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 January 2026 Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then much longer full list below w/ local & visiting). Your choice of highlights might differ.
Fri. Jan. 2- Los Del North Texas, Alta edicion @ 90 Degrees/90 Grados Manassas (norteno, cumbia)
Benefit for Free DC - Birthday Girl,Mabel June of Birthday Girl solo also, w/ art show by many 7 pm @ Rhizome
Sat. Jan 3- Howard Wuelfing Descenes/Discords punk & postpunk early 80s zines anthology talk 2-3 @ People's Book
Speaking in Tongues film fest w/Julie Dash film short plus The First World Festival of Negro Arts film of fest held in Dakar, Senegal, in 1966 w/ Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, Alvin Ailey, Aimé Césaire, Leopold Senghor, and many other artists; & Speaking in Tongues film w/ David Murray, percussionist Milford Graves, and poet-playwright and novelist Amiri Baraka, that serves as a tribute to Albert Ayler 2pm @ National Gallery of Art
Tues, Jan. 6- Go-go Awards @ Lincoln Theatre
Wed. Jan 7-Russell Thompkins Jr of New Stylistics 7 pm @ Wine Down Wednesday @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom Suitland ( Gerard Pinkney GP Promotions production) ( great soul singer)
Maria Chávez, Shahzad Ismaily (Arooj Aftab, Ceramic Dog), and Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) @ Rhizome
Thurs. Jan. 8- Mostafa Amar & Disco Misr @ Howard Theatre (Egyptian pop)
Qais Essar & Sonny Singh 7-9 @ Hill Center ( Afghan & Punjabi stringed rabab & trumpet w/ vocals)
Sat. Jan. 10- Aster Aweke @ Karma (Ethiopian legendary vocalist)
Mon. Jan 12- Cate Le Bon, Frances Chang @ Howard Theatre ( critic fave indie art rock)
Wed. Jan 14- Derek Gripper & Ballaké Sissoko @ Birchmere (South African guitarist & Malian kora player)
Sat. Jan 17-TJ Hooker Taylor , After Thoughts Band, dj Fattz 5-9 @ Lamont’s (good soul from Johnnie Taylor’s son ) ( tickets from Gerard Pinkney )
Tues. Jan 27-Sharp Pins, Dim Wizard @ Comet Ping Pong (critic fave indie-garage rock) (sold out)
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Full January 2026 list- (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month or changes *)
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Thurs. Jan. 1-
JP Artiste & Future Band DC 1-5 pm @ Society Lounge
Still Familiar @ House of Comedy (go-go);
Kim Michelle Experience 5-12 @ Piano Keys ( go-go)
Longtimers @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock)
Thrills @ JVs (roots rock)
Watts, St. Clovis, Crosswords In Pen, Onegirl37Razors 7pm @ Ottobar
What Band & Original Facez @ Martinis (go-go)
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
Live Ethiopian music w/ Abraham, Danny, Hanna @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band or *Selam Sound * @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian) *Maybe *
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 ?
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Fri. Jan. 2-
Los Del North Texas, Alta edicion @ 90 Degrees (norteno, cumbia)
Benefit for Free DC - Birthday Girl,Mabel June of Birthday Girl solo also, w/ art show by many 7 pm @ Rhizome
New Impressionz @ Air (go-go & bouncebeat go-go)
Orquesta Manplesa @ Qui Qui Ga Ave ( salsa)
Spring Silver, Pennydog, Armbite, Still Bones 7 pm @ The Undercroft Baltimore
Dj Jahsonic @ ESL in Shaw
Bachata overdose w/ djs @ Galaxy Nightclub
Hype Williams film “Belly” @ event hosted by DJ Lance Reynolds @ Bethesda Theater
Allure Band 8-10 pm @ Takoma Station Tavern
Last Train Home @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis (alt-country folk rock)
What Band @ Piano Keys (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;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music 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. Jan 3-
Howard Wuelfing Descenes/Discords punk & postpunk early 80s zines anthology talk 2-3 @ People's Book
17 One-Off Fest w/ Oh Gynander, Chris Violet, Sievert (703), Dr. Girlfriend, Soda Pop, Teaming in Chess, Dogs 2-10 pm @ Rhizome (punk)
Last Train Home @ Birchmere (alt-country/ folk-rock)
Cash on the Nail (Record Release!), Czonka, Fashion Crime @ Quarry House Tavern (rock)
Speaking in Tongues film fest w/Julie Dash film short plus The First World Festival of Negro Arts film of fest held in Dakar, Senegal, in 1966 w/ Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, Alvin Ailey, Aimé Césaire, Leopold Senghor, and many other artists; & Speaking in Tongues film w/ David Murray, percussionist Milford Graves, and poet-playwright and novelist Amiri Baraka, that serves as a tribute to Albert Ayler 2pm @ National Gallery of Art
Leon City Sounds djs @ Green Zone ( tropical)
Dono Dono @ Songbyrd
Delarcos and others 7 pm @ Galactic Panther
Orquesta Manplesa @ Haydee’s ( salsa)
What Band @ Tandoori (go-go)
DCVybe & Mature Clientele @ Grays Event Center Woodbridge
Rock-a-Sonics 8 pm @ Mayan Monkey Brewing in Gaithersburg (rockabilly, country)
Ultra Naté's Deep Sugar Afterhours feat. ''The Legendary DJ Sedrick'' 11 pm @ Club 1722 Baltimore (house dance )
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
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Sun. Jan. 4-
1252 Band 6pm @ Lamont’s (soul)
Vava Samba School New Year’s show w/ Heitor Presser 9 pm @ Bossa
Rhizome literary and arts magazine launch party 7 pm @ Rhizome
Jessy J @ Blues Alley
Sonidero sound system dj night w/ Nueva Rumba dj & more @ Mexico Lindo ( MXL)
Backyard Band, Major League Band, Strictly Bizness band 4-9 @ Diamond Lounge (go-go)
Blacc Print 7:30 free @ Shark Bar (go-go)
3 Kings Day event 1:30 @ Gala Theatre
Le Mont Royal birthday and closing party
Rock Steady Project 5-9 @ Takoma Station Tavern
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 (when weather is warm)
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. Jan. 5-
Jimi Smooth & Hit-time 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW ( blues & soul)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
No Idols @ Pie Shop (hardcore punk)
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Tues, Jan. 6-
Go-go Awards @ Lincoln Theatre
Joe Westerlund, Jay Hamond @ Rhizome (avante-Americana )
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. Jan 7-
Russell Thompkins Jr of New Stylistics 7 pm @ Wine Down Wednesday @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom Suitland ( Gerard Pinkney production) ( great soul singer)
Maria Chávez, Shahzad Ismaily (Arooj Aftab, Ceramic Dog), and Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) @ Rhizome
Dead Love Triangle, bristoltooth, Jake Embers @ Quarry House Tavern
Seth Kibel & Friends Presents: The Jews of Tin Pan Alley @ Keystone Korner
Ethiopian Christmas
Memphis Gold @ JV’s (blues & soul)
Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova)
Matheus Fonseca 6-9 @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist)
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Thurs. Jan. 8-
Mostafa Amar & Disco Misr @ Howard Theatre (Egyptian pop)
Qais Essar & Sonny Singh 7-9 @ Hill Center ( Afghan & Punjabi stringed rabab & trumpet w/ vocals )
Dale Watson & His Lone Stars 6-7 free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Texas country swing) (also streamed on FB & Youtube)
Black Box Ensemble performs "PIPA BOY: Three Scenes from the Post-Diaspora" & more @ Asian Art Museum Meyer Aud.
The Timber Bridges and Eli Waltz @ Songbyrd (folk, finger-picked guitar, Americana)
Grandsons @ Hank Dietle’s (roots )
Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm every Thursday @ Mercy Me (tentative)
What Band & Original Facez @ Martinis (go-go)
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go & bouncebeat go-go)
Live Ethiopian music w/ Abraham, Danny, Hanna @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band or Selam Sound @ 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 ?
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Fri. Jan. 9-
Todd-o-Phonic Todd (WFMU) guest dj w/ Baby Alcatraz and Rob Macy @ Save Our Soul dj night @ Lithuanian Hall Baltimore
Nice Breeze, Rob Parish, The Caribbean @ Rhizome (artsy punk, post-punk )
Brass-a-holics and the Experience Band @ Howard Theatre
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder @ Birchmere (bluegrass)
Hardcore Troubadours @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock)
A Shrewdness of Apes, Hungry Bug, RenRiot 6:30 @ Galactic Panther ( punk)
Alison Brown Quintet @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
Dave Chappell & Anthony Pirog Guitars of Anacostia @ Creative Cauldron
Los Dueto Armadillos @ Mexico Lindo
Northeast Groovers “Metro Club Reunion” w/ 32 & Smoke 9pm @ House of Comedy Lanham (go-go)
Blacc Print Experience @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
Delfeayeo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra @ Keystone Korner (jazz)
Your Ethiopian Professionals (YEP) Holiday party 9pm @ Sost
Joni Mitchell Tribute show w/ local musicians 4-7 pm @ JV’s
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
Ethiopian music 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. Jan. 10-
Aster Aweke @ Karma (Ethiopian legendary vocalist)
Messthetics, Old Knife, Petrichor, The Don Z Scheme benefit for Transition House @ St. Stephens
Our Wits, Mondrary,Nesting, Denouement @ Rhizome (hardcore, metalcore, screamo)
Junkyard Band @ Lamont’s (go-go)
The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans 5pm and 7 pm @ Howard Theatre
Black Masala @ Pearl St Warehouse
Funsho presents the Living Space ft. Tobby Drillz @ Songbyrd (Nigerian afropop & alt r&b)
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder @ Birchmere (bluegrass)
Continuals, Krime Slugs, Gigi Marie, Chach 7 pm @ Galactic Panther ( rock, punk)
Gerald Veasley feat. Carol Riddick tribute to Nina Simone @ Blues Alley
Reggaeton Rave @ Echostage
The Kennedys @ Creative Cauldron (folk-rock)
Tribute to music of Stevie Wonder @ Harmony Hall
What Band & RCA @ 5 Sisters Lounge (go-go)
Delfeayeo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra @ Keystone Korner
Billy Price & band @ JV’s (blue-eyed soul & blues rock)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
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Sun. Jan 11-
Ches Smith’s Clone Row with Ches Smith (drums, vibes, electronics), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Liberty Ellman (guitar), and Nick Dunston (bass, electronics) 7pm @ Tonal Park Studios
Psychic Sense Organs, Max Julian Eastman, As Surviving Total, Lustre Chantant, Vasterian @ Rhizome (experimental)
Voice 24/7 Band 6pm @ Lamont’s (soul)
Corey Arceneaux & the Zydeco Hot Peppers @ Hank Dietle’s
Gerald Veasley feat. Carol Riddick tribute to Nina Simone @ Blues Alley
Rock-a-Sonics Elvis birthday tribute @ Creative Cauldron
Raheem Devaughn & the Crank Crusaders @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go & 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 (when weather is warm)
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. Jan 12-
Cate Le Bon, Frances Chang @ Howard Theatre ( critic fave indie art rock)
Memphis Gold & friends : From Africa to the blues 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW ( blues guitarist Gold & African musicians & dancers)
Bex Burch & friends , John-Francis Quinonez @ Rhizome (experimental minimalism)
Sing Steph @ Blues Alley
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Jan 13-
LiButti/Leguía/Nadien; Jenny Moon Tucker & Sarah Hughes; Plutonian Burrito @ Rhizome (jazz & experimental)
Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines @ Hank Dietle’s (western swing, rockabilly)
Stoney Ellis @ Blues Alley ( vocalist)
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. Jan 14-
Derek Gripper & Ballaké Sissoko @ Birchmere (South African guitarist & Malian kora player)
Trini Broussard @ Blues Alley
Vopli Vidopliassova 40th anniv. @ Union Stage (Ukraine rock)
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. Jan 15-
Don Was & Pan-Detroit Ensemble performing Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah @ Atlantis
Jesca Hoop , Elsa Kennedy @ Jammin Java ( indie-folkie singer /songwriter)
Sea Lion Caves, Berra @ Songbyrd
Wellvis 5:30 to 7 @ Hank Dietle’s (glambilly) ; Seth Kibel & Flo Anito Swing Dance 8 to 11 @ Hank Dietle’s
Lafayette Gilchrist & New Volcanos @ Keystone Korner Baltimore (jazz)
David Chappell & friends 8 pm @ JV’s (roots Americana )
Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm most Thursdays @ Mercy Me
What Band @ Martinis (go-go)
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go & bouncebeat go-go)
Live Ethiopian music w/ Abraham, Danny, Hanna @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band or Selam Sound @ 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 ?
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Fri. Jan 16-
Sarah Hughes w/ Joe Lally, Jerry Busher; Quattracenta, the Owners @ Holy Frijoles ( jazz & post-punk & punk)
Night Hawk, Makeup Girl, Hotel Sewing Kit benefit for Ayuda 7 p.m. @ DC 9 (rock)
Black Techno Matters presents Future Drum Circle, djs BxRxNxRXD, Diyanna Monet, Asha “Boom” Santee, Stukes, Blinkhorn & George, Etherpleaser, cybertonin 11 pm @ dc 9
Zack Keim, Dylan Rockwell @ Black Cat Red Room
Brian Aubert @ Songbyrd (Silver Sun Pickups singer solo tour)
Pinkshift @ Ottobar
Del McCoury Band @ Barns of Wolf Trap
Veronneau @ Creative Cauldron
Marimba 502 @ El Palenque
Salsa & Timba Fest @ Diamond Lounge
Quiet Storm tribute to Rod “Sixx” Sermon @ Bethesda Theater
Proper Utensils @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
Mac n Toss, RenRiot, Petrichor @ Pie Shop DC
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
Ethiopian music 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
Mouthpiece, Line of Sight, Inversion, Fightback, Everybody Takes One, record-release for Posición Unida, & benefit for We Are Family @ 6 p.m. @ St. Stephen’s, 1525 Newton St. NW (hardcore punk)
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Sat. Jan 17-
TJ Hooker Taylor , After Thoughts Band, dj Fattz 5-9 @ Lamont’s (good soul from Johnnie Taylor’s son ) ( tickets from Gerard Pinkney )
Glitterer, Aunt Katrina, Guttered, B. Reichhardt/Tan White 6 pm benefit for We Are Family @ St. Stephens (post-hardcore punk & shoegaze)
Bishop Allen , Mates of State @ Atlantis (punk-pop)
Nü Androids presents: Mahmut Orhan @ A.I. Warehouse (Turkish dj)
Niiasii, Grlztoy, Mac N'Toss @ Quarry House Tavern (rock)
Glaive @ 930 Club (hyperpop digicore)
Swing Dance w/ Daryl Davis Band 8pm @ Glen Echo
Dance Club w/ Joyce, Baronhawk, Tommy C 11 pm @ DC 9 ( techno)
Avery Sunshine @ Birchmere (neo-soul)
Seven Door Sedan & Tru Fax & the Insaniacs @ Palisades Hub
Del McCoury Band @ Barns of Wolf Trap
Cecily Queens of Disco Tribute @ Creative Cauldron
Get on Up James Brown movie 2 pm @ Harmony Hall
The Gibson Brothers 6-7 free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (bluegrass)
Backyard Band, What Band @ Bad Axe (go-go)
Mz. Tyson’s all black clothing birthday soiree w/ Push Play, Ms. Kim, 32 & a dj 5-10 pm @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Brandon Woody @ 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)
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Sun. Jan 18-
Atmosphere, Sage Francis, R.A. the Rugged man, Kool Keith, Mr Dibbs 6pm @ 930 Club (alt-rap)
Anastasia Coope, Autobahn, Alligator Hands @ Rhizome (alt-rock)
1252 Band 6pm @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence , Black Alley @ Hamilton Live (go-go)
Hula Monsters 6pm @ Hank Dietle’s (roots)
Christie Dashiell @ Strathmore Mansion
Del McCoury Band @ Barns of Wolf Trap
What Band feat 32 , Still Familiar @ Diamond Lounge
Major League Band, CMB @ Tandoori (go-go)
Rene Ibanez & Cubano Groove @ Takoma Station Tavern
Avery Sunshine @ Rams Head Annapolis
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 (when weather is warm)
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon Jan 19-
Rare Essence , Black Alley @ Hamilton Live (go-go)
Brothers from Other Mothers w/ Benjie Porecki & others 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW ( blues)
Mama Moon w/ Memphis Gold @ Blues Alley ( tentative)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Jan 20-
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. Jan. 21-
Jon Spencer & guests @ Ottobar (roots punk rock)
Curtis Harding 6:30 @ Atlantis (slop ‘n’ soul)
Magic City Hippies, Supertaste @ 930 Club (indie-funk & indie-dance)
Herman’s Hermits feat. Peter Noone @ Birchmere (Brit invasion rock)
Del McCoury Band @ Barns of Wolf Trap
Dara Starr Tucker @ Blues Alley ( singer)
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. Jan. 22-
Eric Church, Caylee Hammack @ Anthem (country)
Messthetics @ JV’s (post-punk )
The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans 5pm and 7 pm @ Howard Theatre
Thrills @ Hank Dietle’s
Wayne Tucker free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (jazzy r& b)
Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm most Thursdays @ Mercy Me
What Band @ Martinis (go-go)
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go & bouncebeat go-go)
Live Ethiopian music w/ Abraham, Danny, Hanna @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band or Selam Sound @ 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 ?
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Fri. Jan 23-
“Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A History of DC Punk Fanzines” book by John Davis panel discussion w/ John Davis, Mark Robinson, Willoana Sloan, moderated by Chris Terry @ Mojo Mala in Silver Spring
Rakim w/ Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Bethesda Theater ( old school rap)
Super Art fight plus Cryptid Summer playing live @ Black Cat
Everybody's Worried About Owen, Cyprus Hartford, The Last Arizona 10 pm @ Comet (rock)
Eric Church, Caylee Hammack @ Anthem (country) (sold out)
Jessie J @ Howard Theatre (electro-pop & Soul )
Pearring Sound - Jeff Pearring, Jon Elbaz, Evan Palmer, Lou Grassi @ Rhizome (jazz)
Big Lazy @ Hill Center
Aaron Myers @ Mr Henry’s ( jazz singer)
Carly Harvey @ Creative Cauldron ( blues)
“The Crowd” Iranian film @ Asian Museum Meyer Aud.
Sick Move, American Television, Luxury Teeth, Celebration Summer. 7:30 pm @ Metro Baltimore
North by North, Dyeboy, Endlings, Berra @ Pie Shop DC (rock)
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
Ethiopian music 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
Toned dance party w/ Armana Khan, organizer Chloe Battelle,Lauren Flax, & more @ Transmission
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Sat. Jan 24-
Bob Marley tribute feat. Junior Marvin @ Hamilton Live
Starr & the Czars record release w/ The Owners 10 pm @ Comet ( garage rock and garage punk)
Backyard Band @ Fillmore Silver Spring (go-go)
Detroit Gospel Legends @ MGM National Harbor
Dj Louie Vega @ Flash
Spyrios Koliavasilis @ Creative Cauldron ( traditional Greek music & hybrid global sounds)
Luther: Never Too Much movie @ 2 pm @ Harmony Hall
Tropical Heatdome w/ Leon City Sounds djs, & DJ Crown Vic @ St Ex
Chrisette Michelle @ Bethesda Theater (quiet storm r& b)
Glenn Jones @ Keystone Korner (R&b)
Bachata y mas dance @ Glen Echo
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
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Sun. Jan 25-
Sudan Archives @ 930 Club (critic fave electro-r& b w/ violin & programming)
Pedrito Martinez & Alfredo Rodriguez @ Keystone Korner (Latin jazz)
Collie Buddz @ Lincoln Theatre (Bermuda reggae singer)
Sarina, Ya Minko, Acquaah, Ahmed Kazmi, Elyvn @ Pearl St Warehouse (Sarina from Japan, others from everywhere)
Sheri Barbee 6pm @ Lamont’s (soul)
K-pop demon hunters kids rave 11 am @ Union Stage
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk film 2-4 @ Asian Museum Meyer Aud.
Aretha Franklin tribute w/ multiple vocalists 12:30 pm @ Rams Head Annapolis
Baltimore record bazaar 12 pm @ Peabody Heights
Honkytonk Cassanovas 4 pm @ JV’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 (when weather is warm)
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. Jan 26-
Greg Freeman @ Songbyrd (critical fave rock) (sold out)
Tba 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Jan 27-
Sharp Pins, Dim Wizard @ Comet Ping Pong (critic fave indie-garage rock) (sold out)
Olivia Barton @ Songbyrd (Stream of consciousness folk)
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. Jan 28-
Jason Anderson, Majda Gama,Ronya-Lee and the Light Factory @ Rhizome (artsy indie-folk)
Venna @ Atlantis (Hiphop & jazz sax player)
Shwayze @ Pearl St. Warehouse (rap)
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. Jan 29-
Loudon Wainwright III & Chris Smither @ Birchmere (folk)
Colleen Green, Cassie Ramone, Girls on Toast @ Quarry House Tavern
Weval @ Atlantis (Dutch indie electronica )
Racing Mount Pleasant @ Songbyrd (sold out)
Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm most Thursdays @ Mercy Me
What Band @ Martinis (go-go)
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go & bouncebeat go-go)
Live Ethiopian music w/ Abraham, Danny, Hanna @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band or Selam Sound @ 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 ?
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Fri. Jan 30-
Maanu 8 @ Pearl St warehouse (Pakistani pop)
Ammonite, Adele Marie, My Mandy @ Black Cat Red Room (rock)
Disco Biblioteca: Music Books & Listening Party discuss "The Dad Rock that Made me a Woman " by Niko Stratis with Madona aka Night Nurse 7pm @ People's Book
Drama, Blank Sense @ 10 @ 930 Club (r&b & club dance)
Will Downing @ Birchmere (neo-soul)
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre @ Warner Theatre ( through Feb 8)
Randy Barrett free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (rockabilly, country, bluegrass)
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
Ethiopian music 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. Jan 31-
Sangjaru 2 to 3:30 @ Asian Art Museum Meyer Aud. (Korean folk fusion band)
Bobby Womack tribute show @ Lamont’s
Chuck Brown Band @ 8:30 @ Rams Head On stage Annapolis
Afternoon Bike Ride band 10 pm @ Comet P Pong (ambient, field recordings , indie)
School of rock Alexandria: Frosty rock Fest 12 noon @ Pearl St warehouse
Will Downing @ Birchmere (neo-soul)
Neil Diamond Tribute @ 930 Club
Both Sides Now: Theatrical tribute to music & lives of Joni Mitchell & Leonard Cohen @ 6th & I
Stacey Pullen @ Flash
IO quiet storm soul music tribute @ Creative Cauldron
Dareyes de La Sierra @ El Ranchon
New Impressionz @ Jay’s Sports Lounge, Stafford, VA (go-go & Bouncebeat go-go)
Brandon Woody’s Upendo free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (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)
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Sun. Feb. 1-
Rare Essence @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Venray, Tired All the Time, Flowerbomb @ Atlantis
Steve Forbert @ Jammin Java
Room 112, Total, Case @ MGM National Harbor ( r& b)
Raymi 2 pm @ Creative Cauldron ( music of Andes)
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 (when weather is warm)
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. Feb. 2- blues 6-9 @ Westminster Church SW; Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Feb. 5- Carter Faith @ Pearl St Warehouse (country)
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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
