DC/Baltimore "World" Music and More- March 2015 UPDATED
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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Online you should also check out the I Love Music forum/chatboard at ilxor.com and look for the Rolling Outernational World Music 2015, Rolling Afrobeats Afropop2015, the Rolling Afro-Latin & the Capital Swamp & Chitlin Circuit threads _____________________________________________________________________________
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Highlights:
Iberian Suite: Global Arts Remix (Spanish and Portuguese music, dance, theatre, food and art) through the 24th at the Kennedy Center
3-5 Red Baraat at the Howard Theatre POSTPONED
3-7-Mitra Sumara at the Sackler (Persian ‘60s & 70s pop covers)
Jon Langford (Wales/Uk/Chicago) rocker solo at Art Barn in Gaithersburg
3-19-Ghazal at the Freer/Sackler
3-21-Serge Beynaud & Zota (Ivory Coast) live at Station1, Georgia Ave., Silver Spring
3-28- 4th Annual Capital City Blues festival /Blues is Alright Soul Tour 2015 with Mel Waiters, Theodis Ealey, Latimore, Shirley Brown, Clarence Carter and Lenny Williams all at DAR Constitution Hall CANCELLED
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Sun. 3-1
Lil Durk, Mack Murrell, and Grant at Baltimore Soundstage
James Cotton at the Barns (blues)
Dr. John Interprets Louis Armstrong at the Hamilton
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys at the Creative Alliance
Silk Road Ensemble with Yo Yo Ma at Kennedy Center
Malpasso Dance Co at Dance Place
Ricardo Arjona at the Patriot Center
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Mon. 3-2
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir at 7:30 p.m. at the National City Christian Church,
5 Thomas Cir. NW
"Happy 100th Birthday Alan Lomax: The Lomax Collections at the Library of Congress"
February 3-March 28, 2015, Washington, DC
Exhibit of artifacts and documents from the American Folklife Center’s Lomax Family Collections.
Bessie’s Blues (story of Bessie Smith) musical at MetroStage, 1201 North Royal, Alexandria
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Tues. 3-3
Coral Cantigas for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage ….Directed by Puerto Rico-born, DC area based Diana Sáez, this local chorus performs many styles of Latin American, Spanish, and Caribbean choral music in Spanish, Portuguese, and indigenous languages and dialects of the Americas
Iberian Suite: Global Arts Remix (Spanish and Portuguese music, dance, theatre and art) through the 24th at the Kennedy Center
Celebrating the opening night of IBERIAN SUITE: global arts remix, this performance features several festival highlights including performances by Portuguese fado and popular music singer Carminho, iconic vocalist Eugenia León from Mexico, American soprano Harolyn Blackwell, the Arakaendar Choir and Orchestra from Bolivia, experimental American orchestra PostClassical Ensemble, D.C.'s own Coral Cantigas and National Broadway Chorus, Mozambican jazz saxophonist Moreira Chonguiça, pianist Javier Perianes from Spain, Israeli American virtuoso Amit Peled playing on Casals's cello, and Brazil's dance company Grupo Corpo. The evening also features brother and sister Ángel Corella and Carmen Corella, classical ballet dancers from
Spain, in their only appearance during the festival.
Cheick Hamala Diabate's Griot Street Residency (EVERY TUESDAY) Doors 9PM
NO COVER at Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St, NW
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Wed. 3-4
Metales M5 (Mexican brass band said to be influenced by the jokey side of the Blues Brothers) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Jewish holiday of Purim (celebration/ services at 6th & I and other synagogues)
Arakaendar Choir & Orchestra / Ashley Solomon, conductor (Bolivia/UK): Baroque Music from Jesuit Reductions in Bolivia at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre
Little Bit a Blues at Blues Alley
Dr. John at Rams Head in Annapolis
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Thurs. 3-5
Red Baraat’s Festival of Colors at 8 at the Howard Theatre POSTPONED TO APRIL 4
* “Love Hunter “ (movie about Serbian rock band member who becomes a NY cabbie) at the West End at 7:30
Claudia Acuña (Chilean singer/songwriter): Homage to Violeta Parra for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Feedel Band (DC based Ethiopians) featuring special guest the legendary Addis Getachew on bass at Bossa Bistro
National Symphony Orchestra: Jesús López-Cobos, conductor: Thursday - Camané & Carminho, fado (Portugal) /
*Gaelic Storm at the Birchmere
*Hot Club of Cowtown at Hill Country
Juan Gabriel at the Patriot Center
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Fri. 3-6
Papo Vázquez Pirates Troubadours (Puerto Rico/U.S.) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Grupo Corpo (Brazil): Sem Mim & Onqotô (contemporary dance) at the Kennedy Center
National Symphony Orchestra: Jesús López-Cobos, conductor: Fri. & Sat. - Juanita Lascarro, soprano (Colombia) & Javier Perianes, piano (Spain)
Afropolitan DC Ghana Independence Party at 6:00 pm at Look Lounge
1909 K Street, NW
Cuban Rueda De Casino Dance Company All Stars (1st US tour) at Dance Place
Los Tucanes de Tijuana at Mexico Lindo in Bladensburg
El Chevo y Las Chicas Roland at the Palace in Woodbridge
*Altan at Barns of wolf Trap (sold out)
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Sat. 3-7
Nowruz: Persian New Year Celebration from 11am to 5pm at the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Including 1 and 4 pm concerts from Mitra Sumara (who cover classic Iranian 60s and 70s pop sometimes with a garage rock flair)
*Vatsala Mehra “Sufi, Ghazals and Geet” at Barns of Wolf Trap
Exquisite Ghana Independence Ball With Music by Mix Master Berto, DJ Mickey, DJ Sam, AM & Claude Di Martian at 11 pm the Howard Theatre
Cuban Rueda De Casino Dance Company All Stars -2pm Lecture Demonstration at Smithsonian Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave SW -8:30pm Discussion and Performance at Bus Boys & Poets Restaurant, 625 Monroe St. NE
Yissy Garcia (Cuban drummer) at Dance Place
* Yonatan Gat (Israeli guitarist from wild rock band Monotonix, but who’s into African & Latino sounds & more) opens for Of Montreal at the 930 Club
Reggae dj and RAS records owner Dr. Dread at 1 pm at Politics and Prose for a book reading/signing
Moreira Chonguiça: The Moreira Project (Mozambique jazz ) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
National Symphony Orchestra: Jesús López-Cobos, conductor: Fri. & Sat. - Juanita Lascarro, soprano (Colombia) & Javier Perianes, piano (Spain)
Grupo Corpo (Brazil): Sem Mim & Onqotô (contemporary dance) at the Kennedy Center
Luna De Tangos A special night of tango music at Gunston Art Center Theatre 2 , 2700 South Lang Street
Arlington, Virginia
Jay Farrar with Anders Parker at AMP by Strathmore
Jon Langford (of the Mekons, Waco Brothers, & Pine Valley Cosmonauts) - Arts Barn , 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, MD
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Sun. 3-8
Piano Marathon of Cubano Jazz featuring Jorge Luis Pacheco, Harold López-Nussa, and Aldo López-Gavilán (Cuba) for free from 5 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (note earlier start time)
Concha Buika (impressive Afro-Spanish vocalist) with Iván "Melon" Lewis & Continuum Quartet (Cuba) at 8 at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall
Cuban Rueda De Casino Dance Company All Stars at 9 for a Class and Performance at Lucky Strikes in Chinatown
Charlie Wilson, Kem, Joe at Verizon Ctr.
Love 2 Dance Teen Showcase at Publick Playhouse , 5445 Landover Rd., Cheverly, MD
* Hall Brothers at JVs
*Rare Essence, EU, Black Alley, DC Loves Dilla (benefit to raise funds to go to SxSW) @ Howard Theatre
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Mon. 3-9
Sílvia Pérez Cruz and Raül Fernández Miró (Spain)(jazz , flamenco, and fado) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras (Spain): Voces, Suite Flamenca at Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Jazmin Sullivan (great r’n’b singer) at the Fillmore
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Tues. 3-10
PostClassical Ensemble (Spain/U.S.): Iberian Mystics: The Confluence of Faiths The ensemble presents a U.S. premiere multimedia program of music, flamenco dance, poetry, and visual art inspired by a confluence of Islamic, Catholic, and Jewish influences and written by Antonio Muñoz Molina and Joseph Horowitz. At Kennedy Ctr. Family Theatre (and on the 11th)
Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporâneo (Portugal): Fado, Rituals and Shadows (Portuguese dance) at Kennedy Center
*Asleep at the Wheel and the Quebe Sisters at the Birchmere
*Movie doc La Cour de Babel (School of Babel) at the French Embassy (This 2014 documentary film by Julie Bertuccelli explores the immigrant experience of a group of international students that have just arrived in France: they are Irish, Serbian, Brazilian, Tunisian, Chinese, and Senegalese and are aged between 11 and 15 years old.)
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Wed. 3-11
Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporâneo (Portugal): Fado, Rituals and Shadows (Portuguese dance) at Kennedy Center
* Al Andalusyun - Arabic Andalusian Ensemble featuring Hadi Eldebek for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
* Compañía María Pagés (Spain): Utopía (flamenco) at Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
Luciano (reggae singer) at the Howard Theatre
Buckwheat Zydeco at the Barns of Wolf Trap
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Thurs. 3-12
Funk Parade Kickoff Party!with Funk Parade All-Stars, The Good Thing, Batala Washington, Chocolate City Burlesque & More at the Howard Theatre
*Three Man Soul Machine at Bossa
* Compañía María Pagés (Spain): Utopía (flamenco) at Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
*New African Films Fest at AFI Silver
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Fri. 3-13
* Anna Mwalagho (DC based Kenyan) at MLK Library, 901 G St NW, WDC at Noon
***Davido (Nigerian afropop star) at Bliss 2122 24th Place NE
María Muñoz, Mal Pelo (Spain) & Tania Pérez-Salas Compañía de Danza (Mexico)(modern dance) at Kennedy Center
*Indian Classical Music performance with Alif Laila on sitar, Deepak Ram on bansuri and Debu Nayak on table fom 7:30 to 9 at Gandhi Memorial Center, 4748 Western Avenue, Bethesda
Quantic and Sinkane Dj dance party at Tropicalia (international and r’n’b)
Gerardo Contino Y Los Habaneros ( Former Lead Singer For Cuba's Ng La Banda) at Artisphere
* Maracuyeah dj night at Judy's on 14th St NW with Riobamba and False Wintness
*Dave & Phil Alvin and the Guilty Ones (roots rock) at the Birchmere
*Buckwheat Zydeco at Ram’s Head Tavern Annapolis
*Kevin Morby & Ryley Walker at 6 at DC9 (avante-acoustic guitar folk)
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Sat. 3-14
Eugenia León (Mexico): Eugenia León y Las Voces de Mujeres, Voces del Pueblo
The Mexican cultural icon pays tribute to the greatest Ibero-American female singers in a special multimedia performance featuring composers from 14 countries. At Kennedy Center
María Muñoz, Mal Pelo (Spain) & Tania Pérez-Salas Compañía de Danza (Mexico)(modern dance) at Kennedy Center
*Christina Pato (Galician/Spain bagpiper) at 6th & I Synagogue
Calibre 50 at Mexico Lindo in Bladensburg, MD
*Gerard Delafose & his zydeco band (relative of Geno) at Glen Echo Park
*French Montana at Bliss, 2122 24th Place NE
Lapiz Conciente at Euphoria Nightclub in Baltimore
* Derrick May at Flash (Detroit techno pioneer)
Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang opening at the Hamilton
*Keith Sweat, Ginuwine, SWV, Dru Hill, and host Slick Rick at Baltimore Arena (Royal Farms Arena) (Baltimore Spring Fest)
Heatwave at Harmony Hall
*Los Lonely Boys at rams Head Tavern Annapolis
*Los Lonely Boys at rams Head Tavern Annapolis
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Sun. 3-15
Eugenia León (Mexico): Eugenia León y Las Voces de Mujeres, Voces del Pueblo…The Mexican cultural icon pays tribute to the greatest Ibero-American female singers in a special multimedia performance featuring composers from 14 countries. At Kennedy Center
Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang at Hill Center , 921 PA Ave Se in Capitol hill area of DC
Buckwheat Zydeco at Creative Alliance
* Ledisi, Raheem DeVaughn, and Leela James (r’n’b) at Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric, Baltimore
* Young Thug & Travis Scott with Metro Boomin (rap) at Fillmore Silver Spring
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Mon. 3-16
Carmen Souza (Cape Verde jazz) at Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
*The Gift (Portuguese rock ) ) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
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Tues. 3-17
Sofia Ribeiro (Portugal/Colombia singer) and Luísa Sobral (Portugal) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
* Carlos Nunez (Spanish-born Galician bagpipe player) w/ Sean Culkin dancers at Strathmore
* Cheick Hamala Diabete at bossa (DC based Malian)
* Zakir Hussain: Celtic Connections (tabla player explores other genres) at GW Lisner Auditorium
*the Chuck Brown Band at Rams Head Center Stage (Arundel Mills, Hanover, MD)
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Wed. 3-18
Moombahton Massive and Fort Knox 5 at U St. Music Hall
Jose Andre (9 year-old blind Bolivian Latin –jazz pianist) ) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
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Thurs. 3-19
Kayhan Kalhor and Shujaat Khan of the group Ghazal reunite for the first time in more than ten years to perform their unique blend of Indian and Persian classical music, with a tabla player. Both musical traditions stress elaboration and improvisation based on the raga and dastgah styles of India and Iran.(sitar, kamanche, tabla) at 7:30 pm at Freer/Sackler
*António Zambujo (Portugal)(fado singer who also adds bossa, North African and more) ) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Cheikh NDoye Group Feat Baaba Maal, Karen Briggs, Raul Pineda, Eliel Lazo, Manami Morita (through the 21st ) at Blues Alley
Blitz the Ambassador (Ghanaian born, NY based rapper) w/ DJ Underdog, Kahli Abdu & VHS Safari(Abdu is Nigerian & his afropop/hiphop influenced band is from DC) at Howard Theatre
Mary Gauthier and Alison Moorer at Jammin Java
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Fri. 3-20
Jowell and Randy at the Palace in Woodbridge
*Rebirth Brass Band at the Hamilton (New Orleans horn funk)
Piazzología (Argentina): El Mundo de Piazzolla su Vida y su Obra at the Kennedy Center (Sat. also) (combining music, video, and dance, the ensemble traverses the life and major works of tango maestro Astor Piazzolla in a U.S. premiere tribute to his legacy).
*Rodrigo Leão (Portuguese indie-rock multi-instrumentalist) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Raul Romero at the Howard Theatre
* Imran Khan & Mickey Singh, Lomaticc, and Sunny Brown at Lisner Auditorium (South Asian Spring Jam)
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Sat. 3-21
Serge Beynaud & Zota (Ivory Coast) live at Station1, Georgia Ave., Silver Spring
*Rebirth Brass Band at the Hamilton (New Orleans horn funk)
*Piazzología (Argentina): El Mundo de Piazzolla su Vida y su Obra at the Kennedy Center (Sat. also) (combining music, video, and dance, the ensemble traverses the life and major works of tango maestro Astor Piazzolla in a U.S. premiere tribute to his legacy).
* Brass Ensemble São Paulo (Brazil): Carmen Miranda, Carnaval, and Beyond with samba dance lesson at 5 and music from 6 to 7 all for free at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Familiar Faces (aka Team Familiar) (singer Ms. Kim’s 20th anniversary in go-go) at the Howard Theatre
* Go-Go Symphony & the Capital City Symphony at Atlas Performing Arts Center ,1333 H St NE, WDC
Ledisi w/ Raheem DeVaughn & Leela James at DAR Const. Hall (r’n’b)
*Indian Classical Music festival with Mathew Poovan (Sitar) accompanied by Souvik Ghosh (Tabla) and continues with classical and light trio performances by Maestros Deepak Ram (Bansuri) - disciple of Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Indradeep Ghosh (Violin), and Hidayat Khan (Sitar)- son and disciple of Ustad Vilayat Khan accompanied by Enayet Hossain (Tabla). From 7 to 10 pm at University of Maryland, Shady Grove, 9640 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland
*Brooklyn Rider string quartet at 6th & I
Shamrock fest at RFK Stadium
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Sun. 3-22
Orquestra Jovem do Estado with Harolyn Blackwell (soprano) at Kennedy Center Concert Hall
*Jimmy Vaughan & Lu Anne Barton (blues-rock) at Rams Head Annapolis
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Mon. 3-23
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Tues. 3-24
Le Bruit Court dans la Ville (Quebec fiddle-led folk) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
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Wed.3-25
Vinicius Cantuária Sings Jobim at Amp
*Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble at Gypsy Sally's
*Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble at Gypsy Sally's
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Thurs. 3-26
Kid Creole and the Coconuts at the Howard Theatre
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Fri. 3-27
La Grand Fete: music (*including Haitian singer Emeline Michel), dance ,food, at 7:00pm, at La Maison Francaise, 4101 Reservoir Rd NW
Farruko at the Palace
* Meek Mill at Echostage
*Cassandra Wilson: Coming Forth by Day - a Tribute to Billie Holiday at Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater)
*The Wrecking Crew movie opens at E Street Cinema (Los Angeles studio band from the 60s)
• Da Big Fella with Pinky KillaKorn, Main Girl, Ethan Spalding, Cawl Sted, Runway Avenue, Rayow at Fillmore Silver Spring
* James Murphy dj set at 930 Club
* Leni Stern at Atlas
* James Murphy dj set at 930 Club
* Leni Stern at Atlas
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Sat. 3-28
* Keisha Cole (r'n'b singer) at Bliss, NE DC
*Festival of Colors and Kites (South-Asian/Indian) from 12 to 6pm at Bull Run Park, 7700 Bull Run Dr, Centreville, VA
*Joel Harrison with Anthony Pirog's Telecaster Tribute Band
(featuring members of the late Danny Gatton's rhythm section)
at JV's --It's on
(featuring members of the late Danny Gatton's rhythm section)
at JV's --It's on
*Bollywood-Hollywood Bombay Velvet Dance Party at Ultra Bar, 911 F St Nw
* Jason Moran's In My Mind: Monk at Town Hall, 1959 at Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
* Jason Moran's In My Mind: Monk at Town Hall, 1959 at Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater
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Sun. 3-29
Los Tigres del Norte w/Grupo Exterminador, Conjunto Atardecer at Winchester , VA Sportplex (great California Mexican band)
* Conjunto Atardecer y Los Malandrines at the Palace
*Angie Stone at Birchmere (r’n’b)
* DJ Lobo at Aqua
* Feufollet (Cajun) at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club
*Joel Harrison and Mother Stump (jazz-rock) at Bohemian Caverns
* DJ Lobo at Aqua
* Feufollet (Cajun) at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club
*Joel Harrison and Mother Stump (jazz-rock) at Bohemian Caverns
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Mon. 3-30
Very Be Careful (VBC) (Straight from Los Angeles, the group performs Colombian vallenato music) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
And later at 8 at Bossa Bistro
* Rosana (from Spain) at the Palace
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Tues. 3-31
*Whitey Morgan and the 78s at Hill country Live
* Rosana at 8247 Eastern Ave in Baltimore
* Rosana at 8247 Eastern Ave in Baltimore
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Wed. 4-1
Joe Keyes and the Late Bloomer Band’s Gil Scott-Heron celebration at Bossa
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Other cool stuff (mostly indie-rock): 3-3-Gang of 4 @ 930 Club; 3-6- Time Is Fire; Kokayi (rap); Heavy Breathing @ 8 @ Fringe, 1358 Fla. Ave for free; Cursive & Beach Slang (sold out) Bl. Cat; 3-7-Martin Bisi @ Electric Maid; Carpark Records Celebration @ DC9; 3-8-Priests & others at Wilson Center Charter School; *Midge Ure @ Bethesda Blues & J.; 3-9- Self Defense Family & Makthaverskan, Creative Adult, Trunkweed @ DC9; The Church @ 930 Club; 3-15-Twerps, Ultimate Painting, Expert Alterations @ DC9; 3-16-Perfect P*ssy@ Bl. Cat; * Makeshift Shelters & Polyon @ Comet Ping Pong; 3-17-Dope Body @ Ottobar; 3-18-Shannon Wright @ DC9; 3-19-“Salad Days” movie @ Metro Gallery in Balt.; Sebadoh @ Black Cat; 3-23-Lloyd Cole @Birchmere; 3-25-Swans @ Balt. Soundstage; Swervedriver @ RnR Hotel; 3-26-Baby Bry @Smithsonian Amer. Art Museum @ 5:30; Deerhoof; Perfect P*ssy, Wume @ Ottobar; 3-29-Hanni El-Khatib @ rnR Hotel
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