DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More April 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 April 2025 Remaining Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then full list below w/ local & visiting).
Sat. April 5- Ustad Naseeruddin Saami and the Saami Brothers and Zeb Bangash @ Barns of Wolf Trap (Pakistani musicians
Sun. April 6- Photographer Glen Friedman presents Fearless Vampire Killers, Bad Brains photos in conversation with Ian Mackaye from 1:30 to 3 @ DC History Conference
Mt. Pleasant Block Fest w/ skateboarding demo & photo contest @ 11am; 1 pm: DJs Leon City Sounds & Vinyl Record Market w/ 7 vendors; 2 pm: Motherf*#kers JMB & Co instrumental psychedelic drone with Geologist (Animal Collective), Jim Thomson (GWAR, Electric Cowbell), and Marc Minsker free; 2:45 pm: Los Pirañas for free (Colombian psych cumbia ) (If it rains the 2 bands will play @ Haydees)
Joe Boyd - And the Roots of Rhythm Remain book @ 3 @ Politics & Prose (Nick Drake & REM producer w/ new book on global sounds)
Los Piranas @ 7 @ Creative Alliance (Colombian psych cumbia)
Sat. April 12- Luciano, Mikeylous @ 10pm grand opening of Seta Oasis, 3813 GA. Ave NW (reggae) (eventbrite)
Gruff Rhys, Chris Forsyth @ 7:30 @ DC 9 (Welsh singer/musician from Super Furry Animals headliner; Television-esque meets Richard Thompson & more guitarist opener);
Tues. April 15- Mabe Fratti @ Songbyrd (Guatemalan born, Mexico City based cellist singer)
Las Guaracheras- all women Colombian group @ Hill Center
Huda Asfour, Emily Rach Beisel , Danny Kamins @ Rhizome (Huda is a great oud player)
Wed. April 23- Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas @ Howard Theatre (Ghana afropop legends)
Thurs. April 24- Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat @ Museum of Asian Art ($6 to reserve; free @ door if seats available) (Persian/Iranian singers who fled to US)
Tues. April 29 - Youssou Ndour @ Strathmore (Senegal singing legend)
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Full April 2025 list- (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month or changes *)
Tues. April 1-
Ian Nagoski, music researcher and record producer talks about & plays music from To Say I Was Here: Arabic, Greek, Ladino, and Turkish Speaking Jewish Recording Musicians in the U.S. ca. 1916-66 @ 7:30 @ Rhizome
Still House Plants @ Ottobar (UK postpunk/postrock)
Peter Wolf book talk @ Politics & Prose Union Market (J. Geils band singer knows lots of people)
Alan Sparhawk @ Atlantis (from Low) (postpunk)
Nubya Garcia w/ Magi Merlin @ Birchmere (jazz)
Tyler, the Creator, Lil Yachty, Paris Texas @ Capital One Arena (Rap)
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. April 2-
Spotlight Band @ 6 to 9 @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom Suitland (southern soul)
Author Kiese Laymon @ MLK Library
Des Demonas, Oddbodi, Credit @ Songbyrd (punk garage rock & more)
Mysticism in music workshop w/ guitarist Hassan Iman Hamdani @ 6:30 to 8:30 @ 1822 N. Capital St NW
Curse Words, The Mostly Dead, Steelboy @ Rhizome (punk )
Boney James @ Strathmore
Resistor, w/ balisong, Out to Destroy, Bullzeye, Denouement, Fear Agent @ Arlington Post 85 (punk)
Memphis Gold @ JVs (blues)
Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi McLaughlin @ Mercy Me ( Brazilian jazz)
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Thurs. April 3-
MSSV (w/ Mike Watt), JMB Mfers (Geologist, Marc Minsker, Jim Thomson motorik drone) Bed Maker(DC punk) @ Pearl St Warehouse
“ENO” doc @ 7 @ AFI Silver
DC history Conference start includes 11am to 12:15 pm God’s Gift to DC - How Go-go culture united a community w/ Myron Long & Rhonda Henderson
Birthday celebration for T Brooks w/ The Kim Michelle Experience w/ guests Big G, Sweetthang, Weensey @ 7 to 12 @ Barcode
Keyboardist Drew Keys bouncebeat go-go & more show w/ Ace Ono, dancer Crazy Legz, Nouvel, Malik Dope, Don Corleone & more @ 8:30 @ Pie Shop
Mantagonist, An Awful Panic, Broommaker @ Wonderland Ballroom (rock)
Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards DC area Finalists Concert & Awards Ceremony @ Strathmore
Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives @ Birchmere (country/roots)
Jane Monheit @ Rams Head Annapolis (jazz singer)
Artist Adam Pendleton talk 6:30 to 7:30 @ Hirshhorn
Verny Varela @ 9:30 @ Bossa (cumbia, valenato, salsa)
Agnostic Front, Murphy’s Law @ Union Stage
Dead Kennedys, HR @ 930 CLub (sold out)
The sound of DC a visual history exhibit at Brentwood Art exchange
Combine Poetry Allstars free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Time Capsule 2040 interactive hiphop exhibit @ 6:30 @ Treehouse
Blackpicasso & poet Adamo @ 7 @ Anacostia Busboys and Poets
Phillips after 5 Cherry Blossom Jamboree w/ traditional Japanese taiko drumming by Mark Rooney; & vocalist Taisha Estrada performs in the Music Room; 5 to 8:30 @ Phillips Collection
Thrills @ JVs (blues)
Wifigawd, Ahnklejon @ Comet P Pong (rap)
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 @ Kaldis
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Fri. April 4-
Mary J. Blige @ CFG Bank Arena Baltimore (r&b)
DC Pre-Hardcore , the DC 50s to 70s rock scene talk by author Mark Opsasnick w/ DC Rock History Podcast hosts Alex Vidales & Phillip Basnight @ 3:45 to 5:15 @ dc history conference @ MLK Library that goes through Sunday . There’s a 5:30 to 7:30 after hours gathering w/ music tba
D.A. Pennebaker doc “Don’t Look Back” (young Bob Dylan on 1965 UK tour) @ 12 noon @ AFI SIlver
Chinatown Funk Express w/ Fredy J & Les the Dj spinning Asian City Pop @ 618 H St.
Save Your Soul dj night w/ Baby Alcatraz & DJ Rob @ Lithuanian Hall Baltimore
Tierra Cali y Los Amados del Norte - Continúa la Historia @ 90 Degrees
Gumbo Dirty South dance party 9pm to 2 am @ Karma
Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives @ Birchmere (country/roots)
Joan Baez film “I Am A Noise” @ 4:40 @ AFI Silver
Eyed Jay (Ian Jinkling from DC), Emotional World , Oms @ Black Cat Red Room
Sierra Leone Independence Friday @ The Park
TOB for New Balance party @ Throw Social (bouncebeat go-go)
Manplesa @ 8 to 10 @ Shanklin Hall (cumbia)
DJ Crown Vic @ Cana
Trian @ Creative Alliance Baltimore (sold out) (Irish music)
DJ Basbousa @ Green Zone (Arabic music)
DJ Spinna & DJ Geena Marie (words, Beats, & Life event) @ Eaton Wild Days roof
Word Power open mic w/ Drew Anderson & Dwayne B @ 9 @ Brookland Busboys and Poets
Black Sherif @ Howard Theatre (Ghana singer/rapper)
Junkyard band @ Urban Crab Boil (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
*TCB @ Power (bouncebeat)*
* Neyo & Sugar Bear @ Air *
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Sat. April 5 -
Hands Off! anti-Trump & anti- Musk rally @ 1 pm @ Sylvan Theatre on mall near Washington Monument
Ustad Naseeruddin Saami and the Saami Brothers and Zeb Bangash @ Barns of Wolf Trap (Pakistani musicians explore the spiritual healing power of khayal music. Ustad Saami, the last living practitioner of an ancient 49-note microtonal vocal scale, is a master of both khayal—a genre of Indian classical vocal music—and qawwali, a form of devotional music performed by Sufi musicians. Saami will be joined by his sons, The Saami Brothers, for this special event that carries forward the family’s khayal and qawwali music legacy)
Susan Alcorn memorial concert w/ Ingrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey; Janel Leppin & Anthony Pirog; Lexie Mountain Boys, Simone Baron, & more including musicians playing Messiaen @ 6 @ 2640 Space, Baltimore
Nile Nights w/ G-Salih, Sinkane & more @ Howard (benefit for Sudan)
Joe Boyd @ 7 * 5 pm *@ Design Distillery Baltimore (Nick Drake & REM producer w/ new book on global sounds)
Meet the filmmaker of “New Wave”, about 80s Vietnamese diaspora teens, Elizabeth Ai, and get your copy of her book, New Wave: Rebellion and Reinvention in the Vietnamese Diaspora, Signed! @ 6:30 to 7:20 pm @ Eden Center Falls Church where the “New Wave” doc will screen from 7:30 to 9; then a Q & A from 9 to 9:30; w/ an after-party @ 10 w/ Les the Dj @ Eaton Wild Days rooftop in DC
Slackers, Lady Hatchet, Soroche @ Ottobar (ska & more)
Brìghde Chaimbeul(celtic experimental master of the Scottish smallpipes w/ Henbane (band based on the framework of 1968-1970 Fairport Convention) @ 7 @ Rhizome
Quattracenta, Freq Flag, Deep Essence. 9PM @ Holy Frijoles
We Are the Moonbugs w/ Visitor Center Md, Boat Burning @ Water Melon Room Baltimore
Still Familiar , Obsession @ Cajun Crab, 4823 Allentown Rd , Camp Springs, MD
Cirque mechanics @ GMU Center for the Arts
Howard Gospel Choir @ NGA
Professor Maurice Jackson in conversation w/ E. Ethelbert Miller about Jackson’s book Rhythms of Resistance & Resilience on pre-1980s DC Black athletes and musicians and their battles with discrimination @ 3:30 to 5 @ DC History Conference
a special screening of "Go-Go Girls Don't Cry," a documentary film on the making of Fred Folsom's "Last Call" from 6:30 to 8:30 @ AU Katzen Center
Jazz drummer Keith Butler’ Seysew group presents “Rest/Imagine: Themes for a Bloodline @ The Falls Church Episcopal (50% of proceeds go to Teaching for Change)
DJ Bongohead and Leon City Sounds @ Green Zone
Downhaul, Gerd, & J. Teal @ Quarry House Tavern
Indivisible DC, the Negative Men (Baltimore), the Mighty Joe Castro from Philadelphia @ 8 @ American Legion Post 41 Cissel Saxon Silver Spring (rock)
DJ Crown Vic @ Daikaya
Remembering Marvin Gaye w/ Shelton Cornelius Price @ Bethesda Theater
DJ Basbousa , dj Fady D, Saba ,& many other djs in a fundraiser/market for A7A Palestinian mutual aid benefit @ 9 pm @ 618 H St NW
Baltimore Irish Trad Fest concert featuring world-class performers Open the Door for Three (Liz Knowles, Kieran O’Hare, and Pat Broaders), a showcase by The Reel Housewives (Pauline Conneely, Kathleen Conneely, Liz Carroll, Liz Knowles, Eimear Arkins, and Eileen Gannon, Rose Flanagan, Laura Byrne and Donna Long), Sean McComiskey, Catriona Fee, Josh Dukes, Meghan Mette, John Walsh and more @ Creative Alliance
Manplesa @ Haydees Mt Pleasant (cumbia)
The Weather Station, Sister Ray @ Atlantis
Gossip @ 930 Club
Sultana, Ashraf Bashah, belly dancer Flor @ Layali in Fairfax
Perreo Land - Old School VS New School Reggaeton Party @ Cococabana
Fer Martínez Y Sus Cuates De Olancho @ Club One in Alexandria
Poetry Slamtastic Youth Grand Slam Finals w/ host blackpicasso @ 6 @ Busboys & Poets, 14th & V Sts NW
Indian slide guitar & tabla @ 8 @ Bossa
French Caribbean Gala night @ Embassy of France
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)
*Under Your Influence- 3 Decades of Design, Music, & Skateboarding from Spain w/ Staf Magazine & Andy Jenkins, opening reception 7 pm Saturday April 5 (exhibit runs through April 20) **TOB @ 12 mdt. @ Bar 210 , 6971 Indian Head Highway, Bryans Rd, MD (bouncebeat go-go)*
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Sun. April 6-
Photographer Glen Friedman presents Fearless Vampire Killers, Bad Brains photos in conversation with Ian Mackaye from 1:30 to 3 @ DC History Conference
Mt. Pleasant Block Fest w/ skateboarding demo & photo contest @ 11am; 1 pm: DJs Leon City Sounds & Vinyl Record Market w/ 7 vendors; 2 pm: Motherf*#kers JMB & Co instrumental psychedelic drone with Geologist (Animal Collective), Jim Thomson (GWAR, Electric Cowbell), and Marc Minsker free; 2:45 pm: Los Pirañas for free (Colombian psych cumbia ) (If it rains the 2 bands will play @ Haydees)
Joe Boyd - And the Roots of Rhythm Remain book @ 3 @ Politics & Prose (Nick Drake & REM producer w/ new book on global sounds)
Los Piranas @ 7 @ Creative Alliance (Colombian psych cumbia)
Joan Baez film “I Am A Noise” @ 1:15 @ AFI Silver
New Vizion & many more gospel groups @ 4 @ Scripture Cathedral in Hyattsville
D.A. Pennebaker doc “Don’t Look Back” (young Bob Dylan on 1965 UK tour) @ 3:45 @ AFI SIlver
Tierra Cali @ El Palenque in Falls Church
Al Stewart, Livingston Taylor, Sweet Honey in the Rock, The Nighthawks, and Cristina Vane on Mountain Stage @ the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas
Backyard Band @ 4 to 9 @ 90 Degrees (go-go)
Vava Samba School @ 7 @ Bossa
Wayne Horvitz (pianist) & Anthony Pirog(guitarist) @ 7 :30 @ Rhizome (jazz )
Jazz and Blossoms w/ Arrested Development, Masta Ace w/ Sound of the City; Kokayi, Black Folks Don’t Swim?, Ra Brown, DJ Stylus the Vibe Conductor, hosted by Poem-Cees, free w/ rsvp @ Franklin Park NW
Dr. Maurice Jackson on his book Rhythms of Resistance & Resilience regarding pre-1980 DC Black musicians and athletes pushing ahead despite racism with dj Myuki Williams on WPFW between 12 noon and 2 pm
Amapiano dj event w/ Mobu, Patto, Ananshi, Kmems, PSMoov@ 3 to 9 @ Hook Hall
Stone Pleasure Band w/ doors open @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Ari Voxx & the Sad Lads, Shelley Star & The Galaxy, & Mx Mundy @ Comet ( queer indie-pop)
Solas @ Birchmere (Celtic music)
Deftones @ Capital One Arena
The Ophelias, Pretty Bitter @ Jammin Java
No One Sphere ,The Sound Of Machines , Christopher Quattro @ Galaxy Hut
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")
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Mon. April 7-
Mogwai @ 930 Club
Franz Ferdinand @ Anthem
Facs, Continuals, Sensor Ghost @ Songbyrd
Nighthawks 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW
D.A. Pennebaker doc “Don’t Look Back” (young Bob Dylan on 1965 UK tour) @ 9 @ AFI SIlver
Pink Lids, Gerd, Powerband @ 8 @ Rhizome (punk)
The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Behind-the-Scenes (a small exhibit of DC rock & go-go scene photos & artifacts from Jim Saah, Antonia Tricarico, Chris Grady, Allen Beland, Tom Berard, Chip Py, John Shore, Michelle Roberts, and exhibit curator Pete Duvall) on view @ Brentwood Art Exchange Monday thru Saturday (thru May 31)
Motown on Monday (originals, remixes, etc.) w/ Djs D-Skillz, Harvey Dent, Miss H.E.R., Stylus @ 7 to 11 @ Everyday People, 1013 U St.
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. April 8-
Treasure @ MGM National Harbor (k-pop)
Joan Baez film “I Am A Noise” @ 6:45 @ AFI Silver
Kylie Minogue @ Capital One Arena
Spiritual Momentum (Matt Lavelle - Dave Ross - Julius Masri - Pete Dennis); & Alex Hamburger & José Luiz Martins @ Rhizome (jazz )
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's White Plains (go-go)
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge
*Les the DJ @ Maketto 1351*
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Wed. April 9-
Telmary free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Ctr Mill Stage (Cuban rapper & spoken word)
The Avalos-Solera duo “Bach en Bandoneon: Tango meets classical program 1 pm to 2 @ MLK Library Aud.
Joan Baez film “I Am A Noise” @ 11:45am @ AFI Silver
D.A. Pennebaker doc “Don’t Look Back” (young Bob Dylan on 1965 UK tour) @ 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)
Gigi McLaughlin @ Mercy Me ( Brazilian jazz)
*Ruger @ Fillmore (Nigerian afrobeats/afropop) *
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Thurs. April 10-
Itzhak Perlman: "In the Fiddler's House" w/ Allstar klezmer band @ Strathmore
D.A. Pennebaker doc “Don’t Look Back” (young Bob Dylan on 1965 UK tour) @ 5 @ AFI SIlver
Ashley Monroe @ Atlantis (good country/roots singer)
Bill Kirchen @ American Legion Post 108 Cheverly
DJ Les @ National Gallery Nights 6 to 9
April 10-12 - EARTH TO SPACE- Malavika Sarukkai: Beeja - Earth Seed bharatanatyam style dance @ Kenn. Ctr
The Spits @ Songbyrd (punk)
Pink in the Park w/ Mambo Sauce , Everyday Everybody @ National Landing (rsvp on eventbrite)
Flack @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom (roots rock)
The Grandsons @ Hank Dietle’s
Live Ethiopian music w/ guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ 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 @ Kaldis
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Fri. April 11-
Flex, La Factoria, Makano @ El Ranchon (reggaeton)
Bailazo Chapin Y Centro Americano w/ Marimba 502 @ CasaMigos in Alexandria
Afro-Zen Allstars @ Hill Center DC
The War & the Treaty @ Howard Theatre
New Impressionz @ Aqua (go-go)
UCB @ Throw Social (go-go)
Asshole Parade, Triac, Pilau, Skaller @ Rhizome (punk)
War @ the Birchmere (sold out)
Black Violin @ the Warner Theatre
El Blachy @ Euphoria in Baltimore
Art of Pink Cherry Blossom event w/ DJ Fleg & breakdancing, & a popup art gallery @ 5 to 10pm @ Metropolitan Park, National Landing Crystal City Arlington
Rock-a-Sonics @ Hank Dietle’s
John Grant @ Barns of Wolf Trap (indie singer/guitarist)
Blacc Print Experience @ Takoma Station (go-go)
Casino Hearts @ Comet P Pong
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. April 12-
Luciano, Mikeylous @ 10pm grand opening of Seta Oasis, 3813 GA. Ave NW (reggae) (eventbrite)
Gruff Rhys, Chris Forsyth @ 7:30 @ DC 9 (Welsh singer/musician from Super Furry Animals headliner; Television-esque meets Richard Thompson & more guitarist opener);
Dance Club w/ guest dj Joe Delon from Portugal, plus djs Joyce Lim, Baronhawk Poitier, Tommy C. @ 11 pm @ DC 9 (techno)
tribute to Prince & Morris Day feat. Cymone Lovett & the Dream @ 7:30 @ Bowie Center for the Performing arts
Martin Scorsese doc “The Last Waltz” w/ w/ The Band & guests Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Dr. John, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton @ 7 @ AFI Silver
Sakura Matsuri- Japanese Street Festival
National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
Flex, La Factoria, Makano @ Cococabana (reggaeton)
La Fiera De Ojinaga @ El Ranchon
Holi Dance Party 11:30 to 3 @ Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods
War @ the Birchmere (sold out)
Kiko Rodriguez @ Club One
Je Ka Jo promoters afrobeats anniversary event w/ djs Sero, EJ, Ola, Pasqale @ 9 @ Culture Ivy City
Linda May Han Oh Group @ Clarice Smith (jazz)
Flipturn @ Anthem
Nailah Blackman, Eclipse Int Band @ Howard
Spy, Doubt, Psy Op @ Comet P Pong
Anita Velveeta, Film & Gender, Jade Weapon @ Quarry House
Four on the Floor w/ Shekdash & Guari , Tim Fields, Spinrillo @ 10 pm @ 618 H St NW (global club dance djs)
Ms Kim Michelle Experience sometime between 11 am & 2 pm @ Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health SE Block Party (go-go)
Sirius Company @ 9 pm to 2 am @ Next Level, 15 K St NE (go-go)
Travesuras: Reggaeton Day party w/ NYC djs @ 4 to 10 @ Public Bar Rooftop
DJ Crown Vic @ Green Zone
Church in the Club w/ Anthony Brown @ Bethesda Theater
Leon City Sounds DJS @ Mobius Records
Kotic Couture @ Ottobar
The Kingz Of Baltimore Club music, DJs Scottie B, Rod Lee, Techniques, Blaqstarr. 8PM, $19 @ Metro
Kool Keith, Mc Homeless, Vans_Westly. 7PM, $20 @ Mobtown Ballroom
Ari Voxx & The Sad Lads, Glorian, Magic Item. 9PM @ Holy Frijoles
Thrills @ 4 @ JVs (roots rock)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Bela Dona @ Encore (go-go)
* Les the Dj @ 8 to 11 @ La Betty DC*
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Sun. April 13-
DC Emancipation Day Parade from PA Ave & 10th Sts NW to PA AVe & 14th Sts NW ; and Celebration on Freedom Plaza with fireworks later
Beyond Boundaries w/ Snehesh Nag, Yadnesh Raikar, Hassan Iman Hamdani, Joolz, Anirudh Changkakoti, Christian Lumsdem @ 5 @ Slayton House, Columbia
Mercury Rev, Ryley Walker @ Atlantis (shoegaze rock & more)
Sakura Matsuri- Japanese Street Festival
1252 Band w/ doors open @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Miho Hazama & m_unit @ Strathmore (jazz)
R & Club revisits the legacy of Mariah Carey @ 12 noon @ Songbyrd
Seldom Scene album release show @ Birchmere (bluegrass)
Underneath & others @ 4 pm @ Simple Bar (metalcore bill)
Los Primos del Este @ Ibiza
Music & art tba 6 to 10 @ Sankofa Books
Aunt Katrina , Flowers for the Dead @ Comet
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")
*Sarau Samba w/ guest Rose Moraes @ 2 @ Glen Echo Park *
Joy in Motion w/ Chocolate City Skate Club & Les the DJ @ 1 to 4 @ Anacostia Park Roller Skating Pavilion *
*Les the Dj @ 7 to 12 @ Grazie Mille *
*Singer/guitarist Walter Egan (who was in Georgetown U band Sageworth & later had songs produced by Lindsay Buckingham & covered by Graham Parsons) & Chris Murray (who played in a band w/ Egan & later started DC's Govinda Gallery that had musician photos & art) interviewed by Mark Segraves (& they'll play some songs) @ 4 @ Backstage @ Palisades Hub *
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Mon. April 14-
Denzel Curry @ the Fillmore (rap)
Ty Segal solo acoustic, Mikal Cronin solo @ 930 club seated show
Reverie Rd @ St Marks Presbyterian Church ( Celtic)
Vince Evans Blues Band @ 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW
Martin Scorsese doc “The Last Waltz” w/ w/ The Band & guests Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Dr. John, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton @ 7 @ AFI Silver
LS Dunes @ Union Stage
Attinshun @ Rendezvous 9th St NW
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. April 15-
Mabe Fratti @ Songbyrd (Guatemalan born, Mexico City based cellist singer)
Las Guaracheras- all women Colombian group @ Hill Center
Huda Asfour, Emily Rach Beisel , Danny Kamins @ Rhizome (Huda is a great oud player)
Trashboat & the Ambush, & 2 more @ Comet P Pong
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. April 16-
Valerie June @ Birchmere (artsy roots)
Jagged Edge @ Warner Theatre (r & B)
Dave Heumann, Blake Hornsby, Kutay Sezginel @ Rhizome (experimental folk music)
Petawane from 6 to 9 @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom Suitland (r&b)
Dead Boys @ Ottobar
Dwight Carrier zydeco @ JVs
Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi McLaughlin @ Mercy Me ( Brazilian jazz)
Carly Harvey free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (blues & soul) *—--------------------------------------------
Thurs. April 17-
Ana Tijoux @ Pearl St Warehouse (France-born Chilean artsy rapper)
La Luz @ Ottobar (pop-rock-surf -doo wop)
Grand Scheme & 4 others @ 618 H St NW (hardcore)
“Neil Young: Coastal “ Daryl Hannah directed doc about Young on his first solo tour after the Covid pandemic , @ 6:45 @ AFI Silver
Martin Scorsese doc “The Last Waltz” w/ w/ The Band & guests Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Dr. John, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton @ 7 @ AFI Silver
Everyone Asked About You, Birthday Girl DC @ the Atlantis
Grant Langford jazz @ Smithsonian American Art Museum
April 17 to 19- Akram Khan's new work GIGENIS, Indian classical dance form kathak along with contemporary movement @ Kenn Ctr
Mike, & 3 others @ Black Cat (rap)
David Chappell @ JVs (roots/Americana)
Flora & the Fauna, Rosslyn Station, Ammonite @ Quarry House (punk 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 @ Kaldis
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Fri. April 18 –
Linda Lindas @ Black Cat (sold out)
Rakim “the 18th letter” @ Bethesda Theater (old-school rapper)
Valerie June @ Rams Head Annapolis
Lucy Dacus @ Anthem (indie folk from boygenius member)
Kumbia Fusion @ Dulles Sportsplex
Ben Kweller @ Union Stage (guitar pop)
Whisper States (chamber pop from Chad Molter of old Dischord act Medications), Dennis Kane (Brit folk & country) @ Rhizome
Todd Haynes film “I’m Not There “ (w/ multiple people playing role of Bob Dylan) @ 7 @ AFI Silver
Ruben Moreno & Zydeco Re-evolution @ Glen Echo Bumper Car Pavilion w/ dance lessons @ 7 & band @ 7:30
Mystery Lights, Levitation Room @ Comet P Pong
Yukimi of Little Dragon @ Atlantis (Japanese/Swedish singer of Swedish electropop band)
Coen Brothers “Inside Llewyn Davis “ @ 12 noon @ AFI Silver
New Impressionz @ Throw Social (go-go)
Hip Hop Anansi runs April April 18 through 26th @ U of MD Clarice Smith Ctr
El Yaki, Juanma @ 90 Degrees
Proper Utensils @ 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
*Vietnamese American Heritage night free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage *
*Gia Fu (Hong Kong salsa dj), Claudia (Leon City Sounds), Martin Miguel @ 10 @ 618 H st NW (tix from resident advisor) *
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Sat. April 19-
Hardway Connection dress in all-white party @ 8 to 1 am @ Lamont’s (southern soul)
Valerie June @ Rams Head Annapolis
Lucy Dacus @ Anthem (indie folk from boygenius member)
Memphis Gold presents the Otis Redding Tribute show w/ guests Darryl Davis, Ms. Zeno, Zach T. Brown & a band w/ Young Bucks bassist Les Campbell @ Bethesda Theater
Hotter than Scorcher Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae vinyl dj free night @ Neptune room
Todd Haynes film “I’m Not There “ (w/ multiple people playing role of Bob Dylan) @ 7 @ AFI Silver
Oh He Dead @ 930 Club
Reggaeton rave @ Echostage
Mystery Lights, Levitation Room @ Comet P Pong
Sunbeam Sound Machine, The Infinite Daisy Chains @ Quarry House
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)
*Sean Heely free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage *—-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sun. April 20-
Fred Hammond Easter Sunday gospel @ 3 & 6:30 @ Bethesda Theater
Mount Eerie @ Atlantis (sold out)
Bright Eyes, Cursive @ Anthem
Amapiano dj event @ Vera
Rematriation benefit for someone leaving the US w/ Gloom Merchants (RVA), Tristan Welch (DC), Alex Harvelle (FXBG), We’ll get it next time (VA), Programmed Cell Death (FXBG) @ 7 @ Rhizome
Rise Band w/ doors open @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Coen Brothers “Inside Llewyn Davis “ @ 5:15 @ AFI Silver
Bertin Y Su Condesa, Uriel Vasquez Y Su Descarga Costeña @ Mexico Lindo
David Chappell Band w/ Rachel Hall @ 2 @ Hank Dietle’s ; Hula Monsters @ 6 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")
*Extended Play w/ Jovonn, Sam Park @ 5 to 10 @ Mess Hall on the Loading Dock *
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Mon. April 21-
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds @ Anthem (rock)
Zoh Amba Sun Ensemble, Mark Cisneros & Nik Francis @ Rhizome (avante-garde jazz)
Todd Haynes film “I’m Not There “ (w/ multiple people playing role of Bob Dylan) @ 12 @ AFI Silver
Coen Brothers “Inside Llewyn Davis “ @ 2:45 @ AFI Silver
Youth Lagoon @ Atlantis
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. April 22-
Loolowningen & The Far East Idiots (Tokyo), Shadow Riot (DMV), Industrial Grade Acid @ 7:30 @ Rhizome (avante-punk)
Swervedriver @ Black Cat
Coen Brothers “Inside Llewyn Davis “ @ 7 @ AFI Silver
Fan Club, Glycine, The Janitors @ Quarry House
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. April 23-
Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas @ Howard Theatre (Ghana afropop legends)
Jazz combos & steel pan ensemble @ GMU Ctr for the Arts
Water is the Sun, Doomi Soomi, Eleanora, Requiem @ Rhizome (ambient and noise & sounds)
Todd Haynes film “I’m Not There “ (w/ multiple people playing role of Bob Dylan) @ 1:45 @ AFI Silver
Beach Bunny @ 930 Club
DJ Adon @ the Palace
Nashville Twisters w/ Mary Battiati @ Hank Dietle’s
The Rebel Set, Sex Faces @ Quarry House
Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi McLaughlin @ Mercy Me ( Brazilian jazz)
*Sticks & Bars Youth Marimba Ensemble free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage *
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Thurs. April 24-
Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat @ Museum of Asian Art ($6 to reserve; free @ door if seats available) (Persian/Iranian singers who fled to US)
Jason Moran & Friends featuring trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, pianist Sylvie Courvoisier, guitarist Mary Halvorson, flautist Nicole Mitchell, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, and bassist Reggie Workman @ Kennedy Center
BG, * & TCB* @ Howard Theatre (rap)
Music critic Ben Ratliff book talk re Run the Song: Writing About Running About Listening w/ host Chris Richards (Wash Post music critic) free/donations @ 7 @ Rhizome
Todd Haynes film “I’m Not There “ (w/ multiple people playing role of Bob Dylan) @ 7 @ AFI Silver
DJ Crown Vic & Leon City Sounds @ ESL (Latin cumbia & bugalu)
Mazboota Arabic music event w/ DJ Fady D @ Green Zone
Filmfest DC opens w/ “The Marching Band “ @ the French Embassy (waiting for Filmfest April through early May schedule which will include Billy Preston doc, the anniversary revised version of DC punk doc Salad Days , & other films in their “global rhythms” subgroup)
The Thrills @ 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 @ Kaldis
*Muireann Bradley free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (blues covers) *—------------------------------
Fri, Apr 25-
Takaat (members of Mdou Moctar's band), Crying Laughing, Bruce Willen @ 7pm @ Current Space Baltimore (recommended)
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso @ Howard Theatre (Latin indie) (sold out)
Sounds of the Arab World: A Celebration from Taarab to Pop is a musical journey featuring vocalist Nibal Malshi, free @ 6 to 7 @ Kenn. Ctr Mill. Stage
The Whispers @ Bethesda Theater (r & b)
Gang of 4 @ 10 (UK post-punk band final tour) (sold out)
Bartees Strange , Ekko Astral @ Ottobar (Postpunk rock & punk)
South African Freedom Day Celebration w/ djs Jay Huncho, Claude Di Martian, DJ Mambo @ 10 @ the Park on 14th 10:00 PM - the Park at 14tth
Cecile McLorin Salvant @ Clarice (jazz vocalist great)
Freedom Moves book signing & In the Hour of Chaos film screening @ 6 to 9 @ Sankofa (hiphop history)
Alejandro Escovedo @ Club 603 (sold out)
Walde Mar, Kevin Winter, Max Eastman, Weapons Envelope, Guillermo Pizarro, Numbing Agent @ Rhizome (noise)
New Impressionz @ Aqua (go-go)
TOB @ Throw Social (bouncebeat go-go)
DJ Crown Vic @ La Shukran
Duelo, La Raceta & more @ Mexico Lindo
Lil Hen @ La Catrina Bethesda
Fabiana Palladino @ Pearl Street Warehouse (r’n’b/pop)
Blacc Print @ Takoma Station (go-go)
Book group discussion of Ted Gioia “Music A Subversive History” @ 7 @ People’s Book in Takoma Park
After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
New Impressionz @ 10 @ Throw Social (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
"The Musicians" film @ 6 as part of Filmfest DC @ the Regal Theatre"—-----------------------------------------
Sat, Apr 26 -
Festival of Colors @ 12 noon to 7 @ Bull Run Park, Special Event Ctr in Centreville, Va (South Asian)
Holi Festival of Colors @ 11 am to 7 @ Workhouse Center for the Arts in Lorton, VA
Togo Independence Saturday at 10pm @ Gazuza Lounge (Eventbrite soca dc)
Alejandro Escovedo @ Hamilton Live (roots punk)
The Whispers @ Bethesda Theater (r & b)
Patti Griffin @ Rams Head Annapolis
Pan-American Symphony Orchestra tango show @ Kennedy Center
La Original Banda El Limon @ Perro Negro Nightclub
DJ HabibiBeats @ Echostage
Diamine @ Comet P Pong
Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals Album Release w/ Megazillion, Demons, Miracle Blood @ 9pm @ Holy Frijoles
NEA Jazz Masters tribute @ Kenn. Ctr
WPFW 48th Anniversary Celebration w/ dinner, a performance by Navasha Daya, an awards presentation, silent auction, dancing @ 6pm @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom, 3914 Bexley Pl, Hillcrest Heights, MD
Ms Kim Michelle Experience @ 8 to 12 @ Urban Crab Boil (go-go)
Stone Pleasure Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
“Duke Ellington- Genius beyond Category” presentation @ 1 to 3 by John Hasse of the Smithsonian @ Westminster Church SW
Fer Martínez Y Sus Cuates De Olancho @ El Pueblito
Blue Rhythm Boys @ Hank Dietle’s (1920s & 30s era country blues & hot jazz )
Jimi Smooth & Hittime Band @ JVs (funk/soul)
Kala Ramnath, Abhijit Banerjee & Christylez Bacon @ Barns of Wolf Trap (Hindustani meets hiphop)
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)
*Billy Preston doc as part of Filmfest DC @ 8 @ Regal Theatre *—------------------------------------------------------------------
Sun. April 27-
Backyard Band & DCVybe @ Throw Social (go-go)
1252 Band w/ doors open @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Capital Bop jazz website 15th anniversary w/ its co-founders, & a performance by Kweku Sumbry’s Trio War @ 6 to 9 @ Hill Prince
Corey Arceneaux and the Zydeco Hot Peppers @ 6 @ Hank Dietle’s
Rumba Club @ 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")
* Monsieur Aznavour film @ 2 as part of Filmfest DC @ Regal Theatre *
*Billy Preston doc as part of Filmfest DC @ 4 @ Regal Theatre *
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Mon. April 28-
Onew @ Warner Theatre (South Korean singer)
New Orthodox (pedal steel player Nicholas Merz) , Motherf'rs JMB & Co.(Geologist, Marc Minsker, Jim Thomson make motorik drone) @ Rhizome
Lake, Dim Wizard @ Pie Shop (rock)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. April 29 - Youssou Ndour @ Strathmore (Senegal singing legend)
Alison Moyet @ Fillmore
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. April 30-
Supreme Divas tribute to R& B greats @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom
Soulja Boy, Mighty Mark, Jaymoney Hackett, Phizzals @ 7 @ Baltimore Soundstage
Hambone birthday party w/ pianist Daryl Davis @ JVs (roots)
Wine Lips, Wax Jaw @ Comet P Pong
Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)
New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi McLaughlin @ Mercy Me ( Brazilian jazz)
*Les the DJ @ Lemont Royal *
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Thurs. May 1- Carly Pearce @ Fillmore (country/roots)
Pussy Riot: Riot Days – An Activist Multimedia Experience @ Lincoln Theatre
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
"The Musicians" film @ 6:15 as part of Filmfest DC @ the Regal Theatre"
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May 2-The Damned @ 930
Roy Bookbinder @ Archie’s blues Barbershop
Martha Wainwright @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
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May 3- Allison Russell @ 930
Ramon Ayala @ Eaglebank
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 *
* Monsieur Aznavour film @ 8:45 as part of Filmfest DC @ Regal Theatre *
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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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