet P. Pong

Mechanical Canine, Cuni, Faded Home @ Quarry House

China to Appalachia w/ Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer & Chao Tian w/ guest sitarist Snehesh Neg @ Creative Cauldron (folk & Chinese music)

Lunar New Year celebration w/ Stephanie Chou, a Chinese American jazz composer, saxophonist, and singer. free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (registration online ) 

Montez du Durango & Patrulla 81 @ Club One

Donaty @ Leyla’s Lounge

Esther Haynes, Keith Grimes, Dean Dalton @ Hank Dietle’s (swing jazzy acoustic roots )

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

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

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

Tropical Saturday Nights w/ Dj Ghost & G-Nice @ Carib Express in Laurel

*Silkroad Ensemble @ George Mason Center for the Arts *

*Steve Roy & Still Familiar @ Lamont's (DC go-go)* 

 *Del McCoury Band @ Barns of Wolf Trap (playing 1990s era music) *

*Skyline Initiative Feed the Homeless community initiative w/ DJ Wildchild DNA from 1 to 4 @ St Vincent de Paul Church, 120 N. Front St., Baltimore * 

*DJ Jahsonic & DJ Underdog @ 10 @ Shanklin Hall* 

*Fundraiser for Forro Dc w/ feijoada meal, live music (forro & samba) @ 4:45 pm @ Roda Movements Wheaton *  

* Djs Rattlesnake, Kristy La Rat, B2B Cybersyn , Alucarda, Znorthy @ 11 @ DC 9 (global gay electro)* 

*Soroche @ Marx Cafe (cumbia)* 

*TCB @ Martini's Ft Washington (bouncebeat go-go)* 

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Sun. Jan. 26-

Freda Payne 2 shows  @ Blues Alley (jazz & R& b vocals)

Esperanza Spalding @ Warner Theatre

Sarau de Samba, a monthly celebration of Afro-Brazilian samba w/ locally based Brazilian musicians @ 2 to 5 @ Glen Echo Park  

Chris Travis @ Union Stage (rap)

Nico Play, Benét @ Comet P. Pong

American Patchwork guitarist and vocalist Clay Ross, Falguni Shah, an 11th-generation Hindustani classical vocalist, and Yasushi Nakamura, an Issei jazz bassist w/ guest artist Grégoire Maret on harmonica @ 1 and 3 @ National Gallery of Art (Americana & global sounds ) (registration required on website)

Raymi @ 2 @ Creative Cauldron (Andean music)

Brad & Ken Kolodner @ 7:30 @ Creative Cauldron (old-timey, bluegrass & roots)

Dan Bern @ Jammin Java (folk)

Taimane @ Hamilton Live (Samoan Hawaii based ukelele virtuoso)

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

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park returns in the spring

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

Pile “o’ Rocks w/ Nighthawks @ Collective Encore in Columbia, MD ( Rockpile covers band)

Granny & the Boys @ Showtime Bar

*The Del Arcos, Daley Combat @ Galaxy Hut* 

*1252 Band @ Lamont's (soul) *

*Del McCoury Band @ Barns of Wolf Trap (playing 2000s era music) *

*Backyard Band @ 4 to 9 @ Babylon    Tandoori Woodbridge  (go-go)* 

*Lunar New Year lion and dragon dance @ 6 p.m. at MGM National Harbor * 

*DJ Underdog & KIng Sellasie Sound w/ reggae, dub, conscious dancehall, lovers rock @ 9 @ St Ex *

*Creative fusion w/ people painting while improvised music is played @ 8 @ Bossa *   

*Anteneh & Birhanu @ Champion Kitchen Georgia Ave NW (Ethiopian ) * 

*A day of action w/ DJ Adrian Loving , art & letter writing workshops , info tables by local social justice & community groups , & guided tours of Struggle for Justice, Brilliant Exiles : American Women in Paris, Felix Gonzales Torres, James Baldwin exhibits @  1 to 4 @ National Portrait Gallery*

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 Mon. Jan. 27-

Soccer Mommy, L'Rain @ 930 Club (indie rock) (sold out)

Jessica Lea Mayfield ( indie singer/songwriter) @ Songbyrd 

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla

*Attinshun's open mic @ Rendezvous, 2020 9th St NW*  

*Dave Chappell's blues band 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW* 

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Tues. Jan. 28-

Soccer Mommy, L'Rain @ Atlantis (indie rock)

Can I Kick It martial arts movie series  w/ Dj 2-Tone Jones adding a soundtrack @ Songbyrd 

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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

 Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge

*Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)* 

*Lunar New Year Celebration w/ Lion dance  @ 5 to 7 @  Rosslyn Central Place Plaza*

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Wed. Jan.  29 –

Anderson Brothers present Duke Ellington at 125, free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

guitarist Hasan Imam Hamdan @ Strathmore Mansion (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iranian music) 

Morgan Wade @ 930 Club (country/Americana)

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

Kizomba and bachata dj & dancing  @ Crossroads 2

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

*Gigi McLaughlin @ Mercy Me (every Wed. Brazilian jazz) *

*Year of the Snake - Tet Lunar New Year celebration w/ lion dances & more  @ 12 noon @ Eden Center*

*Endlings (formerly in DC band  Lightmare), A Shrewdness of Apes, Hungry Bug @ Pie Shop (DC rock) * 

*Broommaker, Jason Anderson, Hotel Sewing Kit @ Rhizome (artsy-indie folk) *

*Afro-Cubist Experience was @ Bossa*

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 Thurs. Jan. 30-

Jamie XX @ Anthem (UK art-electro dance)

(((O))) @ Atlantis (Filipino experimental r& b)

Jean Carne’s Legacy tour @ Blues Alley (r & b & Jazz vocals)

Charles Jones, Sophia James, Aaron Childs (retro-soul) opening for Ben Barnes @ Lincoln Theatre

Molly Lewis @ Songbyrd (Los Angeles lounge pop w/ a bit of Brazilian tinge)

Hotel Mira @ Comet P. Pong

Live Ethiopian music w/  guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music   *Reaction Band*@ Black Rose Lounge (go-go)* 

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis

Afrobeats @ Gazuza Lounge

Original Facez @ 8 to 11:30 @ Aqua (go-go)

*DJ Jahsonic @ Grazie Mille *

*Marjan Farsad @ Miracle Theatre (Iranian born singer & artist/animator) *

*singer Neko Case book talk w/ Atlantic magazine Sr Editor Hanna Rosin @ 6th & I Synagogue * 

*Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Piano Keys (go-go)* 

*Sabor Tropical w/ Leon City Sounds djs, DJ Crown Vic, DJ Nico Sophia @ ESL* 

*TCB @ Flirt (bouncebeat go-go)* 

*Grupo Quimbao @ 9:30 @ Bossa( cumbia, salsa, vallenato, ) *

*Sirius Company @ Shark Bar (go-go)* 

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Fri. Jan. 31-

Mannequin Pussy , Militairie Gun @ Soundstage Baltimore (punk rock ) (sold out)

Brandon Seabrook (eclectic guitarist & banjoist), Janel & Anthony (eclectic cellist & guitarist) @ Rhizome

Willow Avalon @ Atlantis (country /Americana )

Jean Carne’s Legacy tour @ Blues Alley (r & b & Jazz vocals)

Miead Nikfarjam and Dr. Kimia Hesabi Persian music @ 6:30 @ Strathmore before Hamid Rahmanian’s Song of the North @ 8 @ Strathmore Music Center

Disco Biblioteca : music book club discusses Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna @ 7 to 8 @ People’s Book

Veronneau @ Creative Cauldron (French Chanson & bossa nova & other global sounds)

The Set – R & B experience djs @ Howard Theatre

Leon City Sounds djs @ 10 @ Showtime Bar  (Cumbia, salsa, chicha,  more)  

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs;

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music * On last Friday -reggae , dancehall, afrobeats dj instead*   @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket

Pile “o’ Rocks @ 8 to 11 @ Mayan Monkey Brewing Co., Gaithersburg  

Still Familiar @ 10 @ Throw Social

Arabic music dj @ Green Zone

*DJs Pedro Night, VLE, Marcos3000, Ghost, Calibr8tor @ Soundcheck DC* 

*Hiphop, afrobeats, dancehall, amapiano, dj @ Flame Restaurant Alexandria * 

*Blacc Print Experience @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)* 

* 35th Anniversary Party for Slumberland Records, featuring DJs, a pop-up record shop, exclusive merch, and the special release of Stop What Yr Brewing, a Hazy IPA collaboration between Bluejacket, Ocelot & Slumberland, @ Churchkey (celebration continues Feb. 1 w/ bands @ Comet P Pong) * 

*Glosser, Close, Flo Petite @ DC 9 (indie dream pop ) *

*TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)* 

*Checo Acosta y Orquesta @ El Aguila Rest. Silver Spring * 

*TOB @ Martini's (bouncebeat go-go)*

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Sat. Feb.  1, 2025

Slumberland Records 35th Anniversary Party w/ Lorelei, Jeanines, Lightheaded @ Comet P. Pong (twee pop)

Bob Marley’s 80^th birthday reggae @ Bethesda Theater

Broommaker, Jason Anderson, Hotel Sewing Kit @ Rhizome (indie folk)

Little Red & the Renegades @ 7:30 @ Creative Cauldron

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

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

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

Tropical Saturday Nights w/ Dj Ghost & G-Nice @ Carib Express in Laurel

Proper Utensils @ Lake Presidential Golf Club

*Akua Allrich tribute Nina Simone & Miriam Makeba @ PG Publick Playhouse * 

*New Impressionz @ 1313 Lounge (go-go) * 

*Toro, XK Scenario, Druid Stone @ Quarry House Tavern (rock & more)  *

*TCB @ Fire Station 1 (bouncebeat go-go)* 

*KC & the Sunshine Band @ MGM National Harbor ;*

 Fazil Say @ Linehan Concert Hall Baltimore (Turkish pianist) ;*

 Backyard Band @ Urban Crab Boil (go-go)*

- Stone Pleasure Band @ Lamont’s (soul)*

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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 dancing (salsa, bachata, zouk), Kesta Happenings DC Facebook has Latinx too,  baltshowplace.tumblr has Baltimore punk & more; Elliot Gross on Facebook has DC blues & blues-rock; DC. Underground on Instagram has metal & hardcore; gogomusixdmv on Instagram has go-go flyers; *Fans of Tom Cole's G-Strings on Facebook has jazz & international*