DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More October 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.
Sorry for late October posting. I will also be updating it.
To submit events (for posting) or comments (that are not posted) e-mail stevenkiviat @ gmail.com
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Some of my remaining October 2025 Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then much longer full list below w/ local & visiting). Your choice of highlights might differ.
Sat. Oct 4- A new exhibit in the Great Hall of the D.C. library, “D.I.Y. in the District: Celebrating D.C.’s Artist-Run Spaces,” officially opens Saturday. A slideshow and conversation about “D.I.Y. Arts Venues in Downtown D.C.” with Bill Warrell, the founder of D.C. Space, which was open from 1977 to 1991, and co-owner of the original 9:30 Club; artist Cynthia Connolly, a program manager at D.C. Space; and musician and broadcaster Bob Boilen, the founder of Tiny Desk Concerts takes place 3 to 4 @ MLK . Additional events put together by Rhizome take place Occt 18 & 19th
Yeison Landero & La Marvela w/ DJs Leon City Sounds 3 to 6 @ Lamont Plaza (cumbia)
Home Rule Fest pt 2 w/ Junkyard Band, Brandon Woody, Dogo du Togo & the Alagaa Beat Band, Bongo District @ 1 & more 1 to 9 @ Alethia Tanner Park NW
E. Ethelbert Miller, Black Magic and the Black Arts Movement talk 12-1 @ NGA East Bldg Aud. (Miller presents on Amiri Baraka’s Black Magic Poetry 1961-1967 and the influence of the Black Arts Movement)
Fri. Oct. 10- Miki Berenyi Trio, Gina Birch & the unreasonables @ Pearl St Warehouse ( members of Lush & the Raincoats )
Richmond Folk Fest (Friday through Sunday )
Sat. Oct. 11- Speaking in Tongues Fest w/ Black Eyes, More Eaze, Talsounds at Black Cat (artsy noisy punk and experimental)
John Davis & Chris Richards conversation about the UMD Punk Archive & about Davis’ new book Keep Your Ear to the Ground about dc punk fanzines 3 pm to 4:30 @ MLK
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Full October 2025 list- (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month or changes *
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 @ AFI Silver (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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Thurs. Oct 2-
Neko Case, Des Demonas @ Lincoln Theatre
Yasmin Williams w/ Tre Charles @ Rams Head Annapolis
Yeison Landero, Valentina @ Le Mondo Baltimore (cumbia)
Amy Rigby @ An Die Musik (longtime alt-pop)
Toad the Wet Sprocket @ the Lyric
queer DJ collective and LGBTQ/BIPOC dance party The Dance Club 5-7 @ Anthem Row, K St NW
B-Sharp and special guest co-host: Alyssa Gill listen to and discuss Kendrick Lamar's Mr Morale & the Big Steppers on vinyl A2B from 8 to 10 @ Eaton
Miramar 5-7 free @ Metropolitan Park National Landing/Crystal City/Arlington (boleros)
Jorge Celedon @ Fillmore Silver Spring
Verny Varela @ Bossa (salsa)
TOB @ Fast Eddies (bouncebeat go-go)
Bleary Eyed, Pinky Lemon, Polarview @ Comet P Pong
Rap is poetry open mic night @ Galactic Panther
Longtimers @ Hank Dietle’s
Thrills @ JVs
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 band @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ JDs in Annandale
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa in Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
Bryce Brown and DJ XSA @ Phillips after 5
Azul Band at Green Zone
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Fri. Oct. 3-
The Queens! 4 Legends . 1 Stage w/ Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle, Gladys Knight, Stephanie Mills @ Capital One Arena
Soweto Gospel @ Hylton Manassas
Raveonettes @ Black Cat
Neko Case @ Recher Theatre Baltimore
Punks for Palestine benefit for Gaza Soup Kitchen & Heal Palestine Oct 3-5 w/ on Friday 5-10 pm NYC’s Uniform, Hide from Chicago, Prisoner from Richmond, and NØ MAN from DC in upstairs @ St Stephens Church
Transmission opens w/ DJs Les the DJ, Martin Miguel & more in old Rock & Roll Hotel space on H St NE
“The flamenco guitar of Yerai Cortes” film @ 9:10 @ AFI Silver (also Oct 7)
Mohan Brothers present Ragas & reveries on sitar & Sarod 7 pm Bender JCC of Greater Rockville
T -Pain @ MGM National Harbor
Hailey Whitters @ 930 Club (country)
Amy Bormet big band tribute to Sweethearts of Rhythm at Theatre on the Run in Arlington
Kevin Murray & Will Greene; Majid Araim & Simone Baron @ Rhizome (jazz & global improv)
Save Your Soul DJ Night w/ DJ Baby Alcatraz @ Lithuanian Hall Baltimore
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
Ethiopian music @ JDs in Annandale
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa in Silver Spring
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Gilbert Torrosian Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
DJ Pedro Night @ Vamos Habibi Night @ Vera
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
TCB @ Martini’s (bouncebeat go-go)
TOB @ Throw Social
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Sat. Oct 4-
A new exhibit in the Great Hall of the D.C. library, “D.I.Y. in the District: Celebrating D.C.’s Artist-Run Spaces,” officially opens Saturday. A slideshow and conversation about “D.I.Y. Arts Venues in Downtown D.C.” with Bill Warrell, the founder of D.C. Space, which was open from 1977 to 1991, and co-owner of the original 9:30 Club; artist Cynthia Connolly, a program manager at D.C. Space; and musician and broadcaster Bob Boilen, the founder of Tiny Desk Concerts takes place 3 to 4 @ MLK . Additional events put together by Rhizome take place Occt 18 & 19th
Yeison Landero & La Marvela w/ DJs Leon City Sounds 3 to 6 @ Lamont Plaza (cumbia)
Punks for Palestine benefit w/ pageninetynine, Majority Rule, Hirs, Rid of Me, Goetia, Deep Essence, 5-10 upstairs @ St Stephens Church from No Man band
Melvins, Redd Kross @ Black Cat (metal & punk)
Home Rule Fest pt 2 w/ Junkyard Band, Brandon Woody, Dogo du Togo & the Alagaa Beat Band, Bongo District @ 1 & more 1 to 9 @ Alethia Tanner Park NW
E. Ethelbert Miller, Black Magic and the Black Arts Movement talk 12-1 @ NGA East Bldg Aud. (Miller presents on Amiri Baraka’s Black Magic Poetry 1961-1967 and the influence of the Black Arts Movement)
Killing Me Softly: A Love Letter to Roberta Flack by singer Munit Mesfin @ 7 & 9 @ Theatre on the Run in Arlington
Hardway Connection 12 to 1 at 9th street in Old Bowie @ old Bowie Fest
Ottobar turns 28 free event w/Pinkshift, Plrls, Outcalls, Bali Lamas, Pearl, Chromafix. 12PM, $FREE @ Inner Harbor Amphitheater
Vybz Fest DMV w/ afrobeats, dancehall, soca @ Karma
NBA Youngboy @ CFG Arena (
Old Bowie celebrates fest w/ Hardway Connection 11am to 5 pm
Julian Lage at Maryland Hall in Annapolis
Art on the Avenue 10 am to 6 in Del Ray part of Alexandria
Korean Chuseok harvest Fest w/ K-pop DJs, performances and dance lessons 11am to 4 pm outside Freer/Sackler, & traditional drumming, dance, folk music in Meyer Auditorium
Culture Fest Block Party w/ Freeze Int., DJ Young Chow, DJ Aakil 4-10 pm @ Arlington Beer Garden
Keith Urban @ Jiffy Lube Live
EU & DC Vybe @ Lamont’s
Backyard Band @ Sidelines in Glen Burnie, MD (go-go)
Trace photo exhibit opening w/ photos by Lely Constantinople, Martina Fornace, Claire Packer , Antonia Tricarico 5-7 @ 5335 Wisc. Ave NW (artist talk Oct 18)
TCB, TOB, Reaction, ABM, the Men @ farewell to go-go shows @ Club One
Yeison Landero after-party w/ Leon City Sounds & Rumba Fi @ Green Zone
Go-go juke party fundraiser @ Go-go Museum
Transmission opening night 2 w/ Pinky Lemon, Uniiqu3
Lorde, Japanese House, Chanel Beads @ Anthem (sold out)
50th anniversary of Guy Clark’s debut album Old No 1 w/ Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz; The Smith Sisters, the Randy Thompson Band, Greg Hardin and Bill Starks @ Birchmere
Bushwick Book Club talks about Kid Congo’s New Kinda Kick book, w/ animated film of it, & live music by Boy meets Pearl & others @ 3 @ Mt Pleasant Library
Dorothy Chan & Patrick Lin; Participatory in C (Terry Riley song) @ Rhizome
Lori Mckenna @ Rams Head Annapolis (country folk)
DT Fest 12 to 11 in Ashburn , VA (south Asian)
Dj Pedro Night @ 9am Banger @ Culture; 3-10pm @ Everyday People; 10 pm on @ Transmission
Castle Rat, Cemetery Sex @ Ottobar
New Impressionz, MAB 2.0 @ Shark Bar
Atlantic Starr @ Bethesda Theatre
Vi-Kings @ Hank Dietle’s
Jason Marsalis @ Blues Alley
Bongo District @ 7:30 @ La Cosecha
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
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Sun. Oct. 5-
Lizz Wright @ Strathmore (r&b/roots/ jazz)
Ali Sethi @ Warner Theatre (US-based Pakistani singing great)
Chris Brown, Jhene Aiko, Bryson Tiller @ Nats Park
Pastoral Anniversary Service by Faith Ministires & guests @ 3 @ Corinth Baptist Church, Capitol Heights , MD
Dominican culture fest @ Silver Spring Veterans plaza
Punks for Palestine benefit w/ Saetia, Division of Mind, Cloak/Dagger, Seclusion, Chromafix
6-10 downstairs @ St Stephens Church
Dogo du Togo & the Alagaa Beat Band w/ Uasuf Gueyen 6 pm @ Current Space Baltimore (Togo psych rock & afrobeat)
Stephen Arnold & Sea Change, Brandon Woody 7:30pm @ An Die Musik (jazz)
Violent Femmes @ Lyric (longtime alt-rock)
Backyard Band 5-10 @ Iconic in Baltimore (go-go)
TOB w/ Bo & TJ @ Babylon (bouncebeat go-go)
Takoma Park Street Fest 10 am to 5pm
Tallest Man on Earth @ 930 (Swedish indie singer/songwriter)
Lori McKenna @ Birchmere (country/ folk)
Lorde, Japanese House, Chanel Beads @ Anthem (sold out)
Anika @ Comet Ping Pong
Good Flying Birds, Janitors, World Record @ Rhizome
R& B Club discusses history of funk @ 12 noon @ Songbyrd
Lil Tracy @ the Howard Theatre
Swell 6-9 @ Hank Dietle’s
Jason Marsalis @ Blues Alley
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. Oct 6-
Real Estate @ Lincoln Theatre (indie-rock)
John Maus @ Ottobar (goth pop w/ vintage synths )
Love Notes and Blue Notes Featuring Aaron Myers and Yvette Spears @ 7pm @ Metro Stage Alexandria (r& b & jazz)
Globe Poster Story- a conversation with Bob Cicero 6:30-8:30 @ Go-go Museum
David Cole & Main Street Blues 6-9 @ Westminster Church (blues & soul)
Pile @ Pearl St Warehouse
Gabriel Alegria & his Afro-Peruvian Sextet @ Blues Alley
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Oct 7-
Air play Moon Safari @ MGM National Harbor
Alex G, Nilufer Yanya @ Anthem
Buena Vista Orchestra @ Lincoln Theatre
Puluup at Hill Center ( Estonian lyre plus electronics)
“The flamenco guitar of Yerai Cortes” film @ 9:20 @ AFI Silver
Deltron 3030 w/ Kid Koala & Lealani @ 930
Kiti Gardner & the Drifting Valentines @ Hank Dietle’s
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
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Wed. Oct 8-
Sensor Ghost, Luke Stewart, Aaron Leitko @ Rhizome as part of Black Eyes Speaking in Tongues Fest
Chris Brown, Jhene Aiko, Bryson Tiller @ Nats Park
Cuco @ 930 Club (low-fi indie singer)
Marietta & 2 more @ Black Cat (midwest emo )
Daisy the Great, the Ophelias @ Songbyrd
Fireboy DML @ Fillmore
Fran Vielma’s Pan American Jazz Orchestra @ Blues Alley
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. Oct 9-
Lainey Wilson, Muscadaline Bloodline, Lauren Watkins @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (country)
Chris Brown, Jhene Aiko, Bryson Tiller @ Nats Park
Druski, Caleb Pressley, BigXThaPlug @ Capital One Arena
Pissed Jeans night 1 with Earthen Sea as part of Black Eyes Speaking in Tongues Fest @ Comet P Pong
PJ SIn Suela @ Public Bar (rap )
Fran Vielma 5-7 free @ Metropolitan Park National Landing/Crystal City/Arlington (DC-based Venezuelan jazz)
AFI, TR/ST @ Anthem
Hotline TNT, Toner, Dusk 7 pm @ Ottobar
J. Robbins Band (Plays Burning Airlines), Continuals 7pm @ Metro
Jogo Project @ Keystone Korner
Gus Englehorn, Mia & the Astronauts (teacher & a vice-principal from Jackson Reed High School) , Overtime ZZZ (PG Brownlee from the Plums) @ Rhizome
Flack @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St. Silver Spring
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
Sirius Company @ Shark Bar (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
Steve Roy's Still Familiar w/ R & S band @ House of Comedy & Jazz
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
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Fri Oct. 10-
Soweto Gospel Choir @ Strathmore
Fantasia @ MGM National Harbor (r& b)
Pissed Jeans Night 2 with Dolo Percussion and Sir E.U as part of Black Eyes Speaking in Tongues Fest @ Comet P Pong
Miki Berenyi Trio, Gina Birch & the unreasonables @ Pearl St Warehouse ( members of Lush & the Raincoats )
Craig Finn & the Band of Forgiveness, James Felice @ Black Cat (rock)
Speaking in Tongues Fest & Zap in the City present Relaxer (live), Beautiful Swimmers, Dee Clark 11 pm @ DC9
Gims at Karma
Benny the Butcher w/ OT the Real @ Fillmore
Wailers @ the Recher
Subscape 2025 w/ Baltimore rock & more free (Deakin & many others day, time, location tba) @ Metro Baltimore, Mobtown Ballroom, and Ema's Corner (former Joe2 building) through October 12.
Fells Point Fun Fest
Relaxer @ more @ DC9
Klean & trendy party w/ Govana @ Buena Vista Center, 8844 Washington Blvd. , Jessup, MD (dancehall reggae)
Richmond Folk Festival (through the 12th) (Friday features Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys, Son Qba, Dogo du Togo & more)
Anamanaguchi w/ Ovlov 10pm @ 930
Rapture w/ the Cribs 6pm @ 930
Asher White, Hot Spit, Rosslyn Station @ Rhizome
Whispers @ Birchmere
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
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Sat. Oct 11-
Black Eyes, More Eaze, Talsounds at Black Cat (artsy noisy punk and experimental)
John Davis & Chris Richards conversation about the UMD Punk Archive & about Davis’ new book Keep Your Ear to the Ground about dc punk fanzines 3 pm to 4:30 @ MLK
Richmond Folk Festival (through the 12th) Saturday features Broussard Sisters (Louisiana jure vocals music) ; Son Qba; Dogo du Togo; the Blackbyrds ; Elizabeth King (sacred song); Yamini Kalluri & the Kritya Music Ensemble (India Kuchipudi dance); Saami Brothers feat. Ustad Naseeruddin Saami (Pakistan khayal & qawalli); Beat ya Feet Academy; Diunna Greenleaf & blue Mercy; Jackie & Resa acoustic blues ; Kadencia (bomba y plena) ; No BS Brass Band ; Rodney Stith (soul) ; Prabir (garage rock & India raga fusion) ; Meta & the Cornerstones (reggae) ; Villa 5 (nortena)
Learning Tree @ NGA
Supreme Commander, Shadow Riot, Luxury Teeth, The Screws, Joey Nayls Band 7:30 @ Pedal Pushers, 546 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park, MD (punk & artsy punk)
Yolanda Adams @ Reid Temple AME Church (gospel)
Subscape Baltimore 2025 w/ Linda Smith & Blake Douglas (twee pop) time tba & many more @ Metro; (Deakin & many others day, time, location tba) @ Metro Baltimore, Mobtown Ballroom, and Ema's Corner (former Joe2 building) through October 12.
Experience Band & Show @ Penn Social
Akua Allrich & the Tribe @ Takoma Station Tavern
Iniko @ 930
Abdul Hannan @ Pearl St Warehouse (Pakistani singer/songwriter)
Fells Point Fun Festival free @ Fells Point
Jason Narducy 4pm & 8 pm @ Club 603
Chico DeBarge. 6pm & 9pm @ Keystone Korner
Rico Nasty. 8pm @ Nevermore Hall
Whispers @ Birchmere
Church in the Club w/ Anthony Brown @ Bethesda Theatre
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
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Sun. Oct. 12-
Richmond Folk Festival (through the 12th) Sunday features Broussard Sisters (Louisiana jure vocals music) ; Son Qba; Dogo du Togo ; Elizabeth King (sacred song); Yamini Kalluri & the Kritya Music Ensemble (India Kuchipudi dance); Saami Brothers feat. Ustad Naseeruddin Saami (Pakistan khayal & qawalli); Beat ya Feet Academy; Diunna Greenleaf & blue Mercy; Jackie & Resa acoustic blues ; Prabir (garage rock & India raga fusion) ; Meta & the Cornerstones (reggae) ; Villa 5 (nortena); Legendary Ingramettes
Eva Ayllon w/ Danielle Darcourt @ George Mason Center for the Arts
Freddie Gibbs & the Alchemist @ Echostage
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ 930
Lecrae @ Fillmore (rap)
Subscape Baltimore 2025 (Deakin & many others day, time, location tba) @ Metro Baltimore, Mobtown Ballroom, and Ema's Corner (former Joe2 building) through October 12.
Ethiopian Fall Fest 1 to 7 @ Oronoco Bay Park, Alexandria
Paws in the park alexandria
Amapiano Sundays finale 3 pm @ the Bullpen
TCB @ the Chateau (bouncebeat go-go)
Songbyrd 10th aniv block party
Flack 6-9 @ Hank Dietle’s
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. Oct 13-
Sombr @ Anthem (NYC tik tok/pop radio bedroom alt pop )
Brnda, S.C.A.B., Puddled, Old Outfits. 7pm @ Ottobar (punk)
Peel Dream Magazine @ Rhizome (rock)
Punks on Film. 7pm @ Peabody Heights
Danny Blew & the Blues Crew 6-9 @ Westminster Church (blues & soul)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Oct. 14-
Tarwa n-Tiniri Dogo du Togo & the Alagaa Beat Band w/ JMB Mfers @ Pearl st Warehouse (African guitar pop & psych drone)
Destroyer, Jennifer’s Castle @ Black Cat
Ravyn Lenae,Keiyaa 7pm @ 930 Club (r&b)
Lukas Nelson w/ the Band Loula @ Lincoln Theatre
Activity, Nice Breeze, Palladists @ Pie Shop (rock, punk)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
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Wed. Oct. 15-
Psychedelic Furs w/ Gary Numan @ Anthem
Ravyn Lenae,Keiyaa 7pm @ 930 Club (r&b)
Ruston Kelly w/ Sam MacPherson @ Atlantis
Dafnis Prieto @ Blues Alley (Cuban jazz)
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. Oct 16-
Gypsy Kings @ Strathmore
Chuchito Valdes @ Blues Alley
Saul Williams meets Carlos Nino & Friends @ Black Cat
Alfredo Mojica 5-7 free @ Metropolitan Park National Landing/Crystal City/Arlington (salsa)
Tony Molina, Jeanines, Lightheaded @ Comet Ping Pong
Hue, Tone P & Tha Carryout, Breezy Supreme and Alchemy @ the Pocket (punk w/ some go-go hyprid)
Outside Time label show w/ Weston Olencki, niki afsar, Pneumwrights (Alma Laprida, Jamal Moore, Samuel Burt) @ Rhizome (experimental)
Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
Sirius Company @ Shark Bar (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
Steve Roy's Still Familiar w/ R & S band @ House of Comedy & Jazz
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
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Fri. Oct 17-
Peni Candra Rini @ Hill Center (Indonesian singer)
Chuchito Valdes @ Blues Alley
Joe Veras @ Cococabana
special event to celebrate the exhibit New Perspective on the New Thing , featuring the jazz band from Jackson-Reed High School and remarks from Topper Carew, filmmaker and architect, who founded and ran The New Thing Art and Architecture Center in Adams Morgan from 1966-1972.4:30 - 5:30 @ the Woodridge Neighborhood Library NE DC
Granddaddy, Greg Freeman @ the Howard Theatre
Glenn Jones and Tony Terry @ Bethesda Theater
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
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Sat. Oct 18-
Rico Nasty @ Fillmore
Meklit @ Montgomery Comunity College ( Ethiopian folk indie )
DC DIY @ MLK Library- 1:00 pm: Curatorial reflection:Tatev Sargsyan-the vision behind Rhizome DC's installation, reflecting on the incorporation of oral histories, artist memories, and the resonance of placing D.I.Y. community stories in the heart of the district's public library.
1:30 pm: Drawn (Layne + Nenet + Nate) perform (postpunk)
2:00 pm: Panel: Why We Did it Ourselves: Reflections from the D.I.Y. Scene
A conversation on the cultural significance of D.I.Y. venues in D.C., moderated by Tatev Sargysan, featuring Topper Carew, Bill Warrell, Katea Stitt and Julianne Brienza discussing the evolution & impact of The New Thing Center for Art and Architecture, d.c. space, District Curators, Inc., Transparent Productions, The Underground Railroad, and the Capital Fringe festival – and what it means to advocate for art outside of mainstream institutions.
3:00 pm: Performance: Ensemble of Volcanic Ash
Modest Mouse, Built to Spill @ Anthem
Ravyn Lenae,Keiyaa 10 pm @ 930 Club (r&b)
Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez @ Blues Alley
DC Cafe Amans featuring Spyros Koliavasilis at Hill Center ( Greek, Turkish, middle eastern traditional hybrid)
DC Gospel Stars 57th Anniversary feat. the Gospel Singers, Burning Light, Martha & Sisters of Christ, D’Andree Creekmore @ 3pm @ St Matthews Baptist Church District Heights
Minister P.G. Coates & People of Worship 5 pm @ Hall United Methodist Church, 7780 Solley Rd., Glen Burnie, MD
New Impressionz @ Jay’s Sports Lounge in Stafford, VA
TCB @ Shark Bar (bouncebeat go-go)
Doubt, Dry Socket, Sluggo, United by Choice @ Pie Shop (hardcore punk)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
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Sun. Oct 19 -
Yung Lean @ Anthem
DC DIY @ MLK w/ 2:00 PM | Workshop: Mapping D.C.’s D.I.Y. Memory Archive - Tatev Sargsyan and Maps Glover lead a participatory cartography session in collaboration. Visitors contribute personal memories of D.I.Y. venues, events, or collectives to an interactive, evolving map of D.C.’s cultural landscape.
3:00 PM | Open Mic & Final Improvised Performance: Sonic Futures - Join us for the final sonic celebration of the weekend, an open mic where DC improvisers take the stage in an open mic session to share their spontaneous sounds, voices, and ideas on sustaining the DIY scene.
Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez @ Blues Alley
Artifacts: Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Mike Reed @ Phillips
Quiet Storm Tribute w/ Sixx & the late Skip Mahoney’s Casuals @ Bethesda Theater
DC Blues Fest at wundergarden
Brnda, Pinky Lemon, Grocer @ Songbyrd (DC punk)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. Oct 20-
Shirletta Settles 6-9 @ Westminster Church (blues & soul)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Oct. 21-
Nourished by Time, Zsela @ Atlantis (critic fave alt-r& b w/ a bit of rock)
Doechi @ Anthem (rap)
Black Joe Lewis, GA-20 @ Comet
Can I Kick It presents Scarface @ Songbyrd
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
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Wed. Oct. 22 -
Aly & AJ w/ Amanda Shires @ Anthem
Quadeca @ 930 (alt-rap & singer)
Lebanon Hanover @ Black Cat (goth postpunk)
Jason Anderson, Art Sorority @ Comet P Pong )
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. Oct 23-
$300 ticket Rock Creek Conservancy party in the park benefit for Carter Barron w/ jazz and theatre
Bio Ritmo 5-7 free @ Metropolitan Park National Landing/Crystal City/Arlington (psychedelic salsa)
Indigo De Souza @ 930 Club
GA-20 & Black Joe Lewis @ Rams Head Annapolis
Laufey @ Capital One Arena
The Blackbyrds @ Bethesda Theater
4th Annual DMV Rock N Roll Diwali feat. Laal Taal (mem. of Bottled Up), NAYAN, Tejas Singh @ Jammin Java
Thrills @ Hank Dietle’s
Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
Sirius Company @ Shark Bar (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
Steve Roy's Still Familiar w/ R & S band @ House of Comedy & Jazz
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
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Fri. Oct. 24-
Patty Griffin , Ricki Lee Jones @ Strathmore
Big Thief @ Anthem (folky indie rock)
Isley Brothers @ MGM National Harbor
Shudder to Think, Zwei Null Zwei @ Black Cat (rock)
La Arrolladora Banda @ Eaglebank
Hank Azaria’s Springsteen cover band @ Montgomery Community College
NIce Breeze, Delarcos, Sleepmarks benefit for ACLU @ Galactic Panther (rock & punk )
Martin Bisi Band, Rip Room, Quattracenta @ Rhizome (rock)
The Set -R& B Experience @ the Howard Theatre
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
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Sat. Oct 25-
End of Summer fling w/ Dynamic Superiors, Hardway Connection, Soul Searchers, Just Larry @ Lamont’s
Magdalena Bay w/ Oxix
Acid Mothers Temple w/ the Macks @ Metro Baltimore
Quattracenta, Rip Room, Martin Bisi Band 9pm @ Holy Frijoles
Hubbard St Dance @ George Mason Center for the Arts
Dhun: Musical Memories of Kashmir w/ Dr. Uday Kamath (musicologist/poet), Vinay Desai (santoor), Anirudth Alva Changkoti on tabla @ 2pm @ Gandhi Memorial Center in Bethesda
Tropical Heat Dome with Leon City Sounds djs & DJ Crown Vic @ Neptune Room
Stephanie Burt book talk “Taylor’s Version- The Poetic and Musical Genius of Taylor Swift” @ 6 pm @ Politics & Prose Union Market
Lil Kim @ Bethesda Theater
Reggae Fest DC- Howard Homecoming @ the Howard Theatre
Stadium Status HU Homecoming party 4-10 @ Nats Park Plaza
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
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Sun. Oct 26-
Jeff Tweedy @ Lincoln Theatre (Wilco member)
Sun. Oct 26-Detroit gospel legends-Fred Hammond, the Clark Sisters, Deitrick Haddon, worship leader Byron Cage, Carvin Winans, and Lisa Page-Brooks @ MGM National Harbor
Robin & the Daughters of Zion @ 3 @ Corinth Baptist Church, Capitol Heights , MD
Clave Especial @ Fillmore
Zapato3 @ the Howard Theatre
Ruthie Foster @ the Hamilton Live ( blues)
Del Ray Halloween parade
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon.Oct. 27-
Jeff Tweedy @ 930 Club
S.G. Goodman w/ Fust @ Atlantis
Parcels w/ the Lemon Twigs @ Anthem
Kee Avil (Montreal avante-pop), Shadow Riot (local poetry & postpunk), Neon Grlz (electro-punk) @ Rhizome
Scott Taylor Blues Band 6-9 @ Westminster Church (blues & soul)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Oct 28-
Thundercat @ Anthem
Mexican Slum Rats @ Comet P Pong
Dermot Kennedy @ Fillmore
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
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Wed. Oct 29-
Lucrecia Dalt, Vorhees 6pm @ Current Space Baltimore (critic fave artsy singer)
John Davis book talk —” Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A History of Punk Fanzines in Washington, DC” - with Ian MacKaye — @ 7 pm @ Politics & Prose, Conn Ave NW
Autechre @ the Howard Theatre
Aynur @ Hamilton live
Purity Ring @ 930
Sun Ra Arkestra. 7 pm @ Keystone Korner
Outside Time label presents Cole Pulice, Heather Stebbins, Lispectre @ Rhizome
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. Oct. 30-
Troublefunk @ Blue Dolphin (go-go)
B.O.B. - Adventures of Bobby Ray @ the Howard Theatre
Richard Shindell @ Jammin Java (folk)
Dim Wizard, Coral Grief, Maura Weaver @ Quarry House Tavern (rock)
Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
Sirius Company @ Shark Bar (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
Steve Roy's Still Familiar w/ R & S band @ House of Comedy & Jazz
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
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Fri. Oct 31 -
Tropical heat dome cumbia Halloween w/ Leon City Sounds & DJ Crown Vic @ Marx Cafe
Jon Batiste w/ Andra Day & Diana Silvers @ Anthem
Billy Strings @ CFG Arena
Oddisee, Diamond District @ Pearl St warehouse
Rock-a-Sonics Halloween Dance Party @ Hank Dietle’s
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
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Sat. Nov. 1- Voices of the Divine w/ Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammed– “Qawwals” 7:30 @ Lisner Aud.
Paquito D’Rivera @ Hylton Performing Arts Center
Margaret Glaspy @ Pearl St Warehouse
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
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Nov. 5- Vicki Petersen, John Cowsill @ Jammin Java
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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
