DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More September 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.
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 gigs). 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 remaining September 2025 Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then much longer full list below w/ local & visiting). Your choice of highlights might differ.
Thursday Sept 4- Ile Aiye w/ Black Alley @ go-go museum (Afro-Brazilian bloco group from Salvador, Brazil meets DC go-go & hood rock band )
Fri. Sept 5- Ile Aiye @ UDC Theatre of the Arts (Afro-Brazilian bloco group w/ music & dance)
Sat Sept 6 - Pulp @ Anthem (UK lush alt-rock/ Britpop )
Luciana Souza trio Sept 6 & 7th 2 shows per night @ Blues Alley (Brazil jazzy vocalist) (also streamed via Blues Alley site)
A-team (go-go allstars including Big G, Sweet Thang, Smoke, Killa Cal, Steve Roy, Rappa, Stomp Dogg, w/ MOB plus food options Day Party 4-9 pm @ 7201 Little River Turnpike, Annandale (near Diamond Lounge)
Sat. Sept 13- Rophnan, AfroNile (Selamino & Dave on the Tracks) , traditional Ethiopian bands, fashion show, food, awards for Ethiopian New Year 7 to 1am @ Walter Washington Convention Center (Rophnan is an Ethiopian star)
Art All Night Block Party free outside MLK Library w/ R&S, Major League, Backyard, 911 (one-off reunion show),Vybe and Black Alley 6pm to 1:30 am (go-go) * More Art all Night events as well added below (Friday the 12 ones also) *
Sun. Sept. 14- Pine Leaf Boys free @ Hill Center (Cajun)
Fri. Sept 19- Al Green @ MD Live Casino Baltimore (soul & gospel legend)
Kali Uchis @ CFG Bank Arena Baltimore (r&b, Latin alt-pop)
Saturday Sept. 20- Prince Ndedi Eyango 40 years career anniv. w/ full band, Les Montagnards from Cameroon, guest Pierre Didi Tchakounte 8 pm @ Afrikabana Center in Laurel, MD (Cameroon singer/guitarist)
Uncle Charlie’s cookout w/ Charlie Wilson, Babyface, K-Ci Hailey, El Debarge @ CFG Bank Arena (r& B)
Adobo DMV dj day party 4:30 @ Nats Park plaza
Mon. Sept 22- Nidia Góngora, as part of the Global Sounds on the Hill series @ Hill Center (Afro-Colombian south Pacific coast traditional rooted )
Sharp Pins, Mod Lang, Dim Wizard @ Comet Ping Pong (critic fave rock & twee punk guitar pop) *POSTPONED*
Tues. Sept 23- Water From Your Eyes, Her New Knife, Aunt Katrina @ Atlantis (critic fave alt rock)
Stereolab @ Howard Theatre (sold out)
Buzzcocks, Pink House, Dot Dash @ Union Stage ( legendary UK pop punk headliners still @ it despite death of Pete Shelley)
Fri. Sept. 26- Los Tigres del Norte @ Eaglebank Arena (norteno)
Setan Jawa,2017 Indonesian silent film by director Garin Nugroho, with live music from Peni Candra Rini and her ensemble 7 PM - 8:15 PM @ Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art
Mon. Sept 29- Iggy Pop at Anthem (proto-punk legend)
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Full September 2025 list- (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month or changes *)
Mon. Sept. 1 - Bobby Felder & the Blues Brothers 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church ( dc elder blues & soul)
Wallz & the Music Company @ Union Stage (Nigerian)
Luicidal (members of Suicidal Tendencies ) & other bands @ Pearl St Warehouse (punk)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
Bunnygrunt (St. Louis twee), Anno (experimental electronic) @ 3 @ Rhizome
Dutty Fest w/ Ras Slick & Dutty Bus Crew, Lady Da Flame @ Kabu, 15 K St NE (reggae & dancehall)
Sirius Company recording live @ House of Comedy in Lanham
Vybz fest w/ dancehall & soca djs 4-10 pm @ Karma
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Sept 2-
Stiff Little Fingers @ Black Cat (‘70s punk band)
John Legend @ Wolf Trap (r&B/pop)
Luicidal, Terminally Ill, The Hajj And Musket Hawk @ Ottobar (punk connected to Suicidal Tendencies)
Seth Kibel & friends present the Jews of Tin Pan Alley @ Blues Alley
Inner Ear Brigade , Clay's Auto Portraits, Also Chosen @ Rhizome ((San Francisco jazz, prog, experimental pop headliners, plus 2 jazz acts)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge
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Wed. Sept 3
Shirley Jones of the Jones Girls at Wine Down Wednesday 6-9 @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom, Suitland
Sirius Company @ 12 noon to 1 for free @ Wilson plaza , Reagan Building (go-go)
No Joy, Flowers for the Dead @ Comet Ping Pong
John Legend @ Wolf Trap
Aphid, Fabrizio Tapia, Filthy Pink Doll, Choking Boys, Virginia Warwick @ Rhizome (noise rock, kraut rock, tape manipulation)
Memphis Gold w/ special lineup w/ Duwayne Burnside (Mississippi) & the Memphis Mojo Queen @ JV’s (blues & soul)
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)
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Thursday Sept 4-
Ile Aiye w/ Black Alley @ go-go museum (Afro-Brazilian bloco group from Salvador, Brazil meets DC go-go & hood rock band )
The Goons, Tosser, Keep Your Secrets for DC Punk Archives free gig 6:30 on the roof @ MLK Library (dice registration suggested)
The Jones Girls & Shirley Jones @ 6PM & 8:30 pm @ Keystone Korner (r&b)
Black Rave Culture 5-10 @ National Building Museum lawn (techno)
Oddly Satisfying w/ Ky Newman & atlgrandma @ Black Cat ( left field pop)
Finesse II w/ Shanti Walker, Dean Cavanaugh and Roger Chapman @ Blue Dolphin (r&b)
Waterboys @ 930 Club
IO the Singer, Zanj (Jean-Francis Varre afro-rock) , Taisha Estrada, Dante Pop @ the Pocket DC (eclectic bill)
DUUNES, Argo & the Violet Queens, Aidan Leclaire @ Comet Ping Pong
The Gayle Harrod Blues Band @ 12 noon to 1 for free @ Wilson plaza , Reagan Building
Azul Band @ Green Zone (global tropical )
Mystery Pop @ Atlantis (disco-influenced electro-pop)
Longtimers @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock w/ a touch of old-school New Orleans)
The Thrills @ JV’s (roots rock)
Extended Play w/ Dyanna Monet, Martin Miguel, Sam Park, Sean Chappell, Les the DJ w/ a popup market by Samasana 5-10 @ Chinatown Park, 5th & I st NW near Mass. Ave
202 Creates Summer Set free concert series w/ Marcus Johnson, Jogo Project, Herb Scott & DJ Lance Reynolds @ District E (701 7th St NW near Regal Cinemas) (jazz,go-go, soul)
Allure Band, w/ DJ Supa Dan & Dj Lucky @ 12 noon grand opening of Lisp Restaurant, Temple Hills, MD
Grupo Quimbao 9:30 @ Bossa (cumbia, valenato, salsa)
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
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Fri. Sept 5-
Ile Aiye @ UDC Theatre of the Arts (Afro-Brazilian bloco group w/ music & dance)
Pogues @ Lincoln Theatre
Ethel Cain @ Anthem (pop)
Badshah @ Eaglebank Arena (India rapper)
Southern Culture on the Skids, Highballers @ Jammin Java
Frankie Cosmos @ Black Cat
Se So Neon 6pm @ Atlantis ( Korean alt-rock)
La Maquina @ El Palenque
Could Be Better, Widaparte, Several Arms, Dr. Girlfriend @ Rhizome (screamo, noise)
Cherub @ 7:30 @ Atlantis (post-disco & funk)
Zachary Smith & the Mardi Gras Kings free 6-7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (New Orleans music blended w/ zydeco )
Push Play @ Seta Oasis (go-go)
Accidents, Braceface, Curse Words @ Pearl St. Warehouse (skatepunk)
Dyeboy (EP Release!), Pinky Lemon, Girls on Toast @ Comet Ping Pong
Swans @ Howard Theatre (post punk)
Save Your Soul w/ DJ Baby Alcatraz @ Lithuanian Hall
Baltimore Record Bazaar @ Peabody Heights
Patrick Alban & Noche Latina @ 12 noon to 1 for free @ Wilson plaza , Reagan Building
Les the DJ 9 to 12:30 am @ LA Shukran
DJ Crown Vic @ Cana (global music)
Tribute to Gladys Knight & Patti Labelle @ Keystone Korner
14th annual DC South Asian Film Fest through Sept 7 @ Regal Rockville Center, Rockville, MD
Backyard Band & TOB 9:30 pm to late @ Throw Social (go-go)
James @ Lincoln Theatre (britpop) (sold out)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (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
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Gilbert Torrosian Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
“For Always: The Legacy of Revolution Summer 1985 - 2025" dc punk exhibit @ 7-9 Fridays; 12-5 Sat.; 3-5 Sunday @ Lost Origins Gallery (call (202) 278-6627 to check if open.
*Snakehead Run @ Takoma Park Community Center (Acoustic Jugband blues ) *
*TCB, Drama Squad @ Martini's Ft Washington (bouncebeat go-go) *
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Sat Sept 6 -
Pulp @ Anthem (UK lush alt-rock/ Britpop )
Luciana Souza trio Sept 6 & 7th 2 shows per night @ Blues Alley (Brazil jazzy vocalist) (also streamed via Blues Alley site)
A-team (go-go allstars including Big G, Sweet Thang, Smoke, Killa Cal, Steve Roy, Rappa, Stomp Dogg, w/ MOB plus food options Day Party 4-9 pm @ 7201 Little River Turnpike, Annandale (near Diamond Lounge)
End Of The Summer Jam Boots On The Ground Party W/ 803fresh Live -Where Them Fans At?; What Band ; Members Only Band (Mob); Hosted By Bam640 & Marsha Davis @ Aroma Restaurant, Fairfax
Zoh Amba, Deakin @ Rhizome (noisy, artsy but w/ a dose of roots lyrical)
Blues and Blues rock concert for homeless & Disabled vets w/ Duwayne Burnside, Memphis Gold, Ms Zeno the Mojo Queen, Nighthawks & more @ Warner Theatre
Community Organizing Festival w/ a Drumline 12-4 @ UDC Student Center
Silver Spring Jazz Festival *w/ Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Oh He Dead & more * @ veterans plaza
Gian Marco @ George Mason Center for the Arts
Stone Pleasure Band, Voice 24/7 Band @ Lamont’s (Grown & Sexy Southern Soul)
Benson Boone @ CFG Arena
Blanco White @ Atlantis (neo-folk pop w/ Spanish trad guitar touches)
Maryland Cigar Box Guitar Festival @ 2pm for free @ Union Craft Brewing
King Soul @ VFW 350 Hells Bottom
DJ Crown Vic @ Daikaya (global sounds)
Dana Lyn and Kyle Sanna 2 to 2:50 pm @ National Gallery of Art East Bldg Mezzanie (fiddle & guitar duo influenced by Irish music do compositions w/ environmental themes)
We are All DC march & rally 11 am @ 16th & W sts & Malcolm X Park (sponsored by Free DC, Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network, labor unions, & other groups)
Leon City Sounds @ Green Zone
Backyard Band @ Tandoori in Woodbridge (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
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
*Roslyn Jazz Fest w/ Southern Avenue (Memphis blues, soul, gospel group), New Breed Brass Band (New Orleans style hiphop funky horn group), The Sensational Barnes Brothers (gospel soul), Son Cubano Subterraneo (DC-based Cuban music dance band), 1-7 pm @ Roslyn Gateway Park, 1300 Langston Blvd., Arlington *
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Sun Sept 7-
Leon Bridges, Charlie Crockett, Reyna Tropical @ Merriweather Post (soul crooner, country/roots singer/guitarist, Latin art-pop)
Sierra Ferrell, Nicki Lane @ Anthem
Luciana Souza trio Sept 6 & 7th 2 shows per night @ Blues Alley (Brazil jazzy vocalist) (also streamed via Blues Alley site)
Rare Essence & Dirty Rico @ Ivy City Smokehouse (go-go)
Grant-Lee Phillips @ Jammin Java (indie- singer/songwriter)
Somos @ Atlantis (Massachusetts pop-punk indie)
Takoma Park Folk Festival 11 to 6 @ Takoma Park Middle School
DC2Trill @ Union Stage (rap)
Silver Spring End of Summer Celebration @ veterans plaza
Commanders Crank Session w/ Raheem Devaughn, Bootsy Vegas, Yahzarah @ Takoma Station Tavern
ffab and the skulls, Anthony Martin @ Galaxy Hut (rock)
Linda Smith & Blake Douglas, Simon Joyner & The Nervous Stars, Leah Senior @ 9PM @ Normals Books
Pile ‘o’ Rocks @ Hank Dietles (think Rockpile )
Les the DJ @ MaMe popup market 12 - 4pm @ Thip Kao
Brooklyn Wildlife Summer Fest w/ Earth Tongues, Duty Joy, Piranhas, Marcus Jade Demery & more @ Rhizome (improv, avante-garde Americana , experimental, & performance art)
Jazzy Sunday (final week of this 8 week event) in Anacostia @ 1234 Marion Barry Ave Se (time & music tba) (202 Creates eventbrite ticket)
Sirius Company @ 10:30 am @ Northwest Stadium for Commanders/Giants opener
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")
*Amapiano DMV Sunday w/ DJ Mobu & 4 others 2- 9pm @ Arlington Beer Garden (South African dance music)*
*Sarau de Samba 2-5pm @ Glen Echo *
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Mon. Sept 8-
The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Flavor Crystals @ 930 Club (psych rock)
Memphis Gold & the Scrap Iron Band 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues)
Matmos, Sam Weinberg, Mod F. @ 7PM @ Comptoir du Vin in Baltimore
Matheus Fonseca 2 shows @ Blues Alley (Brazilian guitarist w/ genre-blending approach, mixing bossa nova, bolero, reggae, jazz,global)
Tara Clerkin Trio , The Caribbean @ Rhizome (Clerkin trio meld dub, psych, folk, acid jazz; Caribbean are artsy guitar pop)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues Sept 9-
Superchunk, Tee Vee Repairman @ Black Cat (punk)
Sparks @ Lincoln Theatre (rock)
Cash Cobain Party w/ Slizzy, 310babii + Myaap B Jack$ + Chow Lee @ Howard Theatre (rap)
Alison Krauss & Union Station @ Wolf Trap
Anno, Casual Hex, Lip, Chromafix @ Ottobar (postpunk experimental some w/ synths)
Kiti Gardner & the Drifting Valentines @ Hank Dietle’s ( western swing, rockabilly, old country and some jump blues)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge
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Wed Sept 10-
Haim @ Merriweather Post (pop-rock )
Rilo Kiley, Dean Johnson @ Anthem
Diego Figueiredo 2 shows @ Blues Alley (Brazilian guitarist) (1st show is also streamed)
Next Now Fest @ Clarice Smith U of MD
Quintron & Miss Pussycat (30th Anniversary!), The Bepstein Show @ Comet Ping Pong (alt offbeat pop )
Casual Hex, Cryptid Summer, Club U.S.A. @ Quarry House (rock)
Memphis Gold @ JV’s (blues)
Sirius Company *w/ special tribute to late Ihkand Mason w/ guests* @ 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)
*Ethiopian New Year Celebration w/ Ephrem Amare & DJ @ Rumor Bar, 8233 Fenton St NW *
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Thursday Sept 11-
Annuel AA @ Eaglebank Arena (reggaeton)
Clipse @ Pier 6 (rap)
Deftones & Idles @ CFG Bank Arena (metal and punk rock)
Nourished by Time @ Ottobar (alt-r&b)
Wilson Savoy (of Pine Leaf Boys) @ Hank Dietle’s (Cajun)
Hunx and his Punx, Tchotchke, Cinema Hearts @ Black Cat (punk & pop-punk)
Yeison Landero from Colombia cumbia shows tba Sept 11 through Sept 13 (maybe just 12th & 13th)
Duduka Da Fonseca Quartet plus guest singer Maucha Adnet, 2 shows @ Blues Alley (Brazilian samba jazz drummer & band) (early show can also be seen via streaming)
Quintron & Miss Pussycat, & 2 more @ Wax Atlas Baltimore
Cardiel, and 2 more @ Holy Frijoles
Old Crab Hands free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Mill. Stage ( neo-soul & Americana)
Breezy Supreme, Uncle Mary, Tone P & tha Carry Out, Cortland DMV @ the Pocket
Sister Wife Sex Strike, Apes of the State @ Comet Ping Pong (rock)
Cooper Alan @ Howard Theatre (country)
Sensor Ghost, Street Eaters, Vampyres from Africa @ Quarry House Tavern (post-punk rock)
The Orchestra: starring former ELO members @ Warner Theatre
Flack @ VFW 350 Hells Bottom (poppy roots rock)
Terror Cell Unit, Infinexhuma, Threat of Innocence, Home Is The Void, Weapons Envelope, Struggle @ Rhizome (electro noise)
Butcher Brown 6-9 @ National Gallery Nights (free but tickets available through lottery in advance & limited number at the door)
202 Creates Summer Set free concert series w/music tba & DJ Lance Reynolds @ District E (701 7th St NW near Regal Cinemas) (jazz,go-go, soul)
Six Foot Blonde & Flowers for the Dead @ U of MD Clarice Smith Ctr (rock)
Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
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
*Sam Sam, Alma Callejera y Sonido Hijo del Rey @ MXL (Mexico Lindo)*
*Catch 22, the Fuss, the Captivators @ Pie Shop (ska) *
*Dabube Basin Kriminal pop band 9pm @ Green Zone*
*Cheick Hamala Diabate & friends 9:30 @ Bossa (DC- based Malian music & more) *
*New Impressionz w/ Commanders v Packers watch party on tv 8-12 @ Martini's White Plains *
* Flower Bomb, Shagwulf, Ammonite, @ Galactic Panther (rock) *
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Fri. Sept 12-
DC Art All Night w/ music tba @ various locations (& on Sept. 13 also) including on Friday Mumu Fresh, Black Alley 6-12 mdt *@ Shops at Penn Branch, 3200 PA AVE SE ; plus Legacy Lounge w/ Hand Dance Association, trap cellist Chanel Kelley, DJ Father Fonz, & see Herb Grey's private art collection 6-9 pm @ 1301 L’enfant Square SE ;
*Art All Night w/ TOB *after party @ Throw Social* & Northeast Groovers *doing a '90s pa classics set * 6-10 @ Sandlot Northeast , East River Shopping Center, 3950 Minnesota Ave. NE 6:30-1:30 am @ 3935 Minnesota Ave NE (go-go) *
Art all night events tba @ Woodridge public library , Benning/Dorothy I. Height public library,
jazz @ Jo-jo's; djs @ Reeves Ctr & former Alero courtyard on U St NW;
Orquesta La Manplesa, Leon City Sounds (5-7::30), *Chicha Morada & more @7:15 *Lamont Plaza Mt Pleasant ; Frank O Jazz open stage @ Dos Gringos
*Soroche (cumbia) 7- 7:45on Mt Pleasant Library historic steps ; & Glow Party w/ DJs Kristy La Rat, El Sucio 8 to 9:45 pm as part of 5-10 pm Mt Pleasant Library main reading room Art all Night event*
*Chocolate Lens 21 minutes movie screening on repeat 5-10 @ Lost Origins gallery; *Keith Butler jazz trio 5-10 @ La Dona Cafe * ; *DC Jazz Collective 10-12 @ Marx Cafe* ;
*flamenco guitar 6-7 @ La Plaza, 3917 14th st. NW betw Spring & Shepherd sts ; DJ Baby Alcatraz w/ soul & old school dance party rock 7-11 @ 3720 14th St NW; Duo Caliente w/ Latin rock & Mexican pop 7:30-9 @ 3714 14th St NW.
*Chocolate Lens, a 21 minute DC Documentary rolling projection by Gabriel Veras 500 Kennedy St NW from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.*
* That This (rock w/ members of Ex Hex & Priests) @ 7:30-8:30; Tone (instrumental post-rock ) 9:30-11 @ 4718 14th St NW *
*Kulture Shock African drumming 7-8; X-Factor go-go & r&b 8-9 @ New Plaza @ 14th & Kennedy Sts NW*
* Kennedy St Jam! Curated by HR Records, DJ Zach @ 5 & in between bands. Dear Daria @ 6 pm; Manic Obsession (rock & soul) @ 7:30 PM; Elegance of Soul @ 9 pm @ 711 Kennedy St NW * *Endlings ( alt-rock covers & originals) 10-12 @ Jackie Lee's @ 116 Kennedy St NW from 10:00 PM to 12:00 AM*
*Art All Night w/ Black Passion Band between 5-11 pm @ Metro Bar, Rhode Island Ave (free w/ eventbrite rsvp)* *go-go band tba 7:30 -8:30 2 9th Street Park & Upshur St NW in Petworth DC *
*Art All Night w/ fire dancers & vinyl dj tba @ 6-11 @ Barrel House Cafe/bar in Logan Circle NW *
*Art All Night Glover Park w/ Crush Funk Band 6-10:30 @ Plaza stage, 2233 Wisc. Ave NW *
* Art All Night Georgetown w/ salsa & bachata dancing on the waterfront 6- 10 pm ; Open House of exhibition "Something For The People" by Jermaine “jET” Carter 5:30 to 10:30 & dj & band 7:15 - 10:15 @ 1223 Potomac Gallery (go-go activist Yaddiya is associated w/ this gallery)
*Art All night Barracks Row with Japanese pop art on 8th St Se ; Lanterns Park @ Eastern Market ; Moonscape Music ensemble playing anime & video game inspired music @ 6:30 @ Miracle Theatre; dj playing j-pop & k-pop @ Chupacabra @ Valor;
Hamilton de Holanda @ Blues Alley (Brazilian choro & jazz mandolin player)
afrobeats to the world dj party @ Howard Theatre
Pup, Jeff Rosenstock, Ekko Astral @ Anthem (rock, punk)
Maren Morris @ Wolf Trap (country & pop)
22st annual Ukrainian Festival of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area, on the grounds of St. Andrews Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 15100 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, (through Sept. 14th)
Black Cat 32nd anniversary party w/ Dj Baby Alcatraz, Dj Wild Dagga, Dj Just-In-Time, Dj Booji Boy @ 8 pm
Push Play @ 12 noon to 1 for free @ Wilson plaza , Reagan Building (jazz & go-go)
Glitterfox @ Comet Ping Pong (rock)
Arrested Development @ Bethesda Theater (rap)
Cardiel, Sex Faces, Gino and The Goons (*they sound like garage-punk meets Jonny Thunders Heartbreakers*) , Teen Cobra @ DC 9; Cruise Control w/ Les the DJ @ 11 @ DC 9
NOMA in color: Color jam w/ band Gem Fatales & DJs Les the DJ & Xsa 4 to 8 @ Alethia Tanner Park
Luis Alfonso @ the Palace
girly!, Yvette Rose and Fontana, with a headline set from Sol ChYld, free @ 6 @ Clarice Smith Next Now Fest @ UMD
Spencer (Bed Stuy Black NYer on 4AD plays multiple instruments)7 pm @ Clarice Smith; Redveil 9pm @ Clarice Smith Center U of MD (DMV rapper)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (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
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
“For Always: The Legacy of Revolution Summer 1985 - 2025" dc punk exhibit @ 7-9 Fridays; 12-5 Sat.; 3-5 Sunday @ Lost Origins Gallery (call (202) 278-6627 to check if open.
*Habesha Ethiopian New Year w/ *DJ Maas* @ 10 @ Citizens & Culture in Silver Spring *
*Ethiopian New Year Celebration w/ Ephrem Amare & DJ @ Rumor Bar, 8233 Fenton St Silver Spring
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Sat. Sept 13-
Legendary Blue Notes @ Harmony Hall (harold melvin influenced)
Rophnan, AfroNile (Selamino & Dave on the Tracks) , traditional Ethiopian bands, fashion show, food, awards for Ethiopian New Year 7 to 1am @ Walter Washington Convention Center (Rophnan is an Ethiopian star)
Art All Night Block Party outside MLK Library w/ R&S, Major League, Backyard, 911 (one-off reunion show),Vybe and Black Alley 6pm to 1:30 am
Art All Night Congress Heights w/ EU feat. Sugar Bear, Be’la Dona, Proper Utensils feat. Jas Funk, Pinky Killacorn & friends, a Go-go Museum Stage & a Homegrown Culture Stage 6pm to 2 am @ Gateway Pavilion, 2730 MLK Ave. SE (specific times for each band on Art all Night Congress Heights page) *
DC Art All Night w/ music tba @ various other locations including 5-9 pm Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J Huff Library, 7-10 at Shaw/Watha T Daniel Library, Southwest, Tenley-Friendship library , jazz @ Jo-jo's; djs @ Reeves Ctr & former Alero courtyard * on U St. , Georgetown, SE , NE, Sarau de Samba at Eaton Hotel;
*Art all Night 7 pm @ Anthem Row , 800 K St NW w/ Bongo District & Chuck Brown Band* ;
*Art all Night w/ Crush Funk Brass 7 pm @ 4404 Wisc Ave NW; *Crush Funk Brass @ 10 & 11 pm @ Dupont Circle north side*
*Art all Night w/ Latin American dance & Djs @ Dupont Underground*
*Art all Night w/ DC street art @ Washington Studio School, 2129 S. St NW *
*Art all Night w/ live music , art, food @ Peru Embassy*
*Arab pop art & Arabic music @ MEI Gallery , 1763 N St NW *;
*Jacob Thomas skate culture/street/hiphop/ New Yorker style street art @ Ipade , 1734 20th St NW*
*Latinx art & music @ Ven Hotel *
7pm – Ambition Band; 8pm – Tru Worshiperz Band & Ministry; 9pm – Original Facez Band; 10pm – The West Mob Band all are go-go or gospel go-go @ Starburst Plaza 1501 Maryland Ave NE near H St NE Classic Cars, Afrobeat music, Retro Rope Jumping & More 6pm-12 am @ Old Auto Zone Parking lot , 1207 H St NE singing crooners 7-11 pm @ Thrive Hair Bar, 524 H St NE Afro-Carib music 8-12am @ Lydia on H Dancing at Joy of Motion Also events 6-9 @ Solid State Books; 8-12 w/ dj @ Hush Harbor ; on DC streetcars; 7-12 DC Creative Institute;10-1 am @ Atlas Performing Arts Center
Richard Lloyd from Television & 2 openers @ Ottobar (postpunk)
K. Michelle @ Bethesda Theater (r& b & country)
Rene Marie & Experiment in Truth 2 shows @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)
Laylit Arabic musk dance party at Culture
Nice Breeze, Credit, Black Rails @ Rhizome (tuneful & noisy punk vets)
Al Jardine and the Pet Sounds Band at Maryland Hall in Annapolis
Maiah Manser, Spring Silver, LUCAA 7:30 @ DC 9 ; Dance Club w/ DJ Joyce & more @ 11 @ DC 9 (techno)
Los Hermanos Flores @ El Ranchon
Yaya Bey @ Union Stage (r& b/afropop)
Yeule, Fish Narc @ Black Cat (electro soundscapes w/ beats & samples)
Truth or Dare (EP release!), Art Sorority, The Armours @ Quarry House Tavern (rock)
Mousey Thompson & the James Brown Experience & 3 other groups @ Warner Theatre
Chinatown Funk Express w/ Les the DJ spinning Asian City pop & more 6-10 pm W/ Usan Usan, 737 7th St NW
Love Groove Fest w/ SerpentwithFeet, TT the Artist, & more 12 noon free @ Robert C Marshall Park, Baltimore
Soccer Mommy, Dummy @ Baltimore Soundstage (indie rock)
Josh Christina, Daryl Davis @ 4 @ JVs (roots rockin pianos )
Can I Kick it @ Creative Alliance
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)
* Global Community Day w/ speakers & a Leon CIty Sounds dj set 3-8 pm @ Malcolm X Park *
*Afro-Caribbean Saturdays @ Gazuza Lounge, 1629 Conn Ave NW *
*Junkyard Band, Pure Elegance @ The Chateau (go-go) *
*TCB @ Ivy City Smokehouse (bouncebeat go-go) *
*Dante Pope @ 5 @ Good Hope Neighborhood rec Ctr. *
*Ethiopian New Year Celebration w/ Ephrem Amare & DJ @ Rumor Bar, 8233 Fenton St Silver Spring *
*Yeison Landero (Colombia ) & Experience Band Go-go x Cumbia Remix & live vip recording w/ DJ Super Dan @ 6 pm @ the Go-go Museum *
*Puerto Rico In Savage Festival w/ Los Hijo ,e Plena, Reflections of Puerto Rico, Tiendita Cultura Plenera, plena & bomba workshops 12-6 pm @ Caroll Baldwin Hall, Savage MD *
*El Chaval de la Bachata @ VIP Room Baltimore *
*Cruddy Crankerz & many others @ 8 pm @ Pass Da Aux @ Prima DC, 900 Florida Ave NW NW *
* Cyrus Chestnut Trio @ Takoma Station (Baltimore jazz pianist) *
* New Impressionz, Drama Squad Band (DSB) @ Fast Eddie's (go-go) *
* DJs BabyPuff, Djoser, & many more as part of Boycott Boiler Room electro parties in DC event-- 8-3 am @ 618 H St NW (fundraiser/ counter event to BR which is now owned by hedge fund that funds military weapons sales; all proceeds donated to DMV & Palestinian Mutual Aid w/ tickets on RA) *
*Magnolia Band w/ Hungarian Folk music & dance 7:30 @ Bossa *
*Kamel Zennia Band 9:30 @ Roofers Union ( Norht African) *
*Ethiopian music @ JD Bar , Annandale *
*4EverLuh da Crank meet up 4:30 pm @ Mt Vernon Square Metro meet-up to blast go-go from your phones while walking to MLK LIbrary Art All night go-go block party *
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Sun. Sept. 14-
Pine Leaf Boys free @ Hill Center (Cajun)
Outlaw Music Fest w/ Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Waxahatchee, Madeline Edwards
doors at 2:30 pm ; music at 4 @ Merriweather Post
Mdou Moctar (guitarist from Niger), Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, Soul Glo, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat @ Craft Union Brewing in Baltimore
A Night to Remember (of gospel) w/ Roy & Revelation, New Vizion, Brothers in Christ, Flossie Boyd Johnson & Favor, Karen & the Fellas, Lil David & the Bells of Joy, and more groups @ 5 pm @ The House of Praise, 5110 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave.
Kassa Overall @ Keystone Korner
Adams Morgan Day * w/ Go-go fitness @ 11:30 am @ Marie Reed Dance Plaza, 2201 18th St NW; DJ G-Nice 12 noon @ Kalorama Park; gospel rap @ 1:10 & 2:10 Marie Reed; Brazilian dancer 3:15 Marie Reed; Bongo District @ 4:30 @ Kalorama Park; Malcolm X Drummers & dancers 4:30 @ Marie Reed; Wells & Co. 5 pm @ Bossa; DC Cuban Dancers 5:10 @ Marie reed; Cheick Hamal Diabate 6pm @ Jubilee stage 1800 Col. Rd., Ras Lidji 7 regg-go 6:10 @ Marie Reed ; *
Rene Marie & Experiment in Truth 2 shows @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)
Junkyard Band @ Famous Lounge (go-go)
Corey Arcenaux & the Zydeco Hot Peppers @ Hank Dietle’s
Silver Spring End of Summer Celebration @ Silver Spring veterans plaza
No Chief (Sebadoh drummer Bob D’Amico solo), Amrita “Ami” Kaur Dang ( South Asian-American Sikh composer, vocalist, sitarist, electronic multimedia artist from Baltimore), Zottoh (guitar drone & feedback) @ Rhizome
Sirius Company & Blacc Print w/ DJ Dynamite D 6-11 pm free @ “Shaken not Stirred” @ District E, 701 7th Street near Regal Cinema (go-go)
Backyard Band 9-1am @ Citizens & Culture (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
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
* Beg'n'B discussion @ 12 noon @ Songbyrd (r&b singers begging & pleading for passion talk) *
*Dummy, Flowers for the Dead, Instant Success @ 7 @ Songbyrd *
*Rise Band w/ doors open @ 4 @ Lamont's (southern soul)*
*Sawasdee DC Thai food, dance, and more fest 10 am to 8 pm on national mall between 4th St NW & 7th St NW *
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Mon. Sept 15-
Percy Chinchilla and Perkutao Afro-Peruvian Jazz @ Blues Alley (live and streamed)
Waylon Wyatt @ Atlantis (country inspired by Tyler Childers & Zach Bryan)
Brothers from Other Mothers 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues)
Eric Theise - A Synesthete's Atlas, Ivan Liptak @ Rhizome (improv film and improv guitar)
Punks on film free @ Peabody Heights Baltimore
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Sept. 16-
Ziggy Marley & Burning Spear @ Pier 6 (reggae)
Waylon Wyatt @ Atlantis (country inspired by Tyler Childers & Zach Bryan)
TV on the Radio @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out)
Glenn Jones, Liam Grant,Kajwan Ziaoddini @ Rhizome (arty fingerpicking guitar & Iranian classical music)
Robbie Fulks @ Jammin Java (roots Americana)
Lollypop Lorry, The Soularites, Chicha Morada @ Comet Ping Pong (rock)
Ada Lea, Devonly @ Quarry House Tavern ) (rock )
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge * "We Want the Funk! film doc @ 5 pm @ Angelika Pop-Up @ Union Market (part of March on Washington Film Fest - rsvp reservations suggested by Mon. Sept. 15)
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Wed. Sept 17-
Panda Bear, Deakin @ Ottobar (sold out)
Garbage, Starcrawler @ Anthem (alt-pop rock)
TV on the Radio @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out)
Ron Sexsmith @ Jammin Java (indie guitar pop rock)
Latter, NÜDE, Life, xmiseryisabutterflyx @ Rhizome (noise rock, experimental, screamo)
The Courettes, Starr & the Czars @ Comet Ping Pong (retro stylish garage rock, girl group, & soul )
Mint Field, Kind of Christine, Jem Wilde @ Quarry House Tavern (rock)
Canas y su Mariachi @ 12 noon to 1 for free @ Wilson plaza , Reagan Building
Mauricio Miranda feat. cellist Chris Tate @ Blues Alley (DMV based Chilean singer and multi-instrumentalist) (live and streamed)
DJ Crown Vic @ La Skukran’s one year anniversary party
Cahoots duo with David Kitchen @ JVs (roots pop)
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)
*Mum (Iceland) w/ Gyda @ Atlantis *
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Thurs. Sept 18-
Yasmin Williams free 6-7 pm @ Kennedy Millennium Stage (guitar & banjo Afro-folk )
Isabella Lovestory, Cece Natalie, Ali RQ @ the Atlantis (Honduran pop reggae)
Ziggy Marley & Burning Spear @ Wolf Trap (reggae )
Nano Stern 2 shows @ Blues Alley ( Chilean trova, jazz & folk singer/guitarist) (live & streamed)
Stop Making Sense: A Film by Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads Hosted by Jerry Harrison @ Lincoln Theatre
James McMurtry Band @ Birchmere
Finnish Postcard, Mannequin Fight, Room Corners, Wishbone Zoe @ Rhizome
Arcadia Grey, Leisure Hour, Mint Green @ Quarry House Tavern (rock)
Parker Mccollum @ Pier 6
High Zero Experimental & Improv Music fest (thru the 21st ) @ Baltimore Theatre Project
Grandsons @ Hank Dietle’s
David Chappell and Jonathan Sloane @ JV’s (Americana roots guitarists)
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
*Soroche 6:30 to 7:30 @ Walters Art Gallery Baltimore (cumbia)*
*Essential Tremors podcast presents Romeo Poirier , The Caribbean 7 pm @ Design Distillery, Baltimore *
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Fri. Sept 19-
Al Green @ MD Live Casino (soul & gospel legend)
Kali Uchis @ CFG Bank Arena (r&b, Latin alt-pop)
The Blackbyrds @ Keystone Korner
The Giz: Year of the Mississippi Bullfrog" is a Go-Go musical playing @ Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. from September 19-21, 2025 POSTPONED
Wet Leg @ 930 Club (sold out)
Alabama Shakes, Budos Band @ Anthem
billy woods @ Union Stage (good wordy boom bap backpack rap)
Noochie’s Live from the Front Porch @ Bethesda Theater
Paco Panama unplugged live recording w/ Foots x Coles @ 6 @ Sycamore & Oak SE (DC rapper)
Melissa Aldana Quartet 2 shows @ Blues Alley (Chilean jazz)
Dennis Jay and Lonesome Town @ Hank Dietle’s (roots country)
Dogo du Togo & the Alagaa Beat Band free 6-7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Togo band plays modern sounds rooted in tradition )
Bandalos Chinos @ Black Cat (Argentina indie-pop)
Diles Que No Me Maten @ Comet Ping Pong (rock)
Bilal @ Rams Head Annapolis (r&b)
Les the DJ 8-12 @ La Betty
Ty Tribbett w/ Kierra Sheard, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise & more 7-10 free @ Ebenezar AME CHurch, Ft Washington MD (gospel)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (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
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
“For Always: The Legacy of Revolution Summer 1985 - 2025" dc punk exhibit @ 7-9 Fridays; 12-5 Sat.; 3-5 Sunday @ Lost Origins Gallery (call (202) 278-6627 to check if open.
*South Indian Beats djs @ 10 @ Space DC on U St NW*
*Howard v Hampton 25 + Alumni Takeover w/ djs @ 10 @ Sachi *
*Nasar Abadey Quintet & friends (vocalist Sendy Brown, poet Kenny Carroll, dancer Nana Malaya, percussionist Jabari Exum, and the Malcolm X Park Drummers and Dancers.) : A Love Supreme- John Coltrane Celebration @ ELife Restaurant *
*DJ Baby Alcatraz spinning outlaw Texas country 9-12 mdt. (w/ cold Lone Star Longnecks on sale) @ Republic Cantina *
*Adult Prom w/ DJ Ricky Platinum spinning soca, Caribbean, Afrobeats @ Karma, 2221 Adams Place NE ("red carpet w// chic attire )*
*TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)*
*Maxwell & Serenade Ensemble w/ strings @ MGM National Harbor (r&b) *
*UCB @ Throw Social *
*Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55*
*New Impressionz , Black Alley @ the Bullpen (go-go) *
*New Impressionz late @ Air *
Hardway Connection @ La Plata, MD town hall (southern soul) *
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Saturday Sept. 20-
Prince Ndedi Eyango 40 years career anniv. w/ full band, Les Montagnards from Cameroon, guest Pierre Didi Tchakounte 8 pm @ Afrikabana Center in Laurel, MD (Cameroon singer/guitarist)
Maxwell & Serenade Ensemble w/ strings @ MGM National Harbor (r&b)
Uncle Charlie’s cookout w/ Charlie Wilson, Babyface, K-Ci Hailey, El Debarge @ CFG Bank Arena (r& B)
Camper Van Beethoven @ 930
Adobo DMV day party w/ Orchesta La Manplesa set , & DJ Pedro Night 4:30 @ Nats Park plaza
H St NE Fest * 12 noon until w/ music including Tru Worshiperz gospel go-go @ 2:30 @ 11th & H St NE
The Blackbyrds @ Keystone Korner
Geordie Greep @ Black Cat (from Black Midi w/prog art rock, postpunk, avante-club & more)
Steve Winwood @ Wolf Trap
Roberto Blades, Hermanos Galvan & Orchestra @ the Salsa Room McLean
Fazerdaze @ Atlantis (New Zealand singer/songwriter)
You Toki w/ Yung Bae @ Soundstage Baltimore (“Future funk”)
National Dance day event free 6-7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Hayes Carll @ Union Stage
Sài Gòn By Night: A Cabaret Celebrating Vietnamese Art & Culture 7pm @ Pearl Street Warehouse
Bollywood Night: Bollywood hits & Desi beats @ 10 @ Pearl Street Warehouse
B.O.B. - The Adventures of Bobby Ray 15th anniversary tour 7pm @ Howard Theatre (rap) ;
The Set: R& B Experience djs 10 pm @ Howard Theatre
Knifeplay, Euphoria Again, Dosser @ Quarry House Tavern (rock)
Les the DJ 7-10 @ Daikaya
Memphis Lightning , Willie Barry (from Rock-a-Sonics) @ Hank Dietle’s
Infinite Chaos 3 w/ In Jest (Pa Metalcore), Knifespitter (Baltimore Devil Worship), Tripping Corpse (Chaos Punk), Gist (Metallic Hardcore), Culture Effect (Rowdy Md Punk) 4-10 @ Rhizome
Airport 77s w/ Clem Fandango 3 @ Palisades Hub (power pop)
Reaction & Simply Groove @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Afrobeats & amapiano brunch w/ *DJ Psmoov* 4-10 @ Zebbie’s Garden, Conn Ave NW
Backyard Band @ Action Lounge in Leonardtown, MD (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
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
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Sun. Sept. 21-
Los Angeles Azules @ Eaglebank Arena (cumbia sonidera)
Claudia Acuna @ Blues Alley (Chilean jazz singer) (live and streamed)
Durand Jones @ 930 Club
Rio Da Yung OG @ Howard Theatre (rap)
Joe Henry & Mike Reid 2 pm @ Rams Head Annapolis
Smashing Times, Mod Lang, Dead Ringers Holy Frijoles (twee & indie pop rock)
gigi marię, don z scheme @ Galaxy Hut (rock)
Sarah Borges Band feat. Eric Ambel @ Hank Dietle’s
Rock-a-Sonics @ JVs (rockabilly & 50s rock)
Ulysses Jenkins: Video Griot, collection of video shorts some showing musicians 2 to 2:45 @ National gallery of Art East Bldg Aud.
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")
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Mon. Sept 22-
Nidia Góngora, as part of the Global Sounds on the Hill series @ Hill Center (Afro-Colombian south Pacific coast traditional rooted ) POSTPONED
Sharp Pins, Mod Lang, Dim Wizard @ Comet Ping Pong (critic fave rock & twee punk guitar pop)* POSTPONED TO 2026*
Tune-Yards @ Howard Theatre (alt-rock)
Jadu Heart @ Black Cat (UK goth shoegaze)
19th annivers. Blues Monday blues jam 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues)
Robert Cray band @ Rams Head Annapolis (blues/soul)
Michael Sarian Quartet @ Blues Alley (Argentine jazz) (live and streamed)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
* "The Makings of Curtis Mayfield" (a documentary film directed by artist H.E.R.) w/ a discussion w/ producers Peter Afterman, Mari Keiko Gonzalez, Cheaa Mayfield, and Jimmy Jam @ 7:30 @ Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History & Culture*
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Tues. Sept 23-
Sex Pistols feat. vocalist Frank Carter at 930 (sold out) *POSTPONED*
Water From Your Eyes, Her New Knife, Aunt Katrina @ Atlantis (critic fave alt rock)
Stereolab, Memorials @ Howard Theatre (sold out)
Buzzcocks, Pink House, Dot Dash @ Union Stage ( legendary UK pop punk headliners still @ it despite death of Pete Shelley)
Golomb, Flo Petite @ Quarry House Tavern (rock)
Quintango @ Blues Alley (Argentine jazz) (live and streamed)
Front Line Assembly, Clock DVA, & 2 more bands @ Soundstage Baltimore
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge
*Mary Lattimore, Elias Ronnenfelt @ Songbyrd (critic fave Lattimore is a harpist) *
* Ganavya w/ Charles Overton on harp @ Creative Alliance (Tamil/India/South Asian singer & musician w/ acoustic spiritual jazz & more harpist) *
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Wed. Sept. 24-
X & Los Lobos @ the Lyric in Baltimore *CANCELLED*
Nick Gaitan Band @ 7 @ Library of Congress ( Houston, Tejas roots music)
W.I.T.C.H. (We Intend To Cause Havoc), Evolfo @ Black Cat (Headliners are great Zambian garage rock)
Bob Mould solo @ Ottobar (punk & rock)
Tropical F Storm, Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals @ Metro Bar Baltimore
Kingfish Ingram @ Soundstage Baltimore (blues)
Delta Sleep @ Union Stage (Brit math rock)
Robert Cray Band @ Birchmere (soul blues)
Marc Douglas Berardo and Walt Wilkins @ Hank Dietle’s (singer/songwriter roots country folk)
Juan Megna @ Blues Alley (Argentine jazz) (live and streamed)
Sarah & the Safe Word, Foxcult, The Weekend Run Club @ Comet Ping Pong (rock)
Soft as Snow, p cain @ Quarry House Tavern (rock & electro)
Les the DJ w/ Fania classics 8-10 @ La Betty
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)
*Live painting, and music by Art Souca @ Bossa *
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Thurs. Sept 25-
Iris Dement @ Birchmere (great alt-country folk)
Baseball Project @ the Hamilton (alt-rock w/ lyrics about baseball)
The Beaches @ 930 Club (sold out)
Hermanos Gutiérrez @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out)
Ginger Root @ Black Cat (synthpop dance & Asian City pop)
Lagrimas @ Pearl St Warehouse (South Central LA screamo band)
War @ Rams Head Annapolis (funk)
Tony Roy & Yawd Lynk @ 12 noon to 1 for free @ Wilson plaza , Reagan Building
Dani Cortaza feat. Marcelo Dellamea @ Blues Alley (Argentinian Jazz ) (live and streamed)
Violinist Maximilian Jacobs free 6-7 pm @ Kennedy Millennium Stage ( weaves jazz, classical music, and klezmer into his original compositions)
12th Annual Immigration Film Festival through the 28th in person and virtual
Les the DJ & Martin Miguel 7pm to 1 am @ Grazie Mille
The Thrills @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock)
Black Violin @ Strathmore
40th annual Mayor’s Arts Awards night (w/ live performances tba) @ Lincoln National Theatre
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
*Insect Factory, Mike Andre, Weed Tree 7 pm @ Rhizome (experimental, ambient postpunk) *
*New Impressionz @ 8:30 @ Martini's White Plains (go-go) (every Thursday now) *
*Grupo Quimbao 9:30 2 Bossa (Cumbia, salsa) *
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Fri. Sept. 26-
Los Tigres del Norte @ Eaglebank Arena (norteno)
Setan Jawa,2017 Indonesian silent film by director Garin Nugroho, with live music from Peni Candra Rini and her ensemble 7 PM - 8:15 PM @ Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art
Shonen Knife, & 2 other bands @ Ottobar (Japanese pop-punk headliners)
All Things Go Music Fest night 1 w/ Noah Kahan, The Marías, The Last Dinner Party, Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory, Lucius , The Beaches, Joy Oladokun, Sunday (1994), Caroline Kingsbury @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (26th through 28th)
War @ Rams Head Annapolis (funk)
EU feat. Sugarbear @ 12 noon to 1 for free @ Wilson plaza , Reagan Building (dc go-go)
Riley Green post-Nats game concert included with price of baseball ticket @ Nats Park (country)
Lari Basilio free 6-7 pm @ Kennedy Millennium Stage (Brazilian guitarist)
Elbow @ 930 Club (sold out)
Ginger Root @ Black Cat (synthpop dance & Asian City pop)
Petite League, Orange Dog Club @ Comet Ping Pong (rock)
Pablo Aslan Cuarteto @ Blues Alley (Argentinian Jazz ) (live and streamed)
Whitey Morgan @ the Recher (throwback roots honky tonk country)
Fer Martinez y sus Cuates de Olancho @ El Palenque
Les the DJ & Miss Eass 7:30 to 12 mdt @ Neptune Room
Butt Mommy, PROFESSOR A, Melon Sprout,Nectar Gnome, Snake Snake Snake Eleven @ Rhizome (experimental noise)
Ned Rothenberg solo @ Palisades Hub (jazz reeds player)
Push Play & Walker Redds 6-11 pm free @ “Shaken not Stirred” @ District E, 701 7th Street near Regal Cinema (go-go & jazz )
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (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; *Grupo Tempranillo 8 pm (Latin jazz) *
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
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
“For Always: The Legacy of Revolution Summer 1985 - 2025" dc punk exhibit @ 7-9 Fridays; 12-5 Sat.; 3-5 Sunday @ Lost Origins Gallery (call (202) 278-6627 to check if open.
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
*Hubbie Jenkins @ Archie Edwards Blues barbershop*
*Disco Biblioteca bookclub talks The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross 7-8 pm @ People's Book *
*El Dasa @ the Palace *
*DJ Rumba Fi & DJ Don Q @ El Secreto de Rosita (every Friday) *
* John Davis speaking about the '90s D.C. punk fanzine scene's work during the period in the early 90s when alternative rock went mainstream, @ 4 pm @ the UMD School of Music Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at UMD*
* Umbrella Photo Fair 6-10 tonight (& certain hrs through Sept. 28th) w/ photos by photographers including Chris Chen, Dee Dwyer, Nate Langston Palmer, Farrah Skeiky (all who have done some music-related shots) @ 737 7th St NW *
*Cruddy Chronicles concert series w/ Cruddy Crankerz , Funky Chocolate, Shaker Ray & others 4-10 @ Anacostia Park field 7 beyond the roller skating park *
*New Impressionz @ Aqua (go-go)*
*New Vision & Tru Expressionz @ Fire Station 1 *
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Saturday September 27-
Fiesta DC w/ parade & music tba (also on Sept. 28)
Corazón y vida: Lowriding Family Festival w/ music tba outside Smithsonian American History Museum entrance
Beirut to DC w/ sounds by Anthony Raad , Mark Azar & special live performances tba @ Culture, 2006 Fenwick St NE
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble 5-7:30 @Hank Dietles Tavern
All Things Go Music Fest night 2 w/Lucy Dacus, Clairo, Faye Webster, Wallows, The Backseat Lovers, Hippo Campus, Gigi Perez, Paris Paloma, Orion Sun, G Flip, Bartees Strange, hey, nothing, Hazlett, Zinadelphia, Carol Ades @ Merriwether Post Pavilion (26th through 28th)
An evening with David Byrne -Who is the Sky tour @ Anthem (singer from Talking Heads)
Momma @ Ottobar (sold out)
Play It Forward: A Benefit for Ron Holloway featuring
The Root Boy Slim Allstars & Gordon Sterling and The People @ the Hamilton
Habibi Rooftop w/ Yazdan, Wave, Shawn 10pm @ Yalla, 1355 U St NW (Arabic & Persian Night)
Album release gig for trio of Devin Gray (drums), Anthony Pirog (guitar), and Dave Ballou (trumpet) @ Tonal Park
60 juno, kimberly (FKA moon tide gallery), Day Aches @ Comet Ping Pong (rock)
Juan Wauters 7pm @ Pearl St Warehouse (Uruguay singer/songwriter)
Fer Martinez y sus Cuates de Olancho @ VIP Room Baltimore
K-pop club night @ Howard Theatre
Caribbean Wine, food, & Music fest 1-9 pm @ Carroll Park, Baltimore
Maricoteca queer Latine dance party w/ DJ Kristy la Rat 11 pm @ DC 9
Alice Despard Group w/ Marshall Keith @ Palisades Hub
1925 silent film “Variety” about a trapeze artist and a dancer, w/ live piano by Andrew Simpson 2-3:45 pm @ National Gallery of Art East Bldg
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)
*Mohamed Abozekry Sextet (oud master & band) w/ Hot Club of Baltimore trio 7-10 @ Church on the Square, Baltimore *
*Big Sandy & his Fly-Rite Boys , Rock-a-Sonics @ 8 @ Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom (rockabilly, honky tonk country) *
*Tribute to Prince & Morris Day w/ Cymone Lovett & the Dream and Sixx Sermon & the System Band 7pm @ Lamont's *
*Touchdown Lagos: Nigerian Independence Day Party w/ dj Lay from 5-9 pm @ Focus on 1348 H St NE *
*Faith NYC 7pm @ Bossa (bassist Felice Rosser's band that is part of the Black Rock Coalition)*
*Afro-Caribbean Saturdays @ Gazuza *
*Dios Ha Sido Bueno, Madiel lara @ Casa de Oracion para Las Naciones, Mt Rainer, MD *
*Kristina R. Gaddy — Go Back and Fetch It: Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo book - old songs recovered musical instrument book (authored w/ Rhiannon Giddens who will not be here) with banjoist Pete Ross performing 6pm @ Politics & Prose Union Market *
* DC Rock and Roll History Series w/ Mark Opsasnick discussing his revised book " Capitol Rock", & Jeff Krulik discussing his films and his co-authored book " Capital Centre: A Retrospective" @ 1pm w/ q & A, book signing,DC Rumblers live music @ Terrapin Station, 4738 Cherry Hill Rd., College Park, MD *
* Tyler Childers @ Jiffy Lube Live (Country singer star) *
*Mt Rainier porch fest 4-7 pm *
*Strictly salsa w/ djs Matruco & Rumba-fi 10 pm @ Neptune Room *
*Habesha holiday Rooftop Affair w/ dj'd Ethiopian music @ Kaldi's *
*Kazzabe, Las Catrachas @ Club One, Alexandria *
*DJ Jerome Baker III & friends on Mars @ 9 @ Eaton Wild Days*
*Memorial Service for dc go-go musician/engineer Ihkand Mason 10 am memorial 11am service @ Pa. Ave Baptist Church, 3000 PA Ave SE *
*DJ Claudia of Leon City Sounds 9:30 pm @ Le Mont Royal (salsa, cumbia , bugaloo on vinyl)*
*Nigerian Independence Day First We Dance x Naija Nation w/ Supersmash Broz Starrza , Showtime, Big O, Paulion 10 pm @ AI warehouse, 530 Penn St NE *
* Umbrella Photo Fair 12-10 tonight (& certain hrs through Sept. 28th) w/ photos by photographers including Chris Chen, Dee Dwyer, Nate Langston Palmer, Farrah Skeiky (all who have done some music-related shots) @ 737 7th St NW *
*DJs Krazy Kris (Kool 97 FM in Jamaica), Jagga Boka B, Alvus, G-Nice w/ vintage reggae dancehall 9pm @ Buena Vista Center, 8844 Washington Blvd. , Jessup, MD *
*Stop the Killing make our communities safe free show w/ Rock Steady Project, Mass Extention, Pump Blenders, Wisdom Speaks 11 am to 7 @ Hains Point, 1100 Ohio Drive SW (go-go) *
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Sun. Sept 28-
All Things Go Music Fest night 3 w/Doechii, Kesha, Djo, Lola Young, Role Model, Rachel Chinouriri, Ashe, Griff, Maude Latour, The Aces, Michelle, Peach PRC, Alemeda, Molly Grace, jasmine.4.t @ Merriwether Post Pavilion
Celebrate Africa fest w/ Feedel Band, Coyaba Dance Theater, TolumiDE, and KanKouran West African Dance Company @ Fairwood Park, Bowie
Afrobeats Everywhere fest (plus amapiano) w/ djs or live music tba 4-10 @ Spectrum Lounge, Beltsville, MD
Jayhawks @ Atlantis
David Byrne @ Anthem
"One to One: John & Yoko" film free @ 3 pm @ Justice Forum in Kennedy Center Reach
Sleepytime Trio, Policy of 3, Frail, and Ultra Dolphins, @ 7, plus "Ain't Diggin No Grave" Clash record release at 6 @ St. Stephens Church
Elias Medina @ MXL (Mexico Lindo)
Laura Stevenson, Oceanator (solo) @ Black Cat (indie singer-songwriter)
Gramps Morgan @ Bethesda Theater (reggae singer son of late Denroy Morgan)
Arturo Sandoval @ Birchmere (Latin Jazz)
Balinese Wayang Kulit Shadow Play performed by I Gusti Putu Sudarta, accompanied by live gamelan and kroncong music performed by members of Gamelan Raga Kusuma @ Freer Gallery Meyer Aud.
Johnny Spampinato & the Value Leaders 2-4 @ Hank Dietle’s (NRBQ-ish)
Suitcase Junket @ 6 @ Hank Dietle’s ( arty Tom Waits meets Avett Brothers Americana from Mass.)
Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone @ Rams Head Annapolis
Baltimore Record Bazaar 12 noon free @ Peabody Heights
The Defense Trilogy films reimagine Dante’s Divine Comedy within the hypermodern labyrinth of Paris’s business district, La Défense. 2 to 4 @ National gallery of Art East Bldg Aud.
Opera Jawa, film by director Garin Nugroho with gamelan music & Indonesian dance 4-6pm @ Freer Gallery Meyer Aud.
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")
*"La Salsa Vive " doc @ 5:15 @ AFI (movie about Colombian salsa scene) *
*Echo arts fest w/ music, art, and dance 12 to 5 @ Glen Echo *
*Sherri Barbee w/ doors open @ 4 @ Lamont's (soul) *
*New Jack Swing party w/ DJ Turito & DJ Ghost @ 1013 U St NW *
* Umbrella Photo Fair 12-6 tonight (& certain hrs through Sept. 28th) w/ photos by photographers including Chris Chen, Dee Dwyer, Nate Langston Palmer, Farrah Skeiky (all who have done some music-related shots) @ 737 7th St NW *
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Mon. Sept 29-
Iggy Pop at Anthem (proto-punk legend)
Elvis Costello & the Imposters @ Warner Theatre (alt-rock vet)
Fiesta DC w/ parade & music tba (also on Sept. 27)
Haru Nemuri @ Black Cat (Japanese poetry rap)
Lightning Bolt, Kill Alters @ Union Craft Brewing Baltimore (noisy rock & electro)
P1Harmony @ Eaglebank Arena (K-pop boyband)
Vince Evans authentic blues 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues)
Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone @ Rams Head Annapolis
Carl Stone , Alma Laprida @ Rhizome (experimental electronics pioneers; Laprida is from Argentina)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Sept 30-
Addison Rae @ Anthem (pop)
Raphael Saadiq @ MGM National Harbor (r& b)
Lightning Bolt, Kill Alters @ Black Cat (noisy rock & electro)
Aidan Bissett @ the Atlantis (pop rock)
Natasha Bedingfield @ 930 Club
O.R.B. @ Comet Ping Pong (rock)
Kenzie Cait @ DC 9 (Nashville pop singer/songwriter)
Kath Bloom, Max Ochs, Suzanne Doogan @ Rhizome (fingerpick guitarists)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge
*"La Salsa Vive " doc @ 9:30 @ AFI (movie about Colombian salsa scene) *
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Wed. Oct. 1-
Lene Lovich @ Rams Head Live Annapolis (new wave /post punk singer from late 1970s)
Magos Hererra @ Blues Alley (NYC-based Mexican jazz singer)
Jerome McKall (of Hardway Connection) tribute to Al Green 6-9 @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom (soul)
Mipso @ Lincoln Theatre (indie-folk)
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) *
*From Lebanon to the World w/ Aleph & his Orchestra (Lebanese, "Oriental," flamenco, & jazz) 7:30 @ Kenn. Ctr Terrace Theatre *
*2024 film Las Muertes Mas Bellas del Mundo ("The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World") 7 pm @ Mt Pleasant Library (good Ellie Walton & Quique Aviles artsy film about DC-based El Salvador born poet Aviles and the trauma that haunts him from his birth country & life today. They worked together on earlier film La Manplesa)* also screening 10-9 @ MLK Library & 10-15 @ Montg. Coll. Cultural Center*
*Nigerian 65th Independence Day w/ DJ omike, DJ Famous 9 pm @ 4508 Annapolis Rd., Bladensburg*
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Oct 2- Neko Case, Des Demonas @ Lincoln Theatre
Yasmin Williams w/ Tre Charles @ Rams Head Annapolis
Oct. 3- Soweto Gospel @ Hylton Manassas ; Punks for Palestine benefit Oct 3-5 @ St Stephens Church
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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. 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; Also-Washington Post Going Out Guide; dc-hardcore .com; Washingtonian monthly one; pa palace go-go one also have events
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