DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More October 2025 Concert Calendar Gig List

 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-(@dcglobalmusic on Instagram; DC Global Music and More on Facebook)-. Email list coming soon. 

Gig list includes international (mainly African, Caribbean, Latin, Brazilian, Asian), roots, rap, soul, go-go, rock, punk, pop, gospel, blues, & club dj dance and more DMV & Baltimore & Annapolis gigs that I am interested in.  Lots of local Ethiopian and Go-go. Some jazz but I mainly leave that to Capital Bop. Also some movies w/ music themes, and music book events.  Additional gigs added after first posting have an *asterisk.*  Events listed have been found on websites, Instagram, Facebook, email, postcards, flyers, tik-tok, & club voicemails.

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)

*Thurs. Oct 9 -2024 Quique Aviles & Ellie Walton directed film “Las Muertes Mas Bellas Del Mundo/ The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World “ @ 6pm @ MLK Library (is about DC based Salvadoran artists and how they deal with the trauma of ‘70s-80s Salvadoran Civil War and life in DC . It conveys this through both traditional means — old tv footage & news clippings- and artsy and effective acted out performances and poetry) .

Fri. Oct. 10- Miki Berenyi Trio,  Gina Birch & the unreasonables  @ Pearl St Warehouse ( members of Lush & the Raincoats ) (Gina Birch & band could not get passport s/visas approved)

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 Library

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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*  

*Matheus Fonseca @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist) *

*Memphis Gold @ JVs* 

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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 

*New Impressionz @ Air*

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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 (

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) *Poetry & resistence night in Spanish & English @ Potters House *

*Tommy Stinson w/ Karla Rose on violin @ Dangerously Delicious Baltimore *

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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")

 *Nigerian Independence party 5pm - 12 am @ Elysium Lounge *

*Festival de perreo old school @ Ibiza*

*multi-act gospel bill @ Corinth Baptist Church, Capitol Heights, MD *

*Backyard Band @ 5 @ the Bullpen*

*Sarau de samba @ Glen Echo*

*Raheem DeVaughn & the Crank Crusaders @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)*

*Spotlight band @ Lamont's (soul)*

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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 

* Neti-Neti (“ritual music” duo of percussionist Matt Evans & electronic vocalist Amirtha Kidambi), w/ experimental musician Max Hamel a.k.a. HSFB (“Head Separating From Body”) and a jazz quartet of Nik Francis, Layne Garrett, Sarah Hughes, and Nate Scheible @ Rhizome *

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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) (sold out)

“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

*DJ Les 7:30-11:30 @ Floreria Atlantico Georgetown*

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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 (Nigerian)

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)

*Latinx Movement Festival of dance (through Oct 11 ) @ Dance Place *

*Black Choreographers Fest @ Creative Alliance ( through the 11th)*

*Alberto Salgado trio 8pm @ Bossa (Brazilian guitarist )*

*Matheus Fonseca @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist) *

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Thurs. Oct 9- 

*2024 Quique Aviles & Ellie Walton directed film “Las Muertes Mas Bellas Del Mundo/ The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World “ @ 6pm @ MLK Library (is about DC based Salvadoran artists and how they deal with the trauma of ‘70s-80s Salvadoran Civil War and life in DC . It conveys this through both traditional means — old tv footage & news clippings- and artsy and effective acted out performances and poetry) *

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 (dc rooted post-punk)

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 

*Black Choreographers Fest @ Creative Alliance ( through the 11th)*

*DJ Les & DJ Martin Miguel 7-1am @ Grazie Mille *

* Rhonda Atkins singing Bacharach, Bossa, w/ friends 7-10 @ Mr. Henry's *

*Summer Dennis free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (r & b) *

*Alberto Salgado Trio w/ Cissa Paz 7 pm @ Bossa (Brazilian); Cheick Hamala Diabate 9:30 @ Bossa (Malian) *

*Dead Tooth, Bloiters, Gerf @ Quarry House Tavern *

*Joss Stone @ Strathmore (Pop-r& b)*

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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 )

 (Gina Birch & band could not get passport s/visas approved)

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 (Congo vocalist)

Benny the Butcher w/ OT the Real @ Fillmore (rap)

Wailers @ the Recher (reggae)

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 

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 *w/ Nguse Abadi* @ 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

*Luis Vega & Bonny Lovy @ the Palace *

*Agrupacion Sin Ley @ Diamond Lounge *

*Durango Fest w/ Alacranes Musical, Montez de Durango, K-Paz de la Sierra, Patrulla 81, Conjunto Atardecer @ Cococabana *

*Ragas for Inner Peace w/ Mallar Goswami, Swarnendu 8 pm @ Bossa 2nd floor *

*Blacc Print @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go) *

*DJ Les 8-12 @ La Betty *

*Flex Mathews free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (dc rap) *

*TOB @ Throw Social (New Balance sneaker night) (bouncebeat go-go) *

* Norteno sax edicion smackdown w/ Elegantes, Kazatores, Cada Grupo, La Gerencia & 3 more @ 90 Degrees*

*DJ Neal Becton takes off ...w/ a musical trip to Rio, Cartagena, Kingston, Lagos, Miami, London & more on vinyl 10 pm on @ Showtime Bar *

*Leon City Sounds djs @ Bar Cana*

* Emegran w/ Boukman Eksperyans member Joseph Fan Fan Louis @ 10 pm @ Sankofa (Haitian music)*

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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 *w/ Nguse Abadi* @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring 

Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa

Ethiopian music @ JD Bar

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

*Tony Rosado, La 5ta Banda @ Revash Cocina Regional del Peru, 4445 Brookfield Corporate Drive, Chantilly,*

*Kaloa @ Casamigos Alexandria (Colombian vallenato)*

*La Sonora Dinamita @ Club One *

*Sri Lankan night w/ music and food 7 pm Moose Lodge (Vienna), 9616 Court House Rd, Vienna, VA *

*Spirit of Praise gospel event @ Reid Temple AME Church, Glenn Dale, MD *

* Northeast Groovers 5-10 @ Clarendon Ballroom (go-go)*

* Leon City Sounds djs 10 pm @ Hotter than Scorcher old school ska vinyl night @ Neptune Room *

*Akua Allrich & the Tribe @ Takoma Station Tavern ( jazz, soul, Pan African singer) *

*Dance Club w/ DJS Joyce, Tommy C., Baronhawk Poitier @ 11 pm @ DC 9*

*New Impressionz, TOB, XIB @ Fast Eddie's (go-go & bouncebeat go-go)*

*Stone Pleasure, After Thought Band, Sixx Sermon @ Lamont's (soul)*

*Proper Utensils , Push Play @ Nottinghams in Columbia, MD (go-go) *

*DJ John Murph @ La Betty *

*Honey Cake night w/ house music & more by djs Bazour & Allanit , Middle east drums by Shah Drumz, @ legacy Hi-fi *

*Lily Seabird, Thomas Dollbaum, Somebody's Daughter @ Quarry House *

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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 (Afro-Peruvian)

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 @ Chinqapin Park Oronoco Bay Park, Alexandria 

Paws in the park alexandria

Amapiano Sundays finale 3 pm @ the Bullpen 

TCB, *ABM, XMB 10 pm * @ the Chateau (bouncebeat go-go) 

Songbyrd 10th anniversary block party on 5th St. NE *12 to 6 w/ bands tba * cancelled due to rain

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") 

*30th anniversary of Eighteenth St Lounge (ESL) 8 pm on @ 1230 9th St NW *

*Rafiq Bhatia @ Creative Alliance ( jazz, soul, electro guitarist & composer)*

*Rumba Club @ Takoma Station Tavern (Latin Jazz)*

*Rose Moraes & Forró Odara @ Bossa (Brazilian forro music) *

*"Heartworn Highways" doc about outlaw country including Townes Van Zandt, David Allan Coe, Steve Earle, and Guy Clark 3pm @ Kennedy Center Reach*

*1252 Band w/ doors @ 4 @ Lamont's (soul)* 

*Junkyard Band, Still Familiar @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)* 

*Extended Play w/ DJ Spinna, DJ Stylus 5-10 pm @ Mess Hall on the Loading Dock * 

* Extended Play meets Funset  feat Jahsonic, Adrian Loving, Harry Hotter  3-9 pm @ Dew Drop Inn, 2801 8th St NE * 

*Mega Bolivian Fest 4pm to 2am  @ El Ranchon*

*Mandingo, Los Andantes Caminantes, Cadetes de Linares @ Ibiza * 

 *Caribbean meets Africa dance party w/ dancehall dj Kappa, DJ Kashrag; & afrobeats djs Teabee & Q Mix 10 pm @ Kaldi's * 

 *Amapiano Sunday presents One Night in Jozi, @ Sost *

 * Thou, Catharsis, Cloud Rat, Skallar benefit for Heal Palestine  @ St Stephens *

*Backyard Band @ Throw Social (go-go)* 

 

*Rare Esssence @ Ivy City Smokehouse * 

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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 @ *Songbyrd* (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 

*DJ Les 7:30-11:30 @ Floreria Atlantico Georgetown*

*Indigenous People's Day w/ ceremonial drumming & more 2-5 pm upper level plaza of Malcolm X Park near 15th & Euclid entrance *

*Kali Rodríguez-Peña & his sextet, Mélange 2 shows @ Blues Alley (NYC-based Cuban jazz live & streamed) *

*Rosslyn Station @ Pie Shop*

*Still Familiar @ Lisp *

*Rare Essence @ 5 @ Northwest Stadium Legends Plaza *

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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) (Tarwa n Tiniri could not get passport s/visas approved)

Destroyer, Jennifer’s Castle @ Black Cat ( critic fave good rock)

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 * Katie Pruitt @ Union Stage (singer/songwriter) *

*Nice Breeze, Palladists @ Pie Shop (art punk) *

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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)

*DJ Les 7:30-11:30 @ Floreria Atlantico Georgetown*

*Matheus Fonseca @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist) *

*Marcel Penzes free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (trombonist playing New Orleans jazz) *

*2024 Quique Aviles & Ellie Walton directed film “Las Muertes Mas Bellas Del Mundo/ The Most Beautiful Deaths in the World “ @ 1:30 @ Montgomery College Cultural Center ((film is about DC based Salvadoran artists and how they deal with the trauma of ‘70s-80s Salvadoran Civil War and life in DC . It conveys this through both traditional means — old tv footage & news clippings- and artsy and effective acted out performances and poetry) *

*Shaki Tavi, Bottled Up @ Quarry House Tavern *

*D'Angelo (Michael Eugene Archer) celebration of life and music w/ DJs Jahsonic, Quartermaine, Champ Lifestyle, Roddy Rod, Oso-Fresh, DJ Stylus, Miss H.E.R., Lance Reynolds, Geena Marie, B-Sharp, RBI, 2-Tone Jones 6pm on @ Hush Harbor , 1337 H St NE *

*The Cult, Patriarchy @ Warner Theatre*

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Thurs. Oct 16- 

Gypsy Kings @ Strathmore 

Chuchito Valdes @ Blues Alley

Saul Williams meets Carlos Nino & Friends @ Black Cat (poetry & r& b music)

Alfredo Mojica 5-7 free @ Metropolitan Park National Landing/Crystal City/Arlington (salsa) 

Tony Molina, Jeanines, Lightheaded @ Comet Ping Pong (twee pop )

Hue, Tone P & Tha Carryout, Breezy Supreme and Alchemy @ the Pocket (punk w/ some go-go hybrid)

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 

* Chari Suri raga jazz 7-10 @ Mr. Henry's *

*Yumi Kurosawa trio 7:30 -9 @ Freer Gallery *

*TOB 11 pm @ Fast Eddie's (bouncebeat go-go)* 

*Kozak Siromaha live- Benefit for Ukraine 7-9 @ 15100 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring * 

*David Chappell @ JVs (roots guitar) *

*Eddy Lover (Panama reggaeton), Demphra La Factoria @ Rio Cantina *

 *Pretty Girls love r& b night w/ live band 8:30-10, DJs 10-1am @ 12 Stories*

 *Verny Varela 9:30 pm @ Bossa (cumbia, salsa, valenata) *

*protest 4 pm @ AIPAC* 

*Tribute to BB King & Koko Taylor w/ Memphis Gold & Mama Moon 11 am to 12 noon @ PG Publick Playhouse (blues)* 

 *Late to the Party Oktoberfest w/ klezmer band @ Capital Jewish Museum*

*Wax Jaw, Trashboat & the Ambush, Pinkhouse @ DC9* 

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Fri. Oct 17- 

Peni Candra Rini @ Hill Center (great Indonesian singer who sings pop, gamelan, & avante style) CANCELLED

Chuchito Valdes @ Blues Alley (jazz)

Joe Veras @ Cococabana (Dominican singer)

POSTPONED -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* POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 13*

Granddaddy, Greg Freeman @ the Howard Theatre (critic fave indie rock )

Glenn Jones and Tony Terry @ Bethesda Theater (r&b)

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

*Sparky: Bling Edition w/ Afrobeat & amapiano djs night @ Public Bar DC *

*Proper Utensils @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go) *

* Chinatown Funk Express w/ DJ Les, DJ Baji Kaicho 8-1 am @ Lucky Danger (Asian City pop dance music) *

*Apoorva Krishna free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (South Asian violinist)*

*Silvio Brito @ the Palace (vallenato music) *

*TC Superstar, Grlztoy, Hotel Sewing Kit @ Comet P Pong *

*Chris Thile @ Strathmore (mandolin player) *

*Wes Watkins & Got My Own Sound w/ guests Killa Cal & Ms Kim 7 to 12 @ Sobe, Glen Dale, MD (R&b, go-go) *

*Salsa v Cumbia w/ vinyl DJs Don Q, Rumba-Fi, Leon City Sounds 9pm on @ El Secreto de Rosita *

*TCB, TOB, Dramasquad @ Martini's (bouncebeat go-go) *

*TOB (1-2pm) , Fly Zyah & more 10am - 2pm @ Gateway DC *

*Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)*

* Chris Ryan Willams, Truculent, Broommaker, Drone City Tyranny @ Rhizome (experimental guitar ) *

*DJ Nah FR 's D'Angelo Tribute @ Shanklin Hall*

*Bri3 @ Ottobar (Waldorf , MD rapper) *

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Sat. Oct 18- 

Rico Nasty @ Fillmore Silver Spring (rap & rock) *Rico Nasty after-show party @ Transmission*

Meklit 8pm @ Montgomery Community College ( Ethiopian folk indie ) 

DC DIY @ MLK Library- 1:00 pm:

* 11 am opening ceremony

*11:30 - Alma Laprida performs the tromba marina (rare single string bowed instrument)

1:30 *12* pm: Drawn (Layne + Nenet + Nate) perform (postpunk) 

*12:30 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.

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 *Bobby Hill *, 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 (cellist & composer Janel Leppin, w/ Anthony Pirog (guitar), Brian Settles (tenor sax),& Larry Ferguson (drums))

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 oudist Spyros Koliavasilis 7pm @ 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)

*Gospel w/ Nubirth Music Ministry w/ Marty Sherell @ 3116 Walters Lane, District Heights, MD *

* Zion, Swanee Quintet, Pastor Maurice Yancey, Lil David & the Bells of Joy, Heavenly Sons, New Vizion, & many more 3:45pm @ Kent Baptist Church, Landover (gospel) *

*No Kings protests in DC 12 noon @ PA ave, & 3rd St. NW plus elsewhere*

*Joel Harrison @ Takoma Station Tavern (jazz & rock guitar ) *

*Christylez Bacon & friends free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (DC "progressive " rap) *

*Junkyard Band  8 pm @ Lamont's (go-go)* 

*Luz Roja De Rafael Lemus, Moises Y Su Chanchona @ Casamigos * 

*Tony Vega @ El Ranchon * 

* Crossroads conversation w/ photographers/artists Lely Constantinople, Martina Fornace, Claire Packer, and Antonia Tricarico, 6-8 @ Trace, popup @ 5335 Wisc. Ave NW (free w/ eventbrite registration) * 

*Diwali Sundowner rave w/ djs Gangs of Browny 3pm on @ Zebbies Garden ,1223 Connecticut Ave. NW 3rd floor *  

*Burial Waves, Hammer No More the Fingers @ Comet P Pong * 

*DJ Pedro Night @ Capo Italian Deli * 

*Sugar Bear & EU @ Air (go-go) *

*Unifest Revival 2025 12-9 pm @ MLK Ave SE &  W St SE *

*Jamapiano outdoor dance party w/ amapiano, dancehall, afrobeat, soca via djs Sam I Am, Prince Royal, PSmoov, Curry 5-11 @ Metrobar, 640 Rhode Island Ave NE * 

*Forbidden Funk from Brazil w/ Dj Gaaben (Boston) @ 10 pm @ Aura Bar & Lounge, 5247 Wisc Ave NW * 

*Elikeh 8-11 @ New Deal Cafe * 

* tire x silver x theresedreaming, Argyle Torah, Fanoplane @ Rhizome (improv & experimental)* 

*Anacostia Crab Feast w/ TCB, Perf3ction Band, Lenny Sway & Jenae Music & more 2-6 pm @ 1234 Marion Barry Ave Se (11 am market opens)

*TCB & Simply Groove 9pm on @ Shark Bar* 

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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.  *6 pm closing event @ Rhizome listed separately down below*

Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez @ Blues Alley (Cuban jazz)

 Artifacts: Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Mike Reed @ Phillips (jazz)

Quiet Storm Tribute w/ Sixx & the late Skip Mahoney’s Casuals @ Bethesda Theater 

DC   Blues Fest *w/ Toronzo Cannon @ 5:30; Clarence Turner @ 3:30; Robert Lighthouse@ 2:15; Kingpin 1 pm* at Wundergarden , 1101 1st NE

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") 

* A conversation w/ Tom Gray & music by Blue Spruce 4 to 6:30 @ Sanctuary @ Palisades Hub (founding member of the Seldom Scene bluegrass band talks w/ NBC 4's Mark Segraves ; & then bluegrass band plays) *

*Washington Folk Fest w/ Humayun Khan, Trio Sefardi, Djangolaya, Paraguayan harp, Washington Toho Koto Society, Poor Ellen Smith (Play Doc Watson & more) , Urban Artistry dance , Soumya Chakraverty, Mrs Toretsky's Nightmare, Karpouzi Trio 12-9 pm @ Glen Echo (see their website for specific times for each group ) *

*Wes Watkins Band & Commander football watch party @ Takoma Station Tavern *

*Catch the Drft night w/ djs Roma, Bo, Psoove, Oowwee 5pm -12 am @ STFU Navy Yard, 1299 1st SE (afrobeats, amapiano, konpa, dancehall, soca, reggae, afrobeats) *

*DC record fair w/ DJ Les 11-5 @ Eaton * 

*New Dangerfield Black String band 4:30 @ Hill Center * 

*Turkish Festival 11 am to 6:30 on PA. Ave NW (between 3rd & 6th sts NW) * 

*Rise Band w/ doors 4 pm @ Lamont's (soul)* 

*Mezzanine Vinyl + Vintage Fall Market  12-5pm free @ Parks @ Walter Reed Marketplace Plaza 

7175 12th street NW*    

  *The Third Mind feat. Dave Alvin, Jesse Sykes, Victor Krummenacher, Michael Jerome, & Mark Karan  @ Hamilton Live (psych improv)*        

*DIY in DC Festival Closing Celebration - music, dance, projections, food! w/ Projections by James June Schneider on the outside of the house, Improvised music by: Rachel Beetz, Sarah Hughes, Alma Laprida, Heather Stebbins, Melanya Torosyan, Ning Yu; duo of Crowmeat Bob (sax) and Irina Kruchinina (dance) @ 6pm * 

*Black on the block w/ vendors & music from  Little Bacon Bear, Chubb E. Swagg, K-Meta and Jae Murphy 1-7 pm @ Nats Park *

*Filipino American History month celebration w/ lion dance, dj, traditional dance & more 4-10 @  Purple Patch (reservations suggested to get a table & eat)* 

* Fete-ish 80 % soca & 20 % more everything else rooftop carnival 3-9 pm @ Kaldi's * 

*Joel Harrison's Guitar Choir w/ Anthony Pirog, Cristian Perez, Walsh Kunkel 3:30 to 5 @ Stages Music Arts in Cockeysville, MD (jazzy, noisy  w/ some Americana)*

*Joel Harrison's Guitar Choir 8 pm @ Fadensonnen (jazzy, noisy  w/ some Americana)*

*Output 76 (David Barker), Mellowdrome @ Glaxy Hut * 

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Mon. Oct 20-

Shirletta Settles 6-9 @ Westminster Church (blues & soul) 

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla 

*DJ Les 7:30-11:30 @ Floreria Atlantico Georgetown*

*Phipps Pt. (Lovage Sharrock & Wobbly), MC Schmidt (from Matmos) & Obie Feldi, Tom Boram @ Rhizome (electronics & harpsichord) *

*BJ Simmons w/ vocalist Imani-Grace Cooper & poet Melani N. Douglass for album release @ Blues Alley (jazz, r& b, & more sax led band )*

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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 P Pong

Can I Kick It presents Scarface film w/ DJ 2-Tone Jones doing hiphop soundtrack @ Songbyrd 

Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

*Chain Cult,Ex-Tradition, Vicious Order, Seclusion @ Rhizome (post-punk & goth) *

*Whitney K (Montreal), Color Rot, Keegan del Rio @ Pie Shop (rock)*

*Sirius Company @ 8 @ Mary Lou's in Ft Washington (go-go) *

* Legendary Pink Dots w/ Orbit Service @ Metro Baltimore *

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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)

*DJ Les 7:30-11:30 @ Floreria Atlantico Georgetown*

*Matheus Fonseca @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist) *

*Hugh McElroy of Black Eyes talks about fave record for the Essential Tremor's podcast's selector series: Toto Bissainthe’s Chante Haiti, 7 pm at Idle Hour in South Baltimore*

*Chicha Morada (cumbia) , petrichor (punk) @ DC 9 *

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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 7:30 @ 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 Felt (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 

* "Inheritances (Pianist Adam Tendler used all his inherited money after his father's death to commission piano works from Laurie Anderson, Devonte Hynes, & many more) 6-7:30 @ Hirshhorn Ring Auditorium *[POSTPONED DUE TO GOVT SHUTDOWN]

*Almighty @ Ibiza (Cuban rapper) *

*Giant Day, Makeup Girl, Argo & the Violent Queens @ Quarry House Tavern *

*Rodney Crowell & the Secret Sisters @ Lincoln Theatre *

*Esquina , Fiasco @ Rhizome (improv jazz & more ) *

*Nikki & the Barn Boys @ Songbyrd (Mass. indie rock) *

*Grupo Quimbao 9:30 pm @ Bossa (salsa, cumbia, )*

*TOB @ Fast Eddie's (bouncebeat go-go)*

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Fri.  Oct. 24-

 Patty Griffin , Ricki Lee Jones @ Strathmore

Big Thief @ Anthem  (folky indie rock) 

Isley Brothers @ MGM National Harbor (r&b)

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 (NY no wave producer & musician), Rip Room, Quattracenta @ Rhizome (rock) 

The Set -R& B Experience @ the Howard Theatre 

After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s Sidelines in Glen Burnie (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, DJ Danilo, 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

*The Afro Experience w/ DJ Tunez & DJ PSMoov @ Throw Social *

*Afro Days w/ djs 10 pm @ 2100 14th St NW *

* Paul Burch Discusses his new Novel Meridian Rising about Country Music Legend Jimmie Rodgers and Sings a Few Songs Too 7 pm @ Hill Center*

*Diwali Asia after dark event 4 to 9:30 w/ Soul Rhythm dance & Vishious Vicinity 4-6:15 Freer/Sackler West bldg plaza;    *moved to Dock5 within Union Market,* 1309 5th Street Northeast  w/dance party w/ DJ Bianca Maieli 6:30-9:30 West Bldg Plaza * (may be cancelled due to govt shutdown) 

*HU Homecoming dance party w/ K-Meta & others 10 pm @ Hook Hall * 

*Grupo Guinda @ Blue Moon Annandale * 

*Conjunto Primavera @ El Ranchon * 

*Carlos Soraluz @ Papasitos (Peruvian singer ) * 

* Alan Ramirez, Nico Hernandez, Ciro Quiñonez y Dareska @ the Palace * 

 *Jey One @ Rio Cantina * 

*Howard University Homecoming Yardfest concert w/ music tba in morning likely, 12 noon * 

*Howard University Homecoming Greek Step Show @ HU Burr Gym * 

*Minibeast, Czonka, Hatchetface @ Comet P Pong (rock)* 

* DJ Pedro Night @ Saint Ex *

 * Afro Days djs w/ Afro Social @ V 14 *

*Go-go meets Hip-hop w/Play from Kid n Play, DJ Wiz, DJ Flexx, Still Familiar, sponsored by Go-go Museum  5:30-8:30 @ Anthem Row, 801 K St NW  * 

*Throwback party w/ djs spinning hiphop, funk, & r & b @ Treehouse * 

*Lila Ike @ Bethesda Theater (reggae) * 

*B.B. & Me- WPFW dj Bill Wax tells stories about B.B. King @ 8 pm @ Archie's Blues Heritage Foundation Barbershop * 

 *Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go) (discount entry price before 11 om for federal govt workers )*  

*TCB, TOB, DSB @ Martini's (bouncebeat go-go)* 

*New Impressionz @ Aqua (go-go) * 

*Live gospel recording with The Soul Messengerz, Pastor DeCarlo B. Coley,  Bre Holly & Faithful,  Michael Boone & Co., Bishop Darrell McFadden & The Disciples, The Heavenly Sons, Raymond Monk 8pm @ Scripture Cathedral, 7610 Central Ave., Hyattsville * 

*HU Homecoming w/ djs @ Culture Ivy City * 

*DJ stylus the Vibe Conductor 8pm on  @ Grazie Mille* 

*That 2000s r&b, hiphop, reggae faves HU Homecoming party 5-10 @ the Bullpen * 

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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 @ Anthem

Acid Mothers Temple w/ the Macks @ Metro Baltimore (psych rock )

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 (tropical, cumbia, salsa, )

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 *w/ Elephant Man* - 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, *DJ Danilo, 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)

*Jey One @ VIP Room Baltimore *

* HU homecoming parade w/ marching band 9:30 am Georgia Avenue *

*HU homecoming yardfest day 2 in upper quadrangle at 12 noon w/ music tba *

*Wayside, Doom Mutual @ Quarry House Tavern *

*Vlad Holiday @ Comet P Pong *

*Blaque Mecca Holiday party 12 noon to 12 mdt. @ Metrobar , 640 Rhode Island Ave NE *

*Los Toros Band @ Club One (bachata & Merengue)* *Beau Young Prince , Thunderboyz & more @ Songbyrd (rap) (10th anniversary of Songbyrd show)*

*Jerk x Jollof : DC (Howard University Homecoming edition) 3-9:30 pm @ Zebbie's Garden * 

* First We Dance Afro Dance Howard U Homecoming Party 10 pm @ AI Warehouse * 

*Octoberfest- Diamonds in the Rough Day Party w/ Northeast Groovers feat. Killa Cal & Smoke, Major League Band, High Quality Band 4-9 @ Diamond Lounge (go-go)* 

*Howard U. Homecoming rooftop bashment @ Space Lounge U st NW (dancehall, soca, afrobeats, amapiano) *   

*  Cultural Festival of the Americas 12 to 4pm @ Art Museum of the Americas *

*Backyard Band 2-4 pm @ Cricket Wireless Oxon Hill (go-go) * 

*Backyard Band 8pm to 1 am @ House of Comedy Lanham, (go-go)* 

*TCB, New Impressionz , ABM @ Fast Eddie's* 

*Jazz Hop sound sessions 12-8 @ various Anacostia locations including Experience Band 6 -6:45; & Trouble Funk 7-8  @ Big Jazz Cafe ; *DJ Lance Reynolds 4-8 @ Big Jazz Cafe, 1234 Marion Barry Ave SE (r& b) *  *Too Much Talent Band 5-6 @ Sound Sessions Lounge , 1110 U St SE; Bug Chair Cypher w/ Juspaul 2:30 @ 1241 MLK Jr Ave SE ; Lennard Jack Jr steel pan drummer 2-4 @ Sapodilla's , 1215 Marion Barry Ave. SE 

*Legends of the Yard HU Homecoming Black Party 3-9 @ Berhta , 1301 W St NE * 

*Wegene Ethiopian Foundation 25th Aniv. Gala w/ MC Munit Mesfin, guitarist Selamino , Dj Phat Su, vocalist Tsehay Kassa, keyboardist Ashu , vocalist Negussie Bogale & more w/ doors @ 6:30 @ Waterford Event Center, Springfield, VA *  

*Funset dance party w/ djs special HU homecoming  edition 3-9 pm @ Anthem row, 800 K St NW (across from Apple Carnegie Library)* 

*HU Homecoming Oxtail Social w/ Drew Keys & others 5-10 pm @ Transmission * 

*Julian King @ Abyssinia *  

*Jeremih @ Karma * 

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Sun. Oct 26- 

Jeff Tweedy @ Lincoln Theatre (Wilco member) 

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  Cancelled

Ruthie Foster @ the Hamilton Live ( blues)

Del Ray Halloween parade 2pm @ Mt Vernon Ave (begins south of E. Bellefonte Ave.) *

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") 

*Robin & the Daughters of Zion, Lil David & the Bells of Joy, & many more @ Corinth Baptist Church, Capitol Heights, MD * *15th anniversary of the Ebony Gospel Singers of Baltimore, w/ Nate & New Generation, The New Mighty Wonders of Baltimore, the Glory Group, the Mighty Christianaires & more @ 3 @ Dynamic Deliverance Cathedral, Baltimore *

*1252 Band w/ doors at 4 @ Lamont's (soul)* 

*Iranian traditional & folklore music "Of Roots and Colors"  w/ Roxana Sarafi, Sirvan Manhoobi, Moslem Alipour, Reza Sartak, Miead Nikfarjam @ Montgomery College Recital Hall Rockville *  

*Afroto w/ DJ Basbousa @ Culture (Egyptian rapper w/ DC based dj) * 

 *Koshari , Meerwolff @ Galaxy Hut  (shoegaze) *  

* Ndule 8 pm @ Bossa (Congolese improv jazz)* 

*Raheem DeVaughn & Crank Crusaders for Howard Homecoming 3-11 pm @ Canna Cafe NE (go-go & r& b) * 

 *Backyard Band w/ DJ Quicksilva & 2 more djs @ HU Homecoming Picnic @ Langston Golf Course , 2600 Benning Rd NE *

*TCB, New Impressionz, XMB @ the Chateau (bouncebeat go-go)* 

 *HU Homecoming dayparty 4-9 @ La Vie Penthouse @ the Wharf *  

*Stamped: Aya x Friends HU Homecoming w/ afrobeats, amapiano djs 4-11pm @ Art DC- Arlo rooftop, 333 G St NW *

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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 vocals & postpunk), Neon Grlz (electro-punk) @ Rhizome 

Scott Taylor Blues Band 6-9 @ Westminster Church (blues & soul)

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla 

*DJ Les 7:30-11:30 @ Floreria Atlantico Georgetown*

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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

*DJ Les 7:30-11:30 @ Floreria Atlantico Georgetown*

*Pretty Jane, Hana Eid @ Quarry House Tavern *

*Ethiopian music w/ singers Kalkidan Meshesha & Fekadu Girma backed by Dani Key & Dave Sax @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring *

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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 (experimental)

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova)

*Matheus Fonseca @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist) *

* "Wild Zero" movie (Only Japanese garage rock band Guitar Wolf can stand between a race of aliens from destroying earth with an army of zombies) 9:20 pm @ Suns Cinema *

*Mud Whale, Pretty Bitter, Torrents @ Quarry House Tavern *

*Nosferatu movie with the Peacherine Orchestra @ Lincoln Theatre *

*Attinshun r&b jam session 7:30 pm @ 1942 Lounge, 1942 9th St NW *

*Something for the People film doc about Yaddiya & go-go activism 5:30 to 8 @ Georgetown Law Phillip Hart Auditorium *

*Los Diablitos @ Ibiza *

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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 (*possibly cancelled* ) (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 

*Flamy Grant from Asheville, Heather Mae from Nashville, Baltimore's own Empris and the Gems, , The Mullet Overs @ Le Mondo (country)*   

*Katy Guillen & the Drive, Wanted Man @ Pie Shop(rock) *

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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

*Adobo DMV Thriller Halloween party w/ DJ Pedro Night 10 pm @ A.I. Warehouse, 530 Penn St NE *

*Halloween Party w/ Kiko El Crazy @ Cococabana *

*Halloween Party w/ Tierra Cali @ Mexico Lindo *

*DJ Adrian Loving @ La Betty *

*EU Halloween show @ the Chateau Lounge *

*Disco Biblioteca book talk & Listening event about Dolly Parton 's Behind the Seams, My Life in Rhinestones w/ DJ Nightnurse from WOWD 7-8 @ People's Book in Takoma Park *

* Haunted Island Halloween party @ Kaldi's Rooftop (Caribbean music dj)*

*Terp Homecoming Carnival 2-7 , closing with fireworks @ McKeldin Mall *

* Caribbean Music DJ Ricky Platinum's Fright Fest Halloween party 9pm @ Citizens and Culture *

*Sirius Company Halloween costume party 8pm @ House of Soul Lanham (go-go)*

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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)

*Masquerade Ball benefit  w/ Backyard Band w/ guests Scooby, Ms Kim, Kacey, Killa Cal  @ Columbia Square, 13th St NW (go-go)* 

*Beirut to DC Nights Layla party w/ djs Anthony Raad, Farouq Murad & live act tba @ Culture  *

*Leon City Sounds djs @ Green Zone (tropical music on vinyl)* 

*Herbie Hancock @ Strathmore * 

*Dia de los Muertos 3-7 @ Wharf M St Landing* 

*Afromasq 6-11:30 @ GQ Event Center, Greenbelt, MD *  

*Boris @ Fillmore Silver Spring * 

*Another Night on 18th st. w/ 2 comedians, plus  DJ Bri Mafia, & live music from Aden Simone, Rahieme Supreme, & more 5-10 @ Shanklin Hall*  *DC zine fest 11am to 4pm @ MLK Library*  

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Nov. 2- *Scarface,live band & Devin the Dude @ Howard Theatre *;  *Crank Crusaders @ Takoma Station Tavern*; Nov. 3-Richard Thompson @ Birchmere (sold out) 

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Nov. 5- Vicki Petersen, John Cowsill @ Jammin Java  

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