DC/Baltimore
Global Music and More- November 2017
Compiled
by Steve Kiviat
To submit
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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 2017, Rolling Afrobeats
Afropop 2017, the Rolling Afro-Latin & the Capital Swamp &
Chitlin Circuit threads
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Remaining
November 2017 Highlights
Fri. 11-3-Rebirth
Brass at the Hamilton (and Sat. 11-4 too)
Sat.
11-4-Plena y Libre at Amp (Puerto Rican benefit with this bomba y plena band)
44th
annual Conference on DC History (see events below Fri. and Sat.)
Thurs. 11-9- Marc Anthony (salsa star) at George
Masons Eaglebank Arena
The Blend
show—Rare Essence and Backyard Band together onstage; JYB & UCB together as openers at Echostage
Sat. 11-11-- Ru-Jac Records & The
Legacy of Baltimore Soul is an event celebrating the history of the 1960s West
Baltimore R&B record label. Featuring performances by Ru-Jac stars Winfield
Parker and Joe Quarterman as well as Joy Postell, all backed by young Baltimore
musicians. Beginning the night is a panel discussion .The event will take place
at Arch Social Club, a century-old African-American organization that has been
centered in Penn North neighborhood, close to Ru-Jac’s headquarters, for over
40 years. 2426 Pennsylvania Ave., Baltimore at 8 pm
The
Manhattans featuring Gerald Alston; Ray, Goodman & Brown; Dynamic Superiors
and more at Patapsco Arena in Baltimore
Sun. 11-12-Irma Thomas (New Orleans r’nb);
Preservation Hall Legacy Quintet; Blind Boys of Alabama at 4pm at Strathmore
Tues.
11-14- Habib Koite (Mali) at the Hamilton
Sat. 11-25-Kirk
Franklin, Ledisi at DAR Constitution
Hall (Gospel)
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. 11-1
Lil Peep
at U St Music Hall
Cypress
Hill at the Fillmore
Ibeyi at
the 930 Club
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11-2
Feedel
Band with special guests from NYC , Anbessa Orchestra (Ethiopiques influenced)
at Bossa
Lydia
Loveless at Amp (alt-country rock)
Rodney
Crowell at Barns of Wolf Trap
Clientele
(UK twee pop-rock) at RnR Hotel
Del
McCoury Band at the Hamilton
Sir E.U.
at Paperhaus
Washington
DC Jewish Music fest opens at DC JCC with Tararam (Israel’s Stomp)
Roger
Steffens (reggae scholar) at the Library of Congress
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Fri. 11-3
George
Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic at the Howard Theatre
Korean
Film Fest starts at Freer-Sackler
44th
Annual Conference on DC History with programs including DC punk zines and blogs
with John Davis from the U of Md . Library and Tina Plottel from the GW Library
and Lauren Rever from 10:30am to 12 noon at the Lincoln Chapel of the NY Avenue
Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Avenue plus:
3;15 to
4:45 at the Church Park Level --- Gentrification and Caribbean Music with Kip
Lornell, Dera Tompkins, Chris Toussaint, Roland Roebuck
Anbessa
Orchestra (Ethiopiques influenced) at the Windup Space in Baltimore
Brazilian
Vibes Collective at Tropicalia
Rebirth
Brass Band at the Hamilton
La Fe
Nortena de Aranda y Triny su Leyenda at 90 Degrees in Manassas
Ramon
Ayala at the Palace
Delbert
Mclinton at the Birchmere
Scott
Miller at Jammin Java
Mary
Flower (acoustic blues) at Church of the Redeemer in Baltimore
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Sat.
11-4
44th
Annual Conference on DC History-- 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.-- Howard Theatre’s Crucial
Role in the Community Before and After the 1968 Riots
Moderator:
Dave Tevelin, Author and Independent Scholar at the Park Level with
“The
Howard Theatre's Role in the Community in 1968,” Dave Tevelin, Author; TBD,
Blair Ruble, Vice President for Programs, Woodrow Wilson Center; TBD, Jimi
Smooth, Lead singer, Jimi Smooth & Hit Time; “Performing at Howard
Theatre,” Greg Gaskins, Guitarist
Plus at 3:15 to 4:45pm at the Park Level “Rallying
Cries of the ’60s and ‘70s: Music by DC Natives Billy Stewart and Van McCoy,” video
presentation by Beverly Lindsay-Johnson, at the NY Avenue
Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Avenue
JD
McPherson and Nicole Atkins (highly touted roots country acts) at Black Cat
College
Park Blues Fest at Ritchie Coliseum, U of MD
Mariachi
Flor de Toloache at Creative Alliance in Baltimore
The
Coolots (album release party) at Tropicalia (artsy r’n’b)
Benefit
for Puerto Rico with Plena Libre (bomba y plena group) at Amp
Rebirth
Brass band at Hamilton
Lemus y
su Grupo Algodon at Club one in Alexandria
Fat Trel
at Bliss DC
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. 11-5
Jah2 and
Proverbs reggae band at Come Together Caribbean Hurricane benefit at Mango café
from 2 to 7 pm
Isley
Brothers at Kennedy Center
Verses
Records Experimental showcase with acts including Huda Asfour at Comet Ping
Pong
Flying
Lotus in 3D at Echostage
Ruben
Moreno at the Pearl Street Warehouse (zydeco)
H.E.R. at
U st. Music Hall (sold out r’n’b gig)
Hiphop
dance competition for free at 6 pm at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Oleta
Adams at the Birchmere
Lemus y
su Grupo Algodon at Rio Cantina in Sterling
* Glenn Jones, Sarah Hughes & Nate Scheible at Rhizome
* Ana Gabriel at Eaglebank Arena
* Glenn Jones, Sarah Hughes & Nate Scheible at Rhizome
* Ana Gabriel at Eaglebank Arena
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Mon. 11-6
Django
Festival Allstars at the Kennedy Center
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. 11-7
English
Beat at the Lincoln Theatre
Yasmin
Levy and the Klezmatics at the Washington DC Jewish Music fest at DC JCC
“Snark
& Despair” cd release for Seth Kibel (klezmer, jazz, folk) at Bethesda
Blues & Jazz
Brazilian
choro music at Letena
Bereishit
Dance Company from South Korea for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
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11-8
Seth
Kibel and Christylez Bacon world-premiere a new Hip Hop-Klezmer project, and
WJMF Artist-in-Residence Simone Baron presents a genre bursting
Jewish-Brazilian-Jazz fusion as Contra Pointe Project. at the
Washington DC Jewish Music fest but at Songbyrd
Andy
Statman klezmer trio at Bnai Israel Synagogue in Baltimore
Mashriq
Maghrib Music Jam Session with Huda Asfour at Bossa
World
Music Ensemble E-Do (South Korea) for free from 6 to 7 at the Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
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11-9
Marc
Anthony (salsa star) at George Masons Eaglebank Arena
The Blend
show—Rare Essence and Backyard Band together;
JYB & UCB together as openers
at Echostage
BeWhy
(Blind Korean rapper) at the Howard Theatre
Ruben
Moreno at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore (zydeco)
Andy
Statman performs a double bill featuring his brand new bluegrass quartet
alongside his beloved Klezmer trio at Amp
the
Maryland Historical Society will open Unscripted Moments: The Life &
Photography of Joseph Kohl, a show that celebrates the life and work of the
titular photojournalist and fine art photographer whose life was cut short by
leukemia in 2002. (photos of musicians, the block and more)
Jeanette
Harris and CeCe Penniston at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
Pere Ubu
and Johnny Dowd at Hill Country Live
* Morris Day and the Time at the Birchmere
* Morris Day and the Time at the Birchmere
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. 11-10
Grupo
Niche at the Diamond Lounge in Annandale, VA
Red Baraat
at Barns of Wolf Trap
“Nina
Simone: Four Women” at Arena Stage (a musical play running through December 24th)
Rob Curto’s
Forro for All Brazilian accordion led music at Milkboy Arthouse in College
Park, MD
Arc Iris
reimagines Joni Mitchell’s Blue with synths and drums for free from 6 to 7 at
the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Gian
Marco at the Howard
Los
Caminantes at El Trevieso in Annandale
John
Prine with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys at DAR Const. Hall
David Evans
with Ben Hunter and Joe Seamons at Archie’s Barbershop (Memphis acoustic blues)
*Sleepy Labeef (rockabilly legend) with Baltimore's Stonehill Allstars at the Old Bowie Town Grill
*Sleepy Labeef (rockabilly legend) with Baltimore's Stonehill Allstars at the Old Bowie Town Grill
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11-11
The
Manhattans featuring Gerald Alston; Ray, Goodman & Brown; Dynamic Superiors
and more at Patapsco Arena in Baltimore
Ru-Jac
Records & The Legacy of Baltimore Soul is an event celebrating the history
of the 1960s West Baltimore R&B record label. Featuring performances by
Ru-Jac stars Winfield Parker and Joe Quarterman as well as Joy Postell, all
backed by young Baltimore musicians. Beginning the night is a panel discussion
that takes a deep look into the Ru-Jac Records' place in the era’s bustling
music scene. Discussion moderated by Brooks Long. The event will take place at
Arch Social Club, a century-old African-American organization that has been
centered in Penn North neighborhood, close to Ru-Jac’s headquarters, for over
40 years. 2426 Pennsylvania Ave., Baltimore at 8 pm
Washington
Jewish Music Fest event at the DC JCC with WJMF Master Artist David Buchbinder
, trumpeter and composer, a jazz & world music veteran with Artist-in-Residence Simone Baron, a
pianist, accordionist and composer. they unite for first time as Buchbinder and
Baron to create a concert of rhythmically driven, harmonically complex music.
The original compositions performed will draw from sources as diverse as
cartoon music, jazz, Bartók, Shostakovich, Jewish and Arabic traditions, the
poetry of Irving Layton and Cuban influences.
Women of
Country with local singers Karen Collins, Mary Battiata, Crayfish Sisters ,
Patsy’s Honky Tonk Torch and Swang and more at the American legion in College Park,
MD
Sahbabii
(rap) at U St Music Hall
Toby Love
at VIP Room in Baltimore
Kazzabe
and Los Caminantes at Club One in Alexandria
Wille
Nile at Jammin Java
YBS Skola
at Bliss DC
Sleepy
LaBeef at Hill Country Live (rockabilly & honky tonk)
David
Evans presents “Early Mississippi Blues lecture/demo at the Electric Maid in
Takoma Park (Memphis scholar and more)
* Abhik Mukherjee (sitar) with Monir Hossain (tabla) at Golden Lotus Temple next to Gandhi Memorial Center, 4748 Western Ave., Bethesda
* Slave at Harmony Hall (old-school Dayton, Ohio funk band)
* *Sleepy Labeef (rockabilly legend) with Charlie Owen & Pocket Change at Hill Country Barbecue
* Abhik Mukherjee (sitar) with Monir Hossain (tabla) at Golden Lotus Temple next to Gandhi Memorial Center, 4748 Western Ave., Bethesda
* Slave at Harmony Hall (old-school Dayton, Ohio funk band)
* *Sleepy Labeef (rockabilly legend) with Charlie Owen & Pocket Change at Hill Country Barbecue
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. 11-12
Irma
Thomas (New Orleans r’nb); Preservation Hall Legacy Quintet; Blind Boys of
Alabama at 4pm at Strathmore
Musiq
Soulchild at Howard Theatre
Nomadica (re-imagines
& recombines the rich, soulful, and
righteously celebratory music of Arabs, Roma, and Jews.) at Dc JCC
Hot Chip
dj set at U St. Music Hall
AL Quds
Fest at Durant Art Center in Alexandria
David Bazan
at the Rock n Roll Hotel
Willie
Nile at Jammin Java
Hardway
Connection at Lamonts
Kodak
Black at Echostage
* "Isaiyudhir Kaalam" Tamil Light music at Eleanor Roosevelt High in Greenbelt, MD
*J.I.D. and EarthGang at Songbyrd (rap)
* "Isaiyudhir Kaalam" Tamil Light music at Eleanor Roosevelt High in Greenbelt, MD
*J.I.D. and EarthGang at Songbyrd (rap)
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. 11-13
Musiq
Soulchild at Rams Head Annapolis
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. 11-14
Habib
Koite at Hamilton (Mali) with Sahel (DC) opening
Bob Dylan
and Mavis Staples at Anthem
*Kenyan traditional duo Rapasa Nyatrapasa and Nathan OOkite for free at 7:30 at Bossa. Cheik Hamala Diabete (DC based Malian) at 9:30 at Bossa with his band and special guest Baou Tounkara (daughter of the Rail Band leader)
*Kenyan traditional duo Rapasa Nyatrapasa and Nathan OOkite for free at 7:30 at Bossa. Cheik Hamala Diabete (DC based Malian) at 9:30 at Bossa with his band and special guest Baou Tounkara (daughter of the Rail Band leader)
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11-15
Tank and
Leela James at the Warner Theatre (r’n’b)
Anna
Connolly at Bossa
Mouse on
Mars at the Kennedy Center
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11-16
Janet
Jackson at Capital One Arena
Kelela at
u St Music Hall (sold out artsy-r’nb)
Stephen Wade
at Amp
Roomful
of Blues at Pearl Street Warehouse
*Loose Ends at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
*Loose Ends at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
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. 11-17
Jory Boy
at Bravo Bravo
Dakhabrakha
at Strathmore
Love is
the Message; an Evening w. Arthur Jafa at the Hirshhorn
PK2 at
Diamond Lounge in Annandale
Trebol
Klan at Wheaton Lounge
Yelawolf
at the Fillmore
Lil Baby
at Bliss DC
* Jenn Pelly will be talking about her 33 1/3 book on the band The Raincoats — in conversation with Katie Alice Greer of Priests at 8pm in The Den at Politics & Prose, Conn. Ave NW
* "What's Going On" Dance performance with Marvin Gaye music and choreography by Vincent E. Thomas, Ralph Glenmore and Sylvia Soumah, at Dance Place through the 19th
* Jenn Pelly will be talking about her 33 1/3 book on the band The Raincoats — in conversation with Katie Alice Greer of Priests at 8pm in The Den at Politics & Prose, Conn. Ave NW
* "What's Going On" Dance performance with Marvin Gaye music and choreography by Vincent E. Thomas, Ralph Glenmore and Sylvia Soumah, at Dance Place through the 19th
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11-18
Jowell
& Randy at El Ranchon in Woodbridge
Dom
Flemons at Pearl Street Warehouse
Eryka
Badu with Cross-Rhodes (Raheem Devaughn) and Pinky Killa Corn at Anthem
Mavericks
at the Lincoln Theatre
The Quebe
Sisters at Creative Alliance
Janet
Jackson at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore
Paul
Thorn at the Birchmere
*Dr Thomas Stanley continues his tour of duty as Rhizome scholar-in-residence with a special duologue and performance featuring Sarmistha Talukdar (avante-Indo-experimental) at Rhizome
* Evening of dance from India at Barns of Wolf Trap
* Kamyar at Bellevue Conf. Center, Chantilly, VA
* "What's Going On" Dance performance with Marvin Gaye music and choreography by Vincent E. Thomas, Ralph Glenmore and Sylvia Soumah, at Dance Place through the 19th
*Dr Thomas Stanley continues his tour of duty as Rhizome scholar-in-residence with a special duologue and performance featuring Sarmistha Talukdar (avante-Indo-experimental) at Rhizome
* Evening of dance from India at Barns of Wolf Trap
* Kamyar at Bellevue Conf. Center, Chantilly, VA
* "What's Going On" Dance performance with Marvin Gaye music and choreography by Vincent E. Thomas, Ralph Glenmore and Sylvia Soumah, at Dance Place through the 19th
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. 11-19
Maga de
Oz at the Howard Theatre
Bettye
Lavette at the Hamilton
H.E.R. at
Baltimore Soundstage (sold out)
Kathy
Mattea at the Birchmere
* Persian Music Night at HCLS Miller Branch, 9421 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City, MD
*Ozuna at Anthem (reggaeton)
* "What's Going On" Dance performance with Marvin Gaye music and choreography by Vincent E. Thomas, Ralph Glenmore and Sylvia Soumah, at Dance Place
* Persian Music Night at HCLS Miller Branch, 9421 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City, MD
*Ozuna at Anthem (reggaeton)
* "What's Going On" Dance performance with Marvin Gaye music and choreography by Vincent E. Thomas, Ralph Glenmore and Sylvia Soumah, at Dance Place
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. 11-20
Pioneering
Emcees will feature early Hip Hop giants MC Sha-Rock, Queen Lisa Lee, Spoonie
Gee, Kurtis Blow, Kool Moe Dee, Whodini, and more. Hosted by Roxanne Shante and
Grandmaster Caz, with music by Kool DJ Red Alert, at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre
*Prabal Gupta performs Kathakali at Georgetown U. Gaston Hall
*Prabal Gupta performs Kathakali at Georgetown U. Gaston Hall
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. 11-21
Kranium (reggae) at the Hamilton
Kranium (reggae) at the Hamilton
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. 11-22
“Cranksgiving”
with Junkyard Band and Suttle at Babylon in Falls Church, VA (go-go)
Rare
Essence at Bethesda Blues and Jazz (go-go)
Chuck
Brown Band at Pearl Street Warehouse (go-go)
Karol G. & Noriel at Rio Cantina in Sterling, VA (Latin trap rap)
* Luis Vargas at the VIP Room in Baltimore
Karol G. & Noriel at Rio Cantina in Sterling, VA (Latin trap rap)
* Luis Vargas at the VIP Room in Baltimore
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. 11-23
Multi-act
Vietnamese gig with Hong Ngoc, Phan Ngoc Luan, Diem Lien, Ngoc Huyen, Thoi
& Trano and more at Live! casino & hotel in Maryland
Young
Thug at Echostage (rap)
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. 11-24
Chaka
Khan at the Warner Theatre
Stokely
of Mint Condition at the Howard Theatre
Los Hijo
e Plena, Fernando Mercado (plena), DJ Andy, and Salsa Now at Samito
Entertainment , 3219 Bayonne Ave., Baltimore (Puerto Rican plena music)
* Mariah Carey at MGM National Harbor
* Mariah Carey at MGM National Harbor
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11-25
Kirk
Franklin, Ledisi at DAR Constitution
Hall (Gospel)
Newmeyer
Flyer presents: Songs of Burt Bacharach & Hal David (with singer Julia
Nixon and others) at the Barns of Wolf Trap
Mousey
Thompson and the James Brown Experience at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
Boosie at
Bliss DC
Diplo at
Echostage
*Zacarias Ferreira at Club One in Alexandria
*Zacarias Ferreira at Club One in Alexandria
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11-26
Kamasi
Washington at 6th & I
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. 11-27
*Colter Wall (retro country singer) (sold out show) at Songbyrd
*Colter Wall (retro country singer) (sold out show) at Songbyrd
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. 11-28
*Shaolin Jazz: Can I Kick it? at Songbyrd
*Shaolin Jazz: Can I Kick it? at Songbyrd
Todd Rundgren
at the State Theatre
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11-29
District
of Raga Presents Vinay Konda & Kaleidoscope at Bossa
*Jay-Z at Capital One Arena
*Jay-Z at Capital One Arena
Jolie
Holand and Samantha Parton (from Be Good Tonyas) at Pearl Street
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. 11-30
Angelique
Kidjo at Kennedy Center (Benin raised singer)
Seth
Kibel and his friends for the release of Seth’s newest project, Songs of Snark & Despair, at Creative
Alliance
John
Anderson acoustic at the Hamilton
Arturo
Sandoval at Blues Alley
Mary
Battiata & Little Pink (album release) at Hill Country Live
Loudon
Wainwright w/ Lucy Wainwright Roche at Barns of Wolf Trap
*Cissa Paz at Bossa
*Janel Leppin at Dew Drop Inn
* Nuex at Luce show at Smithsonian American Art Museum
*Cissa Paz at Bossa
*Janel Leppin at Dew Drop Inn
* Nuex at Luce show at Smithsonian American Art Museum
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12-1-Chuck
Brown Band at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
Paul
Willis Band at Lamont’s
Arturo
Sandoval at Blues Alley
*Gente de Zona at Echostage
* Ann Powers "Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music" book reading at Politics and Prose
*Gente de Zona at Echostage
* Ann Powers "Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music" book reading at Politics and Prose
24th
night of 100 Elvises in Baltimore
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12-2 -A
Night with the Legends: 72nd Anniversary of The Pilgrim Jubilees Featuring: The
Canton Spirituals, The Pilgrim Jubilees, The Sensational Nightgales, The Soul
Messengerz, The Blind Boys of Mississippi, The Swanee Quintet, Spencer Taylor
& The Highway QC's and The Southern Gospel Singers DC @ 3pm at Scripture Cathedral , 7610 Central
Avenue Capital Heights, Md.
Young
Dolph at Bliss DC
*Fats Domino Tribute at Lamont's
* Emily Haines at 6th & I
*Fats Domino Tribute at Lamont's
* Emily Haines at 6th & I
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Other
cool stuff (mostly indie-rock & punk) –11-1-U.S. Girls + Permanent Waves +
DJ Name Names @ Comet Ping Pong; 11-2-Shins @ Anthem; Loud Boyz @ Black Cat; Snail Mail & Bat Fangs @ Dr. martens
store;11-3-U & N Fest @ Ottobar; 11-4-Breeders,
Flasher @ Lincoln Theatre; U & N Fest @ Ottobar; 11-5-Ariel Pink @ 930;
11-6-Mountain Goats @ 930; 11-7-Courtney
Barnett & Kurt Vile @ Anthem; Mountain
Goats @ 930; 11-10-No Age w/ Escapism
& Permanent Waves @ Metro Gallery; 11-11-Lee
Ranoldo w/ the Messthetics @ Black Cat; * Shilpa Ray @ Comet; 11-12-No Age w/ Psychic Subcreatures @
Comet PP; 11-13-Foul Swoops @ Black Cat; 11-14-Luna
& Eleanor Friedburger @ Black Cat; Jesus & Mary Chain @ Rams Head Live; *The Used @ Fillmore; 11-15-Bully @ U St. Music Hall; Guerilla Toss, PC Worship, Mock Identity @ Comet; 11-16-Slowdive
@ rams head Live; 11-18-Bleachers @ 930; 11-19-Marc Mulcahy @ 6th
& I; 11-25-TK Ecko, Glue Factory, Mick Barr @ Comet PP; 11-26-Soccer Team @ Black Cat; 11-27-St. Vincent @ Anthem; 11-28- Squeeze @
930; Beach Slang @ Black Cat; 11-29-Dot Dash @ Black Cat; 11-30-Morrissey @
Anthem; 12-1-Priests, Mellow Diamond @ 930
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