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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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 11th 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 11th 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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