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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Sorry this is late this month.
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Highlights:
11-8-Café Tacuba at the Fillmore (Mexican rock)
11-17 Youssou N’Dour at Lisner (Senegalese mbalax/afropop)
11-21- Bollywood Masala Orchestra and Dancers of India bring “The Spirit of India” to the George Mason University’s Center for the Arts at 8 p.m.
Kermit Ruffins Tribute to Louis Armstrong at the Hamilton
Fri. 11-27-Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra at 8 at the Howard Theatre
JRed (the nephew), Jeff Floyd, and Hardway Connection (southern soul) at Lamont’s in Pomonkey, MD
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. 11-1
Andre Thiery & Zydeco Magic at 3 pm at College Park American Legion
Juan Gabriel at Patriot Center
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. 11-2
Phillip Glass in conversation at the Kennedy Center (avante-classical musician)
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. 11-3
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. 11-4
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. 11-5
Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic Project featuring Valerie Simpson and Jaguar Wright at the Howard Theatre
Ned and Constance Sublette-“American Slave Coast” book reading at George Mason University (the history of American slavery as well as coverage of the South’s desire to acquire Cuba) (Ned Sublette is known for books about Cuban music and New Orleans) 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM at Johnson Center, Paul Robeson Room (JC240A)
Feedel Band featuring special guest Sapto Rinekso (sax) at Bossa
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11-6
Yoruba Andaba (Cuban rumba group) with openers Washington, DC's own Farafina Kan: The Sound of Africa; at GW Lisner CANCELLED
Elikeh (DC/Togo afropop) cd release show at Rock n Roll Hotel (recommended)
Emeline Michel (from Haiti) at the Clarice Smith Center
Teedra Moses (R’n’b) at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club
Trap Fest (rap) with Zed Zilla (from Memphis), Jose Guapo, DC White & Pablo Hood Richat 12:30 am at the Howard Theatre
WFMU's Todd-O-Phonic Todd spinning old-school soul, rockabilly, garage at Lithuanian Hall, 851 Hollins St, Baltimore,
70's Soul Sounds w/ the Temptations revue at DAR Constitution Hall
Jody Watley and Shalamar Reloaded at Blues Alley (through the 8th)
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. 11-7
Stephanie Mills at 8 at the Howard Theatre
“Family Tree” reunion go-go with the Northeast Groovers and the What Band 2.0 & DJ Big John at 11 pm at the Howard Theatre
Central American Marimba fest at Rosslyn Spectrum
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. 11-8
Céilidh — a social gathering with Gaelic folk music and dancing at the Clarice Smith Center
Sevyn Streeter at the Howard (r’n’b)
Café Tacuba at the Fillmore (Mexican rock)
Baba Zulu from Turkey at Bossa
Accordion Virtuosi of Russia (from Saint Petersburg) at Lincoln Theatre
Tropical Dance Party in Adams Morgan 5PM to 9PM at Johnny Pistolas Mexican Taqueria Bar. $10 donation. 21 and older.2333 18th St NW (upstairs) (benefit for Oyster Adams bilingual school)
Colmillo Norteno at the Palace
Sensato at Cococabana (Dominican rapper)
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. 11-9
Son Little at DC9
Gina Chavez for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (bilingual songs traversing cumbia, bossa nova, vintage pop, reggaeton, and folk)
Modern Art Orchestra from Budapest at Kennedy Center
Carly Rae Jepsen at Fillmore
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. 11-10
El Debarge at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (90s hiphop radio show in NY w/ Nas, Biggie, wu) movie doc at NPR in DC
Whisky Shivers (string band) at Gypsy Sally’s
Cooder, White, Skaggs at Birchmere sold out
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. 11-11
El Debarge at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club
Cooder, White, Skaggs at Birchmere sold out
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. 11-12
Hugh Masekela at Amp (South African jazz trumpeter with pianist Larry Willis)
Vilma Palma y Vampiros (rock en Espanol) at the Palace
Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble at the College Park American Legion
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11-13
Banquet of the Spirits features the Cyro Baptista quartet at Atlas (Brazilian theatrical artsy )
Joe Ely w/ Karen Jonas (roots-rock/Americana) at Stone Room Concerts @ Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington
DJ Arafat (afropop dance/coupe decoule) at Golf Ultra Lounge, GA Ave., Silver Spring
Pablo Alboran (Singer/acoustic guitarist from Spain) at 8 at the Howard Theatre
Vybe Band and Let it Flow at 11 pm at the Howard Theatre (go-go and old-school funk)
Last Waltz (the Band) Tribute with Julia Nixon and more at the Hamilton
Raulin Rodriguez at El Famoso Boqueron in Rockville
Grimes at 930 Club (sold out)
Marah at Creative Alliance in Baltimore
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. 11-14
U Street Jam fundraiser with WPFW 89.3 soul and blues djs at Prince Hall, U St NW
Peter Ram from Barbados at Eden Lounge
Wande Coal (from Nigeria) at Station One
*Shamir at the Ottobar in Baltimore (r'n'b)
College Park Blues Fest at U of MD Ritchie Colosseum
Angie Stone at 8 at the Howard Theatre
Empire Reggae and Hiphop fest with djs at 11 at the Howard Theatre
Sarod Performance by Arnab Chakrabarty with Shahbaz Hussain on tabla and Aftab Datta on tanpura at 6pm at the Gandhi Memorial Center, 4748 Western Avenue, Bethesda, MD
Mariachi Son de Améria & Maru Montero Dance Company at Rosslyn Spectrum
Chiquito Team Band at Euphoria in Baltimore
Grupo Santa Fe y Grupo Miramar at Club One in Alexandria
La Autoridad de la Sierra at Lilian's Restaurant, 3901 Mt. Vernon, Alexandria
Last Waltz (the Band) Tribute with Julia Nixon and more at Rams Head Annapolis
Lynne Arriale, Carla Cook, and Grace Kelly: Celebrating Great Women of Jazz: Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, and Joni Mitchell; at Kennedy Center
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. 11-15
Faiz Qaderi (US based Afghan ) with special guests: Mahroof Sharif - keyboards) & Saleiman Azizi - tabla 6PM-11PM $50 (includes traditional Afghani food) at Tropicalia
Chucho Valdés: Irakere 40 celebrates two landmarks in Latin jazz, the band Irakere and its iconic bandleader, Cuban-born Chucho Valdés, in the Music Center at Strathmore at 7 PM.
Tab Benoit at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club
Lee Ann Womack at the Birchmere (country)
Tribute to Motown at the Howard Theatre
La Arrolladora Banda el Limon at the Palace
*The Weeknd at the Verizon Center (R'n'b/pop)
Del & Dawg (Del McCoury & David Grisman) and Herb & Hanson at the Hamilton
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. 11-16
Suricato (Colombian jazz) at Bowie Center for the Arts
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. 11-17
Youssou N’dour at Lisner (Senegalese afropop star)
Madeleine Peyroux at Barns of Wolf Trap
Hiss Golden Messenger at Rock and Roll Hotel
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. 11-18
Paco Pena (flamenco) at Lisner
Robert Earl Keen at Rams Head Annapolis
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. 11-19
Timbaland (hip-hop & r’nb producer) talk and book signing at the MLK Library
P-Funk at the Howard Theatre
Loose Ends at Rams Head in Annapolis
Radney Foster at Jammin’ Java
Dave Rawlings Machine at the Lincoln Theatre
Roberta Gambarini at Blues Alley (jazz vocalist through the 22nd)
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. 11-20
Vintage-Vinyl Ritmos-Raros del Mundo –dj night-- "Noche de Cumbiamaba" Cumbias Y Mas from Colombia, Peru, Panama, Ecuador, El Salvador and beyond. w/ Special Guest: Little Dynasty (Eric Banta) at Haydees in Mt. Pleasant
Suricato, (Bogota, Colombia jazz) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Bollywood Masala Orchestra and Dancers of India bring “The Spirit of India” to the Hylton Performing Arts Center, Manassas at 8 p.m.
Kem and Tamar Braxton at DAR Constitution Hall
Loose Ends at Howard Theatre
Greg Brown at Jammin Java (Country-folk)
Yoskar Sarante, K Rose , Bachata Heightz y Kiko Rodriguez at Cococabana, Hyattsville, MD
Los Bybys at the Palace
Hector Tricoche at Trio in Baltimore
Nengo Flow at the Diamond Lounge, Annandale
Robert Randolph at Rams Head Annapolis
Angel Haze at RnR Hotel (rap)
Azalelia Banks at 6 at 930 Club
Jennifer Nettles, Brandy Clark, and Ryan Kinder - Fillmore Silver Spring (country)
Rickie Lee Jones at the Barns of Wolf Trap
Carmen Lundy (jazz vocalist) at the Kennedy Center
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. 11-21
Bollywood Masala Orchestra and Dancers of India bring “The Spirit of India” to the George Mason University’s Center for the Arts at 8 p.m.
Dom Kennedy (Cali rapper) at the Howard Theatre
Kermit Ruffins Tribute to Louis Armstrong at the Hamilton
La Gran Banda at Club One in Alexandria
Punto Clave at Lillians in Alexandria
Alejandro Fernandez at Eaglebank Arena, Fairfax, VA
Greg Brown at Rams Head Annapolis
Big Sandy & his Fly-right Boys at Iota
Raul Midon at Creative Alliance in Baltimore
Carmen Lundy (jazz vocalist) at the Kennedy Center
* Bela Dona and Chopteeth at Bethesda Blues and Jazz (go-go and afrobeat)
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. 11-22
traditional Appalachian music and square dancing at the Pre-Thanksgiving Square Dance. Leah Weiss (fiddle), Gary Wright (guitar), Kate Brett (banjo), and Kevin Enoch (bass) rock the dance tunes, and Janine Smith teaches and calls the figures from 5–7 pm for free at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Macy Gray at the Howard Theatre
Jerry Douglas at the Birchmere
Vakero at Euphoria in Baltimore
Los Huracanes del Norte at the Palace in Woodbridge, VA
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Mon. 11-23
Politics & Prose at Busboys and Poets, 14th & V, presents Ada Calhoun with her book St. Marks is Dead:The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street and Preston Lauterbach with his book Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis. 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Flamin Groovies (Canadian proto-punk garage rock) at the Rock n Roll Hotel
Xuejuan Dance Ensemble (Chinese folk dance) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Macy Gray at the Rams Head in Annapolis
Pro Musica Hebraica presents: Piety and Passion: The Musical Legacy of Jewish Spain at Kennedy Center
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11-24
Armenian-born pianist Sofya Melikyan for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Ray, Goodman and Brown at the Howard Theatre (r’n’b)
Movie "Tango Glories" at 7:30 pm at dc jcc(described as a mix of music, magical realism and dance in this tale of octogenarian Fermin Tundera)
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Wed. 11-25
Team Familiar (grown n sexy go-go) at 11 pm at the Howard Theatre
Sinkane and Steven Clark at Black Cat
Celebrando El Carnaval de San Miguel con La Furia Band ,Grupo Miramar ,Banda Ibanez at El Carbonero, 1425 Univ. Blvd. East, Hyattsville
Celebrando El Carvaval De San Miguel Con Tito Mira Y Su Chanchona ,Grupo Miramar Y Banda Ibanez at Maxwell’s in Manassas
English Beat at the 930 CLub
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. 11-26
Thanksgiving Day Swing: Jive Aces with Gottaswing for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Tierra Cali y Estilo Chihuahua at 9 at El Famoso Boqueron II, Rockville
K Paz de la Sierra y Tito Mira at 9 at Club One, Alexandria
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Fri. 11-27
Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra at 8 at the Howard Theatre
Break Science at 11 at the Howard Theatre
JRed (the nephew), Jeff Floyd, and Hardway Connection (southern soul) at Lamont’s in Pomonkey, MD
The Lovejoy Group presents The Giant that Lived in the Shadows, honoring Billy Strayhorn as the genius behind and with Ellington, for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Maze featuring Frankie Beverley at DAR Constitution Hall
Seldom Scene and the Bumper Jacksons at the Birchmere
Zacarias Ferreira at Diamond Lounge
Hector Acosta el Torito y Los Sabaneros de Aniceto Molina at El Famoso Boqueron II
Angela Leiva The Queen of Cumbia at the Palace
Tito Mira y Su Chanchona at Lilian's in Alexandria
K Paz de La Sierra at Rio Cantina in Sterling, VA
NRBQ at Rams Head Annapolis
Miley Cyrus & Dan Deacon at Echostage
Ultra Nate and Lisa Moody at U St Music Hall (house/dance music)
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. 11-28
Mousey Thompson and the James Brown Experience at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club
Guardianes del Amor y Grupo Miramar at Club One, Alexandria
The Harry Bells, a horn-and-percussion-driven tribute to the music of Harry Belafonte. For free from 6 to 7 at the Kennnedy Center Millennium Stage
Charlotte Dipanda feat Jacob Desvarieux,Kassav at Takoma Academy, 8120 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park, MD (Afropop and zouk)
Glen Hansard w/ Richard Thompson at DAR Constitution Hall
Kindred the Family Soul at Baltimore Soundstage
Seldom Scene and the Kennedys at the Birchmere
Mick Moloney’s Celtic Appalachian Thanksgiving at Creative Alliance in Baltimore
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11-29
Go-go brunch with the Chuck Brown Band at 1:30 pm at the Howard Theatre
Tribute to the music of Donny Hathaway at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Club
Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra presents a night of ragtime orchestra accompaniment with two screenings of classic Harold Lloyd silent films for free beginning at 6 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Kem and Tamar Braxton at the Lyric Theatre in Baltimore
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. 11-30
Pianist Darryl Davis with guitarist Chick Hall at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
Korean Percussion Ensemble and Toho Koto Ensemble at Clarice Smith Center
Kelela at U Street Music Hall (r’n’b/electro)
Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear w/ opener Luke Bell at the Birchmere
Getty and Friends: Joy - An Irish Christmas at Kennedy Center
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Other cool stuff (mostly indie-rock): 11-1-Black Power Mixtape movie doc @Nat. Gallery east Bldg. Large Aud.; 11-5-Heavy Breathing listening party @ Bump n Grind; 11-6-We Were Promised Jetpacks @ Black Cat; 11-8- A benefit punk show for Save the Children- Syria Children in Crisis! @Songbyrd; 11-9-Surfer Blood @ Comet; 11-10-PIL @ U St. Music Hall (sold out );11-11-King Khan @ Ottobar; Mitski @DC9; Givers @ U st. Music Hall; 11-12- Yonatan Gat (ex-Monotonix ), Paperhaus, and Go Cozy @Comet Ping Pong; Natalie Prass @ RnR Hotel; 11-13-Girlpool @ Ottobar; 11-15-Ava Luna @ Metro Gallery; More Humans & Passing Phases @ Galaxy Hut; 11-17-Priests; Shopping; & Puff Pieces @ Black Cat; 11-18-Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik @ Barns of Wolf Trap; 11-19-!!! & Heavy Breathing@ Black Cat ; 11-21-Diarrhea Planet @ Black Cat; Marian McLaughlin @ Spirit House: Hemlines @ RnR Hotel; 11-23-Flamin’ Groovies @ Rock n Roll Hotel; 11-24-Negative Approach @ the Pinch;11-27-GI @ Metro Gallery;
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