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 December 2025 Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then much longer full list below w/ local & visiting). Your choice of highlights might differ.
Thurs. Dec. 4-Gwenifer Raymond, Christo Graham, Cal Folger Day @ Normals Books Baltimore (Welsh fingerpicker headliner )
Fri. Dec. 5 - Gwenifer Raymond, Christo Graham, Insect Factory @ Rhizome (Welsh fingerpicker, , DC ambient music maker)
Sat. Dec. 6-Tizita Sounds presents Stories of Ibex Band & Roha Band as told by guitarist Selamino 7 pm @ Delaski Theater/Sitar Arts Center, 1700 Kalorama Rd NW (Legendary Ethiopian guitarist from those 2 Ethiopiques bands who lives in the DMV)
John Davis author of “Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A History of Punk Fanzines in Washington DC” chats w/ Ambrose Nzams (Demystify Now zine) 5 pm @ People’s Book Takoma Park
All black clothes event w/ Junkyard Band, Sirius Co., Push Play, Major League @ Hilton, 2399 Richmond Highway, Arlington (go-go)
Tues. Dec 9-The Beths, Phoebe Rings @ 930 Club (sold out)(New Zealand headliner pop-rock)
Wed. Dec 10-The Beths, Phoebe Rings @ 930 Club (sold out)(New Zealand headliner pop-rock)
Sat. Dec. 13-Soroche, Mariposas Galácticas, Leon City Sounds djs 10 pm @ Comet P Pong (cumbia y mas; MG are cumbia-klezmer from Philly)
Mon. Dec. 22- Brad Linde’s Bleak Midwinter Ensemble ( w/Brad Linde - reeds; Simone Baron - accordion; Liz Prince - tuba; Keith Butler, Jr - drums) : “sad songs and waltzes meet Christmas carols and the Avant-Garde in this seasonal sonic exploration” w/ opener Parker Speirs - guitar & Zoë Jorgenson - vocals/bass @ Rhiome
Sun Dec. 28-TeenBeat Allstars Jamboree 9pm @ Galaxy Hut (Mark Robinson and others )
Tues. Dec. 30- Rebirth Brass Band at the Hamilton (New Orleans)
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Full December 2025 list- (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month or changes *
Mon. Dec. 1 -
Hayden Pedigo @ Union Stage
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
A history of punk fanzines in DC from 12 to 1 zoom from GW ( register online)
Sol Roots Band 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church (blues)
“Purple Rain” movie 4 & 7 pm @ Angelika Pop-Up
*Still Familiar 9-11 @ Lisp Lounge (go-go)*
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Tues. Dec. 2-
Gunna @ Anthem
SKAI ISYOURGOD @ Black Cat (Cantonese China rap)
Motor City Live Motown Tribute @ MGM National Harbor (through the 4th)
Aimee Man & Ted Leo show @ Birchmere (sold out)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
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Wed. Dec. 3-
Kaytranada dj set @ Echostage
Motor City Live Motown Tribute @ MGM National Harbor (through the 4th)
Gala Latin American Film Fest (through Dec 7 )
Sorry, Avice Caro @ Songbyrd
A Charlie Brown X-mas live onstage @ Lincoln Theatre
Memphis Gold @ JVs (blues)
The Hula Monsters @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
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. Dec. 4-
Take 6 at the Birchmere (r& b)
Kaytranada dj set @ Echostage
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band @ Songbyrd (critics fave) (sold out)
Steve Gunn, Chris Forsyth 7pm @ Metro Baltimore (critic fave guitarists)
Gwenifer Raymond, Christo Graham, Cal Folger Day @ Normals Books Baltimore (Welsh fingerpicker headliner )
They are Gutting a Body of Water, Hooky, Snoozer @ Black Cat
Fundraiser for Yu (Michael Frank Willingham) w/ rappers Uptown Xo, Kev Brown, DJ RBI & more @ Fire Station 1 Silver Spring
Azul Band @ Green Zone (tropical pan-global)
Motor City Live Motown Tribute @ MGM National Harbor
Kumbia Karaoke feat. Los Locos, DJ Rumba-Fi in a fundraiser for immigrant families 6-10 pm @ Haydee’s
Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm every Thursday @ Mercy Me
Suzanne Ciani @ Le Mondo Baltimore (electronic music)
Camila @ Eaglebank (Mexican pop group)
Bold and Beautiful: After Dark w/ dj Jerome Baker 7-10 @ Anacostia Community Museum
Longtimers @ Hank Dietle’s
Verny Varela 9:30 @ Bossa (cumbia, valenato, salsa)
Thrills @ JVs (roots rock)
Julie Mack & Emy Tseng @ Mr. Henry’s (Brazilian jazz)
Jane Monheit @ Blues Alley (jazz vocals)
Les the DJ & Diyanna Monet @ Grazie Mille
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. Dec. 5-
Gwenifer Raymond, Christo Graham, Insect Factory @ Rhizome (Welsh fingerpicker, , DC ambient music maker)
La Luz opening for Portugal the Man @ Anthem
Model/Actriz, Asher White @ Black Cat
Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show @ Arena Stage (Dec. 5 to 23rd)
Sonora Dinamita @ Diamond Lounge
We’re not Dead: The Heist (benefitting Casa) w/ Berra, Fateful Encounter, Homewreckers, Olivia Delaplaine, thisdogllhunt, Vivian Grey & djs & standup from 6:30 till 3 am @ Transmission DC
Marimba 502 @ El Palenque
Taisha Estrada 12 to 2 @ Downtown Holiday Market; Bongo District 6-8 @ Downtown Holiday Market
Push Play @ 1865 Restaurant (go-go)
Afro-Caribbean Experience w/ djs Amiana, Aakil, E-live, Middle Child 10 pm @ Mixxed DC, 2427 18th St NW
Christian Nodal @ Eaglebank
Xavier Omar , Alex Vaughn @ Howard Theatre
Save Your Soul w/ DJ Baby Alcatraz 9 pm @ Lithuanian Hall Baltimore
Benefit for Ron Holloway @ 8 x 10
Take 6 @ Keystone Korner (r & b)
New Impressionz @ Air (go-go)
DJ Crown Vic 10:30 pm @ Cana (global)
Jane Monheit @ Blues Alley (jazz vocals)
TCB, TOB, DSB @ Martini’s (bouncebeat go-go)
DJs Harry Hotter & Vibe Conductor @ Grazie Mille
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab (go-go) *THIS WEEK ONLY - Junkyard Band is @ Lisp & not Urban Crab*
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
Jazz: Caribbean & S. American Connections - Marcia Baird Burris Ensemble 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church
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Sat. Dec 6 -
Nels Cline & Chris Corsano & Darin Gray & Glenn Kotche 6pm & 8pm @ An Die Musik
Tizita Sounds presents Stories of Ibex Band & Roha Band as told by guitarist Selamino 7 pm @ Delaski Theater/Sitar Arts Center, 1700 Kalorama Rd NW (Legendary Ethiopian guitarist from those 2 Ethiopiques bands who lives in the DMV ) *(now sold out)* *after show hang added at 10 pm to 2 am @ Dukem*
Go-go Santa & go-go band *Sirius Company* 2 to 5 @ Sycamore & Oak
John Davis author of “Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A History of Punk Fanzines in Washington DC” chats w/ Ambrose Nzams (Demystify Now zine) 5 pm @ People’s Book Takoma Park
Swiz exhibit opening party /book talk/ q & a 7-10 @ Lost Origins Gallery ( exhibit is open till Jan 11th) (DC punk band)
Budos Band, Sha La Das @ 930 Club
Take 6 @ Keystone Korner
EU @ Air (go-go)
Soul Searchers & DJ James Jas Funk @ Chateau (go-go & old-school r’n’b)
Ale Almanza Y Mai Zambrano pay tribute to Patricia Teheran & other woman inspirations of vallenato music 8pm @ El Aguila Restaurant Silver Spring
Gaitazo 9 pm @ Con Sazon Venezolono in Annandale
Fiesta Blanca Salsera @ Citadel Creole Cuisine, 11300 Fern St Silver Spring - Wheaton
Los Plebes de Olancho @ VIP Room Baltimore
Pagode do Gordin w/ live Brazilian pagode music & DJ Babilious 6pm to 12 mdt @ Public Bar Live
Ethiopian music @ Ivela Lounge Silver Spring
Jim Bennett, Jesi Terrell, Alan Blair, Unique Creation band @ Martini’s White Plains (soul & blues)
Zocko , Monsters from the Surf, The Tommy Models 7-11pm @ Cissel-Saxon American Legion Post 41, Silver Spring (surf, garage, rockabilly)
Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation holiday party 1 to 5pm ish @ Archie’s Barbershop in Hyattsville, MD
Reign of Terror Fest w/ Year of the Knife @ Songbyrd
We are One X-perience - A salute to Frankie Beverly @ Bethesda Theater
Black Alley 7-8 @ Downtown Holiday Market
DJ Crown Vic Neil Becton dj @ Daikaya
White Hills, Pink Mountaintops, Mfkers JMB & Co. @ Pie Shop
Thrills @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
Sinergia @ Mr. Henry’s (Brazilian bossa/samba)
Beautiful Swimmers & more djs @ Transmission DC (electro/techno & more)
Matthew Dear b2b Juan Maclean dj sets @ Flash
Backyard Band @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
All black clothes event w/ Junkyard Band, Sirius Co., Push Play, Major League @ Hilton, 2399 Richmond Highway, Arlington (go-go)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Rise Defy, The Delarcos, Machine Gun Earl and ADD Ramone 7 pm @ Galactic Panther (punk)
*TCB & guest go-go allstars @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)*
*DJ Adrian Loving @ 10 @ Cana *
*Leon City Sounds djs @ Green Zone (cumbia )*
*Steve Gunn, Chris Forsyth @ DC 9 (guitarists)*
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Sun. Dec. 7-
Claire Rousay, Ami Dang 6pm @ 2640 Space
Take 6 @ Keystone Korner
Dareyes de la Sierra @ Ibiza
Rare Essence @ Black Rock in Germantown, MD (go-go)
Church in the Club w/ Anthony Brown 4 pm @ *Bethesda Theater *
Flamenco performance by Sondebaril 2 pm @ WIld Days Eaton Hotel
The Other Side of Sound dj event w/ Jamie 3:26, Baronhawk Poitier, Diyanna Monet, Ebb King @ Transmission (Electro/techno)
Brazilian music guitarist Matheus Fonseca 6 pm or 7:30 pm @ El Secreto de Rosita
Kora Meditation with Amadou Kouyate (West African) & Kelebogile Motsumi (singer & player of Xhosa & South African instruments) 3pm @ Rhizome
BeepHonk (Anthony Pirog guitar, Dave Ballou trumpet, Adam Hopkins double bass, Mike Kuhl drums), & Red Sunflower (Dc noise rock trio) @ 7:30pm @ Rhizome
1252 Band w/ doors @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Fanoplane, Tangent Universes 9pm @ Galaxy Hut ( Fanoplane is Bob Boilen, Ted Zook & more doing improv experimental; Tangent U is Carolyn Snow doing experimental synth)
Reign of Terror Fest w/ No/Mas & more @ Songbyrd
Howard University Saasy singer 6 to 7 @ Downtown Holiday Market
Howard University Afro Blue Singers 7-8 @ Downtown Holiday Market
Howard University Gospel choir holiday show @ 2:30 pm & 6pm @ Hamilton Live
White Hills, Pink Mountaintops, Lexie Mountain @ Metro Baltimore
Kiti Gardner & Drifting Valentines 6 to 9 @ Hank Dietle’s
Heitor Presser and Vava Samba w/ Vava Dancers @ Bossa ( Brazilian pagode & samba)
DJ Les @ the sari-sari pop-up market 11am to 4 @ Maketto
Filipino tastemakers present Christmas house party w/ DJ Les & Melina 5 to 12 mdt @ Hall on H St NE, 1248 H St NE
Bryan Arambulo @ Peru Fiesta Restobar, Route 1 /10716 Richmond Highway, Lorton, (Peruvian cumbia)
Banda Los Sebastiones @ VIP Room, Baltimore
Backyard Band @ Society Lounge (go-go)
Push Play 8 pm @ Mix & Mingle Coffee Lounge in Clinton, MD (go-go)
Raheem Devaughn & the Crank Crusaders @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
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. 8-
J.I.D. & Young Nudy @ Echostage (rap)
Raekwon & Mobb Deep 30th aniv. Tour @ Fillmore (rap)
Cursive @ Songbyrd (post-hardcore) (sold out)
Jay Som, Sea Lemon @ Atlantis (sold out)
The Ladybug Transistor, Giant Day, Fozzy Mare 6:30 pm @ Metro Baltimore
Big Blues Band 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church (blues)
Weirs, Matt Geary, Kutay Sezginel 7pm @ Rhizome (avante-Americana drone)
Musiq Soulchild @ Birchmere
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*Still Familiar 9-11 @ Lisp Lounge (go-go)*
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Tues. Dec 9-
The Beths, Phoebe Rings @ 930 Club (sold out)(New Zealand headliner pop-rock)
Cursive @ Metro (post-hardcore)
Musiq Soulchild @ Birchmere (neo-soul)
Mini Trees, tba @ Comet P Pong (rock)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
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Wed. Dec. 10-
The Beths, Phoebe Rings @ 930 Club (sold out)
Gerald Alston’s Tribute to Sam Cooke 6-9 pm @ Wine Down Wednesday @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom, Suitland
J. Robbins Band plays Burning Airlines, Shadow Riot, Erasergirl @ Black Cat
Church Car, Drawn (w/ Nenet on vocals) , Alex Strama, Lucia Shuyu Li, Miki present "Trilateral Communication," Christopher Griffiths 7pm @ Rhizome
An Irish Christmas with songs & stories from John Doyle and Cathie Ryan free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Nella B & the Noise @ Takoma Station Tavern (blues)
Domenic Cicala & Local roots rock guests @ Hank Dietle’s
Eric Felten performs Ellington’s Nutcracker 2 sets @ Blues Alley (both sold out)
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)
*DJ Knuckles Gary @ Noir
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Thurs. Dec. 11-
Carpark Records 25th aniv. feat. Ducks Ltd., Phoebe Rings, Geologist @ Songbyrd (alt-indie)
Danny Brown, Underscores, Femtanyl. 8pm @ Nevermore Hall (rap)
El Arte Del Bolero: Miguel Zenon And Luis Perdomo Duo 7:30 pm @ Creative Alliance (Latin jazz)
“Baltimore” w/ D. Watkins, Devin Allen. 7pm free @ Red Emma’s
Rhett Miller, Alice Carolyn @ Howard Theatre
Girls on Toast, Ammonite, Hotel Sewing Kit @ Quarry House Tavern (rock)
John Gorka 7pm @ Temple Isaiah, Fulton, MD (folk)
Sean Heely’s Celtic Christmas 8 pm @ Strathmore
Eric Benet @ Birchmere
Flack & the Kingman Island Trio holiday show @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
Grandsons @ Hank Dietle’s
Fran Vielma’s Quartet @ Mr. Henry’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
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)
Rap is poetry open mic @ Galactic Panther
*Sweet Honey in the Rock Celebrating the Holy Days @ U of MD Clarice Smith Ctr Kay Theatre *
*Still Familiar 8-12 @ House of Comedy (go-go)*
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Fri . Dec 12-
Earth, Wind, & Fire @ MGM National Harbor (r& b)
GZA, Phunky Nomads, Ill Conscious. 7pm @ Soundstage Baltimore (rap)
Antifacha Hanukah con Las Mariposas Galácticas (8-piece Cumbia Klezmer Punk band from Philadelphia) and DJ Valentina @ Le Mondo in Baltimore
From China To Appalachia 7:30 pm @ Church on the Square Baltimore
Chinatown Funk Express: Asian City Pop Dance Party First year anniversary w/ DJ Les @ Lucky Danger , 709 D St NW
Joe Troop’s Whirlwind @ Hill Center
Club K-Pop @ Union Stage
Jim Stephanson combo holiday show 5:30 -7:30 @ Hank Dietle’s (roots)
Latin Christmas party - Parranda Navidena 8:30 @ Public Bar
KBP El Alien El Rey del Raspe @ VIP Room Baltimore
Los Andantes Caminantes @ La Villa Restaurant Gaithersburg
Parlour Magic, So Impartial @ Comet P. Pong
David Benoit Quartet & guest Courtney Fortune do A Charlie Brown Christmas @ Blues Alley
Rare Essence feat. Jas Funk Holiday party @ Citizens & Culture (go-go)
Blacc Print @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (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; *Son Cubano Subterraneo @ 8 pm (golden age Cuban music)*
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
*Sirius Company, Plug n Band @ Mary Lou's (go-go)*
*DJ Claudia of Leon City Sounds w/ cumbia & other tropical sounds on vinyl from 10:30 pm to 2 am @ Cana *
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Sat. Dec. 13-
Dream Syndicate @ Union Stage (Los Angeles psych rock reunited )
Bitchin Bajas, Geologist, DJ Emily Rabbit. 7pm @ Metro (Chicago psych jazz repetition )
El Mantis (Houston, Texas Psych jazz) for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Soroche, Mariposas Galácticas, Leon City Sounds djs 10 pm @ Comet P Pong (cumbia y mas; MG are cumbia-klezmer from Philly)
S.O.M.E. benefit w/ Pretty Bitter, Dim Wizard (David Combs from Bad Moves), Home Remedies, Argo & the Violet Queens @ Songbyrd (rock)
Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band. 8pm @ Creative Alliance
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra: A Holiday Suite in Swing (three jazz versions of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite ) 2 pm @ Smithsonian Museum of American History
Codigo Negro, Chris de Cruz, Dejay Swiizzy @ Lot 14- Blueridge- Hickerson Lot, 2425 Hickerson Drive, Silver Spring (Dominican)
Mike McCoy & Voices United *6-7*@ Downtown Holiday Market (gospel)
Sirius Company 7-8 @ Downtown Holiday Market (go-go)
Elijah Balbed and the Jogo Project 5 pm @ Good Hope Neighborhood Rec Center
Christmas sing-along with Randy (bluegrass, rockabilly, Country) free 6 to 7 * 12:30 *@ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Motown & more holiday celebration @ Bethesda Theater
DJ Crown Vic @ Green Zone
Foreign Love Language, tba @ Quarry House Tavern
David Benoit Quartet & guest Courtney Fortune do A Charlie Brown Christmas @ Blues Alley
New Impressionz, TOB, ABM @ Fast Eddie’s (bouncebeat go-go)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs; *Sutra @ 7:30 ("world music fusion") *
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)
Burden’s Landing, Boxer @ Quarry House (rock)
*New Impressionz, TOB, ABM @ Fast Eddie's (go-go & bouncebeat go-go)*
*Bob Cicero from Globe Poster Printing talking go-go concert posters & more & selling old ones 4 to 6 @ Go-go Museum*
*Dance Club w/ Joyce, Tomy C & Baronhawk P djs 11 pm @ DC 9 (techno) *
*Pedro Night @ Conrad (dj)*
* Haaye Sardi's Bollywood Desi Party @ Sachi * *
* Andalusia Treasures musical show w/ Trio Sefardi, Arab-American vocalist & oud player Laith Alattar, a ney player, a percussionist, & Washington Revels brass & Chorus 1 & 7 @ Montgomery College Cultural Arts Ctr. (more shows through Dec. 20th) (Jewish, Arabic, Moor, Spanish music & culture) *
*Spice Cake (Miles & Yaya) cd release event @ Archie's Blues Barbershop (blues)*
*TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go) *
*Yalda Market w/ dj & food & art vendors 3-7 @ Brookland Arts Walk, 716 Monroe St NE*
*Loyal to the Music w/ DJ Bimshire, Fyah Oats, DJ Aakil, Precious Layne @ Space DC ( hiphop, reggae, soca, afrobeat) *
*Detty December celebration of African music & Culture w/ djs spinning afrobeats, amapiano, afro-house, coupe-decale ; plus vendors, food, art 10 pm @ Hook Hall *
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Sun. Dec 14-
Cash Money Millionaires 30th Anniversary w/ Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Young Gunz @ Anthem (rap)
Bang on a Can Allstars pay tribute to late Ryuichi Sakamoto 4-6 pm @ Phillips Collection (sold out; free virtual stream signup is available)
Curley Taylor 3:30 to 6:30 @ Peerless Rens Annapolis *American Legion Post 217 College Park * (zydeco)
Los Andantes Caminantes @ El Carbonero, Hyattsville
The Spindles, Pam Ward, Robert T 4-8 @ The Chateau Lounge
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones Jingle All the Way w/ guests @ Strathmore
Voices 24/7 band w/ doors @ 4 @ Lamont’s (Soul)
King Mala, Dezi @ Comet P Pong (sold out)
El Mantis, Mfkers JMB & Co., Ravi S @ Le Mondo ( Houston, Texas psych jazz, dmv psych drone, Baltimore funk jazz soundscapes)
Supersuckers, Scott H. Biram, King Sickabilly 6:30pm @ Metro
Catalytic Sound Festival 2025 - Dc Edition w/ Luke Stewart's Silt Remembrance Ensemble + Angelica Sanchez, Victor Vieira-Branco’s Bark Culture, Tashi Dorji, Alex Hamburger @ Rhizome (jazz & more)
Xavi @ Eaglebank Arena
The Things, The Mal Vivants, The Monuments 4-7 pm @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
Brazilian music guitarist Matheus Fonseca 6 pm or 7:30 pm @ El Secreto de Rosita
Boy Meets Pearl, Sid Satellite, & the Ripple 9pm @ Galaxy Hut
The r& b Club discusses the legacy of D’angelo 12 noon @ Songbyrd
Shacara Rogers 7 pm @ Songbyrd
Emmylou Harris benefit for Bonaparte’s Retreat @ Hamilton Live
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
*Lagos Nights * Afrobeats dj Marino @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. Dec. 15-
Nella B & the Noise 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church (blues)
Notes for Yaakub fundraiser @ Neptune Room
El Mantis, Mark Cisneros’ Space Fire Truth, Sarah Hughes @ Rhizome (Texas psych-jazz headliner)
Merry Tuba-Christmas free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Soul Trombonist Herm Hopkins - Frosty the Soulman @ Blues Alley
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*Still Familiar 9-11 @ Lisp Lounge (go-go)*
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Tues Dec. 16-
Hot 99.5 Jingle Ball w/ Jellyroll, Laufey, Nelly, Alex Warren, Monsta X, Olivia Dean & more 7:30 @ Capital One Arena
El Cousteau @ Songbyrd (dc rap)
Washington Women in Jazz Holiday Freakout w/ Amy K. Bormet Trio @ Blues Alley
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
Capital Area Food Bank fundraiser w/ Black Masala & others @ Pie Shop
*Freeway Ricky Ross interviewed by Sirius Vybe for live podcast & book signing plus dj 5-10 pm @ Irving Banquet Hall, Temple Hills *
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Wed. Dec 17-
Built To Spill, Guerilla Toss @ Ottobar (Sold out)
Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (retro New Orlean r&b)
Eric Felten performs Ellington’s Nutcracker 2 sets @ Blues Alley (both sold out)
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)
Girls Rock! DC benefit w/ Flowerbomb, Taisha Estrada & others @ Pie Shop
Clockout, Sluggo, Seikilos, United by Choice @ Quarry House (hardcore punk)
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Thurs. Dec 18-
Oh, Gynander , thisdogllhunt, Stargazer @ Rhizome (punk rock)
The Peace & Carol Ringers free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Art A Gogo by Anacostia BID presents bands tba 12 to 8 @ Downtown Holiday Market (tentative)
Patsy's Honky Tonk Torch & Twang Christmas Show with special guests The Crayfish Sisters @ Hank Dietle's
Veronneau’s Snow Time @ Blues Alley (global jazzy & holiday)
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)
Nayan, Roscoe Tripp, Old Knife @ Pie Shop
*Still Familiar 8-12 @ House of Comedy (go-go)*
*Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm every Thursday @ Mercy Me*
* Andalusia Treasures musical show w/ Trio Sefardi, Arab-American vocalist & oud player Laith Alattar, a ney player, a percussionist, & Washington Revels brass & Chorus 7:30 @ Montgomery College Cultural Arts Ctr. (more shows through Dec. 20th) (Jewish, Arabic, Moor, Spanish music & culture) *
*Cheick Hamala Diabate 9:30 @ Bossa (Malian music )*
*Heitor Presser live bossa nova 6-9 @ Cana *
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Fri. Dec 19-
Patti Smith “Bread of Angels” book talk 7 pm @ Lincoln Theatre
Jose James @ Keystone Korner
Maricoteca w/DJ Kristy La Rat, Cybersyn, El Sucio 11pm @ DC 9 (queer Latine pop, indie, baile, rave, perreo)
Albatross, Vasterian + Bless Yr Heart, Ren Riot, Potosi, Druid Stone - Benefit for Miss Major L. Alexander TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center @ Rhizome (punk, screamo, metal)
Gerdan’s The Wheel of Holidays free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Ukrainian holiday program)
Northeast Groovers @ Fillmore (go-go)
Bongo District 12-2 pm @ Downtown Holiday Market
A very rockabilly Christmas with Roxanne Cook @ Jammin Java
DJ Crown VIc @ Mercy Me
Veronneau’s Snow Time @ Blues Alley (global jazzy & holiday)
Proper Utensils @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go) *Cancelled*
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (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
Dorinda, Jem Wilde, & 2 more bands @ Pie Shop (rock)
*Push Play @ Encore Lounge, Hyattsville, MD (go-go/r&b)*
*New Impressionz @ Air (go-go)*
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Sat. Dec. 20-
Max Levine Ensemble 25th anniversary w/ Pinkwash, Oceanator, the Erg @ Songbyrd (pop-punk)
Jose James @ Keystone Korner
Thievery Corporation @ 930 Club (sold out)
Jason Kao Hwang Critical Response @ Rhizome (jazz)
Baltimore Klezmer Allstars @ An Die Musik
Gigi Maclaughlin w/ Brazilian Bossa Nova 8pm @ Villa Yara
Tropical Heat Dome w/ Leon City Sounds djs & DJ Crown Vic , *Mettabbana, Suzy Q all vinyl @ Neptune Room
Beltway Brass Quintet free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Rock n Shop holiday market w/ djs Les the DJ & DJ Steven Faith 2-6 pm @ Black Cat
Carly Harvey 6-7 @ Downtown Holiday Market (blues)
John Waters Christmas @ Birchmere (sold out)
Lamont’s Christmas Party 7pm on @ Lamont’s
Rock-a-Sonics holiday show 9pm @ Hank Dietle’s (rockabilly, honky tonk)
Sirius Company @ House of Soul
Sarah Hughes *trio w/ Joe Lally on bass * @ Takoma Station Tavern (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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Shane Macgowan memorial show free @ Pie Shop
DJ Reggie & James Funk spinning Motown 1-5 pm @ Chateau Lounge
*Ke Dezemba w/ djs : MOBU, Anansi, Patto, Psmoov, 30 04 playing Amapiano, 3-Step, Afrohouse & Throwbacks from 3pm on @ Zebbie's Garden *
* Gospel concert honoring cancer survivors w/ Chevela & the Spiritual Voices, the Fox Family SIngers, and more @ 4 pm @ 620 Linwood Ave., Baltimore *
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Sun. Dec. 21-
Estelle, Teedra Moses @ Howard Theatre (r&b)
Jose James @ Keystone Korner
Thievery Corporation @ 930 Club (sold out)
Backyard Band, DCVybe @ Galaxy (go-go)
EU @ Takoma Station Tavern
The Owners record release event @ Black Cat Red Room (they announced this from the stage at Atlantis but I don’t see it on the website yet)
Zocko!, Go Dogs Go, Monsters from the Surf 2pm @ Holy Frijoles
1252 Band w/ doors @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Jourdan Carroll’s Tribute to Barry White, Carmen Craven’s tribute to Stephanie Mills, Petawane 6-9 pm @ wine Down Wednesday @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom, Suitland
Brazilian music guitarist Matheus Fonseca 6 pm or 7:30 pm @ El Secreto de Rosita
Jaguardini doing live score to “Dawn of the Dead” 9pm @ Galaxy Hut
Hula Monsters 6 to 9 @ Hank Dietle’s
Luther re-lives holiday show w/ William Smooth Wardlaw @ Birchmere
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")
Holiday show and Hand Dance contest 7 pm @ Chateau Lounge
*Sister Carolyn presents a holiday extravaganza & fundraiser service w/ Brother Nate & New Generation, Martha & the Sisters in Christ, and more @ 3 pm @ God of a Second Chance Ministry, 4410 Southern Ave SE *
*Still Familiar 7-9 @ Mary Lou’s (go-go) *
*Ms. Kim Michelle Experience @ Felt (go-go)*
*Church on Sunday presents djs MuscleCars w/ Sevyn, Miss H.E.R. 7-12 @ Vera (house music)*
*Girls Rock DC holiday sing-along 7-10 @ Jackie Lee's *
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Mon. Dec. 22-
Brad Linde’s Bleak Midwinter Ensemble ( w/Brad Linde - reeds; Simone Baron - accordion; Liz Prince - tuba; Keith Butler, Jr - drums) : “sad songs and waltzes meet Christmas carols and the Avant-Garde in this seasonal sonic exploration” w/ opener Parker Speirs - guitar &
Zoë Jorgenson - vocals/bass @ Rhiome
Thievery Corporation @ 930 Club
Nighthawks 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church (blues)
A Christmas Brass Spectacular Featuring The Capitol Bones All-Brass Big Band With singer Lena Seikaly @ Birchmere
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*Still Familiar 9-11 @ Lisp Lounge (go-go)*
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Tues. Dec 23-
Messiah Sing-a-long free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
John Waters Christmas @ Soundstage Baltimore (sold out)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
Punk Rock Parking Lot: w/ Kinda Evil, & 2 more bands @ Pie Shop
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Wed. Dec 24-
*Christmas Eve jazz jam 6-7 pm free @ Kennedy Center (free reserved seats have been claimed, but standing room & seats may be available in the lobby night of)* Cancelled by the musicians due to name change for the building
*Jazzy Gee Band w/ afropop & amapiano djs including DJ Psmoov 7 to 1 am @ Blossom Center, Capitol Heights *
*Bollywood Chaos dj night @ Ivy by the Lake, Sterling, VA *
*Kalkidan Meshesha & Fekadu Girma @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring (Ethiopian) *
*Skyyline Noche Buena Pop-up Market w/ djs 7-11 @ Arlo *
*DJ Suelto, DJ Chito, DJ Alexi 12 mdt to 4 am party @ Decades (Migo Productions)*
*DJ Eyob @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)*
*Showtime Bar open @ 8 (jukebox) *
Check with clubs & bands to see if these local act gigs are still happening tonight
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 Dec 25-
*TCB, TOB 10 pm to wee hours @ Power (bouncebeat go-go ; TOB 21st anniversary week) *
* No Plans Party (co-hosted with @petite_punk), w/ a clothing Swap, potluck, and general get-together 11 AM to 1 PM (or longer, depending on the vibes?!) @ Rhizome *
*Bira (Lala), Anteneh Werash, Kidi w/ Ethio Band, DJ Eyob @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian) *
THESE WEEKLY GIGS BY LOCAL BANDS MAY or may not BE CANCELLED DUE TO THE HOLIDAY
Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band *Abraham, Danny, Hanna* @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church *(see above for details . Open)*
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 *9 pm dress in all Black party @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go) *(ladies free before 10)* *This is on*
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
*Still Familiar 8-12 @ House of Comedy (go-go)*
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Fri Dec 26-
Shy Glizzy & *TCB* @ Howard Theatre (rap & *Bouncebeat go-go*)
Elle Varner @ Bethesda Theater
Wrizzards @ Union Stage
Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz piano & great American songbook)
ABM, Yaddiya & the Honest Politrix , Chocolate City Allstars, & more @ Transmission (bouncebeat go-go & rap)
Tarsha Fitzgerald presents Voices of Motown @ Birchmere
Blacc Print @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab (go-go) *At Lisp in Temple Hills this week*
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
Disco Biblioteca book club discusses R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, and Country book @ 7 pm @ People's Book
Rap is poetry open mic @ Galactic Panther
*Los Toros Band @ Rio Cantina *
*Asalto Navideno w/ Pedro Night, Los Asesinos de Manplesa @ St Ex (Pedro dj'ing salsa & Manplesa singing it in tribute to Willie Colon, Hector Lavoe on Fania album )*
*TOB 3 sets 9:30 pm on @ Throw Social (bouncebeat go-go)*
*EU feat Sugar Bear @ Air (go-go)*
*Crowmeat Bob, Ian McColm, Mark Cisneros. Opening set by DC rapper Y.O.U.T.H. @ Rhizome (avante-jazz plus rap)*
*UCB 10pm to 2 am @ V14 Lounge (go-go feat. Drew Keys & more; free before 12) *
*Junkyard Band @ Lisp (go-go)*
*El Katrin, Chucho Guerra @ El Palenque in Falls Church *
*Saxxxaphone Mexican ballads vs Corridos w/ Kazadores, Estilo Privado @ 90 Degrees *
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Sat. Dec. 27-
the String Queens @ Keystone Korner
Gogol Bordello 8pm @ Nevermore Hall
Kenny Lattimore w/ the Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Bethesda Theater
Jacky Cougar & the Vampyres from Africa's Record Release Razzamatazz, with That This, Christian Rutledge & Credit 6pm @ Black Cat Red Room
Pietasters annual holiday show @ 930 Club (ska)
Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz piano & great American songbook)
Proper Utensils @ St Luke Center (go-go) (sold out)
Bouncebeat Go-go Xmas Jam w/ TCB, Reaction, ABM, The Men, Dem XMB Boyz 9pm @ Power
Heidi Martin Ensemble's "A Jazzy Father Christmas" free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Abe Mamet Trio 7 pm @ Lost Generation Brewing
Rumba Club @ Takoma Station Tavern (Latin jazz)
Blacc Print Band & Rock Steady Project 8pm on @ Lamont’s (go-go)
Brandon Wayne & his Lonesome Drifters @ Hank Dietle’s (Central VA. rockabilly)
Zocko’s Holiday show @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
Rumba Club @ Takoma Station Tavern (Latin 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
Ethiopian Music w/ *Mulubrhan Fiseha (Wari)* @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
* Afro-Caribbean holiday party @ Abigail *
*Sirius Company @ Grace's Event Center, Waldorf (go-go)*
*Ms. Kim Michelle Experience , DC Vybe @ Hard Rock Cafe (go-go) *
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Sun Dec. 28-
TeenBeat Allstars Hall of Fame Jamboree w/ *Hall of Fame show with short sets by members of the bands Eggs, True Love Always, Blast Off Country Style, Unrest, Clarence, The Jonny Cohen Love Machine, Hot Pursuit and more!* 9pm @ Galaxy Hut (Mark Robinson of Unrest and others )
Slick Rick w/ Nice & Smooth @ Bethesda Theater (old-school rap)
Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz piano & great American songbook)
The Wiz movie @ 3 pm @ Kennedy Center Reach
Bela Dona band @ Birchmere (go-go)
Rise Band w/ doors @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Brazilian music guitarist Matheus Fonseca 7:30 pm @ El Secreto de Rosita
Yailin la Mas Viral @ Ibiza (acclaimed )
Backyard Band & R & S Project @ House of Comedy in Lanham
Blacc Print @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
Ethiopian Music w/ *Mulubrhan Fiseha (Wari)* @ 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")
*Still Familiar 7-9 @ Mary Lou’s (go-go) *
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Mon. Dec 29-
6-9 pm @ Westminster Church (blues)
Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz piano & great American songbook)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*Still Familiar 9-11 @ Lisp Lounge (go-go)*
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Tues. Dec. 30-
Rebirth Brass Band at the Hamilton (New Orleans)
Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz piano & great American songbook)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
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Wed. Dec. 31-
Flaming Lips, Bartees Strange @ Anthem (rock)
Rebirth Brass Band at the Hamilton (New Orleans)
Adobo DMV presents El Ano Viejo @ Fillmore (Pedro Night’s dj dance event)
Monty Alexander w/ guest Caterina Zapponi @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz piano & great American songbook)
Jazz New Year’s Eve w/ the Cookers @ Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre
Stone Pleasure Band & DJ Sho Nuff @ Lamont’s (soul)
Raheem Devaughn @ Bethesda Theater (r& b)
Arab Reggaeton New Year w/ dj Basbousa @ Green Zone
New Year’s Eve Swing Ball w/ Peaches O'dell And Her Big Band Orchestra, &
Tony Anthony & His Malvivants @ Black Cat
Sugar Bear & EU @ Sobe (go-go)
Seldom Scene & Shelby Means @ Birchmere (bluegrass)
Dying Fetus, Pig Destroyer, Visceral Disgorge, DJ Flexecutioner 7:30pm @ Soundstage
Maryland Abortion Fund Benefit w/ Mondrary, Muscle, Tripper, Shock Collar, +Special Guest TBA. 8 pm @ Holy Frijoles
Airport 77s @ Hank Dietle’s (powerpop rock)
Grupo Miel, Grupo Klave, Nueva @ La Fontaine Bleue , Glen Burnie
Vibe Conductor dj & Rwe On The Air @ Grazie Mille
*Devotional music and meditation 4:30-6:30 pm @ Gandhi Memorial Center*
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Thurs. Jan. 1-*Still Familiar @ House of Comedy (go-go)*; *Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm every Thursday @ Mercy Me*
Fri. Jan. 2- Benefit for Free DC - Birthday Girl,Mabel June, w/ Art show 7 pm @ Rhizome ; Sat. Jan 3- Speaking in Tongues film fest @ NGA; *Howard Wuelfing Descenes/Discords anthology talk 2-3 @ People's Book *
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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
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