DC/Baltimore /DMV Global Music and More -March 2022

DC/Baltimore /DMV Global Music and More -March 2022

Compiled & curated  by Steve Kiviat and edited and updated frequently . Work your way down day by day.

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For now Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events 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 (for posting) or comments (that are not posted) e-mail stevenkiviat @ gmail.com

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Tuesday March 1- Fat Tuesday

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den Lounge

Spirit of the Beehive @ Ottobar

 "What It Means to Hear  New Orleans" talk by Professor Kip Lornell on New Orleans music from Louis Armstrong to Stooges Brass Band @  Church Hall

Goose @ 930

Can I Kick It @ Songbyrd

*Rickie Lee Jones @ Rams Head Annapolis 

Wednesday March 2 -Amine @ Fillmore

               -Bob Mould @ Barns of Wolf Trap

Tour Without End- fiction/doc hybrid movie @ Rhizome  w/  Wooster Group founder Kate Valk and Jim Fletcher (The NYC Players), and includes musicians Kathleen Hanna, Lizzie Bougatsos

Son Volt @ Birchmere (alt-country-Americana roots)

Shining Blade Sessions (formerly know as SoulDown Sessions) jam for DC funk, soul, and hip hop musicians @ Bossa

Gabbo (solo set) , Sonic Eddy, Lil boy badu @ Dwell DC (rock )

TOB @ Hangars (bouncebeat go-go)

Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD

Al Jardine family & friends tour @ Bethesda Blues (Beach Boy)

Dua Lipa @ Capital One Arena (pop)

Goose @ 930

Sirius Company  6 to 12 @ Privilege

*Backyard Band @ Hard Rock Cafe

Thursday March 3-

Step Afrika’s Drumfolk @ Strathmore

Feedel Band @ Bossa (DC-based Ethiopian jazz)

Hardway Connection @ the Blue Dolphin (southern soul)

Outerloop, Electric Grandmother, Swoll @ Pie Shop DC

DC Vybe @ Capital Restaurant

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

 

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

Korine, Aertex, Catherine Moan @ Comet Ping Pong

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

TCB @ Power

Lundu @ Creative Alliance

*Asmae & Chakib @ Cloud Lounge 

*TOB & New Impressionz @ Hashtag Lounge 

*Azul Band @ Green Zone

Fri. March 4-

Carnaval Vallenato w/ Matthew Alvarez @ Public Bar Live

Lapiz @ Champion’s Sports Bar (rap en espanol)

Step Afrika’s Drumfolk @ Strathmore

Nice Breeze & DJ Michael Kentoff @ Marx Café (punk & post-punk)

Rafael Ponde @ 8 @ Bossa (samba) ; DJ Lu spins Latin hits upstairs @ 10:30 & Alfredo Mojica Group (salsa) @ 10:30 pm downstairs @ Bossa

Myles Manley / Forgetter / Zouaves @ Rhizome

Rapper Zero 9:36, Fame on Fire and GARZI @ Union Stage

Flor de Toloache @ Kennedy Center

Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Grupo Maximo Grado, Los Elegantes De La Perla @ 90 Degrees

Paul Wills Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

Ankhle John @ Songbyrd

Backyard Band & TOB @ Aqua

Sirius Company @ Balkonie Rest in Greenbelt

*Image Band @ Mix Bar 

*Be'la Dona @ Babylon Woodbridge 

*Save your Soul w/ Baby Alcatraz & Rob Macy @ Lithuanian Hall in Baltimore 

*Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern) 

*Gilbert Tovossian  dj @ Green Zone (Arabic/Armenian) 

*Ghana Independence party @ Karma 

*Ghana Independence Celebration @ Privilege

* *Ghana Independence Day Warmup @ Kitchen Ner You, 5321 Ager Rd., Hyattsville 

*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar in Waldorf 

*Jumping Jupiter @ Hill Country

Sat. March 5- 

T & T Carnival Tabanca Fete with Mr. Legz @ Buena Vista, 8844 Washington Blvd., Laurel

Montez De Durango Y Diana Reyes @ Club One

Fete Decale African & Caribbean dj event 4 to 10 @  Lesaac Ethiopian Cafe in Silver Spring (zouk, soukous, coupe decale, kizomba, kompa)

Live Latin dance music w/ Tumbao @ 9 @ Bossa; DJ Lu spins Latin hits upstairs @ 10:30

Shane Parish (fingerpick guitar)  / Weed Tree / William Corrigan / Jeff Carey sculpture demo @ Rhizome  

Akua Allrich does her Miriam Makeba & Nina Simone tribute @ Creative Alliance, Baltimore

Backyard Band & Ambition  @ Union Oyster (go-go)

Spring Silver album release w/ Maneka @ Pie Shop

Da One Band v Members Only Band @ Martini’s 3 to 7 pm

Iceage w/ Sloppy Jane @ Ottobar (rock)

Deafheaven @ Black Cat

Avery Sunshine @ Birchmere

Caracara , String Machine, Near Northeast @ Comet

Blackbyrds @ City Winery

Paulina Tamayo " La Grande Del Ecuador ", Dayan Aldana " La Embajadora De La Peruanidad " @ Asi Es Mi Tierra, Wheaton

DJ Jahsonic @ Songbyrd

*TCB @ Hangars Club

*Rare Essence w/ Jas Funk, DC Vybe, Be'la Dona @ Bliss 

*Lucy Dacus, Indigo De Souza @ Rams Head Baltimore 

*Teen Cobra @ Slash Run

*Nowruz is coming popup 1 to 6 pm @ Smittys Bar

*Tropical Beat w/  Leon City djs @ Green Zone

*Sirius Company @ Fast Eddies

*TOB, Reaction, ABM, XIB @ Power

*Denim & sneakers day party 5 to 9 pm w/ Chuck Brown Band @ Privilege

Sun. March 6-

Allison Russell @ Barns of Wolf Trap (from Our Native Daughters ) (folk)

Ghana Independence Day celebration w/  DMV DJS : DJ Jamstar ,DJ OBI,THAT ME LEGEND ,DJ Ricky Platinum and Guest DJ's @  Gee's Ultra Lounge, 3415c 52nd Ave Hyattsville, MD 20781

Sitali @ Bossa

Obsession Band v Blacc Print Band @ Martini’s 3 to 7 pm

Conjunto Primavera, Duelo @ Rio Cantina (norteno music)

*Ministry, Melvins, Corrosion Of Conformity @ Baltimore Soundstage (sold out)

*Marion Barry birthday music, merch, art event from noon to 4 pm @ Somewhere,1239 First St Se

*Ghana Independence Day party @ Kaldis Rooftop

*Backyard Band @ Society Lounge

*TOB @ Martini's in Ft Washington 

Mon March 7 - 

Fatoumata Diawara at City Winery (Malian singer/guitarist & band)

 Tyler the Creator  @ Capital One Arena (rap) 

Tues. March 8-

Magic Tuber Stringband / Weirs / Grand Banks @ Rhizome

Summer Salt @ Metro Gallery Baltimore (rock)

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den Lounge

*International Women's Day fundraiser for Ukraine w/ live music by Tomas Drgon band from 7 to 11 pm @ Spacycloud  Lounge

 

Wed. March 9-

Gang of Four @ Black Cat (UK post-punk) w/ DC ‘s Exotiq Intl

Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD

Rick Maguire (from Pile) / Tosser / Airhead DC @ Rhizome (rock)

Los Pericos @ Howard Theatre

Pink Siifu @ Songbyrd (rap )

Sirius Company 6 to 12 @ Privelege

Blunt Bangs, Dot Dash @ Quarry House (rock and pop) 

*Teach me how to Dabke w/ Jinan dj @ Green Zone

*Backyard Band @ Hard Rock Cafe (go-go) 

*New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church 

*TOB, DSB @ Hangars 

*Dave Kline Band w/ Senator Tim Kaine @ Blues Alley (sold out @ 8) & 2nd show @ 10 pm

Thurs. March 10- 

Marisa Monte @ Strathmore (Brazilian singer)

Junkyard Band @ Capital Restaurant (Buggs birthday)

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

 The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

Jessi Uribe @ Cococabana (Colombia)

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (jazz pianist from Jamaica) (through Sunday)

The Microphones @ Miracle Theatre (sold out early show but late show added)

* Edwin Ortiz y la Mafia @ 12 after 12

*Danube Sessions w/ Orcheste Prazevia @ Green Zone

*New Impressionz @ Hashtag Lounge 

*TCB @ Power

Friday March 11- 

Quattracenta / Bedmaker / Continuals @ Rhizome (sold out)

Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Paul Wills & Brothers 7 Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey (just the band as Paul is sick)

Feedel Band (DC based Ethiopian jazz) for free from 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (Latin )

Dirty Dozen Brass Band & Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas @ the Hamilton (Louisiana)

Jhariah, Spring Silver, Keep Your Secrets @ Comet P P

Khruangbin @ Anthem (Houston psych funk international) w/ Nubiya Garcia (sold out)  

Jose Torres El Rey De Alto Mando, Conjunto Agua Azul, Peña Blanca De Ivan Valerio, Noel Torres @ 90 Degrees

Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (jazz pianist from Jamaica) (through Sunday)

* Lisa Fischer @ Strathmore (r'n'b & pop vocalist famous 1st as a backup singer ) 

*DJ Remi  @ Green Zone (Arabic)

*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar in Waldorf 

*Chahar Shanbe Soori (Nowruz eve) at UMD Hornbake Plaza 6 to 10 pm

*Jazz night returns to Westminster Church SW 6 to 9 pm 

*Sirius Company @ Balkonie Restaurant in Greenbelt

*Backyard Band and TOB @ Aqua 

*Rare Essence & Mental Attraction Band @ Fast Eddies

*Wale @ Fillmore

*Marcus Johnson w/ Shorty Corleone @ Mix Bar (Crank & flow) 

Sat. March 12- 

sekou flex  Soca event in Laurel

Raye Zaragoza (singer-songwriter) for free from 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Mature Clientele v Red Carpet Affair @ Martini’s 3 to 7 pm

Raulin Rodriguez @ VIP Room

Alexis y Fido @  Club One

DJ Mel’s oldies dance party @ Forest Park Senior Center in Baltimore

Tumbao @ Bossa (live Latin dance music)

Art D’ecco & Washington Social Club @ Comet P P

Masie Peters @ Howard Theatre (sold out) (UK pop)

German Lopez @ Creative Alliance 

Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (jazz pianist from Jamaica) (through Sunday)

*Chuck Brown Band @ City Winery 

*Rare Essence & Black Passion Band  @ Aqua 

* Jawbox, Moving Targets @ Metro Gallery (sold out)

*Post Carnival Pump w/ djs Jus Jay, Milo Myles, Mystic Vibes 6' O @ Karma (Caribbean) 

*Nowruz Market 1 to 5 pm @ Art Walk @ Monroe St NE Farmers Market

*Crown Vic's Weird World all vinyl dj @ Green Zone

*Proper Utensils @ Ross Juke Joint in Indian Head , MD 

*Ukrainian artists Gerdan  for free from 12 to 1 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (in person and streamed) 

*Geese @ DC 9 (rock) 

* Sirius Company @ Shark Bar in Waldorf (go-go) 

*Reaction Band, DSB @ Hangars 

*Konpa (Haitian) vs amapiano (south African) dj night @ Mix Bar

*19th annual tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & the Big Bopper. 8pm show / Doors at 7

@ Rosensteel Hall 9707 Rosensteel Ave Silver Spring Md 20910 -Eventbrite ticket. W/ The Rock-A-Sonics, Jelly Roll Mortals, and David Kitchen Band. Plus guests, Ruthie Logsdon & Bill Starks (Wranglers), Billy Coulter, Alan MacEwen & Chris Watling (Grandsons), The Crayfish Sisters, Jason Hicks, Terri Burroughs, and MC Colin Davies

*Persuaders @ Harmony Hall in Fort Washington 

*Sweet Cherie w/ family friendly go-go @ 11am & 4 pm @ kennedy Center family theatre

*TCB & New Impressionz @ Fillmore

Sun. March 13-

 Sona Jobarteh @ City Winery (Gambian kora player & singer w/ band)

German Lopez (Canary Island 5 stringed timple player) @ Amp  

Guru Randhawa & Kanika Kapoor @ Eaglebank Arena (Punjabi pop & Bollywood singers)

Prude and Glitterer from 3 to 5 @ Rhizome (outside maybe but inside if rain or snow); 

Daniel Wyche / TALsounds / Ejjing (experimental) 7 to 9:30 @ Rhizome

Ledisi Sings Nina Simone @ Kennedy Center

De Vibes @ Gee’s Ultra Lounge w/ dj Jamstar Mike Obi (afrobeats & amapiano)

Feelin the Funk Band, Forever Yours-O’Jays Tribute Band, Shadz of Soul @ Graces Event Center in Waldorf , MD

Animal Collective, L’Rain @ 930

Joony, The Khan, DJ Bri Mafia, Spinrillo @ Union Stage

Ryan Keberle & Catharsis @ Creative Alliance 

Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (jazz pianist from Jamaica) 

*Los Lobos @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis 

*Nowruz Festival from 10am to 6 pm @ Hilton McLean Tysons Corner w/ music, dance, & food 

*Faith Evans, SWV, Mya @ Theater at MGM (r'n'b)

*Chicago steppin dance lessons 1 to 2pm , then dancing from 2 to 3 w/ DJ Bobby @ American Legion @ 3606 Legion Drive , Cheverly, MD 

*Eric Bellinger & Sammie @ Fillmore (r'n'b & hiphop)

*Simone Baron & Arco Belo @ Pen Arts @ 7 (chamber jazz)

*Leo Rua @ Bossa (Afro-Colombian)

Mon. March 14- 

Guitarist/singer David Cole @ the reopened Blue Monday Blues @ Westminster Church 6 to 9 pm

*Simone Baron & Arco Belo @ All Souls Church Pierce Hall @ 8 (chamber jazz)

Tues. March 15-

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den Lounge

Kim Gordon & Bill Nace @ 930 Club

Gary Numan @ Lincoln Theatre

Dave Chappell w/ Daryl Davis @ Blues Alley (roots Americana) 

Wed. Mar. 16-

Jorge Drexler @ Lincoln Theatre (Oscar winning Uruguay pianist) POSTPONED to November

Gospel show @ 5 pm @ House of Praise, 5110 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE w/ the Gospel Legends; Roy & Revelation;Keith Wonderboy Johnson; Maurice Yancy & One Accord; Lil David & the Bells of Joy; Lil Jay & the Spiritual Boyz; They Heavenly Sons

Jewchella Purim Party @ 6^th & I

Dogo du Togo @ Bossa

Ryley Walker & Tonstartssbandht @ Songbyrd (indie fingerstyle guitar & more) 

Sirius Company 6 to 12 @ Privilege (go-go)

*Benny the Butcher @ Baltimore Soundstage (rap)

*Akua Allrich @ Blues Alley (jazz & more vocals) 

*New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

*What Band w/ Killa Cal @ Fast Eddie's 

*TOB & DSB @ Hangars 

Thurs. March 17-

Thollem’s OBSTACLE ILLUSION with projections by ACVilla / Thollem/Luke Stewart/Francis Trio (experimental music and jazz) @ Rhizome

Poguetry In Motion featuring Spider Stacy & Cait O'riordan from Pogues  with the Lost Bayou Ramblers @ Black Cat (recommended)

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

Pablo’s Brazilian Baile @ Bossa

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Raw Band doing a tribute to War band @ Blue Dolphin

Oliver Tree @ Fillmore

Orquesta Internacional De Los Hermanos Flores, Rudy La Scala  @ Rio Cantina

Thrillbillies @ JVs

*Soul Selector Jamaican night w/ Kenny M vinyl dj @ Green Zone

*local Latin Jazz @ Simple Bar 

*Cheick Hamala Diabete & Griot Street Band w/ guests free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (DC based Malian ngoni player)

*TCB @ Power 

*New Impressionz @ Hashtag Lounge

*Sirius Company @ Capital Restaurant in Lanham 

*What Band @ Hangars 

* Lightmare, Jaguardini, Cold Choir @ Slash Run 

*Soundproof Band @ Takoma Station  

*Bad Girls Club dj night @ Spacycloud Lounge 

*kompa vs kizomba dj night w/ Afrodeshiak & DJ Chefkeke @ Mix Bar 

*Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant 

*Brazilian music 7 to 9 pm @ 2016 P St NW 

*Taste of Iceland @ Songbyrd 

*Afrobeats @ 1730 M St NW 

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March 18-30 New African Film Fest at AFI

Fri. March 18-

Zombi, Model Home @ Comet Ping Pong (experimental rap from the latter) 

Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Red Baraat: Festival of Colors @ the Hamilton (south Asian )

Paul Wills  & Brothers 7 Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey  (just the band as Paul is sick)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa

Golden Girls @ the Pocket @ 7 Drum City

J Alvarez @ VIP Room

Tito Mira Y Su Chanchona, Los Reyes De La Cumbia, Arrazante Tropical @ Carlos O'Charlies, Baltimore

Los Iracundos, Rudy La Scala & Los Hermanos Flores Orchestra @ Cococabana

Glen Hansard And Marketa Irglova Of The Swell Season @ Anthem

*Teddy Thompson for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millenium Stage

*DJ Basbausa  @ Green Zone (Arabic)

*Dance Club w/ dj Joyce, dj Tommy C, Baronhawk  @ Neptune Room (electro techno) 

*Rare Essence and Sirius Company @ Fast Eddies 

*Sirius Company @ Balkonie in Greenbelt CANCELLED I think 

*New Impressionz @ Hangar Club

*Backyard Band & TOB @ Aqua 

*What Band @ Crooked Run in Sterling , VA 

* Golden Girls, Panda God, Dad Legs @ The Pocket 

*Baby Alcatraz dj @ 10 @ Showtime Lounge 

*Sean Barna @ Pie Shop 

* International Fridaze dj night @ 8123 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring 

*Riddims : Gyal Dem Flex w/ djs Dylan Ali, Mane Squeeze, Geena Marie, Dj Nah Fr @ Songbyrd

*Touche Amore @ Black Cat (post-hardcore punk) 

Sat. March 19-

Djakout @ Island Lounge (Haiti)

Kazzabe @ Club One

Los Iracundos - Los Hermanos Flores - Rudy La Scala - Grupo Calle @ El Ranchon

Be’la Dona @ Bethesda Blues (go-go)

Magnolia Zenecar  & Szikra @ Bossa (traditional Hungarian dance music) early

Tumbao @ Bossa (live Latin dance music) late

Smithereens w/ Marshall Crenshaw @ the Birchmere

 *Reggaefest @ Bliss 

*Johnson Lee (from Joe's Record Paradise ) vinyl dj @ Green Zone

*Black Alley & guests Ms. Kim, Sweet Thang(BYB), Chelsey Green @ Fillmore

*Minyo Crusaders  from 4 to 5 @ National Harbor (Japanese folk merged with salsa & other Caribbean, Latin, & African styles) 

*The Airport 77s, the Jennifers, the Aftertimes @ 8:30 @ American Legion Post 41 Cissel-Saxon (powerpop, roots )

*Rare Essence & Black Passion band @ Aqua Lounge (go-go)

*New Impressionz & Backyard Band late @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)

*Backyard Band & M.O.B. @ Babylon Falls Church 3 to 7 pm (go-go)

*What Band @ Martini's in Ft. Washington (go-go)

*TOB, XIB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

*Hardway Connection @ Lamont's (southern soul)

*Carpathia Folk Dance Ensemble presents dancing to #standWith Ukraine  3 to 5 pm @ Lithuanian Hall in Baltimore 

*Pile O' Rocks @ Old Bowie Town Grille (covers of Rockpile, Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds) 

* Hrishikesh Hirway (from Song Exploder podcast) w/ Jenny Owen Youngs @ Miracle Theatre 

*jojo @ Fillmore 

*Afro Boogie w/ funky blackman, funpuff, Jesse Split, Joanne O @ El Techo (afro-house djs ) 

*Salsanow 13th anniv. party @ MD Jockey Club 

*Shrine Afrobeats dj party @ Viking party rental in Burtonsville, MD 

*Noche de Cumbia @ Simple Bar 

*Melvin Deal (late DC based African dance teacher /choreographer) tribute @ 6 pm @ the Arc

Sun. March 20-

 Rare Essence w/ Fort Knox 5 @ Hamilton (go-go)

Kazzabe Si Sabe, La Gran Banda, Dj Menor, Alberto El Boricua @ Rio Cantina

De Vibes @ Gee’s Ultra Lounge w/ dj Jamstar Mike Obi (afrobeats & amapiano)

Norman Brown @ Bethesda Blues

Horsegirl @ DC 9 (shoegaze rock kinda )

Jazmine Sullivan @ Anthem (sold out)

Fletcher, Julia Wolf, Amelia Moore @ 930

One Very Odd show w/ Odd Mojo And Footsxcoles plus Sir  EU DJ’ing @ Songbyrd

Jamie Branch fly or die @ Creative Alliance ( jazz)

*Elder's Corner @ 7:30 @ AFI (great doc about Nigerian highlife, juju, afrobeat music) 

*TCB @ Martini's in Ft Washington, MD 

*Desanguashington @ Ana stage of Cherry Blossom Fest @ 12 noon @ Tidal basin (DC Latino Colombian) 

*Vintage clothes & vinyl sale @ 3pm @ Slash Run 

*The Funset Dj party w/ Jahsonic, Harry Hotter, DJ Smudge, Kenny M 5 to 10pm @ Dew Drop Inn DC 

*Josanne Francis (Caribbean pan drummer)  2 to 4 pm @ Lorton Workhouse Arts Center  

*Foghorn Stringband @ Hill Center @ 7

*Backyard Band @ Society Lounge 8 to 1am

Mon. March 21  

Squid @ Black Cat (UK post punk)  w/ Deliluh

Tank & the Bangas w/ Cory Henry @ 930

*The Big blues band @ Westminster church sw from 6 to 9 pm

*Jazz singer Sharon Clark w/ sax player Houston Person @ Blues Alley

*Title 42 March to restore asylum rights from Trump Hotel to White House at 11 am 

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Tues. March 22-

 Den-mate / Tooth Choir & Sir E.U / Halpine / Dangers with Friends / Harleen Seventy / Dom Rabrun  Ward 4 benefit @ Rhizome

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den Lounge

 Mdou Moctar @ 930 (North African desert rock) w/ opener Emily Robb (guitarist)

*Black Artist Research Space "Music that Raised Us" exhibit (Tues. through Sat.) in Baltimore

*Traditional dance and music of Okinawa @ Kennedy Center 

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Wed. March 23-

Adam Melchor & Chelsea Cutler @ Echostage (indie folk & soundcloud electropop )

Hana Vu @ DC 9 (indie )

Sirius Company 6 to 12 @ Privilege (go-go)

*Washington Women in Jazz Fest jam @ Mr. Henry's 

*Leo Rua @ Bossa DC (Colombian soul/reggae/dub/folk) 

*Soccer Mommy @ Rams Head Live Baltimore 

* "Something for Everyone: Stories about the Baltimore Music Scene" @ Ottobar

*Backyard Band @ Hard rock Cafe (go-go)

*New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church (go-go)

*TOB @ Hangars (bouncebeat go-go)

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Thurs. March 24-

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

 Sol Roots w/ Ron Holloway @ JVs 

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

Sasami & Zulu @ Black Cat (headliner uses synths and rock & drama)

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

claire rousay / Michael R. Bernstein (experimental music) @ Rhizome

Thrillbillies @ Hank Dietle's 

*Jogo Project @ Keystone Korner

*Claud, Kali, Spring Silver @ Union Stage 

*Mazboota w/ Fady D djs @ Green Zone (alt Arabic/ electro)

*Bats (Nashville solo act) , Noods (Brooklyn) , Carmen Canedo (DC via Nashville)  @ Quarry House 

*Bad Girls Club dj night @ Spacycloud Lounge 

*Sirius Company & Obsession Band @ Capital Restaurant in Lanham 

*Cheick Hamala & the Griot Street Band @ Bossa 

*Seth Kibel & Friends : "Clarinetflix & Chill"  digital album release @ An Die Musik

*TCB @ Power

* Chip Py DC go-go book talk zoom for free 7:30 to 9 pm (by Lisa Martin & Silver Spring Town Center)

*Latin Jazz @ Simple Bar w/ Roberto Villeda, Bruno Lucini, Mike Paxton 8 to 11pm

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Fri. March 25 –

Bad Bunny @ Capital One arena (reggaeton)

Memphis jookin the show  w/Lil Buck @ Lincoln theatre (great dancer)

Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa downstairs (DJ Lu spins Latin hits upstairs)

Paul Wills Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey (just the band as Paul is sick)

Mint Green Rare Candy , Cuni @ Comet P P

Perfume Genius @ 930

Adolfo Urias, Dareyes de la Sierra, Las Fenix y DJ Chicano @ 90 Degrees

Adolfo Urias Y Su Lobo Norteño, Dareyes De La Sierra, Las Fenix @ Cococabana

El Varon de la Bachata @ VIP Room in Baltimore

Pile O Rocks @ Hank Dietle's (Rockpile and pub rock tribute band) 

Carley Harvey from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

* Elle Varner @ City Winery 

*Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band @ Keystone Korner

*Bassam Haddad dj @ Green Zone (Arabic)

*Sirius Company @ Balkonie Restaurant in Greenbelt (tentative)

*Ambition Band @ Galactic Panther gallery in Alexandria  (go-go)

*Ensemble Volcanic Ash ( Janel Leppin w/ Luke Stewart, Brian Settles, Anthony Pirog, Sarah Hughes & more) & Abe Mamet @ Rhizome

*Washington Women in Jazz fest vocal showcase w/ Jessica Boykin-Settles and WWJF Emerging Artist/Howard University jazz graduate Amelia Peele accompanied by the Amy K Bormet Trio, with Karine Chapdelaine and Angel Bethea @ Mr. Henry's 

* Washington Women in Jazz fest lunchtime showcase @ 12:30 pm w/ Taylor Young, Taylar Lee, and Samiyah Muhammad join Amy K Bormet & guet Patricia Lopez @ Georgetown U McNeir Hall New North Bldg

*New Impressionz @ Hangars (go-go) 

*Rare Essence , Mature Clientele Band @ Fast eddie's 

*Dave Kitchen Band @ hank Dietle's 

*Luna Li @ Songbyrd (bedroom pop)

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Sat. March 26-

 White Out soca event @ Buena Vista, 8844 Washington Blvd., Laurel

Brunella Torpoco, (Salsa from Peru) @ Papasittos Bar & Grill, Manassas

Urbanda @ Champions Sports Bar

Gauche (not playing now) / Geo Rip / Agua Viva / Post Pawn, Fantazma @ Rhizome (indie, electro)

Black Ivory (“Don’t Turn Around”) @  Harmony Hall (‘70s Harlem, NY r’n’b group)

Tumbao @ Bossa (live Latin dance music) downstairs (DJ Lu spins Latin hits upstairs)

Eyelids, Jay Gonzalez & the Guilty Pleasures, Frass Green @ Comet P P

Mitski @ Anthem (sold out)

Soul Rebels @ 930 (new orleans brass)

TCB & Reaction @ Hard Rock Café

*Bio Ritmo from 6 to 7 for free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (salsa)

*Backyard Band @ City Winery 

*Psychedelic Furs @ Baltimore Soundstage

*Baltimore Record Bazaar. 11AM-5PM, FREE @ Peabody Heights Brewery in Baltimore

*Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band @ Keystone Korner

*Destination Tango: Pan American Symphony Orchestra w/ F-31 Tango Quintet @ Church of the Epiphany

* Zvuk Dana w/ V:shal Kauwar  & Dhakfu @ Rhizome

*Junkyard & Still Familiar @ Fast Eddies

*Stand up my Beauty film doc about Nardos an Azmari singer from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia who meets a street poet ; showing @ 5 pm @ AFI Silver as part of New African Film Fest

*2nd Annual Jazz Girls Day 10am to 5 pm @ NOVA community college Alexandria, VA campus

*Patricia Lopez (Uruguay sax/flute) w/ Amy K. Bormet trio @ 7 @ Arts Club of Washington 

*Latin Vintage Takeover of Mr. Mambo's feat. Julissa Cruz @ 8pm @ Hollywood Ballroom in Silver Spring

*Stone Pleasure Band @ Lamont's 

*Rare Essence @ Aqua 

*Rhodes Tavern Troubadours @ Pearl St Warehouse 

*Baltimore musicians benefit for Ukraine @ Creative Alliance 

*Sirius Company @ Nipsey's (go-go)

* Karl Straub Combo w/ Dave Van Allen on pedal steel @ Hell's Bottom VFW Takoma Park

*Rock-a-sonics @ Hank Dietle's 

*Sakuro taiko fest noon to 5 @ Sylvan Theatre stage near Washington Monument (Japanese drumming)

*Spring cleaning @ Kennedy Center Reach 1 to 5 (art for sale Saturday & Sunday)

*New Impressionz , ABM @Fire Station 1 

*TOB, XIB @ Power 

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Sun. March 27-

 Sons of Kemet @ Union Stage (UK funky spiritual jazz) (recommended) (few tickets left as of 3-11-22)

Close , Twin Jude / Bubbie  Mud Flood,  blankphosphenes dj set (rock & experimental) @ Rhizome

English Beat w/ Lady Hatchet @ Birchmere

Juan Luis Guerra @ Eaglebank Arena (Dominican singer star)

De Vibes @ Gee’s Ultra Lounge w/ dj Jamstar Mike Obi (afrobeats & amapiano)

The Dip & Oh He Dead @ Black Cat (neo-soul) 

Mitski @ Anthem (sold out)

*Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band @ Keystone Korner

*What Band w/ Steve Roy @ Hashtag Lounge 

*Seldom Scene @ Bright Box Theater in Winchester, VA @ 7:30 (local bluegrass legends)

*Sahba Motallebi from 6 to 7 pm @ Iranian-American Community Center in Vienna, VA (Persian classical music) 

* Drone brunch from 12 noon to 2:30 pm @ Songbyrd 

*Sriram Gopal & 4th Stream @ Bossa (jazz & international sounds) 

*Western Centuries @ Hank Dietle's (roots /honky-tonk) 

*Jo-jo Project w/ Sugar Bear @ Pearl St Warehouse 

*Backyard Band @ Society Lounge 

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Mon. March 28

Vacations @ Union Stage (rock)

*Henry Rollins @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis (stand up spoken word)

*Low @ Miracle Theatre (rock)

*Memphis Gold and the Scrap Iron band @ Westminster church sw from 6 to 9 (blues)

*Project Locrea @ 8 & 10 @ Blues Alley (world )

* Cavetown @ Rams Head Live Baltimore (sold out)

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Tues. March 29

Sampa the Great, KeiyaA @ 930

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out)

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den Lounge

*Dave Chappell w/ Anthony Pirog @ Blues Alley (roots Americana) 

* Henry Rollins @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis 

*Shebop Manouch, featuring Lisa Liu  @ 7:30 (a Washington Women in Jazz fest Parisian style hot jazz event) @ Blue House Production Studio in Kensington, MD (live and streamed) 

*Bat Fangs, PLRLS @ Holy Frijoles in Baltimore

*  Chip Py presentation on his book "DC Go-go :10 Years Backstage" @ 7 pm @ City State Brewing Co.

*Toner, Hotline TnT,  Teen Mortgage, Spring Silver @ Pie Shop

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Wed. March 30- 

Ertegun Jazz concert @ Turkish Ambassador’s home presented by Turkish Embassy (reserved special admission)

Sirius Company 6 to 12 @ Privilege (go-go)

*Dior Ashley Brown & the Filthy Animals hump day funk @ Bossa DC

*Karl Straub Combo w/ Dave Van Allen on pedal steel @ Hank Dietles (roots)

*Southern Avenue @ Pearl St Warehouse (soul-rock)

*Brian Jonestown Massacre & Mercury Rev @ Rams Head Live Baltimore 

*Mindchatter @ Union Stage 

* "Afternoon with Us Series" with VENUS DODSON and the Gentlemen of Distinction Band @ 1 pm @ Harmony Hall

*Backyard Band @ Hard Rock Cafe (go-go)

*What Band w/ Killa Cal @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)

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Thurs. March 31-

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

Thao @ 930

Mssv (trio w/ Mike Watt from Minutemen), The Messthetics and Hellp @ Ottobar (rock)

Holy F @ DC9

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

 Alash @ Creative Alliance (Tuvan)

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

Shubh Saran w/ Near Northeast @ Pie Shop

New Edition @ Capital One Arena

*Richie Ramone @ The Runaway NE 

*Batida  Brazilian night w/ Marcello B & Neal Becton all vinyl djs @ Green Zone

*La Colombopercutivo "immigrant cumbia" concert @ 9:30 @ Bossa 

*Stand up my Beauty film doc about Nardos an Azmari singer from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia who meets a street poet ; showing @ 7 pm @ AFI Silver

* Big Band tribute to Mary Lou Williams w/ NOVA Nighthawks Jazz Ensemble, Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble, Alexandria City High School Jazz Ensemble, NOVA Jazz Combos (part of Washington Women in Jazz fest)  @ 7:30 @ Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria , VA for free

*Selwyn Birchwood w/ Eli Cook @ Pearl St Warehouse (blues)

*TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

*Sirius Company @ Capital restaurant in Lanham

*New Impressionz @ Hashtag Lounge

*Kenny Hoopla @ Black Cat (pop punk)

*Kalkidan, Fikadu, & Aragaw w/ Ethio Band @ MHL Hookah Lounge, Falls Church (Ethiopian) 

*Colonel Josh & Paisley Tonk @ Hank Dietle's 

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Fri. April 1-

Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Rafael Ponde early show samba @ Bossa ;Alfredo Mojica Group late @ Bossa

Paul Wills' Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

Manhattans feat. Gerald Alston @ Birchmere

Snoh AAllegra @ Anthem

*Jones Girls featuring Shirley Jones @ City Winery 

*Clear Channel, Model Home, Faunas, Sensor Ghost  @ 6 to 9pm @ Rhizome

*The evolution of hand dance in dc w/ the National Hand Dance Assoc. from 10:30 am to 11:45 am @ DC History Conference @ MLK Library 

Fresh Convos breathe: The Untold story of DC hiphop presentation shows U Street from a teenager’s perspective in the 1990s to early 2000s, @ 3 to 4:15pm @ DC History Conference @ MLK Library w/ Khalil Gill, Director, Editor and Arts Scholar, DC HipHop ; Phil Henery, Screenwriter, Narrator, and Score Contributor, DC HipHop ; Shatungwa Juma, Associate Director and Editor, DC HipHop; Gabriel Benn, Event Advisor, DC HipHop ; Moderator: Judy Cohall, Project Manager, Video Producer, Writer, DC HipHop

*Leigh Pilzer’s Seven Pointed Star @ Montpelier Mansion as part of Washington Women in Jazz Fest 2022

*Pip Blom (Dutch indie rock) @ Pie Shop

*Ellis Paul @ Cellar Stage @ Timonium United Methodist (folk)

*Techno in the Park w/ B_X_R_N_X_R_D & Diyanna Monet from 7 to 10 @ Malcolm X Park

*Vivien Goldman backed by Dunia & Aram @ 10 pm @ Marx Cafe (The UK punk professor & musician)

*Be'la Dona @ Babylon in Woodbridge

*Save your Soul djs @ Lithuainian Hall in Baltimore w/ Rob Macy & DJ Baby Alcatraz

*New Impressionz @ Hangars

*Backyard Band, what Band @ Aqua

*Positive Force presents Ukrainian & Afghan refugees benefit w/ Messthetics, Bed Maker, Celebration Summer, R-not 6 to 10 pm @ St Stephen's Church, Newton St NW

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie's

Sat. April 2

Be'la Dona @ City Winery

*Proper Utensils @ Hard Rock Cafe for Gogo Mickey's 55th Birthday bash

*Rise Band @ Lamont's 

*Ana Souza Sings samba @ Bossa 

*Rare Essence & Sirius Co @ Aqua 

*TCB, Reaction, Ambition Band @ Chateau

*Bloomaroo fest w/ Chuck Brown Band @  5;15 TO 6;15 pm @ the Wharf plus fireworks @ 8:30 ish

* Japanese koto musician and composer Yumi Kurosawa w/ flute & violin players @ 1 and 3 pm @ Haupt Garden near Freer

*Kenny Endo taiko drummer @ K. Ctr Millennium Stage @ 6 pm

*Dupont Brass @ 7 @ Union Stage ; Maxo Kream @ 10 @ Union Stage (rap)

Sun. April 3-

*Sakura Sunday 12 to 6 @ National Harbor Plaza 

*TCB @ Martini's in Ft Washington

*Sun Ra @ Eaton roof Wild Days 

*DJ Kid Capri @ Mayflower club 3 to 9 pm

*Poppy @ Fillmore (alt-rock )

*Carpathian dancing 2 to 4 pm  w/Carpathia Folk Dance Ensemble with special guests Ukrainian acapella group SPIV-Zhyttya and Hungarian folk dance ensemble Tisza @ All Souls Church (benefit for World Central Kitchen Ukraine relief)

FULL APRIL SCHEDULE COMING SOON

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DC/Baltimore /DMV Global Music and More -February 2022

 DC/Baltimore /DMV Global Music and More -February 2022

Compiled & curated  by Steve Kiviat and edited and updated frequently . Work your way down day by day.

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For now Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events  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 (for posting) or comments (that are not posted) e-mail stevenkiviat @ gmail.com

 Please get vaccinated, boost, and mask up

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Tues. Feb. 1 (through Feb. 6) – Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre @ Kennedy Center

Lunar New Year (Tet)

Lion’s Den Lounge- Ethiopian – Tuesdays live

Wed. Feb. 2- Julia Jacklin @ Ottobar ( Australian singer/songwriter)

Courtney Barnett @ 930

Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD

War on Drugs @ Anthem

What Band @ Nipsey’s

Thurs. Feb. 3^rd-  G – Hwaja for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (dancers and musicians playing styles, including K-pop music, with traditional Korean musical instruments.)

Pablo Regis Roots Samba at Mr. Henry's Capitol Hill

Longtimers @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock)

DC Vybe @ Capital Restaurant in Lanham

Azul Band @ Green Zone

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

*Kacey Musgraves @ Capital One Arena

*Megabog @ Songbyrd 

*kizomba for Oscar B.A. birthday @ Mix Bar , 8241 GA Ave

Fri. Feb. 4-

 Corey Harris @ Blues Alley (blues)

Rare Essence at Fast Eddie’s

*Backyard Band & TOB @ Aqua 

*Junkyard Band @ Nipsey's 

Gilbert Torossian (Arabic , Armenian) @ Green Zone

Christian McBride presents The Movement Revisited, a suite honoring Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King Jr., and President Barack Obama. Blending jazz and big bands with gospel choirs and powerful narration @ Kennedy Center

Bob Marley Birthday bash w/ I & I Riddim @ Bethesda Blues

Tret Fure & Lynn Hollyfield @ The Cellar Stage at The Timonium United Methodist Church, 2300 Pot Spring Rd, Timonium, MD

Save Your Soul dj night w/ Baby Alcatraz and Rob Macy @ Lithuanian Hall in Baltimore (r’n’b vinyl)

Caliente Fridays The Remix :The Philly Boy Show with Gabriela ,Abdul, Gringuito, Gata and Go Go dj'ing salsa & bachata @ 618 H St NW

Johnny Molina Y Los Sabaneros De Aniceto Molina, Chanchona 503 @ El Ranchon in Woodbridge

Los Adolescentes at VIP Room In Baltimore

La Super Banda Los Pajaritos De Tacupa Mich, Grupo Samuray, Grupo Escalante @ 90 Degrees in Manassas

Los Caminantes, Sonora Dinamita @ Mi Gran Mariachi Restaurant, 10841 Lanham Severn Road, Glenn Dale, Maryland

El Chevo (& Kei Anthony?)  @ Rumba Y Carbon, Wheaton

Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

Paul Wills Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

 Backyard Band & TOB @ Aqua

*Current Joys , Dark Tea @ Black Cat (sold out)

*Will Downing @ Birchmere 

*International Fridaze dj izdjpony @ 8123 GA. Ave NW (hiphop, reggae, African, Caribbean)

*The Hall Brothers @ 7:30 @ College Park American legion (honky tonk guitar)

* Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 pm @  Bossa Bistro

Sat. Feb. 5- Sheila’s birthday

Fireboy DML @ Fillmore (afrobeats)

*Delano Smith @ Flash (Detroit Black techno ) 

*Tumbao @ Bossa 

Fete Decale African & Caribbean dj event 4 to 10 @  Lesaac Ethiopian Cafe in Silver Spring (zouk, soukous, coupe decale, kizomba, kompa)

Leon City Sounds djs @ Green Zone

Miss Chief Rocka for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Cree Hiphop & pow wow )

La Preca Beby Aponte @ Diamond Lounge

Los Sabaneros De Colombia, Chanchona @ El Carbonero Restaurant in Hyattsville

Alan Cave @ Mix Bar (Haitian)

Corey Harris @ Blues Alley (blues)

Sirius Company & Vybe Band @ Fast Eddie’s

Junkyard @ Union District

Rare Essence, Black Passion @ Aqua

What Band @ Mehfil/Best western in Virginia

Afrovikings afrobeats Saturdays @ 15212 Dino Drive in Burtonsville w/ djs Jamstar, 9ice, Mike Obi, Gemini, Transtar, & Mad DJ

*Bay Ledges @ Songbyrd

*Will Downing @ Birchmere 

*Tribute to Prince @ City Winery 

*Gringuito Sauce 1 year anniversary party @ Eaton DC 

*Acoustic Blues Jam 1 to 5 pm  @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4502 Hamilton St., Hyattsville

*Asian American Chamber of Commerce hosts Lunar New Year Party at Tysons Corner Center, in Fashion Court, feat. lion dance, trad Chinese music & dance, Korean dance, fortune cookies,     visuals; 

Sun. Feb. 6-

 Bob Marley Birthday Bash ft. Culture, Kenyatta Hill & Jah Works @ Ottobar

*old-time fiddle w/ Jonathan Vocke @ Roda Movements in Takoma Park, MD @ 1 pm to 2 pm 

Be’la Dona brunch @ 2pm @ Bethesda Blues

El Alfa @ Royal Farms Arena

Johnny Molina Y Los Sabaneros De Aniceto Molina, Chanchona 503 @ Restaurante El Salvador

Still Familiar @ Union District

* Daryl  Davis Thanks for the Memories (tribute to musicians who died in 2021) w/ local roots musicians @ Birchmere 

Mon. Feb. 7

Tues. Feb. 8-

Lion’s Den Lounge- Ethiopian – Tuesdays live

*Husbands @ DC 9 (indie rock) 

*Monsta X @ Eaglebank Arena (South Korean boy band)

*Boyz II Men @ Hippodtrome in Baltimore (r'n'b) 

Wed. Feb. 9-

Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD

Hot Water Music, Tim Barry, Be Well @ Ottobar (rock) (sold out) 

Grandsons @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock)

Teach Me How to Dabke w/ Jinan @ Green Zone

What Band @ Nipsey’s

*TOB @ Hangar's 

*Billie Eilish @ Capital One Arena 

*Sirius Company 6 to 11 @ Privilege 

Thurs. Feb. 10- Jason Moran’s Fats Waller Dance party (updated via Afrobeat, funk, house music) @ Kennedy Center CANCELLED

 Junkyard @ Capital Restaurant in Lanham (go-go)

*Alice GuZheng Ensemble free @ 6 to 7 pm on Kennedy Center Millenium Stage 

Wason Brazoban @ 6:00pm @ Silver Spring Civic Building

Danube sessions w/ Orchester Prozevica @ Green Zone

Burt the Dirt @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock)

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

 *Louis Tomlinson @ Anthem (britpop) (sold out)

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

 *49 Winchester @ Songbyrd (alt-country)

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

*Cheick Hamala's Griot Street @ Bossa 

*New Impressionz & Mature Clientele (bounce v crank go-go) @ Hashtag Lounge

*TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go) 

*Brent Cobb @ City Winery (country)

Fri. Feb. 11

- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah @ Kennedy Center Reach (jazz & more “stretch music”)

*GA-20 free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millenium Stage (late 1950s inspired rock)

Sounds of the DMV hiphop tba @ Kennedy Center Reach Studio K CANCELLED

Roberto Blades @ Asi Es Mi Tierra in Silver Spring, MD

Remi Hassoun (Arabic) @ Green Zone

Tomato Flower, Brnda, Slot @ Joe Squared (an Ottobar show)

*Raekwon, Ghostface, GZA , more @ Baltimore Soundstage (postponed?)

*Backyard Band, TOB @ Aqua 

Ambition Band unplugged @ Galactic Panther art gallery in Alexandria (go-go)

*TCB @ Fire Station 1 (bouncebeat go-go) 

*Rare Essence, DC Vybe @ Fast Eddie's 

Skourge, Brain Tourniquet, Demon Unit @ Rhizome

Billos Caracas Boys & La Sonora Dinamita @ Coco Cabana

Lemanz @ 90 Degrees

Luis Enrique @ El Ranchon

La Sonora  Dinamita @ Rumba Y Carbon in Wheaton

Luis Vargas @ Omega Bar in Hyattsville

Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

 *Bossa Nova Trio w/ Elin @ 8 @ Bossa 

* Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 pm @  Bossa 

Paul Wills Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

Dr. Horsedoctor (indie pop) & Static TV (rock) @ DC 9

*Oh he Dead virtual from Smithsonian Luce (DC indie-rock-soul)

* Detroit Love Ft. Carl Craig - DJ Minx - Moodymann - Octave One (Live at a warehouse promoted by Flash)

Sat. Feb. 12-

Serpentwithfeet @ Union Stage (arty r’n’b) POSTPONED

*Miramar  free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millenium Stage (streamed also) (Puerto Rican boleros & ballads by singer Laura Ann Singh w/ from Bio Ritmo singer Rei Alvarez, and pianist Marlysse Simmons)

*Rise Band @ Lamonts

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah @ Kennedy Center Reach

*Junkyard , DC Vybe @ MGM ballroom

*What Band @ Fire Station 1

*Acoustic Blues Jam 1 to 5 pm  @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4502 Hamilton St., Hyattsville

Walker Redds Project @ Sobe in Lanham

EducArte's Brazilan Percussion Workshop and jam from 3 to 4:30 @ Old Parish House of College Park, 4711 Knox Road, College Park, MD.

Silent Disco II with rapper Sir EU & more @ Peace in the Air, 2118 18^th St NW

Los Iracundos @ Rincon Magico Bar And Grill

Aurax "Bachata Valentine" @ Plaza Oaxaca in Rockville

A David Bowie Valentine tribute w/ Sister Ex, Jennifers, Wild Mutations @ Pie Shop

Crown Vic’s Weird World dj (all vinyl)  @ Green Zone

Afrovikings afrobeats Saturdays @ 15212 Dino Drive in Burtonsville w/ djs Jamstar, 9ice, Mike Obi, Gemini, Transtar, & Mad DJ

*TCB & CCB @ Fast Eddie's

*Stripmall Ballads @ Songbyrd (country folk)

* Tumbao @  9 @ Bossa (Latin dance music)

*Newmyer Flyer Presents “Love Songs: The Beatles Vol. 9” w/ Dc acts Cal Everett, Todd Wright, Gary Smallwood, David Kitchen,     Calista Garcia, Ray Apollo Allen, Liz Springer, Chris Timbers Band, Edward O’ Connell, Dave Egelhofer, Chuck Sullivan, Ronnie Smith, Brian Goddard @ the Hamilton, 14th & F Sts. NW 

* I Love U street hiphop bar crawl from 2 to 10 pm (6 djs at 5 bars)

*Tribute to Senegal's soccer championship win with....South African music including amapiano @ Mix Bar 

*1519 w/ Don Zientara & Skip Step @ The Pocket

*Jesse Royal @ Kaldi's 

* SamiDan  & Yohana Belay @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian) 

Sun. Feb. 13-

bassist Devin Hoff & Janel & Anthony @ Rhizome POSTPONED 

Frank Reyes @ VIP Room in Baltimore

La Perversa @ Leyla Lounge

Los Caminantes, La Sonora Dinamita @ Club One

Zacarias Ferreira @ Rio Cantina

A tribute to the great Organ/ Guitar Combos w/ Dan Hovey, Tam Sullivan, John Previti, and Nick Ruggieri @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock jazz )

Chai @ Union Stage

Still Familiar @ Union District

*DC-based klezmer band Mrs. Toretsky’s Nightmare @ 8 @ Bossa 

Mon. Feb. 14-

Valentine's Day with Marion Meadows and Meli'sa Morgan @ Bethesda Blues

Los Caminantes @ El Tikal Travieso, Annandale

Lilly Hiatt & The Harmaleighs @ Union Stage (singer John Hyatt’s daughter)

*Chad America's Valentine's Day r'n'roll dance party @ Black Cat

*Squirrelflower @ Songbyrd

*Tank, Ginuwine, Lloyd, Bobby V @ Theatre at National Harbor Theatre

*A Date with John Waters @ Baltimore Soundstage 

*TCB @ Hangars (bouncebeat go-go) 

Tues. Feb. 15- Enjambre @ State Theatre (Mexican rock band)

Lion’s Den Lounge- Ethiopian – Tuesdays live

Wed. Feb. 16- Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ Rhizome (jazz)

Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD

What Band @ Nipsey’s (go-go)

* Phantomwise, Ten Pound Snail, The Southern Ocean @ DC 9 (indie rock)

* Bettye LaVette @ the Hamilton (soul singer great)

*Jeff Draco residency @ DC9

*Sirius Company @ Privilege 7 pm to 12 (go-go)

Thurs. Feb. 17- Black Opry tour  @ City Winery w/ Tylar Bryant | Autumn Nicholas | Jett holden | Roberta Lea | Black Country Music Association starring Frankie Staton 

Nio Garcia @ Rio Cantina POSTPONED

Sirius Company @ Capital Restaurant (go-go)

A$AP Ant, Soduh, LuLu P, Lil 2 Dow, Baby 9eno & DJ Nick @ Union Stage (rap)

Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys @ Hank Dietles (honky tonk)

Pablo's Baile @ 10 @ Bossa Bistro (Brazilian )

Soul Sauce w/ Kenny M @ Green Zone

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

 *Black String @ Creative Alliance in Baltimore (Korean jazz & folk)

* Lilli Lewis Trio free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millenium Stage (streamed also) (roots folk Americana diva)

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

 Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

*The Spits & 3 other bands @ Ottobar

*Amy Helm @ Barns of Wolf Trap

*TCB @ Power (bouncebeat go-go) 

*Rhodes Tavern Troubadours 7 to 9:30 pm  @ Hells Bottom VFW Post 350 Takoma Park, MD (roots rock)

*Smithsonian Mother Tongue Film fest of international films in many languages (through March 4)

*Iranian docs online via Museum of Asian Art through Feb. 20th

Fri. Feb. 18- Glaive @ Union Stage (hyperpop)

Doom Flamingo late show @ Union Stage

Spud Cannon, Lightmare, Cinema Hearts @ Comet Ping Pong

DJ Basborsa (Arabic) @ Green Zone

Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

 *Nella @ Barns of Wolf Trap (Venezuela singer)

Paul Wills Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

Seth Walker free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millenium Stage (streamed also) (Americana guitarist)

*  Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 pm @  Bossa Bistro

*Charm City Django Fest @ Creative Alliance (sat. 2-19 too) 

*Camelphat & Green Velvet @ Echostage (electro dance)

* Los Primos Del Este, Grupo Escalante, Los Jefes @ 90 Degrees

* Arturo Alvarez, Lg Bands & Su Sabor Tropical @ El Meson in Gaithersburg

Sat. Feb. 19   -Joao Fenix  @ 8  @ Bossa - Brazilian pianist with delicate voice

Junkyard, & Mab 2.0  @ Nectar (go-go)

BYB and Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

*DC Vybe , Be'la Dona  & DJ Rico @ 10 pm @  Eritrean Cultural Center, 2154 24th Place NE (go-go)

Paisley Tonk @ VFW 350 Takoma Park (psychedelic honky tonk)

*Acoustic Blues Jam 1 to 5 pm  @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4502 Hamilton St., Hyattsville

DJ Carolina , Xtreme @ Club One

DJ Johnson Lee @ Green Zone

Afrovikings afrobeats Saturdays @ 15212 Dino Drive in Burtonsville w/ djs Jamstar, 9ice, Mike Obi, Gemini, Transtar, & Mad DJ

*Magdaleena Bay @ Black Cat (pop) (sold out)

*Pinkhouse @ DC 9

*Sun June @ Songbyrd (indie pop)

*Tommi free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millenium Stage (streamed also) (Md based, Sierra Leone rooted r'n'b singer)

* "Dance Club" w/ DJs Tommy C, Baronhawk, Joyce, hosted by Domingo @ Simple Bar (electro)

*TCB @ Fast Eddie's  (bouncebeat go-go) 

*Los Sadicos Experience w/ Teen Cobra, & Strange Souls @ The Pocket 

*Briana Thomas and her book Black Broadway about U Street talk w/ performance by Bohemian Caverns jazz orchestra  @ 7 @ Lincoln Theatre for free 

*TOB, Reaction @ Power (bouncebeat go-go) 

* Action Bronson and Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist x Boldy James @ Anthem

*Clairo w/ Arlo Parks @ Fillmore (sold out)

*Prude, Ben Special, June Gloom @ Quarry House (rock)

Sun. Feb. 20-

Still Familiar @ Union District (go-go)

Combinacion de la Habana @ Rio Cantina

*Lady Pills, Den-mate, Heaven Forbid @ DC9

*Valley @ Songbyrd (alt-pop )

*Rare Essence @ City Winery 

*TCB @ Union District Oyster Bar & lounge, 501 Morris St  NE

*Funset w/ DJ Kenny M @ Dew Drop Inn

*Stacy Brooks Band @ Madam's Organ (blues)

*John Moreland @ Union Stage

*Go-go City doc airs on MD Public TV @ 5 pm

*Sitali solo @ 7 @ Bossa (Afro-rock-folk )

*Clairo w/ Arlo Parks  @ Fillmore 

Mon. Feb. 21-

Cordae @ Fillmore  (rap)

*Maude Latour @ Songbyrd (sold out)

Feb. 21 -23-Mavis Staples @ Barns of Wolf Trap (soul & gospel)

Tues. Feb. 22-

* No Savage, Yaddiya, Hav Mercy @ Songbyrd (dc rap)

Lion’s Den Lounge- Ethiopian – Tuesdays live

*Illuminated Hotties @ Black Cat

*Waveform, Yardley @ Quarry House Tavern

Mavis Staples @ Barns of Wolf Trap (soul & gospel)

* Uptown XO album release party @ Pure Lounge w/ guests Uncalled 4 Band, Pinky Killacorn, Ankhnasty, Scula , Jaycea 

Wed. Feb. 23

-Mac McAnally @ Birchmere (country)POSTPONED

Dann Pell, Raven Bauer Durham, James Wolf @ Rhizome (experimental Americana )

Afrobeats Tipsy Wednesdays w/ DJ Jamstar @ KNY Lounge in Hyattsville, MD

What Band @ Nipsey’s or Fast Eddie's 

*Jeff Draco residency @ DC9

Jack O'dell Band 7 to 9:30 @ Hells Bottom VFW Post 350 Takoma Park, MD (roots rock)

*Sirius Company @ Privilege 7 pm to 12

* Dior Ashley Brown & the Filthy Animals @ 9 @ Bossa (funk, r'n'b & rap) 

Mavis Staples @ Barns of Wolf Trap (soul & gspel)

*TOB @ Hangars

*Backyard Band @ Hardrock Cafe

Thurs. Feb. 24- Mother’s Finest @ Birchmere

Mazboota w/ Fady D (alternative Arabic) @ Green Zone

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

 *Grip, Wiley @ Songbyrd (Atlanta rappers)  

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

 *Angela Birchett & Friends free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millenium Stage (r'n'b, gospel)

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)

 *TCB & Ambition Band  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go) 

 *Going Going Gone @ 7 to 9:30 pm  @ Hells Bottom VFW Post 350 Takoma Park, MD

*Lauren Alaina @ Fillmore (country)

*Sirius Company @ Capital Restaurant in Lanham 

*jo-go Project @ Keystone Korner in Baltimore 

Fri. Feb. 25- 

*Kamyar Arsani on daf (Iranian frame drum) @ 12:30 pm @ Georgetown U McNeir Hall, New North Bldg. (from band Time is Fire) 

Elin w/ bossa nova trio @ 8 @ Bossa (multicultural singer who also has sung with Thievery Corporation & salsa band, Orquesta Melao.)

* Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 pm @  Bossa Bistro

Bassoum Haddad (Arabic) @ Green Zone

*Junkyard, Ambition Band @ Fire Station 1 (go-go)

- Ballet folklorico de Mexico at Lincoln theatre

Kindred the family soul @ Bethesda Blues

Frank Reyes @ Club One

Alex Bueno @ Champions Sports Bar

Ras Band w/ Tsehaye Yohannes & Fikeraddis Nekatibeb @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

 *The Beths @ Black Cat (sold out)

* Aoife O’Donovan with special guest fingerpick guitarist Yasmin Williams @ Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre 

*Mark Turner Quintet: Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man @ Kennedy Center Studio K (jazz & spoken word) 

Paul Wills Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

*Weird Babies, Public Figures , New Order of existence @ DC 9

*Breezy Supreme @ Songbyrd (pop-punk)

*Chopteeth @ Amp (afrobeat)   

*DJ Kool's Go-go day party w/ Rare Essence 12 noon to 6 pm @ Rams Head

*Rare Essence at night @ Fast Eddie's 

*Uptown disco w/ DJ Kenny M @ Neptune Room

*Mostly Other People Do the Killing &  Zara(w/ Sarah Hughes) @ Rhizome (jazz)

*Image Band @ Mix Bar (Caribbean )

*Backyard Band & TOB @ Aqua

Sat. Feb. 26- 

Chip Py-DC Go-go: Ten years Backstage book release event @ Politics & Prose Union Market @ 3pm

*Proper Utensils & EU @ Nottingham's  (go-go)

*TCB @ Chateau  (bouncebeat go-go) 

*Junkyard & Be'la Dona @ 12750 Fair Lakes Cir., Fairfax  (go-go)

*Sirius Company & Still Familiar @ Chateau Remix (go-go) 

*TCB @ Union District (bouncebeat go-go) 

*Yoyo, Monie Love, Roxanne Shante, Lady of Rage, Michel'le @ 12 noon @ Rams Head (old -school rap) 

*Kid Capri, Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick @ 9 @ Rams Head (old-school rap) 

Sonora Dinamita @ Villa Flores Restaurant, Glen Burnie , MD

Joe Veras @ VIP Room

Guardians of Love w/ Arturo Rodriguez @ Club One

*Acoustic Blues Jam 1 to 5 pm  @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4502 Hamilton St., Hyattsville

Samuel Prather G.O! 4tet at 12 after 12

Kindred the Family Soul @ Bethesda Blues

EducArte's Brazilan Percussion Workshop and jam from 3 to 4:30 @ Old Parish House of College Park, 4711 Knox Road, College Park, MD

Kristin Rebecca @ Atlas (folk singer)

* Nomad Dancers, with guests Raqs El Hob and Teen World Dancers perform dances from Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, and more @ Atlas

Zuuk Deina w/Vi Shul Kanum  @ Green Zone

Afrovikings afrobeats Saturdays @ 15212 Dino Drive in Burtonsville w/ djs Jamstar, 9ice, Mike Obi, Gemini, Transtar, & Mad DJ

 Pageant Girls with Social Station, and Luna Honey @ DC9 (indie rock) 

* Amanda Miguel Y Diego Verdaguer, Con Lucía Ménde @ DAR Const. Hall (Argentina)

* Bette Smith free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millenium Stage (streamed also) (soul and gospel singer)

*gospel rap unplugged live w/ Canton Jones, 1kphew, NobodyGHY @ 7n pm @ Scripture Cathedral, 7610 Central Ave., Landover, MD 

*Jazz and Freedom Fest w/ trombonist Shannon Gunn, steel pan player Victor Provost, percussionist & poet Jabari Exum & more 3 to 11 pm @ Eaton Hotel (jazz and poetry & a panel on racial injustice) 

*Jadakiss & Backyard Band @ Ikon in Baltimore "early show"

* Backyard Band & Hi quality Band late show @ Nectar in Alexandria 

*No Cap & Key Glock @ Bliss (rap) 

*Eric Nam @ Fillmore (k-pop)

* Makeup Girl, The Royal Arctic Institute ( NYC  band w/drummer Lyle Hysen from Das Damen), Hello Lightfoot at Quarry House

*Pop-up Carnival Fete w/ djs Sprang International, Super Slice, Fyah Oats @ Islands Lounge, 11300 Fern St., Wheaton, MD 

*Bio Ritmo 7" single reissue party (but not a Bio Ritmo gig) w/ dj Crown vic  @ 2 pm @ Byrdland records

 *Rare Essence, Black Passion Band @ Aqua 

*Immanuel Wilkins Quartet @ Kennedy Center Reach

* Mardi Gras @ the Wharf w/ floats @ 3 plus Naptown Brass Band & fireworks @ 6:30pm

*Haley Heynderickx @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out) 

Sun. Feb. 27-

Los Viejones De Linares, Banda Los Reales @ 90 Degrees

Guardianes Del Amor, La Internacional Sonora Dinamita @ Rio Cantina

Still Familiar @ Union District

*Los Yaguaru @ Bar bb ortiz disco in Baltimore 

*Spell Jordan @ DC 9 (rapper) 

*Clinton Kane @ Songbyrd (sold out) ( Norwegian-Filipino pop singer)

*Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ George Mason University Center for the Arts, Concert Hall

*TCB & TOB (bouncebeat go-go) & rapper No Savage @ 9pm @ Dream Mega Lounge in Baltimore 

*Secreto El Famoso Biberon @ Manna in Hyattsville

*What Band @ Martini's 

**Backyard Band @ Society Lounge

Mon. Feb. 28- Guardians of Love w/ Arturo Rodriguez @ El Tikal Travieso, Annandale

*Kyle Dion @ Songbyrd (r'n'b )

* Dodie w/ Lizzy McAlpine @ Fillmore (Youtube pop) 

*John Roseboro @ Union Stage 

Tues. March 1-Fat Tuesday 

*Superchunk & Torres @ Black Cat POSTPONED  to April

*Spirit of the Beehive @ Ottobar

* "What It Means to Hear  New Orleans" talk by Professor Kip Lornell on New Orleans music from Louis Armstrong to Stooges Brass Band @  Church Hall

Wed. March 2 -Amine @ Fillmore

               -Bob Mould @ Barns of Wolf Trap

Son Volt @ Birchmere

*Dua Lipa @ Capital One Arena 

March 3- Stylistics @ Birchmere cancelled

March 6- Allison Russell @ Barns of Wolf Trap

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Cloud Lounge in Arlington-being renovated

Mix Bar & Grill in Silver Spring has live  and dj'd Caribbean music some nights

Bossa has international music and jazz all the time

Nazzy Nazzdat on Facebook has go-go listings

Capital Bop has jazz listings ; Mary Cliff has folk & roots listings; Fools Night Out has roots music listings; tickeri has Latinx gig listings  and baltshowplace tumblr has Baltimore rock gigs