DC/Baltimore
Global Music and More- March 2016
Compiled
by Steve Kiviat
To submit
events (for posting) or comments (that are not posted) e-mail: ritmika (at)
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International,
roots, rap, soul and more at top and
***indie-rock
and non-music stuff is at the bottom. Most sold-out shows omitted.
Look for
additional shows & more info to be added through the month at my blog:
stevekiviat.blogspot.com
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Online you
should also check out the I Love Music forum/chatboard at ilxor.com and look
for the Rolling Outernational World Music 2016, Rolling Afrobeats
Afropop2016, the Rolling Afro-Latin & the Capital Swamp & Chitlin
Circuit threads _____________________________________________________________________________
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Highlights:
3-4-
Global-Phonic
Music Festival: Kiran Ahluwalia (singer from India via Canada & NYC) for
free at the Rosslyn Spectrum in
Arlington at 8:00 p.m.
3-5-
All
Access Ghana with Fuse Odg, Sarkodie, Bisa Kdei, E.L., Edem, Efya, Wonda
(afrorap/pop/afrobeats) at Echostage
3-12-
The
Revelers from Lafayette, Louisiana at Glen Echo (with members from Red Stick
ramblers & Pine Leaf Boys)
3-16-Tinashe
at the Fillmore (r’n’b singer)
3-17 - Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco
Trendsetters at College Park American Legion,
9218 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD
“They
Will Have to Kill Us First” movie doc at the AFI at 7:15pm (Malian musicians
trying to survive despite extremists)
3-18-Charlie
Aponte at the Palace (old-school Latino salsa singer from El Gran Combo)
New
African film fest presents “Rain The Color Blue With A Little Red In It” at the
AFI (a Tuareg Purple rain)
3-25- Rokia Traore (Mali) with Sinkane at GW Lisner
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Tues. 3-1
Sierra
Leone Refugee Allstars (reggae) at Bossa
Lil Durk
and Lil Tae - Baltimore SoundStage
Titus
Andronicus and Craig Finn at Ottobar
Patti
Griffin at Strathmore
Ceelo
Green at the Howard Theatre
Chuck
Brown Band at MD Live Casino
Gaelic
Storm at the Birchmere
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Wed. 3-2
“Carmen:
an Afro-Cuban Musical opera” at the Olney Theatre through Sunday 3-6-16--Writer/Director
Moisés Kaufman (The Laramie Project Cycle),
musician Arturo O'Farrill (Song for Chico, The Offense of the Drum) and
choreographer Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys and Memphis) join
forces to turn Bizet's opera Carmen into an Afro-Cuban jazz musical set
in 1958 Cuba as the country teetered at the bring of revolution.
Lil Ed
& the Blues Imperials at the Hamilton
Curtis
Johnson and the Band Eternity for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy center
Millennium Stage (old-school r’n’b and go-go)
Peter
Rowan at Gypsy Sally’s
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Thurs. 3-3
Feedel
Band (Ethiopian) at Bossa
Cory
Henry-The Revival (jazz and gospel organist) at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
Gaelic
Storm at Rams Head Annapolis
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Friday .
3-4
Global-Phonic
Music Festival: Kiran Ahluwalia (singer from India via Canada & NYC) for
free at the Rosslyn Spectrum in
Arlington at 8:00 p.m.
DC Cuban
Allstars at 11 pm at the Rumba Café in NW DC
Go-go
Symphony and Capital City Symphony at 8 at Atlas Theatre
Laurie
Anderson at Kennedy Center (through 3-6)
Jas Funk
and Proper Utensils at the Tavern at Fire Station One, Silver Spring, MD at 11
pm (go-go)
Harold
Melvin’s Blue Notes at Rams Head Annapolis
Drive-By
Truckers at the 930 Club
Leon
Bridges at the Performing Arts center at the Hippodrome
Steve
Forbert at Jammin Java
6th
Annual Prince Georges Best Dance Crew Competition at Publick Playhouse, 5445
Landover Rd., Cheverly,
*DJ Derrick May at Flash
*reggae vs soca dj event late at the Howard Theatre
*DJ Derrick May at Flash
*reggae vs soca dj event late at the Howard Theatre
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Sat. 3-5
Nowruz
Persian New Year Celebration at 11 am at the Freer/Sackler Museums
All
Access Ghana with Fuse Odg, Sarkodie, Bisa Kdei, E.L., Edem, Efya, Wonda
(afrorap/pop/afrobeats) at Echostage
Exquisite
Ghana Ball featuring Rison Anthony & Disastrous the African King at Howard
Theatre
Orishabo,
a collective of DC-based Afro-Cuban
musicians have a Saturday night rumba with drumming that will switch to Timba
during the set breaks at Apioo African Bar & Grill in NW DC
Blackbyrds
at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
K.
Michelle Birthday Bas at Bliss DC (great r’n’b singer)
Nag
Champa at the Pinch
Wayne the
Train Hancock at Hill Country Barbeque (honky tonk)
Movie “Try
to Remember” at 5pm at Naval Heritage Burke Theatre, DC--A documentary about
The Kim Sisters – the trio often called the origin of K-Pop music. Lee Nan-young, a famous Korean singer,
married composer Kim Hae-song and they performed as the KPK musical troupe until Kim was kidnapped by
North Korea. Then, during the Korean War, Lee produced Korea’s first vocal girl
group ‘The Kim Sisters’ with her daughters Sukja, Ae-ja, and her niece Min-ja.
Th Kim Sisters became hugely popular at the U.S. 8th Army base. Later they
began to perform in Las Vegas
Team
Familiar at Touche
Buckwheat
Zydeco at the Hamilton
Chris
Smither at the Barns of Wolf Trap
Drive-By
Truckers - 9:30 Club
*Rennie Harris Grassroots Project at DancePlace
*Rennie Harris Grassroots Project at DancePlace
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3-6
*DC Music Summit at Union Arts 411 New York Avenue from 11 am to 4:30 pm with panels and presentations and music (panel participants include Chris Richards from W. Post and Funk Parade organizers)
*DC Music Summit at Union Arts 411 New York Avenue from 11 am to 4:30 pm with panels and presentations and music (panel participants include Chris Richards from W. Post and Funk Parade organizers)
Quantic
Live at Tropicalia
Migos at
the Fillmore (rap)
Cuban Hip
Hop artists Obsesione at 1pm in the program room of Anacostia Community Museum
Leo Bud
Welch at Creative Alliance in Baltimore (blues)
Anthony
Pirog at Iota
Vicente
Amigo (flamenco) at Lincoln Theatre
*Rennie Harris Grassroots Project at DancePlace
*Rennie Harris Grassroots Project at DancePlace
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. 3-7
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Tues. . 3-8
Motown
the Musical (through the 13th) at the Hippodrome in Baltimore
* Flamenco Festival: Farruquito Improvisao at GW Lisner
* Flamenco Festival: Farruquito Improvisao at GW Lisner
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3-9
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Thurs. 3-10
Funk
Parade Kickoff Jam at Tropicalia
A Foreign
Affair showcase at Bliss DC
Leo
Kottke at the Birchmere
*Eerie Wanda, Protect-U, Andrew Bernstein at Capital Fringe
*Eerie Wanda, Protect-U, Andrew Bernstein at Capital Fringe
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Fri. 3-11
Lulacruza
(Columbia and Argentina) at Rosslyn Spectrum
Rogue
Collective for free from 12 noon to 1 at Fringe at Mlk Library
(avante-classical)
Agua
Friday Cuban dance social at 11 pm at Songbyrd in Adams Morgan NW DC with dj’ed
highly danceable mix of timba, salsa, son, bachata, Cubaton and rumba.
Arash at The
Bellevue , 43350 John Mosby Highway, Chantilly, VA (Iranian singer who lives in
Sweden now)
Alexis y
Fido at the Palace in Woodbridge
The Revelers
at EF Washington D.C., 6896 Laurel St NW, ( from Lafayette, Louisiana with
members from Red Stick Ramblers & Pine Leaf Boys)
Corey
Harris at Blues Alley (Blues and reggae)
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Sat. 3-12
Norouz
Celebration Presenting: - Norouz Bazaar (11am - 9pm) with kids activities,
food, and singer Hamid Talebzadeh Live (7pm - 9pm Bull Run Parking Field, 7700
Bull Run Drive Centerville VA
Arcangel
at Bravo Bravo, Conn. Ave NW (reggaeton-pop)
The
Revelers from Lafayette, Louisiana at Glen Echo (with members from Red Stick
ramblers & Pine Leaf Boys)
Janel
& Anthony (artsy folk) with Super Silver Haze (psych duo w/ B. Canty), John Ingle/Dan Joseph (night of duos) at
Capital Fringe
Fleabops
at Hank Dietle’s
Ja Rule
at Bliss DC
Team
Familiar at Touche
*Junkyard Band at 11 pm at the Howard Theatre
*Junkyard Band at 11 pm at the Howard Theatre
Eli
Paperboy Reed at U St. Music Hall (blue-eyed soul)
Corey
Harris at Blues Alley (Blues and reggae)
Wanda
Jackson at Rams Head Annapolis (*postponed due to illness)
Tribute
to Charlie Byrd at Amp
Michael
Henderson at Harmony Hall (bass player with the Funk Brothers and Stevie
Wonder)
Baltimore
Spring Fest starring Keith Sweat, Jagged Edge, Tank, and Doug E. Fresh! At Royal
Farms Arena
Movie “Beats
of the Antonov” (Sudanese farmers who
sing to deal with their war woes) at 01:15 PM at AFI
*DJ Rekha bhangra party at Creative alliance in Baltimore
*Ballet Flamenco de Andalucia at GW Lisner
*DJ Rekha bhangra party at Creative alliance in Baltimore
*Ballet Flamenco de Andalucia at GW Lisner
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Sun.
3-13
Nowruz
festival at Tyson’s Corner Center 11 am to 5pm
“Will to
Win” movie doc about Angola singer Anselmo Ralph at 3:45 at Navy Memorial Burke
Theatre
* Movie "Morbayassa" (thirty-year-old Bella (singer Fatoumata Diawara, previously seen in Oscar®-nominated TIMBUKTU) works in a mafia-run cabaret in Dakar, struggling to accept the limitations of her miserable life. ) at 8:45pm
* Movie "Morbayassa" (thirty-year-old Bella (singer Fatoumata Diawara, previously seen in Oscar®-nominated TIMBUKTU) works in a mafia-run cabaret in Dakar, struggling to accept the limitations of her miserable life. ) at 8:45pm
Dub Addis
(reggae) at Tropicalia
Corey
Harris at Blues Alley (Blues and reggae)
Lizz
Wright at Rams Head Annapolis
Those
Darlins (farewell tour) at the Rock n Roll Hotel
Jerry
Douglas presents the Earls of Leicester at the Birchmere (bluegrass)
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Mon. 3-14
*Dawn Richard with Dais at DC 9
*Dawn Richard with Dais at DC 9
Lizz
Wright at Birchmere
Movie
“Beats of the Antonov” (Sudanese famers
who sing to deal with their war woes) at 05:15 PM at the AFI
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. 3-15
Tank at
the Howard Theatre
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Wed. 3-16
Tinashe
at the Fillmore (good r’n’b singer)
Goldlink
and esta at the 930 Club
John
Mayall at the Hamilton
Young
Dubliners and John Byrne Band at Rams Head Annapolis
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Thurs. 3-17 St. Patricks Day
Cedryl
Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters at College Park American Legion, 9218 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD
“They
Will Have to Kill Us First” movie doc at the AFI at 7:15pm (Malian musicians
trying to survive despite extremists)
Coolots
at Bossa
Keith
Sweat at the Howard Theatre
Young
Dubliners and John Byrne Band at the Hamilton
Yung Lean
at the Fillmore
AC/DC at
Verizon Center
Dwele at
the Birchmere
Sinne Eeg
(Danish jazz singer) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage
*Meche Korrect at 7 at Deanwood Library in DC for free
* Alan Kelly Gang at the Barns (Irish)
*Meche Korrect at 7 at Deanwood Library in DC for free
* Alan Kelly Gang at the Barns (Irish)
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Fri. 3-18
Charlie
Aponte at the Palace (old-school Latino salsa singer from El Gran Combo)
New African
film fest presents “Rain The Color Blue With A Little Red In It” at the AFI (a
Tuareg Purple rain)
Rangda
(Ben Chasny, Chris Corsano, Richard Bishop) and Craig Bowen at Joe Squared ,33
West North Ave, Baltimore, MD (avante-guitar fingerpicked music)
Akua
Allrich: A Tribute to Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba at the Montpelier Arts
Center, Laurel
Keith
Sweat -at Howard Theatre
Marshall
Crenshaw & the Bottle Rockets at the Birchmere
Chopteeth
(afrobeat) at the Hamilton
*J Dilla tribute at the Ottobar
* Flamenco Festival: Rocio Molina Danzaora at GW Lisner
*Danu (Irish) at Hylton Arts Center Manassas
* La Grand Fete from 7 to 11 with food and starting at 9, a dj spinning French language music from countries around the world, French Embassy La Maison Francaise, 4101 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC (tickets must be bought in advance)
*J Dilla tribute at the Ottobar
* Flamenco Festival: Rocio Molina Danzaora at GW Lisner
*Danu (Irish) at Hylton Arts Center Manassas
* La Grand Fete from 7 to 11 with food and starting at 9, a dj spinning French language music from countries around the world, French Embassy La Maison Francaise, 4101 Reservoir Road, Washington, DC (tickets must be bought in advance)
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Sat. 3-19
Kirk
Franklin at the Warner (funky gospel)
World
Dance Showcase at the PG Publick Playhouse
Rhodes
Tavern Troubadors at Hank Dietle’s
A Newmyer
Flyer Tribute to The Everly Brothers feat. David & Ginger Kitchen, Jelly
Roll Mortals, Ruthie & the Wranglers, the Lofgren Brothers, Willie Barry at
Jammin' Java
Tortoise at Black Cat
Molsky's
Mountain Drifters at IMT @ Saint Mark Presby. Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Rd.,
Rockville
*Flamenco Festival: Qasida at GW Lisner
*2 Chainz at Echostage (Rap)
* French Montana at Bliss DC (rap)
*Flamenco Festival: Qasida at GW Lisner
*2 Chainz at Echostage (Rap)
* French Montana at Bliss DC (rap)
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Sun. 3-20
*The Pan American Symphony Orchestra and the Choral Arts Society of Washington Chamber Chorus present a show—Antologia de la Zarzuela (Zarzuela Anthology) and other musical treasures from Spain at GW Lisner
*Celtic Nights: Spirit of Freedom at George Mason Center for the Arts
*The Pan American Symphony Orchestra and the Choral Arts Society of Washington Chamber Chorus present a show—Antologia de la Zarzuela (Zarzuela Anthology) and other musical treasures from Spain at GW Lisner
*Celtic Nights: Spirit of Freedom at George Mason Center for the Arts
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Mon. 3-21
Andra Day
at 6th & I (r’n’b/pop) (sold out)
Howard U
Theatre Dept presents Sarafina! At 6pm for free at Kennedy Center Terrace
Theatre
*Scarface at Tropicalia
*Scarface at Tropicalia
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. 3-22
#Ethiopian movie "Lamb" at Atlantic Plumbing movie theatre
#Ethiopian movie "Lamb" at Atlantic Plumbing movie theatre
Rihanna
and Travis Scott at Verizon Center
Big Bad
Voodoo Daddy at the Birchmere
Bill
Payne & Jim Lauderdale at the Hamilton (honky tonk alt country)
Caz
Coombes and Piney Gir at Jammin' Java
Marc
Broussard at Rams Head Annapolis
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Wed. 3-23
Mark
O'Connor's "American Classics Duo" feat. Maggie O'Connor at Jammin'
Java
Pusha T, Lil Bibby, and G Herbo at 9:30 Club
(rap)
Bill
Payne & Jim Lauderdale at Rams Head Annapolis
Rory
Block at Archie’s barbershop
*Johnny Clegg (South African) at GW Lisner
*Johnny Clegg (South African) at GW Lisner
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3-24
the Who (The Who Hits 50! Tour) at Verizon Center
the Who (The Who Hits 50! Tour) at Verizon Center
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Fri. 3-25
Rokia
Traore (Mali) with Sinkane at GW Lisner
*Davido at Bliss (doors at 9 , club open till at least 3 am) (Nigerian pop/rap/afrobeatS star)
*Davido at Bliss (doors at 9 , club open till at least 3 am) (Nigerian pop/rap/afrobeatS star)
Blue
Rhythm Boys at IMT/Airshow, 7014-C Westmoreland Ave, Takoma Park, Maryland
Analog Soul
Club and Leon City Sounds dj Afro-Beat /
Afro-Funk / Cumbia / Chicha / Samba / Debke / Soukous / Choubi / Guaracha /
Boogaloo / Ska at Haydees for free
*Floyd Haywood (former Hardway Connection soul singer) with a ventriloquist opening act at Lamont's
* Hijokaidan (Japanese punk), Avandoned (Japanese noise-pop), Dora video, the great triange and from Baltimore Birth Defects and more at the The Crown
*Floyd Haywood (former Hardway Connection soul singer) with a ventriloquist opening act at Lamont's
* Hijokaidan (Japanese punk), Avandoned (Japanese noise-pop), Dora video, the great triange and from Baltimore Birth Defects and more at the The Crown
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Sat. . 3-26
Red Baraat’s Festival of Colors at the
Hamilton
Esquenta
Do Va Va Samba School of DC at Tropicalia
The
Intruders at Harmony Hall (70s Philly soul)
Jumpin’
Jupiter at Hank Dietle’s
Bonnie Raitt and the California
Honeydrops at Kennedy Center
Cleve
Francis (country) at the Birchmere
Lil Durk
and Lil Uzi Vert at Fillmore Silver Spring (hiphop)
*Jose Gonzalez and Y music at GW Lisner
* Jim Jones (rap) at Bliss DC
*Rawkus 2016 at 11pm at the Howard
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3-27
Lalah
Hathaway (sold out) at Rams Head Annapolis
*Roy C. & the Hardway Connection ,Elks Lodge at 14322 Rockport Rd., Newburg, Md. 20664
*Roy C. & the Hardway Connection ,Elks Lodge at 14322 Rockport Rd., Newburg, Md. 20664
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. 3-28
Howard U
Gospel Choir at the Kennedy center Millennium Stage for free from 6 to 7
Musiq
Soulchild at the Birchmere
Vintage
#18 at Westminster Church
Daryl
Davis & Ruthie Logsdon at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
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3-29
Junior
Boys, Jessy Lanza, and Borys at Black Cat (synth pop)
Musiq
Soulchild at the Birchmere
TroubleFunk
at Rams Head Casino Arundel Mills
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Wed. 3-30
Bombino
(Niger Sahel guitar) at the Hamilton
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3-31
* a D.C. film premiere about fighting child poverty worldwide + world music dance party headlined by Malian singer Awa Sangho at the Howard Theatre
* a D.C. film premiere about fighting child poverty worldwide + world music dance party headlined by Malian singer Awa Sangho at the Howard Theatre
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Generations of Miles: Jimmy Cobb, Mike Stern, Sonny Fortune, & Buster
Williams at Blues Alley (Two shows)
Keb Mo
Band and Gerald Albright at the Birchmere
Tito
Puente Jr at Rams Head Annapolis
*Skip Mahoney & the Casuals at Bethesda Blues & jazz (great DC soul singer)
*Cissa Paz plus Christylez Bacon and more at Bossa
*Skip Mahoney & the Casuals at Bethesda Blues & jazz (great DC soul singer)
*Cissa Paz plus Christylez Bacon and more at Bossa
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4-1
Anoushka
Shankar at GW Lisner
Southern
Troubadours in the Round featuring Ruthie Foster, Paul Thorn, and Joe Ely at the
Hamilton
*Alfredo Rodriguez Trio (Cuban jazz pianist & band) at the Clarice Smith Center
*Bela Dona at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
*Alfredo Rodriguez Trio (Cuban jazz pianist & band) at the Clarice Smith Center
*Bela Dona at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
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4-2
Tego
Calderon at Echostage (reggaeton)
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Other
cool stuff (mostly indie-rock): 3-4- Kohoutek (shimmering psych from Philly),
with Jeff Lederer's Brooklyn Blowhards - DC edition (cutting-edge brass from
NYC and DC), Boat Burning (massed guitars from DC), and Bonnie Kane (solo
flute, saxophone and electronics from NYC) at Union Arts; Downtown Boys, Sheer
Mag & more @ Windup Space; Diarrhea
Planet @ Baltimore Soundstage; Shilpa Ray @ K. Ctr. Mill. Stage; 3-5- BRNDA,
Two Inch Astronaut @ Above the Bayou; Prince Rama & Time is Fire @ Comet P; Breakin even pop-punk fest @ Songbyrd; 3-10-Porches & Alex G @ RnR Hotel; 3-11-Pinkwash,
Hemlines, Mirror Motive, Valencia @ St Stephens; Shearwater @ RnR Hotel ; 3-12-John Stabb benefit w/ War
on Women, Dot Dash, & more @ Comet Ping Pong; 3-15-Oneohtrix Point Never @ Ottobar;
3-19-Puff Pieces, Jack on Fire; Nice
Breezes, Escapism @ Songbyrd; Pete Yorn @ Howard Theatre; 3-26-Martha Hull Scathing review &
Beatnik Flies @ Jackie’s; 3-27-Savages @ 930 Club;
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