Saturday, December 2, 2023

DC / Baltimore DMV Global Music and More December 2023 Concert Calendar Gig List

 

DC/Baltimore /DMV Global Music and More – December 2023

  Compiled & curated by Steve Kiviat and edited and updated frequently (go-go shows are often just announced the week of the show). Work your way down day by day. 

Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events tweeted @stevekiviat. Events are sometimes linked on my Instagram, Bluesky, & Threads. It includes international (mainly African, Caribbean, Latin, Brazilian), roots, rap, soul, go-go, rock, punk, pop, gospel, club dj dance and more DMV & Baltimore & Annapolis 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, tik-tok, What’s app, & club voicemails.

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

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Some December Highlights (then full list below):

Fri. Dec. 1- Chief Adjuah, fka Christian Scott @ 8 to 9:30 @ Library of Congress (New Orleans avante jazz & Mardi Gras Indian music)

Velocity Girl, Tuscadero, Ecstatic International @ 8:30 @ Black Cat

Hailu Mergia & opener Dunia & Aram @  8 @ Union Stage (Ethiopian keyboardist & his trio)

Sun. Dec. 3- Legendary Ingramettes @  2 @ Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas (Richmond, VA gospel)

“Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda” doc @  2 p.m. @ Museum of Asian Art Meyer Auditorium

Thurs. Dec. 7-Scream, Soulside , XK Scenario @ Black Cat (DC punk)

Sat. Dec. 9- Atercieopelados , Angelica Garcia @ Howard Theatre (Colombia alt-rock)

Fri, Dec 15-  Black Eyes, Irreversible Entanglements, Clear Channel  @BlackCat (Post-punk noise, avante-jazz)

Cecile Mclorin Salvant @ LOC (jazz singer)

Sat. Dec 16-Hardway Connection @ Lamont’s (southern soul)

Fri. Dec. 22- The Baily Missionary Kings of Harmony free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage POSTPONED 

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Fri. Dec. 1-

Chief Adjuah, fka Christian Scott @ 8 to 9:30 @ Library of Congress (New Orleans jazz & Mardi Gras Indian music)

CMG label Gangsta Art Tour w/ Glorilla,Money Bagg Yo, Yo Gotti, Est Gee, & more @ Capital One Arena

Temps and 4 Tops @ MGM

Velocity Girl, Tuscadero, Ecstatic International @ 8:30 @ Black Cat

Hailu Mergia & opener Dunia & Aram @  8 @ Union Stage (Ethiopian keyboardist & his trio)

J. Robbins Band, Milliseconds, Railsplitter @ Pie Shop (rock)

Esaud Suarez @ Revash Cocina Regional del Peru in Chantilly, VA (Peru cumbia singer’s 1st US tour)

Miky Woodz @ the Palace

Persian Music Night w/ singer Roxana Sarrafi, Kamyar Arsani on percussion, Mehrnam Rastegari on kamancheh @ Hill Center (Iranian Persian ) (sold out)

Airport 77s & Zocko @ Palisades Hub Cap Centre (power pop rock)

Bar Italia @ Songbyrd (critic fave UK postpunk rock) (sold out)

“Ryuichi Sakamoto: async Live at the Park Avenue Armory: movie doc free @  7 p.m. @ Museum of Asian Art Meyer Auditorium (another Sakamoto doc shows Sunday afternoon Dec. 3 here)

Sensor Ghost, Yes Vacancy, Pearie Sol @ Lost Origins Gallery (postpunk)

DC South Asian Film Fest @ American U.  

Be'la Dona  @ Babylon Woodbridge (go-go)

Sneaker Ball w/ EU feat Sugar Bear, DC Vybe, Be 'La Dona, Push Play @ Hilton Crystal City (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Throw Social (go-go)

After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

Night of 100 Elvises from 4pm to 2 am @ Lord Baltimore Hotel

Save Your Soul at Lithuanian Hall in Baltimore (DJ Baby Alcatraz & DJ Rob Macy)

Fabulettes @ Colvin Run Dance Hall

Hast de Feuer Shutdown Party w/ Wifigawd, Khan, VRANDO, Kevin Aviance, DJ Assault, Bambounou , UniiQU3@ 9 @ Republiq Hall (rap & club dance)

Janel Leppin (cello), Anthony Pirog (guitar) , Mike Kuhl @ Comet

Will Butler & Sister Squares @ DC 9

Ladron @ Club One

James Armstrong Band @ Madam’s Organ (blues)

Frederic Yonnet @ Carlyle Room

Jane Monheit @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)

EU late @ Chateau Remix

Gilbert Torossian  dj (Arabic/Armenian) @ Green Zone 

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Sat. Dec. 2-

Velocity Girl, Tuscadero, Pohgoh @ Black Cat (sold out)

Pussy Riot : Riot Days multi-media punk opera w/ Pinkshift @ 930 Club

Deafheaven “Sunbather” album 10th anniv. @ Howard Theatre

Janel Leppin (cello) , Anthony Pirog (guitar) , Mike Kuhl @ 7 pm @ 2640 Space in Baltimore (artsy improv)

Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes @ Birchmere

Amjimile @ DC 9 (Black trans indie folk)

Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes @ Birchmere

Miky Woodz @ Galaxy

Maria by Callas movie @ National Gallery

Derek Gripper @ Nolan Center (on 3rd also- he's a South African guitarist) 

NPR Jazz Piano X-Mas w/ Cuban pianists Melvis Santa, Alfredo Rodriguez, & Hilario Duran @ Kennedy Center

Akua Allrich & the Tribe @ Arts Barn in Gaithersburg

DJ Terry Lee @ Patapsco Arena

Ultra Nate's Deep Sugar After hours w/ djs Mark Moultrie & Jerry Haley from 11 pm to 4 am @ Factory 17, 1722North Charles St., Baltimore (Baltimore club & house)

Tropical Beat w/ Leon City Sounds & Loco Bembe @ Green Zone

What Band @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Sirius Company , Suttle @ Fast Eddie’s

Proper Utensils feat Jas Funk @ Hangars Lounge

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant;

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla;

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian);

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

El Quatro (Hardcorn Rot-n-Roll), The Stivs (Back Alley Rock-N-Roll), Apollo 66 (Garage Punk Rock) @ American Legion Post 41 Cissel Saxon

Jazmin Bean @ Miracle Theatre

Batida Diferente @ Mr Henry’s

Anexo Social plus their singer’s book release 6 to 9 @ Haydee’s Mt Pleasant (Latin )  

Blacc Print Experience @ 1865 DC (go-go)

Ray Apollo Allen and band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Sarney & Band @ 7:30 @ Bossa (Arabic music classics)

Nico Play, Sonic Eddy @ Quarry House  (sold out)

Qilatse 5 to 7 @ Downtown Holiday Market (Ethiojazz mixed w/ Latin)

Naika @ Union Stage (Florida-based French-Haitian dance pop)

Cathy Ponton King & Robert Lighthouse @ Mussel Bar Arlington (blues)

Dave Chappell Band w/ Redd Volkaert  2 to 5 @ JVs

Milk, Cinema Hearts, Jacob Ray @ Atlantis

Catalytic Sound Fest Night 1 w/ Alma Laprida & Brian Weitz; & more @ 6 to 10 @ Rhizome

Ladron @ El Pueblito

*Backyard Band @ Martini's *

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Sun. Dec 3-

Montez de Durango & Patrulla 81 @ Vibe Annapolis

gospel with Maurice Yancey & 1 Accord, Michael Boone & Company,  Bre Holly & Faithful, Kenny Davis & the Melodyaires, New Vizion, Deyontay & Nu-Direction, Chevela Garvin & TSV @ 4 @ Restoration Temple Apostolic Center, 5225 Hamilton Ave., Baltimore

Legendary Ingramettes @  2 @ Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas (Richmond, VA gospel)

“Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda” doc @  2 p.m. @ Museum of Asian Art Meyer Auditorium

 the 1252 Band @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)

Emmylou Harris , Rodney Crowell benefit show $$$ @ Hamilton (roots Americana)

New Wet Kojak (Scott McCloud, Johnny Temple & others)  and Diamine (Alec Bourgeois & others)  @  Black Cat

Tex Rubinowitz & Tom Mindte Roots rock band @ 6 @ Hank Dietle’s

Jack Quartet  @Phillips

  Catalytic Sound Festival  Night 2 @Rhizome w/ Jamal Moore, Nik Francis, Trae Crudup III;  Kohoutek;  Lisa Cameron & Eli Wallace;  Luke Stewart Ensemble 6 to 10 @ Rhizome

9:30 Holiday Merch Fair at 9:30 Club this Sunday (12/3) from 1:00pm-7:00pm

Hulu Monsters 2:30 to 4:30 @ Downtown Holiday Market (Hawaiian meets Americana)

Brassaholics w/ Experience Brass Band @ Howard Theatre

Backyard Band 4 to 8 @ Babylon Falls Church (go-go)

Blacc Print Experience @ National Harbor Harborside Hotel

Brazil night w/Vava Samba, Trio Pagode Electrico, Dj Berimbau @ Bossa

Wammie Award Winners showcase w/ Autumn LaBella (Best R&B/Soul Song); Black Rave Culture (Best Electronic/Techno Artist/Group); Outerloop (Best Hard Rock/Punk Song); Pretty Bitter (Best Pop Album & Best Pop Song) @ 7 pm @ Songbyrd

Ethiopia @ the Crossroads art exhibit opening w/ Ethiopian coffee ceremony & more @ 11 am to 4 pm @ Walters Art museum Baltimore

Ladron @ Copan in Herndon

Urban Artistry dancers w/ Lisgood, Joyce Lim, & Barnard @ The Owl Room (house music & electro)

Ottobar holiday makers market

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

*Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla*

*Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church*

*Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)*

*Afro X dj party (afrobeats, amapiano, soca, dancehall, rap) 5 to 10 @ Gazuza Lounge*

*Malcolm X Park drum  circle @ 3*

*Jane Monheit @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)*

*Afrocode Day Party 4pm - 9pm (dj'd HipHop, AfroBeats & Soca) @ Decades*

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Mon. December 4-

 Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra: A Bohemian Christmas 2023 @ Atlas Theatre

Lydia Loveless  @Atlantis (rockin country)

Princess Chelsea @ Union Stage

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band opening for Tab Benoit @ Birchmere

Armand Ntep Band from Africa to the Blues show 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW

Ethiojazz @ Shalla

*salsa dance lessons 7:30; live salsa @ 8:30 @ the Renegade in Clarendon*

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Tues. Dec. 5-

Big Freedia’ Christmas in Central City tour w/ Anjelika Jelly Joseph, Haiku Hands @ 930 Club

Ethiopian music every Tuesday @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

La Goony Chonga @ Atlantis (Cuban-American Spanglish rapper)

Dead Gowns, h pruz, m andy @ Quarry House

Seth Kibel & Sean Lane 12 to 2 @ Downtown Holiday Market (klezmer global jazz)

Nina Casey Trio 5 to 7 @ Downtown Holiday Market ( American songbook standards & Blues)

Pokey Lafarge @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis

Rosanne Cash @ Birchmere (sold out)CANCELLED

Neva Dinova @ DC 9 (Omaha, NE folk psych that once recorded w / Bright Eyes)

*Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)*

*Saïs Kamalidiin & Global Spirit - Around The World For The Holidays (global jazz) @Blues Alley 

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Wed. Dec 6- 

Travis Scott @ CFG Arena (rap)  

Body of Light , Twins, SYzygvx @ Quarry House

Lovejoy Group 5 to 7 @ Downtown Holiday Market (Jazz , blues & Latin sung standards)

*Wes Watkins & Got My Own Sound Holiday shows @ Blues Alley *

*Kizomba & bachata International Wednesday @ Crossroads 2 in Wheaton *

*New Impressionz album release gig @ Babylon Falls Church (go-go)*

*Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge * 

*A Celebration of John Coltrane W/ Carl Grubbs @ Keystone Korner*

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Thurs. Dec. 7-

1st night of Chanukah

Scream, Soulside , XK Scenario @ Black Cat (DC punk)

90s Poetry Open Mic w/ Sami Miranda, Quique Aviles, Kenneth Carroll, Sasa Ackil @ Busboys & Poets , 625 Monroe St NE  

The Caribbean , Setting, Jamal Moore @ Rhizome

Eight Nights of Klezmer free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Dave Chappell trio 12 to 2 @ Downtown Holiday Market (roots Americana guitar led band)

Ian Walters & friends 5 to 7 @ Downtown Holiday Market (blues, rock, Americana)

Winter Solstice Phillips Collection after 5 till 8:30 event w/ Carly Harvey (DC blues singer)  

GA-20, Black Joe Lewis @ Union Stage  

Mega Jay @ Ibiza in Herdon

TCB @ Casamigos Bar in VA

Jo-go Project  X-mas Concert @ Creative Alliance

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

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Asmae & Chakib @ Martini Lounge Falls Church  (locally based Arabic/Middle Eastern)

The Green Show Band @ Mr Braxton’s

What Band @ Martini's  (go-go)

Still Familiar @ Babylon Falls Church

 *Blacc Print Experience @ Nipsey's (go-go)*

*Junkyard Band @ Flame in Alexandria (go-go) * 

* Music Without Borders W/ Azul Band (Live) @ Green Zone*

*Verny Varela @ Bossa DC (Colombian salsa)*

*Nina & the Argonauts w/ drummer Jim Thomson & Jackson-Reed High students and Geologist  @ metro Baltimore*

*Bouncing Souls, 7 Seconds @ Rams Head Baltimore *

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Fri. Dec. 8- 

Patti Labelle @ MGM

Beausoleil @ Tin Pan Richmond, VA (Cajun)

Reggaefest DC  dj party @ Howard Theatre

Djangolaya 2:30 to 4:30 @ Downtown Holiday Market (Roma jazz)

Afro Nuevo 5 to 7  @ Downtown Holiday Market (Latin jazz)

Cal Folger Day (Mickey Lusk on harp & Jenny Moon Tucker on Sax) ; Kajwan Ziaoddini on Iranian santour (hammered dulcimer) w/ percussionist Meiad ; & writer Jon-Michael Bloomquist @ Rhizome

Los Rieleros @ Mexico Lindo

Los Illegales de Lempira @ El Palenque

Los Dos de Tamaulipas & Los Valenz de Culiacan @ 90 Degrees

Billy Strings @ CFG Arena

After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

*Remi Hassoun dj (Arabic) @ Green Zone *

*Kalem Issa @ YaHala Bistro Lounge  in Arlington (Middle-eastern) *

*Benefit for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund w/ Constituents, Bayht Lahm, Psyop, Grudge, Darker Than, Palladists, Leon City Sounds Djs from 6 to 11 @ St Stephen's *

*TOB, the Men @ Martini's (bouncebeat go-go)*

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Sat. Dec 9-

Atercieopelados , Angelica Garcia @ Howard Theatre (Colombia alt-rock)

Junkyard Band, WestMob Band @ Bethesda Theater (go-go)

The DMV 1st Responders Annual Holiday Bash ft live performances by Sirius Company, Top 5 @ 8pm-1am @ The Westin Downtown DC, 999 9th Street NW/WDC Dress Code: Fly & Sexy Strictly Enforced

Benefit for Calvin Ware @ 7 w/ After Thought Band, Stone Pleasure Band, Voices 24/7 Band & DJ Eazy D. $15 in advance. $20 at door @ Lamont’s (soul)

Los Rieleros @ El Ranchon Woodbridge

King Teddy 12 to 2 @ Downtown Holiday Market (jump blues , rockabilly)

Stacy Brooks Band 5 to 7 @ Downtown Holiday Market (blues)

Navidad Flamenca @ Atlas

Atomic Mosquitos, Flying Faders, Zocko @ Slash Run

Teenage Halloween, Dead Billionaires, Combat @ Quarry House

Bryson Tiller @ Fillmore (rap)

Bill Kirchen’s holiday honky tonk party @ Jammin Java

Billy Strings @ CFG Arena

Bad Times record fair @ Eaton

Afrobeats in the City @ 10 @ Lydia on H st NE

Pinkshift, Pollyanna, Spring Silver, Labrys @ Ottobar

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant;

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla;

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian);

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

*Worship Live gospel tour w/ Fred Hammond, Hezekiah Walker, and Pastor Mike Jr. @ MGM National Harbor *

 *Crown Vic’s Weird World (Vinyl) dj @ Green Zone *

*Backyard Band @ 10 @ Eritrean Cultural Center*

*Ocean Celtic Quartet @ Winter Faerie Ball @ 6 to 10 @ Manor Mill, 1900 Monkton Rd., Monkton, MD * 

*Los Caminantes and Grupo Miramar @ Club One * 

*Los Caminantes Andantes & Conjunto Alazar @ Mango's * 

*Rare Essence @ Aqua(go-go)*

*Northeast Groovers & What Band @ Babylon Woodbridge(go-go)*

*TCB, TOB, New Impressionz, Reaction Band @ Fast Eddie's (bouncebeat go-go)* 

*Proper Utensils @ 9 @ Hilton Garden Inn, 1225 First ST NE (go-go)*

*Baltimore Klezmer All-Stars @ 8PM @ An Die Musik*

*Can I Kick It: Escape From New York w/ dj @ 8PM @ Creative Alliance*

* Holiday Market from 12PM-5PM free @ Holy Frijoles*

*Frank O. Agbro's 6 ft aparty w/ Anexo Social (El Salvadorian rock, ska, reggae) whose singer is also an author who will talk about his book about an immigrant girl. Plus a Frank o jam session . 3 pm @ front porch @ 17th & Kilbourne place NW. * 

*Go-go Santa event w/ Northeast Groovers ,TOB Band , Black Alley & photos w/ Santa 2 to 5 Sycamore & Oak SE * 

* Amapiano to the World w/ AQ, Rozay, DJ Milu from 4 to 10 @ 8113 Ga Ave Silver Spring* 

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Sun. December 10

Annuel AA @ Capital One Arena (reggaeton)

A Hanukah Party w/ Michael Winograd & the Honorable Mentschn @ Creative Alliance Baltimore

Mariachi Herencia de México’s Mariachi Christmas @ George Mason

Wild Style movie @ 3 @ Kennedy Center Mill Stage

Styles P farewell tour @ Howard Theatre POSTPONED

Voices 24/7 Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Allison Russell @ the Birchmere

Soulful Christmas feat. John Tillery & Living Sacrifice @ Creative Suitland

Joslyn & the Sweet Compression  @ Pearl St Warehouse (retro r&B)

Born Without Bones, the Vaughns,  Berra @ Comet

The R& B Club talks about Faith Evans @ 12 noon @ Songbyrd

*SWV @ MGM National Harbor (R&B)*

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

*Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla*

*Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church*

*Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)*

*Afro X dj party (afrobeats, amapiano, soca, dancehall, rap) 5 to 10 @ Gazuza Lounge*

*Malcolm X Park drum  circle @ 3*

*Blacc Print Experience toy drive & go-go X-mas party @ 5 to 9pm  @ Martini's White Plains *

*Backyard Band @ Society Lounge* 

*Los Caminantes @ VIP Room *

*Dance & Brunch Sunday: djs w/ Kizomba, Konpa, Urban Kiz, Brazilian Zouk @ 10 am to 2 pm @ Crossroads 2 *

*Afrocode Day Party 4pm - 9pm (HipHop Meets AfroBeats & Soca) @ Decades*

*TCB & New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church (bouncebeat go-go)*

*Mark Segraves talks w/ pianist/activist Daryl Davis @ 4 @ Backstage @ the Sanctuary @ Palisades Hub Centre*

*Mrs Toretsky's Nightmare @ 7:30 @ Bossa (klezmer) *

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Mon. Dec. 11-

Open Mic Monday w/ Attinshun @ Mojuba Collective , GA Ave , Silver Spring cancelled

La Force @ Union Stage (Montreal polished indie pop & r&b )

Dave Chappell band Blues show 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW

Patrick Watson @ Union Stage (indie dramatic cabaret pop)

Ethiojazz @ Shalla

Merry TubaChristmas @ Kennedy Center Concert Hall

*salsa dance lessons 7:30; live salsa @ 8:30 @ the Renegade in Clarendon*

*Hot 99 Jingle Ball w/ Jelly Roll, Melanie Martinez, One Republic @ Capital One Arena*

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Tues Dec 12 –


Open Mike Eagle @Songbyrd ( Arty , wordy rapper)

*Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)*

*Veronneau's Snow Time @ Blues Alley*

*Ethiopian music every Tuesday @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church*

*Josie Cotton, The Plimsouls, Kurt Baker. 7PM, $18 @ Metro Gallery (garage pop)*

*Step Afrika Holiday Step show  @ Arena Stage (through Dec. 17)*

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Wed. December 13- "Caverns Night at the Carlyle" with Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra

 William Basinski , Matmos (dj set)   @Atlantis

Feedel Band 5 to 7 @ Downtown Holiday Market (ethiojazz)

Odie Leigh @ Union Stage (indie folk )

Mac McAnally @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis (country)

*Kizomba & bachata International Wednesday @ Crossroads 2 in Wheaton *

*Step Afrika Holiday Step show*@ Arena Stage (through Dec. 17)*

*New Impressionz @ Babylon * 

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)*

*Rise Band @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom Suitland *

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Thurs. Dec 14-

 Slackers,Mustard Plug, the Free Coasters, Stop the Presses @ Black Cat (ska and pop-punk)

Mac McAnally @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis (country)

Richard Bona & Asante trio @ Phillips Collection

Pkew Pkew Pkew, Tall Juan, Decent Criminal @ Comet P Pong

Savannah Cristina @ Jammin Java (youtube viral r&B)

Nio Garcia @ Rio Cantina

Trebol  Clan & DJ Joe @ Ibiza in Herndon

Sweeping Promises , Club USA @ Songbyrd

The Magic of Ukrainian Christmas free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

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

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Asmae & Chakib @ Martini Lounge Falls Church  (locally based Arabic/Middle Eastern)

The Green Show Band @ Mr Braxton’s

What Band @ Martini's  (go-go)

Still Familiar @ Babylon Falls Church

*Blacc Print Experience @ Nipsey's (go-go)*

*Flack @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom, Takoma Park (pop rock roots)*

 *Danube Sessions/Kriminal Pop W Dj Šarkan & Accomplices (Live) @ Green Zone *

*Step Afrika Holiday Step show @ Arena Stage (through Dec. 17)*

*Azul Band @ Soussi (global sounds)*

*Cheick Hamala & the Griot Street Band @ Bossa (Mali)* 

*Virginia Ali of Ben's Chili Bowl 90th birthday celebration w/ Sirius Company @ 6 pm @ Lincoln Theatre*

*Afrobeat w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge *

*Elijah Easton @ Treehouse (jazz)* 

*Blunda, Added Color, Wanted Man @ Pie Shop*

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Fri, Dec 15-

  Black Eyes, Irreversible Entanglements, Clear Channel  @BlackCat (Post-punk noise, avante-jazz)

Cecile Mclorin Salvant @ LOC (jazz singer)

Mariah Carey @ CFG Arena (pop r& B)

Debit @ Flash (r&B electronic dance dj)

Seth Kibel & The Kleztet 12 to 2 @ Downtown Holiday Market (jazz klezmer)

Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines  2:30 to 4:30 @ Downtown Holiday Market (rockabilly, swing, Americana)

Kentucky Avenue 5 to 7 @ Downtown Holiday Market (country & roots rock)

After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group 10:30 @ @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs; *Maggie Yacoub's Arabic Jazz jam @ 8 @ Bossa* 

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

*Dj Basbousa (Arabic) @ Green Zone*

*Valiant @ BSK Event Center , 3701 Branch Ave., Temple Hills, MD (dancehall reggae)*

*A Charlie Brown Christmas @ 7:30PM @ The Lyric*

*Ravi Coltrane Quartet @ 7PM & 9:30PM @ Keystone Korner*

*Step Afrika Holiday Step show @ Arena Stage (through Dec. 17)*

*TOB, ABM, AJA @ Martini's (bouncebeat go-go)*

*DJ Baby Alcatraz @ Showtime Bar*

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Sat. December 16-

Conversation w/ Common @ Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre

What Band feat. Killa Cal , Still Familiar @ Diamond Lounge (go-go)

Lil Wayne and Friends @ CFG Arena (rap)

Trebol Clan & DJ Joe @ VIP Room in Baltimore  

Hardway Connection @ Lamont’s (southern soul)

Torino Death Ride, Han Gan, Airport 77s, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough @ The Runaway (rock, power pop)

The Set r& B dj night @ Howard Theatre

Rock ‘n’ Shop sale of records, clothes etc w/ djs Les the DJ & Sally Go Round @ 4 @ Black Cat

Interpol @ 930 (sold out)

Dance Club Presents Kilopatrah Jones, Joyce Lim, Tommy C, Baronhawk Poitier @ Owl Room (electro/techno)

Ottobar holiday surf party w/ Bali Lamas and Flying Faders

Roberto Blades @Lima de Veras

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @  Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs; *Craig Judelman & frinds @ * @ Bossa (Berlin-based klezmer & old-timey fiddler)*  

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant;

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla;

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian);

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

*Johnson Lee (Joe’s Record Paradise - Vinyl) @ Green Zone *

*Backyard Band @ Fast Eddie's*

*Pile 'o' rocks @ Hank Dietle's (Rockpile and UK pub rock cover band)  

*Bulin 47 @ Galaxy *

*Back to the Gouyad Night: Haitian konpa music @ 9; then Haitian konpa gouyad music & r& b @ 11 @ the Crossroads 2 *

*BIG CHUNE PARTY: A 90’s/00’s Dancehall, Reggae, & Soca dj Bashment @ Karma *

*Ashley Mcbryde, Will Jones. 7PM @ Rams Head (country)*

*Lil Wayne. @ 8PM @ CFG Arena*

*Ravi Coltrane Quartet. 7PM & 9:30PM @ Keystone Korner*

*Step Afrika Holiday Step show @ Arena Stage (through Dec. 17)* 

*What Band feat. Killa Cal, Still Familiar  4 to 9 @ Diamond Lounge (go-go)*

*DJ Baby Alcatraz @ Daikaya Izakaya* 

*Fete & Fund for Risikat @ Eaton Wild Days * 

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Sun. Dec 17-

A go-go Christmas w/ EU feat . Sugar Bear @ 5 pm @ Keystone Korner Baltimore

Ever Deadly film @ National Gallery about Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq

Junkyard Band and Still Familiar @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Stone Pleasure Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Janine Wilson Band 2:30 to 4:30 @ Downtown Holiday Market (acoustic Americana rock)

Kontrolled Khaos @ DC 9

Interpol @ 930 (sold out)

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

*Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla*

*Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church*

*Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)*

*Afro X dj party (afrobeats, amapiano, soca, dancehall, rap) 5 to 10 @ Gazuza Lounge*

*Malcolm X Park drum  circle @ 3*

*Backyard Band @ Ivy City Smokehouse *

*Dave Chappell Band @ 2 to 4:30 @ Hank Dietle's * & Hula Monsters @ 6

*Afrocode Day Party 4pm - 9pm (HipHop Meets AfroBeats & Soca) @ Decades*

*Step Afrika Holiday Step show @ Arena Stage (through Dec. 17)*

*Foots x Coles & more @ Eaton * 

*Italians in DC band @ 7 @ Bossa*

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Mon. Dec. 18-

A Charlie Brown Christmas live onstage @ Lincoln Theatre

Jim Stephanson 12 to 2 @ Downtown Holiday Market (hot jazz, country blues & hokum on guitar)

All New Genetically Altered Jug Band 2:30 to 4:30 @ Downtown Holiday Market

Stacy Brooks Band Blues show 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW

Interpol @ 930 (sold out)

Madonna @ Capital One Arena

Ethiojazz @ Shalla

*salsa dance lessons 7:30; live salsa @ 8:30 @ the Renegade in Clarendon*

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Tues. Dec. 19

Madonna @ Capital One Arena

Shaolin Jazz Can I Kick It  w/ DJ 2-Tone Jones @ Songbyrd

*Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)*

*Eric Felten performs Ellington's Nutcracker @ Blues Alley (sold out)*

*Ethiopian music every Tuesday @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church*

*The Hiphop Nutcracker w/ guest mc Kurtis Blow @ Strathmore *

*Piebald @ Ottobar (reunited '90s punk from Massachusetts)*

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Wed. Dec. 20-

Merry Market feat Brandon Woody’s Upendo, Brent Birkhead, DJ Pae Me @ Union Stage (jazz & r&B)

Seysew (jazz trio w/ drummer Keith Butler, Abe Mamet (French horn) , Zoe Jorgenson (bass); Oscar Suh-Rodriguez (guitarist) @ Rhizome

Dupont Brass free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (funky jazzy)

*Eric Felten performs Ellington's Nutcracker @ Blues Alley (sold out)*

*Kizomba & bachata International Wednesday @ Crossroads 2 in Wheaton *

*The Hiphop Nutcracker w/ guest mc Kurtis Blow @ Strathmore *

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)*

*Birthday bash for Ahmad& others @ Black Cat Red Room* 

*Ethiopian band & singers @ Napoli Lounge * 

*Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)* 

*New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church*

*Creative Fusion- poetry, painting, & live music w/ Dunia & Aram & Artsouca w/ Rob Coltun & more  @ 7 @ Bossa* 

*UNRWA gathering for Gaza 6 to 8 @ Busboys 14th st NW* 

*DJ NativeSun @ Owl Room (global electro/techno)* 

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Thurs. Dec 21

DJs Joyce Lim & Small Export(side project of James Bangura from Black Rave Culture) @ Owl Room (electro/techno)

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

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

Ethiopian music w/ Kalkidan, Dibekulu, Ethio Band & DJ Eyob  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Asmae & Chakib @ Martini Lounge Falls Church  (locally based Arabic/Middle Eastern)

The Green Show Band @ Mr Braxton’s

What Band @ Martini's  (go-go)

Still Familiar @ Babylon Falls Church

*Blacc Print Experience @ Nipsey's (go-go)*

*Going , Goin Gone @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom (roots)* 

*Soul Sauce W/ dj Kenny M (Vinyl) @ Green Zone *

*The Thrills @ JVs (pop roots rock)*

*Patsy’s Honky Tonk Torch & Twang(feat. Hall Bros) with the Crayfish Sisters @ Hank Dietle's *

*Pablo's Baile w/ samba & forro @ Bossa DC* 

*The Hiphop Nutcracker w/ guest mc Kurtis Blow @ Strathmore *

*Sirius Company @ the Flame Restaurant in Alexandria* 

*Afrobeat w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge (ugly x-mas sweater night) *

*Nayan, Bed Maker , Public Figures @ Pie Shop (punk) *

*John Waters Christmas @ Birchmere (sold out)*

*Samuel Prather & the G.O. ! 4Tet holiday show @ Carlyle Room (funky jazzy) * 

*Angel & Khriz @ the Palace (reggaeton)* 

*Benefit for individuals & a  Church community in intersectional Gaza  w/ music by Huda Asfour & Sitali & readings from 8 to 10 @ Bloombars , 3222 11th St NW * 

* Beltway Brass Quintet free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage * 

*Nag Champa Art Ensemble 8 to 10 @ Shanklin Hall (Jazz w/hiphop funkiness)*

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Fri. Dec. 22 –

Go-go Symphony Presents Twas the Night @ Union Stage (w/ EU's drummer) 

Blacc Print Experience  & go-go rapper Stinky Dink @ Moxy’s in Greenbelt (go-go)

Adobo DMV djs @ Karma (reggaeton, Latin pop )

Tarsha Fitzgerald presents The Voices X-mas show @ Birchmere

The Baily Missionary Kings of Harmony free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs

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

Live Ethiopian music w/ Debekulu, Rediet, Roots band  @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

* Sounds By dj Saba (Arabic) @ Green Zone * 

*Los Andantes Caminantes Y La Sonora Dinamita @ 90 Degrees*

*La Autoridad De La Sierra @ El Palenque *

*TOB 19th year anniv. , ugly Xmas sweater party edition @ Throw Social * 

*The Hiphop Nutcracker w/ guest mc Kurtis Blow @ Strathmore *

*Suttle @ Babylon Falls Church ( go-go) * 

*kizomba Christmas @ Juste Lounge * 

*Dan & Claudia Zanes free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (acoustic family friendly)*

*Layover party w/ djs Say3, NativeSun, & Mathias @ 10 pm @ ESL Lounge (global electro)* 

*DJ Spen & others @ Owl Room (Spen plays hiphouse & hiphop tinged dance music) *

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Sat. Dec 23

What goes on: Teenbeat Edition  w/ djs Mark Robinson & Just-in-Time after 7 pm screening of movie Amateur on Plastic  (about out there DC rock singer Butch Willis ) @    Black Cat

Carly Harvey 5 to 7 @ Downtown Holiday Market (blues)

Lamont Savoy's Free Xmas party w/ Dj Hightop @ Lamont’s

Samara Joy feat the McLendon Family @ Strathmore (x-mas jazz vocals show)

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 pm @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs; 

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant;

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla;

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian);

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

* Nectar W/ djs  V:Shal & Ahautmess @ Green Zone *

*Backyard Band @ Shark Bar*

*La Sonora Dinamita @ Villa Flores  (Colombian cumbia & more)*

*Rare Essence @ Aqua* 

*TCB, ABM @ Martini's Ft Washington (bouncebeat go-go)*

*Proper Utensils @ Hangars (go-go)*

*Kids Krank - learn the history of go-go & how to play it w/ Juspaul 12 to 2 pm @ 1603 Marion Barry Ave Se * 

*Fadi Jano @ Martini Lounge Falls Church (middle eastern/ Arabic)  *

*Afrobeats Xmas party @ Gee's *

*Cheick Hamala Diabete & Idrissa Diabete & friends @ 7:30 @ Bossa (Mali ) 

*Messiah Sing-along free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage *

*DJs NativeSun & Jahsonic, & Niara Sterling @ 10 @ Shanklin Hall *(house & electro/techno)

*Afrobeats @ Gazuza* 

*throwback bashment dancehall, konpa, reggae, soca day party from 5 to 10 @ Base Lounge in Bladensburg *

*Milk/Monet/ Zaander Trio, LMB (w/ Abe Mamet & Jamie Sandel), Chintha Hoffman @ Rhizome (improv jazz)* 

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Sun. December 24-

Allstar Christmas Eve Jazz Jam @ Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre

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

*Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla*

*Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church*

*Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)*

*Afro X dj party (afrobeats, amapiano, soca, dancehall, rap) 10 pm  @ St Ex*

*Malcolm X Park drum  circle @ 3*

*Backyard Band @ Throw Social*

*Afrocode Day Party 4pm - 9pm (HipHop Meets AfroBeats & Soca) @ Decades*

*Jo-go Project before x-mas show @ Carlyle Room (jazz meets go-go)*

*New Impressionz @ Babylon*

*Manaf Al Amer @ 10 @ Yahala Hookah Bar in Arlington (Singer)* 

*Habesha Ethiopian xmas eve bash @ Flair in DC*

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Mon. Dec. 25-

 Open Mic Monday w/ Attinshun @ Mojuba Collective , GA Ave , Silver Spring (tentative)

Ethiojazz @ Shalla (tentative)

*Jimi Smooth & Hit-time @ 8:30 @ JVs (funk & soul) *

*salsa dance lessons 7:30; live salsa @ 8:30 @ the Renegade in Clarendon (tentative)*

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Tues. Dec. 26- David Cole & Main Street Blues show 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW

*Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)*

*Soul trombonist Herm Hopkins @ Blues Alley* 

*Ethiopian music every Tuesday @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church*

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Wed. Dec. 27

*Blues Warriors @ JVs* 

*Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz pianist & band) *

*Kizomba & bachata International Wednesday @ Crossroads 2 in Wheaton *

*Crank Lukongo @ Carlyle Room (go-go-afro-funk)*

*DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)*

*Shadz of Soul @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom Suitland *

*Andrew Beaujon, Cotton Candy, Jonny Cohen's Love Machine @ McLean, VA VFW* (Teenbeat indie-pop)*

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

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Thurs. Dec. 28

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

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring

Asmae & Chakib @ Martini Lounge Falls Church  (locally based Arabic/Middle Eastern)

The Green Show Band @ Mr Braxton’s

What Band @ Martini's  (go-go)

Still Familiar @ Babylon Falls Church

*Blacc Print Experience @ Nipsey's (go-go)*

*Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz pianist & band) *

*Rare Essence w/ Jas Funk @ the Panorama Room, Morris Rd SE (go-go) *

*Afrobeat w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge *

*Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis*

*Afrobeats @ Gazuza Lounge*

*Lafayette Gilchrist Sextet "Undaunted" album release @ Keystone Korner * (jazz w/ a tinge of go-go & funk)*

*Dave Chappel Band @ 8:30 @ JVs*

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Fri. Dec 29- 

Backyard Band @ Fillmore  (go-go)

26th annual Hank Williams Tribute @ Birchmere

Pietasters, Crazy & the Brains @ 930 Club (ska and punk)

Wrizzards @ Union Stage (Filipino pop & r&B quartet)

After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55      Fillmore (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

*Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz pianist & band) *

*La Sonora Dinamita @ El Pueblito in Baltimore *

*Sugar Smacks (w/ Razz drummer Doug Tull) @ VFW Hells Bottom Takoma*

*New Impressionz @ Throw Social (bouncebeat go-go)*

*EU feat Sugar Bear, w/ Top 5 Band @ Air (go-go)* 

*Disco Biblioteca Book Group discusses Gayle Wald’s 2007 book, Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe at 7 p.m. @ People’s Book, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park*

*Dj & live percussion from Ty Hussell @ 10 @ Showtime Lounge* 

*What Band, Perfect Circle, Union District Sound @ Hangar's* 

*Mature Clientele band, Strictly Bizness @ Los Amigos, Alexandria * 

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Sat. Dec 30-

Rebirth Brass Band @ the Hamilton (from New Orleans)

Be’la Dona @ Birchmere (go-go)

Stone Pleasure Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Southern Culture on the Skids w/   Jumpin Jupiter   @ Pearl St Warehouse

Bad Moves (single release party) . w/ Massie @ Comet P Pong (pop punk)

Seldom Scene @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis (bluegrass & Country)

Diva movie @ National Gallery

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant;

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla;

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian);

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

*Junkyard Band @ Nottingham's (go-go)*

*Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz pianist & band) *

*Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 *

*La Sonora Dinamita @  Vibe in Annapolis*

*Rare Essence and Sirius Company @ Aqua (go-go) * 

*Proper Utensils & Still Familiar @ Chateau Remix (go-go)*

*Tony Matterhorn @ Crossroads 2 (Caribbean)* 

*TCB , New Impressionz @ Union District Oyster*

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Sun. Dec. 31-

EU feat Sugar Bear @ Bethesda Theater (go-go)

Rise Band and Show @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rebirth Brass Band @ 9 @ the Hamilton (New Orleans funk)

The Rock-a-Sonics & guests  @ Hank Dietle’s Tavern (rockabilly)

Seldom Scene & Porch Delights @ Birchmere (bluegrass & trad country folk)

Peaches O’Dell and her Orchestra & Tony Anthony & His Malvivants @ Black Cat (swing)

Monty Alexander @ 6:30 & 10 pm @ Blues Alley (Jamaican jazz & calypso)

Jazzmeia Horn & her Noble Force @ 7 & 9 @ Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre (big band jazz singer)

Gregory Porter @ 8 @ Kennedy Center Concert Hall (soulful jazz singer)

Southern Culture on the Skids w/ the Highballers @ Pearl St Warehouse

Dance Club w/ DJs Tommy C, Joyce Lim, Baronhawk Poitier, & more @ 9 @ the Owl Room (techno/electro)

Oh He Dead , Mambo Sauce @ Union Stage

Alpha Rhythm Kings (from LA) @ Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom (40s jump blues dance music)

Dan Deacon Ensemble @ Ottobar

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

*Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla*

*Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church*

*Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)*

*Afro X dj party (afrobeats, amapiano, soca, dancehall, rap) 3pm to 3 am @ St Ex*

*Malcolm X Park drum  circle @ 3* 

 * New Year's Eve w/ DJ Saba & DJ Basbousa @ Green Zone * 

*Cheers the Annual Jamaican NYE Masquerade Ball w/ Team Shella w/ Ikel Marvelous & Flabba Dabba (Kingston, JA); Mad Rass & Dj Najair (Spanish Town, JA) , DJ Prince Royal @ 9 @ Buena Vista Ballroom, 8844 Washington Blvd., Jessup, MD (dancehall reggae)*  

*Mimosas and Caribbean music New Year w/ Dj Sprang & DJ Jason Frass @ Crossroads 2 in Wheaton (dancehall, soca, afrobeats, r&b, hiphop) *

*Afrocode Day Party 4pm - 9pm (HipHop Meets AfroBeats & Soca) @ Decades (tentative)*

*Djs Leon City Sounds, Electric Cowbell/Crown Vic, Kenny M, Nico Sophia, percussionist Ty Hussell & percussionist Cumbia Mummy for Tropical Heat Dome New Year's Eve  party @ 10 @  Marx Cafe *

*Blues Warriors @ Cissel-Saxon American Legion Post 41* 

*Asmae & Chakib @ Yahala Bistro Lounge in Arlington (Middle Eastern/Egyptian)* 

*Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)*

*TCB, ABM, Big Action @ Shark Bar Waldorf* 

*DJ Eskimo @ Dew Drop Inn (hiphop & more)* 

*Northeast Groovers, What Band, Mature Clientele @ Club One (go-go)* 

*Annapolis fireworks 7 & 12 mdt. @ Campbell Park, City Dock* 

*First Night Alexandria 2 pm till 12* 

*Experience Band @ family show 4 to 7:30 @ Metrobar, 640 Rhode Island Ave NE*

*Brendan's Voyage @ 7:30 @ Dubliner (trad Irish) *

*Granny & the Boys 6 to 8 @ Showtime *

*Amapiano DMV djs 8 pm to 3 am @ Harlot* 

*Dj Berimbau & DJ Danilo @ Bossa DC* 

*Ethiopian live music w/ Mahlet G/ Giordis @ Napoli Lounge Falls Church*

*Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's White Plains, MD* (go-go) 

*Suttle, Sounds of Elegance @ The Ugly Mug(go-go) *

*Afrobeats dj @ Kaldi's*   

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Mon. January 1 –

Ethiojazz @ Shalla (tentative)

*salsa dance lessons 7:30; live salsa @ 8:30 @ the Renegade in Clarendon*

*Sirius Company @ Piano Keys*

*Ethiopian music w/ Aron, Nega, Kalkidan, & Fikir@ MHL Lounge*

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Tues. Jan 2-

Memphis Gold & the Scrap Iron Band Blues show 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW

*Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)*

*Ethiopian music every Tuesday @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church*

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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 DC Facebook has Latinx too, and baltshowplace.tumblr has Baltimore punk & more; Elliot Gross on Facebook has DC blues & blues-rock

Sunday, November 5, 2023

DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More - November 2023 Concert Calendar Gig List

 

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DC/Baltimore /DMV Global Music and More – November 2023

  Compiled & curated by Steve Kiviat and edited and updated  (go-go shows are often just announced the week of the show. Look for *asterisks* for added events). Work your way down day by day. 

Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events tweeted @stevekiviat. On Threads & Bluesky now too. It includes international (mainly African, Caribbean, Brazilian), roots, rap, soul, dc go-go, rock, punk, pop, gospel, club dj dance and more DMV & Baltimore & Annapolis 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, tik-tok, What’s app, & club voicemails.

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

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Some November Highlights (then full list below):

Sun. November 5- JB Mpiana & Wenge BCBG from 4 to 10 pm @ Karma (Congo rhumba)

Northeast Groovers & What Band & All-Black Allstars w/ Big G, Weensy, Smoke, Killa Cal & more  for Rappa’s Birthday Grand finale 5 to 9 pm @ Best Western Capital Restaurant Lanham (go-go)

Tuesday November 7- The Good Ones @ Hill Center (Rwanda genocide survivors who play  mostly all acoustic afropop songs)

Fri. Nov. 10- Codeine , Barbara Manning @ Black Cat (more interested in Manning, guitar pop rock opener making rare local appearance than slowcore headliner )

Sun. Nov. 12- Myke Towers @ MGM (reggaeton)

From Tiny Desk Unit to Tiny Desk concerts w/ Bob Boilen and Chris Thomson @ 4 to 5:30 @ Backstage at the Sanctuary, 5200 Cathedral Ave.  in Palisades

Thurs. Nov. 16- Black Wax (Robert Mugge 1983 directed film about Gil-Scott Heron) @ 9 @ AFI Silver

Sun Ra: A Joyful noise (Robert Mugge 1980 directed film) @  7 @ AFI Silver

Fri. Nov. 17 –

Gospel According to Al Green ( Robert Mugge 1984 directed film) @  7 @ AFI Silver

Saxophone Colossus about Sonny Rollins (Robert Mugge 1986 directed film) @  9 @ AFI Silver

Sat. Nov. 18-

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Jon Langford: Song for Song @ 6th & I (Langford from the Mekons & Will Oldham follow solo rock approaches they used during pandemic)

Armand Hammer (billy woods & Elucid)  , Quelle Chris @ Union Stage ( clever wordy rap)

 Deep Blues (Robert Mugge directed 1991 film about RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough & other Mississippi musicians active at that time ) @  12 @ AFI Silver

Cool Runnings reggae (Robert Mugge 1983 directed film shot at Sunspash w/ Gregory Isaacs, Rita & Ziggy Marley, Mutabaruka, Alton Ellis, more) @  9:30 @ AFI Silver

Friday Nov 24 - Grupo Niche, Hector Acosta  @ MGM (Niche , the Colombia salsa vets are my fave, more than Dominican bachata singer Acosta )

  

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Full November 2023 List (events added later will have *asterisks*)

Wed. Nov 1-

 Soul Fyne (Brigette, Farnetta, Shawn, Twinky) @ Eloquent Touch  Ballroom in Suitland

Hiphop listening sessions: Iconic groups @ Kennedy Center

Slaid Cleaves, Robby Fulks @ Jammin Java (alt-country Americana)

Pamyua 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube) (Alaska Inyuit band)

Joji @ Capital One Arena (Japan) 

Sue Foley @ the Hamilton

*Quicksand @ Atlantis*

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Thurs. Nov. 2

Azul Band @ Green Zone

jazz pianist Kenny Barron @ Arena Stage

- Lakecia Benjamin @ LOC

Son Aguamiel 6 to 7 free @ Kenn. Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on K. Ctr FB & Youtube)

Flo Milli @ Fillmore (rap)

Bongo District & the Loving Paupers (double album release party) @ Songbyrd

Verny Varela @ Bossa (DC based Colombian salsa)

Sidney Bird, Radio Domo @ Comet P Pong

*Dia de los Muertos w/ art and music 5 to 8 @ National Portrait Gallery*

*What Band w/ guest Killa Cal @ Martini's(go-go)*

*Still Familiar @ Babylon Falls Church*

*Romeo Santos @ CFG Arena (bachata)*

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

AfroVibez dj @ Gazuza

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

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

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

The Green Show Band @ Mr Braxton’s

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Friday Nov. 3-

Ranky Tanky (South Carolina Gullah soul) w/ Lisa Fischer (acclaimed r’n’b studio backup singer) @ Strathmore

Ellis Paul @ Cellar Stage in Timonium, MD

Leon City Sounds djs w/ Star City Soul Club djs @ 10 @ Showtime Bar

Save your Soul DJ Night w/ Baby Alcatraz and  @ Lithuanian Hall Baltimore

Talsounds (Canadian-born Lebanese ambient/drone/improv), Niki Afsar (Iranian-American writer/vocalist) , John Karvonen (Palestinian-American electronic artist) @ Rhizome

Nellie Mckay @  Hamilton

Pile ‘O Rocks @ Hank Dietle’s

Louie Vega @ Flash

Grandmaster Flash talk and workshop @ Kennedy Center

District of Raga  presents Suman Laha & Monir Hossain Early show upstairs & Muath Edriss band music for peace downstairs early @ Bossa

Los Guanacos @ El Gran Palenque in Falls Church

Miky Woodz @ the Palace

A tribute to late producer /engineer Brooke Delarco (From CBGBs to Inner Ear) w/ The Delarcos, 7 Door Sedan @ Pie Shop

DJ Minx @ Owl Room

Gilbert Torossian (Arabic/Armenian) @ Green Zone

Bureau of Sensory Affairs @ Brentwood Arts Exchange

Alison Crockett: The Jazz Sides Of Chaka Khan @ 8PM @ Creative Alliance

Mark Eitzel @ 8PM @ Club 603 (sold out)

Angel Du$T Record Release w/ Candy, Lion Of Judah, Dazy, Loosey @ 7PM @ Soundstage

After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Saturday)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

DJ Sprang International (dancehall, soca, afrobeats, rap) @ Crossroads 2

Black Belt Eagle Scout free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on KC Facebook & YouTube)

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Saturday November 4-

 Christian Nodal @ Eaglebank (Mexican mariacheno singer)

Rod Wave @ 6:30PM @ CFG Arena Baltimore (soul-trap rap)

La Fe Norteña De Toño Aranda, Pena Blanca, Nico y Los Insolitos @ El Ranchon

Rolando Morales-Matos @ Montpelier (Latin jazz keyboard)

Raulin Rodriguez @ VIP Room

Frankie Beverly Tribute w/ Edward “Junie” Henderson @ 7PM @ Keystone Korner Baltimore

 Día De Los Muertos @ 11:30AM @ Patterson Park Baltimore

Electronica Fest 14 Transitions w/ Doctor Mabuse, Beau Finley, & many more  @ `12 to 9pm @ System Sources Computer Rm, 338 Clubhouse Rd, Hunt Valley, MD

 Tropical Beat W Leon City Sounds (Vinyl) @ Green Zone

Dogo du Togo @ 7 @ Goethe Institute

Weird Babies, the Suspension, Apollo 66 @ American Legion Post 41, Cissel-Saxon

Hula Monsters @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom

Pigs Pigs Pigs @ Atlantis  (sold out)

Chante Moore @ Bethesda Theater

Loose Ends @ Birchmere

Adams Morgan Porch Fest 2 to 6 including Airport 77s @ 2:30 & Ari Voxx on 4 on Plaza Stage; Experience Band @ 5 on Aetna Stage

La Banda Morisca @ Gala Hispanic Theatre (flamenco)

DJs Rich Medina & Karizma @ Dark Room Baltimore (House music & more)

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Saturday)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

TCB @ Martini’s

Backyard Band, Be’la Dona, Junkyard Band @ 10 @ Hilton Mark Center Alexandria

Airport 77s @ Hank Dietle’s

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Sun. November 5-

JB Mpiana & Wenge BCBG from 4 to 10 pm @ Karma (Congo)

Silkroad Ensemble led by Rhiannon Giddens @ George Mason U  presents American Railroad, an initiative that maps American music through the various immigrant communities involved in building the late-1800s Transcontinental Railroad.  Rhiannon Giddens joins the ensemble for this performance, which is told through the stories and sounds of African American, Chinese, Irish, Mexican, and Native American communities. Traditional instruments—such as the guzheng, pipa, erhu, and qinqin—cross paths with fiddles, bones, tambo, and banjo to remind audiences of America’s intricately interwoven history.

Romeo Santos @ Capital One Arena (bachata)

Bishop Donnell Long 60th Birthday gospel concert w/ New Vizion, James Hillian, Jr & company; Sensational Singing Angels; Zion; & more @ 4 pm @ Scripture Cathedral Church, 7610 Central Avenue, Landover, MD  

La Banda Morisca @ Gala Hispanic Theatre (flamenco)

Ava Mirzadegan , Halpine, Keeper @ Comet P Pong (rock)

Tortoise @ Black Cat

Style Wars movie @ 3 @ Kennedy Center Mill Stage (about early days of hiphop)

Oklahoma Twisters @ Hank Dietle’s

Amapiano dj 2 to 9 @ Harlot

Rare Essence @ Hampton Conference center , Capitol Heights , MD

Backyard Band @ Sax

TCB @ Phantom

Sirius Company @ Restaurant 55

Northeast Groovers & What Band & All-Black Allstars w/ Big G, Weensy, Smoke, Killa Cal & more  for Rappa’s Birthday Grand finale 5 to 9 pm @ Best Western Capital Restaurant Lanham

Chante Moore @ Bethesda Theater

Vava Samba @ Bossa

Dancehall dj Fyah Oats @ Crossroads two

Diwali celebration w/ Indian dance companies including GW Raas, Spilling Ink  3:30 to 5:30; Ragini Ensemble @ 6; DC Bhangra @ 7:30; Dance Party 7:45 to 9:30 @ Museum of Asian Art Freer plaza

Pan American Symphony Orchestra @ Barns of Wolf Trap

Tribute to Prince and Morris Day w/ Junie Henderson @ Birchmere

Loudon Wainwright III @ Jammin Java

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Oklahoma Twisters @ 6 @ Hank Dietle’s (Western swing, polkas)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)

Afro X dj party (afrobeats, amapiano, soca, dancehall, rap) 5 to 10 @ Gazuza Lounge

Malcolm X Park afternoon drum session circle @ 3

*Shakemore au-go-go benefit show w/ Tinklers, Zocko , Spidercake & more 2 to 7 @ Galactic Panther in Alexandria* 

*Isley Brothers @ MGM National Harbor*

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Mon. Nov. 6-

GZA and Fishbone @ Fillmore (rap headliner, ska-punk-funk opener)CANCELLED

B4 Brothers from Other Mothers 6 to 9 pm @ Westminster Church SW (blues)

Yard Act, PVA, Ed  Schrader’s Music Beat @ Ottobar (Yard Act are UK postpunk)

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Tues. Nov. 7-

Akon @ Fillmore  

The Good Ones @ Hill Center (Rwanda genocide survivors who play acoustic afropop songs)

Noochie brings his Front Porch series w/ guest Thunderboyz from 7 to 10 @ Twelve Stories

Gilla Band & Bambara @ Metro Baltimore

Erkan Ogur, Ismail H. Demircioglu feat Ara Dinkjian @ Jammin Java

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)

*pianist Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru tribute @ Kennedy Center*  

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Wed. Nov. 8-

Jake Xerxes Fussell w/ Allegra Krieger @ DC 9 (headliner is fingerpick guitarist & folk )

6lack @ Anthem (rap)

The 1975 @ CFG Arena

Gasket, Half/Cross, Psy Op @ Quarry House (hardcore punk)

Thrills @ JVs (roots pop)

*Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) in conversation w/ Brendan Canty re Tweedy book "World Within a Song- Music that Changed My Life" @ 7 @ 6th & I (live & paid virtual) * 

*No-No Boy @ Rhizome (Asian-American indie folk music w/multi-media re Japanese American internment camps; Vietnamese rock; Cambodian painters) * 

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

*DJ NativeSun @ Owl Room* 

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Thurs. Nov. 9 -

A. Savage of Parquet Courts @ Black Cat (post-punk)

Blonde Redhead, Marnie Stern  @ Howard Theatre (rock)

Vincent Neil Emerson @ Songbyrd (Texas honky tonk alt-country singer-songwriter)

Inner Ear of Don Zientara w/ Don, Antonia Tricarico, Joe Lally @ 5:30 @ Crooked Beat Records, 2417 Mt Vernon Ave. Del Ray (talking about book re the Arlington studio where many Dischord musicians and others recorded)

Chris Isaak : It’s Almost Christmas tour @ Birchmere

Makano @ Ibiza in Herndon

Nayan , Probir Trio, Johnny Bombay & the Reactions,  Tejas Singh @ Jammin Java

Abraham Alexander w/ Georgia Lines @ DC 9

Harold López-Nussa Timba a la Americana featuring Grégoire Maret with Luques Curtis & Ruy Adrian López-Nussa @ Amp (Cuban jazz & dashes of timba )

Torrents fest Nov 9 to 12th

Flack @ VFW Post 350

Danube Sessions w/ DJ Sarkan  & accomplices live @ Green Zone

Alan Paloma of Neon Indian @ Atlantis

Teen Cobra @ The Runaway

Moving Targets, Rabid City @ Holy Frijoles Baltimore

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

AfroVibez dj @ Gazuza

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

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

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

The Green Show Band @ Mr Braxton’s

What Band @ Martini's  (go-go)

Still Familiar @ Babylon Falls Church

Grandsons @ Hank Dietle’s (Americana )

*Cheick Hamala & the Griot Street Band @ 9:30 @ Bossa (Mali)*  

*Making the Go-go Band musical @  Georgetown U Gonda Theatre - Davis Performing Arts Center (through Nov. 12th; then Nov. 15th through 18th) w/ Shorty Corleone *

*Wild Nothing @ 930 Club (dream pop rock)*

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Fri. Nov. 10-

 Codeine , Barbara Manning @ Black Cat (slowcore headliner & Chickfactor guitar pop rock opener)

Ms. Pat @ Howard Theatre (sold out)

SOS Band @ Bethesda Theatre

Sheila E @ Birchmere

Grupo Exterminador @ El Palenque Falls Church

Grupo Exterminador on late w/ Compa Sacra and Los Terribles Del Norte @ Cococabana

Compa Sacra and Los Terribles Del Norte on late @ 90 Degrees in Manassas

Los Cazadores Del Cerro & Elegant Ensemble De La Perla @ Vibe in Annapolis

Daniel Agostini @ Diamond Lounge (Argentina singer)

Jim Saah’s “In My Eyes” and Matt Caban’s “Anthem” photo exhibits plus music photo contest w/ judges Cynthia Connolly & Lisa Walker  @ Slash Run

Diwali event w/ music, dance, lights, sweets @ 6 to 9 @ Water Park , 160 1 Crystal Drive, Arlington

Malavika Sarukkai “Anubandh” @ Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre (classical Indian dance)

English Beat @ State Theatre (ska)

Frank Reyes @ the Palace

Los Silver Star @ VIP Room

DJ Remi Hassoun @ Green Zone (Arabic)

The Allison Lupton Trio @ Cellar Stage in Timonium, MD

Torrents Conference presents Bring Down the Walls Music Panel 4 to 5 @ Kennedy Center Studio K  & Portal Dance Party w/ DJs Adrian Loving, Shavaun XX, & Ge-ology from 7 to 11 @ Kennedy Center Studio K

Soles of Duende @ Amp

Highballers @ The Runaway

Rdgldgrn 10th anniversary gig @ Songbyrd (sold out)

After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs & @ 7:30- Habbina Habbina w/ Mediterranean surf music 

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Saturday)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

DJ Sprang International (dancehall, soca, afrobeats, rap) @ Crossroads 2

Heavy Psych Sounds Fest day 1 @ Metro Gallery

DJ Crown Vic’s Weird World @ Eaton Hotel Allegory Room

Soweto global amapiano dj night @ UltraBar 

*Club USA, Evil Sword, Weed Tree @ Rhizome*  

*Dream Body , Sinking Body, Anthony Pirog @ Lost Origins Gallery* 

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Sat. Nov. 11-

Sampha @ Howard Theatre (sold out)

Kronos Quartet 5 Decades @ 6th & I

Hardway Connection, Stone Pleasure Band , DJ Shonuff @ Lamont’s (southern soul)

SOS Band @ Bethesda Theatre

Foehammer, Requiem Drone, Collapsing  @ Clearbrook Center of the Arts , Lake Ridge, VA

Torrents Conference presents “Sun Ra : Space is the Place” doc @ 12:30 to 2 and  9 to 10:30 @ Eaton Cinema, 901 G St NW

Jhankaar: A Celebration of Diwali free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on KC Facebook & YouTube)

Los Mismos & Orquesta la Clave @ Mango's

Los Cazadores Del Cerro & Mattisse @ EL Ranchon

Royal Arctic Institute @ Rhizome (instrumental postpunk cinematic jazz band)

Atarashii Gakko! @ Black Cat (Japanese all female post punk) (sold out) 

Rosie Tucker, Adult Mom, Shalom @ Comet P Pong (rock)

Los Dos Carnales, Kanales & La explosiva banda de Maza @ Galaxy

Estilo Chihuahua , Kasadorez @ Pappasittos

Los Silver Star @ Club One

DJ Joe @ Leyla’s

Far Caspian @ Songbyrd (Sold out)

Malavika Sarukkai “Anubandh” @ Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre (classical Indian dance)

Backyard Band @ Martini’s (go-go)

Proper Utensils 3 to 8 @ Restaurant 55 in Hyattsville (go-go)

New Impressionz, Reaction, TOB @ Fast Eddies (go-go)

Crown Vic’s Weird World vinyl dj @ Green Zone

Party Girl, Fantazma, Buko Buko @ The Runaway (retro punk)

The Kennedys @ Jammin Java (folk-rock)

Heavy Psych Sounds Fest day 2 @ Metro Gallery

Carlos Truly (Hiphop/r’n’b/pop), Marti, Synae @ Quarry House  

Soweto Global amapiano dj 4 to 10 @ Eaton Wild Days

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs &* @ 7:30 Magnolia  & Szirka bands (Budapest style) 

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Saturday)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

*Buddhist rapper Born I w/ harpist Kim Sator @ 2 @ Eaton Hotel* 

*Junkyard Band w/ Mature Clientele @ Babylon Woodbridge (go-go)* 

*TCB, TOB @ Restaurant 55 (bouncebeat go-go)* 

*DC Vybe @ 5 Sisters Restaurant*

*Jill Greenleigh Go-go Speaks book signing 1 to 3 @ Universal Madness Wear & Pocket Beatz Music in Waldorf* 

*Bed Maker, Continuals, Fear of God, Old Bay Thrashers, Indictments @ 7 @ Pedal Pushers in Severna Park, MD (punk) *

*Ex-Motorcycle Couriers @ Simple Bar* 

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Sun. Nov. 12-

Myke Towers @ MGM (reggaeton)

Rod Wave @ Capital One Arena (soul-trap rap)

Sampha @ Howard Theatre (sold out)

R& B Club talks about The-Dream @ 12 noon @ Songbyrd

From Tiny Desk Unit to Tiny Desk concerts w/ Bob Boilen and Chris Thomson @ 4 to 5:30 @ Backstage at the Sanctuary, 5200 Cathedral Ave.  in Palisades

Grupo Exterminador @ Vibe in Annapolis

Backyard Band @ Society Lounge

1252 Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)

Afro X dj party (afrobeats, amapiano, soca, dancehall, rap) 5 to 10 @ Gazuza Lounge

Malcolm X Park afternoon drum session circle @ 3

*Psychic Death, De()t, Sub Rosa, Sad Roach, Saffron @ 6 @ Rhizome (punk)

*Ceasefire in Palestine- A world of Music for Peace show @ Bossa* 

*Sundeh day club w/ DJ Sam I Am playing amapiano & afrobeats 3 to 9 pm @ La Catrina in Bethesda*

*TCB, TOB @ Martini's (bouncebeat go-go)*

*Outerloop @ the Pocket (rock)* 

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Mon. Nov. 13-

Big Blues Band 6 to 9 pm @ Westminster Church SW (blues)

The Inner Ear of Don Zientara @ 7 @ Brambleton Library in Loudon County

Moon by Moon @ Songbyrd (artsy indie-pop)

Open Mic Monday w/ Attinshun @ 8:30 @ Mojuba Collective

*Zara (sax player Sarah Hughes punk jazz group ) album release show @ Rhizome*  

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Tues. Nov. 14-

Foxing, The Hotelier, Emperor X @ Howard Theatre (emo rock)

Dave Kline’s New World Jazz Funk @ Blues Alley

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)

*Black Rails, Ma'am, Phil Spector's Gun @ The Runaway (punk rock)*

*Berra, lowercase roses,  Rex Pax @ Quarry House Tavern (rock)*

*Taking Back Sunday @ Black Cat*

*Say Sue Me @ Atlantis*

"How Sweet it is: the men of soul" tribute @ Signature Theatre 

*Fresh Air- Strathmore Artists in Residence @ Amp* 

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Wed. Nov. 15

*Element of Surprise Forever Yours-Tribute to The O'Jays @ Eloquent Touch  Ballroom in Suitland

Yasmin Williams, Valerie June, Rachael Davis, Thao @ 6th & I (fingerpick guitar, alt-indie folk )

Memorial service for Dr Sandra Butler-Truesdale @ Kennedy Center

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

*Making the Go-go Band musical @  Georgetown U Gonda Theatre - Davis Performing Arts Center (t Nov. 15th through 18th) w/ Shorty Corleone *

*Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)*

*Mobile Go-go Museum ribbon cutting & museum ground breaking w/ Backyard Band performance @12 noon @ 1920 MLK Ave Se *

*Flynn Cohen, Dunia & Aram, Art Souca @ Bossa (folk, ska, jazz) * 

*kizomba and bachata night @ Crossroads 2 *

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

*Monaleo @ Songbyrd (Houston rapper)* 

*Diana Ross @ MGM National Harbor *

*Caroline Davis, Alula @ Rhizome(jazz)*

*Soul Searchers @ Capital City Go-go basketball game @ 11:30 am*

*What Band @ Diamond Lounge* 

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Thurs. Nov. 16-

Rufus Wainwright at the Birchmere

Black Wax (Robert Mugge 1983 directed film about Gil-Scott Heron) @ 9 @ AFI Silver

Sun Ra: A Joyful noise film by Mugge ( Robert Mugge directed film) @ 7 @ AFI Silver

Bug Club (from Wales) , Smashing Times (record release) , Home Remedies @ Comet P Pong (garage rock w/ twee pop)

Xavier Omar , Elhae @ Howard Theatre (r’n’b)

Going Goin Gone @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom (roots)

Soul Sauce w/ dj Kenny M w/ vinyl @ Green Zone

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

AfroVibez dj @ Gazuza

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

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

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

The Green Show Band @ Mr Braxton’s

What Band @ Martini's  (go-go)

Still Familiar @ Babylon Falls Church

Jim Stephanson trio 5:30 to 7 @ Hank Dietle’s (roots guitar led group)

*Pablo's Baile w/ Brazilian samba & forro @ Bossa* 

*Satan's Satyrs @ the Runaway (doom metal)*

*Diana Ross @ MGM National Harbor *

*Screening of William Greave's "The First World Festival of Negro Arts" (1966 40 minute doc in Dakar  w/ Duke Ellington) & Aaron Douglas film "A Thing of Beauty" (28 min. film about Fisk U) @ Phillips after 5 * 

*Flash Hits & Insect Factory @ Black Cat *

*Blacc Print Experience @ Nipsey's (go-go)*

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Fri. Nov. 17 –

Gospel According to Al Green ( Robert Mugge 1984 directed film) @  7 @AFI Silver

Saxophone Colossus about Sonny Rollins (Robert Mugge 1986 directed film) @  9 @ AFI Silver

Phil Wiggins and the Chesapeake Sheiks @ Montpelier (blues)

Sexxy Red @ Fillmore (rap)

Daryl Davis house party

Citizen @ Black Cat (rock)

Smashing Times record release @ Otto Bar (twee garage rock)

Pansy Division @ Metro Gallery

Baltimore Boom Bap Society show @ Le Mondo

John-Allison Weiss, Future Teens, Abacot @ Comet P Pong

Azizi Gibson @ dc 9 (rap)

LaTasha Barnes’ The Jazz Continuum dance @ Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre

Antologia @ Diamond Lounge

Zacarias Ferreira @ Cococabana

Cubaneando 1ra Edicion 2023 w/ RUBEN & GABI (singers of Manolito y su Truco) @ Public Bar Live (Cuban timba & Salsa)

Ladron @ El Palenque (Mexico)

Ladron late @ Mango’s

Wyatt Flores @ Atlantis (country) (sold out) 

After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Saturday)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

DJ Babbousa @ Green Zone (Arabic)

DJ Sprang International (dancehall, soca, afrobeats, rap) @ Crossroads 2

DJ Pedro Night @ 9 @ Eaton Wild Days (reggaeton, Latin pop)

*TOB w/ Rick & Keith from Reaction; The Men; Full Bump; Certified Band @ Martini's (go-go)*

*Clipse @ Kennedy Center (Va Beach rap duo)*

* Shab- Eh- Sher - A Night of Gathering w/ Kucheh Kollective (Iranian diaspora) 6:30 to 8:30 @ Rhizome*

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Sat. Nov. 18-

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Jon Langford: Song for Song @ 6th & I (Langford from the Mekons & Will Oldham follow approach they used during pandemic)

Armand Hammer (billy woods & Elucid)  , Quelle Chris @ Union Stage ( clever wordy rap)

 Deep Blues (Robert Mugge directed 1991 film about RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough & other Mississippi musicians active at that time ) @  12 noon @ AFI Silver

Cool Runnings reggae (Robert Mugge 1983 directed film shot at Sunspash w/ Gregory Isaacs, Rita & Ziggy Marley, Mutabaruka, Alton Ellis, more) @  9:30 @ AFI Silver

Bully @ Black Cat  

Light Beams (album release show), Johnny Dynamite, Club USA @ Comet P Pong

 Jeane Carne @ Harmony Hall (Jazz & r’n’b vocals)

Marino Castellano @ Mango’s (bachata)

Remolino and Bullaka Family @ Club One (Honduras  playera & reggaeton)

Proper Utensils @ Chateau Remix (go-go)

LaTasha Barnes’ The Jazz Continuum dance @ Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theatre

Amapiano and afrobeats day fest dj party @ 4 @ Citizens & Culture  rooftop, 8113 GA Ave., Silver Spring

Cumbia Heights, Bio Ritmo (salsa) , Leon City Sounds djs, Electric Cowbell dj @ Songbyrd

DC Zine Fest 11 am to 5 @ MLK Library

DJ Johnson Lee from Joe’s Record Paradise w/ vinyl @ Green Zone

Golden Apples , Outer World , Prude @ Quarry House (Golden Apples are Philly fuzz-psych rock)

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Saturday)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Backyard Band @ Fast Eddie’s

Rise Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rock-a-Sonics @ Hank Dietle’s (rockabilly, country)  

*Rare Essence @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)*

*Dance Club presents Babypuff, Joyce Lim, Tommy C, Baronhawk Poitier @ Owl Room (electro/techno)*

*DC punk rock flea market 12 to 5 @ St Stephen's* 

*Corey Arceneaux  & Zydeco Hot Peppers @ 6 @ Cheverly American Legion Post 108* 

*Anvil Orchestra (w/ Roger Clark Miller from Mission of Burma ) provides music for 2 silent film @ 4:00pm: The Lost World. The first dinosaur epic. @ 7:00pm: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.German Expressionist film. @ AFI Silver    *

*DJs Danny Ingram & Sara Vox present London Calling (old-school Brit rock & punk records) @ 9:30 @ Neptune Room * 

*UCB & CCB @ 6 @ Anacostia Busboys & Poets (go-go)(A DC Library go-go preservation week event-bring a library card)* 

*Zack Fox @ Howard Theatre (comedian/rapper)* 

*What Band & Mental Attraction 2.0 @ Babylon Woodbridge* 

*Ammonite, Soroche, La Vaina Fantasma @ 8 @ Iris Garden Bar in Burtonsville (indie, cumbia punk, ska punk) 

*TCB @ Martini's (bouncebeat go-go)*

*TOB, EU, Sirius Co. , David Cole  @ 12 to 5 renaming of Good Hope Rd as Marion Barry Ave @ intersection w/ 1800 MLK Ave. SE* (go-go & blues)  

* All in Band @ 2:30 (r&B) & Carley Harvey @ 5 (blues) @ Downtown Holiday Market *

*Okay Africa afrobeats, amapiano, more w/ djs NativeSun  & DJ Underdog @ 10 @ St Ex *

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Sun. Nov. 19 –

El Khat ( Yemenite led band using homemade junkyard instruments) w/ Kamyar Arsani & Sunken Cages (Iranian diaspora digital avante-folk hybrid)  @ Bossa Bistro 

New Orleans Music in Exile (Robert Mugge directed 2006 film re post Katrina & Irma Thomas, Eddie Bo, Dr John, Rebirth Brass & more) @ 12:30 pm @ AFI Silver

Ladron @ VIP Room in Baltimore (Mexico)

Dotol Nastra @ Manna (dembow & salsa vocalist)

Stone Pleasure Band @ Lamont’s

Backyard Band @ Babylon Falls Church

Thrills @ 4 @ JVs

Dave Chappell Band 2:30 to 4 @ Hank Dietle’s (roots/Americana )

Hula Monsters @ 6 @ Hank Dietle’s (roots)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)

*Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge*

Afro X dj party (afrobeats, amapiano, soca, dancehall, rap) 5 to 10 @ Gazuza Lounge

Malcolm X Park afternoon drum session circle @ 3

*Friends of Carter Barron foundation benefit with comedians and dc go-go w/ Sirius Company, Sugar Bear, Black Alley & comedians Nephew Tommy, Joe Clair, & Mike Washington 7 to 11 @ Capital Turnaround *

*Fairfax Record riot sale 11 am to 5 @ Arlington -Fairfax Elks Lodge No. 2188*

*Sensational Singing Angels 64th anniversary gospel show w/ the Gospel Legends, Pastor James Hillian, the Heavenly Sons, New Vizion, the Barbour Travelers, & more @ 4 @ Harvest Assembly Baptist Church * 

*Steel Pan player Josanne Francis leads DC Jazz Jam @ the Brixton*

*Beyond the Book Family Fest & go-go celebration w/ Backyard Band @ RCA Band @ 12 to 5 @ Kraken Kourts & Skates, 514 Rhode Island Ave NE *  

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Mon. Nov. 20-

Earl Sweatshirt & Alchemist  @ Fillmore (clever wordy rap)

Swampdog Clark 6 to 9 pm @ Westminster Church SW (blues)

Bobbie Lees @ Atlantis (garage punk headliners)

*Grimm Winter (dc indie folk), Toro (MD shoegaze), Mieke (DC indie ) @ Songbyrd * 

*Live Ethiopian jazz @ Shalla*

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Tues. Nov. 21-

Lil Uzi Vert @ Anthem (sold out)

DC Legendary Musicians 12th Annual Thanksgiving Giveaway 12 noon @ Howard Theatre

Messthetics and Peni Candra Rini @ Songbyrd (DC postpunk headliner w/ great Indonesian gamelan & avante music singer opener)

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)

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Wed. Nov 22- 

Proper Utensils @ 9 @ Bethesda Theater (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Ivy City

Rozálie free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on KC Facebook & Youtube) (Czech singer, accordionist actress)

De La Ghetto @ Rio Cantina

K-Paz de la Sierra @ El Palenque

Los Ilegales de Lempira @ 2 Amigos in Chantilly

Jimi Smooth & Hit Time @ JVs

*TCB, What Band, Raw Image, UCB @ 10 pm @  *Restaurant 55*(go-go)*

*Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)*

*Junkyard Band @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)*

*kizomba and bachata night @ Crossroads 2 *

*New Impressionz @ Babylon * (go-go) 

*TOB @ Stop Smackn(go-go)* 

*Famalay Caribbean Bashment Fete w/ djs Ricky Platinum, Buggati, Lady Drea, DJ Kashrag, DJ Naldo  @ 10 @ Citizen & Culture in Silver Spring *

*Mature Clientele band & Major League Band @ Babylon Woodbridge (go-go)* 

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Thurs. Nov 23-

Carnaval Campirano @ VIP Room (El Salvador Fest w/ multiple bands)

Conjunto Primavera ( Mexican norteno band’s 45th Anniversary tour) &  Julio Preciado @ the Palace

K-Paz de la Sierra @ Rio Cantina

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

AfroVibez dj @ Gazuza

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

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

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music  @ Black Rose Lounge

Asmae & Chakib @ Cloud Lounge in Arlington  Martini Lounge in Falls Church (locally based Arabic/Middle Eastern)

The Green Show Band @ Mr Braxton’s (might be cancelled)

What Band @ Martini's  (go-go)

Still Familiar @ Babylon Falls Church (might be cancelled)

Dave Chappell Band @ 8 @ JVs

*TCB, TOB, Reaction , The Men  @ Club One*

*Blacc Print Experience @ Nipsey's (go-go)*(might be cancelled)

*Festejando Thanksgiving w/  Grupo Yaguaru,  Grupo Jalado, Sonido Rulexx, Sonido Gilboys @ Mexico Lindo (Aka MXL Nightclub)  *

Habesha Thanksgiving @ Focus, 1348 H St NE * 

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Fri. Nov. 24-

Bob Dylan @ Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore 

Grupo Niche, Hector Acosta  @ MGM (salsa and bachata ) (recommended) 

Carnaval Campirano w/ multiple bands including Guanacos Swing @ Club One

Los Invasores De Nuevo Leon, Grupo Pesado & Los Cardenales De Nuevo Leon @ Cococabana

DJ Saba @ Green Zone (Arabic)

After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)

TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Saturday)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)

DJ Sprang International (dancehall, soca, afrobeats, rap) @ Crossroads 2

ThFctry djs @ Eaton Wild Days

*DJ Adrian Loving @ Owl Room* 

*Dawit Tsige @ Echostage (Ethiopian singer show is tentative --his visa has to be approved)* 

*Gage (Jamaican rapper)  & dancehall djs including Flava Roots @ 8844 Washington Blvd., Jessup, MD (Jamaican dancehall)*

*Adobo DMV presents Perreo District w/ djs Florista, Vitillaz, & Pedro Night @ Culture, 2006 Fenwick St NE (reggaeton, dembow, dancehall, soca, house, bounce, punta )*

*Veronica Adane w/ Gize Band @ Privilege *

*Bobby Felder Big Band 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (DC r'n'b & jazz longtimer)*

*Blacc Print Experience @ Takoma Station*

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Sat. Nov. 25-

Bob Dylan @ Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Liz Phair, Blondshell @ Anthem (rock)

Manhattans feat. Gerald Alston @ Birchmere

Chuck Brown Band & EU @ the Hamilton (go-go)

K-Paz de la Sierra y Los Guanacos Swing @ Club One

Carnival de San Miguel late night celebration w/ K Paz de la Sierra, La Furia band, Cardenales de Morazan @ Mango's

Zacarias Ferreira @ VIP Room

The Set r’n’b djs @ Howard Theatre

Nectar w/ DJ V:shal & Ahautmess @ Green Zone

Vintage clothes & vinyl sale 3 to 7 @ The Runaway

Uni Boys, the Owners @ Slash Run

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs

Backyard Band @ Nottinghams

Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Saturday)

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

 *Bushmeat jazz(Thomas Stanley), On Ka'a Davis (influenced by Sun Ra & Fela), Jamal Moore (jazz) @ 6 @ Rhizome" 

*Deep Sugar  DC w/ Ultra Nate ; DJ Meesh; the Elders;  Charles Martin @ Owl Room (Baltimore club & house ) * 

*Crown Vic & Leon City Sounds tropical global music djs @ Art Whino Ballston 4238 Wilson Blvd, Arlington * 

*Junkyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)*

*Dennis Kane and Anna Connolly @ Black Cat * 

*Shambles w/ Hardcore Troubadours  @ 9 @ Hank Dietle's  (roots rock) *

*New Impressionz , XIB @ Hotel Charles in Baltimore * 

*TOB , Major Band, & more @ Martini's (go-go)* 

*Suttle @ Babylon Woodbridge (go-go)*

*Be'la Dona & Mature Clientele @ 10 @  Shark Bar Waldorf(go-go)*

*Old school reggaeton w/ Polen, & Ulises @ 11 @ Sax * 

*Butcher Brown @ Atlantis (jazzy neo-soul hiphop )*

*Kindred & Family Soul , Doug E Fresh @ Renaissance Harborplace Baltimore*

*Image Band @ Juste Lounge (Caribbean) *

*The Encore Band @ Lamont's (r&b)*  

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Sun. Nov. 26- 

Benny the Butcher @ Howard Theatre (throwback wordy rap)

The Lox @ Rams Head Baltimore (rap)

Backyard Band @Society Lounge

1252 Band @ Lamont’s (r&b) 

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music w/ Ethio Band & guest vocalists @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ras Band @ Black Rose Lounge in Bailey's Crossroads Falls Church (Ethiopian)

Afro X dj party (afrobeats, amapiano, soca, dancehall, rap) 5 to 10 @ Gazuza Lounge

Malcolm X Park afternoon drum session circle @ 3

*Beach Fossils @ Ottobar (guitar pop rock) *

*TCB @ Babylon Falls Church* 

*Scooby, Ms Kim, Steve Roy, Rappa Dude, Pam Ward, Sweet T backed by R & S Project Band  from 6 to 11 @ Piano Keys in Brandywine (go-go)*

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Mon. Nov. 27-

Doja Cat w/ Ice Spice @ Capital One Arena (rap)

Buko Buko, Flowers for the Dead, Sheila @ Songbyrd (retro pop-punk, 90s rock, emo)

Linwood Taylor Blues Band 6 to 9 pm @ Westminster Church SW (blues)

Musiq Soulchild @ Birchmere (neo-soul r'n'b)

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Tues. Nov. 28

Musiq Soulchild @ Birchmere (neo-soul r'n'b)

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's in White Plains (go-go)

*Rani @ Union Stage (classical meets pop-rock)*

*Can I Kick It w/ DJ 2-Tone Jones & movie Masked Avengers @ Songbyrd * 

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Wed. Nov. 29- Hardway Connection Band @ Eloquent Touch  Ballroom in Suitland

Joan Osborne @ Barns of Wolf Trap

*Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)*

*Messiah in Glytch (hiphop ex Cornell West Theory),  Jacky Cougar & the Vampires from Africa (Des Demonas singer's band that melds blues, hiphop, postpunk, krautrock),  Nico Sophia (Knife Wife member solo ) w/ Jim Thomson on drums @ Rhizome* 

*kizomba and bachata night @ Crossroads 2 *

*Maggie Yacoub Arabic music jam session @ Bossa * 

*Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East @ 6 to 7 for free @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (South Asian percussionist led band) *

*Experience Brass Band & show @ Union Oyster * 

*What Band @ Diamond Lounge (go-go)*

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

*Tsedi & Ras Band  @ 9 @ 1541 7th St NW (Ethiopian) *

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Thurs. Nov 30-

Lil Tjay ,Fivio Foreign, Skilla Baby @ Echostage (rap)

Roge free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (& streamed on KC Facebook & Youtube) (Brazilian singer/songwriter/ guitarist)

Darlingside, Field Guide @ Howard Theatre (indie folk)

Jane Monheit @ Blues Alley (jazz vocalist)

Mazboota w/ DJ Fady D @ 9 @ Green Zone (Alternative Arabic disco/ electro)

Joan Osborne @ Barns of Wolf Trap

Afrobeats dj Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

AfroVibez dj @ Gazuza

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

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

Live Ethiopian music w/ Kalkidan, Eduardo Piano & more  @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Ethiopian music dj & live for 1 year reopening anniversary @ Black Rose Lounge

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

The Green Show Band @ Mr Braxton’s

What Band @ Martini's  (go-go)

Still Familiar @ Babylon Falls Church

*Be'la Dona @ Piano Keys (go-go) *

*Jo-go Project @ Bossa (jazz & go-go) * 

*Blacc Print Experience @ Nipsey's (go-go)*

*Neume and the Eternities @ 8:30 @ Red Room, 425 E. 31st St., Baltimore (experimental music) *

*Mars and the Collective Band @ Mr Braxtons *

*Taisha Estrada and Elana La Fulana @ the Pocket (Latin folk & indie) *

*Ruben Moreno  & Zydeco ReEvolution @ Waverly Brewing Baltimore*

*DJ Pedro Night @ St Ex (reggaeton, dembow ) *

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Fri. Dec. 1-

 Chief Adjuah, fka Christian Scott @ 8 to 9:30 @ Library of Congress (New Orleans jazz & Mardi Gras Indian music)

CMG label Gangsta Art Tour w/ Glorilla,Money Bagg Yo, Yo Gotti, Est Gee, & more @ Capital One Arena

Temps and 4 Tops @ MGM

Velocity Girl, Tuscadero, Ecstatic International @ 8:30 @ Black Cat 

Hailu Mergia & opener Dunia & Aram @  8 @ Union Stage (Ethiopian keyboardist & his trio)

J. Robbins Band, Milliseconds, Railsplitter @ Pie Shop (rock)

Esaud Suarez @ Revash Cocina Regional del Peru in Chantilly, VA (Peru cumbia singer’s 1st US tour)

Miky Woodz @ the Palace

*Persian Music Night w/ singer Roxana Sarrafi, Kamyar Arsani on percussion, Mehrnam Rastegari on kamancheh @ Hill Center*

*Airport 77s & Zocko @ Palisades Hub Cap Centre (power pop rock)* 

*Bar Italia @ Songbyrd (critic fave UK postpunk rock)*

*“Ryuichi Sakamoto: async Live at the Park Avenue Armory: movie doc free @  7 p.m. @ Museum of Asian Art Meyer Auditorium* (another Sakamoto doc shows Sunday afternoon Dec. 3 here) 

*Sensor Ghost, Yes Vacancy, Czonka @ Lost Origins Gallery (postpunk)*

*DC South Asian Film Fest @ American U. * 

*Be'la Dona  @ Babylon Woodbridge (go-go)*

*Sneaker Ball w/ EU feat Sugar Bear, DC Vybe, Be 'La Dona, Push Play @ Hilton Crystal City (go-go)* 

*New Impressionz @ Throw Social (go-go)*

*After Thought Band (formerly the Brothers 7 Band) @ Lamont’s*

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)*

*Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)*

*Junkyard Band @ Nipseys (go-go)*

*TCB  @ Power (bouncebeat go-go)*

*Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs*

*Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Saturday) (cancelled?)*

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

*Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla*

*Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)*

*Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge*

*Fadi Jano @ Cloud Lounge Arlington (Middle Eastern)*

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Sat. Dec. 2-

Atercieopelados @ Howard Theatre (Colombia alt-rock) MOVED TO DEC 9TH

Velocity Girl, Tuscadero, Pohgoh @ Black Cat (sold out)

Southside Johnny & Asbury Jukes @ Birchmere

Miky Woodz @ Galaxy

Maria by Callas movie @ National Gallery

*Catalytic Sound Fest @ Rhizome* 

*Derek Gripper @ Nolan Center (on 3rd also- he's a South African guitarist)*  

*NPR Jazz Piano X-Mas w/ Cuban pianists Melvis Santa, Alfredo Rodriguez, & Hilario Duran @ Kennedy Center *

*Akua Allrich & the Tribe @ Arts Barn in Gaithersburg* 

*Janel Leppin (cello) , Anthony Pirog (guitar) , Mike Kuhl @ 7 pm @ 2640 Space in Baltimore (artsy improv) *

*DJ Terry Lee @ Patapsco Arena *

*Ultra Nate's Deep Sugar After hours w/ djs Mark Moultrie & Jerry Haley from 11 pm to 4 am @ Factory 17, 1722North Charles St., Baltimore (Baltimore club & house) *

*Tropical Beat w/ Leon City Sounds & Loco Bembe @ Green Zone*

*What Band @ Shark Bar (go-go)*; 

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs; 

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant; live Ethiopian music @ Shalla; Ras Band w/ guest singers @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian); Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

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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 DC Facebook has Latinx too, and baltshowplace.tumblr has Baltimore punk & more; Elliot Gross on Facebook has DC blues & blues-rock