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 (& has its own DC Global Music pages there where I post gig flyers, 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.* I am often adding go-go ones, Bossa club, Lamont’s soul & dj nights that are announced later. 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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My April 2026 Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then much longer full list below w/ local & visiting acts of many genres). Your choice of highlights might differ.
Fri. April 3- Bismil Ki Mehfil: Main Hoon Sufi @ MGM National Harbor ( traditional Qawwalis, Ghazals, and Sufi poetry with modern melodies)
Bab L’Bluz, Soroche, Valentina @ Songbyrd (Moroccan-French psych-rock-gnawa headliner)
Wed. April 8- Maurice Louca's Fera , TALsounds @ Rhizome (Louca is an Egyptian guitarist & programmer who mixes psych rock w/ Egyptian shaabi & jazz-fusion grooves - Luke Stewart plays double bass in Fera); TALsounds is locally based Lebanese ambient drone) 7pm @ Rhizome
Thurs. April 9- Yilian Cañizares @ Library of Congress (Cuban-Swiss violinist singer)
Angelique Kidjo @ Strathmore (Benin afropop singer)
Rum.Gold @ Atlantis (R&b/ singer songwriter)
Tribute to late gospel artist Richard Smallwood w/ gospel choirs from Morgan State, Coppin State, Howard University, Bowie State all backed by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 7:30 pm @ Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore
Sun. April 12- T.J. Hooker Taylor’s Johnnie Taylor Tribute w/ the Unit Band 5-9 pm @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom (soul)
Tues. April 14- Natalia Lafourcade @ Strathmore (Mexican folk- indie ) (April 14 & 15)
Wed. April 15- Natalia Lafourcade @ Strathmore (Mexican folk- indie )
Takaat @ Compound in Baltimore (members of Mdou Moctar’s band)
Thurs. April 16-Heavenly, Swansea Sound, Lightheaded @ Black Cat (twee pop w/ Brit headliners)
Arab American Foundation presents “The Golden Era of Arab Music: An Evening of Timeless Arab Classics” w/ Nibal Malshi, Usama Baalbaki, DJ Basbousa & more 5:30- 10pm @ Belle Haven Country Club, 6023 Ft Hunt Rd., Alexandria, VA
Sat. April 18- ¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa exhibit opens in the Molina Family Latino gallery in the Smithsonian Museum of American History (put together by people curating the future Smithsonian Latino Museum)
Snail Mail, Sharp Pins, Swirlies 4pm doors outside @ Union Collective Craft brewing In Baltimore (pop-punk, garage pop, indie rock)
Amapiano djs Vigro Deep ( South Africa ) & Mobu, K-Meta, Njinjoh 4 pm @ Onyx rooftop bar
Sun. April 19-Eliades Ochoa @ Strathmore (Cuban guitarist who was in Buena Vista Social Club)
Takaat (members of Mdou Moctar band), Lifted (area ambient), Levogyre (Emerson st. noise) @ the Fridge SE
Jeff Krulik’s Billy Luck movie 4:30 @ AFI Silver
Tues. April 28- Peso Pluma, Tito Double P & Friends @ Jiffy Lube Live (regional Mexican trap corridos/ aka corridos tumbados)
Wed. April 29-“Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC “ doc 6:45 @ AFI SIlver (also Sunday May 3 at 2pm @ AFI Silver)
Peni Candra Rini ,Weed Tree, Naoco Wowsugi @ Rhizome (Artsy, powerful Javanese singer & improv & gongs )
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Full April 2026 list- (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month or changes *)
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Wed. April 1-
Caminhos (Ian Coury (10-string mandolin) and Igor Souza (7-string guitar)) play Brazilian music with opener new music ensemble Bent Wrench! @ Le Mondo
Just B @ Howard Theatre (South Korean boy band )
Circle Jerks, Gorilla Biscuits @ Baltimore Soundstage
Patti Reese and David Chappell @ Songbyrd (DC roots rock)
Memphis Gold w/ Guy Bouchie @ JV’s (blues)
Sirius Company @ House of Soul ( 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. April 2-
Nmixx @ MGM National Harbor (k-pop girl group)
“Miro and the US” by night exhibit with guest dj RBI (classic hiphop) & band Eyefish Ink plus hands-on art making @ this Phillips after 5 event 5-8:30 pm @ Phillips Collection
Thrills @ JV’s (roots rock)
DJ Paypal, Amal, Gabberbitch69 @ Transmission
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
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
live reggae 9 pm @ Bukom
Amapiano nights w/ djs @ the Rockwell in Baltimore
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Fri. April 3-
Bismil Ki Mehfil: Main Hoon Sufi @ MGM National Harbor ( traditional Qawwalis, Ghazals, and Sufi poetry with modern melodies)
Bab L’Bluz, Soroche, Valentina @ Songbyrd (Moroccan-French psych-rock-gnawa headliner)
Machete, Wastoid, Megazillion, Lagoon @ Rhizome (hardcore & experimental punk)
Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis, William Lee Ellis album release gig @ Archie Edwards Blues Barbershop (Eleanor Ellis is a renowned Piedmont blues act)
Salsa band tribute to the Fania Allstars @ Howard Theatre
Raw Image , UCB @ Citizens & Culture indoor rooftop (go-go)
Waxjaw, Massie, Pinkhouse @ Comet P Pong (rock)
Save Your soul w/ dj Baby Alcatraz & That Rob Macy @ Lithuanian Hall Baltimore (soul vinyl)
Eileen Jewell @ Hamilton Live
The Goons & other punk bands for Scott Powers tribute gig @ Ottobar
Rakish @ Hill Center (contemporary folk)
National Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show @ George Mason Center for the Arts
Habibi Casa @ Sachi
Gaza Drift x Wavedash DIY benefit w/ Toro (album release), Neurodegenerate, Gabberbitch 69 @ Transmission
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ tba (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Junkyard Band @ Urban Crab Lounge (go-go)
Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ w/ Latin hits upstairs;
Traditional Ethiopian music band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
Belema Band @ Shalla (Ethiopian)
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
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
Afrobeats, amapiano, hiphop dj @ Rosebar Lounge
Hand dancing 1-5 pm @ 4722 14th St. NW
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Sat. April 4-
Cardi B @ CFG Bank Arena (rap)
Ryan Lee Crosby, Jake Hertzog, Max Ochs 7pm @ Rhizome ( Mississippi-inspired blues & fingerpicking Fahey-esque folk)
The Flute, Sitar, and Tabla Trio featuring Rakesh Chaurasia, Purbayan Chatterjee, and Amit Kavthekar @ Barns of Wolf Trap
Old 97s @ 930 Club (alt-country rock)
Lemus Algodon, Elegancia @ El Palenque
1300Saint @ Union Stage (atlanta rap)
Pearly Drops @ DC 9 (Finnish synth pop & ethereal dream pop)
Petalpalooza w/ 3 stages & music including Shirletta Settles (soul) @ 6:15pm & Be’la Dona (go-go) @ 7:30 @ Navy Yard SW
Blair @ Songbyrd (NYC rock)
Proper Utensils @ Chateau Sports Bar and Lounge (Chateau has new owners and a new look) (go-go)
Leon City Sounds @ Green Zone
What Band @ Jay’s Sports Lounge
Push Play, Kim Michelle Experience, Tabria of RE, DJ Drumma, DJ Super Dan @ Grace’s Event Center (go-go)
Confession Kids, Marble berry Seeds, Trash boat and the Ambush @ Comet P. Pong
Food House @ Quarry House Tavern
Remembering Marvin Gaye featuring Shelton Cornelius Price @ Bethesda Theater
“Perfect Blue” film 2 pm @ Asian Art Meyer Auditorium ( animated anime film about rising pop star who quits singing )
The After Dark Fund Presents The After Dark Blues Allstars Daryl Davis, Mark Stutso, Johnny Castle, Clarence Turner, Fast Eddie , Paul Bell for a Muddy Waters 113th Birthday Celebration @ Hank Dietle’s
Apollo 66 & other garage punk bands 7:30 @ American Legion Post 41 Cissel Saxon
UO Label showcase with the A-Team go-go band 5 pm @ Howard Theatre
Stout, Sheer Terror, & other punk bands for Scott Powers tribute gig @ Ottobar
Void Soca party 10 pm @ the Strand in NW (soca djs)
Leon City Sounds djs @ Green Zone (tropical cumbia vinyl)
DJ Crown Vic @ Daikaya (global )
“Rooftops & rhythms snap n Chill w/ djs Quasar, Cozy Riddim, Tata, Teabee 3-9 pm @ Eaton Wild Days rooftop
BKtheRula, YungManny, Tromac @ Transmission
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ w/ Latin Hits upstairs;
Nani & Negussie w/ Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music w/ Samri, Fekadu, Eleni & band @ 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
Arabic music dj party @ Qulis in Sterling, Va
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Sun. April 5-
Romeo Santos & Prince Royce @ Capital One Arena (bachata)
Odumodublvck @ Fillmore Silver Spring (Nigerian rapper)
Easter brunch w/ Howard U Gospel Choir 11:30 am & 2:30 pm @ Hamilton Live
Pearly Drops @ DC 9 (Finnish synth pop & ethereal dream pop)
J. Teal @ Galaxy Hut
Raheem Devaughn & the Crank Crusaders @ Takoma Station Tavern
Rock-a-Sonics 6pm @ Hank Dietle’s (rockabilly)
Sayawan Barrio Bounce edition w/ rogue.wav., Castillonaire, Les the DJ 5-10pm @ Transmission (Filipino budots & southeast Asian club beats)
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 & if not blocked by turf & fountain work )
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. April 6-
Wedding Present “Seamonsters “ album 35th anniv. tour w/ opener Mark Robinson sings Unrest @ Black Cat
Tatsuya Nakatani, Shelly Purdy @ Rhizome (avante-garde percussion)
Guitarist Sam Farthing leads a trio honoring Django Reinhardt @ Blues Alley
Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla
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Tues. April 7
Last DInner Party @ Anthem (UK lush goth postpunk indie)
Throwing Muses @ Ottobar (sold out)
Mirah, Jane O’Neil, Dim Wizard @ Comet P Pong
Black Beach, Fatazma, Wet V @ Rhizome (postpunk and punk )
Blair, Polo Perks, Doris & Lefty Bey @ Bogus Gallery in Copycat Bldg Baltimore (Blair are NYC rock)
The Wiz @ National Theatre (through April 12)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music w/ Kalkidan & Fekadu backed by Dani Key & Dave Sax @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
"vintage groove" Ethiopian music band feat. Fikir & Fitsum 8-11 @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
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Wed. April 8-
Maurice Louca's Fera , TALsounds @ Rhizome (Louca is an Egyptian guitarist & programmer who mixes psych rock w/ Egyptian shaabi & jazz-fusion grooves - Luke Stewart plays double bass in Fera); TALsounds is locally based Lebanese ambient drone) 7pm @ Rhizome
Cardi B @ Capital One Arena (rap)
Sno tha Product @ Howard Theatre
Yilian Cañizares @ Keystone Korner ( Cuban-Swiss violinist singer)
Reverend Horton Heat w/ guests Black Joe Lewis & Pinata Protest @ Rams Head Onstage Live Annapolis
Anthony Pirog trio w/ opener Skullcap @ Hank Dietle’s (prog-rock & avante-jazz)
Polluted Tongues, Libby Quinn, Mowder Oyal, Shock Collar @ Ottobar (rock)
Ctrl + Alt + HERITAGE: Youth and the Future of Culture, film documenting the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival 7pm @ Hirshhorn
Stacy Brooks @ Takoma Station Tavern (blues)
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)
David Kitchen Band @ VFW 350 Hells Bottom ( roots rock)
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Thurs. April 9-
Pink Beats Arlington Cherry Blossoms celebration w/ DJ Les and the Chinatown Funk Express crew & flower giveaways 5-8 free @ National Landing Water Park, 1601 Crystal Drive, Arlington VA (Asian city pop)
Yilian Cañizares @ Library of Congress (Cuban-Swiss violinist singer)
Angelique Kidjo @ Strathmore (Benin afropop singer)
Rum.Gold @ Atlantis (R&b/ singer songwriter)
The Life of a Poet Featuring Brian Gilmore, author of No More Worlds to Conquer: The Black Poet in Washington, DC in Conversation with Poet/Editor Kyle Dargan
Field of View, Early Mourning, Plant Fight,Torrents, Lye Bath 7pm @ Rhizome (post-hardcore & post-punk)
Nito Mestre (La Voz Inolvidable de Sui Generis) farewell tour w/ Los Corners celebrating Charly Garcia @ State Theatre
Field of View, Early Mourning, Plant Fight,Torrents, Lye Bath 7pm @ Rhizome (post-hardcore & post-punk; latter 2 are local)
Evil Sword, Freq Flag, Witch’s Mirror @ Comet P Pong
Tribute to late gospel artist Richard Smallwood w/ gospel choirs from Morgan State, Coppin State, Howard University, Bowie State all backed by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 7:30 pm @ Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore
Grandsons present mood swings with guest guitarist David Chappell @ Hank Dietle’s
National Gallery Nights: United We Create w/ programming tba 6-9pm @ National Gallery
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
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
live reggae 9 pm @ Bukom
Flack @ VFW 350 Hells Bottom ( roots pop rock)
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Fri. April 10-
Sunn O))) @ Lincoln Theatre
Art Brut, Des Demonas @ Comet P. Pong (post-punk)
Banda el Recodo & La Gente del Gordo @ Rio Cantina
Alash @ Hill Center ( Tuvan throat singers)
Subhumans (UK punk vets) , The Venomous Pinks, Luxury Teeth @ Ottobar
Art of Pink w/ a live mural showdown, & art displayed outside & inside Arlington museums and the park w/ Asian food for sale 5-10 pm & DJ Joyce Lim playing electro beats inside Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington near Metropolitan Park, 510 14th st South, Arlington, VA
Keke Wyatt @ Bethesda Theater
Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co. tribute to their late friend Jason Molina @ Black Cat ( rock)
Seclusion, Bad to Worse, Mr. Nice Guy 7:30 pm @ Rhizome (hardcore punk)
The Antlers @ Songbyrd
Stroke Survival Awareness event w/ Rare Essence, Sirius Company, Suttle Thoughts @ Hilton in Arlington
Tamagawa University Dance and Taiko Group free 6-7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Rory Block @ Jammin Java (blues rock)
Sven Vath, LTJ Bukem @ Berhta
Theo Parrish @ tba
Shadow Riot, Upper Wilds, Die Feen, Old Knife 8pm @ The Artemis (dc punk )
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ tba (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Junkyard Band @ Urban Crab Lounge (go-go)
Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ w/ Latin hits upstairs;
Traditional Ethiopian music band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
Belema Band @ Shalla (Ethiopian)
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
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
Afrobeats, amapiano, hiphop dj @ Rosebar Lounge
Hand dancing 1-5 pm @ 4722 14th St. NW
Black Techno Matters presents Amal 7-10 @ Wangari Community Gardens near Irving St NW
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Sat. April 11-
Sakura Matsuri-Japanese Street Festival w/ music tba on Penn. Ave. NW (betw. 3rd & 7th Sts NW)
Romeo Santos & Prince Royce @ CFG Bank Arena (bachata)
R&B music experience w/ Tank, SWV, Tamar Brixton, Ginuwine, Silk, Lloyd, H-town @ Capital One Arena
Mosh Madness music and basketball competition benefit for Palestinian Children's relief fund w/
Rock bands Pretty Bitter, Spring Silver, Colo, RenRiot, rapper Will Kobus, and jazz/go-go outfit the JoGo Project 2:30 @ Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
Mclusky, Pile @ Black Cat (Wales post-punk)
Jake Xerxes Fussell, Sam Amidon @ Union Stage (roots guitar)
DMV Sou Konpa gouyad session w/ DJ Mad Bow x DJ Papi & Live performance by Good Tang 10pm @ Citadel Creole Cuisine (Haitian)
Amapiano dj @ Llama Bar
DC Arab Culture Fest 1-5 pm @ the Festival Center, 1640 Columbia RD NW
Mike Doughty @ Rams Head Onstage Live Annapolis
Cherry Blossom Parade 11 am on Const. Ave NW in DC
Adult, 2 openers 7pm @ Ottobar
Physical media swap 11am to 4 pm @ Rhizome
Alejandro Sanz @ Eaglebank Arena (Spanish singer)
Voxtrot @ Atlantis (rock)
Mel Bryant & the Mercy Makers, Soul Meets Body, The Last Arizona @ Comet Ping Pong
Ayuda benefit w/ 3 bands @ DC 9
DJ Crown Vic @ Green Zone (global vinyl)
Igor & the Red Elvises @ Palisades Hub
Happy 5th Biskaa Jatraa Celebration 12:30 - 5:30 w/ Dhimay dance @ Franconia Rec Center
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ w/ Latin Hits upstairs;
Nani & Negussie w/ Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music w/ Samri, Fekadu, Eleni & band @ 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
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Sun. April 12-
Sakura Matsuri-Japanese Street Festival w/ music tba on Penn. Ave. NW (betw. 3rd & 7th Sts NW)
Temptations and 4 Tops @ MGM National Harbor (Motown)
Raf Saperra @ Howard Theatre (Brit Pakistani Punjabi rapper)
T.J. Hooker Taylor’s Johnnie Taylor Tribute w/ the Unit Band 5-9 pm @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom (soul)
Glen Hansard w/ Margaret Glaspy @ 930 Club (indie-folk-pop)
Sheer Mag, Daniel Romano’s Outfit, Fast Kids @ Black Cat
Bel Air Lip Bombs, Dust, Laveda @ Songbyrd
Grupo Exterminador @ Mexico Lindo
Mimouna Fest w/ Neta Elkayam @ DC JCC (North African Jewish music)
Amapiano DMV djs @ the Bullpen
Be’la Dona Brunch 2pm @ Bethesda Theater (go-go)
Tom Teasley - Dave Ballou Duo @ Rhizome (global music percussionist & Jazz trumpeter)
Stuck @ Comet P. Pong
The Moonbugs , Sleepmarks @ Galaxy Hut
Newmeyer Flyer presents Simon & Garfunkel Songbook done by Tom Lofgren & others @ Rams Head Onstage Live Annapolis
DaBaby @ Fillmore Silver Spring (rap)
Jazz & Blossoms 12 to 6 event w/ music tba plus drum circle & double dutch @ Franklin Park
Beast from the East 2pm @ Hank Dietle’s (dc jazzy funky & more)
Peter Case, & Caleb Stine 6pm @ Hank Dietle’s ( power pop meets Dylanesque solo rock)
Stephen Drury 4-6 @ Phillips Collection (sold out) (classical and avante-garde)
Biriba Union @ Strathmore Mansion ( beatbox, roots, hiphop, Brazilian)
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 & if not blocked by turf & fountain work )
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. April 13-
Ricardo Arjona @ Capital One Arena
Reek Minds, Yambag, Corvo @ Rhizome (hardcore punk)
Angelina Miers Ella Fitzgerald tribute @ Blues Alley (jazz singer/pianist)
Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla
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Tues. April 14-
Natalia Lafourcade @ Strathmore (Mexican folk- indie ) (April 14 & 15)
Graham Nash @ Rams Head Onstage Live Annapolis (from Hollies & CSNY)
Jagtime Millionaire, Pergola, Jon Camp @ Rhizome (fingerstyle picking)
Aviana Gedler @ Blues Alley
R.A.P. Ferraria @ Comet P. Pong (alt-rap)
Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines @ Hank Dietle’s (honky-tonk countrywestern swing)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music w/ Kalkidan & Fekadu backed by Dani Key & Dave Sax @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
"vintage groove" Ethiopian music band feat. Fikir & Fitsum 8-11 @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
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Wed. April 15-
Natalia Lafourcade @ Strathmore (Mexican folk- indie )
Takaat @ Compound (members of Mdou Moctar’s band)
Hayley Williams @ Fillmore Silver Spring (Paramore pop-punk singer)
Jackie Mendez & Leon City Sounds @ the Underline dc
Mei Semones w/ John Roseboro @ Ottobar (Semones is indie rock w/ touch of bossa & chamber pop)
Singer April Varner Ella Fitzgerald tribute @ Blues Alley
Ellen Gira w/ the Nightjars @ Strathmore mansion ( Appalachian & Scottish old time music)
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. April 16-
Heavenly, Swansea Sound, Lightheaded @ Black Cat (twee pop)
Arab American Foundation presents “The Golden Era of Arab Music: An Evening of Timeless Arab Classics” w/ Nibal Malshi, Usama Baalbaki, DJ Basbousa & more 5:30- 10pm @ Belle Haven Country Club, 6023 Ft Hunt Rd., Alexandria, VA
Jackie Mendez @ Ned’s
“Bilad al-Sham (Greater Syrian region 1913-1965) Listening Session presented by Canary Records’ Ian Nagoski @ Le Mondo
Filmfest DC (April 16 to 26 with schedule and locations tba)
David Michael Wyatt: The Velvet Voice @ Howard Theatre (Texas r& b singer)
Singer Nnenna Freelon Ella Fitzgerald tribute @ Blues Alley (April 17th also)
Trophy Wife @ 930 Club
Lucy Kaplansky @ Jammin Java ( folk)
Big Ocean @ Union Stage ( k-pop)
Cousin Simple @ Quarry House Tavern
Robert Lighthouse 5:30 @Hank Dietle’s (blues)
Demi Lovato @ Capital One Arena
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
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
live reggae 9 pm @ Bukom
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Fri. April 17-
Juvenile w/ the 400 Degreez band @ Howard Theatre (rap)
Shankar Ehsaan Loy @ MGM National Harbor (Bollywood trio who met writing jingles)
Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman w/ guest Brennan Wedl @ Anthem (indie-rock w/ a touch of alt-country ) (sold out)
The Chameleons, The Veldt @ Black Cat (alt-rock postpunk)
Todd Albright (critic fave 12 string country blues guitarist), Arthur Terembula (ragtime guitarist) @ Archie Edwards Blues Barbershop
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra perform Jelly Roll Morton, Sun Ra, and Leonard Bernstein 7pm @ Smithsonian Museum of American History
Chinatown Funk Express w/ Dj Saucy Lady & Les the DJ @ Lucky Danger NW DC( Asian city pop)
Sir Chloe @ Lincoln Theatre
Cut Worms , Liam Kazar @ Union Stage
Baltimore Old-time Music Fest 5-10:30 pm @ Baltimore Museum of Industry (Sat. also)
Honky-Tonk Dance w/ Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines @ Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion
Salsa & bachata & more dance @ Glen Echo park Ballroom Backroom
Ember (Sperrazza/Wheeler/Garabedian) @ Rhizome (Brooklyn jazz)
Kindred the Family Soul @ Birchmere
Singer Nnenna Freelon Ella Fitzgerald tribute @ Blues Alley
Forager @ Comet P. Pong
King Soul 9pm @ Hank Dietle’s (blue-eyed soul)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ tba (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Junkyard Band @ Urban Crab Lounge (go-go)
Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ w/ Latin hits upstairs;
Traditional Ethiopian music band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
Belema Band @ Shalla (Ethiopian)
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
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
Afrobeats, amapiano, hiphop dj @ Rosebar Lounge
Hand dancing 1-5 pm @ 4722 14th St. NW
Trangs @ VFW 350 Hells Bottom
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Sat. April 18-
¡Puro Ritmo! The Musical Journey of Salsa exhibit opens in the Molina Family Latino gallery in the Smithsonian Museum of American History (put together by people curating the future Smithsonian Latino Museum)
Patti Labelle at a Salute to Woman Vets @ DAR Const. Hall
Florence & the Machine @ Capital One Arena (alt-rock pop)
Snail Mail, Sharp Pins, Swirlies 4pm doors outside @ Union Collective Craft brewing In Baltimore (pop-punk, garage pop, indie rock)
Baltimore Old-time Music Fest 10 am to 11 pm @ Baltimore Museum of Industry
Landowner, BRNDA, Drawn @ Rhizome (art punk)
Amapiano djs Vigro Deep ( South Africa ) & Mobu, K-Meta, Njinjoh 4 pm @ Onyx rooftop bar
Left Lane Cruiser @ Comet P. Pong
Touche Amore & others @ Howard Theatre (post-hardcore )
Dave “The Boy who Played Harp” tour @ Anthem (rap)
DCVybe , Kim Michelle Experience @ Fast Eddie’s ( go-go)
Tropical Heat Dome @ Marx Cafe (all vinyl cumbia)
Locked Shut, Dogpile @ Quarry House Tavern
Merce Lemon @ DC9 (alt-country indie)
Trauma Ray , & openers @ Union Stage (Ft. Worth shoegaze )
Feid vs Ferxxo: Falxo Tour @ Fillmore Silver Spring
Danny Paisley & Southern Grass 5pm @Hank Dietle’s (bluegrass)
Perreo & Cafecito day party 11am -6pm @ Mayflower, 1223 Conn. Ave. NW (Latin dj party w/ coffee shots & drinks)
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ w/ Latin Hits upstairs;
Nani & Negussie w/ Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music w/ Samri, Fekadu, Eleni & band @ 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
Barco Beat @ VFW 350 Hells Bottom
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Sun. April 19-
Eliades Ochoa @ Strathmore (Cuban guitarist who was in Buena Vista Social Club)
Takaat (members of Mdou Moctar band), Lifted (area ambient), Levogyre (emerson st. noise) @ the Fridge SE
Blessd @ Echostage (Colombian rapper)
Los Lobos w/ Los Hermanos Alacranes @ Birchmere (Latin-tinged roots/garage rock) (sold out)
Jeff Krulik’s Billy Luck movie 4:30 @ AFI Silver
Lily Allen @ Warner Theatre (UK indie-pop)
Concrete Boys @ Union Stage (Atlanta rap collective started by Lil Yachty)
Extended Play w/ Public Service NY djs, Sol Power Allstars & more djs 5-10 pm @ Mess Hall in the Loading Dock
Kun @ Howard Theatre (Chinese singer )
Holi Festival of Colors 12-3 pm @ Chrysalis Stage, Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods
James Hunter 6 @ Hamilton Live (retro soul-rock)
Rise Baltimore- A Musical tribute to the late Freddie Gray w/ Baltimore acts free 8pm @ 2640 Space
Nu-Androids present Black Coffee on K St between 7th & 9th
Foxye @ Galaxy Hut
Hula Monsters 6pm @Hank Dietle’s
The Sleeveens w/ Dot Dash @ Pie Shop
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 & if not blocked by turf & fountain work )
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. April 20-
Los Lobos w/ Los Hermanos Alacranes @ Birchmere (Latin-tinged roots/garage rock)
Curren$y & friends @ Howard Theatre (rap)
Clarion @ DC 9 (LA shoegaze & punk)
Frog, Skate Stance, Dorinda @ Black Cat
Aanya Sengupta and band Ella Fitzgerald tribute @ Blues Alley
Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla
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Tues. April 21-
Dani Assis - “Performs the New Brazilian Songbook” - “Past Ella Fitzgerald Competition Winner”@ Blues Alley
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music w/ Kalkidan & Fekadu backed by Dani Key & Dave Sax @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
"vintage groove" Ethiopian music band feat. Fikir & Fitsum 8-11 @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
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Wed. April 22-
Anirudh Varma Collective @ Barns of Wolf Trap
Commitment (Philadelphia/ members of Soul Glo), HIRS, floor show @ Ottobar
Lucy Wijnands Ella Fitzgerald tribute @ Blues Alley
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. April 23-
Danny Brown @ Fillmore Silver Spring (rap)
Melinda Rose Rodriguez Ella Fitzgerald and Gershwin tribute @ Blues Alley
Going to Extremes- A John Waters 80th birthday celebration @ Birchmere
Thrills @Hank Dietle’s (roots rock)
Apollo 66, Soraia, Peak Bloom, The Idiot Kids @ Pie Shop (garage punk)
Clover-Lynn, Thisdogllhunt, Rosslyn Station @ The Fridge SE
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
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
live reggae 9 pm @ Bukom
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Fri. April 24-
Lydia Lunch w/ Tim Dahl and Matt Nelson, Genre is Death,Oms @ Comet Ping Pong (post-punk)
Liberation Weekend Night 1 of 3 w/ Laura Jane Grace, Snowing, Gladie, Spring Silver, Eevie Echoes & The Locations, Thisdogllhunt @ Black Cat (punk & indie rock)
De La Ghetto @ VIP Room Baltimore
Los Fugitivos, Los Internacionales Iberia @ Dulles Sportsplex
Alyssa Allgood @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)
Disco Biblioteca music related book talk for Liz Pelly “Mood Machine- The Rise of Spotify “ 7pm @ People’s Book
Luther Re-lives @ Bethesda Theater
U of Md Gospel Choir @ U of Md Clarice Smith Center
Blue Spruce bluegrass 5:30 @Hank Dietle’s
Billy Price Band 9pm @Hank Dietle’s (blue-eyed soul & blues-rock)
Northeast Groovers, Major League, Mature Clientele @ El Ranchon in Woodbridge (go-go)
Black Hause dj event @ AI Warehouse
Pedro Night dj’ing @ St. Ex
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ tba (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Junkyard Band @ Urban Crab Lounge (go-go)
Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ w/ Latin hits upstairs;
Traditional Ethiopian music band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
Belema Band @ Shalla (Ethiopian)
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
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
Afrobeats, amapiano, hiphop dj @ Rosebar Lounge
Hand dancing 1-5 pm @ 4722 14th St. NW
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Sat. April 25-
Valiant & Xyclone 9pm @ Buena Vista Event Center in Jessup, MD (dancehall reggae)
Beirut to DC w/ djs @ Culture
Brandy Clark @ Rams Head Onstage Live Annapolis
Legendary Bluenotes, Stuart Morgan from Blue Magic, Skip Mahoaney’s Casuals, & Shuga Shang feat. Pink Palish @ Bethesda Theater (soul)
Liberation Weekend w/ Pissed Jeans and many others @ Black Cat ; Plus daytime show @ Transmission
Fcukers - Avalon Emerson & The Charm - Tiga @ Berhta
Los Fugitivos @ El Palenque
Eliza McLamb @ Atlantis (indie rock)
Asim Azhar @ Union Stage (Pakistani pop)
David and Tamela Mann @ MGM National Harbor (gospel, stories, & comedy)
Sachal Vasandani 2026 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition winner @ Blues Alley
10,000 Maniacs 45th Anniv. @ Birchmere (sold out)
Sarah Kinsley @ Howard Theatre (alt-pop singer)
Consumer Culture, XK Scenario, Miracle Blood @ Quarry House Tavern
DCVybe, Push Play, Black Alley @ Hamilton Hotel (go-go)
U of Md Day w/ music tba 10am on @ Clarice Smith Center
Baila Habibi Arab x Latin dj night @ Sachi or Strand NW
Kaytraday @ Sost, 1901 9th St NW
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ w/ Latin Hits upstairs;
Nani & Negussie w/ Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music w/ Samri, Fekadu, Eleni & band @ 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
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Sun. April 26-
Liberation Weekend w/ Illuminated Hotties, Pool Kids, Pom Pom Squad, Ezra Furman, Pretty Bitter, Pinky Lemon & more @ Black Cat —-Plus daytime show @ Transmission
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore almost acoustic tour @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
Sarau de Samba w/ local Brazilian performers Pablo Regis, André Coelho, dancer Mariana Triginelli ;& guests 2-5 pm @ Glen Echo Park (a monthly celebration of Afro-Brazilian culture)
10,000 Maniacs 45th Anniv. @ Birchmere
Wu Lyf @ Union Stage ( reunited rock band)
Sachal Vasandani 2026 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition winner @ Blues Alley
Best of the Apollo @ the Howard Theatre
West Texas Exiles, Della Moorman @ Jammin Java
Flamenco Vivo presents TABLAO: An Intimate Flamenco Experience 4-6 in Mansbach Auditorium of Phillips Collection
U. Of Md Japanese Koto ensemble concert 2 pm @ Clarice Smith Center
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 & if not blocked by turf & fountain work )
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. April 27 -
Oklou @ 930 Club (sold out)
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore almost acoustic tour @ Birchmere
Jason Anderson , Majda Gama , Ronya-Lee and the Light Factory @ Rhizome (Canadian indie-punk-folk, Saudi-American poetry, indie-folk-pop)
Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart, w/ Crying Laughing 6pm @ 2640 Space Baltimore (violin, cello, viola improv & voice on critic fave Chicago International Anthem Records label)
B|_ank, The Beach People, Alex Silva, Marci Ray @ Ottobar
DDG @ Union Stage ( rap)
The Convenience, Dot-Dash @ Pearl St Warehouse (rock & power pop)
GW U. Vocal Jazz Ensemble @ Blues Alley
Ammonite, 2 openers @ Pie Shop (rock)
Korean Drumming free 7:30 @ Clarice Smith Center
Marcus Young 10 pm @ Andrews in Morningside, MD
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla
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Tues. April 28-
Peso Pluma, Tito Double P & Friends @ Jiffy Lube Live (regional Mexican trap corridos/ aka corridos tumbados)
Afghan Whigs , Mercury Rev @ 930 Club (90s rock)
Fishbone @ Black Cat
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music w/ Kalkidan & Fekadu backed by Dani Key & Dave Sax @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
"vintage groove" Ethiopian music band feat. Fikir & Fitsum 8-11 @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
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Wed. April 29-
“Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC “ doc 6:45 @ AFI SIlver (also Sunday May 3 at 2pm @ AFI Silver)
Peni Candra Rini ,Weed Tree, Naoco Wowsugi @ Rhizome (Artsy, powerful Javanese singer & improv & gongs )
Punk it forward for survivors . Org w/ Shelley Star & the Galaxy, Old Knife, Gigi Marie @ Jammin Java
Ellen Gira & Scottish cellos @ Strathmore Mansion
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. April 30-
New Dad @ 930 Club (Irish dreampop meets the Cure )
Delfeayo Marsalis and the United States Army Blues present New Orleans classics @ Blues Alley
Yumi Zouma @ Black Cat (dreampop rock)
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
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
live reggae 9 pm @ Bukom
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Fri. May 1-
Poison Ruin with the Serfs, Seclusion, and Sluggo @ Ottobar (punk)
Boogarins @ Comet P. Pong
Delfeayo Marsalis with Paul Carr Quartet @ Blues Alley (jazz)
Los Mirlos @ Howard Theatre (Peruvian cumbia)
Soji & friends @ Le Mondo (hardcore punk)
Lindsey Webster @ Rams Head Onstage Live Annapolis
Queering Sound fundraiser @ Rhizome
Hardcore Troubadours @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock)
Jackie & the Treehorns, Dougie, Black Rails @ Pie Shop
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ tba (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Junkyard Band @ Urban Crab Lounge (go-go)
Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ w/ Latin hits upstairs;
Traditional Ethiopian music band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
Belema Band @ Shalla (Ethiopian)
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
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
Afrobeats, amapiano, hiphop dj @ Rosebar Lounge
Hand dancing 1-5 pm @ 4722 14th St. NW
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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; RA ; Also-Washington Post Going Out Guide; dc-hardcore .com; Washingtonian monthly one; pa palace go-go one also have events
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