Wednesday, September 3, 2025

DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and more September 2025 Concert Calendar Gig List

 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) 


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)


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


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 ) *



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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 @  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 @ 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 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 


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 



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Fri. Sept 12-


DC Art All Night w/ music tba @ various locations (& on Sept. 13 also) including Mumu Fresh at se location tba announced - L’enfant Square SE to The Shops at Penn Branch 6pm-12  am;   including Woodridge public library , Benning/Dorothy I. Height public library, Orquesta La Manplesa, Leon City Sounds & more @ Mt Pleasant public library & Lamont Plaza  


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, 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 @ Alethis 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. 



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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 


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 , U St. , Georgetown, SE , NE, Sarau de Samba at Eaton Hotel;     


Richard Lloyd from Television & 2 openers @ Ottobar (postpunk) 


K. Michelle @ Bethesda Theater 


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 


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 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)


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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

    2:30 pm   @ 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 


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) *


*Dummy, Flowers for the Dead, Instant Success @ 7 @ Songbyrd *



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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 



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Wed. Sept 17-


Panda Bear, Deakin @ Ottobar (sold out) 


Garbage, Starcrawler @ Anthem  


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 (rock)


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


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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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 



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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. 

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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 @ MGM National Harbor 


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 4:30 @ Nats Park plaza 


H St NE Fest 


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 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)


*Dean Johnson and Lou Hazel @ Songbyrd* 

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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") 


*"Comparsa" film documentary w/ a q & a w/ director, as part of Latin American Film Fest  @ 3:30 @ AFI Silver - (Guatemalan sisters Lesli and Lupe live in the barrio of Ciudad Peronia, which is still reeling from the tragic deaths of 41 young girls killed in a state-run children’s home in 2017 after a fire broke out and the police locked them inside. Sensing an urgent need to both exorcise the pain and confront the corruption in Peronia, the sisters gather a comparsa — a troupe of singers, dancers and musicians — for a joyous street festival with towering puppets, fire-breathing stilt walkers and thunderous drums)*

Frankie & the Witch Fingers @ Songbyrd (sold out) *

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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 ) 


Sharp Pins, Mod Lang, Dim Wizard @ Comet Ping Pong (critic fave rock & twee punk guitar pop)


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 



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Tues. Sept 23- 


Sex Pistols feat. vocalist Frank Carter at 930 (sold out) 


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) 


 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 (Lattimore is a harpist) *


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Wed. Sept. 24-


X & Los Lobos @ the Lyric in Baltimore 


 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 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)




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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 Theatre (maybe) 


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. 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


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;  


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 


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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 


 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)


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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 *


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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)



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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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