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

DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More November 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 area gigs-(@dcglobalmusic on Instagram; DC Global Music and More on Facebook)-. Email list coming soon. 

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

To submit events (for posting) or comments (that are not posted) e-mail stevenkiviat @ gmail.com

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Some of my November 2025 Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then much longer full list below w/ local & visiting). Your choice of highlights might differ.

Sat. Nov. 1- Voices of the Divine w/ Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammed– “Qawwals” 7:30 @ Lisner Aud.

Fri. Nov. 7- Takaat, Comm Unlimited @ Rhizome (Mdou Moctar’s desert blues band playing more noisy & punky)

Charlie Aponte & his orchestra  @ Diamond Lounge (salsa singer who was in legendary El Gran Combo) 

Fairuz Forever: A Tribute to the Voice of Lebanon and the Arab World free 6-7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage 

Sat. Nov. 8- Bill Orcutt, Steve Shelley, Ethan Miller Trio, Ribs  @ Comet P Pong ( avante-power guitar trio)

A book talk/slide show and signing with John R. Davis, author of Keep Your Ear To The Ground: A History Of Punk Zines In Washington DC, 7pm @ Atomic Books in Baltimore 

Mon. Nov 10- Rare Essence & Northeast Groovers Veterans Day Jam  @ Howard Theatre (go-go)

TCB the reunion 25th year anniv. 10 pm @ Next Level 15 K St NE (bouncebeat go-go)

Sat. Nov. 15- La Santa Cecilia @ George Mason Center for the Arts (Los Angeles cumbia & folk band led by singer Marisol Hernandez) 

Sun. Nov. 16- Saints 73-78 , w/ Des Demonas, Chimers @ Union Stage (Saints are Proto-punk from Australia featuring founding Saints members, guitarist Ed Kuepper and drummer Ivor Hay alongside honorary Saints including singer Mark Arm of Seattle rockers Mudhoney, former The Birthday Party / Bad Seeds guitarist Mick Harvey and bassist Peter Oxley of Australia’s legendary Sunnyboys) 

Mariam @ 930 Club (was w/ late Amadou) (Malian afropop)

Sensational Singing Angels, Gospel Legends, Lil David & the Bells of Joy , New Vizion, & more 4 pm @ Harvest Assembly Baptist Church Alexandria 

Thurs. Nov. 20- El Alfa El Jefe ( Emanuel Herrera Batista) w/ DJ Pedro Night @ Echostage

Fri. Nov. 21- El Gran Combo & Grupo Niche @ Eaglebank (salsa legends)

Sat. Nov. 22-El Khat, Bashi Rose, Ravi S. 8pm  @ Le Mondo (El Khat are a good Yemeni music band who use some junkyard instruments) 

Fri. Nov. 28- Patti Smith and band perform Horses album @ Anthem (rock) (sold Out) 

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Full November 2025 list- (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month or changes *

Sat. Nov. 1-

 Voices of the Divine w/ Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammed– “Qawwals” 7:30 @ Lisner Aud.

Boris @ Fillmore (metal )

Paquito D’Rivera @ Hylton Performing Arts Center 

Margaret Glaspy @ Pearl St Warehouse 

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 w/ music , dance, kids stuff 3-7pm @ Wharf M St Landing 

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

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

Amanuel Yemane w/ Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring 

Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa

Ethiopian music @ JD Bar

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

Ayetian 9pm @ Buena Vista Ballroom 

EU @ Collective Encore in Columbia (go-go)

Dia de los Muertos w/ cumbia, Corazon Folklorico dance, food, costumes, kids activities, @ 12 noon @ Bryant St Market NE 

TCB & ABM @ Martini’s (bouncebeat go-go) 

Push Play @ 5 Sisters Lounge 

Backyard Band w/ guests Scooby, Ms Kim, Killa Cal back in Black Masquerade party @ City Club, 555 13th St NW *

Leon City Sounds @ Green Zone (tropical )

Fall Porchfest Adams Morgan 2-6 pm w/  UCB @ 2 on 18th st NW; Bateria EducArte samba drumming @ 3 in front of El Tamarindo Restaurant on Florida Ave. NW ; Prabir trio 3 pm @ Pepco stage; Bongo District 5 pm @ 18th st stage 

Big Howdy Bluegrass showcase w/ Alice Gerrard @ Hank Dietle’s 

Billy Strings @ CFG Arena

Walking Eagle free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage 

Dia de los Muertos 12 to 4 w/ mariachi music @ the Mexican Cultural Institute (advance tickets gone, limited walkup available) 

Hiphop bar crawl @ 7 locations on U St NW 

DC zinefest 11 am to 4 @ MLK Library

Still Familiar 3pm to 11 pm free @ Lamont’s (go-go)

Shadi Ranjos @ Phoenicia rest., Vienna , VA

Another Night on 18th st. w/ 2 comedians, plus  DJ Bri Mafia, & live music from Aden Simone, Rahieme Supreme, & more 5-10 @ Shanklin Hall

  

 

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Sun. Nov. 2- 

Brandy & Monica @ CFG Arena (r& b) 

New Impressionz 4-10 @ Karma (go-go & bouncebeat go-go) 

Love Sound- a WPFW benefit for the Congo at Westminster Church SW

Sirius Company 5:30pm Legends Plaza @ Northwest Stadium before Commanders football game (go-go)  

Parallax Scrolls free 9pm @ Galaxy Hut 

Oh He Dead @ Songbyrd 

 Forro no Bossa w/ Trio Oduro @ Bossa (Brazilian forro music )

Top 5, Still Familiar @ Capital Restaurant & Lounge Lanham  (go-go)

Elements: Showcasing the Diverse Dances of India and Beyond

presented by Rhythmaya Dance @ Capital One Tyson's Vault 

Tom Mindte & Willie Barry & The Original Dixieland Rock n' Roll Band @ Hank Dietle’s 

WMUC Third Rail Radio presents Mayonnaise, Vivian Grey 4-6pm In WMUC above South Campus Dining Hall (in-person & on air) 

Mar Azul & Los Armadillos Del Compa Max @ VIP Room Baltimore 

Sheree Barbee @ 6@ Lamont’s (soul/r& b) 

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. Nov. 3- 

Little Simz @ Fillmore 

David Chappell Blues Band 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW 

Robert Plant’s Saving Grace feat. Suzi Dian @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out) 

‘A History of Punk Fanzines in Washington’ webinar w/ author John Davis noon to 1 zoom via George Washington U

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla 

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Tues. Nov. 4- 

Skrilla @ DC 9 (rapper of “6-7” fame)

Kimya Dawson @ Black Cat 

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

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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Wed. Nov. 5-

 Vicki Petersen, John Cowsill @ Jammin Java 

Smashing Times, Mesh, Added Dimensions  @ Black Cat red room (indie guitar pop) 

Hannah Frances @ Songbyrd (folk & prog critic fave) 

Simone Baron & Arco Belo @ Salon House (might be a private invite thing?) 

Pop Music Fever Dream, Pure Adult, Jade Weapon @ Comet P Pong 

Anthony David @ Blues Alley 

Gusher, Slot, Saafewaay @ Rhizome (art-punk) 

Leith Ross @ Howard theatre (indie-folk) 

Memphis Gold @ JVs ( blues)

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova)

Matheus Fonseca 6-9 @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist) 

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Thurs. Nov. 6- 

Dwight Yoakam @ MGM National Harbor ( country)

Disappearance of Ms Scott film 5pm @ LOC 

Eleni Drake @ Comet P Pong 

Vivian Girls, Clear Channel @ Metro Baltimore 

Simone Baron & Arco Belo 7:30 @ the Peale Baltimore

Micky Dolenz of the Monkees songs & stories @ Birchmere 

Ekep Nkwelle @ 8 @ LOC (dc jazz singer) 

Christine Lavin & Vance Gilbert 7:30 @ Temple Isaiah, Fulton, MD (folk) 

Longtimers @ Hank Dietle’s (roots) 

Kantera free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Malta band) 

Jesse and Kevin @ Mansion at Strathmore (Scottish & Irish music) 

Thrills @ JVs 

Azul Band @ Green Zone (global tropical music)

Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa

Ethiopian music @ JD Bar

Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring 

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s 

Reaction  @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go) 

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)

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Fri. Nov. 7-

 Punk the Capital movie doc and farewell of DC punk photo exhibit @ Galactic Panther 

Takaat, Comm Unlimited @ Rhizome (Mdou Moctar’s desert blues band playing more noisy & punky)

Charlie Aponte & his orchestra  @ Diamond Lounge (salsa singer who was in legendary El Gran Combo) 

Fairuz Forever: A Tribute to the Voice of Lebanon and the Arab World free 6-7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage 

Lakecia Benjamin @ Clarice Smith Ctr (jazz sax ) 

Derecho y Chueco tour by Los Caimanes @ 90 Degrees

Kazzabe, Las Catrachas @ The Palace

Frank Reyes @ La Villa in Gaithersburg (bachata singer) 

Folk B-tch Trio, Ruby Plume @ Songbyrd 

New Impressionz @ Throw Social (go-go)

Simone Baron & Arco Belo 12:30 @ Georgetown U (jazzy)

Pink Siifu, Akai Solo, Infinity Knives, Kaz, +MORE. 7pm @ Ottobar

Flower Bloom  Caring Less, Peak Bloom @ Comet P Pong 

PH-1 @ Fillmore (Korean-American rapper) 

Peabody Heights Anniversary w/ Sdot, Spring Silver, Crying Laughing, Arbouretum  4PM @ Peabody Heights, Baltimore 

DJ B vinyl happy hour 6-8 @ art sound language 

Poor Ellen Smith Band 5:30 @ Hank Dietle’s (bluegrass, old school country) 

Save Your Soul w/ djs Baby Alcatraz, & Rob Macy @ Lithuanian Hall Baltimore 

Rare Essence @ Citizens & Culture (go-go) 

Tommy Models and Dot Dash @ BabyCat Brewery Kensington (power pop) 

After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

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. 8- 

Bill Orcutt, Steve Shelley, Ethan Miller Trio, Ribs  @ Comet P Pong ( avante-power guitar trio)

The National Hand Dance Association's Annual Oldies Sock Hop Fundraiser w/ DJs Disco Bird and DJ Reggie Steele spinning Motown & soul 4-8 pm ( sock hop attire including High School colors, High School sweaters, pleated skirts, 19s, Black & Whites, Poodle Skirts, etc.; Hula Hoop and 60s Freestyle Dance Contests, Best 60s Attire, 50/50 Raffle and more.

Tickets includes Buffet.  @ VFW 9619, 6527 Suitland Road, Morningside, MD

Texas Invasion w/  Petroleros del Bravo, Nueva Pradera, Los del North Texas, Los Pericos del Arroyo @ El Ranchon in Woodbridge 

Eliane Elias @ Blues Alley (Brazilian jazz)

A book talk/slide show and signing with John R. Davis, author of Keep Your Ear To The Ground: A History Of Punk Zines In Washington DC, 7pm @ Atomic Books in Baltimore 

Mark William Lewis @ Songbyrd ( Brit indie rock & experimental) 

GBH & 4 others @ Ottobar (Brit circa 79 punk) 

Kazzabe, Las Catrachas @ Cococabana in Adelphi, MD 

Proper Utensils @ St Lukes (sold out)

Afro Desi w/ Mr. Saj & friends 6-10 pm @ Flash rooftop 

Trio Sefardi @ Kol Shalom MD 

DMV Filipino Day party 4-8 @ Shipgarten, 7581 Colshire Dr., McLean, VA 

BKTheRula @ Fillmore (rap) 

Ari Abdul @ Union Stage 

Zion, Heavenly Sons, Singing Angels, Martha & the Sisters in Christ, Heavenly Stars, & more 4 pm @ Salvation Outreach , Temple Hills, Md 

North Mississippi Allstars @ Barns of Wolf Trap 

Ben Sollee free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (cellist w/ American & global south influences) 

TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go) 

Blue Rhythm Boys 5 pm @ Hank Dietle’s ( country blues, hokum) 

Seth Kibel @ The Hargove in Baltimore 

Blood Lemon, Borracho @ Quarry House 

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

Amanuel Yemane w/ 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. Nov 9-

Noochie’s Live from the Front Porch @ Kennedy Center (rap & r& b) 

John Fogerty @ MGM National Harbor 

Eliane Elias @ Blues Alley ( Brazilian Jazz) 

Heavy K @ Vera Cocina Ivy City ( South African afro-house, 3-step, & amapiano dj) 

Militarie Gun, Liquid Mike, Public Opinion 7pm @ Ottobar (punk) 

Crowd Scene, Viennetta, Freq Flag 9pm @ Galaxy Hut  

R & B Club discusses legacy of the Isley Brothers 12 noon @ Songbyrd 

Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Bad religion) who has a new photo book out called The Road  book talk w/ Ian Mackaye 2-3 @ MLK Library 

Gramma, Massie, & friends @ Transmission 

Good Luck, Advance Base, Moontype @ Comet P Pong 

Ak’chamel, Hichestan, Derek Monypeny @ Rhizome (psychedelic/ experimental)

Humberto Plancarte, Tierra Cali @ VIP Room Baltimore 

Karlos Rose @ Ibiza 

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. Nov 10- 

Rare Essence & Northeast Groovers Veterans Day Jam  @ Howard Theatre (go-go)

TCB the reunion 25th year anniv. 10 pm @ Next Level 15 K St NE 

Clarence Turner Blues Band 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW 

Guitarist Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Bad Religion) who has a new photo book out called The Road is in conversation w/ Tony Pence 7pm for free @ Central Library Baltimore, 400 Cathedral St

Genre is Death, Krime Slugs, Sex Faces @ Rhizome (punk) 

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla 

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Tues. Nov. 11- 

Playboi Carti, Ken Carson, Destroy Onley @ Capital One Arena (rap) 

Flock of Dimes @ Atlantis (Jen Wasner from Wye Oak)  

Khruangbin @ 930 (sold out)  

Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines @ Hank Dietle’s 

Ava Luna, Kotic Couture, Dyyo 7pm @ Ottobar

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

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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Wed. Nov. 12 -

Geese @ 930 Club (critic fave indie rock) (sold out) 

Samara Joy @ Warner Theatre (jazz singer) 

Luther Re-Lives Unplugged 6-9 pm @ wine Down Wednesday @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom, Suitland 

Alienator, Laughing Corpse, Reason Why?, Invasive @ Rhizome (hardcore punk) 

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova)

Matheus Fonseca 6-9 @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist) 

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Thurs. Nov. 13- 

Boz Scaggs @ Warner Theatre

Chencho Corleone @ Rio Cantina 

the Arun Ramamurthy Trio free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Carnatic music of South India & jazz) 

Braxton Cook @ Songbyrd (jazz) 

Weakened Friends , Nova One at Comet P Pong 

Tye Tribbett @ MGM National Harbor 

La Santa Cecilia in conversation free 7pm @ Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Blenheim Boulevard, Fairfax (registration required via George Mason U Ctr for the Arts where La Santa Cecilia will play Nov. 15) 

Grandsons @ Hank Dietle’s 

The Arun Ramamurthy Trio & Mojuba Duo (Jamal Moore - Nik Francis)@ Rhizome 

Shiner, Cash Langdon, Mirrorless @ Quarry House 

Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa

Ethiopian music @ JD Bar

Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring 

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s 

Reaction  @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go) 

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)

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Fri. Nov. 14- 

Luis R. Conriquez @ Eaglebank Arena

La Musique- Afro-house experience w/ dj Oscar Mbo (South Africa)  & DJ Bullet @ Karma 

Wale, Jeremih, TOB @ Anthem (rap & bouncebeat go-go) 

Antibalas @ Hamilton Live (afrobeat) 

Marshall Crenshaw w/ James Mastro @ Rams Head Annapolis (indie guitar pop) 

Josimar y su Yambu @ the Palace

Chsm el Higado, El Jerry Gerardo Colonel @ 90 Degrees 

Lone Bellow, Nicole Atkins @ Union Stage 

The Riverbreaks, One Way Out You Fool! @ Comet P Pong 

Robert Lighthouse 5:30 @ Hank Dietle’s (country blues) 

William Hooker Trio @ Rhizome (jazz) 

The Arun Ramamurthy Trio, Underworld Orchard, Dli 7:30 pm @ Le Mondo

One Pulse- dancehall, afrobeats, amapiano, soca dj @ Eaton Wild Days rooftop 

After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

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. 15- 

La Santa Cecilia @ George Mason Center for the Arts (Los Angeles cumbia & folk band led by singer Marisol Hernandez) 

Skinny Banton @ Fire Station 1 (dress code neon) 

Tom Morello & Friends electric full band show @ Lincoln Theatre (rock) 

La Original Banda El Limon de Salvador Lizarraga, Sonora Dinamita, Los Plebes de Olancho @ Cococabana 

Eden @ Fillmore (Irish/Hong Kong indie/alt electro pop) 

Dakha Brakha @ Birchmere 

Reggaeton rave @ Echostage 

Ax and the Hatchetmen @ Union Stage 

Mambo Sauce Friendsgiving 4-6 @ Songbyrd 

Black on Black event w/ Ikel Marvlus x Flabba Dabba (team Shella) , Byfarmega, Polo International, Fyah Oats @ Buena Vista Ballroom, 8844 Washington Blvd., Jessup, MD 

Lemonheads @ Ottobar (sold out) 

Baltimore Irish banjo summit @ Creative Alliance 

Thrills w/ guest Johnny Castle @ JVs 

Yazdan, Wave, Shawn @ Habibi Azizam Rooftop of Yalla on U St NW 

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

Amanuel Yemane w/ 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. Nov. 16- 

Saints 73-78 , w/ Des Demonas, Chimers @ Union Stage (Saints are Proto-punk from Australia featuring founding Saints members, guitarist Ed Kuepper and drummer Ivor Hay alongside honorary Saints; singer Mark Arm of Seattle rockers Mudhoney, former The Birthday Party / Bad Seeds guitarist Mick Harvey and bassist Peter Oxley of Australia’s legendary Sunnyboys) 

Ludacris @ MGM National Harbor 

Arash Sobhani @ Pearl St Warehouse 

American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble featuring Wu Man @ Strathmore 

Mariza @ George Mason Center for the Arts (Portuguese fado singer) 

Mariam @ 930 Club (was w/ late Amadou) (Malian afropop)

Sarah Mclachlan @ Anthem (folk )

Marshall Crenshaw w/ James Mastro @ Birchmere (indie-pop)  

Dennis Stroumatt w/ 1 pm Cajun dance lesson @ Glen Echo 

Sensational Singing Angels, Gospel Legends, Lil David & the Bells of Joy , New Vizion, & more 4 pm @ Harvest Assembly Baptist Church Alexandria 

Dougie, Duskwhales @ Galaxy Hut

Pinkshift @ Atlantis 

Leon Thomas @ Fillmore (R&b) 

Rimon @ Songbyrd (Eritrea/Netherlands r&b/afrobeats / alt- indie singer) 

Los Toreros Muertos @ State Theatre (rock en espanol) 

David Chappell Band 2-4 @ Hank Dietle’s (roots) Hula Monsters 6 pm @ 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") 

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Mon. Nov. 17-

Leon Thomas @ Fillmore (R&b) 

Mama Moon & the Rumpshakers 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues) 

Jens Lekman @ Union Stage 

PJ Morton @ Howard Theatre 

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla in Silver Spring

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Tues. Nov. 18-

The Faint, Hercules & Love Affair @ 930 Club 

Digable Planets @ Lincoln Theatre (rap) 

The Altons, Thee Sinseers @ Union Stage 

French Cassettes, DIm Wizard @ Songbyrd 

Motor City Live- Motown Tribute @ MGM National Harbor (through the 20th) 

Novo Mundo Quartet @ Hank Dietle’s (local group doing Brazilian music) 

Wieuca, Baltimore Avenue, Postdog @ Quarry House 

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

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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Wed. Nov 19- 

Bar Italia at Black Cat (alt-indie rock)

Mon Rovia, Bella Kay @ Howard Theatre (sold out) 

Cut Copy @ 930 Club 

Lex Gates @ Fillmore (rap) 

Motor City Live- Motown Tribute @ MGM National Harbor (through the 20th) 

Abe Mamet Septet & David Kline @ Rhizome (local 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)

Matheus Fonseca 6-9 @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist) 

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Thurs. Nov. 20- 

El Alfa El Jefe ( Emanuel Herrera Batista) w/ DJ Pedro Night @ Echostage

Robyn Hitchcock, Emma Swift @ Atlantis (psych rock )

Gunna @ Anthem (rap)

Doja Cat @ CFG Arena

"DC's Great Guitars" w/ David W. Chappell and Anthony Pirog @ Blues Alley

Light Beams 7” single release party w/ surprise special guest in benefit for DC MIgrant Mutual Aid 7:30 @ Haydee’s Mt Pleasant 

Natalie Merchant w/ Erik Della Penna acoustic tour @ Barns of Wolf Trap 

John Wesley Harding @ Jammin Java 

 

The Caribbean , Geologist @ Rhizome 

Motor City Live- Motown Tribute @ MGM National Harbor 

Wellvis free 5:30 to 7 @ Hank Dietle’s (Karl Straub & others play glambilly & psych soul) 

Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa

Ethiopian music @ JD Bar

Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring 

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s 

Reaction  @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go) 

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)

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Fri. Nov. 21- 

El Gran Combo & Grupo Niche @ Eaglebank (salsa legends) 

Smithsonian Folkways co-presents a concert with C.J. Chenier and John Papa Gros w/ the Red Hot Louisiana Band @ the Barns of Wolf Trap (zydeco & roots blues) (also Saturday, November 22) 

Silvana Estrada, Bedouine @ 6 pm @ 930 Club (Latin alt-rock ) 

Amaarae @ Anthem (Ghana-American afropop-r&b-pop ) 

Doja Cat @ Capital One Arena 

Band of Skulls, Tom Hamilton, Jr @ Black Cat  

Dru Hill @ Bethesda Theater (r& b) 

Keb Mo w/ Anthony D’amato @ Rams Head Annapolis (blues) 

Canebrake Cajun Band 9 pm @ Hank Dietle’s (dc based Cajun music) 

Jon Camp Band, Marian Mclaughlin, Dura @ Rhizome 

K-Paz De La Sierra Y La Sonora Dinamita @ La Villa in Gaithersburg 

K-Paz De La Sierra also @ El Palenque Falls Church 

Zach Torres free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (singer/songwriter) 

After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

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. 22-

El Khat, Bashi Rose, Ravi S. 8pm  @ Le Mondo (El Khat are a good Yemeni music band who use some junkyard instruments) 

Reggaeton Forever 2 w/ Ken-y, Makano y Mach & Daddy @ El Ranchon 

 Fire Links v King Addies rematch dancehall djs soundclash @ Buena Vista in Jessup, MD 

Smithsonian Folkways co-presents a  concert with C.J. Chenier and John Papa Gros w/ the Red Hot Louisiana Band @ the Barns of Wolf Trap (zydeco & roots blues)  

J. Holiday @ Keystone Korner (r& b singer) 

Dru Hill @ Bethesda Theater (r& b)  

Sarau Samba w/ guest Andy Connell @ Glen Echo 

Wednesday @ 10 @ 930 Club 

Saekyi @ Songbyrd (rap) 

 El Jerry Gerardo Colonel @ VIP Room 

Flyboy and Prabir Trio @ Palisades Hub Cap Centre 

Straight out of Africa w/ local djs playing 10-11- North African; 11-12 am dj Claude de Martiani -Central African ndombolo & Afro-trap; 12-1am- DJ Mobu-South African amapiano,gqom, kwaito; 1-2 am DJ K-Meta w/ East African tizita, afro-fusion; 2-3 am DJ Teabee w/ west african afrobeats, highlife, hiplife, azonto @ Karma  

Backfires @ Black Cat (rock) 

TCB & New Impressionz @ Club One 

Open City, Bed Maker, Sensor Ghost @ Comet P Pong (punk & post-punk)

War On Women, The HIRS Collective, Mondrary 7 pm @ Ottobar

Can I Kick It? Terminator 2: Judgment Day w/ dj 2-Tone Jones 7:30 pm @ Creative Alliance

Sensational Soul Cruisers free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (r& b) 

Flower, Skallar, Prayer to be Saved @ Quarry House (punk)

Otherlands Trio (Stephan Crump, Darius Jones, Eric McPherson) @ Rhizome (jazz) 

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs; 

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band  @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Amanuel Yemane w/ 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. Nov. 23- 

Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas @ Creative Alliance Baltimore 

Mynabirds @ Galaxy Hut  

Rare Essence, Sirius Company @ Restaurant 55  

Gliterer @ Joint Custody Takoma (dc rock)

Marietta, Pulses @ Black Cat 

Noah Gundersen, Nate Bergman @ Union Stage 

Small Forward, Draco, Berra @ Pearl St Warehouse 

Natalie Merchant w/ Erik Della Penna acoustic tour @ Maryland Hall Annapolis (sold out) 

Talib Kweli, Mc Bravado & The 9 5, Nature Boi 7 pm @ Soundstage Baltimore 

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. Nov. 24-

Vedo @ Howard Theatre (r& b) 

Slade Band 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues) 

Dante Pope @ Blues Alley 

Liz Hogg, Exit Angles @ Rhizome (solo guitar, post-punk) 

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla 

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Tues. Nov. 25-

Com’z @ Union Stage 

Nasar Abadey & Supernova @ Blues Alley (DC jazz) 

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

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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Wed. Nov. 26- 

Daliwonga @ Culture (South African amapiano dance music) 

Mystic Nights III: Trái Tim Em Cũng Biết Đau w/ Bằng Kiều, Bảo Anh, Đan Nguyên, Cao Thái Sơn, Myra Trần, Hương Thủy, Trúc Lam, Trúc Linh, MC Thế Thụy, Ban Nhạc Tutti @ MGM National Harbor (Vietnamese) 

Los Adolescentes @ Diamond Lounge 

Pinto Picasso @ the Salsa Room (bachata vocalist) 

Banda Los Recoditos Y Bandas Los Sebastianes De Saúl Plata @ Rio Cantina 

Nengo Flow @ Ibiza 

TCB, Reaction, ABM @ Galaxy in Adelphi (bouncebeat go-go) 

Jimi Smooth & Hit time Band @ JVs 

Hardway Connection @ Lamont’s (southern soul) 

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova)

Matheus Fonseca 6-9 @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist) 

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Thurs. Nov. 27-

Aces of Cumbia w/ Fantoche, Flor y Amor Joven, Guzens el Imaginante, ICC, Ing Bumper, 

Sonidero Latino 9pm  @ Mexico Lindo

Grupo Exterminador,Samuray, Los Terribles Del Norte 9pm @ Cococabana

David Chappell band at JVs 

Below Thursday events are tentative due to Thanksgiving -will try to update

Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa

Ethiopian music @ JD Bar

Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring 

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s 

Reaction  @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go) 

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)

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Fri. Nov. 28- 

Patti Smith and band perform Horses album @ Anthem (rock) (sold Out) 

Northeast Groovers, UCB @ Hard Rock Cafe , 999 E St NW (go-go)

Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis @ Hamilton Live (jazzy post-punk)

Adobo DMV w/ DJ Pedro Night @ tba 

Seldom Scene & Dry Branch Fire Squad @ Birchmere (bluegrass) 

Glosser, The Infinite Daisy Chain, Massie @ Union Stage 

Sorry Papi-the all girl reggaeton party @ Fillmore 

Druid Stone, The Lampreys,  Fibbing, The Death of James Dean @ Rhizome (artsy rock & Punk)

Thrills @ Hank Dietle’s 

After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

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. 29- 

Earl Sweatshirt @ Fillmore (critic fave rap)

Shadmehr Aghili @ Anthem (“King of Persian Pop”) 

Manhattans feat. Gerald Alston @ Birchmere (soul/r& b) 

Slick Rick w/ Nice & Smooth @ Bethesda Theater ( old-school rap) 

Dareyes DLS, & 2 more @ Mexico Lindo 

EU , Chuck Brown Band @ Hamilton Live (go-go) 

Ultra Nate, Jadalareign, Kade Young, Baronhawk Poitier 10 pm @ The Compound (Baltimore club, house, and electro/techno ) 

Miss Chief Rocka free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Nehiyaw & Hiphop dance) 

Crank Caviar @ Pearl St Warehouse (go-go) 

Crank Crusaders, Black Alley, UCB @ Howard Theatre (go-go)

Miri Tyler Trio, Erica Dawn Lyle, Dr. Girlfriend @ Rhizome (rock, Tyler is also in Ekko Astral) 

Backyard Band @ Nottingham’s (go-go) 

Erode & others @ Songbyrd (hardcore) 

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

Amanuel Yemane w/ 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. Nov 30-

 Bones Thugs N Harmony  @ Fillmore 

DVSN @ Howard Theatre 

Count Floyds, Zocko! @ Galaxy Hut 

Brandy, Monica , Kelly Rowland @ Capital One Arena (r& b)

Deborah Cox @ Bethesda Theater (r& b) 

Oklahoma Twisters @ Hank Dietle’s 

Ottobar punk rock flea market 12- 4 

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring 

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring 

Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa

Ethiopian music @ JD Bar

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park 

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable") 

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Mon. Dec. 1 -

Hayden Pedigo @ Union Stage 

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla 

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More lists-- Capital Bop has jazz; Tickeri DMV has Latinx, Mi Gente DMV has Latin dancing (salsa, bachata, zouk), Kesta Happenings DC Facebook has Latinx too,  baltshowplace.tumblr has Baltimore punk & more; Elliot Gross on Facebook has DC blues & blues-rock; DC. Hometown Sounds on Instagram & substack has dc indie rock & punk & more. district.hardcore on Instagram has hardcore ; gogomusixdmv on Instagram has go-go flyers; Fans of Tom Cole's G-Strings on Facebook has jazz & international; Also-Washington Post Going Out Guide; dc-hardcore .com; Washingtonian monthly one; pa palace go-go one also have events