Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events listings are posted on my Bluesky and Threads & sometimes still tweeted. Calendar is linked on my Facebook & Instagram (& now has its own DC Global Music pages there where I post updates & video clips of dc area gigs-(@dcglobalmusic on Instagram; DC Global Music and More on Facebook)-. 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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Some of my December 2025 Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then much longer full list below w/ local & visiting). Your choice of highlights might differ.
Thurs. Dec. 4-Gwenifer Raymond, Christo Graham, Cal Folger Day @ Normals Books Baltimore (Welsh fingerpicker headliner )
Fri. Dec. 5 - Gwenifer Raymond, Christo Graham, Insect Factory @ Rhizome (Welsh fingerpicker, , DC ambient music maker)
Sat. Dec. 6-Tizita Sounds presents Stories of Ibex Band & Roha Band as told by guitarist Selamino 7 pm @ Delaski Theater/Sitar Arts Center, 1700 Kalorama Rd NW (Legendary Ethiopian guitarist from those 2 Ethiopiques bands who lives in the DMV)
John Davis author of “Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A History of Punk Fanzines in Washington DC” chats w/ Ambrose Nzams (Demystify Now zine) 5 pm @ People’s Book Takoma Park
All black clothes event w/ Junkyard Band, Sirius Co., Push Play, Major League @ Hilton, 2399 Richmond Highway, Arlington (go-go)
Tues. Dec 9-The Beths, Phoebe Rings @ 930 Club (sold out)(New Zealand headliner pop-rock)
Wed. Dec 10-The Beths, Phoebe Rings @ 930 Club (sold out)(New Zealand headliner pop-rock)
Sat. Dec. 13-Soroche, Mariposas Galácticas, Leon City Sounds djs 10 pm @ Comet P Pong (cumbia y mas; MG are cumbia-klezmer from Philly)
Mon. Dec. 22- Brad Linde’s Bleak Midwinter Ensemble ( w/Brad Linde - reeds; Simone Baron - accordion; Liz Prince - tuba; Keith Butler, Jr - drums) : “sad songs and waltzes meet Christmas carols and the Avant-Garde in this seasonal sonic exploration” w/ opener Parker Speirs - guitar & Zoë Jorgenson - vocals/bass @ Rhiome
Sun Dec. 28-TeenBeat Allstars Jamboree 9pm @ Galaxy Hut (Mark Robinson and others )
Tues. Dec. 30- Rebirth Brass Band at the Hamilton (New Orleans)
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Full December 2025 list- (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month or changes *
Mon. Dec. 1 -
Hayden Pedigo @ Union Stage
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
A history of punk fanzines in DC from 12 to 1 zoom from GW ( register online)
Sol Roots Band 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church (blues)
“Purple Rain” movie 4 & 7 pm @ Angelika Pop-Up
*Still Familiar 9-11 @ Lisp Lounge (go-go)*
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Tues. Dec. 2-
Gunna @ Anthem
SKAI ISYOURGOD @ Black Cat (Cantonese China rap)
Motor City Live Motown Tribute @ MGM National Harbor (through the 4th)
Aimee Man & Ted Leo show @ Birchmere (sold out)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
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Wed. Dec. 3-
Kaytranada dj set @ Echostage
Motor City Live Motown Tribute @ MGM National Harbor (through the 4th)
Gala Latin American Film Fest (through Dec 7 )
Sorry, Avice Caro @ Songbyrd
A Charlie Brown X-mas live onstage @ Lincoln Theatre
Memphis Gold @ JVs (blues)
The Hula Monsters @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
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)
Matheus Fonseca 6-9 @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist)
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Thurs. Dec. 4-
Take 6 at the Birchmere (r& b)
Kaytranada dj set @ Echostage
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band @ Songbyrd (critics fave) (sold out)
Steve Gunn, Chris Forsyth 7pm @ Metro Baltimore (critic fave guitarists)
Gwenifer Raymond, Christo Graham, Cal Folger Day @ Normals Books Baltimore (Welsh fingerpicker headliner )
They are Gutting a Body of Water, Hooky, Snoozer @ Black Cat
Fundraiser for Yu (Michael Frank Willingham) w/ rappers Uptown Xo, Kev Brown, DJ RBI & more @ Fire Station 1 Silver Spring
Azul Band @ Green Zone (tropical pan-global)
Motor City Live Motown Tribute @ MGM National Harbor
Kumbia Karaoke feat. Los Locos, DJ Rumba-Fi in a fundraiser for immigrant families 6-10 pm @ Haydee’s
Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm every Thursday @ Mercy Me
Suzanne Ciani @ Le Mondo Baltimore (electronic music)
Camila @ Eaglebank (Mexican pop group)
Bold and Beautiful: After Dark w/ dj Jerome Baker 7-10 @ Anacostia Community Museum
Longtimers @ Hank Dietle’s
Verny Varela 9:30 @ Bossa (cumbia, valenato, salsa)
Thrills @ JVs (roots rock)
Julie Mack & Emy Tseng @ Mr. Henry’s (Brazilian jazz)
Jane Monheit @ Blues Alley (jazz vocals)
Les the DJ & Diyanna Monet @ Grazie Mille
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 @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
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Fri. Dec. 5-
Gwenifer Raymond, Christo Graham, Insect Factory @ Rhizome (Welsh fingerpicker, , DC ambient music maker)
La Luz opening for Portugal the Man @ Anthem
Model/Actriz, Asher White @ Black Cat
Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show @ Arena Stage (Dec. 5 to 23rd)
Sonora Dinamita @ Diamond Lounge
We’re not Dead: The Heist (benefitting Casa) w/ Berra, Fateful Encounter, Homewreckers, Olivia Delaplaine, thisdogllhunt, Vivian Grey & djs & standup from 6:30 till 3 am @ Transmission DC
Marimba 502 @ El Palenque
Taisha Estrada 12 to 2 @ Downtown Holiday Market; Bongo District 6-8 @ Downtown Holiday Market
Push Play @ 1865 Restaurant (go-go)
Afro-Caribbean Experience w/ djs Amiana, Aakil, E-live, Middle Child 10 pm @ Mixxed DC, 2427 18th St NW
Christian Nodal @ Eaglebank
Xavier Omar , Alex Vaughn @ Howard Theatre
Save Your Soul w/ DJ Baby Alcatraz 9 pm @ Lithuanian Hall Baltimore
Benefit for Ron Holloway @ 8 x 10
Take 6 @ Keystone Korner (r & b)
New Impressionz @ Air (go-go)
DJ Crown VIc @ Cana (global)
Jane Monheit @ Blues Alley (jazz vocals)
TCB, TOB, DSB @ Martini’s (bouncebeat go-go)
DJs Harry Hotter & Vibe Conductor @ Grazie Mille
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab (go-go) *THIS WEEK ONLY - Junkyard Band is @ Lisp & not Urban Crab*
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
Jazz: Caribbean & S. American Connections - Marcia Baird Burris Ensemble 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church
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Sat. Dec 6 -
Nels Cline & Chris Corsano & Darin Gray & Glenn Kotche 6pm & 8pm @ An Die Musik
Tizita Sounds presents Stories of Ibex Band & Roha Band as told by guitarist Selamino 7 pm @ Delaski Theater/Sitar Arts Center, 1700 Kalorama Rd NW (Legendary Ethiopian guitarist from those 2 Ethiopiques bands who lives in the DMV )
Go-go Santa & go-go bands tba 2 to 5 @ Sycamore & Oak
John Davis author of “Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A History of Punk Fanzines in Washington DC” chats w/ Ambrose Nzams (Demystify Now zine) 5 pm @ People’s Book Takoma Park
Swiz exhibit opening party /book talk/ q & a 7-10 @ Lost Origins Gallery ( exhibit is open till Jan 11th) (DC punk band)
Budos Band, Sha La Das @ 930 Club
Take 6 @ Keystone Korner
EU @ Air (go-go)
Soul Searchers & DJ James Jas Funk @ Chateau (go-go & old-school r’n’b)
Ale Almanza Y Mai Zambrano pay tribute to Patricia Teheran & other woman inspirations of vallenato music 8pm @ El Aguila Restaurant Silver Spring
Gaitazo 9 pm @ Con Sazon Venezolono in Annandale
Fiesta Blanca Salsera @ Citadel Creole Cuisine, 11300 Fern St Silver Spring - Wheaton
Los Plebes de Olancho @ VIP Room Baltimore
Pagode do Gordin w/ live Brazilian pagode music & DJ Babilious 6pm to 12 mdt @ Public Bar Live
Ethiopian music @ Ivela Lounge Silver Spring
Jim Bennett, Jesi Terrell, Alan Blair, Unique Creation band @ Martini’s White Plains (soul & blues)
Zocko , Monsters from the Surf, The Tommy Models 7-11pm @ Cissel-Saxon American Legion Post 41, Silver Spring (surf, garage, rockabilly)
Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation holiday party 1 to 5pm ish @ Archie’s Barbershop in Hyattsville, MD
Reign of Terror Fest w/ Year of the Knife @ Songbyrd
We are One X-perience - A salute to Frankie Beverly @ Bethesda Theater
Black Alley 7-8 @ Downtown Holiday Market
DJ Crown Vic Neil Becton dj @ Daikaya
White Hills, Pink Mountaintops, Mfkers JMB & Co. @ Pie Shop
Thrills @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
Sinergia @ Mr. Henry’s (Brazilian bossa/samba)
Beautiful Swimmers & more djs @ Transmission DC (electro/techno & more)
Matthew Dear b2b Juan Maclean dj sets @ Flash
Backyard Band @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
All black clothes event w/ Junkyard Band, Sirius Co., Push Play, Major League @ Hilton, 2399 Richmond Highway, Arlington (go-go)
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Rise Defy, The Delarcos, Machine Gun Earl and ADD Ramone 7 pm @ Galactic Panther (punk)
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Sun. Dec. 7-
Claire Rousay, Ami Dang 6pm @ 2640 Space
Take 6 @ Keystone Korner
Dareyes de la Sierra @ Ibiza
Rare Essence @ Black Rock in Germantown, MD (go-go)
Church in the Club w/ Anthony Brown 4 pm @ Songbyrd
Flamenco performance by Sondebaril 2 pm @ WIld Days Eaton Hotel
The Other Side of Sound dj event w/ Jamie 3:26, Baronhawk Poitier, Diyanna Monet, Ebb King @ Transmission (Electro/techno)
Brazilian music guitarist Matheus Fonseca 6 pm or 7:30 pm @ El Secreto de Rosita
Kora Meditation with Amadou Kouyate (West African) & Kelebogile Motsumi (singer & player of Xhosa & South African instruments) 3pm @ Rhizome
BeepHonk (Anthony Pirog guitar, Dave Ballou trumpet, Adam Hopkins double bass, Mike Kuhl drums), & Red Sunflower (Dc noise rock trio) @ 7:30pm @ Rhizome
1252 Band w/ doors @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Fanoplane, Tangent Universes 9pm @ Galaxy Hut ( Fanoplane is Bob Boilen, Ted Zook & more doing improv experimental; Tangent U is Carolyn Snow doing experimental synth)
Reign of Terror Fest w/ No/Mas & more @ Songbyrd
Howard University Saasy singer 6 to 7 @ Downtown Holiday Market
Howard University Afro Blue Singers 7-8 @ Downtown Holiday Market
Howard University Gospel choir holiday show @ 2:30 pm & 6pm @ Hamilton Live
White Hills, Pink Mountaintops, Lexie Mountain @ Metro Baltimore
Kiti Gardner & Drifting Valentines 6 to 9 @ Hank Dietle’s
Heitor Presser and Vava Samba w/ Vava Dancers @ Bossa ( Brazilian pagode & samba)
DJ Les @ the sari-sari pop-up market 11am to 4 @ Maketto
Filipino tastemakers present Christmas house party w/ DJ Les & Melina 5 to 12 mdt @ Hall on H St NE, 1248 H St NE
Bryan Arambulo @ Peru Fiesta Restobar, Route 1 /10716 Richmond Highway, Lorton, (Peruvian cumbia)
Banda Los Sebastiones @ VIP Room, Baltimore
Backyard Band @ Society Lounge (go-go)
Push Play 8 pm @ Mix & Mingle Coffee Lounge in Clinton, MD (go-go)
Raheem Devaughn & the Crank Crusaders @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. Dec. 8-
J.I.D. & Young Nudy @ Echostage (rap)
Raekwon & Mobb Deep 30th aniv. Tour @ Fillmore (rap)
Cursive @ Songbyrd (post-hardcore) (sold out)
Jay Som, Sea Lemon @ Atlantis (sold out)
The Ladybug Transistor, Giant Day, Fozzy Mare 6:30 pm @ Metro Baltimore
Big Blues Band 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church (blues)
Weirs, Matt Geary, Kutay Sezginel 7pm @ Rhizome (avante-Americana drone)
Musiq Soulchild @ Birchmere
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*Still Familiar 9-11 @ Lisp Lounge (go-go)*
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Tues. Dec 9-
The Beths, Phoebe Rings @ 930 Club (sold out)(New Zealand headliner pop-rock)
Cursive @ Metro (post-hardcore)
Musiq Soulchild @ Birchmere (neo-soul)
Mini Trees, tba @ Comet P Pong (rock)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
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Wed. Dec. 10-
The Beths, Phoebe Rings @ 930 Club (sold out)
Gerald Alston’s Tribute to Sam Cooke 6-9 pm @ Wine Down Wednesday @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom, Suitland
J. Robbins Band plays Burning Airlines, Shadow Riot, Erasergirl @ Black Cat
Church Car, Drawn (w/ Nenet on vocals) , Alex Strama, Lucia Shuyu Li, Miki present "Trilateral Communication," Christopher Griffiths 7pm @ Rhizome
An Irish Christmas with songs & stories from John Doyle and Cathie Ryan free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Nella B & the Noise @ Takoma Station Tavern (blues)
Domenic Cicala & Local roots rock guests @ Hank Dietle’s
Eric Felten performs Ellington’s Nutcracker 2 sets @ Blues Alley (both sold out)
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)
Matheus Fonseca 6-9 @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist)
*DJ Knuckles Gary @ Noir
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Thurs. Dec. 11-
Carpark Records 25th aniv. feat. Ducks Ltd., Phoebe Rings, Geologist @ Songbyrd (alt-indie)
Danny Brown, Underscores, Femtanyl. 8pm @ Nevermore Hall (rap)
El Arte Del Bolero: Miguel Zenon And Luis Perdomo Duo 7:30 pm @ Creative Alliance (Latin jazz)
“Baltimore” w/ D. Watkins, Devin Allen. 7pm free @ Red Emma’s
Rhett Miller, Alice Carolyn @ Howard Theatre
Girls on Toast, Ammonite, Hotel Sewing Kit @ Quarry House Tavern (rock)
John Gorka 7pm @ Temple Isaiah, Fulton, MD (folk)
Sean Heely’s Celtic Christmas 8 pm @ Strathmore
Eric Benet @ Birchmere
Flack & the Kingman Island Trio holiday show @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
Grandsons @ Hank Dietle’s
Fran Vielma’s Quartet @ Mr. Henry’s
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 @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
Rap is poetry open mic @ Galactic Panther
*Sweet Honey in the Rock Celebrating the Holy Days @ U of MD Clarice Smith Ctr Kay Theatre *
*Still Familiar 8-12 @ House of Comedy (go-go)*
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Fri . Dec 12-
Earth, Wind, & Fire @ MGM National Harbor (r& b)
GZA, Phunky Nomads, Ill Conscious. 7pm @ Soundstage Baltimore (rap)
Antifacha Hanukah con Las Mariposas Galácticas (8-piece Cumbia Klezmer Punk band from Philadelphia) and DJ Valentina @ Le Mondo in Baltimore
From China To Appalachia 7:30 pm @ Church on the Square Baltimore
Chinatown Funk Express: Asian City Pop Dance Party First year anniversary w/ DJ Les @ Lucky Danger , 709 D St NW
Joe Troop’s Whirlwind @ Hill Center
Club K-Pop @ Union Stage
Jim Stephanson combo holiday show 5:30 -7:30 @ Hank Dietle’s (roots)
Latin Christmas party - Parranda Navidena 8:30 @ Public Bar
KBP El Alien El Rey del Raspe @ VIP Room Baltimore
Los Andantes Caminantes @ La Villa Restaurant Gaithersburg
Parlour Magic, So Impartial @ Comet P. Pong
David Benoit Quartet & guest Courtney Fortune do A Charlie Brown Christmas @ Blues Alley
Rare Essence feat. Jas Funk Holiday party @ Citizens & Culture (go-go)
Blacc Print @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
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Sat. Dec. 13-
Dream Syndicate @ Union Stage (Los Angeles psych rock reunited )
Bitchin Bajas, Geologist, DJ Emily Rabbit. 7pm @ Metro (Chicago psych jazz repetition )
El Mantis (Houston, Texas Psych jazz) for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Soroche, Mariposas Galácticas, Leon City Sounds djs 10 pm @ Comet P Pong (cumbia y mas; MG are cumbia-klezmer from Philly)
S.O.M.E. benefit w/ Pretty Bitter, Dim Wizard (David Combs from Bad Moves), Home Remedies, Argo & the Violet Queens @ Songbyrd
Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band. 8pm @ Creative Alliance
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra: A Holiday Suite in Swing (three jazz versions of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite ) 2 pm @ Smithsonian Museum of American History
Codigo Negro, Chris de Cruz, Dejay Swiizzy @ Lot 14- Blueridge- Hickerson Lot, 2425 Hickerson Drive, Silver Spring (Dominican)
Mike McCoy & Voices United @ Downtown Holiday Market (gospel)
Sirius Company 7-8 @ Downtown Holiday Market (go-go)
Elijah Balbed and the Jogo Project 5 pm @ Good Hope Neighborhood Rec Center
Christmas sing-along with Randy (bluegrass, rockabilly, Country) free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Motown & more holiday celebration @ Bethesda Theater
DJ Crown Vic @ Green Zone
Foreign Love Language, tba @ Quarry House Tavern
David Benoit Quartet & guest Courtney Fortune do A Charlie Brown Christmas @ Blues Alley
New Impressionz, TOB, ABM @ Fast Eddie’s (bouncebeat go-go)
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Burden’s Landing, Boxer @ Quarry House (rock)
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Sun. Dec 14-
Cash Money Millionaires 30th Anniversary w/ Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Young Gunz @ Anthem (rap)
Bang on a Can Allstars pay tribute to late Ryuichi Sakamoto 4-6 pm @ Phillips Collection (sold out; free virtual stream signup is available)
Curley Taylor 3:30 to 6:30 @ Peerless Rens Annapolis (zydeco)
Los Andantes Caminantes @ El Carbonero, Hyattsville
The Spindles, Pam Ward, Robert T 4-8 @ The Chateau Lounge
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones Jingle All the Way w/ guests @ Strathmore
Voices 24/7 band w/ doors @ 4 @ Lamont’s (Soul)
King Mala, Dezi @ Comet P Pong (sold outa0
El Mantis, Mfkers JMB & Co., Ravi S @ Le Mondo ( Houston, Texas psych jazz, dmv psych drone, Baltimore funk jazz soundscapes)
Supersuckers, Scott H. Biram, King Sickabilly 6:30pm @ Metro
Catalytic Sound Festival 2025 - Dc Edition w/ Silt Remembrance Ensemble + Angelica Sanchez, Victor Vieira-Branco’s Bark Culture, Tashi Dorji, Alex Hamburger @ Rhizome
Xavi @ Eaglebank Arena
The Things, The Mal Vivants, The Monuments 4-7 pm @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
Brazilian music guitarist Matheus Fonseca 6 pm or 7:30 pm @ El Secreto de Rosita
Boy Meets Pearl, Sid Satellite, & the Ripple 9pm @ Galaxy Hut
The r& b Club discusses the legacy of D’angelo 12 noon @ Songbyrd
Shacara Rogers 7 pm @ Songbyrd
Emmylou Harris benefit for Bonaparte’s Retreat @ Hamilton Live
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
*Lagos Nights * Afrobeats dj Marino @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. Dec. 15-
Nella B & the Noise 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church (blues)
Notes for Yaakub fundraiser @ Neptune Room
El Mantis, Mark Cisneros’ Space Fire Truth, Sarah Hughes @ Rhizome (Texas psych-jazz headliner)
Merry Tuba-Christmas free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Soul Trombonist Herm Hopkins - Frosty the Soulman @ Blues Alley
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*Still Familiar 9-11 @ Lisp Lounge (go-go)*
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Tues Dec. 16-
Hot 99.5 Jingle Ball w/ Jellyroll, Laufey, Nelly, Alex Warren, Monsta X, Olivia Dean & more 7:30 @ Capital One Arena
El Cousteau @ Songbyrd (dc rap)
Washington Women in Jazz Holiday Freakout w/ Amy K. Bormet Trio @ Blues Alley
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
Capital Area Food Bank fundraiser w/ Black Masala & others @ Pie Shop
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Wed. Dec 17-
Built To Spill, Guerilla Toss @ Ottobar (Sold out)
Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (retro New Orlean r&b)
Eric Felten performs Ellington’s Nutcracker 2 sets @ Blues Alley (both sold out)
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)
Matheus Fonseca 6-9 @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist)
Girls Rock! DC benefit w/ Flowerbomb, Taisha Estrada & others @ Pie Shop
Clockout, Sluggo, Seikilos, United by Choice @ Quarry House (hardcore punk)
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Thurs. Dec 18-
Oh, Gynander , thisdogllhunt, Stargazer @ Rhizome (punk rock)
The Peace & Carol Ringers free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Art A Gogo by Anacostia BID presents bands tba 12 to 8 @ Downtown Holiday Market (tentative)
Patsy's Honky Tonk Torch & Twang Christmas Show with special guests The Crayfish Sisters @ Hank Dietle's
Veronneau’s Snow Time @ Blues Alley (global jazzy & holiday)
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 @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
Nayan, Roscoe Tripp, Old Knife @ Pie Shop
*Still Familiar 8-12 @ House of Comedy (go-go)*
*Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm every Thursday @ Mercy Me*
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Fri. Dec 19-
Patti Smith “Bread of Angels” book talk 7 pm @ Lincoln Theatre
Jose James @ Keystone Korner
Maricoteca w/DJ Kristy La Rat, Cybersyn, El Sucio 11pm @ DC 9 (queer Latine pop, indie, baile, rave, perreo)
Albatross, Vasterian + Bless Yr Heart, Ren Riot, Potosi, Druid Stone - Benefit for Miss Major L. Alexander TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center @ Rhizome (punk, screamo, metal)
Gerdan’s The Wheel of Holidays free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Ukrainian holiday program)
Northeast Groovers @ Fillmore (rap)
Bongo District 12-2 pm @ Downtown Holiday Market
A very rockabilly Christmas with Roxanne Cook @ Jammin Java
DJ Crown VIc @ Mercy Me
Veronneau’s Snow Time @ Blues Alley (global jazzy & holiday)
Proper Utensils @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
Dorinda, Jem Wilde, & 2 more bands @ Pie Shop
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Sat. Dec. 20-
Max Levine Ensemble 25th anniversary w/ Pinkwash, Oceanator, the Erg @ Songbyrd (pop-punk)
Jose James @ Keystone Korner
Thievery Corporation @ 930 Club (sold out)
Jason Kao Hwang Critical Response @ Rhizome (jazz)
Baltimore Klezmer Allstars @ An Die Musik
Gigi Maclaughlin w/ Brazilian Bossa Nova 8pm @ Villa Yara
Tropical Heat Dome w/ Leon City Sounds djs & DJ Crown Vic @ Neptune Room
Beltway Brass Quintet free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Rock n Shop holiday market w/ djs Les the DJ & DJ Steven Faith 2-6 pm @ Black Cat
Carly Harvey 6-7 @ Downtown Holiday Market (blues)
John Waters Christmas @ Birchmere (sold out)
Lamont’s Christmas Party 7pm on @ Lamont’s
Rock-a-Sonics holiday show 9pm @ Hank Dietle’s (rockabilly, honky tonk)
Sirius Company @ House of Soul
Sarah Hughes @ Takoma Station Tavern (jazz)
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Shane Macgowan memorial show free @ Pie Shop
DJ Reggie & James Funk spinning Motown 1-5 pm @ Chateau Lounge
*Ke Dezemba w/ djs : MOBU, Anansi, Patto, Psmoov, 30 04 playing Amapiano, 3-Step, Afrohouse & Throwbacks from 3pm on @ Zebbie's Garden *
* Gospel concert honoring cancer survivors w/ Chevela & the Spiritual Voices, the Fox Family SIngers, and more @ 4 pm @ 620 Linwood Ave., Baltimore *
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Sun. Dec. 21-
Estelle, Teedra Moses @ Howard Theatre (r&b)
Jose James @ Keystone Korner
Thievery Corporation @ 930 Club (sold out)
Backyard Band, DCVybe @ Galaxy (go-go)
EU @ Takoma Station Tavern
The Owners record release event @ Black Cat Red Room (they announced this from the stage at Atlantis but I don’t see it on the website yet)
Zocko!, Go Dogs Go, Monsters from the Surf 2pm @ Holy Frijoles
1252 Band w/ doors @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Jourdan Carroll’s Tribute to Barry White, Carmen Craven’s tribute to Stephanie Mills, Petawane 6-9 pm @ wine Down Wednesday @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom, Suitland
Brazilian music guitarist Matheus Fonseca 6 pm or 7:30 pm @ El Secreto de Rosita
Jaguardini doing live score to “Dawn of the Dead” 9pm @ Galaxy Hut
Hula Monsters 6 to 9 @ Hank Dietle’s
Luther re-lives holiday show w/ William Smooth Wardlaw @ Birchmere
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
Holiday show and Hand Dance contest 7 pm @ Chateau Lounge
*Sister Carolyn presents a holiday extravaganza & fundraiser service w/ Brother Nate & New Generation, Martha & the Sisters in Christ, and more @ 3 pm @ God of a Second Chance Ministry, 4410 Southern Ave SE *
*Still Familiar 7-9 @ Mary Lou’s (go-go) *
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Mon. Dec. 22-
Brad Linde’s Bleak Midwinter Ensemble ( w/Brad Linde - reeds; Simone Baron - accordion; Liz Prince - tuba; Keith Butler, Jr - drums) : “sad songs and waltzes meet Christmas carols and the Avant-Garde in this seasonal sonic exploration” w/ opener Parker Speirs - guitar &
Zoë Jorgenson - vocals/bass @ Rhiome
Thievery Corporation @ 930 Club
Nighthawks 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church (blues)
A Christmas Brass Spectacular Featuring The Capitol Bones All-Brass Big Band With Lena Seikaly @ Birchmere
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*Still Familiar 9-11 @ Lisp Lounge (go-go)*
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Tues. Dec 23-
Messiah Sing-a-long free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
John Waters Christmas @ Soundstage Baltimore (sold out)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
Punk Rock Parking Lot: w/ Kinda Evil, & 2 more bands @ Pie Shop
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Wed. Dec 24-
Check with clubs & bands to see if these local act gigs are still happening tonight
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)
Matheus Fonseca 6-9 @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist)
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Thurs Dec 25-
THESE WEEKLY GIGS BY LOCAL BANDS MAY BE CANCELLED DUE TO THE HOLIDAY
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 @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
*Still Familiar 8-12 @ House of Comedy (go-go)*
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Fri Dec 26-
Shy Glizzy @ Howard Theatre (rap)
Elle Varner @ Bethesda Theater
Wrizzards @ Union Stage
Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz piano & great American songbook)
ABM, Yaddiya & the Honest Politrix & more @ Transmission (bouncebeat go-go & rap)
Tarsha Fitzgerald presents Voices of Motown @ Birchmere
Blacc Print @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
Disco Biblioteca book club discusses R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, and Country book @ 7 pm @ People's Book
Rap is poetry open mic @ Galactic Panther
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Sat. Dec. 27-
the String Queens @ Keystone Korner
Gogol Bordello 8pm @ Nevermore Hall
Kenny Lattimore w/ the Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Bethesda Theater
Jacky Cougar & the Vampyres from Africa's Record Release Razzamatazz, with That This, Christian Rutledge & Credit 6pm @ Black Cat Red Room
Pietasters annual holiday show @ 930 Club (ska)
Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz piano & great American songbook)
Proper Utensils @ St Luke Center (go-go)
Bouncebeat Go-go Xmas Jam w/ TCB, Reaction, ABM, The Men, Dem XMB Boyz 9pm @ Power
Heidi Martin Ensemble's "A Jazzy Father Christmas" free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Abe Mamet Trio 7 pm @ Lost Generation Brewing
Rumba Club @ Takoma Station Tavern (Latin jazz)
Blacc Print Band & Rock Steady Project 8pm on @ Lamont’s (go-go)
Brandon Wayne & his Lonesome Drifters @ Hank Dietle’s (Central VA. rockabilly)
Zocko’s Holiday show @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
Rumba Club @ Takoma Station Tavern (Latin jazz)
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
* Afro-Caribbean holiday party @ Abigail *
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Sun Dec. 28-
TeenBeat Allstars Jamboree 9pm @ Galaxy Hut (Mark Robinson and others )
Slick Rick w/ Nice & Smooth @ Bethesda Theater (old-school rap)
Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz piano & great American songbook)
The WIz movie @ 3 pm @ Kennedy Center Reach
Bela Dona band @ Birchmere (go-go)
Rise Band w/ doors @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Brazilian music guitarist Matheus Fonseca 7:30 pm @ El Secreto de Rosita
Yailin la Mas Viral @ Ibiza
Backyard Band & R & S Project @ House of Comedy in Lanham
Blacc Print @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
*Still Familiar 7-9 @ Mary Lou’s (go-go) *
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Mon. Dec 29-
6-9 pm @ Westminster Church (blues)
Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz piano & great American songbook)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*Still Familiar 9-11 @ Lisp Lounge (go-go)*
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Tues. Dec. 30-
Rebirth Brass Band at the Hamilton (New Orleans)
Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz piano & great American songbook)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
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Wed. Dec. 31-
Flaming Lips, Bartees Strange @ Anthem (rock)
Rebirth Brass Band at the Hamilton (New Orleans)
Adobo DMV presents El Ano Viejo @ Fillmore (Pedro Night’s dj dance event)
Monty Alexander w/ guest Caterina Zapponi @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz piano & great American songbook)
Jazz New Year’s Eve w/ the Cookers @ Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre
Stone Pleasure Band & DJ Sho Nuff @ Lamont’s (soul)
Raheem Devaughn @ Bethesda Theater (r& b)
Arab Reggaeton New Year w/ dj Basbousa @ Green Zone
New Year’s Eve Swing Ball w/ Peaches O'dell And Her Big Band Orchestra, &
Tony Anthony & His Malvivants @ Black Cat
Sugar Bear & EU @ Sobe (go-go)
Seldom Scene & Shelby Means @ Birchmere (bluegrass)
Dying Fetus, Pig Destroyer, Visceral Disgorge, DJ Flexecutioner 7:30pm @ Soundstage
Maryland Abortion Fund Benefit w/ Mondrary, Muscle, Tripper, Shock Collar, +Special Guest TBA. 8 pm @ Holy Frijoles
Airport 77s @ Hank Dietle’s (powerpop rock)
Grupo Miel, Grupo Klave, Nueva @ La Fontaine Bleue , Glen Burnie
Vibe Conductor dj & Rwe On The Air @ Grazie Mille
*Devotional music and meditation 4:30-6:30 pm @ Gandhi Memorial Center*
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Thurs. Jan. 1-*Still Familiar @ House of Comedy (go-go)*; *Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm every Thursday @ Mercy Me*
Fri. Jan. 2- Benefit for Free DC - Birthday Girl,Mabel June, w/ Art show 7 pm @ Rhizome ; Sat. Jan 3- Speaking in Tongues film fest @ NGA
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More lists-- Capital Bop has jazz; 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. Hometown Sounds on Instagram & substack has dc indie rock & punk & more. district.hardcore on Instagram has hardcore ; gogomusixdmv on Instagram has go-go flyers; Fans of Tom Cole's G-Strings on Facebook has jazz & international; Also-Washington Post Going Out Guide; dc-hardcore .com; Washingtonian monthly one; pa palace go-go one also have events
