Friday, November 3, 2017

DC/Baltimore Global Music and More November 2017 Concert Calendar Gig List

DC/Baltimore Global Music and More- November 2017  

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 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
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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
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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
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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 
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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)
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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) 
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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
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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
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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
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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 
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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
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. 11-21

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
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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
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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 
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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
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.  11-28 

*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
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
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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
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
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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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