DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More June 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.
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. Also some movies w/ music themes, and music book events. 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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My many June 2025 Remaining Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then full list below w/ local & visiting).
Wed. June 4-*"Ain't No Back to a Merry Go Round" doc about Black & Jewish protestors against the then white-only Glen Echo Park in MD , @ 4:40 @ AFI Silver
Paul Simon @ Wolf Trap
Yola @ Lincoln Theatre
Thurs. June 5 - Marvin Gaye: Melancholy and Genius in Black Culture and Media talk by
Dr. I. Augustus Durham, University of Toronto @ Library of Congress
Grace Jones and Janelle Monae World Pride event @ Anthem
Fri. June 6- Wu-Tang Clan @ CFG Arena (rap)
“Cuba My Soul” 2022 doc about history of Cuban music w/ 2 rooftop Cuba concerts w/ Teté Caturla, Félix Baloy, Tony Avila, El Yonki, Maria Victoria Rodriguez, Rembert Egües and many more, @ 9:45 pm @ AFI SIlver (1st of 4 June showings of this movie)
“Pavements” unconventional film about 1989 formed California rock band Pavement @ 6:20 @ AFI Silver (1st of 9 showings @ AFI)
Wed. June 11- “Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story” film doc about this pioneering dancehall star from early 1980s @ 7:20 pm @ AFI Silver as part of the Caribbean Film Fest
Sat. June 14 -Erykah Badu @ Wolf Trap (r & B)
Southern Soul Backyard Party w/ Vick Allen, P2k, Terry Wright, Jeter Jones, Lokey Kountry, Big G (Richmond, Va Singer), Tina Brown, The Hardway Connection, Karen Wolfe, Jesi Terrell Band @ 2 to 8 @ Lamont's in Indian Head (eventbrite ticket)
Sun. June 15- Highway QC’s 80th anniversary concert (& the farewell into retirement performance by their singer the gospel godfather Spencer Taylor Jr. ) w/ Lil Sammy & the New Flying Clouds @ 3 to 7:30 pm @ Southern Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Temple Hills, MD
Thurs. June 19-City of Takoma Park Juneteenth w/ Backyard Band (go-go) @ 1:30 as part of 12 to 6 event @Takoma Park Middle School ‘s Lee Jordan Field
Sat. June 21 - Home Rule Fest w/ Imani-Grace Cooper who will pay tribute to Roberta Flack, The Farafina Kan Ensemble w/ West African drum and dance traditions, Plunky & the Oneness of Julu w/ African funk, New Impressionz and Backyard Band ’ go-go @ 1 to 9 @ Walter Reed, 1010 Butternut St NW (records and other stuff will also be sold)
Peterbug Day Fest w/ old-school music from Marafiki African Drums, the Peacemakers,Rob and the Gil Scott Heron Revue,Crosswind from Baltimore,The Legends ,Tony Brown, Shady Groove,Kat Rollins, Ray Apollo Allen, Dean Cavanaugh of the Intruders & more.. The DC Legends Award will be given to DANCIN TONY (a dc hand dancer) @ 11am to 8 pm @ 502 13th & E Sts SE. John Peterbug Matthews has a shoe and leather repair shop & he mentors kids
Positive Force 40th anniversary show w/ Soulside, Holy Rollers, Tsunami, No Man (Special guests: Pete Stahl & Enoch Thompson of Scream) Benefit show for Gaza Soup Kitchen & We Are Family DC 6 to 10 @ St Stephens Church
Thurs. June 26- Qais Essar & Sonny Singh : Sangat @ Hill Center ( Afghan horn player Essar; & Punjabi singer Singh from Red Baraat )
Fri. June 27 - Step Afrika 30 years anniversary feat. Sweet Honey in the Rock at Strathmore (and the 28th) (step dancing)
Ray Sepulveda @ the Palace (Puerto Rican salsa)
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, Birthday Girl DC, Light Beams 6 to 9 pm @ Lamont Park Plaza in Mt Pleasant DC ( OTPMD are Zurich postpunk)
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Full June 2025 list- (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month or changes *)
Sun. June 1 -
Takaat (bandmates of Mdou Moctar) , Motherf’ers JMB & Co., Opt Out @ Comet P Pong
Pinback and Hammered Hulls @ Union Stage (punk)
OK Go @ 930 Club
Wonder-full - A Tribute to the Music of Stevie Wonder w/ DJ Spinna, Jahsonic @ Black Cat
Rock-a-Sonics @ Hank Dietle’s
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
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
*Verde Vida Community Fest w/ La Sonora Dinamita @ 3 to 8 @ Mexico Lindo MXL (cumbia & more) *
*DJs Shaun Wright, Adrian Loving @ Flash*
*DMV comedy, crank, rap fest w/ comedians plus Black Cobain, Chelly the MC, Fat Trel, Dream team Band, The Men Band, New Impressionz @ 4 pm @ Howard Theatre *
*Jazz in the Heights w/ Birckhead, Konjur Collective, Redwood @ 12noon to 6 pm @ Sycamore & Oak in Congress Heights SE DC *
*The Pop-out w/ DJ Bimshire, DJ Sam I am, DJ Curry @ 4 to 10 @ location tba (Zebbie's Garden maybe) *
*Amapiano DMV djs @ 2 pm @ Hook Hall*
*Anocean, Star Matriarch, Waxing Crone @ 9 @ Galaxy Hut (rock) *
*Silver Spring World Heritage Fest @ 1 to 7 @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring *
*flamenco @ Harmon Hall *
*Heitor Pressor & Vava Samba School & Pagode @ Bossa *
*Fete-ish Soca Day Party @ 3 to 9 @ Karma (billed as 80% soca, 20 % other stuff & outdoors)*
* Sound Scene 10 am to 5 @ Hirshhorn *
* Sherri Barbee 6 to 10 @ Lamont’s (soul) *
*QUEERING SOUND: This Could Go Boom! Showcase - Ammonite , Druid Stone . grlztoy, Manners Manners ,
The Timber Bridges @ 7 @ Rhizome *
*Junkyard Band, Be'la Dona Band @ 5 to 10 @ Clarendon Ballroom, Arlington (go-go)*
*Kim Michelle Experience @ 5 to 10 @ Felt Bar @ MGM National harbor (go-go)*
Jazz in the heights at sycamore and oak
Verde Vida community Fest w/ La Sonora Dinamita @ 3 to 8 @ Mexico Lindo
Sherri Barbee 6 to 10 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Manners , The Timber Bridges @ 7 @ Rhizome
T & T steel orchestra as part of Caribbean Heritage month event @ Ottobar
DJ Rick G. with hand dancing and line dancing @ 3 pm biweekly @ marketplace plaza, 7175 12th st NW at Parks at Walter Reed biweekly on Sundays through October
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Mon. June 2 -
Shirletta Settles blues and soul band @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW
*"Ain't No Back to a Merry Go Round" doc about Black & Jewish protestors against the then white-only Glen Echo Park in MD , @ 11:50 am & 4 pm @ AFI Silver *
Bloc Party: 20 Years of Silent Alarm & hits , Blonde Redhead, Joan @ Anthem
XTC's Terry Chambers & friends @ Jammin Java
Post Malone , Jelly Roll @ Northwest Stadium
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. June 3-
Steve Earle solo & acoustic @ Birchmere (sold out)
*"Ain't No Back to a Merry Go Round" doc about Black & Jewish protestors against the then white-only Glen Echo Park in MD , @ 11:50 am & 4 pm @ AFI Silver *
Corey Arceneaux & Zydeco Hot Peppers @ 6:30 to 8 plays the summer concert series at Brookside Gardens, Wheaton
I Was the Weirdo movie doc celebration hosted by Deborah Bond w/ DJ Stylus & DJ E-Boogie @ Hill Prince Bar, 1337 H St NE
Bini @ MGM National Harbor
Tennis @ Anthem
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
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. June 4-
Paul Simon @ Wolf Trap
Yola @ Lincoln Theatre
The Kooks @ Anthem
The Water Polo Ball World Pride event w/ Kotic Couture, Baronhawk Poinier, BXRNXRD, Dyanna Monet @ 930 Club (electronic dance / techno)
*"Ain't No Back to a Merry Go Round" doc about Black & Jewish protestors against the then white-only Glen Echo Park in MD , @ 4:40 @ AFI Silver
Memphis Gold @ JVs (blues & soul)
Latchkey Kids, Gerd, Truth or Dare @ 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
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova) (every Wednesday )
Simone Baron & Forro Triangulo @ 4 to 6 World Pride Black Party @ 20th St NW (behind La Tomate) (forro is rural Brazilian dance music)
Simone Baron & Forro Triangulo @ 7 to 8:30 @ Bossa
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Thurs. June 5 -
Marvin Gaye: Melancholy and Genius in Black Culture and Media talk by
Dr. I. Augustus Durham, University of Toronto @ Library of Congress
Grace Jones and Janelle Monae World Pride event @ Anthem
WTMD First Thursday w/ Craig Finn, Brandi & The Alexanders, Rex Pax @ 5:30 pm for free @ Canton Waterfront Park Baltimore
Sleigh Bells @ 930 Club (sold out)
"Ain't No Back to a Merry Go Round" doc about Black & Jewish protestors against the then white-only Glen Echo Park in MD , @ 12:15 & 4:40 pm @ AFI Silver
Eem Triplin, DC the Don @ Union Stage (rap)
Simone Baron & Forro Triangulo @ 7 to 8:30 @ Mount Vernon Place square in Baltimore
Pretty Girls Love R& B @ Shanklin Hall
Diasporic Disco w/ Baronhawk Poitier, Chaia, Les the DJ, kabir @ 618 NW DC
Azul Band (“music without borders”) @ Green Zone
Garnet Rogers and Robin Bullock @ Temple Isaiah in Fulton, MD (folk)
Thrills @ JVs (roots rock)
Longtimers @ Hank Dietle’s (New Orleans rooted rock )
Son Cubano 4:30 to 6:30 @ Metropolitan Park National Landing Crystal City Arlington
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
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
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)
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
North By North , Oh Violet, Peak Bloom, Endlings @ Pie Shop (rock and punk)
*Proper Utensils feat. Jas Funk 7 to 11 pm @ Encore Lounge, Hyattsville (go-go)*
*TCB @ V-14 (bouncebeat go-go) *
*New Impresssionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)*
*Verny Varela & band @ Bossa (salsa , vallenata) *
*DJ Pedro Night @ Sost *
*Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Fest 6 to 7 @ Kenn. Ctr. Mill. Stage free *
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Fri. June 6-
Paul Simon @ Wolf Trap
Wu-Tang Clan @ CFG Arena (rap)
“Cuba My Soul” 2022 doc about history of Cuban music w/ 2 rooftop Cuba concerts w/ Teté Caturla, Félix Baloy, Tony Avila, El Yonki, Maria Victoria Rodriguez, Rembert Egües and many more, @ 9:45 pm @ AFI SIlver (1st of 4 June showings of this movie)
Save your Soul dj night w/ DJ Baby Alcatraz & Rob Macy @ Lithuanian Hall Baltimore
“Pavements” unconventional film about 1989 formed California rock band Pavement @ 6:20 @ AFI Silver (1st of 9 showings @ AFI)
“Panazz: The Story” film about an influential ‘90s formed Trinidad & Tobago steel pan ensemble @ 7 @ AFI Silver
Capital Jazz Fest w/ Samara Joy, Esperanza Spalding, Will Downing, Avery Sunshine, Take 6, En Vogue, Big Daddy Kane , Teddy Riley, Keith Sweat, Bilal, Blackbyrds, Jose James, TLC, Atlantic Starr, Tom Browne, Headhunters, Dru Hill & more @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jennifer Lopez, Tinashe & more @ World Pride Music Fest at RFK grounds
Gaby Ferreyra’s CalleJera @ Diamond Lounge (reggaeton / Latin pop)
Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz @ Jammin Java (alt-country roots folk )
Sosimo Sacramento, Killay Y Marco Sacramento @ Papasitos in Manassas Park
Grupo Exterminador Y Juan Acuna El Terror Del Norte @ 90 Degrees
Festival de la cumbia villera w/ La Ty Lam, SuperMerk 2 @ the Palace
Zac Brown Band @ MGM National Harbor
New Jazz Underground @ National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
TCB & guest bands tba @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)
Seth Kibel & the Kleztet @ 7:30 @ Grist Mill Park,Mt. Vernon Highway, Alexandria
Pet mosquito, Jordan & the Switchblades , Powerband, Chill parents @ Rhizome
Booty Rex Queer Pride Party w/ 6 djs including Kristy La Rat, Natty Boom, Mothershiester & live drumming by Asha Boom Santee @ Black Cat
TOB @ Throw Social (bouncebeat go-go)
EU @ Air (go-go)
Baltimore Record Bazaar Vinyl Nite @ 6 pm @ Peabody Heights
Dance Club w/ Jett, DJ Joyce Lim, Tommy C., Baronhawk Poitier 11 pm @ dc 9 ( techno)
DJ Crown VIc @ Cana (global on vinyl)
DJ Gilbert Torossian @ Green Zone (More Arabic/some Armenian)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab (go-go)
Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs; *Son Cubano @ 7:30 *
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
*TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go) *
*Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Fest 6 to 7 @ Kenn. Ctr. Mill. Stage free *
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Sat. June 7-
Paul Simon @ Wolf Trap
Capital Jazz Fest w/ Samara Joy, Esperanza Spalding, Will Downing, Avery Sunshine, Take 6, En Vogue, Big Daddy Kane , Teddy Riley, Keith Sweat, Bilal, Blackbyrds, Jose James, TLC, Atlantic Starr, Tom Browne, Headhunters, Dru Hill & more @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Perfume Genius @ 6 @ 930 Club
Selwyn Birchwood @ 1 @ Rams Head live Annapolis ( blues)
"Listen to the Voices" a movie about an unruly 13-year-old boy who spends his summers at his grandmother’s house in French Guiana where he drums — in no small part because his uncle Lucas, who tragically died 11 years prior, was also a drummer. He searches for ways to pay tribute to his history, culture and heritage; @ 1 @ AFI Silver (1st of 2 showings of this film at AFI )
“Pavements” unconventional film about 1989 formed California rock band Pavement @ 6:45 & 9:20 pm @ AFI Silver
Pedrito Martinez @ PG Publick Playhouse (NY based Cuban Latin jazz drummer)
Carnaval Cruceno w/ La T y la M, La Super Orquesta, Banda Enjambre, Dj Javi @
Fairgrounds Expo Events Center , 10624 Dumfries Road, Manassas, Virginia
Smithereens w/ guest vocalist John Cowsill @ Birchmere
WorldPride Fest headliner Cynthia Erivo, Dance music icon Cece Peniston, Kristine W, and pop singer David Archuleta on the main stage of the street festival & concert on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, between 9th and 3rd streets, from noon to 10 p.m
Troye Sivan, Rupaul and more @ World Pride Fest @ RFK Grounds
Raul Midon @ Blues Alley
Proper Utensils @ Chateau Lounge
Caribbean Heritage Fest w/ Image Band, Na Jair, Thoz Diamonds, Flambe @ 12 noon to 7 pm free @ Bladensburg Waterfront Park
“42nd Street” movie doc about the conflict between police and artists on a Dominican street @ 9:30 pm @ AFI Silver as part of Caribbean Film Fest
David Chappell and Red Volkaert w/ Previti & Ragusa @ Hank Dietle’s (roots & classic country)
Purple Mixtape - Prince celebration w/ DJ Dredd talk at 9 & dj’d Prince music @ 10 @ Black Rock
Tony Aguirre and Los Chavelitos @ El Ranchon
Pedro Loli @ Lima de Veras Restobar/PATIO in Sterling (dress code here)
EU feat. Sugar Bear @ Keystone Korner Baltimore
MOB final show @ The Warehouse dc (go-go)
BK @ Privilege
Global Grooves w/ DJ Keynoir @ 6 to 9 @ Culturefresh @ Solitaire Social , 8200 Dixon Ave., Silver Spring
Lafayette Gilchrist & the Sonic Tripmasters @ Takoma Station Tavern (funky jazz piano & more)
Adamare @ Songbyrd
Tropical Beat w/ DJs Leon City Sounds @ Green Zone
Plastic toys, Demon Muffin, Earthwork @ 2 to 4 @ art sound language
The Yachtsmen @ Palisades Hub
DJ Crown VIc @ Daikaya (global music on vinyl)
Coyaba West African Dance Theater @ 3 & 6 @ Joe’s Movement Emporium
What Band @ Lamont’s (go-go)
Zocko, Carrier Wave, Apollo 66 @ American legion Post 41 Sissel Saxon (rock)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
*TCB, TOB, DSB @ Martini's (bouncebeat go-go) *
*DJ Pedro Night @ Capo Italian Deli *
* Daruma 6 to 7 @ Kenn. Ctr. Mill. Stage free *
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Sun. June 8-
DMV Summer Kickoff Music Fest w/ Rare Essence, DCVybe, Sirius Company, Beladona, COTY the Artist, Mature Clientele, Slick Wicked Band @ Tysons II Galleria (go-go)
Capital Jazz Fest w/ Samara Joy, Esperanza Spalding, Will Downing, Avery Sunshine, Take 6, En Vogue, Big Daddy Kane , Teddy Riley, Keith Sweat, Bilal, Blackbyrds, Jose James, TLC, Atlantic Starr, Tom Browne, Headhunters, Dru Hill & more @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Taj Mahal, Keb Mo, Abraham Alexander @ Wolf Trap (blues)
Go-go on the MLK Library rooftop * w/ EU & the Chuck Brown Band* from 1 to 5 pm (different go-go bands each remaining Sunday in June ) (bands tba)
“Cuba My Soul” 2022 doc about history of Cuban music w/ 2 rooftop Cuba concerts w/ Teté Caturla, Félix Baloy, Tony Avila, El Yonki, Maria Victoria Rodriguez, Rembert Egües and many more, @ 5 pm @ AFI Silver
“Pavements” unconventional film about 1989 formed California rock band Pavement @ 6:45 & 9:20 pm @ AFI Silver
“Following Harry” doc about the last 12 years of Harry Belafonte’s life @ 3 pm @ AFI Silver
Jellyroll Mortals perform best of Lovin Spoonful @ 2 @ Hank Dietle’s & Paul Cebar and Tomorrow Sound @ 6 @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock dance band)
Caribbean American Heritage Fest @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring
Global Rhythms: Music, Dance & Storytelling from Around the World-Free showcase of music, dance, and storytelling from around the world w/ Nyame Nti Cultural Healing Arts Therapy (N-CHAT), Coyaba Dance Theater, Grupo Fénix , Story Tapestries, Chao Tian, DC Casineros, and more! • 12pm – 4pm @ Glen Echo
Woodmoor fest w/ Dot Dash, Apollo 66, Spring Silver , Celebration Summer, Curse Words, the Delarcos & others on multiple stages 12 to 6 @ Silver Spring (rock) (see website for specific times & stage locations)
Capital Centre book talk w/ Jeff Krulik, 2 more plus guest photographer David Werth at 3 to 6 @ Fairfax Regional High School
DJ Asto @ Ibiza
Grupo Exterminador Y Juan Acuña El Terror Del Norte @ VIP Room Baltimore
Happy Together Tour 2025 Featuring The Turtles, Jay & The Americans, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Vogues, And The Cowsills @ Birchmere (sold out)
Caribbean Heritage month event w/ Kurlou reggae and Image Band 4 to 6 pm @ Fairwood Community Park in Bowie
R & B Club presents summer vibes only @ 12 noon @ Songbyrd
Jumpin Jupiter @ 4 @ JVs (rockabilly)
Digikat, Noiz @ Galaxy Hut
JPEG Mafia @ Soundstage Baltimore ( rap)
Smithereens w/ guest vocalist John Cowsill @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
24/7 Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Blues Sunday Supper with Daryl Davis featuring Angela Hill at J. Hollinger's Waterman's Chophouse at J. Hollinger's
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
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
*Pride Day party w/ DJ Les, DJ Baby Alcatraz, DJ Marc Meistro @ 4 pm on @ Grazzie Mille *
*DJ Rat, TrOpigal, & others World pride event @ 2 to 9 @ Wunder Garden (reggaeton, other Latin sounds, hiphop , dance)
* Prince 's music dance party w/ Dj Stylus the Vibe Conductor @ 4 to 9pm Funset party @ Dew Drop Inn*
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Mon. June 9
“Pavements” unconventional film about 1989 formed California rock band Pavement @ 6::20 pm @ AFI Silver
Selwyn Birchwood @ Jammin Java (blues)
Clarence Turner blues band 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church
Motown on Mondays w/ DJs D-Skillz, Harvey Dent, Miss H.E.R., Stylus @ 7 @ Everyday People (Motown plus Motown remixes, covers, close relatives )
SSBF Blues Week Kick-Off w Chappell / Lepson / Ragusa / Previti / Swaim at American Legion Post 41, Cissel-Saxon
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*Turnover @ Fillmore (pop-punk )
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Tues. June 10 –
“Cuba My Soul” 2022 doc about history of Cuban music w/ 2 rooftop Cuba concerts w/ Teté Caturla, Félix Baloy, Tony Avila, El Yonki, Maria Victoria Rodriguez, Rembert Egües and many more, @ 4 pm @ AFI SIlver
“Pavements” unconventional film about 1989 formed California rock band Pavement @ 9 pm @ AFI Silver
Suzanne Vega @ Lincoln Theatre (indie folk)
Simple Minds, Modern English, Soft Cell @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Cindy, Linda Smith, Tomato Flower @ Current Space (twee pop and more)
Deady, Material Objects , Ducts , Spring Silver @ Rhizome (mostly punk bands booked by Ahmad Z)
Happy Together Tour 2025 Featuring The Turtles, Jay & The Americans, Little Anthony, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Vogues, And The Cowsills @ Birchmere (sold out)
Kiti Gardner & the Drifting Valentines @ Hank Dietle’s
David Bach Consort @ Brookside Gardens, Wheaton (World Contemporary, Jazz )
Akua Allrich & the Tribe @ 6:30 pm @ Alethia Tanner Park (Jazz & pan-African singer)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
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. June 11-
Dean Wareham @ Songbyrd (rock)
Reverend Horton Heat & Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas @ Soundstage Baltimore (rockabilly, roots, Zydeco)
Bill Frisell & Skuli Sverrisson @ Hamilton Live (jazz & more)
“Pavements” unconventional film about 1989 formed California rock band Pavement @ 6::20 pm @ AFI Silver
Cymone Lovett Prince Tribute 6 to 9 @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom
“Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story” film doc about this pioneering dancehall star from early 1980s @ 7:20 pm @ AFI Silver as part of the Caribbean Film Fest
“42nd Street” movie doc about the conflict between police and artists on a Dominican street @ 9 pm @ AFI Silver as part of Caribbean Film Fest
fka LAFFYYY , Franxx , Spiral Jetty @ Rhizome (electronic & punk hybrid acts)
Dutch Interior, Dari Bay, Faded Home @ Comet P Pong (indie rock)
Stacy Brooks band @ 7 to 10 @ Takoma Station Tavern (blues)
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
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova) (every Wednesday )
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Thurs. June 12-
Louis Michot (of Lost Bayou Ramblers) @ Hank Dietle’s ( Louisiana Cajun w/ new album) (first set sit down music; 2nd set Cajun dance music)
Robert Glasper @ Birchmere (sold out)
Q’lokura @ El Ranchon
“Cuba My Soul” 2022 doc about history of Cuban music w/ 2 rooftop Cuba concerts w/ Teté Caturla, Félix Baloy, Tony Avila, El Yonki, Maria Victoria Rodriguez, Rembert Egües and many more, @ 4 pm @ AFI SIlver
"Listen to the Voices" a movie about an unruly 13-year-old boy who spends his summers at his grandmother’s house in French Guiana where he drums — in no small part because his uncle Lucas, who tragically died 11 years prior, was also a drummer. He searches for ways to pay tribute to his history, culture and heritage; @ 5:30 @ AFI Silver
“Pavements” unconventional film about 1989 formed California rock band Pavement @ 6:20 @ AFI Silver
Skullcap (Janel Leppin, Anthony Pirog, Mike Kuhl) Record Release w/ Kiyan and Teymour Saifi@ Rhizome (experimental rock & jazz)
Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals (experimental hiphop) , Hormone, Kotic Couture, Juuuni , Musume @ Ottobar
Akeem Ali @ Pearl St Warehouse (rap) (sold out)
Bibi @ MGM National harbor
Be la Dona @ Piano Keys (go-go)
Danube sessions/Kriminal pop w/ Orchester Prazevica live @ Green Zone
Flack @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom (roots rock)
Gypsy Kings feat. Tonino Baliardo @ Warner Theatre
Bluebeat: K-man & the 45s, Last Resort @ 1101 Kenyon St NW
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)
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
*New Impresssionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)*
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Fri. June 13-
Saba @ Fillmore (Chicago rapper)
Tweet @ Birchmere (r& b)
Sugar Bear & EU @ 7:30 to 9 free @ Grist Mill Park,Mt. Vernon Highway, Alexandria
Bachata Heightz @ the Palace
La Perversa @ Perro Negro in Cheverly (Dominican singer)
Karate, Milliseconds, Insect Factory @ Black Cat (rock & experimental)
Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz pianist)
The Antlers , Okkervil River @ Ottobar
Wussy @ Club 603
Pirlo 420 @ Bravo Bravo
DJ Remi Hassoun @ Green Zone (Arabic)
Cruddy Chronicles summer concert series w/ Cruddy Crankerz, Swindlez, Supa Kool T, Relentless Band, Perfect Circle, Nina Gene @ 4 to 10 @ Anacostia Park Field 7
Glock40Spaz @ Bethesda Theater
Still Familiar @ Throw Social (go-go)
Special World , Color Rot, Berra @ Comet P Pong
Robert Lighthouse Trio @ Hank Dietle’s (blues)
Astrid Sonne w/ Flowers for the Dead (acoustic set), Walsh Kunkel @ Current Space Baltimore (rock)
Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation Ensemble and Robert Lighthouse at the BioWall, Cameron St plaza, Silver Spring
Evening at the Nigerian Embassy with music and food
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab (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 music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
*Nelly after Nats game @ Nats Park (rap)*
*TCB, Drama Squad Band @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)*
* Leon City Sounds djs @ 6 to 9 @ Market Sw, 425 M St SW (tropical sounds) *
*MAB 2.0, RBM 2.0, Body of Evidence @ Balkonie (go-go) *
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Sat. June 14 -
Erykah Badu @ Wolf Trap (r & B)
Southern Soul Backyard Party w/ Vick Allen, P2k, Terry Wright, Jeter Jones, Lokey Kountry, Big G (Richmond, Va Singer), Tina Brown, The Hardway Connection, Karen Wolfe, Jesi Terrell Band @ 2 to 8 @ Lamont's in Indian Head (eventbrite ticket)
7th Stanine Fest w/ Tyondai Braxton (from Battles) and Ben Vida, guitarist-improviser Wendy Eisenberg, Deakin (Animal Collective), The Caribbean, Lucy Liyou, Emily Robb, Jon Camp @ 1 to 9 @ Rhizome (experimental music & alt-rock)
Silver Spring Blues Festival w/ Sue Foley, @ 8 plus Allstar jam @ 9 With Daryl Davis, Sue Foley & more; earlier is Mama Moon & the Rumpshakers, Shari Puorto, Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Ensemble @ 1 on Acoustic stage, fest is 10 am to 10 pm
Alexandria Jazz Fest w/ We Were Here Before (Luke Stewart, Marc Cisneros, Nik Francis), Caolyn Malachai @ 5:15 & 7:30 @ Alexandria Waterfront Park
New Impressionz, TOB, ABM @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Scotland, MD Juneteenth w/ Erica Campbell & Howard U Gospel Choir, Hardway Connection, Step Afrika @ Bethesda Theater (r&b, gospel, southern soul, step dancing)
Vans Warped tour June 14 & 15 w/ Pennywise, Less Than Jake, the Aquabats, the Suicide Machines, Angel Du$t, Drain, Fever 333, Koyo, Scowl @ RFK grounds (sold out)
Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley
Day of Remembrance– Long Live Fatahk Dnell w/ Reaction, ABM, Simply Groove @ 1800 Mass Ave SE & 1800 C St SE (A block from Stadium Armory Metro) (bouncebeat go-go)
Laylit at Culture DC (Arabic electronic music)
Sarau de samba @ Glen Echo Park (Brazilian)
Taiwan Cultural Heritage Night 'Hai Hua Community Center' free @ 7:30 to 9 @ Ossian Hall Park, Annandale, VA
4th Annual Taste of the DMV fest w/ go-go stage w/ Tru Worshipperz band, UCB, CCB, LIT Band, Vybz Band & more on PA Ave NW between 3rd & 7th
Capital Centre book talk w/ Jeff Krulik, 2 more plus guest Glen Melcher scalper turned broker @ 1 to 5 @ Hyattsville Library
Tarsha Fitzgerald presents Voices of Motown Fathers Day show @ Birchmere
Columbia Pike Blues Fest w/ Rick Franklin, Little Red & the Renegades, Swamp Dog Clark, Sol Roots Band, Everyday Everybody free from 1 pm on
Dayan Aldada -25 years of love to Peru @ Catholic U. Hartke Theatre
La Sonora presents Baile Luna w/ djs Bembona & Sunny Cheeba plus Puerto Rican food from 6 to 11 @ location tba when one buys a ticket from La Sonora (Nuyorican & Puerto Rican music)
Pile ‘o’ Rocks @ 4 @ JVs (rockpile & related covers)
Ammonite, Pet Names, Jane O'Neill @ Pie Shop (rock)
DJ Crown Vic’s Weird World @ Green Zone (global music on vinyl)
The Outlaw Vinnie Stigma ( feat Gogol Bordellos Eugene Hutz and Sergey Ryabtsev), Zopa ( feat Michael Imperioli), Sab Grey @ Ottobar
Rock-a-Sonics, Crayfish Sisters @ College Park American Legion
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
*TCB, XMB @ Martini's (bouncebeat go-go)*
*What Band & guest @ Tandoori Woodbridge (go-go)* *Juneteenth w/ Cece Peniston, Junkyard Band, Brencore Allstar Band, Soul Messengerz from 12 to 5 @ Watkins Glen Park (r& b, go-go) *
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Sun. June 15-
Highway QC’s 80th anniversary concert (& the farewell into retirement performance by their singer the gospel godfather Spencer Taylor Jr. ) w/ Lil Sammy & the New Flying Clouds @ 3 to 7:30 pm @ Southern Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Temple Hills, MD
Gran Carnaval CentroAmericano w/ Grupo Exterminador, Los Toros Band, Kazzabe, Banda Ibanez, Orquesta San Vicente, Grupo Algodon, Los Plebes de Olancho & more from 11 am on @ Sarem Farm, Burtonsville
The Lemon Twigs & the Candy Rocks @ Ottobar (‘60s & 70s Beach Boys-ish garage pop rock)
Go-go on the MLK Library rooftop w/ * Proper Utensils & Zyona ftg. Michael Muse from 1 to 5 pm free (different go-go bands each remaining Sunday in June ) (bands tba)
Alejandro Fernandez homage to Vincente Fernandez @ Eaglebank Arena
The Kills at Soundstage Baltimore
La Sonora & Tolas Room present Baile Sol w/ Los Bomberos de Calle (live Puerto Rican bomba ), DJ Do Q (salsa vinyl), food from the Empanada Lady, Rio the Barber popup from 4 to 8 @ Stem & Vine Baltimore
Microplastique and Dr. Kimia Hesabi (DC-based Iranian-American violinist) @ Rhizome
Aimee Mann w/ Jonathan Coulton @ 930 Club
Sue Foley @ 12 :30 @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis (roots)
Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley
Rise Band, guest dj & doors @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Ray Apollo Allen @ 8:30 @ JVs (soul)
David Chappell @ 2 ; Hula Monsters @ 6 @ Hank Dietle’s (roots)
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
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
DJ Rick G. with hand dancing and line dancing @ 3 pm biweekly @ marketplace plaza, 7175 12th st NW at Parks at Walter Reed biweekly on Sundays through October
*Funset Dance party @ 4 to 9 @ Sandlot Anacostia *
*DJ Baby Alcatraz @ 12 to 5 @ Le Mont Royal *
*TCB & more bands @ 7 to 2am @ Casamigos (bouncebeat go-go) *
*Vans Warped tour June 14 & 15 w/ Pennywise, Less Than Jake, the Aquabats, the Suicide Machines, Angel Du$t, Drain, Fever 333, Koyo, Scowl @ RFK grounds (sold out)
*Brazilian Forro dance music lessons @ 5 & Trio PC de Scerra @ 6:30 @ Bossa *
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Mon. June 16-
Deerhoof, Sexx Faces, Clear Channel @ Union Stage (punk, artsy rock)
Tomeka Reid Quartet ( Tomeka Reid, cello; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Jason Roebke, bass; Tomas Fujiwara, drums) @ Rhizome (critic fave jazz )
Telehealth, Club USA @ Pearl Street Warehouse
Gayle Harrod blues band 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW
The Outlaw Vinnie Stigma feat. Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz, Jessie Wagner of the Aggrolites and others ,* w/ Leon City Sounds djs* @ Atlantis
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis @ Kennedy Center *
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Tues. June 17 –
Lil Baby & BigX tha Plug @ CFG Bank Arena (rap)
Mannequin Pussy @ 930 Club (punk rock ) (sold Out)
Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray @ Rhizome (critic acclaimed jazz)
RIngo Starr & His All Starr band @ Wolf Trap
Moose Jaw @ Brookside Gardens (bluegrass)
Shauna Dean Cokeland, Miri Tyler @ Comet P Pong
Los Locos @ 6:30 @ Aleitha Tanner Park )
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
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. June 18-
Kendrick Lamar , SZA @ Northwest Stadium (rap, r&b)
Mannequin Pussy at 930 club
Fonseca @ Eaglebank Arena
Cults @ Union Stage
Newmyer Flyer Paul McCartney birthday celebration w/ local musicians @ 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
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova) (every Wednesday )
*Backyard Band @ 9 @ Ivy City Smokehouse (go-go)*
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Thurs. June 19-
City of Takoma Park Juneteenth w/ Backyard Band (go-go) @ 1:30 as part of 12 to 6 event @Takoma Park Middle School ‘s Lee Jordan Field
Juneteenth - Future Band DC @ 4 to 9 Metro Bar (go-go)
Juneteenth w/ Rise band at Glen Echo (soul)
Juneteenth w/ Sirius Company, DJ Biggs @ 5 to 11 @ Cambria Hotel Navy Yard 69 Q St SW
Juneteenth Hand dancing @ Anacostia Park
Juneteenth special program w/ blues guitarist David Cole & wife Linda Harris @ Tinner Hill in Falls Church
Juneteenth with Black Alley, DJ Miss Her, Pinky the Rapper Joi Carter Band 12 noon on @ Smithsonian Anacostia Museum
Sech @ Ibiza (reggaeton)
Adrian Younge & orchestra @ Union Stage (music producer/ vocalist /guitarist who uses hiphop, r& b, spoken word to address America’s racism)
Positive Force DC 40th Anniversary Gathering 2025 w/ Messthetics, Swing Kids, Celebration Summer, Soroche @ Malcolm X Park (additional events on June 20 & 21 & 22)
Keith Urban, Alana Springsteen, and more @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Juneteenth w/ Top 5 Band between 11 am & 7 pm @ MGM National Harbor
Edging, Bushfire, Sad Roach, Courage Mother @ Rhizome
Kelsey Waldon @ Pearl St Warehouse
Breezy Supreme @ Songbyrd
The Convenience, Dot Dash, Halpine @ Quarry House (DC rock)
Brent Birckhead Presents “The Exchange” w/ Brandon Woody, & Imani -Grace Cooper @ Keystone Korner (jazz)
Mazboota w/ djs Fady D & Deeso @ Green Zone (Alt Arabic)
Juneteenth Fest 5 to 10 @ 530 Penn St NE
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)
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
*Proper Utensils feat. Jas Funk 7 to 11 pm @ Encore Lounge, Hyattsville (go-go)*
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Fri. June 20-
“5 years of Good Trouble -Reclaiming Black Lives Matter Plaza w/ bbq, go-go, resistance w/ TOB, URB @ 6 pm @ 16th & H Sts NW
Positive Force 40th anniversary show w/Girls Against Boys, Swiz, War On Women, whitepicketfence (w/ special guest: Kevin Seconds) @ 6 to 10 as a benefit for Ayuda and the Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network! @ St. Stephen's Church, 1525 Newton St NW
Conjunto Rienda Real, La Pocima Nortena, Los Reales del Rio @ 90 Degrees
Nelson Kanzela @ Mexico Lindo
DJ Basbousa @ Green Zone (Arabic)
DJ Asto @ Diamond Lounge
Elikeh @ 8 free @ Lubber Run (Togo afropop)
The Armors, Desert Sharks, James Bondage @ Rhizome (rock and punk)
New Impressionz @ Throw Social (go-go)
Meg Elsier, Liz Cooper, Flo Petite @ Comet P Pong
DJ Crown VIc @ Shukran (global music on vinyl)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab (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 music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
*Chinatown Funk Express IV w/ DJ Mista B & Les the Dj @ 618 H St NW (upstairs of Chinatown Garden) (From Korean funk-pop icons to Cantonese Hi-NRG to dreamy grooves of OPM, get ready for lush production, sleek rhythms, and heartfelt melodies inspired by ’80s Japanese City Pop and crafted across East and Southeast Asia.)
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Sat. June 21 -
Home Rule Fest w/ Imani-Grace Cooper who will pay tribute to Roberta Flack, The Farafina Kan Ensemble celebrates West African drum and dance traditions, Plunky & the Oneness of Julu w/ African funk, New Impressionz and Backyard Band ’ go-go @ 1 to 9 @ Walter Reed, 1010 Butternut St NW (records and other stuff will also be sold)
Peterbug Day Fest w/ old-school music from Marafiki African Drums, the Peacemakers,Rob and the Gil Scott Heron Revue,Crosswind from Baltimore,The Legends ,Tony Brown, Shady Groove,Kat Rollins,Smoke Dee,James Foster,Stephen Hopkins, Ray Apollo Allen,Serenity,Yvette and the Ladies with boots on the ground and fans in their hands, the Nu Band featuring Obsia,Jkar,Another Chance Band,Sharp, Dean Cavanaugh of the Intruders. The DC Legends Award will be given to DANCIN TONY (a dc hand dancer) @ 11am to 8 pm @ 502 13th & E Sts SE. John Peterbug Matthews has a shoe and leather repair shop & he mentors kids
Giant National Capital Barbeque Fest on PA Ave (between 3rd & 7th Sts NW) w/ Be’la Dona, Troublefunk, Junkyard Band, Too Much Talent Band, and break dancers (fest is on Sunday also) (see bbq in dc website for times and price) *The National Hand Dance Association will showcase dancers & offer mini-lessons 12 to 12:45 Sat. (& 12 to 1 on Sunday) *
Juneteenth w/ Image Band @ 2 on outdoor stage; Crazy Legz Beat ya Feet workshop in Black Box; Washington Revels Heritage Voices on Mainstage; High school step show on mainstage 5 to 6; Northeast Groovers (go-go) @ 7 to 8:15 on outdoor stage; Mousey Thompson & the James Brown Experience 8:30 to 10 & more all @ Black Rock
Positive Force 40th anniversary show w/ Soulside, Holy Rollers, Tsunami, No Man (Special guests: Pete Stahl & Enoch Thompson of Scream)Benefit show for Gaza Soup Kitchen & We Are Family DC 6 to 10 @ St Stephens Church
Adobo DMV w/ dj Pedro Night, Dana Lu 4:30 to 10 @ Nats Park plaza (Latin, Afropop, r&b) (age 21 & up) *
Buddy Guy, Kingfish Ingram, Judith Hill @ Wolf Trap (blues)
Chromeo at Culture
Ohio Players at Birchmere (funk)
Afram with Patti Labelle, Juvenile, Teedra Moses, Saweetie, Vedo & more 12 to 9 pm @ Druid Hill Park Baltimore (Also on Sunday. Website says acts are both days)
Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes at Keystone Korner
Juneteenth w/ Ras Lidj Regg’Go @ 11 am to 4 pm @ Smithsonian National African American History and Culture Museum
Steve Roy birthday celebration w/ his band Still Familiar and Sirius Company @ 8pm to 2am @ Lamont’s (go-go)
Afrohouse and Amapiano summer rave @ 3 to 11 @ Moxy DC Lucha Rosa rooftop bar
Amapiano DMV backyard Braai w/ multiple djs @ 3 pm on @ Sandlot Anacostia
Filipino Fest @ 11 am to 6 @ Mosaic District
Western Style Southern soul & R& B Fest w/ Stone Pleasure Band, & 1252 Band @ Butler’s Farm, 3835 Gardiner Rd., Waldorf, MD
Bavarian cultural heritage night free @ 7:30 to 9 @ Ossian Hall Park, Annandale, VA
Kjarkas @ The St James in Springfield, VA (Bolivian folk)
BigBoy @ El Ranchon
Los Plebes de Olancho @ El Pueblito Baltimore
Summer Sessions @ 18th St Lounge/ESL
Kpop Club night w/ DJ Chen @ Howard Theatre
Loving, Ora Kogan @ Union Stage (psych folk)
Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams, Lilly Hiatt @ Jammin Java
Yuma Abe @ Quarry House (rock)
Loide artist talk @ Busboys and Poets SE
First We Dance Event w/ PSMoov & more @ 10 @ 530 Penn St NE
DJ Johnson Lee @ Green Zone (Vinyl dj from Joe’s Record Paradise)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
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Sun. June 22-
Giant National Capital Barbeque Fest on PA Ave (between 3rd & 7th Sts NW) w/ Chuck Brown Band & EU , break dancers (see bbq in dc website for times and price) *The National Hand Dance Association will showcase dancers & offer mini-lessons 12 to 1 *
Kabza de Small @ Culture DC (amapiano)
Go-go on the MLK Library rooftop w/ *Northeast Groovers, Obsession Band, Major League Band * from 1 to 5 pm free (different bands on each remaining Sunday in June (bands tba)
US Girls @ the Atlantis
African roots and culture Fest @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring
Novalima @ Pearl St Warehouse
Karizma & DJ Baronhawk Poitier 5 to 10 @ Extended play @ Mess Hall DC Loading Dock (techno & house)
Washington Balalaika Orchestra @ 7:30 @ Mason District Park Amphitheatre
WPFW Jazz & Justice & more event w/ Proverbs reggae band, various speakers & more 12 to 6 @ Malcolm X Park
Taste of Peru @ UDC
Prendidos del Norte @ Mexico Lindo
Uniflora & more @ 1 @ Songbyrd
A Beacon School, Makout City @ Comet P Pong
Brian K & the Parkway, Folk Not @ Galaxy Hut
Billy Price Band @ Hank Dietle’s
Sean Dagher @ Hill Center
Spotlight Band, guest dj & doors @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
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
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
*Positive Force benefit concert for Defend DC Coalition and SMYAL w/ Bed Maker, Swiz, Samuel S.C., Sensor Ghost, (Special guest: Miri Tyler of Ekko Atral & Pretty Bitter) 6-10pm, St. Stephen’s Church.*
*New Impressionz @ Shark Bar (go-go) *
*Afrobeats v reggae day party w/ DJ Polo T @ 3 to 7 @ Ocean Lounge , 1220 H St NE
* Annapolis Juneteenth Festival w/ Kierra Sheard-Kelly & more @ 2 to 8 @ Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in Crownsville.(gospel)
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Mon. June 23-
Buscabulla @ Songbyrd (rock)
Godspeed You ! Black Emperor @ 930 Club (sold out)
Midnight Blue w/ trumpeter Curtis Blue & singer Juanita Williams 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues & soul)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. June 24 –
Blondshell @ 930 Club (pop rock) (sold out)
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, Throwaway @ Rhizome (OTPMD are postpunk from Zurich & Throwaway are postpunk from LA & Detroit )
Lila Ike @ Union Stage (reggae/r& b )
Daniela Soledade and Nate Najar - Love & Bossa Nova @ Blues Alley
Los Lonely Boys @ Fillmore
René Ibañez & Cubano Groove / Genre: Latin, Cuban at Brookside Gardens, Wheaton
Julie Doiron, Caged Animals, Art Sorority @ Comet P Pong (postpunk pop)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
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. June 25-
Julie Doiron, Caged Animals, Odelia @ Ottobar (postpunk pop)
Pink Palish @ 6 to 9 @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom (r&b)
Marvin Sapp, JJ Hairston, Essence Natay & the CPC Children's Choir @ Howard Theatre (gospel)
Babatunde Hiphopera @ Songbyrd
Kelly Willis @ Rams Head Annapolis (roots/ alt country)
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
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova) (every Wednesday )
*JP Harris & the Tough Choices @ Jammin Java (retro Country) *
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Thurs. June 26-
Qais Essar & Sonny Singh : Sangat @ Hill Center ( Afghan horn player Essar; & Punjabi singer Singh from Red Baraat )
Peter Asher @ Birchmere
Bushmaster feat. Gary Brown @ 7 @ Cherry Hill Park Falls Church (blues)
Kelly Willis @ Jammin Java (roots -alt country)
Florry & Janitors @ Songbyrd
Thrills w/ Johnny Spaminato @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock pop ala nrbq)
Robert Lighthouse @ JVs (blues)
The Jo-go Project Celebrates Stevie Wonder @ 7 @ Keystone Korner
DJ Crown VIc & Leon City Sounds @ Marx Cafe (Latin music on vinyl)
The Soularites, The Harbor Boys, Haplophryne and Black Masala @ Ottobar (ska & more)
Soul Sauce w/ DJ Kenny M @ Green Zone ( vinyl)
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)
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
*Proper Utensils feat. Jas Funk 7 to 11 pm @ Encore Lounge, Hyattsville (go-go)*
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Fri. June 27
Step Afrika 30 years anniversary feat. Sweet Honey in the Rock at Strathmore (and the 28th) (step dancing)
Gregory Porter, Dianne Reeves, Romero Lobambo @ Wolf Trap (jazz vocals)
Ray Sepulveda @ the Palace (Puerto Rican salsa)
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, Birthday Girl DC, Light Beams 6 to 9 pm @ Lamont Park Plaza in Mt Pleasant DC ( OTPMD are Zurich postpunk)
Foona fest w/ Spring Silver , Sir EU and more @ Songbyrd
Plena Libre @ National Gallery of Art (Puerto Rican plena )
Downtown Boys @ Comet P Pong (punk)
Donald Harrison quartet @ 6 & 8:30 @ Keystone Korner ( New Orleans raised jazz musician)
B.A.D.G.E, Grudge, Saafewaay , Glycine @ Rhizome (hardcore punk)
TOB @ Throw Social (bouncebeat go-go)
Cassie & Maggie @ Hill Center ( Nova Scotia folk)
Disco Biblioteca book club discusses Too Much, Too Young : The 2 Tone Records Story @ 7 pm @ People’s Book
Col Josh & Paisley Tonk @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
DJ Saba @ Green Zone (Arabic)
“Sex Monster” cabaret with theatre artist Jenna Murphy & jazz pianist Amy K. Bormet @ Mr. Henry’s
Colombian celebration w/ music, food, more @ Ambassador’s residence (formal dress suggested)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab (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 music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
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Sat. June 28-
Carseat Headrest @ Anthem (rock)
SOS Band @ Bethesda Theater (r& b)
Kacey Chambers w/ Sunny Sweeney @ Birchmere
Messthetics, Sun Atoms, Flavor Crystals @ Atlantis
Step Afrika 30 years anniversary feat. Sweet Honey in the Rock at Strathmore (and the 28th) (step dancing)
Reunion show with The Slickee Boys, Switchblade, and Rock-a-Sonics @ 8 pm @ Rosensteel Hall (benefit for the After Dark Fund with these DC rock bands)
Chuck Brown Band @ 6 to 7; Bongo District @ 5 to 6; both bands together for go-go salsa jam from 7 to 7:30 @ Anthem row, 700 K. St. NW
Club USA , That This , Jacky Cougar & The Vampires from Africa @ Rhizome (electro-punk)
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley @ Black Cat ( *performing his 1975 debut highlife album "Simigwa" in its entirety*)
Sofie Royer @ Union Stage (synth-pop)
Fievel is Glauque , Deakin (of Animal Collective) @ Songbyrd
Capital Centre book talk w/ Jeff Krulik, 2 more plus guest pro wrestling newsletter guy @ 1 to 5 @ Wheaton Library
Joshua Redman Quartet @ 6 & 8:30 @ Keystone Korner
Gian Pérez (solo guitar) plus Fateful Encounter (Antonyraj/Saifi/Saifi) @ Rhizome (free improv jazz)
Cecily @ 8 free @ Lubber Run (laidback soul & jazz vocalist)
Irish Breakfast Band @ 7:30 to 9 @ Ossian Hall Park, Annandale, VA
Tango Reo @ 7:30 @ Mosaic District Virginia
Jackie & the Treehorns, Gigi Marie, & Czonka @ Pie Shop (rock)
Mixx Band @ Lamont’s
Nectar w/ djs V:Shaul & AHautmess @ Green Zone ( house/techno/global)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
*TCB @ Ivy City Smokehouse (bouncebeat go-go) *
*Tropical Heat Dome w/ Leon City Sounds, Dj Crown Vic, DJ Nico @ Marx Cafe (tropical music on vinyl) *
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Sun. June 29-
SOS Band @ Bethesda Theater (r& b)
Joshua Redman @ Birchmere (jazz)
Roots , Nai Palm @ Wolf Trap (rap, r&b)
Paris is Burning at Nga (vogueing dance movie)
Shaan @ MGM National harbor (Bollywood playback singer)
*Go-go on the MLK Library rooftop w/ *DC Vybe, Black Alley* free from 1 to 5 pm *
Thrills w/ Johnny Spampinato @ JVs (roots rock)
The Frenchmen, New Passengers @ Galaxy Hut
Rise Band, guest dj & doors @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
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
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
DJ Rick G. with hand dancing and line dancing @ 3 pm biweekly @ marketplace plaza, 7175 12th st NW at Parks at Walter Reed biweekly on Sundays through October
*Funset dance party 4 to 9 @ Dew Drop Inn *
*Wes' Got My Own Sound w/ Ms. Kim & Jon Williams @ 5 to 10 @ Hotel Hive , 2224 F St NW (r&b /go-go) *
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Mon. June 30-
The Don Z Scheme, 504 Plan @ Black Cat Red Room (rock)
Nella B. & the Noise 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*Red Brick presents a Benefit for Baldwin House affordable housing co-op w/ Tosser, Evil, Guttered, Erasergirl @ Songbyrd (noisy alt-rock) *
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Tues. July 1-
Folk Music (Nate Wooley, Chris Corsano, Ches Smith) , Weed Tree @ Rhizome
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
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. July 2-
Yeison Landero & Chicha Mirada at Songbyrd
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
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova) (every Wednesday )
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Thurs. July 3 to 6 Smithsonian Folklife Fest music plus some events on July 2 and 7th - Youth and the Future of Culture
Thurs. July 3 - RE and EU at Hamilton
*New Impresssionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)*
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Fri. July 4 - Beyonce @ Northwest Stadium
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More lists-- Capital Bop has jazz; Mary Cliff has folk; Fools Night Out has roots music; Tickeri DMV 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; Washington Post Going Out Guide; dc-hardcore .com; Washingtonian monthly one; pa palace go-go one
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