DC/Baltimore
Global Music and More- October 2019
Compiled
by Steve Kiviat
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Sorry
this is late. The Multiflora Fest is still ongoing, the
Richmond Folk Fest is happening and much more.
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October 2019
Highlights –
Wed. 10-2- Kokoko @ Rock n Roll Hotel (Congolese
home-made percussion w/ French synth player)
47 Soul @
Union Stage (Palestinian electro)
Sat. 10-5
-Cumbia in Motion Festival for Immigrants & Refugees 3 to 9 pm @ Columbia
Heights Civic Plaza
Tues.
10-8 - Soul Power movie @ Suns Cinema (1974 doc with James Brown, Tabu Ley
Rochereau, Miriam Makeba, Spinners, Bill Withers)
Wed.
10-16- Vieux Farka Toure & Bambino @ Birchmere
Sat.
10-19-Rahat Fateh Ali Khan @ Eaglebank Arena
Mon.
10-21 -W.I.T.C.H. (Zambia reunited rock band) w/ Habibi @ Union Stage
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Tues. 10-1
John
Moreland @ Birchmere
B Boys w/
Clear Channel @ Songbyrd
Tiger
Army @ Black Cat
Regrettes
@ U St Music Hall
Cheick
Hamala’s Griot Street @ Bossa
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Wed. 10-2
Kokoko @
Rock n Roll Hotel (Congolese home-made percussion w/ French synth player)
47 Soul @
Union Stage (Palestinian electro)
Backyard
Band at Lucky Strike
Afrobeats
dance class & dj @ Mix Bar @ 8241 GA. Ave
Die
Antwoord @ Anthem
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Thurs. 10-3
Earth,
Wind, & Fire Tribute @ City Winery
Aldous
Harding @ RnR Hotel
Hayden
James @ U St Music Hall
Bay
Faction @ Pie Shop
Feedel
Band @ Bossa
Peter
Collins @ City Winery
Romantic
Warriors IV – Krautrock (pt 1) movie doc @ Rhizome
Be’la
Dona @ Half Note
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Fri.
10-4
Latina
Queens for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Wayta
(south & Central American music) w/ DJ Crown Vic’s Weird World @ Market SW
6 to 9pm
Luce
Unplugged with Alison Crockett & Sam Prather 6 to 8 pm @ Smithsonian
American Art
BYB &
TOB @ Aqua
White
Denim @ Ottobar
Georgetown
U Hiphop & Sneaker Culture Panel w/ Anthony Steele/Munch 215 (Foot Locker
marketing), Mike Thompson of OG Restorations 215, Sean of Createink studios,
Kash Aboud (stylist, sneakerhead) & performance by St. Louis rapper
Mvstermind @ Georgetown U Mcneir Hall, New North Bldg., 37 th & O Sts NW
from 6 to 8:30 pm
Image
Band @ Mix Bar on GA Ave (DC-based Caribbean)
Joe
Chambers, M’Boom w/ percussionists Ray Mantilla, Warren I Smith, Bobby Sanabria,
plus Moving Pictures Orchestra & singer Mavis Swan Poole @ Kennedy Center
Carrie
Underwood @ Capital One Arena
Talib
Kweli, Jay Electronica, Styles P @ Fillmore
Elastic
Bond @ Tropicalia
Rare
Essence and E U @ Fast Eddies
Be’ la Dona
@ Babylon in Woodbridge
Built to
Spill @ 930
Bumper
Jacksons @ Creative Alliance
*Meute (German marching band that plays techno) @ 12 noon @ Lincoln Memorial
*Meute (German marching band that plays techno) @ 12 noon @ Lincoln Memorial
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Sat. 10-5
Moon
Festival 12 noon to 5 @ Eden Center
Open Streets DC on GA Ave with La Marvela @ 12 & TOB @ 1 pm @ GA Ave & New Hampshire Ave
Open Streets DC on GA Ave with La Marvela @ 12 & TOB @ 1 pm @ GA Ave & New Hampshire Ave
Art on
the Avenue in Alexandria
*Adams Morgan PorchFest 2 to 6
*Bowie, MD International Fest @ Allen Pond from 11 to 5 pm w/ steel drum 2 11, India dance @ 12:15, & Afro Floetry band (kenya) @ 2:30
*Adams Morgan PorchFest 2 to 6
*Bowie, MD International Fest @ Allen Pond from 11 to 5 pm w/ steel drum 2 11, India dance @ 12:15, & Afro Floetry band (kenya) @ 2:30
Kameleon
Beats @ Port-au-Prince Haitian Cuisine (duo of Didier Prossaird & Coco
Barez)
What Band
@ Lucky Strike
Backyard
Band & TCB @ Fast Eddies
Ian Noe @
Songbyrd (country/Americana)
Leon City
Sounds & Soul Called Paul dj’ing @ Green Zone
Sheer Mag
@ Black Cat
Taste of
Annandale
Cumbia in
Motion Festival for Immigrants & Refugees 3 to 9 pm @ Columbia Heights
Civic Plaza w/ Oveja Negra, Kino Musica, Sir Ramases, Rode Diaz, Wayta duo, La Cololombopercutiva
Talib
Kweli, Jay Electronica, Styles P, Dead Prez, Raff Alpha @ Soundstage Baltimore
Fred
Frith Trio @ Rhizome
Sheila E
@ Howard Theatre
Tribute
to the O’Jays @ Carlyle Club
Naija
Fest @ 5 @ Karma (Nigeria culture celebration)
Lyuti
Chuski @ Bossa (Bulgarian)
Diwali
Extravaganza 12 to 9 pm @ Dulles Expo Center
The Aces
of Southern Soul w/ Donnie Ray, J. Red the Nephew, Jesi Terrell, Missy B,
Hardway Connection @ Lamont’s @ 2 pm (gates open @ noon)
DMV Car,
truck, & motorcycle show w/ music by Sirius Company, TCB, Sweat band, &
Project 360 w/ DJ Supa Dan @ Geno’s Ballpark in Lothian, MD 12 to 9 (raindate
Oct. 12)
We Got
Now DC poets for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
C-Kan @
Mexico Lindo in Bladensburg
Luna @
930
Kazzabe @
VIP Room in Baltimore
Frank
Reyes @ Club One
Rare
Essence @ Aqua
TOB, XIB
@ Hangars
*Fall Fest-Food, Wine, & Music from 11 am to 6 @ Bowie Town Center
* Team Familiar evening @ Babylon Falls Church & late night Inner Harbor Baltimore Spirit of Light boat cruise
*Kamyar Arsani- Tom Chess; Pwisans Ete'nel @ Normal Books 8:30 to 11 in Baltimore
*Punk the Capital movie @ Suns Cinema (2 sold out showings)
*Sirius Co. 4 to 9 @ Aqua
*Fall Fest-Food, Wine, & Music from 11 am to 6 @ Bowie Town Center
* Team Familiar evening @ Babylon Falls Church & late night Inner Harbor Baltimore Spirit of Light boat cruise
*Kamyar Arsani- Tom Chess; Pwisans Ete'nel @ Normal Books 8:30 to 11 in Baltimore
*Punk the Capital movie @ Suns Cinema (2 sold out showings)
*Sirius Co. 4 to 9 @ Aqua
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Sun. 10-6
Takoma
Park Street Festival
Proper
Utensils @ 6 @ Chateau Remix
Hussam
Jefee-Bahloul (Syria raised) and the Tomchess & Kamyar Arsani duo @ Bossa
Akua
Alrich’s 11th annual Nina Simone & Miriam Makeba tribute show, @
Atlas
Makaya
McCraven w/ Joel Ross, Jeff Parker, Dezron Douglas @Creative Alliance
Just
Friends @ Milkboy Arthouse
Young
Thug & Machine Gun Kelly @ Mecu Pavilion, Baltimore
Diwali
Extravaganza 12 to 7 pm @ Dulles Expo Center
Hiphop
break dancing and jam session from 12 to 7 for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
Steve
Lacy @ 930
Girl Band
@ Songbyrd
Mackaya
McCraven @ Creaative Alliance
TOB @
Power
*Team Familiar @ Olde Town Inn
*Team Familiar @ Olde Town Inn
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Mon. 10-7
Rick Ross
& Backyard Band @ Fillmore
Maggie
Rogers @ Anthem
Sturgill
Simpson @ Black Cat (sold out fundraiser show)
*Crank Jam @ City Winery
Blues Monday @ Westminster Church
*Crank Jam @ City Winery
Blues Monday @ Westminster Church
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Tues. 10-8
Soul
Power movie @ Suns Cinema (1974 doc with James Brown, Tabu Ley Rochereau,
Miriam Makeba, Spinners, Bill Withers)
Kero Kero
Bonito @ 930 Club
A Deer A
Horse, & Teen Mortgage @ Songbyrd upstairs; Kelsey Waldon downstairs
Preening,
Gauche, Drill, Park Snakes @ Rhizome
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Wed. 10-9
Wale,
Ade, Q Da Fool @ Fillmore
Yom
Kippur holiday till sundown
Behind
the Lens w/ rock photographers Mick Rock & Henry Diltz @ 6 @ City Winery
Madison
Cunningham @ DC 9 (singer/songwriter)
Cupcakke
@ Union Stage (rap)
Ottmar
Liebert & Luna Negra @ Birchmere
P-lo @
Songbyrd
Shovels
& Rope @ 930
Charlie
Parr @ Black Cat
*We Banjo 3 @ Hamilton
* Mortes: Greek dance music @ Bossa
*Avril Lavigne @ MGM National Harbor
*Backyard Band @ Lucky Strike
*We Banjo 3 @ Hamilton
* Mortes: Greek dance music @ Bossa
*Avril Lavigne @ MGM National Harbor
*Backyard Band @ Lucky Strike
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Thurs. 10-10
Howard U
Homecoming events start
Danube
Sessions @ Green Zone
Baltimore
Greek Festival @ 5
Ram
(Haiti) w/ Crown Vic’s Weird World dj @ Tropicalia
Lucy
Kaplansky @ Barns of Wolf Trap
La Noche
IberoAmericana @ Mexican Cultural Institute
Lagwagon,
Face to Face, Makewar @ Fillmore
Shaed @
930 Club
Lyrics
Born @ Hamilton w/ Con Brio
Elena
Lacayo @ Black Cat
Steve
Turre Sextet @ Blues Alley
Clipping
@ U St Music Hall
Titus
Andronicus @ Ottobar
* Mashriq Maghrib Music Jam Session with Hacene Zennia @ Bossa
*What Band @ Aqua
* Mashriq Maghrib Music Jam Session with Hacene Zennia @ Bossa
*What Band @ Aqua
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Fri. 10-11
Saweetie
@ Fillmore
*Howard U Yardfest for Homecoming weekend @ 12 noon (rap acts tba)
*Afrobeats HU Homecoming celebration w/ Rotimi , Wondaboy, dancer KJ Wade, dj DonX @ The Showroom, 1099 14th St. 9 to 1 am
*Howard U Yardfest for Homecoming weekend @ 12 noon (rap acts tba)
*Afrobeats HU Homecoming celebration w/ Rotimi , Wondaboy, dancer KJ Wade, dj DonX @ The Showroom, 1099 14th St. 9 to 1 am
Lucky
Daye @ Union Stage
Richmond
Folk Festival through Sunday with blues, gospel, African
Footwerk
x Jackie Venson x Myke Bogan @ Tropicalia
Les
Filles de Illighadad @ 19 Chalmers
Court, Berryville, VA @ 8
Kany
Garcia @ State Theatre
Uasuf
Gueye & band @ Bossa (DC-based West African)
Over the
Rhine @ Barns of Wolf Trap
“Selena”
movie @ Smithsonian American History @ 8 pm
Rkm y
Ken-y @ Diamond Lounge
Zaperoko
@ El Boqueron II
Bedouine
@ Songbyrd;
Chance
the Rapper @ Capital One POSTPONED to 2020
Brian Mcknight 4 @ Bethesda Blues
Radkey, Boayt, Park Snakes @ Black Cat
Silence the violence benefit w/ Katy Perry, Norah Jones, Mavis
Staples @ Anthem
* Coriky (Amy Farina, Ian Mackaye, Joe Lally) @ 8 @ 2640 Space, 2640 St. Paul St., Baltimore
*Team Familiar @ Fire Station 1
*Sirius Co. @ Takoma Station
*New Impressions @ Hangar Lounge
*BYB & TOB @ Aqua
* Coriky (Amy Farina, Ian Mackaye, Joe Lally) @ 8 @ 2640 Space, 2640 St. Paul St., Baltimore
*Team Familiar @ Fire Station 1
*Sirius Co. @ Takoma Station
*New Impressions @ Hangar Lounge
*BYB & TOB @ Aqua
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Sat. 10-12
Caribbean
konpa night with Alan Cave & Tantan @ Fire Station 1 (Haitian)
Latino
Art, Beats, & Culture Fest from 11 am to 5 @ National Museum of American
History
Richmond
Folk Festival through Sunday w/ Beausoleil, Super Chikan, Dale Watson and
more
DC Punk
Archive 5th Anniversary Celebration from 2:30 to 5 @ Georgetown
Library w/ Antonia Tricarico photos, Les the DJ @ 2:30 & Coriky (Amy
Farina, Ian Mackaye, Joe Lally) @ 4 pm
Pissed
Jeans w/ Knife Wife @ U St. Music Hall
Miramar @
Bossa (boleros)
Les
Filles de Illighidd w/ Infinity Knives & Randi @ Creative Alliance
Mashrou
Leila @ 930 Club (Beirut, Lebanon electro-pop w/ activist lyrics)
All
Things Go Fall Classic w/ Chvrches, Lany, Coin, Sneaks , Arkells,& more @
Union Market
Combo
Lulu for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Jamaican meets
Afro-Latino)
Lamont’s
29th Anniversary show w/ David Smooth’s Temptations Review, the
Intruders, Lady Mary & indaHouse Band , Badd Band of Baltimore, Paul Wills
& Brothers 7 Band @ 2 pm @ Lamont’s , 4400 Livingston Rd., Pomonkey, MD
Post
Malone @ @ Capital One Arena
Chucho
Valdes @ Library of Congress Coolidge Aud.
Azucar al
Rojo ! Celebration of Latin dance @ PG Publick Playhouse
Brian
Mcknight 4 @ Bethesda Blues
*Refractions -Robin Bell exhibit @ Lost Origins Gallery
* Sirius Co. @ Prince George's ballroom in Hyattsville
Black Orpheus movie @ 1:30 @ Smithsonian American History;
*Refractions -Robin Bell exhibit @ Lost Origins Gallery
* Sirius Co. @ Prince George's ballroom in Hyattsville
Black Orpheus movie @ 1:30 @ Smithsonian American History;
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Sun.
10-13
Banquet
honoring the Hardway Connection w/ The Gregory Brothers from 4 to 9 @ Old
Hickory Golf Club Ballroom, 11921 Chanceford Drive, Woodbridge, VA 703-915-4936
(must call & buy tickets in advance)
DC Blues
Fest w/ Nighthawks, Clarence Turner , Bad Influence band & more @ Wunder
Garten @ Noma, 110 First St NE 1 to 6 pm
Afro-Latin
Chamber music @ 4 @ Joe’s Movement Emporium
Maluma @
Eaglebank Arena (Colombian reggaeton pop)
Dulce
Argentina: Sofia Viola @ Creative Alliance
Mike Watt
+ the Missingmen @ Black Cat Red Room (sold out)
Melvins,
Redd Kross, Toshi Kasai @ Ottobar
Backyard
Band @ City Winery
All Things
Go Fall Classic w/ Melanie Martinez, Betty Who, Leon, Shenna and more
The
Accordion Kings movie @ 1:30 @
Smithsonian American History;
Bible Way Temple
Radio Choir 91st Anniversary @ Bible Way Temple
Backyard Band @ City
Winery
TCB @ Aqua
Northeast Groovers,
Be’la Dona, Sirius Co. , Sweat Band @ Bravo Bravo
*Juan Megna Quintet @ Bossa
*Team Familiar @ Society Lounge
*Juan Megna Quintet @ Bossa
*Team Familiar @ Society Lounge
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Mon. 10-14
Buddy Guy
@ State Theatre
Idles w/
Preoccupations @ 930 Club
Belen
Escobedo & Panfilo’s Guera band @ Rhizome (Tejano Conjunto fiddle)
Dale
Watson @ City Winery
Lady D
And the Shorty Slim Band @ Westminster Church blues Monday
Huun Huur
Tu @ Creative Alliance (Tuvan throat singers)
*Frank Turner @ Warner Theatre
*Natasha Bedingfield @ Lincoln Theatre
*Augustana @ U street music Hall
*Frank Turner @ Warner Theatre
*Natasha Bedingfield @ Lincoln Theatre
*Augustana @ U street music Hall
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Tues. 10-15
W.I.T.C.
H.: We Intend to Cause Havoc movie doc screening @ Suns Cinema (doc about
Zambian band from 1970s that recently reunited)
Wilco w/
Soccer Mommy @ Anthem (sold out)
DC
Legendary Musicians meeting @ 6 @ Howard Theatre
Latvian
Voices for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Chainsmokers,
5 Seconds of Summer, Lennon Stella @ Capital One Arena
*California Honeydrops @ Hamilton
*Michaela Anne @ DC 9 (country/Americana)
*California Honeydrops @ Hamilton
*Michaela Anne @ DC 9 (country/Americana)
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Wed. 10-16
Vieux
Farka Toure & Bambino @ Birchmere
Sergio
Mendes & Bebel Gilberto @ Strathmore
Panel
talk re Pharoahe Munch debut album Internal Affairs @ Kennedy Center
Hector
Coco Barez for free from 6 to 7 @
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Cave In @
Union Stage
Bluesman
Jimmy Duck Holmes opening for Black Keys @ Anthem
* Geovane Santos Brazilian Jazz Project @ Bossa
*Miss June @ DC 9
* Geovane Santos Brazilian Jazz Project @ Bossa
*Miss June @ DC 9
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Thurs. 10-17
Luna
Honey release show w/ Hissing Tiles, Grun Wasser, Syzygyx @ Pie Shop DC
Asa-Chang
& Junray from Japan @ Hill Center (percussionist & sound system)
Emel
Mathlouthi @ Lincoln Theatre
Dogo @
Bossa (DC-based Togo music)
Pharoahe
Munch @ Kennedy Center
Little
Brother @ Howard Theatre
Nat Cole
@ 100 with the NSO & Patti Austin, Eric Benet, Freddy Cole, Dule Hill, BeBe
Winans through the 19th @ Kenn. Center
!!! @ U
St Music Hall
Alex G
(Sandy) @ Black Cat
*Sirius Co & Vybe Band @ Sax, 734 11th St NW 7 to 11 pm
*Mwenso & the Shakes @ Clarice Smith
*What Band @ Aqua
*Ruby Rae & Moonfruits @ Dew Drop Inn
*Sirius Co & Vybe Band @ Sax, 734 11th St NW 7 to 11 pm
*Mwenso & the Shakes @ Clarice Smith
*What Band @ Aqua
*Ruby Rae & Moonfruits @ Dew Drop Inn
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Fri. 10-18
Market SW
Cumbia Night w/ OvejaNegra & Leon City Sounds djs @ Market SW , 425 M St SW
Mudhoney,
Kid Congo Powers, The Ritchie White Orchestra, Murder @ Baltimore Soundstage
Savak,
Quattracenta, Anna Connolly @ Joe Squared
Charli
XCX w/ Slayyyter @ 930 Club (sold out)
Tank
& the Bangas @ Rams Head Livr
Shura
& Hannah Cohen @ Union Stage
Amy Rigby
@ Jammin Java (old-school indie-pop singer)
Kazzabe @
Rio Cantina
Zacarias
Ferreira @ El Boqueron ll
Gigantes
de La Cumbia : David Castro , Jorge Eduardo , Javier Monje @The Palace
Alexis
and Fido @ Bravo Bravo
Lee Ann
Womack @ Birchmere
George
Porter Jr Trio @ Gypsy Sally’s
Stokley @
Bethesda Blues
Washington
City Paper sponsored go-go history panel @ 4 to 5 @ Public Bar Live, 1214 18th St NW
* Taking the P*ss- Goodbye to All That Dj Night @ Marx Cafe @ 10 pm -- DJ Mark the Kaiser Williams after 17 years is no longer going to dj this indie-pop night. Various others will be dj'ing as well
* Rafael Pondé Trio Presents Nordeste Revival @ Bossa early show
*Tr3dmark and Paris Price in Temple Hills, MD (rap) (tix sold only in advance by An Die Musik of Baltimore)
* Tango music @ 8 @ Casa de la Luna, 4020 GA. Ave. NW
*BYB @ Aqua
*RE & Suttle @ Fast Eddies
* Taking the P*ss- Goodbye to All That Dj Night @ Marx Cafe @ 10 pm -- DJ Mark the Kaiser Williams after 17 years is no longer going to dj this indie-pop night. Various others will be dj'ing as well
* Rafael Pondé Trio Presents Nordeste Revival @ Bossa early show
*Tr3dmark and Paris Price in Temple Hills, MD (rap) (tix sold only in advance by An Die Musik of Baltimore)
* Tango music @ 8 @ Casa de la Luna, 4020 GA. Ave. NW
*BYB @ Aqua
*RE & Suttle @ Fast Eddies
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Sat. 10-19
Down in
the Reeds Fest @ Parks @ Walter Reed w/ Crank Lukongo, Aaron Abernathy, Archie
Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation, Uasuf Gueye , Denise Henderson, Yasmin
Williams and more 11:30 am to 6 pm (2 stages)
Space is
still the Place—d.c. space Part II & its contemporaries @ Nat. Gallery West
Wing 12 to 1:30 pm w/ Cynthia Connolly, Claudia Jospeh, Rogelio Maxwell,
Richard Hopkins Squires talk w/ Ray Barker, plus Silvana Straw poetry (streamed
live on Nat. Gall. Facebook page too)
Gutierrez
Medeiros (Brazil) @ Bossa DC
Sneaks,
Clear Channel, La Neve @ Black cat
Rahat
Fateh Ali Khan @ Eaglebank Arena
Isley
Brothers & War @ MGM
Messer
Chups w/ Atomic Mosquitos @ Hill Country DC
Savak,
Warm Sun, TK Echo @ Slash Run
Crown Vic
dj @ Green Zone
Peter
Case @ Arts Barn in Gaithersburg
Raheem Devaughn
@ City Winery
Backyard
Band @ Fire Station One
TCB @
Lucky Strike
Bachata fiesta
@ Ivy City Smokehouse
*Swervedriver @ RnR Hotel
*Team Familiar @ Fast Eddies
*Hardway Connection @ Lamont's
*Be'la Dona & Ro James @ Renaissance Hotel
*Kulture Xcape (Afrobeats- Caribbean pop-up) @ Golden Xcape Lounge, 9590 N. Laurel Rd., Laurel, MD
*DJ Nitekrawler & Mic Burns spinning soul from Thailand @ Showtime Bar
*Rare Essence @ Aqua
*Swervedriver @ RnR Hotel
*Team Familiar @ Fast Eddies
*Hardway Connection @ Lamont's
*Be'la Dona & Ro James @ Renaissance Hotel
*Kulture Xcape (Afrobeats- Caribbean pop-up) @ Golden Xcape Lounge, 9590 N. Laurel Rd., Laurel, MD
*DJ Nitekrawler & Mic Burns spinning soul from Thailand @ Showtime Bar
*Rare Essence @ Aqua
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Sun. 10-20
Rhett
Miller @ City Winery
Pan
American Symphony Orchestra—Forever Piazzolla @ Kennedy Center
Bad
Moves, Weakened Friends, Blis @ Comet
* Pagode Brazilian music @ Bossa
*Sound Portraits from Bulgaria: A Journey to a Vanished World 1966-1979 Book release party 6 to 8 pm @ Hristo Botev Academy, 8120 Carroll Ave., Takoma Pk., MD
* Pagode Brazilian music @ Bossa
*Sound Portraits from Bulgaria: A Journey to a Vanished World 1966-1979 Book release party 6 to 8 pm @ Hristo Botev Academy, 8120 Carroll Ave., Takoma Pk., MD
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Mon. 10-21
Sabrina
Claudio w/ Gallant @ Fillmore
Josh
MacPhee re his book “An Encyclopedia of Political Record Labels “ plus djs MJ
Regalado & Mark Cisneros @ 7 pm @ Rhizome
Anthony
Brown & Group TherAPy @ 930 Club (gospel)
W.I.T.C.H.
(Zambia reunited rock band) w/ Habibi @ Union Stage
*Artimacy podcast unplugged w/ Cecily, the String Queens, Akua Allrich @ City Winery
*Artimacy podcast unplugged w/ Cecily, the String Queens, Akua Allrich @ City Winery
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Tues. 10-22
Ethiopiques:
Revolt of the Soul film screening @ Suns Cinema
Young
Thug & Machine Gun Kelly @ Anthem (rap)
Eileen
Jewell @ Jammin Java
*Cheick Hamala Diabate @ Bossa
*Ted Gioia, jazz and more critic book reading for "Music: A Subversive History" from 7 to 8 @ Politics & Prose . Book is about how social outcasts have been pioneers in folk, classical, jazz, reggae, rap
*Cheick Hamala Diabate @ Bossa
*Ted Gioia, jazz and more critic book reading for "Music: A Subversive History" from 7 to 8 @ Politics & Prose . Book is about how social outcasts have been pioneers in folk, classical, jazz, reggae, rap
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Wed. 10-23
Stiff
Little Fingers & the Avengers & Split Seconds@ Black Cat
Pedrito
Martinez @ Blues Alley
Dermot
Kennedy @ Fillmore
*So you Think You Can Dance @ MGM
*Backyard Band @ Lucky Strike
*Ingrid Michaelson @ Lincoln Theatre
*Sam Bush & Travelin McCourys @ Birchmere
*So you Think You Can Dance @ MGM
*Backyard Band @ Lucky Strike
*Ingrid Michaelson @ Lincoln Theatre
*Sam Bush & Travelin McCourys @ Birchmere
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Thurs. 10-24
Rata
Blanca @ Howard Theatre
* WKYS Fest @ Echostage w/ Jeezy, New Impressionz, Arin Ray Moneybagg Yo, Afro B
*Born Dad, Avenir, Andrew Grossman @ Dew Drop Inn
*What Band @ Aqua
*Nina Kraviz @ U St. Music Hall
*Frankie & the Witch Fingers @ Comet
*Be'la Dona @ Half Note Lounge
*Musical Itineraries of the 1939 Spain Exiles in America w/ poetry & music @ 7:30 @ Mexican Cultural Institute
* WKYS Fest @ Echostage w/ Jeezy, New Impressionz, Arin Ray Moneybagg Yo, Afro B
*Born Dad, Avenir, Andrew Grossman @ Dew Drop Inn
*What Band @ Aqua
*Nina Kraviz @ U St. Music Hall
*Frankie & the Witch Fingers @ Comet
*Be'la Dona @ Half Note Lounge
*Musical Itineraries of the 1939 Spain Exiles in America w/ poetry & music @ 7:30 @ Mexican Cultural Institute
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Fri. 10-25
*Yemen Cultural Institute presents Ravid Kahalani (of Yemen Blues) w/ Yemen-born oud master Ahmed Al-Shaiba @ Eaton Hotel @ 7 pm
* Spaniels, Shirleta Settles And Quiet Storm 7:00 p.m. at Peoples Congregational Church, 4704 13th Street, NW,
DJ Biz Markie @ Fillmore
*Yemen Cultural Institute presents Ravid Kahalani (of Yemen Blues) w/ Yemen-born oud master Ahmed Al-Shaiba @ Eaton Hotel @ 7 pm
* Spaniels, Shirleta Settles And Quiet Storm 7:00 p.m. at Peoples Congregational Church, 4704 13th Street, NW,
DJ Biz Markie @ Fillmore
Sleater-Kinney
@ Anthem
La
Energia Norteña,Aldo Trujillo y La Decima Banda @ 90 Degrees
Tank
& the Bangas @ Library of Congress
Juan Luis
Guerra @ Eaglebank
The
Make-up, Taraka Larson, Light Beams @ Black Cat
*Eliane Elias @ Hamiltondc
*ZZ Top @ MGM
*Madeleine Peyroux @ City Winery
*Maxo Kream w/ Q Da Fool & Slayter @ U St Music Hall
*BYB & TOB @ Aqua
*What Band @ Purple Lounge
*Wylder @ Soundry
*Stephanie Mills @ Birchmere
*Eliane Elias @ Hamiltondc
*ZZ Top @ MGM
*Madeleine Peyroux @ City Winery
*Maxo Kream w/ Q Da Fool & Slayter @ U St Music Hall
*BYB & TOB @ Aqua
*What Band @ Purple Lounge
*Wylder @ Soundry
*Stephanie Mills @ Birchmere
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Sat. 10-26
* DJ Kool free show 4 to 4:30 pm @ Yards Lot, M & NJ Ave Se near Nats Park
* DJ Kool free show 4 to 4:30 pm @ Yards Lot, M & NJ Ave Se near Nats Park
Noche de
Mujeres w/ ZapOte & La Marvela @ Bossa
Leila
Forouhar & Mansour @ Lisner
David
Bromberg Big Band plus Bettye Lavette Sixth & I
Flipper
w/ David Yow of Jesus Lizard on vocals @ Ottobar
Festival
Afro Bahia Halloween Fundraiser Party from 10:30 pm to 3 am @ 2500 Wisconsin
Ave.
Grupo
Niche and Oro Solido @ Cococabana
Lean on
Me: Jose James celebrates Bill Withers @ PG Publick Playhouse
Leonard,
Coleman, & Blunt @ Amp
Lloyd
unplugged @ Howard Theatre
Ruston
Kelly w/ Donovan Woods @ U St Music Hall (countryish)
*7DrumCity Halloween tribute to dead artists: Back From The Dead. 9 BANDS play songs exclusively by artists who are in the grave @ RnR Hotel
*Team Familiar & USB @ Fire Station 1
*Food & Grooves DC @ Union Mkt Dock 5 w/ Tank & the Bangas, Teedra Moses, R7 B Only, Black Alley, djs, Questlove Food Podcast, chefs from 12 to 9 pm
*Temps, 4 Tops @ Modell Lyric in Baltimore
*Quiet Storm Band & the Intruders @ Highland Entertainment Hall, 2533 PA Ave. Se
*Proper Utensils @ Takoma Station
*Alessia Cara @ Anthem
*Meso Creso Halloween with lots of bands, djs, art including La Colombopercutiva , Crown Vic, Leon City Sounds, DJ Shakey in 1 room at DC Eagle
*RE & Da One Band @ Aqua
*Patio @ Comet (postpunk)
*Clones of Funk @ Bethesda Blues and jazz
*7DrumCity Halloween tribute to dead artists: Back From The Dead. 9 BANDS play songs exclusively by artists who are in the grave @ RnR Hotel
*Team Familiar & USB @ Fire Station 1
*Food & Grooves DC @ Union Mkt Dock 5 w/ Tank & the Bangas, Teedra Moses, R7 B Only, Black Alley, djs, Questlove Food Podcast, chefs from 12 to 9 pm
*Temps, 4 Tops @ Modell Lyric in Baltimore
*Quiet Storm Band & the Intruders @ Highland Entertainment Hall, 2533 PA Ave. Se
*Proper Utensils @ Takoma Station
*Alessia Cara @ Anthem
*Meso Creso Halloween with lots of bands, djs, art including La Colombopercutiva , Crown Vic, Leon City Sounds, DJ Shakey in 1 room at DC Eagle
*RE & Da One Band @ Aqua
*Patio @ Comet (postpunk)
*Clones of Funk @ Bethesda Blues and jazz
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Sun. 10-27
Sriram
Gopal & friends @ Bossa
Fantasia
@ Eaglebank Arena (r’n’b)
DIIV @
Black Cat
Domo
Wilson @ Songbyrd
Bebe
Winans @ Bethesda Blues
Kevin Gates @ Echostage (rap)
*Helmet @ Union Stage
*BJ the Chicago Kid W/ Rayana Jay and Kamauu @ U St Music Hall
*Tegan & Sara @ Lincoln Theatre
*BYB @ Society Lounge
*Sun 41 @ Fillmore
*Ru Paul's drag race @ Anthem
*Sawyer Fredericks @ City Winery
*Julia Michaels @ 930
*Bruce Cockburn @ Birchmere
*Manuel Barrueco @ Montgomery College
*Stirring the Waters Across America (civil rights musical) @ 2 @ Kenn. Ctr. Reach
Kevin Gates @ Echostage (rap)
*Helmet @ Union Stage
*BJ the Chicago Kid W/ Rayana Jay and Kamauu @ U St Music Hall
*Tegan & Sara @ Lincoln Theatre
*BYB @ Society Lounge
*Sun 41 @ Fillmore
*Ru Paul's drag race @ Anthem
*Sawyer Fredericks @ City Winery
*Julia Michaels @ 930
*Bruce Cockburn @ Birchmere
*Manuel Barrueco @ Montgomery College
*Stirring the Waters Across America (civil rights musical) @ 2 @ Kenn. Ctr. Reach
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Mon. 10-28
Milk
Carton Kids @ U St Music Hall (folk) (sold out show)
NPR Tiny
Desk hip-hop night
Feedel
Band @ Blues Alley
*Jonsi & Alex @ Lincoln Theatre
*Bea Miller @ 930
*Westminster Church SW Blues Monday
*Jonsi & Alex @ Lincoln Theatre
*Bea Miller @ 930
*Westminster Church SW Blues Monday
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Tues. 10-29
Big
Freedia w/ Low Cut Connie @ 930 Club
NPR Tiny
Desk pop-rock night
District
of Raga presents Anirudh Alva Changkatoki for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center
Millennium Stage
*World of Dance @ Warner Theatre
*The World is a Better Place and ..." @ Songbyrd
*Gaelynn Lea @ 12 noon @ National Gallery
*tabla player Anirudh Alva Changkakoti for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Mill. Stage
*World of Dance @ Warner Theatre
*The World is a Better Place and ..." @ Songbyrd
*Gaelynn Lea @ 12 noon @ National Gallery
*tabla player Anirudh Alva Changkakoti for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Mill. Stage
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Wed. 10-30
J.S.
Ondara @ 6th & I (folk)
Manaca
Brazilian Jazz @ Twins Jazz
District
of Raga presents Tabla Solo by Anirudh Alva Changkakoti @ Bossa
Simple
Plan @ Fillmore
NPR Tiny
Desk indie-pop night
999 , the Clap, Dot Dash@
Black Cat
Vernon
Reid’s Band of Gypsys Revisited @ Ottobar
* Jay Som @ Rock n Roll Hotel
*Airhead DC, Tooth Choir, Bubbie @ Dew Drop Inn
*Hirie @ Union Stage (pop-reggae)
*Chick Corea @ Strathmore
*Superfine art Exhibit at Union Market Dock 5 party w/ DJ Jahsonic
*Backyard Band @ Lucky Strike
*Dan Deacon @ 11:30 @ U St Music Hall w/ Baby Alcatraz @ 10:30
* Jay Som @ Rock n Roll Hotel
*Airhead DC, Tooth Choir, Bubbie @ Dew Drop Inn
*Hirie @ Union Stage (pop-reggae)
*Chick Corea @ Strathmore
*Superfine art Exhibit at Union Market Dock 5 party w/ DJ Jahsonic
*Backyard Band @ Lucky Strike
*Dan Deacon @ 11:30 @ U St Music Hall w/ Baby Alcatraz @ 10:30
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Thurs. 10-31
Halloween
costume party with Proper Utensils (DC go-go) @ Bethesda Blues
NPR Tiny
Desk r’n’b night
Chief
Keef @ Fillmore
*Pablo's Brazilian Pagode night @ Bossa
*BYB costume night @ Eaton
*Raheem DeVaughan's Crank Crusaders @ City Winery
*Jukebox the Ghost present Halloqueen w/ Tricky Bits @ 930
* Les Violons tziganes de Cannes for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Ctr. Mill. Stage (France & India)
* Superfine art Exhibit at Union Market Dock 5 Halloween party w/ DJ Bast from 7 to 11
*Union Market's La Cosecha Latin Market Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos events through Sat. 11-2
*Go-go panelw/ Tone P, Natalie Hopkinson,Domo @ 6:30 @ PG Comm. College Ctr for Perf. Arts, then Be'la Dona, Black Alley, & TOB @ 8 there
*Amber Run @ Black Cat (Brit rock)
*Black Masala & Dupont Brass @ Tropicalia
*What Band @ Aqua
*Pablo's Brazilian Pagode night @ Bossa
*BYB costume night @ Eaton
*Raheem DeVaughan's Crank Crusaders @ City Winery
*Jukebox the Ghost present Halloqueen w/ Tricky Bits @ 930
* Les Violons tziganes de Cannes for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Ctr. Mill. Stage (France & India)
* Superfine art Exhibit at Union Market Dock 5 Halloween party w/ DJ Bast from 7 to 11
*Union Market's La Cosecha Latin Market Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos events through Sat. 11-2
*Go-go panelw/ Tone P, Natalie Hopkinson,Domo @ 6:30 @ PG Comm. College Ctr for Perf. Arts, then Be'la Dona, Black Alley, & TOB @ 8 there
*Amber Run @ Black Cat (Brit rock)
*Black Masala & Dupont Brass @ Tropicalia
*What Band @ Aqua
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Fri. 11-1
Bad Bunny
@ Eaglebank Arena
Angel
Olsen w/ Vagabon @ Lincoln Theatre
De
Sanguashington @ Columbia Pike Branch Library, Arlington, VA 7-9pm free
Colombia music dance party
Flamin’
Groovies & the Muck & Mires @ City Winery
Jidena @
Fillmore
Rebirth
Brass band @ Hamilton
Trahcan
Sinatras @ Jammin’ Java
Noochie,
Alex Vaughn, Reesa Renee @ Comet
The
Manganiyar Seduction w/ 40 singers & instrumentalists from the Rasathjani
desert in northern India
Twin XL @
930 (alt-pop)
Django
Fest Allstars @ Kennedy Center
Hector
Acosta @ Palace
Betty
Wright @ Bethesda Blues postponed
Rene
Marie @ Blues Alley
Dorado Schmitt & Django Festival Allstars @ Ken. Ctr Terrace Theatre
Hermanos Galvan @ Rossly Key Bridge Holiday Inn
Zacarias Ferreira @ Diamond Lounge
*Kindness @ U Hall
*Bad Plus @ City Winery
*What Band @ Purple Lounge
Dorado Schmitt & Django Festival Allstars @ Ken. Ctr Terrace Theatre
Hermanos Galvan @ Rossly Key Bridge Holiday Inn
Zacarias Ferreira @ Diamond Lounge
*Kindness @ U Hall
*Bad Plus @ City Winery
*What Band @ Purple Lounge
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Sat. 11-2
Flamin
Groovies w/ the Stents @ Creative Alliance
Rebirth
Brass band @ Hamilton
*Dia de los Muertos @ Mexican Cultural Institute w/Corazon Folklorico Dance Co in afternoon till 2 pm
*Dia de los Muertos @ Walters Gallery in Baltimore
*Afro Kulture @ Kaldis rooftop in Silver Spring
*Rigo & friends play Day of Dead Rumba @ Lamont Park in Mt. Pleasant
*Dia de los Muertos @ Smithsonian Museum of American Indian (Sunday also)
*Dia de los Muertos @ Arlington Arts Ctr. w/ projections by Robin Bell & Claudia Olivos 5 to 8pm
*Dia de los Muertos @ National Portrait Gallery w/ Los Gallos Negros & Maru Montero dance 5 to 8 pm
*Logic @ Eaglebank
*Shamans of Sound (reggae), Wanted man, Space Koi @ DC 9
*Big K.R.I.T. @ Fillmore
*What Band @ Hashtag Loounge # VA
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sun. 11-3
Los Straightjackets @ Pearl St. Warehouse
*What Band @ Fast Eddies
*Dia de los Muertos @ Mexican Cultural Institute w/Corazon Folklorico Dance Co in afternoon till 2 pm
*Dia de los Muertos @ Walters Gallery in Baltimore
*Afro Kulture @ Kaldis rooftop in Silver Spring
*Rigo & friends play Day of Dead Rumba @ Lamont Park in Mt. Pleasant
*Dia de los Muertos @ Smithsonian Museum of American Indian (Sunday also)
*Dia de los Muertos @ Arlington Arts Ctr. w/ projections by Robin Bell & Claudia Olivos 5 to 8pm
*Dia de los Muertos @ National Portrait Gallery w/ Los Gallos Negros & Maru Montero dance 5 to 8 pm
*Logic @ Eaglebank
*Shamans of Sound (reggae), Wanted man, Space Koi @ DC 9
*Big K.R.I.T. @ Fillmore
*What Band @ Hashtag Loounge # VA
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sun. 11-3
Los Straightjackets @ Pearl St. Warehouse
*What Band @ Fast Eddies
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