DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More May 2025 Concert Calendar Gig List
Compiled & curated list of area gigs by local and touring bands and djs by Steve Kiviat. List is edited and updated frequently (gigs @ Bossa and go-go shows are often just announced the week of the show); Work your way down day by day. Sorry this is late this month. Also, I do my best to notice cancelled & postponed gigs but sometimes miss them.
Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events tweeted @stevekiviat and posted on my Bluesky & Threads. Calendar is sometimes linked on my Facebook & Instagram (& may get own pages there soon). 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. 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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My May 2025 Remaining Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then full list below w/ local & visiting).
Sun. May 4- Go-go meets southern soul w/ 803 Fresh (“Boots on the Ground (Where them Fans at) 803 Fresh, DC Vybe, BadGir, EU feat Sugar Bear, Shaeny Cole, Top 5, Push Play feat. D Floyd, Kim Michelle Experience, Still Familiar, Blacc Print, DJ Ezzy, DJ Drake 804 @ 12 to 8 @ Charles County Fairgrounds in LaPlata, MD
Thurs. May 8- La Manga @ Kennedy Center family theatr Mill Stage- NYC based all women quartet that play Afro-Colombian percussion and sing ; and then after at Lamont plaza Haydee's 8 to 9
Bad Moves, Paranoid Style, Truth or Dare @ Songbyrd (low tickets left) (punky power pop rock)
Ximena Sarinama @ Union Stage (alt-Latino indie rock singer/songwriter)
Fri. May 9- Etran D’L Air @ Pearl St Warehouse (Sahel Sounds guitar band from Niger)
Roger Clark Miller, Tag Cloud @ Rhizome (Miller is postpunk & experimental guitarist from Mission of Burma; & Tag Cloud is noisy ambient synth)
*La Manga @ Le Mondo in Baltimore (NYC based all women quartet that play Afro-Colombian percussion and sing) *
Sat. May 10- Mothers Day Celebration of Classic Arabic Music @ Gunston Arts Center Theater 1
DC Mumbo v New Orleans Gumbo w/ a bit of Memphis w/ Chuck Brown Band, Brassaholics, Yella P., Memphis Allstars , the Go-go Allstars w/ guests Tre, Sugar Bear (EU), Buggs (Junkyard) 3 to 7 @ Sycamore & Oak SE
Thurs. May 15- Pine Leaf Boys @ Waverly Brewing Baltimore ( Louisiana Cajun & Creole)
Fri. May 16– Over My Head,I Hear Music in the Air A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Bernice Johnson Reagon (georgia-raised civil rights activist who sang at March on Washington & later stayed in DC , founded Sweet Honey in the Rock & worked at smithsonian) at Strathmore
Pine Leaf Boys @ Hank Dietle's (Louisiana Cajun & Creole)
Tues. May 20-
Andrew White tribute band @ Blues Alley
Luciane Dom @ 7 @ Hill Center (Brazilian singer/songwriter)
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Full May 2025 list- (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month or changes *)
Thurs. May 1-
Carly Pearce @ Fillmore (country/roots)
Pussy Riot: Riot Days – An Activist Multimedia Experience @ Lincoln Theatre
Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton @ Keystone Korner (r& b singer) (through May 3)
The Center Will Not Hold starts at 7:30 p.m. @ the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, 8270 Alumni Dr., College Park.
May 1-3- Acosta Danza - avante Cuban dance @ K Ctr
George Clanton @ Black Cat
Joey Antico Collected Sound free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (jazz)
Azul Band @ 9 @ Green Zone (global sounds largely tropical/mena)
Superfly 70s & 80s show Boots on the Ground Party feat. Junie, Sugar Bear, Sweet Cherie, Juju @ Blue Dolphin
May Day worker protests and National Law Day events including one on US Supreme COurt steps
Thrills @ JVs (roots rock)
Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
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Fri. May 2-
The Damned, Bellrays @ 930
Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton @ Keystone Korner (r& b singer) (through May 3)
Sasami @ Atlantis (indie-pop)
Roy Bookbinder @ Archie’s blues Barbershop
Martha Wainwright @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
Los Mirlos w/ Chicha Mirada @ Diamond Lounge
Love with Johnny Echols (doing songs by Arthur Lee & Love) , Baby Lemonade @ Songbyrd
Big G of Backyard Band birthday show @ 10 @ Howard Theatre
Elijah Jamal Balbed honors his late mother Maryam, a musician and arts advocate, w/ a jazz performance w/ his band 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW
Save Your Soul w/ DJ Baby Alcatraz @ Lithuanian Hall
Melt N’ Ooze: Experimental Noise Festival @ 8pm @ Wax Atlas in Baltimore
Baltimore Record Bazaar Vinyl Night @ 6pm free @ Peabody Heights
Los Comaires @ Chacho, 6031 Kansas Ave NW
Hector Lavoe Tribute by La Tremendita @ State Theatre
Ivann Flores and Los Chavos de Tierra Caliente @ El Palenque
La Tremendita de Giancarlo Rodriguez, Hermanos Galvan y Orquesta @ El Ranchon
Danny D & Karlos Rose @ the Palace
Chris Palace @ Blue Moon
New Impressionz @ Throw Social (go-go)
TCB @ Power
TOB @ Martini’s
After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (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)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
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Sat. May 3-
Devo @ Anthem
Allison Russell, Kara Jackson @ Lincoln Theatre (indie-folk)
Ramon Ayala @ Eaglebank
Red Baraat @ Hamilton live
Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton @ Keystone Korner (r& b singer)
“Big Mama Thornton : I Can’t Be Anyone But Me “ movie doc @ 1:15 pm @ Regal Gallery Place as part of Filmfest dc (advance free tickets “sold out”)
Ray Apollo Allen record release event w/ Hardway Connection, Apollo 1 Band @ 6 @ Elife Restaurant , Capitol Heights, MD (soul)
La Rumbera Mayor Orquesta @ Marx Cafe
Adobo day party w/ DJ Pedro Night @ 4:30 to 10 @ Plaza stage @ Nats Park, 1500 S. Cap. St SE
Salad Days doc about early thru mid-80s DC punk scene as part of Filmfest DC for free @ 8:30 @ Regal Theatre
Rumba Hi-fi & Leon City Sounds djs @ Green Zone (salsa & cumbia)
Tim Hecker, Huerco S @ Black Cat
Regina Belle @ Bethesda Theater (r& B)
Melt N’ Ooze: Experimental Noise Festival @ 3 pm @ Wax Atlas in Baltimore
Nuvolascura, Ostraca, Sutras, Nesting, Birth (defects) @ 6 @ Rhizome (hardcore, screamo)
Niis, Pollyanna, Cherub Tree @ Comet P Pong
Sir Woman @ DC 9
Pretty Ricky @ Howard Theatre
Adams Morgan Spring Porch Fest 2 to 6
The Duke Ellington High School of the Arts in DC Instrumental Music Department Honors Senior Recitals free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
AfroNile (w/ guitarist Selamino) , Jemaw @ Next Level DC (Ethiopian)
La Gente del Gordo , Conjunto Elegante de la Perla @ El Ranchon
EL Chaval de la Bachata , DJ Adoni @ Cococabana
Ivann Flores, Los Chavos de Tierra Caliente @ Club One
TCB @ Restaurant 55 (bouncebeat go-go)
New Impressionz @ 1313 Lounge
Monsieur Aznavour film @ 8:45 as part of Filmfest DC @ Regal Theatre
Around the World non-EU embassies open house some w/ music*
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
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
*Northeast Groovers, EU, Kim Michelle Experience @ Hilton national Landing Arlington (go-go)*—--------------------------------------------------
Sun. May 4-
Go-go meets southern soul w/ 803 Fresh (“Boots on the Ground (Where them Fans at) 803 Fresh, DC Vybe, BadGir, EU feat Sugar Bear, Shaeny Cole, Top 5, Push Play feat. D Floyd, Kim Michelle Experience, Still Familiar, Blacc Print, DJ Ezzy, DJ Drake 804 @ 12 to 8 @ Charles County Fairgrounds in LaPlata, MD
Lambrini Girls @ Howard Theatre (UK riot grrl punk)
Prends Courage @ 4:30 @ Hill Center DC (Cajun music)
Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton @ Birchmere
Jessica Fichot Band with Annie Zhou: New Spring w/ jazzy Mandarin classics from Old Shanghai and her own multilingual songs at NGA
Filmfest dc closes with Grand Finale, an Icelandic comedy about a chamber music orchestra trying to avoid bankruptcy @ the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in downtown DC (901 G St, NW)
Spotlight Band @ 6 @ Lamonts (soul)
Sir Woman @ DC 9
Deep Space House Band w/ Jamie Sandel, Keith Butler Jr @ Rhizome (jazz)
Melt N’ Ooze: Experimental Noise Festival @ 12 pm @ Wax Atlas in Baltimore
Napalm Death, Melvins, Weedeater, Dark Sky Burial @ 6:30 pm @ Baltimore Soundstage
Supernational Sound System @ 6 @ New Deal Cafe (ska , reggae)
Univ. of Md Steelbands concert @ 8 @ U of MD Clarice Smith Ctr
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)
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
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park returns in the spring
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
*Mercy Alliance, Bohemian Waxwing @ 9 @ Galaxy Hut (rock)*
*DJ Adrian Loving @ 5 @ Le Mont Royal *
*Samasama Community Day 10-4 @ National Women's art Museum *
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Mon. May 5-
Nada Surf @ Ottobar (sold out)
Jane Remover @ 6:30 @ Atlantis (digital emo pop) (sold out)
*David Cole & Main Street Blues band * @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*Jose Luiz Martins @ Blues Alley (Brazilian pianist)*
*UCB go-go Cinco de Mayo show @ V-14 *
*Cinco de Mayo Battle of Puebla celebration where Mexico defeated French army, w/ Mexican music, crafts, & snacks @ 4pm to 5 @ Cleveland Park Library DC (for ages 5 & up) *
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Tues. May 6-
Jordan Sand, Tromba Marina Quartet @ Tonal Park
Florist @ Black Cat
New Orthodox, Cal Folger Day, Herald @ 9pm @ Normal’s Books
Island to Island Album Release w/ Victor Provost, Alex Brown @ 8 pm @ An Die Musik
Jon Muq @ Jammin Java
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge
*Mallrat, Anna Shoemaker @ Atlantis (indie-pop)*—---------------------------------------
Wednesday, May 7-
Bob Mould, J. Robbins Band @ Black Cat (postpunk longtime greats) (sold out)
Rock Creek Conservancy hosts a virtual conversation w/ Music Historian Dr. Rami Stucky and Folklore and Ethnomusicologist Dr. Allie Martin, at the intersection of race, history, and Rock Creek Park, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM online
Ronnette Rollins @ Songbyrd
Madeleine Peyroux @ Birchmere
Baroness @ Metro in Baltimore (sold out)
Lifted, Androgynous Bulge, Overlight Penchant @ Rhizome (experimental programmed electronic music)
Ghost Funk Orchestra, Go Mod Go!, J. Teal @ Comet P Pong
Gamblers, Makeup Girl, The Morelias @ Quarry House Tavern
Memphis Gold @ JVs (blues)
Bjork: Cornucopia concert film @ 7 @ AFI Silver
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)
*UMD Public Musicology Showcase w/ graduate students in music from the University of Maryland discuss recent projects focused on reaching beyond the academy, including zines on local music scenes, TikToks on drum corps and archives, and musical performances on the violin and cello, @ 6 to 7 @ People's Book, Takoma Park*
*Coco Jones @ Echostage (r& b) *
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Thurs. May 8-
La Manga @ *6 to 7 * @Kennedy Center (live & on K Ctr Youtube page) (- NYC based all women quartet that play Afro-Colombian percussion and sing) ; and then after at Lamont plaza @ around 8 @ Haydees (moved inside due to rainy weather) *
Bad Moves, Paranoid Style, Truth or Dare @ Songbyrd (low tickets left) (punky power pop rock)
Ximena Sarinama @ Union Stage (alt-Latino indie rock singer/songwriter)
Martin & Eliza Carthy @ Birchmere (UK folk legends)
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard's TALL TALES film @ 7:15 @ AFI Silver
Ray Apollo Allen @ 12 noon to 1 pm @ Montpelier Arts Center (soul)
Roger C. Miller (Mission Of Burma experimental guitarist), Breath Of The Magi @ 8 pm @ Normal’s Books
Mamalarky, Kennedy Mann, Emotional World @ Comet P Pong
I Hate it Too, Spring Silver, Keep Your Secrets @ Quarry House
Echoes of Andalus- highlighting the intercultural Hebraic & Islamic traditions from Spain & North Africa over the centuries w/ a lecture by musicologist Dr Edwin Seroussi & music by the NY Andalus Ensemble. The presentation will draw from Library of Congress Morocco collections, & recordings of Sephardic Jewish & Berber Morocco music. @ 5:30 to 8 @ Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Bldg (advance free tix gone; some seats may be open at the door)
Lena Seikaly @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)
Bill Starks 5:30 to 7 @ Hank Dietle’s (rockin roots Americana piano player)
Grandsons 8 to 11 @ Hank Dietle’s (roots )
Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
*Danube Sessions & Kriminal Pop w Orchester Praževica @ Green Zone (tentative)*
*Les the DJ @ Grazie Mille*
*Bongo Distriband ct @ 10 @ Bossa *
*Akua Allrich & the Tribe 4:30 to 6:30 @ Metropolitan Park, Crystal City Arlington *
*Nils Frahm @ Strathmore (classical pianist & electronics )*
*Radio CPR (low powered Mt Pleasant station) 25th anniversary exhibit closing event @ 6 to 9 @ MLK Library 4th Floor Up with the People area *
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Fri. May 9-
Etran De L' Air @ Pearl St Warehouse (Sahel Sounds guitar band from Niger)
Roger Clark Miller, Tag Cloud @ Rhizome (Miller is postpunk & experimental guitarist from Mission of Burma; & Tag Cloud is noisy ambient synth)
Hafez: A Love Odyssey w/ The Sorvad Ensemble @ GW Lisner ( Journey through Persian culture, w/ poetry of Hafez & traditional Persian music via The Sorvad Ensemble w/ voice of Mahdieh Mohammadkhani, the movements of Shahrokh Moshkin-Ghalam, and the presence of Catayoune Ahmadi, all framed by the evocative compositions of Behfar Bahadoran)
Plenty Happening Local Compilation benefit for gender affirming care w/ Flowers for the Dead, Spring Silver, Toro, Brnda, Zach Basile (of Home Remedies) @ Black Cat (DC rock)
Mico @ 6 & @ 9:45 @ Union Stage (Filipino-Canadian indie-rock) (both shows sold out)
Jacquees & Dej Loaf @ Howard Theatre
Rebirth Brass Band @ 8 x 10 Baltimore (New Orleans)
Mary Lou Williams Jazz Fest w/ host Dee Dee Bridgewater, & Bill Charlap, @ Kenn Center
The Queers & others @ Zen West
Chanchona 503, Hermanos Lovo, Moises y su Chanchona y grupo La Clave @ Club One
Los KBros, Predom Inante @ 90 Degrees
Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys Honky Tonk 2-step Dance @ Glen Echo
Latin Sounds Happy Hour @ 5:30 to 7:30 on the plaza @ Parks at Walter Reed, 7175 12th St NW
Nicole Henry @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)
Wrizzards plus poetry & more @ Asia after Dark @ 830 @ Freer/Museum of Asian Art (Filipino music group)
Roz White’s tribute to Roberta Flack @ Mr Henry’s
Blacc Print @ Takoma Station (go-go)
After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (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)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
*Tropical Beat w/ Leon City Sounds djs @ 9 :30 @ Le Mont Royal (Cumbia & more) *—---------------------------------------
Sat. May 10-
Mothers Day Celebration of Classic Arabic Music @ Gunston Arts Center Theater 1
Remembering Marvin Gaye w/ singer Shelton Cornelius Price @ 8 @ Harmony Hall
Fontaines DC @ Anthem (UK rock)
DC Mumbo v New Orleans Gumbo w/ a bit of Memphis w/ Chuck Brown Band, Brassaholics, Yella P., Memphis Allstars , the Go-go Allstars w/ guests Tre, Sugar Bear (EU), Buggs (Junkyard) 3 to 7 @ Sycamore & Oak SE
Sarau de Samba 2 to 5 @ Glen Echo Park
Sensor Ghost, Anarkuss, Freq Flag @ Rhizome (post-punk)
Binomio de Oro de America @ El Ranchon
Fer Martinez y sus Cuates de Olancho @ CLub One
Trebol Clan @ La Catrina Lounge
Dance Club w/ Mr Wallace, Joyce Lim, Baronhawk Poitier, Tommy C @ 11 @ DC 9 (techno)
Takoma Park Porch Fest 2 to 6 (lineup on a google doc on Facebook; includes singer Esther Haynes @ 2 & brazilian choro also)
Proper Utensils @ Chateau Lounge (go-go)
Bodeans @ Birchmere
This is soca party @ 10 @ location tba in Wheaton
R&B soul picnic 12 noon to 11 pm @ Fort Dupont Park
Pretty Bitter, Kat and the Hurricane, Jem Wilde @ Quarry House (DC rock)
Miyavi @ Black Cat (Japanese guitarist)
Nicole Henry @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)
Big Gospel Explosion w/ the Resurrection gospel Singers, and many more groups @ 4 pm @ Princess Anne Civic Center, Princess Anne, MD
Bjork: Cornucopia concert film @ 1:45 @ AFI Silver
New Impressionz, TOB, Drama Squad @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
*DJ Crown Vic @ Green Zone (eclectic global vinyl) *
*Swell (one of David Kitchen's bands) @ 10:30 @ Hamilton Live Loft (roots rock) *
*Ashraf Bashah (singer) , keyboardist Chakib, belly dance artist Shiraz @ 10 pm @ Layali Lounge Fairfax *
*Chicha Morada @ 10 @ Marx Cafe *
*Northeast Groovers @ Mile High Lounge In Clinton (go-go) *
*TCB @ Martini's Ft Washington (bouncebeat go-go) *
*Fundraiser for Food not Bombs who provide hot vegan meals @ Ballston & McPherson Square Metros, w/ Bodied, Slag Dump, D.M.V., & Lagoon @ 7 to 11 @ Galactic Panther (Hardcore punk ) *
*DC Go-go Museum open to the public Wednesdays & Saturdays (private tours other days) *
*MLK Library's DC go-go & punk exhibits on 4th floor open 7 days a week *
*The Sound of DC: A Visual History Behind the Scenes w/ punk, go-go, reggae-rock & more photos by Jim Saah, Antonia Tricarico, Chris Grady, Allen Beland, Tom Berard, Chip Py, John Shore, Michelle Roberts, and Pete Duvall on Mondays through Saturdays (May 31 is final day) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *
*European Union embassies open (some may have musicians performing )*
* Rachel Chinouriri @ 930 Club (Brit-Zimbabwean indie-pop) (sold out) *
* Trio Sefardi with guest artist Lori Şen at the Washington Ethical Society (Sephardic Jewish music from the Balkans , Turkey , and North Africa with some lyrics in Ladino) *
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Sun. May 11-
Chucho Valdes @ Strathmore (Cuban jazz pianist)
Rhiannon Giddens and Old-time Revue band @ Anthem (blues, Creole, Cajun) (seated gig)
Charlie Wilson @ MGM National Harbor
Howard Hewett @ 3 and @ 7 @ Bethesda Theater
Los Andantes Caminantes, La Sonora Dinamita @ Rio Cantina in Sterling, VA
Steve Styles @ Ibiza
Nicole Henry @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)
Lustre Kings @ 2 pm @ Hank Dietle’s
Tom Mindte & Willie Barry and the Original Dixieland Rock n Roll Band 6 to 9 @ Hank Dietle’s
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)
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
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park returns in the spring
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
*1252 Band @ Lamont's (soul) *
*Steve Roy & Quisy Mothers Day Brunch 2 to 6 @ House of Comedy & Jazz in Lanham (go-go tinged r& b) *
*Turnstile free @ Wyman Park Dell in Baltimore (donations encouraged to a healthcare for the poor organization) *
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Mon. May 12-
DJ R.B.I. , & resident djs D-Skillz, Harvey Dent, Miss H.E.R. w/ James Brown Birthday tribute @ Motown on Mondays night @ 7 @ Everyday People DC, 1013 U St NW (James Brown was born on May 3rd & wasn’t on Motown but they’re celebrating him tonight)
Living Colour @ Birchmere
Bone Bag,Femurs, Opposite Tiger @ Rhizome (low-fi punk)
*Federal City Swingers Blues band (w/ Lincoln Ross on trombone)* @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*Filipino food & cocktails pop-up w/ Les the DJ @ 5 to 10 @ Morris American Bar *—-------------------------------------------
Tues. May 13-
Dandy Warhols @ Howard Theatre (rock)
Hamilton Leithauser, Greg Freeman @ Atlantis (indie guitar pop)
Tribute to Frankie Beverly w/ Junie Henderson & Paul Bumbry @ Birchmere
Wells & Co., Zipa (Latin indie) , Kate Dulcich @ DC 9 (indie rock)
Elka Bong, Irman, Patrick Cain @ Rhizome (experimental)
Fabiana Cantilo @ State Theatre
Chris Farren, Oceanator, Maura Weaver @ Comet P Pong
Kiti & the Drifting Valentines @ 8 to 10 @ Hank Dietle's (rockabilly,western swing, country, jump blues)
TOB * n Friends including Rick of Reaction & TJ of New Impressionz @ 9:30 pm @ Next Level, 15 K St NE (bouncebeat go-go)*
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge
*TV Smith's Adverts, Dot Dash, Jrdn & the Switchblades @ Ottobar (reunited UK punk, dc powerpop rock & more) *—-------------------------------------
Wed. May 14-
Rauw Alejandro @ CFG Arena (Latin pop )
Parliament Funkadelic feat. George Clinton @ 930 Club
Malcolm X Lives - 100th birthday celebration w/ the Last Poets @ Black Cat
Hamilton Leithauser, Greg Freeman @ Atlantis (indie guitar pop)
Califone @ DC 9
DJ D-Nice @ Pier 6 Baltimore
Christina Drapkin @ 2 pm @ Harmony Hall (jazz singer)
Sonny Landreth Band, The Iguanas @ Hamilton
Scott Miller @ Jammin Java
Roa teen party (age 12 to 18) @ 8 @ Rio Cantina
Bryan Eng Sings Songs for Swingin’ Lovers @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)
Circle of Friends @ 6 to 9 @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom, Suitland (r& b)
David Chappell Band @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
David Cole on Blues night @ Takoma Station
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)
Ensemble Sangineto 12 noon to 1 @ Library of Congress (traditional Italian)
*DC Go-go Museum open to the public Wednesdays & Saturdays (private tours other days) *
*MLK Library's DC go-go & punk exhibits on 4th floor open 7 days a week *
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Thurs. May 15-
JLin @ 7 to 9 @ Library of Congress (Electro dance & avante-electro)
MJ Lenderman, This is Lorelei @ 930 Club (indie rock)
Pine Leaf Boys @ Waverly Brewing Baltimore ( Louisiana Cajun & Creole)
William Tyler , Janel Leppin @ Songbyrd (fingerstyle guitarist , & cellist opener)
Jesse and Kevin free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (celtic music)
Blockade, Inversion, Reason Why, Cross Examine, B.I.T.E. @ Rhizome (hardcore punk)
Ramona, Twin Seas, Victor Arce @ Comet P Pong
Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends, Club USA, Wanted Man @ Quarry House
Roa @ Rio Cantina
Miguel Mateos @ State Theatre
Flack @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
*Jogo Project 4:30 to 6:30 @ Metropolitan Park, Crystal City Arlington * (jazz & go-go)
*History as Mixtape : A discussion w/ Theo Gonzalves (Smithsonian Asian Art book author) & Jeff Chang (hiphop book author) & moderator Sojin Kim from 7 to 9 @ Smithsonian Asian Art Museum Meyer Auditorium *
*Rise Defy album release gig w/ 3 other bands & a dj @ Pie Shop (punk)*
*TCB @ V-14 (bouncebeat go-go) *
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Fri. May 16–
Over My Head,I Hear Music in the Air A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Bernice Johnson Reagon (georgia-raised civil rights activist who sang at March on Washington & later stayed in DC , founded Sweet Honey in the Rock & worked at Smithsonian)* w/ Lizz Wright, Terri Lyne Carrington,The Original SNCC Freedom Singers: Rutha Mae Harris and Charles Neblett, The Sacred Sound & more* at Strathmore
MJ Lenderman, This is Lorelei @ 10 @ 930 Club
Mikaela Davis @ Songbyrd ( alt-country/60s brill bldg pop/ classical)
Pine Leaf Boys @ Hank Dietle's (Louisiana Cajun & Creole)
PLO Man , Beautiful Swimmers @ 9:30 @ Suns Cinema (funky techno)
Model/Actriz, AFK @ Atlantis
My Body My Festival w/ Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones + Cecily + Kalia Vandever + Zoë Jorgenson @ Union Stage
Taisiha Estrada free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (DC Latin indie )
Los Amigos Invisibles @ Hamilton
Luisito Carrion @ the Palace
Luis Miguel del Amargue , Alex Bueno @ Cococabana
The Toasters @ Zen West
Joy Orbison @ 618 H St NW (electro club dance)
Sex Faces (record release), Supreme Commander, A.D.D. Ramone @ Comet Ping Pong
Proper Utensils @ Takoma Station (go-go)
After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul) inside preceded by * Still Familiar go-go band free outside 6 to 9 *
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (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)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
*Durand Bernarr @ Fillmore *—----------------------------------------------------------
Sat, May 17
Dc Arab American Culture Festival 2025 @ 4 to 9 @ Dew Drop Inn (eventbrite)
Somos Cultura Festival w/ freestyle battles @ 9:30 @ Song & Sazon Rest., 11272 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring
Gili Yalo (Ethiopian in Israel) @ J X J @ Jewish Community Centre
Dash Rip Rock @ Hank Dietle's (cowpunk )
COLAB: Art and Music from Baltimore and Beyond - Opening Reception 6 to 9 @ Eubie Blake Cultural Center Baltimore
Fabiana Cantilo @ tba maybe
My Body My Festival (DAY 2)- Dc Abortion Fund Benefit w/ Alex Vaughn, Carly Harvey, Taisha Estrada, Be Steadwell @ Black Cat
Imam Collective w/ guitarist Hasan Iman Hamdani, *sitarist Snehesh Nag, violinist Max Jacobs* free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Afghan/Pakistani// Indian)
IDK @ Union Stage (rap)
Mereba @ Howard (R&b tinged Ethiopian afro-folk,conscious rap, afrobeats)
Chicha Morada & the Magmatics @ 8 @ Palisades Hub Cap Centre (cumbia & more )
Eurovision 2025 Song Contest watch party @ 3 @ dc 9
Rock-a-Sonics @ 7 @ Racers Cafe in Parkville, MD (rockabilly & honky tonk)
Experimental Guitar Matinee w/ Sandy Ewen, Aaron Russell, Layne Garrett @ 2 pm @ Rhizome
Caribbean soca brunch @ 12 noon @ the Manor in Baltimore
Klymaxx @ Bethesda Theater
Dining Dead, Grlztoy, Fiver Plum @ Quarry House
Kazzabe , Alto Comando, Joss Suazo @ El Ranchon
Veronneau doing songs of Joni Mitchell and Carole King @ Blues Alley
Anacostia River Fest 1 to 5 in Anacostia Park Se
New Impressionz & Original Facez @ Chateau Lounge (go-go)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
*DJ John Murph @ Le Mont Royal *
*DJ Crown Vic @ Cana (eclectic global vinyl) *
*Rise Band @ Lamont's *
*DJ Johnson Lee @ Green Zone (tentative) *
*Swamp Dogg @ Lincoln Cottage Bourbon & Bluegrass Music Fest (eclectic r& b & roots from Dogg) *
*Fiesta Asia Street Fair & parade @ 11 a, to 7 pm In downtown dc *
*DC Go-go Museum open to the public Wednesdays & Saturdays (private tours other days) *
*MLK Library's DC go-go & punk exhibits on 4th floor open 7 days a week *
*The Sound of DC: A Visual History Behind the Scenes w/ punk, go-go, reggae-rock & more photos by Jim Saah, Antonia Tricarico, Chris Grady, Allen Beland, Tom Berard, Chip Py, John Shore, Michelle Roberts, and Pete Duvall on Mondays through Saturdays (May 31 is final day) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *
*DC Rappers Flex Mathews, Kinetiks MC, & King Frank w/ djs including Charles Martin, Vico Vibez 3 pm to 2m @ Legacy Hi-Fi *
*Bobby Mahoney, Peak Bloom, GXB & the Laterals @ Galactic Panther (punk)*
*TCB @ FireStation 1 (bouncebeat go-go) *
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Sun. May 18-
Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted movie @ 6:45 @ AFI Silver (good film about this singer)
Anat Cohen & Marcello Goncalves @ DC JCC
Pile ‘o’ rocks w/ Bill Starks @ Hank Dietles (covers of Rockpile & related bands)
Don Zientara, Fred Hof, The Don Z Scheme @ Rhizome (rock)
International dance experience (including Educarte samba dancers) 4 to 6 @ PG Publick Playhouse
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru Church of Kidane Mehret listening party @ 5:30 to 8 @ Oak Hill Cemetery, 3001 R St NW
Filipino Fest @ Power Plant Baltimore
Gospel brunch w/ Genesis 2 Revelation @ 1:30 to 4 @ Mr Henry’s
Sirius Company & Major League Band celebrate Frank Sirius birthday @ Throw Social (go-go)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)
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
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park returns in the spring
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
*R&B Club talks Johntá Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox @ 12 noon @ Songbyrd *—---------------------------------------------------------------------
Mon. May 19-
Amyl & the Sniffers @ Fillmore ( Aussie garage & pub punk )
Caroline Davis (sax, electronics), Janel Leppin (Cello, electronics ) @ Rhizome
*Jesi Terrell Blues band * @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*The Sound of DC: A Visual History Behind the Scenes w/ punk, go-go, reggae-rock & more photos by Jim Saah, Antonia Tricarico, Chris Grady, Allen Beland, Tom Berard, Chip Py, John Shore, Michelle Roberts, and Pete Duvall @ Mondays through Saturdays (May 31 is final day) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *—-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tues. May 20-
Andrew White tribute band @ Blues Alley
Luciane Dom @ 7 @ Hill Center (Brazilian singer/songwriter)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge
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Wed. May 21 -
Squid @ Black Cat (The Fall’s Mark E Smith like vocals w/ postpunk jazzy krautrock )
Megan Maroney, Kasey Tyndall @ Anthem (country)
Max Ochs (fingerpick folk guitar) / CAD & The Peacetime Consumers (rock) / Sean Pratt / P. Cain (electronics) @ Rhizome
Joe Keys and the late Bloomer Band @ Keystone Korner
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)
*DC Go-go Museum open to the public Wednesdays & Saturdays (private tours other days) *
*MLK Library's DC go-go & punk exhibits on 4th floor open 7 days a week *
*DJ Pedro Night @ Susheria *
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Thurs. May 22-
Wedding Present “Bizarro 35th anniversary” , the Tubs @ Black Cat (pop-punk)
Megan Maroney, Kasey Tyndall @ Anthem (country)
OMD, Walt Disco @ Lincoln Theatre
DC Black Pride Unity Free Ball
MD Deathfest metal @ Soundstage Baltimore
Gawshock, Taygaloo Cat, Clothes @ Quarry House
Janel Leppin & Anthony Pirog 6 to 9 @ George Washington U Museum & Textile Museum, 701 21st St NW (Janel has some weavings on display as well)
Thrills @ 8 @ Hank Dietle’s ( roots rock)
Rock-a-Sonics @ JVs (rockabilly & country )
Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
* Mazboota w Fady D (electro Arabic) @ Green Zone (tentative) *
* Tom Chapin @ Temple Isaiah in Fulton Maryland (folk) *
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Fri. May 23-
Manhattans feat Gerald Alston @ Birchmere
OMD, Walt Disco @ Lincoln Theatre
Peter, Bjorn and John @ Black Cat
Maryland Deathfest @ 2pm @ Soundstage
Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Stephanie Mills @ 7 pm @ CFG Arena
Ty Fontaine, Nino Paid ,Karrahbooo, El Cousteau @ Howard Theatre
Mannequin Fight,Berra, Lean Tee, Trinomial @ Rhizome
Black Masala, Jogo Project @ Pearl St Warehouse
Jane O’Neil, Sarah Gross, Stefan Weiner @ Comet P Pong
Blacc Print @ Takoma Station (go-go)
After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (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)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
DJ Crown Vic @ La Shukran (eclectic global vinyl)—---------------------------------
Sat. May 24
Kizz Daniel @ CFG Bank Arena (afrobeats)
Luis R Conriquez Announces Trakas HDSPM @ Eaglebank
How Sweet the Sound gospel competition @ DAR
Sturgill Simpson @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Chuck Brown Band @ Rams Head Onstage
Chrisette Michele @ Birchmere
Patrice Roberts & Caribbean Fete show @ location tba
The Duke Ellington High School of the Arts in DC Instrumental Music Department Honors Senior Recitals free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Dress in White soca event @ Crossroads 2
Maryland Deathfest @ 2pm @ Soundstage
Tetchy, Miri Tyler, Torrents @ Quarry House House
Chuck Brown Band @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
Stone Pleasure Band, After Thought Band w/ Sixx Sermon @ Lamont’s (soul/R& B)
Backyard Band @ Hampton Conference Center
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
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
*DJ Crown Vic @ Allegory (eclectic global vinyl)**nectar w/ djs v:shal & ahautmess @ Green Zone (tentative) *
*DC Go-go Museum open to the public Wednesdays & Saturdays (private tours other days) *
*MLK Library's DC go-go & punk exhibits on 4th floor open 7 days a week *
*The Sound of DC: A Visual History Behind the Scenes w/ punk, go-go, reggae-rock & more photos by Jim Saah, Antonia Tricarico, Chris Grady, Allen Beland, Tom Berard, Chip Py, John Shore, Michelle Roberts, and Pete Duvall on Mondays through Saturdays (May 31 is final day) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *
*Artscape w/ Little Brother (rap), Tweet (r& b), Fantasia (r&b & pop) & more in Baltimore *
*Capital House Festival for World Pride Salutes late DC dj Sam the Man Burns w/ Julie Mcknight, Mikki Afflick, w/ lots of djs from 10am to 10 pm @ Alethia Tanner Park in NE DC *
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Sun. May 25-
Sunidhi Chauhan @ Eaglebank (India bollywood movie singer)
Chuck Brown Band, Kim Michelle Experience @ Hamilton
Corinne Bailey Rae @ Birchmere
The Set- R&B Experience dj event @ Howard Theatre
“A Complete Unknown” fictionalized movie about Bob Dylan @ 3 @ Kennedy Center
Maryland Deathfest @ 2 pm @ Soundstage
Baltimore Record Bazaar @ 12 pm free @ Peabody Heights
Fran Vielma Salsa Septet @ Takoma Station
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)
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
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park returns in the spring
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
*Rare Essence @ 6 to 11 @ Ivy City Smokehouse (go-go) *
*1252 Band @ Lamont's (soul) *—--------------------------------------------
Mon. May 26-
*Sol Roots Blues band * @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
*The Sound of DC: A Visual History Behind the Scenes w/ punk, go-go, reggae-rock & more photos by Jim Saah, Antonia Tricarico, Chris Grady, Allen Beland, Tom Berard, Chip Py, John Shore, Michelle Roberts, and Pete Duvall @ Mondays through Saturdays (May 31 is final day) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *—-----------------------------------------------------
Tues. May 27-
Bobby Schmurda @ Union Stage
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge
*Arturo Sandoval @ Lisner (Latin Jazz as part of Passport DC )—-----------------------------------------------------------------
Wed. May 28-
Assol Garcia free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage ( Afro -Portuguese female singer from Cabo Verde island off the African Atlantic coast )
Bomba Estereo & Rawayana @ Anthem
Wet (alt-r&b & dreampop) & Julie Byrne (atmospheric folk)@ Union Stage
Metallica @ Northwest Stadium
Friends of the Road, Kaho Matsui, Rowland Taylor, Raven Bauer Durham & James Wolf @ Rhizome (experimental guitar and more)
Ledisi, Marsha Ambrosius @ 8 pm @ The Lyric
World’s Greatest Dad, Cuni, Home Remedies @ Quarry House
Band of Roses @ 6 to 9 @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom, Suitland (r& B)
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)
*DC Go-go Museum open to the public Wednesdays & Saturdays (private tours other days) *
*MLK Library's DC go-go & punk exhibits on 4th floor open 7 days a week *
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Thurs. May 29-
Frente Cumbiero , Soroche @ Songbyrd (cumbia)
Matt Berninger of the National @ Lincoln Theatre
Cameron Knowler, Adeline Hotel, Small Sur @ Rhizome (psych rock guitar soundscapes)
Joe DeGeorge Sax Machine, Persona 749, Clear Channel @ Quarry House
Live Ethiopian music w/guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
* Veronneau 4:30 to 6:30 @ Metropolitan Park, Crystal City Arlington (Brazilian jazz) *
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Fri. May 30-
Liberation Weekend Night 1 w/ Home is Where, Pink Shift, Combat, Pretty Bitter & 2 secret artists @ Black Cat
Leigh Pilzer’s Seven Pointed Star @ 6 to 8:30 @ National gallery of Art Sculpture Garden (jazz)
Ben Harper @ Lincoln Theatre
Rock Steady Project @ Takoma Station
After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (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)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
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Sat. May 31-
Shakira @ Nats Park (Pop)
Mourning a Black Star free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Liberation Weekend Night 2 w/ L’Rain, Ted Leo, Speedy Ortiz, Bartees Strange, Downtown Boys, Asher White, Big Girl, Faith/Void @ Black Cat
Pinback and Hammered Hulls @ Union Stage (punk)
Liberation Weekend gender liberation benefit show w/ Pinky Lemon, Massie, Cherub Tree, Berra @ 2 @ DC 9
Liberation Weekend afters w/ Ekko Astral, Pure Adult, Vaelastraz plus dj sets by Clear Channel & 3 others @ 11 pm
Ledisi w/ Marsha Ambrosius @ MGM National Harbor
Dwele, Goapele @ Howard Theatre
Samia @ 930 Club (indie-folk-pop)
Savak, the Gotobeds, Skull Practioners @ Comet P Pong
Sound Scene 10 am to 5 @ Hirshhorn (also June 1)
Birthday Girl DC, Majuy, 504 Plan, Petrichor @ 11:30 am @ St Stephens (rock & punk)
Col. Josh & Paisley Tonk @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
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
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
*Tropical Heat Dome w/ DJ Crown Vic, Leon City Sounds, & DJ Nico Sophia @ Neptune Room (eclectic Latin sounds ) **DC Go-go Museum open to the public Wednesdays & Saturdays (private tours other days) *
*MLK Library's DC go-go & punk exhibits on 4th floor open 7 days a week *
*DJ Pedro Night @ AI Warehouse *
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Sun. June 1-
Takaat (bandmates of Mdou Moctar) , Motherf’ers JMB & Co. @ Comet P Pong
Pinback and Hammered Hulls @ Union Stage (punk)
OK Go @ 930 Club
Wonder-full - A Tribute to the Music of Stevie Wonder w/ DJ Spinna, Jahsonic @ Black Cat
Rock-a-Sonics @ Hank Dietle’s
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)
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
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park returns in the spring
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
*Community Fest w/ La Sonora Dinamita @ 3 to 8 @ Mexico Lindo MXL (cumbia & more) *
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Mon. June 2-
Blues band tba @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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June 7-Pedrito Martinez @ PG Publick Playhouse
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More lists-- Capital Bop has jazz; Mary Cliff has folk; Fools Night Out has roots music; 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. Underground on Instagram has metal & hardcore; gogomusixdmv on Instagram has go-go flyers; Fans of Tom Cole's G-Strings on Facebook has jazz & international; Washington Post Going Out Guide; dc-hardcore .com; Washingtonian monthly one; pa palace go-go one
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