DC/Baltimore Global Music and More- September 2021 onward (first time back since March
2020)
Compiled by Steve Kiviat and edited and updated frequently . Work your way down day by day.
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the blog, and events sometimes tweeted @stevekiviat. International (mainly African,
Caribbean, Brazilian), roots, rap, soul, go-go, indie-rock, punk, club dj dance
and more DMV & Baltimore gigs that I am interested in. Additional gigs added after first posting have an *asterisk. To submit events
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Calendar was re-started in September and continues below in this updated post through December.
Saturday September 11-
Ethiopian New Year
End of Summer Soul Fest w/ JR Walker Allstars Band &
Show, Stylistics Revue feat. Van Field, Might Mighty Dells Revue, Dr Salaam
Love honoring Smokey Robinson, Hardway Connection, Kevin Langford Band @ Drury
Ballpark, 1139 Smith Ln., Lothian, MD
CultureFest DMV (Caribbean music) @ 1 @ National Harbor
Free Kennedy Center outdoor event--Dupont Brass (5-6pm), DC
Legendary Musicians Gospel (6:15-7:15pm), Ragamala Dance Co on Kennedy Center
Lower lawn 7:30 to 9pm
Proper Utensils, 4 Life Project, X Factor, Pump Blenders,
West Mob 12 noon to 7 pm 2 Fort Circle Park/Fort Totten (Between Galloway St.
& Gallatin St. NE DC)
Ambition Band (go-go) for free @ 6 pm @ Moechella Gallery in
Eastern Market
Fiesta DC 11am to 7 pm on Pennsylvania Ave w/ Mala Fe &
Orquestra; Optimo;
Long Branch Festival with Cheick Hamala Diabate @ 6 pm &
La Colombopercutivo @ 7 pm in Long Branch, MD
CCB go-go band at halftime of 7:30 pm Howard U. at U of MD
football game
Black Cat 28th Anniversary party w/ Algiers; Ted
Leo; The Owners; Teen Cobra; Anna Connolly (w/ Hannah Burris) @ Black Cat
Raheen DeVaughan @ City Winery
Kush: Sitali w/ Eliot Seppa @ Bossa @ 7:30 (afro-folk); Latin
Night w/ Tumbao @ 9 @ Bossa
Dave Chappell Band @
Hank Dietle’s
Embassies of embassy
row tour @ 12 noon
Crown Vic’s Weird
World Dance Party at the Green Zone @ 10 pm
BYB & New
Impressionz @ Hard Rock Café
Rare Essence @ Aqua
TOB @ 4 pm @ Marvin
Gaye Park
Still Familiar @
Masonic Temple on U St NW
Sunday September 12-
Adams Morgan Day
Mrs. Toretsky’s Nightmare @ 7 @ Bossa (klezmer)
Rare Essence @ Ivy City Smokehouse
Adult roller skate night with DJ JB @ Temple Hills Skate
Center
Backyard Band @ Sax
*Thao w/ Longbeard @ Ottobar
* La Gran Banda ( Honduras) @ Rincon Magico Bar And Grill,
Silver Spring, MD
*Catracho Fest @ Langley Park Boys & Girls Club
*DJ Loco Motora @ 5 @ Champions Sports Bar in Silver Spring
* Zacarias Ferreira, Marito Rivera, La Maquina, Orquesta Hermanos Flores, Grupo La
Calle, Mr. Pelon @ 16th annual El
Salvadorian fest at Montgomery County Fairgrounds
*K-Paz de La Sierra @ El Puento de Oro in Hyattsville
Monday Sept. 13-
Blues Monday Anniversary
Jam session @ Westminster Church SW
*Wizkid @ Fillmore (and after-party at Bliss)
*Julien Baker, Thao @ 930
Tuesday September 14-
Jason Isbell w/
Waxahatchie @ Wolf Trap
Lindsey Buckingham @ Warner
Kennedy Center 50th anniversary concert
* the Bowen McCauley Dance Company will present its final performance at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater (w/ Turkish folk music on some dances) at 7 p.m
Wed. Sept. 15-
District of Raga presents 7:30 dj set by DJ 2-Tone Jones
(hip-hop inspired by trip to India) & 9pm concert w/ Jay Gandhi (bansuri)
& Monir Hossain (tabla) (classical Indian music) & 10 pm DJ 2-Tone
Jones @ Bossa
Charlie Owen & Pocket Change @ Hank Dietle’s (soul
covers) free
The Toasters @ Pie Shop
Kol Nidre
*Sir EU & Homey Salazar & Toothchoir every Wednesday @ Spacycloud
*Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD
*"La Manplesa" the doc about the 1991 Mt Pleasant Uprising screens for free in Lamont Park in Mt Pleasant aka La Manplesa
Thurs. September 16-
Jazz house trio of
Elijah Jamal Balbed (sax), Andrew Musselman (bass), and Paul Jung (percussion),
and different guest artists join in each week @ 7 @ Bossa; Pablo’s Baile @ 10 @ Bossa (Brazilian)
Lydia Lunch Retrovirus w/ Hammered Hulls @ Black Cat
Veronneau @ Blues Alley (through the 18th)
A Black Radio production by Robert Glasper with D Smoke (Sep.
16–19, 2021 at 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.) @
Kennedy Center REACH indoors w/Black Radio and a cadre of special guests w/
roots in Hip Hop, jazz, R&B, and soul. Band includes Burniss Travis, bass; Chris
Dave, drums; Isaiah Sharkey, guitar; Jahi Sundance, DJ
*Slackers, Soularites, Upstarts @ Ottobar
*Turnstile @ Baltimore Soundstage
*Shanti & Shuga Shang singing Will Downing rnb duets @ the Blue Dolphin in Gambrills/crofton MD
*Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
Yom Kippur Day
Fri September 17-
Rauw Alejandro @
George Mason Eaglebank Arena (reggaeton)
*Flash of the Spirit Fest with La Marvela, DeSanguashington, La Colombopercutivo @ 7 @ 425 M. St. SW (DC based Latinx music --largely Colombian)
Rare Essence @ Marlton Golf Course in Upper Marlboro
Jumpin Jupiter @ Hank Dietle’s (rockabilly)
Caribefunk @ 8:30 @ Bossa Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @
Bossa
National Book Fest Sept 17 to 26 (mostly online)
*Soccer Mommy & Squirrel Flower @ Ottobar
*Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs @ Creative Alliance
*Djs & live go-go outside Spritz Union Market 6 to 10 pm (a moechella production) w/ Pinky Killa Corn, Nappy Nappa, Sir E.U., NeLovesBias, Ambition Band, Afro Velvet, Adwoaa, DJ Kidd Marvel, Hav Mercy
*DJ Kalani @ Neptune Room
* Jo-go Project @ 7 as part of Front porch at Suitland outdoor concert series @ 4719 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD
* Jerry Rivera , Daniela Dancourt @ Cococabana
Sat. Sept 18-
Bob Mould Band @ 930
Seven Voices Tribute to Patsy Cline @ Creative Alliance
Washington Ukrainian Fest St. from 11 am to 9 pm @ Andrew
Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 15100 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring
International Zouk Day Flash Mob near the DC Memorials -
Time and location to be confirmed and posted
9-9:30pm Beginner Zouk Class with Alisson Sandi; 9:30-10:30pm
Hips-Play Workshop with Rachel & Renato Ramalho; 10:30pm-2:30am Zouk Party
w/ DJ KEL & DJ Rhinestone @ Tyson's Ballroom
Dexter Daps & Govana @ WEG Studios, 1235 W St NE
Knyves Escobar on Sept. 18 @ The
Pocket @ 7 Drum City -
Ubangis and Dot Dash @ Slash Run
TOB, ABM, XIB @ Hangars
H St Fest
Rosslyn Jazz
Fest 1pm – 5pm (Free - registration encouraged) @ Gateway Park – 1300 Lee Highway, Arlington VA w/ Three Man Soul Machine, Aaron Myers , and Sin Miedo.
Junkyard, EU, Bela Dona @ Lamont’s
Afro Soca Love @ Karma
Lyuti Chushki: Bulgarian Music @ 7 @ Bossa ; Latin Night w/
Tumbao @ 9 @ Bossa
Proper Utensils @ Masonic Hall on U St
*Dope Body plus 3 more @ Ottobar
*Nas , D-Nice @ Anthem (DC go-go keyboardist Sweet Cherie says she'll be onstage @ this)
*BYB @ Bliss
*Hall & Oates w/ Squeeze @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
*Afrovikings Saturdays @ Viking Center in Burtonsville w/ djs Jamstar, 9ice, Mike Obi, Gemini, Transtar, & Mad DJ
*DJ Retrospect @ Neptune Room
*Still Familiar @ Babylon in Woodbridge
Sun. September 19-
92Q End of Summer Jam
Featuring Future, City Girls, Moneybagg Yo, 42 Dugg, TCB (DC bouncebeat go-go
band) @ Meriweather Post Pavilion
*Memphis Lightning @ 4 pm to 7 pm @ Old Town Bowie Grill
BYB @ Bethesda Blues and Jazz
Chicago singer Keiyaa on Sept. 19
@ Songbyrd (r'n'b/soul)
Jules Daud (NY-based Argentine blues & rock
singer/guitarist @ 8 @ Bossa
Chad Taylor Trio, Luke Stewart Silt Trio, Janel &
Anthony & Luke @ 3840 Bladensburg Rd, Brentwood, MD 6pm
*Wreckless Eric & Bangarang @ Ottobar
*Cool Out Sundays (afrobeats?) @ Gees Ultra Lounge in Hyattsville
* Don't Mute Dc presents "Skate and Crank" w/ the Chuck Brown Band & CCB (plus a panel discussion) from 3:30 to 7:30 pm @ Anacostia Skate Park and Field
*New Impressionz @ Lounge 66 in Waldorf
*Blue-eyed soul cage match with Billy Price and King Soul @ Rosensteel Hall, Rosensteel Ave, Silver Spring
Mon. Sept. 20-
Shirleta Settles @ Westminster Church SW 6 to 9 pm Blues
Monday show
*Sweet Yonder (DC bluegrass) @ Comet Ping Pong parking lot
Tues. Sept. 21-
Juanes @ the Anthem
*Dj Analyze @ Pure Lounge
Wed. Sept. 22 -
*Sir EU & Homey Salazar & Toothchoir every Wednesday @ Spacycloud
*Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD
*Zealot RIP, darkest hour, Loud Boyz @ DC Brau (metal)
*TCB @ the Chateau (bouncebeat go-go)
*Jessica Boykin-Settles @ George Mason Center for the Arts (jazz vocals)
* Maya Lucia / Anna Connolly / Rosie Cima & What She Dremed @ Rhizome
Thurs. September 23-
La Colombopercutiva: DC-bsed Colombian Cumbia @ 9 @ Bossa
The Strangers w/ rockin blues pianist Daryl Davis @ Hank
Dietle’s for free
Tame Impala & Sudan Archives @ Capital One Arena
Dave Kline Band (through the 26th) @ Blues Alley
*Dierks Bentley @ MPP
*Leon Bridges @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out)
*Gregory Cooper (James Brown impersonator) @ Keystone Korner
*Going, going, gone @ VFW Post #350 Hells Bottom, Takoma Park
*Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
*Tito Puente Jr & the Joe Falero Band @ the Mix Bar & Grill in Silver Spring
* Sol Roots Band @ JVs
Fri. September 24-
Neha Kakkar @ MGM National Harbor (India
)
*Petit Pays @ Vikings Center in Burtonsville (Cameroon) (recommended)
Be’la Dona @ Bethesda Blues and Jazz
TCB & TOB @ Bliss (bouncebeat go-go)
Slick Rick @ the Howard Theatre (old-school rap)
Bleachers @ Anthem
Jau Ocean , Bottled Up @ Pie Shop
(r’n’b)
Alfredo Mojica salsa group @ 10:30pm @ Bossa
Willie Nelson, Sturgill Simpson @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Janel Leppin and her group Ensemble Volcanic Ash: Matt
Mitchell / Luke Stewart / Brian Settles / Anthony Pirog / Kim Sator / Sarah
Hughes / Larry Fergusen / Janel Leppin; w/ opener Karina Lazorchak @ Rhizome. Rescheduled for October 2nd
Fri. Sept 24-Art All Night (& on the @25th)
at multiple locations
*Dream City Brass Band second line @ 6:30 pm from Like That Barbershop to Good Hope Rd to Anacostia ; also in Anacostia from 5 to 11:30 pm @ Check-It, 1920 MLK Ave is TOB Band, Experience Band, Pure Elegance Band dontmutedc . com
Hirshhorn open house 4:30 to 8pm with new Laurie Anderson
exhibit
* Theophilus London, Soul Cannon, Konjur Collective, Josh
Stokes @ Ottobar
*Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave @ Soundstage
*DJ Trev-ski @ Neptune Room
* Pan-masters Steel Orchestra @ 7 as part of Front porch at Suitland outdoor concert series @ 4719 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD
* Still Familiar @ Lounge 66 in Waldorf every Friday
*Junkyard Band @ Nipsey's
*The Unity & Community Dance showcase @ The Arc Theatre, SE
*New Impressionz @ Hangars
*Backyard Band @ Aqua
*Aaron L Myers @ Mr Henry's for free (jazz singer/pianist)
*DJ Soul Call Paul @ Showtime
Sat September 25-
Next Fest w/ go-go & jazz @ Malcolm X Park w/ Malcolm X drummers @ 12; Idol Beings w/ Akua Allrich & Kris Funn 1pm; Still Familiar 2pm; Marc Cary's go-go project (dc go-goer who became NY jazz cat) 3pm; TOB 4pm; Nasar Abadey 5 pm; Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh 6pm, Nag Champa 7pm, Plunky & Oneness of Juju 8 pm for free! Programmed by Capitalbop & LongLiveGoGo/Moechella plus bucket drumming classes & dc music panels
*MLK Library family festival w/ Baba Ras D @ 12:05; Step Afrika Dance @ 1:05; Pop & lock dance @ 1:25pm; Hand Dancing demo @ 3:30pm; Be'la Dona @ 4:10 pm
Art All Night @ Congress Heights Plaza, 3109 MLK Ave Se
& 5th Sts SE from 6pm to 2 am w/ Troublefunk; EU; TOB; Black
Alley; Re-Up Band; dancer Crazy Legs; Step Afrika Dance; Mousey Thompson &
the James Brown Experience
*Art All Night @ Franklin Block Party w/ Kamauu, Reesa Renee, Dreamcast, Layla Khepri, Ikey, DC Funk Versus, plus live art, & 25th anniversary Lionz of Zion bboy battle
*Art all Night at MLK Library 9 pm to 12 am w/ DJ Kool @ 9, Black Alley @ 10:45, & screening of "Go-go City: Displacement & Protest in DC" movie doc
Greenbelt Blues Festival with Archie Edwards Blues ensemble
and others 11:30 am to 11:30 pm
*The Philly Explosion with The Intruders, Frank Washington (from Delphonics & Spinners), Keith Busey & the Unit Band, Michael Muse (who briefly sang w/ Stylistics), Sixx & the System Band @ 1 pm @ Lamont's in Pomonkey, MD POSTPONED
Poppy Patica @ Pie Shop
* PG County College Bluebird Fest is back with Guitar Shorty (5:10 to 6pm), Sylver Logan Sharp (4:20 pm to 5 ), Robin K & Vintage 18 (3:30 to 4:10); Bori (bachata) (2:30 to 3:10); Bachata dance worksop @ 2:10
Latin Night w/ Tumbao @ 9 @ Bossa
Erykah Badu @ MGM
*Afrovikings Saturdays @ Viking Center in Burtonville w/ djs Jamstar, 9ice, Mike Obi, Gemini, Transtar, & Mad DJ
*Bump n Grind w/ djs David & Enyah @ Neptune Room
*Still Familiar w/ Be'la Dona @ The Garden, 5380 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria , VA
*Proper Utensils @ Lounge 66 in Waldorf
*New Impressionz @ Gee's in Hyattsville
*Naira Marley & friends @ WEG Studios, NE DC
*Rare Essence & Da One Band @ Aqua
*Soda Stereo tribute @ State Theatre
*Kai @ Mix Bar & Grill
*DC Afrobeats Block Party w/ Jollof Cook-off @ 4 pm on @ Karma
*Oh He Dead @ 930
*Joe Falero Band @ Joe's Movement Emporium
*Legendary Shake Shackers @ Hill Country Live
*EducArte's Brazilian dance workshop @ 2 pm @ St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 4512 College Ave., Colleg Pk
*La Colombopercutiva trio @ 1:20 pm @ Upshur Street Fair
*Returning Citizens Day @ Ft Stanton Rec Center, 1812 Erie St. SE 12 noon to 4 pm w/ Sirius Company & DJ Supa Dan
*Sirius Company @ Nipsey's @ night
*Save Our City Yard Fest w/ TOB, N2L, Pure Elegance, Band 10 am to 4 pm @ Johnson Middle School, 1400 Bruce Place SE
*TOB , Reaction & Bo (TCB) & Shooters (ABM) @ Hangars
Sun. Sept 26-
Erykah Badu @ MGM
1st DMV Vive La Salsa 2021 en Grupo Niche, Tito Nieves,
Puerto Rican Power, Domingo Quinones y mas! moved to Kelly's Ford Equestrian Center 16589 Rd., in Remington, VA
Gates open: 10:00am @
Bull Run Regional Park, 7700 Bull Run Drive, Centreville, Virginia
Sriram Gopal & Friends: The Fourth Stream @ 8 @ Bossa
(South Asian & jazz)
DC Record Fair @ Eaton Hotel
Ambition Band @ Déjà vu, 900 Flo. Ave NW 3 sets between 4
and 10 pm (go-go)
* Percussionist Pedrito Martinez & pianist Alfredo Rodriguez @ Strathmore (Cuban dance & Latin jazz)
*Leon Bridges @ Rams Head Live
* Choreographers Showcase @ National Harbor
* Turning Jewels Into Water (Indian-born drummer/producer Ravish Momin, along with Haitian electronic dance music percussionist Val Jeanty) plus DC’s Kamyar Arsani on Sufi Chants, Daf, and Sama @ Rhizome
*Violent Femmes @ Anthem
* Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound from 2 to 5 PM, $20, followed by the Snake Farmers from 6 PM - 9PM (no cover) @ Hank Dietle’s
*Carla Harvey, Shirletta Settles @ JVs (soul)
Mon. Sept. 27
Fearing, Infinity Ring, True Body, Aertex @ Ottobar
*Sheyda Doa (DC Latin fusion) @ Comet Ping Pong parking lot
Tues. September 28-
Rio de Janeiro-based singer-songwriter João Fênix @ 8 @
Bossa
*Rufus Wainwright & Jose Gonzalez @ Anthem
*Harbanger (experimental hiphop dj group) @ 12 noon online from Library of Congress
*DJ Supa Dan (go-go) w/ host Killa Cal on Tuesdays @ Secret Lounge
* Mayor Muriel Bowser Presents The 36th Annual Mayor's Arts Awards w/ performances by BatalaDC , Junkyard Band, See-I, Be Steadwell & more from 6pm on
* Moechella leader & rapper Yaddiya is performing @ the District Fray website/magazine & more event from 6 to 9 @ "cue the Lights" at the Transit Pier of the Wharf Tuesday 9-28 . There’s a meet & greet too.
Wed. Sept. 29
* Mamselle Ruiz: Mexican Sones from Montreal @ 12 noon online from Library of Congress; Cambalache (California Mexican-American Son Jarocho) @ 12:30 pm online from Library of Congress
Adeline @ Creative Alliance
*Leo Rua @ Bossa (DC based Colombian soul/reggae/Latin singer/guitarist)
*Big Freedia @ Lincoln Theatre
* Rebelution: Good Vibes Summer Tour 2021 w/ Kabaka Pyramid (reggae n rap), Keznamdi (reggae), DJ Mackle @ Anthem
*Sir EU & Homey Salazar & Toothchoir every Wednesday @ Spacycloud
*Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD
*La Manplesa (doc about 1991 Mt Pleasant uprising in DC) @ Suns Cinema
* TCB @ the Chateau
*What Band @ Nipsey's
Thurs. September 30-
Cheick Hamala’s Griot Street @ 9:30 pm @ Bossa (DMV-based Malian)
*Sami-Dan cd release party w/ the Ras Band @ Twist Lounge In Falls Church, VA
Robert Cray @ Birchmere
Going Goin Gone @ Hank Dietle’s
*Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
*Sirius Company @ Capital Restaurant in Lanham (go-go)
*Mac Mccaughan (from Superchunk) w/ 75 Dollar Bill (percussionist Rick Brown & guitarist Che Chen who learned some stuff from Noura Mint Seymali's guitarist) @ DC 9
* DJs Jahsonic & Native Sun playing reggae, house, afrobeats, soul @ 10 @ Bammys, 301 Water St. SE
*"Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran" (a play) @ U of MD Clarice Smith
*Edwin Ortiz y la mafia @ Mix Bar (salsa)
*Lion Babe @ Union Stage
Fri. October 1-
Ile @ Howard Theatre (Puerto Rican vocalist)
*Chuck Brown Tribute w/ Sirius Co., Sugar Bear, Big G, & special guest , plus Be'la Dona 5 to 8:30 @ 4850 Colorado Ave NW (a Friends of Carter Barron production) Moved to Emory Park POSTPONED
* Don Zientara at New District Brewing Company, 2709 South Oakland St., Arlington.@ 6 p.m.
Nice Breeze @ The Pocket @ 7 Drum City (DC postpunk/punk)
*Junkyard Band @ Nipsey's
*Backyard Band @ Aqua
* Flash of the Spirit Fest with Tuff Lion (reggae) @ 7 @ 425 M. St. SW
Kiltse (local Ethiopian supergroup blending Ethiopian trad melodies with jazz & funk will now be on the 15th ) @ 7 @ 425 M. St. SW
* Rebekah Laur'en @ 7 as part of Front porch at Suitland outdoor concert series @ 4719 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD
* Save Your Soul dj event w/ Rob Macy & Baby Alcatraz @ Lithuanian Hall in Baltimore
* Christopher Tignor (composer, violinist), Hotel Neon (Philly guitars & synths), Requiem (DC ambient postrock w/ Tristan Welch (Guitar, Electronics) and Douglas Kallmeyer (Bass, Electronics, Production) @ Rhizome
* TCB @ Fire Station 1
* Still Familiar @ Lounge 66 in Waldorf every Friday
* TOB, Reaction, ABM, UEB, DSB @ Club One
*New Impressionz free @ 7 @ Kennedy Center Reach
* salsa and bachata DJ Emerzive and live music from Izis La Enfermera De La Salsa @ Frqanklin Square 5:30 to 8
* Sir E.U & Tooth Choir , Too Free and more @ Opaline @ 1770 Euclid St NW
* Afropolitan DC @ Abigail , 1730 M St NW
Sat. October 2-
*Love the music record show @ 10 am @ Rosensteel Hall
Charlie Wilson @ MGM
Yemi Alade at 930 Club (Nigerian afropop)
Googoosh @ DAR (Iranian/Persian)
*Hardway Connection @ Lamont's (southern soul)
*Rare Essence @ Aqua
Broccoli fest rap and r’n’b w/ Lil Baby, Snoh Alegra and many more including a dc go-go Moechella set CANCELLED DUE TO COVID CONCERNS
Bossa Nova Duo: Elin Bossa feat. Dani Cortaza @ 7:30 @ Bossa
Panamanian Folkloric Group: Patria y Saloma for Free @ PG
Publick Playhouse
*Tokimonsta @ 930 (hiphop remixer)
*Junkyard Band @ Fire Station 1 (DC go-go)
*Don Zientara (Inner Ear Studio head & guitarist) opening for Braddock Station Garrison @ Epicure Cafe in Fairfax
* Rockin the Suburbs podcast Suburbs Fest 2021 w/ Apollo 66, Dot Dash, Wingtip Sloat, Frank Muffin @ Cissel-Saxon American legion Post 41, 905 Sligo Ave.
*Afrovikings Saturdays @ Viking Center in Burtonville w/ djs Jamstar, 9ice, Mike Obi, Gemini, Transtar, & Mad DJ
*Mature Clientele Band @ PJ Mulligans in Herndon (go-go)
*Janel Leppin and her group Ensemble Volcanic Ash: Matt Mitchell / Luke Stewart / Brian Settles / Anthony Pirog / Kim Sator / Sarah Hughes / Larry Fergusen / Janel Leppin; w/ opener Karina Lazorchak @ Rhizome.
*Maluma @ Capital One Arena (pop reggaeton )
Damien Jurado & Okkervil River @ Barns of Wolf Trap
*Women's pro-choice march in the day that starts @ Freedom Plaza @ 11am
*Moneybagg Yo as part of Bowie State Homecoming celebration @ Bliss
*TCB @ 7 @ Kennedy Center Reach
*TCB, TOB, XIB @ hangars
*Adams Morgan Porchfest 2 to 6pm w/ Experience Band & Show @ 2 @ 1836 California St; Airport 77s @ 2 @ 1801 Adams Mill Rd
* La Marvela (All-Woman DC-based Columbian Music Band) @ 11 am to 11:50 am @ Ga Ave & New Hampshire Ave free
*UCB @ 2 to 3 pm @ @ Ga Ave & New Hampshire Ave free
*Still Familiar w/ Rappa Dude @ Nipseys
* Art on the Avenue 10 am to 6 in Del Ray, Alexandria
Sun. October 3- Tinashe at 930 Club (6pm sold out; 10 pm on sale)
* "Guns Down Gloves Up" alternatives to gun violence event w/ TOB , boxing, guest speakers re mental health, financial literacy and more @ WEG Studio , 1235 W St NE
Thrillbillys @ Hank Dietle’s
*Takoma Park Street Fest 10 am to 5 pm w/ US-based Ghanaian drummer Okyerama Asante on 1 stage at 11 am, & South Asian drummer Haroon Alam on another; King Soul @ 2; Dave Chappell @ 3; Saltanah Arabic music ensemble w/ Rhia & Crystal @ 4
*SE porchfest from 35 to 38th st SE from 11 am to 6 pm
*Frank Muffin @ Ned Devine's in Herndon
*Mental Attraction Band 2.0 @ Red Zone Blitz
*Comedy & music @ Audi Field Riverview Deck w/ EU, Huggy Lodown, Chris Paul, Tommy Davidson
* Mclean Project for the Arts fest from 10 am to 4 pm w/10am-Blues Alley Youth Jazz Orchestra ; 11 am-Sheyda Do’a Band — Latin and World music from an Albanian vocalist ; 12:00pm: Nataly Merezhuk’s Hot Band — American/Russian violin virtuoso with one foot in classical and one foot in gypsy swing; 1:00pm: Project Locrea — All-star international collective featuring musicians from China, Argentina, Ethiopia, Bulgaria, Peru, and even the USA; 2:00pm: Irene Jalenti — Italian vocalist/looper with a multilingual repertoire; 3:00pm: Josanne Francis — Trinidad & Tobago steel-pan ;
*Rei Ami @ 930
* Sheila the band @ DC 9
*Konpa brunch @ Mix Bar
*Mon. October 4-Art Sorority (DC indie singer songwriter) @ Comet Ping Pong parking lot (sold out)
*Blue Monday Blues @ Westminster Church SW DC 6 to 9 pm w/ Moonshine Society (Ron Holloway & Jenny Langer & more)
*Tues. October 5 - Amyl & the Sniffers Livestream via Songbyrd
*DJ Supa Dan (go-go) w/ host Killa Cal on Tuesdays @ Secret Lounge
*Flowerbomb, Brave, Jasmine Gillison @ DC 9
*Nina Ryser, Sunk Heaven, Divorce Horce @ Rhizome
Wed. October 6-
*Flock of Dimes and Karima Walker @ Ottobar (on 7th also) cancelled
* Boldy James @ Songbyrd (rap)
*Backyard Band @ Hard Rock Cafe
*Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD
*Sir EU & Homey Salazar & Toothchoir every Wednesday @ Spacycloud
The Honey Larks featuring Carly Harvey (a self-titled DC Queen
of the Blues), Jenny Langer FKA Black Betty (Blues Hall of Fame), and Holly
Montgomery (Blue Elan Records) @ Hank Dietle’s
*TCB @ Chateau
*What Band @ Nipsey's
Thurs. Oct. 7-
Feedel Band @ 9:30 pm @ Bossa (Ethio-jazz)
*Pablo Regis's samba baile @ Mr. Henry's
*Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
*Sirius Company @ Capital Restaurant in Lanham (go-go)
*New Impresionz @ Hashtag Lounge
*"Black Broadway in DC " talk by author Briana Thomas @ Busboys & Poets @ 6pm @ 2021 14th St (RSVP on eventbrite requested)
*Robyn Hitchcock @ Jammin Java
*Patti Language & Bravais Lattice @ Rhizome
*Lori Mckenna @ Birchmere
*Dave Grohl "Storyteller" @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out)
*Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell, Gabby Barrett @ Merriweather Post P (country)
*Bachata dj @ Wild Days @ Eaton
Fri. October 8- Luis Angel El Flaco, Aldo Trujillo Y Conjunto
Atardecer @ Coco Cabana, 2031 University Boulevard East, Adelphi, Maryland
*Be Steadwell @ 7 as part of Front porch at Suitland outdoor concert series @ 4719 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD
Waxahatchee (sold out) @ Lincoln Theatre
Jayhawks at Hamilton
*Flock of Dimes and Karima Walker @ Ottobar (on 7th also) cancelled
*III Strikez Release Party @ Motor House in Baltimore
*Spirit of the Beehive (sold out) @ DC9
*Isley Brothers @ Bethesda Blues postponed to December 3
* Omarion, Bow Wow, Ashanti @ Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore
* Zafire Dance Company NYC and DJ Griinguito @ Franklin Square from 5:30 to 8
* Rafael Ponde samba @ 8 @ Bossa; Alfredo Mojica salsa @ 10:30 pm @ Bossa
*Jazz night @ Westminster Church SW tribute to recently deceased Howard Fish Franklin
* New Impressionz @ Hangars
*TOB & Backyard Band @ Aqua
*Chuck Brown Band @ City Winery
*Still Familiar @ Lounge 66
*TCB @ Bliss
*Pump Blenders @ Oasis
* Still Familiar every Friday @ Lounge 66 in Waldorf
*Richmond Folk Fest through Sunday
Sat. Oct 9-
Funk and soul crabfest at Drurys Ballpark w/ P-Funk members, Trouble Funk & more
Down in the Reeds fest 11 am to 7 @ Parks in Walter Reed in DC w/ RDGLDGRN, See-I (reggae) @ 5, Born-I, La Marvela (Colombian) @ 4 , Calista Garcia, Amadou Kouyate, Leo Rua (Afro-Colombian) @ 1:30, Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Ensemble and more. After party and jam session @ Rhizome outdoors 6:30 to 9pm ish w/ Meche Korrect, Fleetwood Deville, Bee Boisseau, and more
* Rock the Park DC presents Afrofuturism dance Meets Jazz w/ Ron Trent (Music and Power, Chicago); Live Performance by Brad Linde’s Tribute To Sun Ra / & Dj Adrian Loving.4 to 10 pm @ Franklin Park, 13th & K sts NW
* Benefit concert for sax player Gabriel Gabo Lora to help him pay for his father's funeral. Gabo is in many bands/musicians (LaColombopercutiva, Association Illicita, Negro Cosmico Tribute , Son Flavor, Patricio Zamorano) and they all are playing @ Simple Bar, 5802 GA. Ave @ 8 pm
*EU & DC Vybe @ The Garden in Ft Washington (go-go)
*Still Familiar, Be'la Dona, E-foot & Friends (Choice Band reunion) @ 2 pm @ Lamont's (go-go)
*Black Thought of the Roots @ Kenn. Ctr.
* Tumbao salsa, Latin & Caribbean @ Bossa
* Junkyard ,Still Familiar, Sirius Company @ Hilton Crystal City
*What Band and Project 71 @ Fire Station 1
*Richmond Folk Fest through Sunday (Rare Essence doing 2 sets before back to DC @ Aqua)
*Rare Essence, Black Passion Band @ Aqua
*Afrovikings Saturdays @ Viking Center in Burtonville
*Savor Bowie, MD fest @ Bowie Town Center
*Foots from Foots x Coles, free dance party @ Songbyrd
*Mature Clientele Band @ Babylon in Woodbridge
* Sirius Company @ Cheers @ 301
*Still Familiar & Let it Flow @ Ivy City
*New Impressionz @ Gee's
*Jo-go Project 6 to 8 @ Eastern Market Metro
Sun. Oct. 10- Mature Clientele Band, Major League @Tandori in Woodbridge (go-go)
*Kohoutek, Frank Hurricane, Lazuli, @ Rhizome
*Rare Essence, Sirius Co. @ Hard Rock Cafe
*TCB, TOB, Reaction, New Impressionz, ABM, XIB @ Bliss
*klezmer @ Bossa
*Anthony Brown @ 4 & 8 @ Bethesda Blues
* What Band & Reaction @ Hangars
*Backyard Band @ City Winery Loft stage
*Songbyrd free open house 4 to 10 pm @ their new Union Market 540 Penn St NE location
*Savor Bowie, MD fest @ Bowie Town Center
* *Richmond Folk Fest through Sunday
*New Impressionz @ Lounge 66
*Junkyard & Black passion Band @ the Elk
*Suttle @ Red Zone Blitz
*Major league Band & Mature Clientele Band @ Tandoori
*Abdu Kiar, Kuku S., & Terry T w/ Peace Band & DJ Goldie C @ Hashtag Lounge (Ethiopian music)
* Ambition Band @ Deja Vu
Mon. Oct. 11- Dead can Dance @ Anthem
*TCB @ Hangars
*Mark G.
Meadows Feat. Deacon Izzy (DC jazz / & singer songwriter) @ Comet Ping Pong parking lot
*Patti Griffin @ Birchmere
*Mon Laferte @ Fillmore
Tues Oct. 12- James Blake @ Anthem
*DJ Supa Dan (go-go) w/ host Killa Cal on Tuesdays @ Secret Lounge
*Yaddiya @ the Wharf
*Patti Griffin @ Birchmere
*Wed. Oct. 13-
* Joao Fenix @ Bossa (Brazilian)
Low Cut Connie @ 930
*Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD
*Sir EU & Homey Salazar & Toothchoir every Wednesday @ Spacycloud
*Kaytranada & Sango @ Anthem
*Anjimile @ DC 9 CANCELLED
*Benny the Butcher @ Fillmore (rap)
*Spectral Snakes, Extravision, Teething Veils, The Hunted Hare Ensemble @ Rhizome
*Vybe Band @ City Winery
*What Band @ Nipseys/Cheers @ 301
*TCB @ Chateau
*Backyard Band @ Hard rock Cafe
*Teach me how to dabke w/ Jinan @ Green Zone
Thurs Oct. 14- New York rapper Mike @ Songbyrd
*Cheikh Hamala Diabete's griot street @ Bossa
*Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
*Sirius Co. @ Capital Restaurant in Lanham
*New Impressionz @ Hashtag Lounge in Alexandria
*Junkyard Band @ Hideout in Springfield, VA
Fri. Oct. 15- Manhattans feat. Gerald Alston @ Birchmere (r'n'b)
Dayme Arocena (Cuban singer) @ 8 pm online from Library of Congress
*Alfredo Mojica group @ Bossa
Brian Wilson @ Warner Theatre
*Flash of the Spirit Fest presents Kiltse (local Ethiopian supergroup blending Ethiopian trad melodies with jazz & funk) Crank Lukongo @ 7 @ 425 M Street SW
Lunch with Bob (featuring Ratso) @ Hank Dietle’s (honky tonk
Americana)
* Nag Champa Art Ensemble , Jao Ocean, Thraxx King @ Rhizome
* Merengue Lesson & History with 3x Bachata Champions Martha & Irving @ Franklin Square from 5:30 to 8
*The Spinners @ Bethesda Blues
*Bill Frisell Trio @ State Theatre
*Black dance Choreographers showcase @ Creative Alliance (Oct 16 also)
*TCB & TOB @ Fire Station 1
*Double Dagger @ Ottobar (sold out)
*Curren$y @ Rams head Live in Baltimore
*Skate party w/ DJ Laz @ Temple Hills Roller skate rink
*Backyard Band & Reaction @ Aqua
* Rare Essence & Still Familiar @ VFW Post 8950
*Still Familiar 11:45 pm to 1:45 am @ Lounge 66 in Waldorf
*Image Band 8 to 11 @ Mix Bar (soca/caribbean)
*New Impressionz @ Hangers
* Tropical beat sounds w/ Leon City Sounds djs @ Showtime
*Gilbert Torossian (middle east/Armenian) dj @ Green Zone
* Rhodes Tavern Troubadours at HubCapCenter, 5200 Cathedral Ave, DC
* Frank Reyes @ the Coco Cabana
*DJ Kool video release party 6 to 9 pm @ Sobe Restaurant in Lanham
* Rkm & Ken-Y E @ VIP Room in Baltimore
*Ninel Conde, Grupo Escalante @ 90 Degrees in Manassas
*Marino Castellanos @ Champions Sports Bar in Silver Spring
*Paul Willis & the Brothers 7 band every Friday @ Lamont's (soul)
* Latinx Fiesta Immigration Film Fest online free zoom @ 7:30 pm of "Fandango at the Wall" w/ Arturo O’Farrill and Kabir Sehgal, as they prepare to record a live album at the U.S.-Mexico border wall. inspired by the annual Fandango Fronterizo Festival, which unites people on both sides of the Tijuana-San Diego border. This festival features son jarocho, a 300-year-old folk music tradition. Registration for zoom required
Sat. Oct. 16-
*Tumbao @ Bossa
Rodney Crowell @ Wolf Trap
*Rock the Park DC presents DJ Clark Kent, Stretch Armstrong, Tony Touch 4 to 10 pm @ Franklin Park, 13th & K sts NW
*Mahmoud Ahmed w/ guitarist Selamino & band @ Hilton Crystal City (Ethiopian legendary vocalist w/ great guitarist)
*Goldlink @ 930 cancelled
*All Things Go Fest @ 11 am @ MPP w/ HAIM, St. Vincent, Charli XCX, Lauv, girl in red, Cautious Clay, Beach Bunny, Soccer Mommy, Gus Dapperton, Tai Verdes, Role Model, Blu DeTiger, Tkay Maidza, Del Water Gap, Jelani Aryeh, Isaac Dunbar
*Daddy Long Legs, Sean K Preston & Load Pistols, Thee Lexington Arrows @ Metro Gallery Holy Frijoles, 908 W. 36th St in Baltimore
*Black dance Choreographers showcase @ Creative Alliance
*TCB & New Impressionz @ Bliss
* Rumput (stringband music & Indonesian influenced shadow theatre) w/ Orfeia (Bulgarian & Eastern European music) @ Rhizome
*Buteco Sertanejo @ Pearl Street Warehouse
*Acoustic Blues Jam, outdoors usually 1 to 5 @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4502 Hamilton St., Hyattsville,
*TOB, Reaction, Dream Team, N2l @ Hangars
*Backyard Band @ Fire Station 1
*Rare Essence @ Aqua
*Bat Fangs, Thelma & the Sleaze @ Slash Run
*Afrovikings Saturdays @ 15212 Dino Drive in Burtonsville w/ djs Jamstar, 9ice, Mike Obi, Gemini, Transtar, & Mad DJ
* kizomba w/ dj Oscar B.A. @ Mix Bar
*Sirius Company @ Shark Bar in Waldorf
*Johnson Lee from Joe's Record Paradise vinyl dj @ Green Zone
* Kazzabe Si Sabe, Gran Fieston Catracho @ VIP Room in Baltimore
Sun. Oct 17- Torres @ Union Stage
*Idles @ 930 (sold out)
Proper Utensils @ City Winery Loft stage
*Jake Blount (Americana guitarist) @ Kennedy Center
*DC Blues Fest w/ King Solomon Hicks, Robin & Vintage 18, JP Reali from 1 to 7 @ WunderGarden, 1101 1st St NE
* La Manplesa (DC Latinx uprising 1991doc) @ 2 @ Mt Pleasant Library
*Forever Yours-O'Jays tribute band; Feelin the Funk Band; Shelton Price sings Marvin Gaye; & Shawn Allen's tribute to the Divas @ Bethesda Blues
* Jus Paul & friends @ Deja Vu (including Ambition Band I think)
* Ethiopian music w/ Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
*Kazzabe @ Rincon Magico in Silver Spring
*Bulova @ Manna @ 1401 Univ. Blvd, Hyattsville
*Todd Rundgren @ Capital Turnaround
*Mon. Oct. 18-
*Idles @ 930 (sold out)
*Waxahatchee @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out)
* Radiator Hospital (solo Philly indie rock) @ Comet Ping Pong parking lot
*Mountain Goats @ the Fillmore
* Mama Moon & the
Rumpshakers @ Blue Monday Blues Night @ Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St., SW DC from 6 to 9 pm
*Monkees @ the Warner Theatre
*Todd Rundgren @ Capital Turnaround
Tues. Oct. 19- Shannon & the Clams plus Baby Alcatraz and the Aurelions (debut gig by Alcatraz w/ Mark Cisneros band) @
Black Cat
*Mavis Staples & Amy Helm @ Lincoln Theatre
*DJ Supa Dan (go-go) w/ host Killa Cal on Tuesdays @ Secret Lounge
*Robbie Fulks @ Jammin Java
Wed. Oct 20- Iris Dement at Birchmere (cancelled)
*Nicola Cruz (Ecuadorian Andes step electronic club music) @ Flash
*Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD
*Sir EU & Homey Salazar & Toothchoir every Wednesday @ Spacycloud
California’s Hunny @ Songbyrd
*Alan Licht "Common Tones" book talk @ 7 @ Rhizome (book has interviews w/ Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham, Tony Conrad, Lou Reed, Milfor Graves, Greg Tate, Tom Verlaine & more)
* Robert Finley @ City Winery (blues and soul)
*See-I @ Twelve after Twelve (reggae) , 1212 18th st. NW
*Jessi Uribe @ the Palace
*What Band @ Cheers @ 301
*TCB @ Chateau
*New Impressionz @ Fire Station 1
*Backyard Band @ Hard rock cafe
Thurs. October 21- Eva Ayllon @ Howard Theatre
*Grupo Niche @ the Palace (salsa)
*Major League Djz for Howard U Homecoming weekend w/ DJ Marauder, DJ K Meta, DJ Bo, DJ Mambo DMV, & Selectako @ WEG Studios
Colonel Josh & Paisley Tonk (w/ Josh Arnson & Karl
Straub) @ Hank Dietle’s (psych honky tonk)
*Sirius Co. @ Capital Restaurant in Lanham
*New Impressionz @ Hashtag Lounge in Alexandria
Kamasi Washington @ Warner Theatre
Pablo’s Baile Brazilian pagoda night at Bossa
Ronald K. Brown
Evidence & Meshell Ndegeocello @ Kennedy Center (Oct. 21 to 23)
*42 Dugg Live @ Echostage
* Ethiopian music w/ Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
*Ellis Paul @ Kelsey's Rest. & Irish Pub, Ellicott City
*Sa-Roc @ City Winery
*Kevin Gates @ the Fillmore
*Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
*Southern soul w/ Etta Duren, Lady Mary, Kat Rollins @ Blue Dolphin, Gambrills , MD
* DJ Kenny M @ Green Zone
*Kjarkas @ Schlesinger Center, Alexandria (Bolivian folk band 50th aniv. tour)
Fri. Oct 22-
*Migos @ Howard U Homecoming show @ WEG Studios, 1301 W St NE
* Proper Utensils (coolidge Homecoming) @ Masonic Temple on U
*Rafael Ponde brazilian samba @ 8 @ Bossa
* Alfredo Mojica group salsa @ 10:30 @ Bossa
*Ray Apollo Allen @ Martini's in White Plains, MD
* Amy K. Bormet @ Eastern Market Plaza 5 to 6:30 pm (jazz)
*Est Gee @ Bliss
Wavves @ Black
Cat
*Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music through Sunday)
*Mavericks @ Lincoln Theatre
* Lucy Dacus, Bartees Strange @ 930 (sold out)
* HU Homecoming
* DJ Bassam @ Green Zone (Arabic)
*The Whispers @ the Birchmere
*Freddie Jackson @ Bethesda Blues
* Ronald K. Brown Evidence & Meshell Ndegeocello @ Kennedy Center (Oct. 21 to 23)
* Trouble Funk (band member Allycat's last show) @ City Winery
*New Impressionz @ Hangars
* Backyard Band & ABM @ Aqua
*Junkyard Band @ Cheers @ 301/Nipsey's
*Still Familiar @ Lounge 66
*Princess Nokia @ the Fillmore
*Guided by Voices @ Ottobar (sold out)
*Kevin Gates @ Rams Head Live
*Brazilian Allstars @ Montgomery College
*Skate party w/ DJ Laz @ Temple Hills Roller skate rink
*Still Familiar 11:45 pm to 1:45 am @ Lounge 66 in Waldorf
*Junie Henderson @ 8 @ the Hamilton Live; Vintage 18 @ 10:30 pm @ the Hamilton Live(blues)
* Banda Cuisillos & Diana Reyes @ Cococabana
* Hermanos Yaipen @ El Ranchon in Woodbridge
*Rubby Perez @ Champions Sports Bar in Silver Spring (merengue singer)
*Extreme, Danny D @ Mexico Lindo (bachata)
*La Sonora Dinamita @ VIP Room in Baltimore
*Paul Willis & the Brothers 7 band every Friday @ Lamont's (soul)
*Afrobeat dj "Skylevel" @ Prime in Hyattsville
*Kurt Elling @ keystone Korner (through 24th)
Sat. Oct. 23-
*The Grown Folks Fall Finale w/ TJ Hooker, Hardway Connection, Paul Willis & Brothers 7 Band, Jim Bennett & Unique Creation Band 12 to 6pm @ Sea Side View Campground , 48593 Sea Side Rd., Ridge , MD
*Lil Durk, Young Moe, Fat Trel @ WEG Studios
* What Band, Still Familiar day party @ Diamond Lounge
Bacchae, Teenage Halloween, Tosser @ Pie Shop
* Mt. Pleasant Library presents Des Demonas, Spring Silver, Sensor Ghost from 3 to 6 @ Lamont Park in Mt. Pleasant w/ an appearance by DC photographer Jim Saah for his new book "In My Eyes" ; followed by *Jim Saah DC punk photos exhibition opening @ Lost Origins Gallery @ 6 pm w/ a solo appearance by J. Robbins
*Rock the Park DC presents Kiss n Grind/ Howard Homecoming Edition w/ Viktor Duplaix, Just Blaze, DJ Jahsonic hosted by KG Superstar 4 to 10 pm @ Franklin Park, 13th & K sts NW
*Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music through Sunday)
*Tumbao Latin @ Bossa
*Boosie @ Bliss
*Major League DJZ from South Africa playing Amapiano @ Fire Station 1
*EU w/ Faycez U Know @ Prince Hall Masonic Temple (Howard U homecoming )
* Lucy Dacus, Laura Stevenson @ 930 (sold out)
*Desertion Trio @ Rhizome
*Backyard Band & Sirius Co. @ Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore (Morgan State Homecoming) cancelled
*Rare Essence @ Aqua
*Junkyard Band @ Hangars
*Rah Digga, Kenilworth Katrina , S.O.S. Band @ more @ Cheers @ 301
*Suttle Squad @ Babylon Woodbridge
*New Impressionz @ Gee's
*Brand Nubian & Smiff n Wessun @ Bethesda Blues (rap)
Ronald K. Brown Evidence & Meshell Ndegeocello @ Kennedy Center (Oct. 21 to 23)
*The Whispers @ the Birchmere
*Armand Hammer, Pink Siifu @ ottobar
*Afrovikings Saturdays @ 15212 Dino Drive in Burtonsville w/ djs Jamstar, 9ice, Mike Obi, Gemini, Transtar, & Mad DJ
* kizomba w/ dj Oscar B.A. @ Mix Bar
*NPG (Prince's band) @ Rams Head Annapolis
* Born I (music and meditation) @ DCAC
*Akua Allrich duo @ PAP Haitian Cuisine
*Morta Skuld @ Atlas Brew Works (metal)
*Lightmare, Sir EU @ The Pocket
Sun. Oct. 24- Dogo @
Bossa (DC-based Togo artist)
*Fay Victor (jazz singer) one set w/ SoundNoiseFUNK & a duet w/ jazz bassist Luke Stewart @ Rhizome
* Pablo Milanes @ Lincoln Theatre
*DC Zine Fest @ Brookland Arts Walk
*Nice Breeze, Activity @ Pie Shop (punk/post-punk)
*Backyard Band @ Society Lounge
*Ambition Band @ Deja Vu Lounge
*TCB @ the Hideout
*Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)
* Ethiopian music w/ Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
*Minew Shewa @ Hashtag Lounge in Alexandria
*Junkyard Band @ B & G Tavern in Accokeek, MD
* Daisychain, Azure Wolf, Not my Vice @ The Pocket DC
*Mon. Oct. 25- H.E.R. @ Anthem
*Los Amigos Invisibles @ 930
*Uruguay (DC indie pop) @ Comet Ping Pong parking lot
*Bilal @ City Winery
*Steely Dan @ Hippodrome
*Yves Tumor @ Union Stage (sold out)
*Blue Monday blues @ Westminster Church SW
*Tues. Oct. 26-
JPeg Mafia @ 930
*DJ Supa Dan (go-go) w/ host Killa Cal on Tuesdays @ Secret Lounge
*Bilal @ City Winery
* Arlo Parks @ Union Stage (sold out)
*Open Mike @ The Pocket
*Wed. Oct. 27
Beach Fossils, Wild Nothing @ 930
*Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD
*Sir EU & Homey Salazar & Toothchoir every Wednesday @ Spacycloud
*Toosii @ the Fillmore
*Flowerbomb, Bluewreck, Warhawk @ Pie Shop
*Akua Allrich & the Tribe @ Keystone Korner
*Quicksand @ Black cat
*What Band @ Cheers @ 301
*TCB @ Chateau
*New Impressionz @ Fire Station 1
*Backyard Band @ Hard rock cafe
*Complete Crank Band @ Pure Lounge
Thurs. Oct. 28- Emmylou
Harris and Steve Earle @ Capital One Hall in Tysons
*Raulin Rodriguez @ Rio Cantina in Sterling
*La Colombopercutiva & America Yanay @ Bossa (last 2021 gigs @ Bossa for these 2 until 2022)
*Emily Wolfe @ DC 9
*Judas Priest @ MGM
*Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
*MC Eiht , Fleetbag 202, Still Familiar @ Bravo Bravo
*DJ Lil Kabob (Persian) @ Green Zone
*Brnda @ Pie Shop
* Graham Parker solo @ Rams Head Annapolis
* Ethiopian music w/ Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
*Shadz of Soul @ Blue Dolphin
*Veronneau @ 12:30 to 2:30pm @ Franklin Park
*The Green Show every Thursday 8 to 11 pm @ Mr. Braxtons DC (DC r'n'b, neo-soul, jazzy funky hiphop)
*Jo-go Project @ Keystone Korner in Baltimore
*Filipino American History reservation dinner & music w/ singer Laquavia Alston & pianist Chris Hon @ Bad Saint ($130 per person)
*Sirius Company @ Capital Restaurant & Lounge
*Prophecy Entertainment @ Nectar Restaurant and Lounge
*TOB and Drama Squad Band @ Hangers
Fri. October 29-
Temps & 4 Tops @ MGM
*Techno in Malcolm X Park w/ Outputmessage, Stukes, BLVKSITE 6 to 10 pm (15th & Belmont st entrance)
Hungarian Night: Magnólia Zenekar @ Bossa
*Montez du Durango @ VIP Room in Baltimore
*Backyard Band & UCB @ Aqua
*Hildemaro @ Mexico Lindo in Bladensburg
*Dowba Montana @ Leyla's in Chillum, MD
*Day of the Dead altar and events @ Mexican Cultural Institute in DC (till Nov. 20th)
Lucy Dacus @ 6 @ 930 (sold out)
100 Gecs @ 10 @ 930 (sold out)
*Tango Apiazzollado: Celebrating 100 years of Astor Piazzolla @ Kenn. Ctr.
*"Freakaween Bounce" w/ TCB, Reaction, TOB, ABM, UEB @ Bliss
*Graham Parker @ City Winery
*DJ Remi Hassam @ Green Zone (Arabic)
*Still Familiar 11:45 pm to 1:45 am @ Lounge 66 in Waldorf
*Flatland Cavalry @ the Hamilton Live;
*La Maquina del El Salvador @ Omega Bar in Hyattsville
*Paul Willis & the Brothers 7 band every Friday @ Lamont's (soul)
*Sol Roots 5to 8 pm free @ Crystal City Water Park
*Rare Essence & Dj Stormin Norman @ Panorama Room
*Alfredo Mojica @ Bossa
*New Impressionz is at Hangers
*Junkyard is at Cheers @ 301/Nipsey's
*New Impressionz are at Hash Tag
*The Pandemic Band are at 8207 Cryden Way, Forestville, MD
*What? Band, CMB and MOB are at AURA
*Outerloop, Railgun, Courage Mother @ the Pocket @ 7 Drum City
Sat. October 30-
*Mumbo connection presents Fuxk the Patriarchy w/ go-go bands TOB, CCB, N2L @ 3 to 8 pm @ 14th & U Sts NW
*Day Party…Black Passion & Body Of Evidence are at the Fall Festival Temple Hills
*Korean traditional wind & string music (Namureyoung) @ Georgetown waterfront Park fountain @ Percy Plaza 2 to 6 pm
Myke Towers @ George
Mason Eaglebank Arena (reggaeton)
* Rock the Park DC & Eaton Hotel presents Les the DJ, Rissa Garcia, Samantha Francesca & Martin Miguel, Black Rave Culture 4 to 10 pm @ Franklin Park, 13th & K sts NW
*Ohio Players @ Bethesda Blues
*Proper Utensils @ 6 to 10 pm @ Fresh Stylz Barbershop, Hyattsville
*Junkyard Band @ Mehfil @ best Western Battlefield in Manassas
Tennis @ 930 (sold out)
Airport 77s @ Hank Dietle’s (power pop)
*Parquet Courts @ Ottobar (sold out)
*Bad Religion, Alkaline Trio @ Fillmore
*Hayes Carll @ Birchmere
*Jackopierce @ City Winery
*Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra w/ Dr Cornel West @ 7 & 9 @ Kennedy Center
*Day of the Dead fest & parade @ 12 noon @ Creative Alliance
* kizomba w/ dj Oscar B.A. @ Mix Bar
*Afrovikings Saturdays @ 15212 Dino Drive in Burtonsville w/ djs Jamstar, 9ice, Mike Obi, Gemini, Transtar, & Mad DJ
*DJs Mazbaota w/ Fody D @ Green Zone (Arabic underground)
Catalytic Sound Festival from 4 to 9 with Heart of the Ghost [Ian McColm / Jarrett Gilgore / Luke Stewart] + Khalid Thompson, Hanna Olivegren + Noelle Tolbert, No Land + Alma Laprida + Rex Delafkaran, Jenny Moon Tucker + Leo Svirsky + Thomas Stanley, Jamal Moore + Orlando Johnson + Peter Redgrave @ Rhizome (experimental music)
*Kickoman @ Simple Bar
*Maggie Yacoub @ Bossa (Arabic jazz singer) early; Tumbao Latin night late @ Bossa
*Chopteeth @ Pearl Street Warehouse
*MLB @ Babylon Woodbridge
*Da One Band @ the RedZone Blitz
*Project 360 @ American Legion Annapolis
*JY & CMB are @ the Best Western Manassas
*WHAT Band & Reloaded Band @ Hangers
*MAB 2.0 & Cardiac Arrest Band @ Fire Station 1
*New Impressionz & Reaction Band @ Lounge Sixty Six
*RE and All Star Blend @ Aqua
*Brazilian jazz @ Takoma Station
* Hiphop djs Halloween bar crawl from 2 to 10 On U st @ Provisions 14 2pm-DJ Shablast; Red Lounge 3 pm-2-Tone Jones; Cloak & Dagger-Casper; Vivid Lounge-Jahsonic; Pure Lounge-Harvy Dent; Rebel Taco-DJ Biggs; Amsterdam Lounge 7 to 10- DJ RBI,Joe the Catdaddy, Nick tha 1Da
*Sun. Oct. 31 - 2pm Halloween matinee w/ The Foggy Bottom Whomp Stompers (DC spoooooky 1920’s era jazz) @ Comet Ping Pong parking lot
*Angel Dust, Mannequin Pussy @ Ottobar (sold out)
*Octoberfest Block party w/ costumes and Sirius Company , dj Biggs, & Chek Mate Band 6 to 11 pm @ The Garden, 5380 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria
*Halloween party w/ Dogo du Togo @ Bossa
*Backyard Band, Black Alley, Treasure Joy @ Fillmore
* Catalytic Sound Festival from 4 to 8 with Ada Pinkston + Nate Scheible + Wendy Eisenberg,Ben Hall + John Dierker + Nik Francis , Kirsten Lies-Warfield + Sarah Hughes + Shelly Purdy, Weed Tree [Amanda Huron / Layne Garrett] + Aquiles Holladay + Basheer Bassene @ Rhizome (experimental music)
*Dia de Muertos installation @ Rhizome 7:30 to 8:30
* Hayes Carll @ Rams Head Annapolis
* Ethiopian music w/ Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
* Realive Band @ Hangers
*Sirius Company & Chekmate @ The Garden Alexandria
*MAB2.0 @ Redzone Blitz
*Reloaded Band and Entourage Band @12 Stop
* Nation of Language @ Songbyrd (synth-pop) (sold out)
* Mon. Nov. 1-
Don’t Mute Black Women DC protest w/ Pure Elegance and TOB 5 to 8 pm at 14th & & U Sts NW against DC Council chair Mendelson’s proposal to remove Cora Masters Barry and Howard U professor Natalie Hopkinson from DC Commission on the Arts
beabadoobee @ 930 (rock)
*Blues Monday w/ Carly Harvey @ Westminster Church SW
*Emmit Fenn @ Union Stage
*Kontrolled Khaos @ DC9
* Tues. Nov. 2- JPeg Mafia @ Baltimore Soundstage
* Medium Build & Oh he Dead @ DC 9
*Diwali lights celebration @ 6:30 pm w/ Mayor Bowser @ Navy Memorial
*Wed. Nov. 3- Sheer Mag @ Ottobar
* Chicks with Hits: Terri Clark, Pam Tillis, & Suzy Bogguss @ Birchmere
*WHAT? Band @ Cheers @ 301 @ Nipsey's
*Backyard @ Hardrock Cafe
*Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD
*Sir EU & Homey Salazar & Toothchoir every Wednesday @ Spacycloud
*TCB @ Gee's
*Soul funk hiphop jam session @ Bossa
Thurs. Nov. 4- Café Tacuba @ Fillmore (Mexican alt art rock)
*Kane Brown with Jordan Davis and Restless Road @ Capital One Arena (country)
*Feedel Band @ Bossa (Ethiopian jazz)
*Eddie Palmieri @ Blues Alley (through Nov. 7)
*Dogo du Togo @ 12:30 to 2:30pm @ Franklin Park
*Diwali holiday begins
*Carmen Canedo @ The Pocket @ 7 Drum City
*Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
*TCB @ Power
*New Impressionz @ Hashtag Lounge
* Ethiopian music w/ Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
*Sweeping Promises, Emotional World @ Comet Ping Pong
*Backyard Band @ Hideout in Springfield
*The Green Show every Thursday 8 to 11 pm @ Mr. Braxtons DC (DC r'n'b, neo-soul, jazzy funky hiphop)
*Johnny Spampinato (NRBQ) w/ Thrillbillys @ JVs
*Edwin Ortiz y La Mafia @ Mix
Fri. November 5 – Gladys Knight @ MGM
Tinariwen @ Lincoln Theatre (North African desert band) cancelled
*Screamin Females, No Man, Pearl @ Ottobar
*Paul Willis & the Brothers 7 band every Friday @ Lamont's (soul)
*Backyard Band & DC Vybe after Wizards vs Grizzlies basketball @ Capital One Arena (included in cost of basketball game)
*Save Your Soul Halloween Hangover (soul dj event) w/ djs Baby Acatraz & Rob Macy @ Lithuanian Hall in Baltimore
* Pepe Tovar Y Los Chacales, Conjunto Amanecer, Juan Acuña Y
El Terror @ 90 Degrees
*Junkyard @ Cheers @ 301
*Still Familiar @ Lounge 66
*Backyard (late show) & TOB @ Aqua
*Lightshow & TCB @ Fire Station 1
*TC Superstar, Mystery Friends @ Comet Ping Pong
*Balkan early show @ Bossa, Alfredo Mojica group late show @ Bossa
*Maya Jane Coles @ Flash
Sat. November 6- Camilo Echeverry @ George Mason Eaglebank Arena
No Limit rap label reunion tour @ DAR
*Backyard Band @ Fire Station 1
*Junkyard Band @ Lounge 66
*What Band & Project 71 @ Nectar Lounge, 642 S. Pickett, Alexandria
*Rare Essence @ Aqua
*Still Familiar @ Nipsey's
*reggae & soca djs @ Malakhi Lounge in Manassas
*TCB after the Capital City Go-go minor league basketball game @ Congress Hts Sports Arena (bouncebeat go-go)
*TCB, Reaction, N2L @ Hangers
*Of Montreal @ Black Cat
*Magnetic Fields @ City Winery
*The Redeye Night Market w/ Filipino pastries, Korean fried chicken, Taiwanese shaved ice & more from 4 to 12 mdt. @ PA Ave. (3rd to 7th sts NW)
*Sneaker Ball birthday day party for Ron Moten, Miz Mack, DJ Quicksilva w/ Pure Elegance, J'Ta, Shorty Corleone from 4 to 9 pm @ Eaton Hotel Wild Days
*Jerry Di @ Sax Lounge
*La Gran Banda @ Omega Bar
* Zacarias Ferreira @ Club One
*May Rio, Sir E.U, Spring Silver @ Rhizome
*De Tierra Caliente Latin Fusion @ Bossa
*Tropical beat w/ DJs Leon City Sounds & Soul Called Paul @ The Green Zone
*Near Northeast, Lightmare, Andrew Grossman @ Black Cat
*Free show w/ Pons (from NYC) and locals, Apollo 66, Waking Lily and Crazy Pants and the Punkrock Slacks @American Legion Post 41, Cissel-Saxon
Sun. Nov. 7-
S. Thaman @ Eaglebank Arena (India)
*Record Fair @ Hellbender Brewery , 5788 2nd St NE @ 1 pm
*salsa & bachata pop-up dance w/ dj Lidius @ Jefferson Memorial, 971 Ohio Drive SW from 7 to 10 pm (parking in parking lot A)
*Magnetic Fields @ City Winery
*Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)
* Ethiopian music w/ Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
*Minew Shewa & Neway Debebe @ Hashtag Lounge in Alexandria (Ethiopian music)
*Joy on Fire, Jerry Busher, Insect Factory @ Rhizome
*Reunion of folks who danced @ Magic Sundays @ Identity from 4 to 9pm @ the 5 Mile House in Baltimore w/ DJ Kenny K & DJ Boobie Bmore w/ April Watts
* Los Rehenes, Los Caminantes, Grupo Samuray, Los Guardianes Del Amor @ La Fontaine Bleue in Glen Burnie, MD
* La Fe Norteña De Toño Aranda @ 90 Degrees
*Grupo Mandingo @ Rincon Magico
* Fernandito Villalona @ Champions Sports Bar
*klezmer @ Bossa
*gospel @ higher dimension Christian center , 2900 Liberty hts Ave., Baltimore w/ the Fantastic Violinaires (Detroit), Luther Barnes & the Sunset Jubilaires (NC), the Annointed Boyd Sisters, Deyontay & Nu-Direction, the Men of God, The Christainairs , Straman Singers 3rd Generation, Yes 2 his will Dance team
*Tobe Nwige @ the Fillmore (rap)
*Smallpools , Morgxn @ Union Stage
*Minor Moon, Rosie Cima & What She Dreamed @ Pie Shop
*Mon. Nov. 8th-
*Magnetic Fields @ City Winery
*Curtis Pope's Midnight Blue with Singer Juanita Williams @ Blues Monday @ Westminster Church SW
*Grupo Mandingo @ EL Tikal Travieso in Annandale
*Tues. Nov. 9th-
Author Alec Wightman re his new book "Music in my Life: Notes from a Longtime Fan @ the Mansion on O street (book is re his love for 60s rock, 70s Neil Young, & singer/songwriter folk-rockers)
*Buffalo Nichols @ Songbyrd (young Fat Possum label blues-folk) free
*Saint Jhn @ Fillmore
*Wed. November 10-
Sirusly Familiar Reunion with one set of Still Familiar & one set of Sirius Company and a collab finale w/ both bands together @ Ivy City Smokehouse
* Junkyard Band @ Bravo Bravo
*Leo Rua @ 7 pm @ 17th & Kilbourne sts NW (donation ) (reggae-hiphop-soul-Colombian)
*District of Raga early show plus Sriram Gopal & friends late show @ Bossa
*Brandy Clark @ Birchmere
*Lapeche, Celebration Summer, Tired All the Time @ Pie Shop
*WHAT? Band @ Cheers @ 301 @ Nipsey's
*Backyard Band @ Hardrock Cafe
*Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD
*Sir EU & Homey Salazar & Toothchoir every Wednesday @ Spacycloud
*TCB @ Chateau
*Neway Debebe @ Hashtag Lounge (Ethiopian music)
Thurs. Nov. 11-
Los Angeles Azules @ MGM
* Jose Alberto “El Canario” & Josimar y su Yambú @ the Palace
*Aaron Myers @ 12 noon @ Franklin Park (jazz singer/pianist)
Corvo @ Pie Shop
*Cheik Hamala's Griot Street @ Bossa
*Sylvan Esso, Lido Pimienta (Canadian-based Colombian )@ Anthem
*Ruston Kelly @ 6th & I
* Ethiopian music w/ Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
*Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
*Sirius Company @ Capital Restaurant in Lanham (go-go)
*New Impressionz @ Hashtag Lounge
*TCB @ Power
*TOB, Drama Squad, Extreme @ Hangars
*Fri. Nov. 12- Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan @ MGM
*Rafael Ponde vibes & beats early @ Bossa & Alfredo Mojica Group late @ Bossa
* Roomful of Blues @ the Hamilton
*Rata Blanca @ the Palace
*Grupo Aurax (bachata) & Conjunto Alazar, Estilo Privado, y Los Elegantes De La Per (norteno) @ 90 Degrees
*Rey Ruiz y Puerto Rican Power w/Izis La Enfermera de la Salsa Y Rumba & Sabor Hnos Galvan
@ El Ranchon House Bar Grill, Woodbridge, VA
*Orquesta De Los Hermanos Flores Y Rudy La Scala @ VIP Room
in Baltimore
*Nio Garcia @ Cococabana
*New Impressionz @ Hangars (go-go)
*Backyard Band @ Aqua
*TCB @ Bliss
Sat. Nov. 13-
* George Clinton & P-Funk @ Howard Theatre
*Backyard Band, Reaction, TOB, ABM @ Bliss
*Proper Utensils @ Chateau
*Hector Acosta @ VIP Room in Baltimore
Billy Strings @ Anthem
Anti-Flag @ Black Cat
*Adrianne Lenker (of Big Thief) @ Lincoln Theatre
*Questlove: Music is History @ Kenn Ctr.
*Black Masala & Desanguashington @ Pearl Street Warehouse
*Maggie Yacoub @ Bossa ( Middle Eastern jazz )
*Bronco, Grupo Liberacion y Guardianes del Amor @ Cococabana
* Hector Acosta El Torito en VIP Room
*Los Fugitivos @ Caliente Grill in Annapolis
*Manwolves, the Slap @ Comet Ping Pong
*Tumbao @ Bossa
*New Impressionz w/ Mab 2.0 @ Fire Station 1
*Rare Essence @ Aqua
*Still Familiar @ Nipsey's-Cheers @ 301
*Black Masala & Desanguashington @ PearlstreetWarehouse
*Teen Cobra @ Slash Run
*Peabo Bryson @ Bethesda Blues
*DJ Dee Clark 4 to 10 pm @ Culture Coffee Too (drum n bass & more)
*Hardway Connection @ Lamonts
*Crown Vic's dj party @ Green Zone
*Sun. Nov. 14- John Fogerty @ Anthem
*Dogo du Togo @ Bossa
*Orquesta Internacional de Los Hnos. Flores & Rudy La
Scala @the Palace
*Alex Martin Quintet @ Blues Alley (jazz/folk/international)
*Finneas @ 930 (sold out)
*Spiritual Cramp, Bacchae, Blue Streak @ Pie Shop
*Backyard Band @ Society Lounge
"Noches Culturales" w/ La Colombopercutivo @ 5:30 @ Columbia Hts Civic plaza DC
*Anthony Brown @ Bethesda Blues
*Half Waif @ Songbyrd
*Aertex @ Black Cat
*Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)
* Ethiopian music w/ Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
*Abdu Kiar & Neway Debebe @ Hashtag Lounge in Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Mon. Nov. 15-
*DC rappers protest against the filibuster Monday 3-5 pm Stanton Park DC w/ Yaddiya & Sir E.U & more
Roseanne Cash @ Birchmere
John Hiatt @ Rams Head Annapolis
*Clarence “Bluesman” Turner, guitar, vocals, Mark “Muleman” Massey, guitar, vocals plus band @ Westminster Church SW blues Monday 6 to 9 pm
*Pi'erre Bourne @ Fillmore (hiphop)
Tues. Nov. 16- - Roseanne Cash @ Birchmere
Dinosaur Jr., Ryley Walker @ 930 (sold out)
*Flaming Lips @ Anthem
*Alejandro Escovedo @ City Winery
*Keith Angelo r'n'b @ the Harlot
*DJ Supa Dan w/ emcee Killa Cal @ Secret Lounge
*DJ Analyze @ Pure Lounge
Wed. Nov. 17-Titus Andronicus @ Black Cat (sold out)
*Purity Ring, Dawn Richard (New Orleans electro-r'n'b) @ Anthem
*Kizomba & Afrobeat fest @ Mix Bar (through Nov. 21)
*Kingfish Ingram @ Baltimore Soundstage (blues and soul)
*Vagabon @ DC9
*Wildermiss & Micky James w/ Venray @ Pie Shop
*2 p.m.-9 p.m. THE NEXT BEAT GO-GO MARATHON. Virtual livestream showcase of up-and-coming bands performing live from the Secret Garden, Anacostia. Link via Don't Mute DC
*What Band @ Cheers @301-Nipsey's
*Backyard Band @ Hardrock Cafe
*TOB and Drama Squad @ Hangers
*Complete Crank Band @ Pure Lounge
*Backyard @ Hardrock Cafe
*Unwine Band @ Clout Southern Cuisine and Lounge
*Sir EU & Homey Salazar & Toothchoir every Wednesday @ Spacycloud
*Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD
Thurs, Nov. 18-
* Noon-4 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 18. "Go-go Wellness event w/ Free COVID-19 testing and vaccines", w/ Pure Elegance featuring J’Ta Freeman and Shorty Corleone, and The Experience Band in partnership with United Medical Center, Metro Health DC and Don’t Mute DC. Go-Go Museum & Café. 1920 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE.
*What Band w/ Steve Roy & MAB @ Hangars
*TCB , Ambition Band @ Power
*Sirius Company and Obsession Band @ Capital Restaurant & Lounge
*Ant Glizzy and New Impressionz @ Hashtag
*MLB @ Red Crab
*Christone Kingfish Ingram @ 6th & I (blues and soul)
Los Lobos @ City Winery (& 19th)
*Luna @ Birchmere
*Akram Khan dance co. @ Kennedy Center (Bangladesh)
*Pablo's Brazilian pagode night @ Bossa
*Voice 24/7 @ Blue Dolphin
*Teething Veils, Sonic Eddie, Seamstress @ Slash Run
*The Fresh Convos DC Hiphop Oral History mini-doc premiere on Zoom @ 7 (link in Amphbns facebook & Instagram bio)
*Steve Forbert @ Hank Dietle's
*Ethiopian music w/ Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
*Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
* DC Kizomba fest @ Mix Bar
*The Green show @ Mr. Braxton's every Thursday
Fri. Nov 19-
Anthony Hamilton @ MGM (soul/r'n'b)
* Ife @ Black Cat (Afro-Caribbean)
*Bossa Nova w/ Elin early @ Bossa & Alfredo Mojica Group late @ Bossa
* Luna @ Rams Head Annapolis
* Kizomba & afrobeats festival @ Mix Bar (through Sun. Nov. 21)
*Brother Osborne @ Anthem (country)
* NRBQ @ Ottobar
*Rakim, Slick Rick, DJ Jazzy Jeff, & KRS-One @ Kenn. Ctr.
*A night w/ Youtube doc "Punk & Tomatoes" re Fear on SNL 40 years ago w/ DC punk folks there; plus more @ Lost Origins Gallery @ 7 pm where Jim Saah DC punk photo exhibit is happening
*Syleena Johnson & CeCe Peniston @ Bethesda Blues
*Chaval @ El Ranchon (bachata)
*Mike Andre, Forgetter, Coven Tree @ Rhizome
*Bat Fangs & Posmic @ Ottobar upstairs
*NRBQ @ Ottobar downstairs
*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar in Waldorf
*Reaction, N2L, Ambition Band @ B & G Tavern
*Black Passion @ Redzone Blitz
*Vybe Band @ Hardrock Cafe
*New Impressionz @ Hangers
*Junkyard @ Cheers @ 301/Nipsey's
*Rare Essence featuring Jas Funk w/ Sirius Company @ VFW 8950
*Backyard and TOB @ Aqua
*Eric Scott trio @ Hank Dietles (retro soul)
Sat. Nov. 20- *Silver Spring record fair 12 noon to 5 pm
Smokey Robinson @ MGM
DC punk rock flea market at St Stephens 12 to 5
*Godfather and friends go-go @ the Chateau
Karol G @ DAR Const Hall (reggaeton-pop) postponed to 12-12-21
*What Band, Ambition Band @ Fire Station 1
*Tumbao @ Bossa
*Mary J Blige @ Royal Farms Arena
*Akua Allrich @ Reston Community Center
*Louis Vega dj @ Flash
*G Herbo @ Fillmore
*Shubh Saran w/ Jau Ocean @ Pie Shop
*TOB, Reaction @Power
*Archival screening of the 2008 Go-Go Awards when Go-Go Godfather Chuck Brown was inducted in the Go-Go Hall of Fame.from 11am to 3 pm @ Program Room A.02. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street NW.
"Go-go's next chapter " panel discussion @ 3 pm followed by a live performance by Rare Essence @ Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library auditorium, 901 G Street NW. (sold out)
* Kizomba & afrobeats festival @ Mix Bar (through Sun. Nov. 21)
*Nora Guthrie discusses "Woody Guthrie: Songs and Art, Words and Wisdom" book w/ Douglas Brinkley streamed through Politics & Prose
*machell andré & BNNY, Sir E.U & Tooth Choir w/ Special Guest @ Rhizome
Da One Band @ RedZone Blitz
Changing Phaces Band @ Infuse Restaurant
Comedy Crank show with Mike Brooks and friends featuring Let It Flow, VYBE and Sirius Company @ Bethesda Jazz & Blues Supper Club
Sirius Company @ Shark Bar II
RE and All Star Blend @ Aqua
*Afrovikings Saturdays @ 15212 Dino Drive in Burtonsville w/ djs Jamstar, 9ice, Mike Obi, Gemini, Transtar, & Mad DJ
*Caleb Stine's 'round the Mountain @ Creative Alliance
*Super City , Oh he Dead, Cry Baby @ Ottobar
*The Highballers, Airport 77s, The Aftertimes @ American Legion Post 41, MD
*Turndown Service dj event w/ Mista Selecta @ Eaton Hotel
*Crazylove Afterparty @ Palace Lounge Club
*Still Familiar @ Babylon in Woodbridge
*Tokyo Police Club @ Union Stage
*Joyce (1432 R) w/ Tommy V dj'ing @ Jimmy Valentine's
Sun. Nov. 21- Grupo Firme at Capitol One Arena DC (Mexican banda
& norteno)
*Ultra Nate presents Deep Sugar w/DJ David Morale and Kenny Bobien Plus Ultra Nate, Lisa Moody, Wayne Davis, The Edlers and more @ 3 pm @ Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore club dance )
*TCB, TOB, New Impressionz 5 to 10 pm @ Lincoln Theatre
*Fan Fan early show @ Bossa (Haitian)
*Raw Brigade (Bogata, Colombia hardcore punk) @ location in DC area tba
*Glass Beach @ Pie Shop (sold out)
* Kizomba & afrobeats festival @ Mix Bar (through Sun. Nov. 21)
*El Chaval @ VIP Room in Baltimore (bachata)
*Montez De Durango, Grupo Exterminador, Los Cadetes De
Linares, Zorpresa De Tierra Caliente at Rio Cantina in Sterling
*El Varon de la bachata @ Manna Lounge in Hyattsville
*Backyard Band @ Society Lounge
Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)
* Ethiopian music w/ Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
*Abdu Kiar & Neway Debebe @ Hashtag Lounge in Alexandria (Ethiopian)
*Chloe Moriondo @ Union Stage (sold out for tik tok star)
*Mon. Nov. 22- Yasmin Williams @ Union Stage (fingerpick guitar)
*Mom Jeans, Origami Angel, Save Face, Pool Kids @ Ottobar (sold out)
*Mark Wenner's Blues Warriors inc. Clarence Turner 6 to 9 pm @ Westminster Church SW
*Tues. Nov. 23- Hamilton Leithauser & Kevin Morby @ 930
*Teyana Taylor @ Fillmore
*DJ Supa Dan w/ emcee Killa Cal @ Secret Lounge
*DJ Analyze @ Pure Lounge
*Aurax @ Mix Bar (bachata band & dance lessons)
* zouk dance lessons @ Little Havana in Baltimore
*Charly Blacks @ Society Lounge (Jamaica)
*Afro International dj night @ M Lounge in Hyattsville
* Wed. Nov. 24- Rare Essence @ City Winery Loft stage
*TCB, New Impressionz @ Fire Station 1
* Oro Sólido/ La Máquina de El Salvador / Grupo Miramar @ Cococabana
*Sonora Dinamita, Lemus Grupo Algodon @ 90 Degrees
*Herman Olivera & Edwin Ortiz Band @ Mix Bar
*El Chaval (bachata) @ Rio Cantina
*EU & Suttle @ Hilton Crystal City
*Still Familiar , Bela Dona 7 to 11 @ Martins Crosswinds in Greenbelt
*Still Familiar, Rocksteady Project @ Union in NE DC late show
*What Band @ Cheers 301/Nipsey's
*Junkyard Band, Vybe, Sirius Company @ Hampton Conf. Center, Capitol Heights
*UCB @ Islands Lounge
*Abdu Kiar & Terry @ hashtag Lounge (Ethiopian)
*Goin Goin Gone @ Hells Bottom VFW Post 350
* Sir EU & Homey Salazar & Toothchoir every Wednesday @ Spacycloud
*Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD
*Dancing on the Air: The Teenarama Story musical (about DC black dance tv show from 60s) on vimeo through Dec. 4th
*Thurs. Nov. 25- Thanksgiving
*T-Vice @ Island Lounge @ 10 pm (Haiti)
* Hermanos Lobo, Chanchona 503 , Intipuqueños Del Norte,Cardenales
De Morazan, Sonora Santa Clara @ VIP Room in Baltimore
* Oro Sólido/ La Máquina de El Salvador / Grupo Miramar @ the Palace
* Grupo Exterminador / Montez de Durango / Cadetes de Linares y Zorpresa de Tierra Caliente
* Tierra Cali, Viry Sandoval @ 90 Degrees
*Orchesta Melao @ 12 after 12
*Teddy Yo (Ethiopian) @ 9 @ Privilege (formerly U St Music Hall)
*Ethiopian music @ Hashtag Lounge
*Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria ( Ethiopian)
*Reaction, TOB, ABM, XIB @ Club One
*Junkyard Band @ Tandoori in Woodbridge
Fri. Nov. 26- Gilberto Santa Rosa, Tito Nieves, Joey Vega @ MGM (salsa)
*Fred Wesley & the New JBs & Mousey Thompson & & the James Brown Experience w/ Martha High @ Bethesda Blues
IDK @ Fillmore (Md rap)
*Stacy Brooks (blues) @ 5 @ Downtown Holiday Market
*Vybe, Sirius Company , & special guest Stinky Dink @ Hard Rock Cafe
*EU @ the Panorama Room
Cellar Door Tribute @ Hamilton
*Janel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash @ Rhizome
*Lemonheads @ Baltimore Soundstage
*Rafael Ponde farewell off to Brazil show @ 8 @ Bossa
*Alfredo Mojica group late @ Bossa
*Cumbre Nortena @ 90 Degrees
*Carly Harvey Band (blues) @ 6:30 @ American Legion Post 41-Cissel Saxon
*BYB @ Aqua
*Bobby Felder's jazz big band from DC @ Westminster Church SW 6 to 9 pm
*TOB & What Band @ Ivy City Smokehouse
*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar
*Junkyard @ Cheers 301/Nipsey's
*New Impressionz @ Hangars
Sat. Nov. 27-
*Roller Skating Rally to Roll 11 am event w/ dj Lance Reynolds @ Freedom Plaza (in support of building an indoors dc rink)
*Sahel from 6 to 7 free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Chuck Brown Band and EU @ the Hamilton
*Bela Dona @ Nottingham's
*CCB, Killa Cal, Steve Roy @ City Winery Loft stage
*Miki Howard @ City Winery other stage
*What Band @ Nectar Lounge
*Rare Essence @ Aqua
*TOB & Perfection Band @ Power
*singer Alec Mackaye talks w/punk rock & more photographer Farrah Skeiky @ 3 pm @ Lost Origins Gallery
*Winter tropics outdoor dance party 6 - 9pm w/ Dj Kristy La Rat & Vicunyah plus La Horchata zine & vendors @ Lamont plaza in Mt Pleasant dc
*Mary Lattimore (harpist) @ Miracle Theatre
*Lightmare w/ North by North, Pretty Bitter, Company Calls @ DC9
*Hardway Connection, Mr TKO, Central Station, 1917 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg
*Chris Isaak @ Birchmere
*Leela James @ Bethesda Blues
*TJ Hooker, Big G (from Richmond), southern soul show 5 to 11 pm w/ Quiet Fire Band & DJ B-Funk @ Prince William County Fairgrounds in Manassas
*Switchblade w/ the Rock-a-Sonics @ Hank Dietles (rockabilly)
* Abdu Ali’s comeback show ft. Kenzo Cole, G.O.L.D., dj Pangelica, BLK VAPOR, & MovaKween @ Ottobar
* Riddims DC international music dj dance party w/ Djs K-meta & Kidd Marvel @ Songbyrd
* Zero Cohesion Festival - Filthy Pink Doll / Future Proof / Mx Zoe! Eyerolls / Dan Barbiero / Heather Stebbins indoors @ Rhizome
*Brencore Allstars tribute to Earth, Wind, & Fire & the Isley Brothers @ Bowie Center for the Arts
*DJ Vybz @ Palisades, 8211 GA Ave., Silver Spring (afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall, soca)
*Anniversary Laconian Dance w/ Greek music @ St. Katherine's Greek Orthodox Church in Falls Church 8 to 1 am
*Swing dance w/ GSJ in Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom
* DJs v:shal kanwar and Dhakfu @ Green Zone (middle eastern, Latinx, South African bass & house)
*Wal Agarra (galaana gaaromsaa) @ Karma (ethiopian)
*Lyuti Chushki, Bulgarian music early @ Bossa ; after 9 pm till late Latin Night w/Tumbao @ Bossa
*Acoustic Blues Jam, 1 to 5 pm outdoors usually @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4502 Hamilton St., Hyattsville
*Sun. November 28-Happy Hanukkah
*Olamide @ Filmore (Nigeria)
* Makers Market (outdoor) and punk rock flea market 10 am @ Ottobar
*Vintage clothes & vinyl for sale @ Slash Run
*Backyard Band @ Society Lounge
*Baltimore Records Bazaar @ Peabody Hts Brewery Baltimore @ 11 am
*Micah Robinson @ Songbyrd (DC neo-soul)
*Foyer Red, Stafffers, Pearie Sol @ Rhizome
*Skyline DC & Afrocode dj dance day party @ Decades 3 pm to 9pm (hiphop, afrobeats, soca)
*Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)
* Ethiopian music w/ Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
*Abdu Kiar & Haile Roots @ Hashtag Lounge in Alexandria (Ethiopian)
*Backyard @ Society Lounge
*The Unit @ Tacoma Station
*DCVybe, AntFarMusic featuring Top 5 and Chekmate Entertainment @ Eritrean Cultural Center
Mon. Nov. 29- Karol G @ DAR Const Hall postponed
Stacy Brooks Band @ blue Monday blues 6 to 9 pm @ Westminster Church SW
Tues. Nov. 30-Caribou @ 930 (sold out)
*Chvrches @ Anthem
* 2 Chainz @ Fillmore
*Longtimers @ Hank Dietles (localroots rock & Cajun cover band) free
DJ Supa Dan w/ emcee Killa Cal @ Secret Lounge
*DJ Analyze @ Pure Lounge
*Aurax @ Mix Bar (bachata band & dance lessons)
Wed. Dec. 1-
*Raekwon, Ghostface, GZA @ Fillmore (rappers from Wu-Tang)
Jeff Rosenstock @ Black Cat (sold out)
*New Ps @ 930
*Katie Pruitt @ DC9 (sold out)
*Destroy Boys @ Songbyrd (sold out)
*Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD
*Sir EU & Homey Salazar & Toothchoir every Wednesday @ Spacycloud
*Ambition Band @ the Underline in Adams Morgan
* Dave Chappell Duo, @ 12 noon @ Downtown Holiday Market Stage, 8th & F Sts., NWDC; (blues rock)
* TOB, DSB @ Hangars (bouncebeat go-go)
Thurs. Dec. 2- *New Ps @ 930 (sold out)
*Bob Dylan @ Anthem
*Safari Room, Azure Wolf, Flowerbomb @ the Pocket DC
*Jogo Project @ Keystone Korner in Baltimore
*Pablo Regis & Baile Band @ Mr Henry's (Brazilian roots samba)
*Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
*Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
*Adeline @ Songbyrd (French-Caribbean-NY pop)
*Downhaul w/ Spring Silver, Destructo Disk, Jar @ DC9
*Feedel Band @ Bossa (Ethio-jazz)
*Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys @ Hank Dietle's (texas two-steps & polkas)
*Fri. Dec. 3-Caroline Polachek @ Lincoln Theatre
*Raekwon, Ghostface, GZA, @ Baltimore Soundstage
*Isley Brothers @ Bethesda Blues
*Banda Los Recoditos @ Cococabana
*Genocide Pact w/ Ilsa @ Comet Ping Pong
*Laaraji @ Creative Alliance
*"Sadiki Dance party w/ Sahel @ Eaton
*Rapper Ludacris after Wizards game v. Cavs @ Capital One Arena
*gospel gig and toy donation event w/ Roy & Revelation, James Hillian Jr., Seek N find Project, New Vizion @ the Star Church, Chapel Oaks , MD @ 7 pm
*An Ayler Christmas @ Rhizome
*Ruben Blades @ Eaglebank Arena
*Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)
*Loudon Wainwright @ City Winery
Choro Lecture Series: Pixinguinha and Black Contributions to
Choro Music with Ceylon Mitchell @ Old Parish House @ 6pm in College Park
*Saturday December 4- *Isley Brothers @ Bethesda Blues
* DJ Frank Ski, DJ Eli, DJ Terry Tee, Kenny K @ Patapsco Arena (Baltimore club music)
*AfroSoca Love @ Karma Soundstage
*Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music through Sunday)
*Live Skull, Thalia Zedek, Bedmaker @ Rhizome from 2 to 5pm
*Auto Lola , Chanel Chachi & more @ Rhizome 7 to 9pm
*Genocide Pact w/ Caveman Cult @ Comet Ping Pong
*Scofflaws, the Fuss, Leon City Sounds @ Black Cat
*Diane Reeves Christmas Jazz vocals @ George Mason Center for the Arts
*Brittney Spencer @ Songbyrd (country) @ 7pm
*New Impressionz & Ambition Band @ Fire Station 1
*Colombian Parranda @ Plaza Oaxaca, 141 Gibbs st., Rockville
*Gutierrez Medeiros early show @ Bossa (Brazilian); Tumbao late @ Bossa (Latin dance)
*Sonora Dinamita @ Club One (Colombia)
*Surfbort @ DC9
*Sunday Dec. 5 -
*Resurrection first Sunday dayparty 3 to 11 pm w/ djs Kenny K, DJ Boobie, DJ Eli @ New 5 Mile House, 5302 Reisterstown Rd., Baltimore
*Montez De Durango, Grupo Escalante, Grupo Gerarquia
Hidalguense @ 12 noon @ Kellys Ford, Remington Virginia
*Keith Sweat @ Eaglebank Arena
Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)
* Ethiopian music w/ Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
*Abdu Kiar & Neway Debebe @ Hashtag Lounge in Alexandria (Ethiopian)
*Betty @ City Winery
*Mon. Dec. 6- 100 Gecs @ 930
*Vintage #18 blues band @ blue Monday blues 6 to 9 pm @ Westminster Church SW
*Robert Earl Keen @ Lincoln Theatre
*Tasha @ Creative Alliance
*Tues. Dec. 7-
*Wed. Dec. 8- Elders Corner movie about old-school Nigerian musicians for free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage @ 6 pm
*Fan Fan & friends @ Bossa (Haitian )
* Hiss Golden Messenger, Rosali @ 930
"La Manplesa" screening @ Rhizome @ 7 pm (doc about 1991 Mt Pleasant uprising)
*Thurs. Dec. 9-
*Step Afrika -"Step Afrika's Magical Musical Holiday Step Show" @ Atlas (through Dec. 19)
*Bad Moves, the Owners @ Comet Ping Pong
*Tasha @ Songbyrd
*Tal Sounds, Jeremy Ray, Permanent Sigh @ Rhizome
*Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville
*Cheik Hamala Diabete's Griot Street @ Bossa (Malian)
Fri. Dec. 10 (& Sat. Dec. 11th)- Iphigenia: A New Opera with jazz stars Wayne Shorter & Esperanza Spaulding plus architect Frank Gehry @ Kennedy Center
*Fri. Dec. 10-
Ar-Kaics, Los Saicos Experience, DJ Daisy Lacy @ Slash Run
*Bossa Nova trio feat. Elin @ Bossa @ 7:30
Eric Church @ Anthem (country)
*Circle Jerks, Negative Approach @ Baltimore Soundstage
*"Dance Club" w/ djs Jacq Jill w/ Baronhawk Poitier and Tommy C. & DJ Joyce (1432 Records) @ DC9
*comedian/singer/pop-punk fan Whitmer Thomas @ Comet Ping Pong (Dec. 11th too)
Nicol Pena @ VIP Room (merengue tipico)
Be Steadwell @ Black Cat
Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)
Sat. Dec. 11 -
La Gran Banda @ Club One
Alexis y Fido @ VIP Room
Joe Veras @ Leylas Lounge, Hyattsville
Bully @ Black Cat
* Eric Church @ Anthem (country)
*Afrovikings Saturdays @ 15212 Dino Drive in Burtonsville w/ djs Jamstar, 9ice, Mike Obi, Gemini, Transtar, & Mad DJ
* kizomba w/ dj Oscar B.A. @ Mix Bar
Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)
*Seth Kibel & the Kleztet, “A Klezmer Hanukkah” @ The Alden Theatre at the McLean Community Center
*Sun. Dec. 12- Karol G @ Anthem (moved from DAR) (reggaeton pop)
*U of MD Japanese koto Ensemble and U of MD Gamelan Sariswati Ensemble @ U of MD Clarice Smith Center
*Feelin the Funk Band & Nu Era @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom
tik-tok dmv fest @ Rio Cantina @ 4pm
K-Paz de la Sierra @ Vila Flores Restaurant in Glen Burnie
*Dogo du Togo @ Bossa
Joy Formidable @ 930 postponed
*!!!(chk, chk, Chk) @ Union Stage
* Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes @ Rams Head Annapolis
*Pinkshift @ DC9
Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)
*A Celtic Christmas w/Allison Hampton/harp, Linn Barnes/gtr/lute, Joseph Cunliffe/fl/rec, Steve Bloom/perc, Robert Aubry Davis/narrator @ Dumbarton United Methodist Church
*Mon. December 13-
Lou Jerome Band @ blue Monday blues 6 to 9 pm @ Westminster Church SW
*Gwar, Napalm Death, Eyehategod @ 930 Club
Annual Celtic Holiday Show, feat. Robin Bullock, Ken Kolodner, Elke Baker @ Saint Mark Presbyterian Church Rockville
*Tues. Dec. 14-
lo-fi keyboardist Karima Walker @ Quarry House
*Wed. Dec. 15
*Thurs. Dec. 16-Pablo's Brazilian pagode night @ Bossa
*Fri. Dec. 17-
*Birce Gökalp Band: Tunes from the Balkans, Turkey, + Beyond @ 7:30 @ Bossa ; Alfredo Mojica group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa)
*DJ Aneudy (from La Mega in NYC) @ El Ranchon
*Adolescentes Orquesta @ Champions Sports Bar
Grex, Nik Francis @ Rhizome
Ocean Celtic Quartet, Song of Solstice, A Celtic Christmas @ Blackrock Center for the Arts, Germantown,
*Sat. Dec. 18-
Rare Essence, Sirius Company, Bela Dona @ Hilton Crystal City
*Honest Haloway, Outerloop, Paper Tigers @ DC9
* Sonora Dinamita @ Vila Flores Restaurant in Glen Burnie
* Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance)
*Acoustic Blues Jam @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4502 Hamilton St., Hyattsville,
Christmas Revels in Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo Park, @ 2pm
*Sun. Dec. 19-rock n Shop @ Black Cat
*Let it Flow, Peacemakers 5 to 9 pm @ Chateau (go-go)
Christmas Revels in Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo Park, @ 2pm & 7pm
*Still Familiar 6 to 11 pm @ Sax (go-go)
*Mon. Dec. 20-
Bill Heid & Big Joe Maher @ blue Monday blues 6 to 9 pm @ Westminster Church SW
*Tues. Dec. 21- A John Waters Christmas @ Baltimore Soundstage
*Wed. Dec. 22
*Thurs. Dec. 23- Los Hermanos Flores, Sonora Dimamita @ Rio Cantina in Sterling
*Junkyard Band, Let it Flow @ Capital Restaurant in Lanham
*fri. Dec. 24-
*Sat. Dec. 25
*Sun. Dec. 26- Jay Wheeler @ Rio Cantina
*Mon. December 27-
*Janel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash @ Rhizome
*Tues. Dec. 28
*Wed. Dec. 29
*Thursday December 30- Bela Dona @ Birchmere
*Fri. December 31-A Jazz New Year’s Eve Featuring Dianne Reeves, Chucho Valdés & Joe Lovano @ The Kennedy Center - Terrace Theatre
*Bela Dona @ Doubletree Hotel in Annapolis
*Paul Wills Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey
*Tropical New Year @ Renaissance Downtown, 999 9th St NW
Sat. Jan. 1- Proper Utensils @ Nottinghams
Jan. 20th-Beths @ Black Cat (sold out)
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V Lounge – Ethiopian on certain nights
Lion’s Den Lounge- Ethiopian – Tuesdays live
Mansa Kunda -
Mix Bar & Grill in Silver Spring has live and dj'd Caribbean music some nights
nAZZY nAZZDAT ON Facebook has go-go listings
