D.C./Baltimore World Music and More Concert List November 2014

DC/Baltimore "World" Music and More- November  2014  

Compiled by Steve Kiviat

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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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 Another  action-packed month. Plenty to see. 

 Online you should also check out the I Love Music forum/chatboard at ilxor.com and look for the  the Rolling Outernational World Music 2014, Rolling Afrobeats 2014,  the Rolling Afro-Latin & the Capital Swamp & Chitlin Circuit  threads _____________________________________________________________________________

Highlights:

Sat. 11-1-Pedrito Martinez at Kennedy Ctr. Jazz Club

Tues. 11-4- “Maria Bethania-Music is Perfume” movie doc about Brazilian singer at 5:30 pm at E. St. Cinema, 555 11^th St. NW for free

Fri. 11-7-Nellie Tiger Travis (risque southern soul) at the Red Zone Grill, 10560 Main Street, Fairfax (dress code: no athletic wear)

El Gran Combo (great salsa band) at the Cococabana, Hyattsvillle, MD

Tues. 11-25- Susana Baca (great Afro-Peruvian singer) at the Howard Theatre

Fri. 11-28- Googoosh and Ebi at the Patriot Center in Fairfax (Iranian singers)

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Sat. 11-1

*George Clinton book signing at MLK Library, doors at 6, event at 7

“Bossa Nova: Brazlian music that charmed the world” (1 hour movie doc) for free at 5:30 pm at E St. Cinema, 555 11^th St. NW

Jorge Luis Pacheco for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy center Millennium Stage (also video-streamed & archived on K. Ctr. Website) (Cuban pianist)

Pedrito Martinez & band featuring Ariacne Trujillo (NYC-based Cuban music & jazz)  at Kennedy Center Jazz Club

Run the Jewels (rap) with Ratking & Despot at 930 Club

James Hunter Six at the Hamilton (blue-eyed soul)

The Whiskey Gentry  & Tom Cheshire & the Shop Boys at Hill Country Barbeque

Lemus y su Grupo Algodon at Club One in Alexandria

Diwali Celebration  at 6:00pm at Laurel High School, 8000 Cherry Lane, Laurel, MD

2^nd Annual Capital Maritime Music Festival @ Naval Heritage Center, 701 PA Ave., NWDC; feat. John

   Roberts, Alan Reid & Rob van Sante, Phil Wiggins, US Navy Band Sea Chanters, Washington Revels

   Maritime Voices, Jennifer Cutting & Steve Winick, Calico Jenny [Janie Meneely, Chelle Fulk, Molly

   Graham Hickman];

Sinead O’Connor at the Birchmere (sold out)

Cécile McLorin Salvant at 6^th & I (acclaimed jazz vocalist)

Dej Loaf (rapper) at 11 at Howard Theatre

Go-Go Symphony & the Capital City Symphony at  Atlas Performing Arts Center ,1333 H St NE, WDC

*Dia de los Muertos at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

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Sun. 11-2

Five Jodie Mack directed  short film works question the role of abstract animation in a postpsychedelic climate, including Dusty Stacks of Mom: The Poster Project (2013), which features a live vocal performance by Mack (& Pink Floyd music). New Fancy Foils, Undertone Overture, Glistening Thrills, and Let Your Light Shine, all from 2013, are also screened. (Total running time approximately 75 minutes) at 4 pm at the National Gallery of Art West Building Lecture Hall

Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Allen Toussaint at GM Patriot Center

DC Doo-wop Revue with Marquees, Spaniels, Jewels, Velons & the Orioles at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club

Bronco at the Palace in Woodbridge

Along Came Ra: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber w/ Trio OOO – a jazz Sun Ra tribute and

 WPFW Benefit Event at Liv nightclub (above Bohemian Caverns, U St. NW)

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Mon. 11-3

“Dominguinhos” (movie doc about late Brazilian accordion player & singer) at 3 pm for free at  for free  at E St. Cinema, 555 11^th St. NW

Rózsafa Folk Ensemble (Hungary) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy center Millennium Stage (also video-streamed & archived on K. Ctr. Website)

“Bossa Nova: Brazilian music that charmed the world” (1 hour movie doc) for free at 10pm at E St. Cinema, 555 11^th St. NW

Here We Come at Goethe-Institute, Washington ( East german hiphop movie)

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Tues.  11-4

“Maria Bethania-Music is Perfume” movie doc about Brazilian singer at 5:30 pm at E. St. Cinema, 555 11^th St. NW

“Bossa Nova: Brazlian music that charmed the world” (1 hour movie doc) for free at 7:30 pm  pm at E St. Cinema, 555 11^th St. NW

“Dominguinhos” (movie doc about late Brazilian accordion player & singer) at 10 pm for free at  for free  at E St. Cinema, 555 11^th St. NW

James Mcmurtry Band at the Birchmere (roots rock)

Wed. 11-5

Miguel Zenon (Puerto Rican jazz) at Atlas

Michael Tarbox (impressive raw roots-rock) with Jonny Grave at Iota

Delbert McClinton at the Birchmere (roots-rock, blues & soul)

Aglaia Koras (Greece)(classical) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy center Millennium Stage (also video-streamed & archived on K. Ctr. Website)

Joey Badass (rap) at the Fillmore

Syleena Johnson at the Howard Theatre

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Thurs. 11-6

“Dominguinhos” (movie doc about late Brazilian accordion player & singer) at 5:30 pm for free at  for free  at E St. Cinema, 555 11^th St. NW

“Maria Bethania-Music is Perfume” movie doc about Brazilian singer at 7:30 pm at E. St. Cinema, 555 11^th St. NW

Feedel Band at Bossa, 18^th St. NW (Ethiopian)

Fall Festival of Indian (South Asian) Dance and Art at Sidney Harmon Hall through the 8^th

FKA Twigs at 930 Club at 10 (sold out) (alt-r’n’b)

Vijay Iyer (jazz & avante) at Strathmore

Raya Brass Band and Orchester Prazevica at Metro Gallery in Baltimore

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Fri. 11-7

'70s Soul with Blue Magic, Heatwave, The Emotions, New Birth; Ray, Goodman & Brown at Showplace Arena in Upper Marlboro

Nellie Tiger Travis (raunchy southern soul) at the Red Zone Grill, 10560 Main Street, Fairfax (dress code: no athletic wear)

Ch'ila Jatun at Kena Temple, 9001 Arlington Blvd., Fairfax, VA

Adolescentes Orchestra at the Palace

El Gran Combo (great salsa band) at the Cococabana, Hyattsville,

Sami Beigi at 10 at  Café Asia, 1720 I St. NW (California based Iranian singer)

El Colegio del Cuerpo (This Colombian-based contemporary dance company performs traditional Afro-Indian and Caribbean styles.) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy center Millennium Stage (also video-streamed & archived on K. Ctr. Website)

Philadanco modern dance at the Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Rd., Cheverly, MD 

Loose Ends at 7:30 at the Howard Theatre

50^th Anniversary Gala and afterparty at National Museum of African Art

Kamel Zennia & band (Algeria) at Tropicalia

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Sat. 11-8

*WPFW 89.3 FM U St. Jam at Pierce Hall, 1000 U St. (benefit event w/ PFW djs)

Mavericks at the State Theatre (country & roots)

Grupo Vena at Club One in Alexandria

Waxahatchie (alt-Americana) at the Howard Theatre

College Park Blues Fest at U. of MD. Ritchie Coliseum

Grant-Lee Phillips + Howe Gelb opens @ Jammin’ Java

Delbert Mclinton at Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis

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Sun. 11-9

 Hall Brothers country jamboree at JVs

Stevie Wonder at Verizon Center (doing Songs in the Key of Life)

Youngblood Brass Band and Raya Brass Band at Tropicalia

La Ley at the Fillmore

George Harris at the Salsa Room, Arlington

Krishna, Love Re-Invented (India dance) at the Kennedy Center

Suzanne Vega at 6^th & I Synagogue

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Mon.  11-10

Buddy Guy (Chicago blues guitar legend) at the Birchmere

Argentine Festival at the Argentine Embassy

Brock Mcguire Band (traditional Irish) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy center Millennium Stage (also video-streamed & archived on K. Ctr. Website)

soul and hiphop with J Pope and Funk Friday - 8:30-9:15

Diggs Duke - 9:30-10:15

Johnny Popcorn - 10:30-11:00

Sidewalk Chalk - 11:15-12:00   all at Tropicalia

Usher at Verizon Center (r’n’b/pop)

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Tues. 11-11

Yonder Mountain String Band at the 930

Chuck Brown Band at Maryland Live Casino

Five Guys Named Moe show at Arena Kreeger Stage (includes Louis Jordan songs & blues)

Shaggy at  Baltimore SoundStage

The Concert for Valor: Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Rihanna, Dave Grohl, Metallica, Carrie Underwood, Zac Brown Band, plus appearances by Jamie Foxx, John Oliver, Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, and Tom Hanks on the National Mall  (7 PM show)

*Nikki Lane (country) at Gypsy Sally's

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Wed. 11-12

Lucinda Williams at Lincoln Theatre (alt-country)

Mint Condition (r’n’b) at Howard Theatre

Al Najoom Cultural Dance Troupe at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Avenue SW,

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Thurs.  11-13

Aretha Franklin at the Modell Performing Arts Center in Baltimore

The Oud Hobbyists Association for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy center Millennium Stage (also video-streamed & archived on K. Ctr. Website)

Lucinda Williams at Rams Head Tavern Annapolis

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Fri.  11-14

Kazzabe at the Palace

Espinoza Paz at the Cococabana

Los Rieleros y Los Rehenes at El Boqueron 2 in Rockville, MD

Lee Ann Womack at GW Lisner Auditorium (country)

“Positive Force: More than a Witness” movie doc  7pm, Friday & Saturday, November 14 & 15,
$10 all ages (w/ music, Q&A, DVDs for sale, surprises)  at St. Stephens Church

Mint Condition (r’n’b) at Howard Theatre

Blind Boy Paxton at Archie Edwards Blues Foundation

Pan Jazz (Caribbean) at De Panyard, 4559 Rhode Island Ave., North Brentwood, MD

Bollywood EDM night at Dirty Martini, 1223 Connecticut Ave NW

Eliane Elias at Blues Alley

Raul Midon at Artisphere

Sloan (Canadian rock) at Rock n Roll Hotel

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Sat. 11-15

Wanda Jackson (rockabilly & honky-tonk) at the Hamilton

Charlie Sayles Blues Reunion Band at the CCBC Barn Theatre

Jory Boy at the Cococabana

Atmosphere at Rams Head Live (rap)

Caribou at Black Cat

Eliane Elias at Blues Alley

“Positive Force: More than a Witness” movie doc  7pm, $10 all ages (w/ music, Q&A, DVDs for sale, surprises) at St. Stephens Church

Mint Condition (r’n’b) at Howard Theatre

Connecting the Gems Roundtable 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm at National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Avenue

 12 p.m., 2 p.m. Lecture Hall, sublevel 2 Moderators: Nicole Shivers and Lanisa Kitchiner, Ph.D. Scholars, musicians, and contemporary artisans share their unique insight on the cultural fusions between Oman and East Africa

DakhaBrakha at Reston Community Center Centerstage (Ukraine)

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Sun. 11-16

Cocek! Brass Band (Eastern European) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy center Millennium Stage (also video-streamed & archived on K. Ctr. Website)

A$AP Ferg with YG (rap) at  Fillmore Silver Spring

 Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express at  the Hamilton (roots-rock)

Eliane Elias at Blues Alley

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Mon. 11-17

Little Royal at Westminster Church SW (soul and blues)

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Tues. 11-18

Diego el Cigala (flamenco) at GW Lisner Auditorium

Joe Walsh and Grant Gordy (bluegrass) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy center Millennium Stage (also video-streamed & archived on K. Ctr. Website)

Wisdom Speeks Band at rams Head Center Stage

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Wed. 11-19

Greg Brown at Jammin Java (folk & more)

Steelism (Nashville pedal steel) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy center Millennium Stage (also video-streamed & archived on K. Ctr. Website)

Toure-Raichel Collective [Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Toure & Israeli Idan

               Raichel/kybds]@ Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD

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Thurs. 11-20

James Cotton (blues legend) at the Barns of Wolf Trap

Milton Nascimento (Brazilian) w/ Uma Travessia

 at GW Lisner Auditorium

Memphis Dawls at Hill Country Live

Anthony Pirog at Bossa

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Fri. 11-21

El Varon de la bachata at the Cococabana

Salim & Sulaiman (India) at George Mason Center for the Arts, Fairfax, VA

Jonathan Richman live featuring Tommy Larkins on drums - with Frank Bango at Ottobar (Baltimore)

Faustin Linyekula (Congolese dancer) at the Clarice Smith Center

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Sat. 11-22

Music from China ensemble 3 to 5 pm at the Freer/sackler

Hailu Mergia & Low Mentality at Atlas Theatre (DC based Ethiopian keyboardist)

Omid (Iranian singer) at Howard University, Cramton Auditorium,

2455 6^th St. NW,

Dierks Bentley, Randy Houser, and Eric Paslay at Baltimore Arena

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Sun. 11-23

The Time Jumpers featuring Vince Gill at the Birchmere (country)

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Mon. 11-24

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Tues.11-25

Susana Baca (great Afro-Peruvian singer) at the Howard Theatre

Moonshine Society  [Joe Poppen/gtr, Black Betty/voc, Christopher Brown/bs, Barry Hart/dr]

               blues for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Bob Dylan @ DAR Constitution Hall, 18th & D Sts, NWDC

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 Wed. 11-26

Kazzabe at Club One in Alexandria

*Baby Rasta & Gringo at Galaxy Sports Bar, Hyattsville

Brian Setzer Orchestra –Christmas Rocks at Strathmore

Familiar Faces, Vybe Band, and Frank Sirus at the Howard Theatre (grown & sexy go-go)

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Thurs. 11-27

Aniceto Molina at the Palace

K-Paz de la Sierra at Club One in Alexandria

*Don Miguelo at Galaxy 

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Fri. 11-28

Googoosh and Ebi at the Patriot Center in Fairfax (Iranian singers)

* Mahmoud Ahmed and Jacky Gosee (Ethiopian singers) at Echostage

Ashanti at Howard Theatre (r’n’b) (cancelled?)

Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show @ Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St.,                Frederick, MD

*El Chapo at the Palace

* Remmy Valenzuela y Grupo Bryndis at Mexico Lindo in Bladensburg, MD

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Sat. 11-29

Hardway Connection with King Soul at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club  (r’n’b/soul)

Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, The Delfonics, Blue Magic, Evelyn Champagne King at Showplace Arena in Upper Marlboro (r’n’b/soul)

Kelela w/ Junglepussy at U. St. Music Hall (alt-r’n’b)(CANCELLED)

NRBQ at the Hamilton

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Sun. 11-30

The Wailers (reggae) at the Hamilton

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic at Rams Head Live
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Mon. 12-1

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Other cool stuff (mostly indie-rock): 11-1- Burgerama Caravan of Stars w/ Dum Dum Girls & more  @ Bl. Cat; Los Straightjackets w/ Deke Dickerson & the Fleshtones @ Gypsy Sally’s; Ubangis w/Marshall Keith @  Quarry House; Halloween covers show @ the Pinch; 11-2-Cass Mccombs & the Meat Puppets @ Black Cat; P eter Yorn @ 6^th & I; 11-3-El Reys @ Galaxy Hut; 11-4-Screamin Females @ Bl. Cat; Mastodon @ Rams Head Live; 11-5-Ex Hex, Speedy Ortiz @ Ottobar; 11-6-Parkay Quarts @ DC9; "Led Zeppelin Played Here" @ the Charles Theatre in Balt.; 11-7-Chrissie Hynde @ Lincoln Theatre; Deerhoof @ State Theatre; Beach fossils @ RnR Hotel;11-8- Robyn Hitchcock matinee @ Rams Head Annapolis;11-9-Johnny Marr @ 930 Club; 11-18-J. Robbins @ Metro Gallery; 11-19-We Were Promised Jetpacks @ 930;   11-21-New Pornographers @ 930; 11-22-New Pornographers @ 930;  11-25-Queers @ Ottobar; 11-28-Dismemberment Plan w/ Priests @ 930;

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DC/Baltimore World Music and More Concert List October 2014

DC/Baltimore "World" Music and More- October  2014
Compiled by Steve Kiviat

To subscribe-send an e-mail to dcbworld-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To submit events (for posting) or comments (that are not posted) e-mail: ritmika (at) hotmail.com
-- -- -- - -- ---- -------- - ---------
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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 An action-packed month. Plenty to see.

 Online you should also check out the I Love Music forum/chatboard at ilxor.com and look for the  the Rolling Outernational World Music 2014, Rolling Afrobeats 2014,  the Rolling Afro-Latin & the Capital Swamp & Chitlin Circuit  threads _____________________________________________________________________________

Highlights:

Fri. 10-3-Holmes Brothers at Creative Alliance
Concert for Ebola relief at the Fillmore
Sat. 10-4-Davell Crawford at Bohemian Caverns
Sun. 10-5-Oumar Kounate (Mali) at Tropicalia
Wed. 10-8-Bossa Nova Salon at Shaw Library
Fri. 10-10-Marc Anthony at Patriot Center
Fri. 10-24-Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Blues at Artisphere


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Wed. 10-1

Dom Flemmons Trio at the Hamilton (African-American string band)

Harold Lopez-Nussa (Cuban pianist) for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
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Thurs. 10-2

Feedel Band (Ethiopian) with special guest guitarist Kaleb Temesghen at Bossa, 18th St. NW

Valerie June at 6th & I

Marc Broussard and Mingo Fishtrap at the Hamilton

Big Freedia (New Orleans bounce) and DDM  at Howard Theatre

Charli XCX, Elliphant, and Femme - 9:30 Club (pop)
Lori McKenna (folk & country-pop) with Carrie Rodriguez at the Birchmere

the Chuck Brown All Star Go-Go Tribute Band at Rams Head Tavern Annapolis

King Khan & the Barbecue Show (opening for Black Lips) at the Black Cat

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Fri. 10-3

Boban and Marko Markovic Orchestra (Balkans)  at GW Lisner

Hangtown Dancehall w/ Eric Brace (Last Train Home) & Karl Straub, Kelly Willis, Peter Cooper, Trent Wagler, Robert Aubry Davis, Orrin Star, at the Birchmere (alt-country folk musical)

Davell Crawford (great New Orleans r’n’b & jazz pianist) at Bohemian Caverns (Saturday also)

Adolescentes Orchesta at the Palace in Woodbridge

20,000 Days on Earth movie (Aussie rocker Nick Cave’s take on the creative process) at the AFI (for a week)

Jimi: All is by My Side movie at the AFI ( about Hendrix w/ Andre 3000 directed by John Ridley)

Holmes Brothers (great soul band) at Creative Alliance Patterson theatre in Baltimore

Big K.R.I.T., Two-9, and NaVon Smith at the Howard Theatre (rap)

Concert for Ebola relief at the Fillmore w/ Cheick Hamala Diabate, Cameroon Allstars, Armand Nte, Famous, Ville (Vreezy), Naomi Achu, DJ Skeeper, Pan Lara, P Brodaz, Group Ebola Song (Shadow Boxer + Jay Arr+ Menace+ Supa Laj + Blakka Pee + Natasha + Cool Jay + Oozey + Lyrique), Sahel, Rafiya, Chris Deshield, and more

Celtic Tenors at Bethesda Blues & Jazz

Choreographer Aszure Barton presents NY modern dance via Siberia at the American Dance Institute in Rockville
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Sat.  10-4

Yom Kippur

Heaven 600 AM Gospel Cruise on the Spirit of Baltimore at 11:30 a.m. in the Inner Harbor

Davell Crawford (great New Orleans r’n’b & jazz pianist) at Bohemian Caverns

Nigerian Independence Day Party at Station 1 in Silver Spring

Nigerian Independence Day Party at the Look Lounge,

Jarabe de Palo at 8 by 10 in Baltimore

Tin Pan Alley on Charles Street: Sing the Great American Songbook at An Die Musik

Harold Lopez-Nussa Trio (Cuban jazz) at Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Rd.
Laurel, MD

“Living Stars” at 10 at AFI Silver (Argentine 1 hour movie doc of Argentineans dancing to music) followed by Maracuyeah dj set  (Part of the AFI Latin film fest through the 8th)

WMZQ Country Fall Fest with Darius Rucker, Eric Paslay, David Nail, Cassadee Pope, and Chase Bryant at Jiffy Lube Live

Lil Dicky and DJ Omega @ U St Music Hall

WPOC Saturday in the Country: Jake Owen, Eli Young Band, Thompson Square, Love & Theft, the Cadillac 3 - Merriweather Post Pavilion (1 PM Doors)

Marshall Crenshaw (roots pop) at  Arts Barn , 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, MD

 Nas: Time Is Illmatic Tour - Lincoln Theatre (Two shows - 6 PM & 10 PM) - sold out

the Senegal St. Joseph Gospel Choir - George Mason University Center for the Arts, Fairfax, VA

Bowie, MD International fest from 11 am to 5 pm with local acts with origins the world over


a dozen artists from the Indonesian College of the Arts in Bandung from 10 am through early evening at the Freer/Sackler

Joe Keyes and the Late Bloomer Band (jazz and funk) 5PM-9M at Arts Under The Stars
Monroe Street Market, 625 Monroe Street, NE, Washington, DC
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Sun. 10-5

Oumar Konaté (Malian guitarist & band) with local openers Sarmust at Tropicalia, 2001 14th Street NW,

a dozen artists from the Indonesian College of the Arts in Bandung from 11 am through 5pm  at the Freer/Sackler

*Tsu Gordela (female folk group from country of Georgia) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

WPOC Sunday in the Country: Jake Owen, Eli Young Band, Chase Rice, Cassadee Pope, the Cadillac 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion (1 PM Doors) - sold out
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Mon. 10-6

Lykke Li and Mapei at 9:30 Club - sold out
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Tues. 10-7

Faycez U Know at Rams Head Arundel Mills (go-go r’n’b)

Hercules & Love Affair and Outputmessage at U St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM) (dance//electro)

Macy Gray at the Birchere

Fleur D’Orange (Moroccan contemporary dance) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Ctr. Millennium  Stage

* Anais Mitchell (folk singer) at the Hamilton
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Wed. 10-8

Xylouris White (Crete lute player with Aussie drummer from the Dirty Three) @ Metro Gallery in Baltimore  w/Dave Heumann

“Bossa Nova: The Brazilian Music That Seduced The World” movie doc with bandleader, Ken Avis who organized a tribute to that era. DC was instrumental in the initial popularization of Brazilian music in the US. The landmark Jazz Samba album was recorded on 16th Street, Charlie Byrd who was an American leader of bossa nova is from DC.  DC Music Salon at the Shaw Library for free at 7 till 9

*Rata Blanaca (Argentine heavy metal) with Angeles at the Howard Theatre

Esperanza Spalding at the Birchmere (jazz)
 
Moombahton Massive w/ Nadastrom, Sabo, Locomotive at U St Music Hall

 Sinkane (Sudanese Brit American funk & pop and more)  and Helado Negro at DC 9

Making Movies w/ Le Manch (Latin beats & rock) at  9PM at Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St, NW
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Thurs. 10-9

 Loudon Wainwright the III at the Barns of Wolf Trap

Velocity Dance festival at Sidney Harman Hall (through the 11th)
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Fri.  10-10

Marc Anthony at the Patriot Center, George Mason U., Fairfax, VA (great salsa singer)

Secondhand Rose (theatrical glam Chinese artrock)  At Atlas

Raulin Rodriguez at El Boqueron II in Rockville

* Young Thug at Echostage (Atlanta rap)

* DJ Spooky special arctic program at National Geographic  (avante-hiphop experimental)

Las Cafeteras at Artisphere (East LA Mexican danceband) with Maracuyeah djs

DC Legendary Musicians Awards Concert and Benefit for Woody Woodson - with Skip Mahoney & the Casuals, Jimi Smooth & HitTime  (DC soul) at Lincoln Theatre POSTPONED TILL MARCH 2015

DMX, Ja Rule, Kool Moe Dee, Rakim, EPMD, and Rob Base  at 1st Mariner Arena (Baltimore) (Hip Hop Legends Tour)

the Funk Ark (Man is a Monster album release show), Black Masala, and Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Academy at  Black Cat

Muhal Richard Abrams (jazz) at Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
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Sat.  10-11

* Second Hand Rose talk about Chinese rock at Funger Hall 103, George Washington University
2201 G Street, N.W.

Mavis Staples at the Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium (soul & gospel singer) (free show but sold out; some tickets might be available if you get there early)

*Ustad Shahid Parvez, sitar and Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, tabla at 7:00 pm at the USM Shady Grove Center, Building 1, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, MD


Chi-lites and Harold Melvin’s Bluenotes at PG Publick Playhouse in Cheverly

Iceage (Danish punk/indie rock) with  Helm, the Sterling Sisters, and Birth (Defects) at Metro Gallery in Baltimore

Macy Gray (The Way Tour 2014)  at Rams Head Tavern (Annapolis) (All-Ages Matinee)

Pan American Symphony Orchestra presents Por Amor - Latin American Songs of Love  at Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Yelle and Lemonade  at  9:30 Club
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Sun. 10-12

Afghan Festival with the Nawaz Brothers and more at Gateway Park in Rosslyn/Arlington VA from 11 am till

Cassandra Wilson (jazz singer) at the Howard Theatre for 2 shows

* Angeleena Presley (from the Pistol Annies) at Hill Country  for Free at 8(get there early)

Allo Darlin at Rock n roll Hotel

  Fall Vietnamese Concert: Nguyen Hung, Trinh Lam, Lam Vu, Thu Phuong, Hoang Thuc Linh, Anh Minh and comedians Bao Quoc and Hong Loan  at Rams Head Center Stage Arundel Mills, Hanover, MD (Two shows - 9 PM & midnight)

Red Baraat at the Hamilton

The Whispers at the Birchmere

DC Folklore Society’s 50th Anniversary show with many locals at 5 pm at Glen Echo

Guaco from Venezuela at Bethesda Blues and Jazz

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Mon.  10-13

Walso El Leopardo with DJ Keko at Fast Eddies in Alexandria

Flying Lotus and Thundercat (instrumental hiphop & electronic sounds) at Lincoln Theatre

Marketa Irglova(Czech singer from the Swell Season) and Rosi Golan - the Hamilton

Ziggy Marley at Baltimore Soundstage
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Tues.  10-14

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Wed. 10-15

Tarana (horn & synthjazz & Bollywood) and the Silent Note (Iranian Sufi) at Bossa

*Little Dragon (Swedish edm and whirled-tinged r'n'b) at Echostage w/ Shy Girls
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Thurs. 10-16

* The DC Vernacular Music Archive at The George Washington University invites you to attend the opening exhibit and first annual symposium "Hear in DC: Vernacular Music in the Nation's Capital."
Covering bluegrass, folk, punk, and go-go music, a panel of local artists and historians will discuss the homegrown music that makes Washington's cultural geography special. Moderated by Marc Eisenberg of the DC Music Salon, panelist include Andy Wallace, Ian MacKaye, Kevin Hammond, Kip Lornell, and Stephen Wade.  Free from 2 to 5  at GW Univ. Gelman Library rm 702

* Ought (MOntreal art-punk) at DC9

Black 47 (farewell tour) at Jammin Java

Feedel Band for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Ctr. Millennium Stage (Ethiopian)

St. Paul & the Broken Bones (blue-eyed indie soul) at the 930 Club (sold-out)
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Fri. 10-17

Howard U Homecoming Yardfest with DJs Biz Markie, DJ Quicksilva and DJ Drama.

Meccafest at St. Elizabeth's East/Gateway with Future, Elle Varner, Jeremih, Backyard Band, Rae Sremmurd and more (rap and go-go and r’n’b)

*Lil Boosie (rap) at Ibiza

Jeezy at Morgan State U. (rap)

Daniel Agostini y Diego Mujica at Diamond Lounge, 7203 Little River Tpke., Annandale, VA

Plan B at Echostage

Apollonia at 10 at U St. Music Hall

Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys: Farewell Tour at  George Mason University Center for the Arts, Fairfax (bluegrass)

Osekere & the Lucky Bastards (Afro-indie)  and CooLots at Tropicalia

the Shirelles at  Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club  (old-school r’n’b)

Dance Theatre of Harlem at the Sidney Harrman Hall (through the 19th)

Alice Russell & Yuna featuring Hollie Cook at GW Lisner

*La India at the Palace (salsa and freestyle dance)

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Sat. 10-18

Howard U Homecoming  hip-hop concert featuring rappers Dom Kennedy, Fabolous and othersat the D.C. Armory

* HU Homecoming Party hosted by Trey Songz & Taz's Angels at Echostage

Los Originales Silver Star from Honduras at Club One on Rte. One in Alexandria

Zacarias Ferreira at 10:00pm at Cococabana, 2031A university blvd., Hyattsville, MD

Café Tacuba at the Lincoln Theatre (great Mexican alt-rockers)

Dancing by the Bayou Zydeco and Cajun festival with  Leroy Thomas, Little Pookie, Mo' Mojo, & Acadien Cajun Band

Dodo Orchestra at Tropicalia  (Russian World Swing Tango Jazz)

Evening of Indian Dance at Barns if Wolf Trap

The Drifters at Harmony Hall in Ft. Washington

Rufus Wainwright at Rams Head Tavern Annapolis

Southern Culture on the Skids @ U. St Music Hall (Early show - 7 PM)

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Sun. 10-19

"Talisman" Brazilian-Latin jazz with Sammy Figueroa and Glaucia Nasser at Bethesda Blues and Jazz

Zacarias Ferreira at Fast Eddie’s in Alexandria

Pete Seeger Tribute at the Hamilton

Lil Pookie & the Zydeco Sensations at the College Park American Legion Hall

Gregory Porter (Jazz /r’n’b singer) at the Howard Theatre

Dwight Yoakum at Lincoln Theatre (country)

Kinobe (Uganda) at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage for free from 6 to 7pm

Marsha Ambrosius at Rams Head Live! (Baltimore)(R’n’b)

* Abdullah Ibrahim (South African jazz pianist) at the Clarice Smith Center

Mike Watt (bassist from the Minutemen) and Il Sogno del Marinaio(Italian guitarist & drummer who play with Watt) at Black Cat

Pete Seeger Tribute featuring Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Emma's Revolution, Joe Uehlein & the U-Liners, and Josh White Jr. at the Hamilton

Andrey Makarevich & Yiddish Jazz at GW Lisner
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Mon. 10-20


Gregory Porter (Jazz /r’n’b singer) at the Howard Theatre

Ty Dolla Sign at the Fillmore (rap)

Benjamin Booker (raw-blues ‘n’ rock) at 7 at U St. Music Hall

The Sarajevo Haggadah: Music of the Book A New Composition by Merima Ključo With Geraldine Brooks at the DC JCC (Literary Festival opening)

Jon Dee Graham and Mike June (roots-rock) at  Hill Country Live 410 7th St NW, WDC

 Robert Earl Keen (acoustic Texas country-folk) - Birchmere (in the Music Hall)

Brad Kolodner (banjo player) for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Ctr. Mill. Stage
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Tues. 10-21

Art Speigelman's WORDLESS! With music by Phillip Johnston  at Lisner Auditorium
Robert Earl Keen (request show) at Birchmere  Flex Stage

Southern Culture on the Skids at Rams Head Tavern (Annapolis)

Todd Snider and Elizabeth Cook at Baltimore SoundStage
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Wed. 10-22

*Beats Antique (whirled fusion) at Echostage
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Thurs. 10-23

the Jayhawks (Alt-country rock)at Mansion on O St.,2020 O St NW, WDC

John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band featuring John Jorgenson, Herb Pedersen, Jon Randall, Mark Fain - with opener Nathan McEuen - Birchmere

 Kathy Mattea  at Wolf Trap (the Barns)

K.Flay and Step Rockets at Rocck n Roll Hotel

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Fri..10-24

Keith Sweat (r’n’b) at the Howard Theatre

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Blues (great Malian band) at Artisphere Ballroom

the Hackensaw Boys at State Theatre

*Maracuyeah presents Malportado Kids and Peculiar at Judys , 2212 14th St NW

the Jayhawks and Trapper Schoepp at 9:30 Club (Early show - 5:30 PM)

Gerdan (DC band playing Eastern European folk) for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Ctr. Mil.  Stage

Vertigo Dance Company from Jerusalem at American Dance Inst. In Rockville (Sat. too)

Rockers Galore (Haitian/Caribbean) with Crystal Youth feat Candice Mills
at Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St, NW

Bosley (Baltimore r’n’b singer) at Tropicalia

* Rennie Harris Pure Movement (hiphop dance) at PG Publick Playhouse (Saturday too)
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Sat.10-25

Yoskar Sarante (bachataa singer) at 9:00pm at Club One, 8786 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA

La Caravana rockers at Marx Café

Diwali Dhamaka  celebration at Club Eden 1716 I St. NW

Marcia Ball (roots r’n’b) at the Barns of Wolf Trap

Gladys Knight at the Warner Theatre (r’n’b)

Whitey Morgan & the 78s and the Highballers (honky tonk country) at Gypsy Sally's

Japanese bamboo flute (shakuhachi) virtuoso Kurahashi Yodo II leads an ensemble celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Mujuan Shakuhachi Dojo, a school founded by his father in Kyoto. At 7:30 at the Freer

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 Sun. 10-26

V Stars (Thien Ton & Anh Tu) at Than Tal (aka Fortune) 6249 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church (Vietnamese pop singers from Vietnamese tv show contest)

* Jeezy (rap) at Echostage

Joe Ely and Doug Seegers at Rams Head Live  Annapolis
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Mon. 10-27

Ne-Yo (r’n’b) at the Fillmore
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Tues.. 10-28

*  Pasos Latinos: A ‘Mambo-Mentary’ (2005), by Miriam Machado-Luces – this film explores the marriage of rhythm & movement, beats & steps, Clave & Latin dance, and the social evolution of Latino culture in the United States.  from 7 to 9 pm at Bloombars, 3222 11th St. NW

Robbie Fulks at Gypsy Sally’s (alt-country)

Jason Derulo at the Fillmore (pop-r'n'b)
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Wed.. 10-29
Los Lobos at the Birchmere (doing La Pistola album)

Marsha Ambrosius at the Howard Theatre (r’’n’b)

Abinnet Berhanu (Ethiopian jazz musician) at Twin’s

Arabesque for free from 6 to 7 at Kennedy Center (Vietnamese dance)

Maria Muldaur at Blues Alley
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Thurs. 10-30


SWV at the Howard Theatre (r’n’b)


Waka Flocka Flame and Riff Raff (rap) at the Fillmore

Laurie Anderson at the Birchmere

Tortured Soul (Brooklyn funk) at Tropicalia

* Local filmmaker Robin Bell will present extra footage from his soon to be released documentary, Positive Force: More Than a Witness, 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action;  at 7 pm at the Mt. Pleasant Library

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Fri. 10-31

Joe Veras (bachata) at Diamond Lounge in Annandale, VA

*Movie-"Dominguinhos" (about the late Brazilian accordion player & singer) at 7:30 at at E St. Cinema, 555 11^th St. NW

*Movie-Maria Bethania-Music is Perfume (2005) at 10 p on 1st day of Brazilian Film Week (great singer )at E St. Cinema, 555 11^th St. NW

Bela Fleck, Abigail Washburn, Del McCoury, & David Grisman at Lisner (bluegrass)

Jerrod Niemann, Chris Lane (country) at the Fillmore

Revered Peyton’s Big Damn Band at Jammin Java

Fleetwood Mac at Verizon Center

Halloween Bash with Black Masala (DC's own Balkan-inspired brass band), Osaka Monarail  (Japan's premier Funk band) and Dj Crown Vic's 'Weird World' at Tropicalia

* TnT dj night at Marx Cafe, 3203 Mt Pleasant St. NW  (old-school reggae, ska, rocksteady records)

* Sun Ra's Arkestra at Lincoln Theatre
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Other cool stuff (mostly indie-rock): 10-1-Afghan Whigs @ 930; Raveonettes @ Bl. Cat;10-2-Joy Buttons @ MLK Library (Punk Archives benefit); 10-2 to 10-5- (e)merge art fair @ the Capitol Skyline Hotel ;10-3 to 10-5-Sonic Circuits fest @ the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center,Silver Spring; *10-3-Screamin Females, Give &many more @ Ottobar ; 10-4-Cloud Nothings @ 930 Club; Mecca Normal, Laughing Man, Cigarette, and Sneaks @Back Alley Theatre,1365 Kennedy St NW, WDC; Marah and Caleb Stine @ Metro Gallery (Baltimore);  Angel Dust, Chain& the Gang & more @ Ottobar; 10-5-Ex Hex & Speedy Ortiz @ Black Cat; 10-6-Peter Case @ Iota; 10-8-Kooks @ Rams Head Live; 10-9-Bangles @Rams Head Annapolis; Helm @ Pyramid Atlantic Ctr.; Perfume Genius @ the Hamilton; 10-10-Bangles @ State Theatre; * 10-11-Faunteleroys feat. Alejandro Escovedo @ the Hamilton; 10-14- Ian McLagan (of Faces) @Jammin Java; 10-16-J. Mascis @ Black Cat; 10-17-Warpaint @ the Fillmore; Zola Jesus @ Hirshhorn; The Effects & More Humans @ Comet; Title Tracks @ the Lot at Atlantic Plumbing, 945 Florida Ave NW; Courtney Barnett & San Fermin @ Black Cat; 10-20-Agent Orange @ Black Cat; 10-22-Merchandise @ Bl. Cat; Slowdive & Low @ 930;  "Instrument-Fugazi movie" @ MLK Library;10-24-Dope Body; Room Runner @ Metro Gallery; 10-25-Sharon Van Etten @ Ottobar; 10-26-the Damned & TSOL @ Black Cat; "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" &  "Led Zeppelin Played Here" at Greenbelt's Utopia Film Festival @ 7pm, Greenbelt Arts Center,123 Centerway Rd.; 10-28- Todd Rundgren @ Birchmere; Punk rock Swamp Meet w/ DJs @ MLK Library; 10-29- Roomrunner @Bl. Cat; 10-31-Halloween covers @ Rocketship; 11-1-Burgerama Caravan of Stars @ Bl. Cat;
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