DC Baltimore DMV Global Music and More July 2022 Concert Calendar Gig List

 

DC/Baltimore /DMV Global Music and More – July 2022

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

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, pop, club dj dance and more DMV & Baltimore gigs that I am interested in.  Additional gigs added after first posting have an *asterisk. Events listed have been found on websites, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, email, postcards, flyers & club voicemails.

To submit events (for posting) or comments (that are not posted) e-mail stevenkiviat @ gmail.com

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Highlights-

Fri. July 1- Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East (South Asian American) w/ Rebolu (NYC based afrocentric Colombian) 6:30 to 8:45 @ Smithsonian Folklife Fest on National mall

Sat. July 2-Pupy y Los Que Son Son @ Salsa Timba Fest @ Karma (Cuban greats)

 Wednesday July 20- Linda Lindas , Bacchae @ Black Cat (sold out) (punk pop)

Sunday July 24- Dr. Nick’s Southern Soul Explosion w/ TJ Hooker-Taylor, Nellie Tiger Travis (“Hey Mr Sexy Man”), & Hardway Connection @ Graces Event Center in Waldorf

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Fri. July 1-

Pearl Divers music @ 11am; Dubai band Noon talk @ 12 noon; Pearl Divers songs & stories @ 4 @ Smithsonian Folklife Fest  

Sunny Jain’s Wild Wild East (South Asian American) w/ Rebolu (NYC based afrocentric Colombian) 6:30 to 8:45 @ Smithsonian Folklife Fest on National mall

Master of the Mic w/ Rakim, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Slick Rick, Da Brat, Big Daddy Kane, Treach of Naughty by Nature, Talib Kweli @ Wolf Trap

Pretty Bitter, Scorpio, Carmen Canedo @ Comet P Pong

Near Northeast farewell show w/ guests @ Songbyrd

Dunia & Aram album release @ Marx Cafe

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

Techno in the Park w/ DJ NativeSun 7 to 10 pm @ Malcolm X Park 

Pile O’ Rocks @ New Deal Café

Save Your Soul w/ DJ Baby Alcatraz & DJ Rob Macy @ Lithuanian Hall (vinyl djs)

Baltimore r’n’b all white clothes affair  w/ Monica & friends @ Chesapeake Employers Ins. Arena

Black Alley @ City Winery

We the People Indigenous America stage production free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Black Girls Rock fest w/ India Arie & the NSO @ Kennedy Center

New Impressionz , ABM, XIB @ Hangars

 Afropolitan DC @ Club Elevate

 Backyard Band & Ambition Band @ Aqua

Black Men Rock w/ Jay Electronica , Raheem DeVaughan & more @ 930 Club

Yaki @ the Palace

Diana Reyes @ 90 Degrees

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies

*Be'la Dona @ Babylon Woodbridge 

*Afrobeats, Amapiano, Afropop dj @ Gee's Ultra

*TCB, TOB @ Martini's 

*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar 

*Delfeayo Marsalis Sextet (New Orleans jazz) 6 to 8:30 @ Nat. Gallery sculpture garden *registration required * they go quick

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Sat. July 2-

Pupy y Los Que Son Son, w/ Hermanos Galvan, El Noro  @ Salsa Timba Fest @ Karma (Cuban greats) POSTPONED TO July 22

Pearl divers music @ 11 am ; Dubai band Noon @ 3; Pearl diver songs & stories @ 4  @ Smithsonian Folklife Fest

Urban Culture from the UAE @ 6:30 pm @ Smithsonian Folklife Fest on the Mall

 Backyard Band @ Howard Theatre

 Xen w/ Nailah Blackman, Preedy, & Motto  @ Bliss parking lot from 3 to 8

Zacaris Ferreira @ VIP Room in Baltimore

La Sonora Dinamita @ Club One

Billy Strings @ Pier 6

Bex w/ Tomato Flower @ DC 9

Native Hiphop free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Elikeh @ 8 @ Lubber Run (afropop- afrorock)

Rare Essence & Still Familiar @ Aqua

Apollo 66, El Escapado, MF Grumbler, Fleabath @ American Legion Post 41, Cissel-Saxon

Concert for causes Fundraiser: Raw-the War Experience & After U Band @ Bethesda Blues and Jazz

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)

*Sirius Company & Let it Flow @ Fast Eddies

 *Airport 77s & the Yachtsmen @ Palisades Hub Cap Centre 

*Tropical Beats w/ Leon City Sounds @ The Green Zone 

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Sun. July 3-

Memphis Gold @ JVs (blues)

Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik & Udit Narayan  @ EagleBank Arena

CCB & UCB 6 to 10  @ Metrobar, 640 Rhode Island Ave NE 

Billy Strings @ Pier 6

Hawaiian Dance free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Dubai ban Noon percussion workshop @ 11am;  Pearl Diver music @ 12 noon; Pearl divers songs @ 2; Dubai band Noon @ 4; Sounds from multi-faith America @ 5 @ Smithsonian Folklife Fest

Benefit concert for Buena Vista tenants co-op 1 to 4 pm @ Rhizome

Buddy Crime , Klypi, Flamers, Past Prawn 7 to 10 @ Rhizome (punk & experimental art pop)

Roda de Amigos offer Brazilian pagoda y samba @ Bossa  

Rare Essence w/ EU @ Hamilton (sold out)

Stone Pleasure Band @ Lamont’s

*DanceClub w/ Tommy C, Baronhawk Poiter, Joyce @ Jimmy Valentine's (electro/ techno)

*Sirius Company & Sweet Cherie Jazz project @ Grand Ocassions in Laurel 

* Be'la Dona @ Nottingham's 

*Afrobeats x Amapiano dj night @ St Ex 

*TCB, TOB, New Impressionz, XIB @ Power 

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Mon. July 4-

A Capital 4^th w/ Mickey Guyton, Yolanda Adams, Darren Criss, Andy Grammer, Chita Rivera, Gloria Gaynor, Rachel Platten, Keb’ Mo’, Emily Bear, Loren Allred, the National Symphony Orchestra, Military District of Washington, the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets set to fireworks.

Bese Saka 4^th anniversary Baltimore club music dance bash w/ Jihad Muhammed, Michael Joyner, Wayne Davis, Mookie Wizzo @ Baltimore Soundstage

Lime event w/ Reggae, Soca, Afrobeats & More djs Spooky (ATL) | EHP (NYC) | Barrie Hype (MIA),Majestic | GeoVoni | Bimshire | Ablaze | Dj Aakil   from 4 to 10pm @ Lost Society Rooftop, 2001 14th St NW-DC

Pearl Divers music @ 11 am ; Dubai Band Noon @ 2; Pearl Diver songs & stories @ 3 @ Smithsonian Folklife Fest  

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Tues. July 5

Florrie, Pearie Sol, Staffers @ Rhizome

5 Seconds of Summer, Pale Waves @ the Anthem (sold out)

Mereba @ Union Stage

*Ethiopian music @ Hashtag Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

*Ethiopian music @ Shalla (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

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Wed. July 6

Little Bigby (New Orleans experimental jazz) & Fiasco @ Rhizome

Brennen Leigh free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (American songwriter,mandolin player singer)

The Band’s Visit  play (about Egyptian band arriving in Israeli town) @ Kennedy Center (through July 17)

New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

Sirius Company @ Privilege

Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge

*Dupont Brass @ Strathmore's Live from the Lawn series @ & 7 pm 

*Ethiopian music @ Hashtag Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

*Ethiopian music @ Shalla (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

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Thurs. July 7

Kizz Daniel @ Fillmore (Nigerian afrobeats)

Guppy, Good Sleepy , Cloud District @ Comet Ping Pong

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)

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)

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar

Asmae @ Cloud Lounge in Arlington (locally based Arabic/Middle Eastern)

Feedel Band @ Bossa (ethio-jazz)

Thrillbillys @ JVs

Pablo Regis Brazilian music @ Mr Henry’s

Jean Carne @ Blues Alley (through the 10^th) (jazz & rnb singer)

*After Thought Band w/ Toni Love (from Hardway Connection) @ Lamont's 

*Elikeh w/ Sticky Bear of Kino Musica on horns @ Library of Congress @ 7

*Experience Band @ the Pocket 

*TCB @ Power  

*Ephrem Tamiru & Jacky Gosse @ WEG Studio (Ethiopian vocalists) 

*Ethiopian music @ Hashtag Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

*Ethiopian music @ Shalla (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

*Ethiopian music dj @ V Lounge

* Messthetics free show @ 12:30 pm @ Franklin Park DC

*‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song’ movie doc @ Landmark E St. & the Angelika theatre

* Cheick Hamala Diabete & his Griot Street Band w/ special guest Cheick Niang @ Bossa DC

*What Band w/ Killa Cal @ Martini's  

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Friday July 8

Ceferina Banquez free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (80 year old queen of Colombian bullerengue)

Ceferina Banquez & Cumbia Heights 7:30 to 10  @ Rhizome (Colombian bullerengue and DC cumbia)

*Joey Bada$$ @ Fillmore (rap)

*Sirius Co. & DCVybe @ Howard Theatre

CEU @ City Winery (Brazilian singer)

Thrillbillys @ Royal Lake Park in Fairfax for free

Vision Video, Nite, Activity @ Comet Ping Pong

La Maquina @ El Damzo in Manassas

Jorge Celedon @ Cococabana

Marama y Supermerk2 @ Diamond Lounge

Ras Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

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

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs

Willie Nile @ Hamilton

Jean Carne @ Blues Alley

*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar 

*Backyard Band & Ambition  @ Aqua 

*Lij Michael (Ethiopian singer/rapper) & Millen Hailu (Eritrean singer) @ Weg Studio, 1235 W St NE 

 *Ethiopian music @ Hashtag Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

*Ethiopian music @ Ibex Restaurant Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

*Ethiopian music @ Shalla (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

*DJ Joyce (1432 R) & DJ James Bangura (Black Rave Culture) @ Neptune Room 

* ‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song’ movie doc @ Landmark E St. & the Angelika theatre

*Breezy Supreme @ Songbyrd (pop-punk)

*DJ Nitekrawler spinning funk & Soul vinyl 45s @ Showtime Lounge (he does DC Soul recordings IG page) 

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies

* Sissy Spacek Ensemble & 2 others  @ Pie Shop

*TCB @ Martini's 

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Saturday July 9

Reggaefest DC Dancehall v Soca  djs @ Howard Theatre

Combo Chimpita free @ 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (NYC based Colombian rock cumbia funk)

TC Stuperstar , Light Beams, Pockets @ Comet Ping Pong

Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Night @ Ossian Hall Park

Sylver Logan Sharp @ City Winery main stage ; Scott Miller @ City Winery Loft

The Chicks @ Jiffy Lube Live

Dierks Bentley, Ashley McBryde, Travis Denning @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

Alexandra the Queen of Bachata @ VIP Room in Baltimore

Andy Andy @ Club One  

Punk Odyssey: Flashband Showcase by 7 Drum City @ Union Stage

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)

Junior Marvin & Wailers @ Hamilton

Newmyer Flyer presents Laurel Canyon @ Birchmere

Jean Carne @ Blues Alley (jazzy r'n'b )

Dot Dash @ Quarry House

*Sirius Company @ The Garden, Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria 

*Akua Allrich & The Tribe @ 7:30 pm @ Olney Theatre 

*Tank, Carl Thomas @ Lyric in Baltimore (r'n'b) 

*Backyard Band & What Band @ Bliss 

*Ethiopian music @ Hashtag Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

*Ethiopian music @ Ibex Restaurant  Lounge (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

*Ethiopian music @ Shalla (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

*‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song’ movie doc @ Landmark E St. & the Angelika theatre

*Culturefest w/ Wayne Wonder, Demarco, & more @ Anne Arundel Fairgrounds (Caribbean)  Postponed to Sunday 1 to 9pm

*TCB @ Hangars 

*Rare Essence @ Aqua 

*Priest Da Nomad, Snypa B & Uptown XO @ Pie Shop (rap) 

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Sun. July 10

Honoring Gene Chandler event @ Bethesda Blues

Les Nubians @ 6 & 9:30 pm @ City Winery

Karate and Brnda @ Black Cat

Cal Folger Day (avant pop), The Bank (garage rock meets jazz), Forgetter @ Rhizome

I Love bachata fest w/ Hector Acosto, Alex Bueno, Los Adolescentes, Sonora Dinamita & more Catholic Univ.

Nicole Atkins @ Hamilton (Nashville meets Brill pop)

Jean Carne @ Blues Alley

*Rare Essence @ Ivy City Smokehouse 

*Ethiopian music @ Hashtag Lounge (through the 10th is association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

*Ethiopian music @ Shalla (through the 10th in association w/ Ethiopian sports federation event in College Park, MD )

*‘Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song’ movie doc @ Landmark E St. & the Angelika theatre

*Fun Set dj gig w/ Dj NativeSun (celebrating his birthday), DJ Underdog, Jahsonic from 5 to 11@ Dew Drop Inn (electronic dance) 

*Hot Pepper , a Les Blank doc about zydeco legend Clifton Chenier @ 4 pm @ the Parkway Theatre in Baltimore 

*Culturefest w/ Wayne Wonder, Demarco, & more @ Anne Arundel Fairgrounds (Caribbean)   1 to 9pm

*TOB w/ Bo TCB, ABM, XIB, N2L @ Martini's 

*Backyard Band 8 to 1 am @ Society Lounge 

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Mon. July 11-

Bikini Kill @ Fillmore Postponed due to band member w/ Covid

Mike Gangloff (avante-garde fiddler), Andy McLeod ( drone multi-instrumentalist), Liam Grant (Fahey-esque Fingerpicking acoustic guitar) 7 pm @ Rhizome

*Mumbo v Gumbo with EU band, Big Six Brass Band (New Orleans), TOB & 5:25 to 6 panel "Equity & Community & Cultural Preservation" w/ Dr Natalie Hopkinson & DJ Soul Sister @ Parcel 15 Blue Lot , 1100 Oak Drive SE (Adjacent to ESA Arena)

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Tues. July 12-

Bikini Kill @ Fillmore Postponed due to band member w/ Covid

Rare Essence @ Ivy City Smokehouse    were there sunday 7-10

Circle Jerks, 7 Seconds, Negative Approach @ Black Cat (sold out)

Soul Asylum acoustic w/ special guest Corey Glover (!) @ City Winery

Foxing @ Union Stage

* Steve Von Till and Helen Money @ DC 9 (post-rock ambient )

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Wednesday July 13

DC Punk Archive presents Cinema Hearts and Continuals  @ MLK Library 

Fraternidad Folklorica Cultural Morenada Bolivia @ Graham Rd Community Bldg in Falls Church

Grupo Extreme @ Omega Bar

New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

Sirius Company @ Privilege

Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge

*Emma Swift @ Club 603 in Baltimore

* Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudge Munk @ Anxo District 

*TCB @ Hangars for bouncebeat karoake

* NC17 w/ The People, Opt Out, Outerloop @ Pie Shop (punk and postpunk)

*Archie Edwards Blues Workshop acoustic blues from 7 to 8 as part of Jazz on the Lawn @ Riverdale House Museum in Riverdale Park, MD 

* Emma G, and Griefcat, and others @  Voices For Choice @ Songbyrd 

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Thurs. July 14 –

Femi Kuti & the Positive Force w/ DJ Jahsonic @ 930 Club (Nigerian afrobeat)

Project Locrea @ Nottoway Park

Veronneau @ Fairfax County Government Center

PJ Sin Suela @ Ivy City Smokehouse

Dusty Locane @ Union Stage (Brooklyn drill rap)

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)

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)

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar

Asmae @ Cloud Lounge in Arlington (locally based Arabic/Middle Eastern)

No Devotion, Jeremy Enigk, Nate Bergman @ Ottobar

*Ocho de Bastos @ Silver Spring Veterans Plaza (Latin pop) 

*After Thought Band w/ Toni Love (from Hardway Connection) @ Lamont's 

* Merawi Gerima  film "Residue " @ Kennedy Center Reach outdoor screen ( dc drama & gentrification themed film worth seeing)

*Crank Lukongo @ 12:30 pm @ Franklin Park NW 

*TCB @ Power

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Fri. July 15-

Moechella Moe World Order w/ TCB, TOB, Reaction plus guests Active Balla, Big Flock, Big Nintendo , dancer Crazy Legz, DJ G Frank, DJ Reggie Reg, DJ Say Say, Yaddiya  @ Fillmore CANCELLED

Bebel Gilberto @ 930

Tony Toni Tone @ Bethesda Blues

Dupont Brass @ Grist Mill Mt. Vernon

Tunnel, Pictoria Vark, Keep for Cheap @ Comet P Pong

Especimen, Los Gestos de la Dona, Sam Sam & more @ Mexico Lindo

La Legacia Nortena @ 90 Degrees

Josimar y su Yambu, Brunellla Porpoco@ El Ranchon Woodbridge

Los Redd from El Salvador @ El Puente de Oro  Restaurant

Tierra Cali, Los Creyentes del Poder @ Cococabana

Ras Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

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

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

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

*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar 

*Chicano Batman @ Baltimore Soundstage

*Milagro Verde, Leon City Sounds, Ritmos Raros @ Songbyrd

*Jason Narducy @ Club 603 in Baltimore 

*Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra 6 to 8:30pm @ Nat Gallery of Art garden (registration required) (band leader is Egyptian-American & they sometimes play "global" sounds)  

*Thrillbillys @ swing dance @ Colvin Run Dancehall

*New Impressionz @ Hangars

* Janel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash , Mojuba Duo (Jamal Moore & Nik Francis), Mike Kuhl & Dave Ballou, Damu the DJ, DJ Valentina from 5 to 9 @ Capital Fringe fest @ Gergetown Sandlot 

*Afro-Caribbean dj @ the Park Patio @ 10 pm 

*Elvis of Laos short doc @ 7 pm @ Crescendo Studios Falls Church (part of DC  Asian Pacific American film fest and also streamed) 

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies

*Backyard Band , Ambition Band @ Aqua 

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 Sat. July 16

Los Saicos celebrate Papi Saicos birthday @ The Runaway

Distrito Music Fest w/ Puya, Octavia, Ignacio Pena, Tres Minutos, Perro Sombra, Kickoman, Sonic Castaways @ Howard Theatre

Stuck on Salsa 19^th anniversary dance party @ Bethesda Blues

Be’la Dona @ City Winery

Girls Rock DC showcase @ Black Cat

Taiwanese cultural heritage night @ Ossian Hall Park

Lua Project @ Lorton Workhouse Arts Center (global roots)

Grupo Yuca @ Club One

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)

*Black Techno Matters, Huny , Joshua Orange, BxRrnxrd and Stukes @ 618 Cocktail DC 

* Jogo Big Band @ Keystone Korner 

*Trio fest (wine, jerk, curry)  in Frederick w/ Marcia Griffiths, Lady G, EaqrthKry

* Caribbean Fest Small Islands @ Howard County Fairgrounds 

*Haitian Gouyad dance in white clothes night w/ 5Lan, Keke, Stakz @ Mix Bar 

*DCLM Gospel Quartet and Lady Mary InDaHouse @ 6 pm for free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage 

*Rare Essence @ Aqua 

*Fiesta Asia Street Fair  w/ 3 music stages on PA Ave in DC 11 am to 6 pm

*Hiphop, afrobeats, dancehall dj @ Kaldi's 

*Backyard Band @ Fast Eddies

*What Band @ Fire station 1 

*TOB & XIB @ Power

*TCB, Reaction, ABM @ Hangars

* The Band’s Visit  play (about Egyptian band arriving in Israeli town) @ Kennedy Center (through July 17)

*Dollyrots @ Pie Shop 

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Sun. July 17

Psychedelic Furs @ Fillmore

Jason Aldean @ Jiffy Lube Live

Pietasters @ Mason District Park

Desanguashington @ Hill Center

Rhett Miller of Old 97s w/ Lauren Calve matinee @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis

* Jogo Big Band @ Keystone Korner 

*Backyard Band @ Ivy City Smokehouse 

* 8  Rock Collective poet reading series w/ Joel Dias-Porter, Kenneth Carroll, Brian Gilmore @ 3 to 5 pm @  American Poetry Museum, 716 Monroe St NE #25

*"Black Lions, Roman Wolves" Haile Gerima doc in progress about Italy invasion of Ethiopia ; at 2 pm @ National Gallery East Bldg. 

*Still Familiar @ Clout 

*Afrobeats x Amapiano dj night @ Saint Ex 

*Hiphop, afrobeats, reggae, soca dj @ Darna

*Father @ Union Stage (Atlanta rapper) 

* Afrobeats, Amapiano, reggae, hiphop djs Jamstar & Mike Obi @ Gees Ultra Lounge 

* The Band’s Visit  play (about Egyptian band arriving in Israeli town) @ Kennedy Center (final shows)

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Mon. July 18-

Fort Reno Park shows start (Monday & Thursdays) free  7:00–9:30 PM -1st Annual Leon Rosenman Memorial Show w/ Glue Factory, The Periwinkles, Leon City Sounds

Janel Leppin’s Ensemble Volcanic Ash (w/ Luke Stewart, Anthony Pirog, Sarah Hughes, Brian  Settles & more) w/ Ligament @ Rhizome  

David Cole & Main Street Blues @ Westminster Church Sw from 6 to 9

F’ed Up @ Union Stage

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Tuesday July 19

Diljit Dosanjh @ Eaglebank Arena (India)

Los Lobos opening for Tedeschi Trucks Band @ Wolf Trap

Howard Jones & Midge Ure @ 930 Club

The Cult, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Zola Jesus @ Anthem

Ty Fontaine @ Union Stage

Steve Earle @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis

Chris Brown & Lil Baby @ Capital One Arena

*Hannah Georgas @ Songbyrd (singer/songwriter)

*TOB Trap bounce karaoke @ Hashtag Lounge

*Colombian folk and jazz for free from 5 to 7 @ Dupont Circle Park 

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Wednesday July 20

Linda Lindas , Bacchae @ Black Cat (sold out) (punk pop) Postponed to Wed July 27

Junkyard Band @ Lee District Park , Telegraph Rd., Alexandria

Cassandra Jenkins @ Miracle Theatre

Jackson Browne @ Wolf Trap

New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

Sirius Company @ Privilege

Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge

Steve Earle @ Birchmere

*Maria Muldaur @ Jammin Java 

*Teen Mortgage @ Songbyrd 

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

*What Band w/ Killa Ca @ Fast Eddies 

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Thursday July 21

Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, Julien Baker @ Wolf Trap (indie)

Luke Bryan @ Jiffy Lube Live

Felipe Pelaez @ Rio Cantina

David Ramirez & Buffalo Hunt @ Union Stage

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)

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)

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar

Asmae @ Cloud Lounge in Arlington (locally based Arabic/Middle Eastern)

Nonchalant w/ Night train 357 @ DC 9 (rap)

*After Thought Band w/ Toni Love (from Hardway Connection) @ Lamont's 

*Dollyrots @ Zenwest in Baltimore

*Maria Muldaur @ Keystone Korner 

*Kadencia Puerto Rico Band 7 to 8 pm @ Library of Congress 2nd st SE lawn (bomba & plena percussion)  

* Smokin' on Planes, East Coast Offense, The House You Grew Up In from  7 to 9:30 pm for free @ Fort Reno Park 

*Curley Taylor @ Peerless in Annapolis (zydeco) 

*Sirius Company @ Union Bar, 501 Morse St NE

*DJ Kenny M Soul Sauce (all brazilian tunes vinyl) @ Green Zone 

*TCB @ Power

*Black Folks Don't Swim ? @ 12:30 pm @ Franklin Park DC 

*Cumbia Heights @ Public Bar 

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Friday July 22

The Dramatics @ Bethesda Blues

Gasolina reggaeton dj party @ 930 Club

PaperJam Zine issue 04 release w. Tosser, Saffron, Fake Bodies @ Rhizome

Black Masala @ Royal Lake Park

Los Infinitos Puro Zirahuen @ 90 Degrees

La Autoridad de la Sierra @ Rumba y Carbon

Jose Manuel Lopez, Oscar Maydon @ Mexico Lindo

Warpaint @ Capital Turnaround

Ras Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

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

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

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

Robert Earl Keen @ Birchmere

Aaron Myers @ Mr henry’s

Freda Payne @ Blues Alley

Shamir @ Songbyrd

*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar 

*Jackson Browne @ Pier 6

* Pupy y Los Que Son Son, w/ Hermanos Galvan, El Noro  @ Salsa Timba Fest @ Karma (Cuban greats) (Likely cancelled as Cesar Pupy Pedroso just passed away. He was great. RIP)

* Experience Band and Show @ 6 pm for free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage 

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies

*Backyard Band @ Aqua

*Sirius Company @ Restaurant 55 in Hyattsville

*DJ Gilbert Torrosian @ Green Zone

*TOB, New Impressionz @ Hangars 

*Karl Straub Combo 7 to 10 @ VFW Hells Bottom Takoma Park 

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Saturday July 23

El Alfa @ Eaglebank Arena (reggaeton)

Robert Gordon w/ Chris Spedding @ City Winery (rockabilly) CANCELLED

Prabir Trio Meets Johnny Bombay and The Reactions @ Palisades Hub Cap Centre, 5200 Cathedral Ave NW,

Jawbox, Burial Waves @ Black Cat

Togolese Cultural Heritage Night @ Ossian Hall Park

International Colombian Fest @ Catholic University

La Autoridad de la Sierra @ Villa Flores in Glen Burnie

Jose Manuel & Oscar Maydon @ El Ranchon

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)

DJ Ky Couture @ Ottobar

Robert Earl Keen @ Birchmere

Thrillbillys @ JVs

Backyard Band @ Firestation 1

Freda Payne @ Blues Alley

* Teething Veils / Courtney Dowe / Emory Grey @ Slash Run

*Norah Jones @ Pier 6

*Rovo Monty album release w/ :3lon, Amy Reid @ Ottobar 

* Junkyard Band @ 6 pm for free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage 

*Africa on the Avenue @ Georgia Avenue NW w/ Nigerian guitarist Dokun & his Afrotonics band

*Rare Essence @ Aqua

*Backyard Band @ Fire Station 1

*Sirius Company & DC Vybe & more from 12 to 8  @ Charles County Fairgrounds, La Plata, MD

*Nectar w/ dj Vismal Kanwar @ Green Zone

*DMV gospel quartets unity fest for free 3 to 7 pm @ Sod Ministries 4598 Beech Rd., Temple Hills

*Black Button, Corvo, Daunting Nightmare @ Slash Run

*TOB, ABM, XIB @ Power 

*Zawaldi, Oh, Violet, Ekko Astral 3 to 6 pm Malcolm X Park 

*DJ NativeSun & DJ Underdog @ Saint Ex

*17th annual car, truck, motorcycle Cruise In 2 to 9 pm  w/ What Band, Project 360, Relentless Band, more @ Geno's Ballpark, Lothian, MD 

*Rapper Rico Nasty meet & greet 1 to 4 pm @ 12 85 4th St. NE 

*EU w/ Sugar Bear @ Bethesda Blues

*Still Familiar @ Babylon Falls Church 

* The Bai Konte kora players from Gambia from 6 to 9 @ Blair High School, Silver Spring 

* Laurie Anderson  and cellist Rubin Kodheli duet and then Anderson will introduce "Quartet for Sol", a musical tribute that she composed based on conceptual artist Sol LeWitt’s number series drawings. LeWitt taught Anderson at the School of Visual Arts and remained a mentor throughout her career. Quartet for Sol, composed between 1972-74 and arranged in 2016, will be performed by cellist Rubin Kodheli and other performers to be announced. 7:30 to 8:30 @ Hirshhorn

*Crown Vic's Weird World dj @ Showtime Lounge

* Afro beats, soca, dancehall djs 3 to 9 @ Society Lounge

*Lokal from 12 Midnight to 2 am @ Mix Bar Silver Spring (Haitian)

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Sunday July 24

Dr. Nick’s Southern Soul Explosion w/ TJ Hooker-Taylor, Nellie Tiger Travis (“Hey Mr Sexy Man”), & Hardway Connection @ Graces Event Center in Waldorf

Sugar Bear birthday Bash w/ his band E.U. plus DCVybe @ Bethesda Blues  

Chuck Brown Band @ City Winery

Silkroad Ensemble w/ Rhiannon Giddens @ Wolf Trap

Beach House and Mary Lattimore @ Anthem

Punk Rock movie night w/ Nightclubbing: Birth of Punk Rock in NY w/ Sid: The Final Curtain @ Black Cat

Ethel Cain @ Union Stage (sold out)

*Junkyard Band & Be'la Dona @ Clarendon Ballroom 

*Baltimore record bazaar @ Peabody Heights Brewing 

*Dancehall Queen @ 7 @ Parkway Theatre in Baltimore (drama about street vendor Marcia who works outside of a dancehall in 90s Kingston, Jamaica w/ reggae & dancehall playing)  

*Still Familiar @ Clout 

*TOB, Li Lo, Baby Swipey, Uptown Trinn, Judie Kash 7 to 11pm @ Crystal Culture Center in Temple Hills 

*Jim Bennett & Unique Creation Band , Alan Blair @ 6 @ Lamont's 

*Adobo Gigante w/ Oro Solido, DJ Craze, New Impressionz, Bo & K-Meta, Pedro Night, Madd OD @ 2 pm @ Echostage

*Bonbon benefit for SMYAL (LGBQ entity) @ 5 @ Songbyrd w/ Dvonne, djs Tommy C, Kristy La Rat, & more  

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Monday July 25

* Lucy Dacus @ Rams Head Baltimore 

 *Oren Levine & Friends, The Yachtsmen, Sol Roots from  7 to 9:30 pm for free @ Fort Reno Park 

*Moonshine Society feat. Jenny Langer & Ron Holloway 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW Blues Monday

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Tuesday July 26

Elf Power, E.R. Jurken, Makeup Girl @ Black Cat

DCVybe @ City Winery

Camilo Septimo, Francisca Valuenza @ Union Stage

*Simon Joyner & the echoes, Ryerson Songbook, Kohoutek @ Normal Books in Baltimore 

*ZZ Top @ Pier 6

*The Caribbean , Kamyar Arsani @ Rhizome 

* Uptown Tuesday Caribbean Night w/ dancehall, afrobeats, soca, hiphop dj'ing by Triggahalfkraz, Fya Oats, DJ Buddah @ Society Lounge 

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Wednesday July 27

Ziggy Marley & Stephen Marley @ Wolf Trap

* Linda Lindas , Bacchae @ Black Cat (sold out) (punk pop) (rescheduled from the 20th)

Mousey Thompson & the James Brown Experience @ City Winery

Mariachi Los Amigos @ Graham Rd Community Bldg., Falls Church

Laura Veirs @ Union Stage

New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

Sirius Company w/ guest Killa Cal @ Privilege

Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge

Mames Babegenush @ Bossa (Danish klezmer )

*June Star & J. Robbins @ An Die Musik 

*Jo-go Project on Strathmore Lawn 

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Thursday July 28

J. Holiday @ City Winery

Meshell Ndegeocello opening for Andrew Bird & Iron & wine @ Wolf Trap

Rio @ Don Churro in Chantilly

Frank Reyes @ Rio Cantina

Porfi Baloa y Sus Adolescentes, Andy Montanez & Giancarlo La Tremenda @ the Palace

Peru Independence party @ Public Bar Live

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring (through Sunday)

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)

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar

Asmae @ Cloud Lounge in Arlington (locally based Arabic/Middle Eastern)

Gibby Haynes w/ the Paul Green Rock Academy @ Ottobar

*After Thought Band w/ Toni Love (from Hardway Connection) @ Lamont's 

*Gauche, Fun isn't Fair, Sensor Ghost @ Rhizome

*Be'la Dona @ Keystone Korner  

 * Sparklebot, Continuals, Bed Maker  from  7 to 9:30 pm for free @ Fort Reno Park 

* Elder's Corner @ Kennedy Center Reach outdoor screen (great Siji Awoyinka doc about old-school Nigerian musicians) 

*DJ Mazboota w/ Fady D @ Green Zone 

*Sirius Co @ Union Bar, 501 Morse NE 

*Feedel Band @ 12:30 pm free @ Franklin Park DC 

*La Colombopercutivo @ Bossa 

*New Impressionz @ Hashtag Lounge 

*What Band @ Martinis

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Friday July 29

 Burning Spear: Fan Appreciation Tour @ Fillmore

Anees @ Howard Theatre  

Ray Wylie Hubbard w/ Lauren Calve  @ City Winery

Pitbull @ Jiffy Lube Live

Comando Unico, Los Elegantes de La Perla, Estilo Privado @ 90 Degrees

Izis la Enferma de la Salsa Orchestra @ El Ranchon

Ras Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)

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

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

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

*Omarion, Mario, Pleasure P @ MGM National Harbor

*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar 

* Siji Awoyinka (UK born Nigerian roots music and stories) @ 6 pm for free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage 

*Bands tba @ South Hyattsville Co-op The Spot from 6 to 9 pm approximately

*DJ Faris Bseiso @ Green Zone 

* Rare Essence, Sirius Company @ Fast Eddies

*TCB @ Martini's 

*Backyard Band & Ambition Band @ Aqua 

* Willie Barry and the Chaperones rock-a-billy dance party @ Hank Dietle’s 

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Saturday July 30

Lamont’s anniversary party w/ Big G (Richmond, VA),  Mousey Thompson Experience,  Voices of Motown, Lady Mary & in Da House Band, Stone Pleasure  @ 2pm @ Lamont’s in Pomonkey, MD

Simi @7 to 12 mdt @ EKOhouse

Bulgarian Cultural Heritage night @ Ossian Hall Park

Keith Urban @ @ Jiffy Lube Live

Eivor @ Fillmore (art-pop)

Adrian Belew @ City Winery

Chopteeth @ Pearl Street Warehouse

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)

Getish & Yohanna & Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian)

*Be'la Dona , Sirius Company, Soul Searchers , DJ Rico @ 7  @ Fort Dupont Park 

*TCB @ Chateau 

*Sirius Company late @ Nipseys

*Going Goin' Gone 4 to 5 pm @ Gazebo Fest in Takoma Park, MD (roots rock)  

*TOB @ DTLR Summer Block Party 3 to 7 pm @ 765 Kenilworth Terrace NE

*EU & Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's 

* Huda Asfour (oud & vocals)  & friends @  7 @ Bossa 

*Nada Surf @ Arrowbrook Park in Herndon for free

*The Weeknd @ Fed- Ex Field

* the Barry Farms  film doc ( on history of the public housing development and Black owned land) @ 1 pm @ Benning Library

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Sun. July 31

Spring Silver @ DC 9

Adrian Belew @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis

*Rare Essence, EU, DCVybe, Be'la Dona, Soundproof, Go-go Mickey @ American Legion Post 170 in Indian Head/ Pomonkey, MD 

*Junkyard Band, Sirius Company, Still Familiar "Dress in White night" @ MGM National Harbor  

*Pino Palladino and Blake Mills ft. Sam Gendel & Abe Rounds @ Howard Theatre 

*Still Familiar @ Clout 

*TCB @ Babylon Falls Church

*Caribbean Latin Fest 1 to 9 @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring 

*Emu & Heteru @ Bossa (afro-roots including highlife)

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Mon. Aug. 1

*My Sonic Daydream, Nomad Showers, Sleepmarks from  7 to 9:30 pm for free @ Fort Reno Park 

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Tues. Aug . 2 

* TCB, Reaction, TOB, ABM, XIB @ Club One 

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Above events found on websites, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, email, postcards, flyers & club voicemails.  More lists-- Capital Bop has jazz; Mary Cliff has folk; Fools Night Out has roots music; tickeri has Latinx, Mi Gente DMV has Latin dance (salsa, bachata, zouk), Kesta Happenings has Latinx too, and baltshowplace.tumblr has Baltimore punk & more; Elliot Gross on Facebook has DC blues & blues-rock