Sunday, December 1, 2024

DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More December 2024 Concert Calendar Gig List

 

DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More December 2024 Concert Calendar Gig List

  Compiled & curated list of area gigs by local and touring bands and djs by Steve Kiviat.  List is edited and updated frequently (go-go shows are often just announced the week of the show; Lamont’s soul shows also). Work your way down day by day. Sorry this is late this month.

Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events tweeted @stevekiviat. Calendar is sometimes linked on my Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, & Threads. Email list coming soon. List 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.  Lots of local Ethiopian and Go-go.  Additional gigs added after first posting have an *asterisk.*  Events listed have been found on websites, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/x, 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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December 2024 Remaining Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then full list below w/ local & visiting).

Thurs. Dec. 5- Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas show @ Barns of Wolf Trap

Ride, Rocket @ 930 Club (shoegaze)

Native Sun, Ekko Astral, Dim Wizard @ Pie Shop (punk & indie rock)

Fri. Dec. 6- Salsa vs Chicha w/ La Tremendita salsa & timba band  & El Gran Piero Internacional chicha & cumbia band plus Jorgito el Versatil (old-school reggaeton) @ 10 @ Diamond Lounge

Sun. Dec. 8 – El Alfa @ Eaglebank Arena (reggaeton & dembow)

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings @ Capital One Hall Tysons (roots)

Billy woods & Kenny Segal @ Union Stage ( doing their 2019 rap album “Hiding Places”)

Faraway Ghost x Sunken Cages ,little a , Khristian Weeks @ Rhizome (post-punk & experimental )

Basic: Chris Forsyth, Douglas McCombs, Mikel Patrick Avery ; w/ Mark Cisneros & Nik Francis @ DC 9  (Basic are Robert Quine influenced postpunk)

Sun. December 15- Jesus Lizard, Cryptid Summer @ Black Cat (postpunk)

Fri. Dec 20- Annie Costia Beat Ya Feet go-go musical show @ Lincoln Theatre (on Sat. Dec. 21 also)

Friday Dec 27- Russell Thompkins Jr. & the New Stylistics @ DAR Constitution Hall (70s r& b)

Sun. Dec 29 – Mark Robinson (from Unrest), Andrew Beaujon  & Rob Christiansen (from Eggs), Callahan @ Galaxy Hut (rock)

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December 2024 Full list (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month *)

Sun. Dec. 1-

Tweet @ Bethesda Theater (r & b)

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

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

*Vava Samba @ Bossa *

*DJ Pedro Night @ Swavor event @ Studio 52 DC*

*Kim Michelle Experience @ Paradise Lounge (go-go) *

Proper Utensils @ Encore  (go-go)  

Big gospel bill @ New Covenant Baptist in Baltimore

Spotlight Band @ 6 @ Lamont’s (soul)

Don Zientara band @ Galaxy Hut (rock)

Reggae band @ 6 @ Jerk Pit DC

Backyard Band @ Citizens & Culture

Still Familiar @ Piano Keys

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Mon. Dec. 2-

A night of solo guitar w/ Anthony Pirog, Mike Gassman, Jonathan Morris, Kenny Pirog, Kiyan Saifi @ Rhizome

Merry TubaChristmas! for free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millenium Stage  

Vince Evans Authentic Blues Band 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW

Wyatt Flores @ 930 Club (country)

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla

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Tues. Dec 3-

Aimee Mann & Ted Leo X-mas Show w/ Nellie McKay & other guests @ Birchmere (sold out)

Pharmakon, *Uniform* @ DC 9 (noise & experimental)

State Champs, Knuckle Puck,  Meet Me @ the Altar, Daisy Grenade @ Fillmore Silver Spring (emo pop-punk latest generations)

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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

 Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge

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Wed. Dec. 4-

Aimee Mann & Ted Leo X-mas Show w/ Nellie McKay & other guests  @ Birchmere (sold out)

Daniel Noah Miller @ Atlantis (singer/songwriter)

Eric Felten performing Ellington’s Nutcracker @ Blues Alley (sold out)

Allan Blair and Paul Bumbry and All-star Band @ Blue Dolphin (r & b)

TOB @ 202 Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

Kizomba and bachata dj & dancing  @ Crossroads 2

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

*Anatolian Electric folk @ 7 @ Bossa*

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Thurs. Dec. 5-

Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas show @ Barns of Wolf Trap

Ride, Rocket @ 930 Club (shoegaze)

Native Sun, Ekko Astral, Dim Wizard @ Pie Shop (punk & indie rock)

Original Facez @ 8 to 11:30 @ Aqua (go-go every Thursday)

YahZarah free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (DC raised Ghanaian)

Nicole Henry “My Favorite Things” @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)

Thrills @ JV’s (roots)

Baltimore Boom Bap Society @ Mobtown Ballroom Baltimore

Jhene Aiko @ CFG Arena Baltimore

Longtimers @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock)

Live Ethiopian music w/  guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis

Afrobeats @ Gazuza Lounge

*Verny Varela @ 9:30 @ Bossa (Cumbia, valenata, salsa) *

*Azul Band @ 9 @ Green Zone (global/tropical ) * 

*Electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick w/ a  live demonstration of his recently restored, historic Buchla 100 synthesizer. Subotnick, whose papers are held by the Library, will be joined by composer Steve Antosca and members of the Modular Electronic Music Systems (MEMS) team @ 5 p.m. ET @ Library of Congress  (live & via livestream w/ registration) *

* "Soundtrack To A Coup D'etat" film about CIA's assassination of Congo's Lumumba & how the US government sent jazz musicians to perform there to distract from what was happening; film includes Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach’s 1961 protest @ the UN of  Lumumba's murder  ; @ 4 :10 pm @ AFI Silver *

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Fri. Dec 6-

Quelle Chris @ DC 9 (rap)

Nettspend @ the Fillmore ( teenaged blue-eyed rap)

Maia Sharp & Amythyst Kiah free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (alt-country folk)

A Toast to the Apollo w/ En Vogue, Jennifer Holiday, Frederick Yonnet @ Howard Theatre

Salsa vs Chicha w/ La Tremendita salsa & timba band  & El Gran Piero Internacional chicha & cumbia band plus Jorgito el Versatil (old-school reggaeton) @ 10 @ Diamond Lounge

Junkyard Band @ 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab Boil (go-go )

Bill Kirchen’s Holiday Honky-tonk Party @ Jammin Java

Milliseconds w/ Joy Viver, Freq Flag @ Pie Shop

Allure Band @ Takoma Station Tavern

Soca dj party w/ Triniboy Dex,Most_Gracious Lady, Djmajestic, Preciouslayne, Frankieplease @ Crossroads Two

Save Your Soul DJ nIght w/ Baby Alcatraz & Rob @ Lithuanian Hall Baltimore

Jim Stephanson Trio @ 5:30 to 7:30 @ Hank Dietle’s (Danny Gatton style roots guitar)

TCB @ 1313 Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)

New Impressionz @ Throw Social (go-go)

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs;

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music * w/ singer Shewandagne Hailu  w/ Anteneh Wearash & Ras Band * @ Black Rose Lounge

Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket

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

*What Band, Major League @ 5 Sisters Lounge (go-go)* 

*DJ Remi Hassoun @ The Green Zone (Arabic)

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Sat. December 7-

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings @ the Lyric in Baltimore

Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time @ 6:30PM @ CFG Arena

La Lom @ Union Stage (Latin surf/cumbia & more)

Clear Channel, the Sewerheads, Devin Ocampo & Jerry Busher @ Atlas Brew Works

Catalytic Sound Fest  w/  We Were Here Before: Mark Cisneros / Luke Stewart / Nik Francis; Simone Baron / Dave Ballou / Adi Meyerson / Krissy Bergmark; Josh Berman / Eli Wallace / Ishmael Ali / Bill Harris; Florian Stoffner / Hans Koch / Sam Pluta from 6 to 10 @ Rhizome (experimental)  

Montez De Durango , Patrulla 81, La Sonora Dinamita @ VIP Room Baltimore  

La Noche de las Velitas (Night of the little candles) w/ hot chocolate & treats from Elcielo  @ 5 & music @ 7 @ La Cosecha  

They Might Be Giants @ 930 Club (sold out)

NPR's Jazz Piano Christmas w/ Kris Davis, Jahari Stampley, & Roberto Fonseca (Cuba) @ Kennedy Center

16, False Gods, Foehammer @ Quarry House Tavern

Go-go Santa @ 2 to 5 w/ live music @ Sycamore & Oak & * Pock3t (teen go-go band) & Backyard Band *  

Memphis Gold @ 4 @ JVs (blues)

Sensor Ghost, Suppai Helwa, Dumpster Pink @ 8pm @ Le Mondo in Baltimore (post-punk)

TCB & guests @ Fire Station 1 Silver Spring

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs; *Sarny & th Band @ 7:30 (Arabic, French, & English language songs) *

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

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

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

*Tropical Beat w/ Leon City Sounds djs @ Green Zone *

*District Kings, Still Familiar @ Big Pimp's Players Ball @ 5 Sisters Lounge (dress for the theme)* 

* DJ Stylus, Harry Hotter, Vibe Conductor  @ Grazie Millie*

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Sun. Dec. 8 –

El Alfa @ Eaglebank Arena (reggaeton & dembow)

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings @ Capital One Hall Tysons

Billy woods & Kenny Segal @ Union Stage ( doing their 2019 rap album “Hiding Places”)

Los Lobos @ Hamilton Live

They Might Be Giants @ 930 Club (sold out)

Faraway Ghost x Sunken Cages ,little a , Khristian Weeks @ Rhizome (post-punk & experimental )

Basic: Chris Forsyth, Douglas McCombs, Mikel Patrick Avery ; w/ Mark Cisneros & Nik Francis @ DC 9  (Basic are Robert Quine influenced postpunk)

DJ Underdog & Friends @ Saint Ex (reggae & more)

Rock n Shop sale plus Djs Baby Alcatraz, Daisy Lacy, Les The Dj, Sally Go Round free from 2 to 6 pm at Black Cat 

Montez De Durango , Patrulla 81 @ Vibe in Annapolis

Latin Christmas Fest @ 12 noon @ Father O'Connell Hall, The Catholic University of America

Bachata Brunch 12th anniv. w/ Jr. & djs playing bachata & salsa @ 2 @ Public Bar Live

Gospel w/ Tyrese Hall, Eric Mckenzie, Lil David & many more @ 2:30 pm @ Christ Deliverance Baptist Church Baltimore  

Dj playing HipHop, Afrobeats, Reggae, Soca, Dance Hall, RnB, Amapiano,pop @ 4 @ Decades 

Floyd York @ Galaxy Hut

Backyard Band @ Babylon @ 5 (go-go)

Bluegrass Nutcracker @ Creative Alliance Baltimore

Mr Sun Plays Ellington’s Nutcracker @ 1 & 3 @ Nga West bldg

Reggae band @ 6 @ Jerk Pit DC

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

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

*Temptations & Four Tops @ MGM National Harbor *

*Underdog the DJ playing Roots & Culture reggae @ 9 @ St. Ex * 

*Jogo Project Holiday party @ Keystone Korner Baltimore*

* "Soundtrack To A Coup D'etat" film about CIA's assassination of Congo's Lumumba & how the US government sent jazz musicians to perform there to distract from what was happening; film includes Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach’s 1961 protest @ the UN of  Lumumba's murder  ; @ 1 pm @ AFI Silver *

*1252 Band w/ doors @ 4 @ Lamont's (soul)* 

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Mon. December 9-

Thurston Moore (from Sonic Youth ) talking about his memoir book w/ Alec Mackaye @ 7 @ 6th & I (also virtually)

They Might Be Giants @ 930 Club (sold out)

Musiq Soulchild @ the Birchmere (sold out)

Sol Roots Band 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW (blues & blues  rock)

Soul Trombonist Herm Hopkins Small Ensemble - Frosty the Soulman @ Blues Alley

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla

*Best of the 48 Hour Film Holiday Project @ 7 @ AFI * 

*Open Mic Monday w/ Attinshun @ Rendezvous, 2020 9th St NW *

*Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra Christmas special @ 8  @ Atlas Theatre *

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Tues. December 10-

Musiq Soulchild @ the Birchmere

Alison Amador @ DC 9 (bilingual jazz, funk, alt folk singer who won a Tiny Desk contest)

Lena Seikaly’s Ode to Christmas @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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

 Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge

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Wed. Dec 11-

 The Ebonys @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom

Suki Waterhouse w/ Bully @ 930 Club

Kem & the NSO @ Kennedy Center (r & b & classical Christmas program)

Stacy Brooks blues band @ Takoma Station

Brad Linde’s Bleak Midwinter Ensemble (Brad Linde – reeds; Simone Baron – accordion; Liz Prince – tuba; Keith Butler, Jr – drums) @ Rhizome (sad songs and waltzes meet Christmas carols and the Avant-Garde in this seasonal sonic exploration)

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

Kizomba and bachata dj & dancing  @ Crossroads 2

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

*Exhibition - The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Punk DIY Monday thru Saturdays (till Jan. 5) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *

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Thurs. Dec. 12-

Sug and Slug Beat ,Graham Hatke , Joyce Lim @ Rhizome (djs get experimental)

Local News Legend, Sister Wife Sex Strike, Reach Row Throw Go @ Comet P Pong (punk & indie)

Irish Christmas w/ John Doyle and Mick McAuley free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Kem & the NSO @ Kennedy Center (r & b & classical Christmas program)

Alison Crockett's "Soul of the Season" featuring Chelsey Green @ Blues Alley (jazz & r’n’b singer)

Marty Ehrlich & The Air Legacy Trio plays Henry Threadgill @ 7 pm @ An Die Musik (jazz)

Grandsons @ Hank Dietle’s (roots)

Live Ethiopian music w/  guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis

Afrobeats @ Gazuza Lounge

Original Facez @ 8 to 11:30 @ Aqua (go-go)

*Lucy Wainwright Roche opening for Indigo Girls @ Strathmore (sold out) * 

*Midas Man (movie about Brian Epstein ,manager of the Beatles) @ DC JCC* 

* Daft Punk & anime artist Leiji Matsumoto: INTERSTELLA 5555 film (anime with Daft Punk's Discovery album) @ 7:10 pm *

*Danube Sessions / Kriminal Pop w/ DJ Sarkan & Co. @ Green Zone *

*DJ Les the DJ @ Grazie Mille *

*Curse Words, The Rally Caps, Free Lobster Buffet @ Wonderland Ballroom (punk & ska) *

*Cheick Hamala Diabate @ 9:30 @ Bossa (Malian) 

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Fri. Dec. 13-

Petroleros Del Bravo, Milicia Del Rancho, Los Del North Texas @ 90 Degrees in Manassas

A night of Klezmer- Hanukah Celebration w/ Michael Winograd & Brooklyn Klezmorim free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Julius Rodriguez, also known as "OrangeJulius," free @ Library of Congress (jazz drummer who adds in r’n’b & Classical)

Allure Band @ Takoma Station

Memphis Gold @ 8:30 @ Blues Alley

Alison Crockett’s “Holiday House Party @ Blues Alley (jazz, Bossa Nova, soulful R&B, gospel, go-go)

Reggaeton 85's Y 95's Cuentos De La Cripta Parte 1000 El Tuox w/ dj Tonero @ El Ranchon , Woodbridge

CCB @ 10 @ Throw Social (go-go)

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs;

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music * w/ singer Shewandagne Hailu  w/ Anteneh Wearash & Ras Band * @ Black Rose Lounge

Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket

*DJ Gilbert Tororossian @ Green Zone (Arabic/Armenian)* 

*DJ Neal Becton @ Eaton  Workshop Allegory Room (Brazilian music & more)* 

*Step Afrika's magical musical holiday step show @ Arena Stage (through Dec. 22)* 

*7 Drum City & the Pocket 15th Anniv. show w/  Everyday Everybody, GXB, Acid Red Dress, Candyweather @ the Pocket *

*Exhibition - The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Punk DIY Monday thru Saturdays (till Jan. 5) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *

*New Impressionz @ Aqua * 

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Sat. Dec. 14-

Jesus Lizard, Shadow Riot @ Black Cat (postpunk) (sold out)

Four Tet and Anthony Naples @ Echostage ( artsy electronica & outsider house)

No/Mas w/ Violencia, Disrotter, Posicion Unida @ DC 9 ( grindcore/death metal )  

Ovlov, Hammer No More the Fingers  @ Comet (punk)

Gerdan: Believe in Christmas Miracle (Ukraine) free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Crank Caviar @ Pearl Street Warehouse (allstar go-go)

Junkyard Band, Bela Dona , Miss Kim Michelle  Experience @ Hilton Arlington National Landing (go-go)

UCB , *XIB, CCB * @  V14 Lounge (go-go)

Sweet Honey in the Rock @ Blues Alley

Reggaeton 85's Y 95's Cuentos De La Cripta Parte 1000 El Tuox w/ dj Tonero @ El Rincon Escondido in Hyattsville

Loose Ends & Jane Eugene. 6PM & 8:30 pm @ Keystone Korner

Blue Rhythm Boys @ 5 to 7:30 @ Hank Dietle’s (country blues, western swing, hot club swing)

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs; *Sarny & th Band @ 7:30 (Arabic, French, & English language songs) *

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

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

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

*Leon City Sounds djs @ Cana* 

*Elijah Balbed & Jogo Project big band holiday show @ 5 @ Good Hope Neighborhood Rec Center in MD (jazz meets go-go) * 

*DJ Bobby Babylon w/ ska, rocksteady , reggae records @ Neptune Room * 

* Dance Club techno holiday party w/ Baronhawk Poiter, Tommy C , & Joyce Lim @ 11 @ DC 9 * 

*DJ Crown Vic's Weird World on vinyl @ Green Zone * 

*Diamorphoses Collective 3 to 5 @ Art, Sound, Language (experimental guitar & more) * 

*Ari Voxx & her Sad Lads, VIrg, Glorian @ the Pocket (dc dream-pop headliner & synth-pop openers)* 

*Exhibition - The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Punk DIY Monday thru Saturdays (till Jan. 5) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *

* Rumba-Fi dj @ 8 (Salsa dura, psych cumbia, boogaloo, Latin funk); Zipa @ 9 (Indie w/ Latin beats); Chicha Morada @ 10 (chicha, cumbia, rock; Rumba-Fi dj @ 11 (Salsa dura, psych cumbia, boogaloo, Latin funk) free @ Lyman's , 3720 14th St. NW * 

* Original Facez , Bam 640 @ Shark Bar (go-go)* 

*Detty December w/ Sades Collective , Teabee, Quasar, Eze, & more @ 10 @ Warehouse 1360 , 1360 Okie St NE *

*TOB, New Impressionz  @ Fast Eddie's (go-go & bouncebeat go-go) *  

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Sun. December 15-

Jesus Lizard, Cryptid Summer @ Black Cat (postpunk)

Emmylou Harris w/ the Milk Carton Kids @ Hamilton Live

Sheer Terror (40th anniv. ), Pilau , Seclusion @ Comet P Pong (punk)

Wax Jaw, Light Beams , Pinky Lemon, Close @ DC 9 (post-punk)

Go-go Gospel Brunch @ Takoma Station early & Downtown Tumbao later @ Takoma Station (Latin jazz & salsa)

Sweet Honey in the Rock @ Blues Alley

My Favorite Things: Singing the Songs of the Season” with Shana Tucker @ 3 to 4:15 @ National Gallery of Art West Bldg (chamber-soul)

Ottobar’s Punk Rock Flea Market @ 12PM-4 pm free @ Ottobar

Boy Meets Pearl @ Galaxy Hut

David Chappell Band 2 to 4:30 @ Hank Dietle’s ; Hula Monsters @ 6 to 9 @ Hank Dietle’s

Reggae band @ 6 @ Jerk Pit DC

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

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

*Song of Solstice: A Celtic Christmas w/ Ocean Celtic Quartet (Jennifer Cutting, Lisa Moscatiello, Steve Winick, Jay Ansill ) @ 4:30 @ Hill Center SE*

*Adobo DMV presents El Ano Viejo w/ dj sets by Pedro Night & by VLE @ Karma * 

*"Gloria " film musical set to remixed beats of Vivaldi about a late 18th century Catholic Music Institute for girls @ 2:45 pm @ AFI Silver* 

*Rise Band  w/ doors @ 4 @ Lamont's (soul)* 

*DJ Stylus & the Vibe Conductor  @ Grazie Mille *

*WPFW holiday party featuring music by DJs Abby, Lance Reynolds and Funk. Free cds and books plus light refreshments. Free admission. 4:30pm to 7:30pm @ WPFW: 1990 K Street NW, Suite 14R; Washington, DC*

*Rare Essence & Da One Band 6 to 11 @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)* 

*Still Familiar, MAB 2.0 @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)*  

* Ndule: Congolese, Jazz, and Originals @ 8:30 @ Bossa *

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Mon. December 16-

Son Little, Tonina @ Atlantis

 Foodman; Sir EU & Dolo Percussion @ Rhizome (experimental hiphop & club dance)

Blood Estate, Postcard Nowhere, Harsh Intention @ Quarry House Tavern

The Lovejoy Blues Machine 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla

*"Gloria " film musical set to remixed beats of Vivaldi about a late 18th century Catholic Music Institute for girls @ 7 pm @ AFI Silver*

*Exhibition - The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Punk DIY Monday thru Saturdays (till Jan. 5) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *

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Tues. Dec 17-

99. 5 Jingle Ball w/ Tate McRae & others @ Capital One Arena (pop) (sold out)

Wes Watkins & Got My Own Sound Christmas Show  w/ Cane, Jon Williams, & Killa Cal @ Blues Alley (r& b/go-go/rap/gospel) 

Can I Kick it w/ DJ 2-Tone Jones @  Songbyrd

Betty @ *Union Stage* 

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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

 Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge

*Fat Trel w/ TCB, ABM, The Men @ 9:30 @ Martini's (rap & bouncebeat go-go)* 

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Wed. Dec. 18-

Kass Richards, Nico Sofia, Sur Cosmico @ Rhizome

Oddisee & Good Company @ *Union Stage* (rap)

Washington Performing Arts : Children’s Gospel Choir free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

Kizomba and bachata dj & dancing  @ Crossroads 2

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

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Thurs. December 19-

Bongo District, Leon City Sounds djs, DJ Crown Vic @ ESL

Country Christmas Sing-Along Spectacular free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

MLLN , Asa Weeks, Yuh Kumasi @ DC 9 (r& b)

Jane Monheit @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)

John Water’s Christmas @ Baltimore Soundstage (sold out)

Patsy's Honky Tonk Torch & Twang Christmas Show with the Hall Brothers & special guests The Crayfish Sisters @ Hank Dietle’s

Live Ethiopian music w/  guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis

Afrobeats @ Gazuza Lounge

Original Facez @ 8 to 11:30 @ Aqua (go-go)

*Soul Sauce vinyl  w/ DJ Kenny M @ Green Zone *

*Ashleight Coren & DJ Dredd playing & talking about Prince's 1999 @ Eaton Workshop Library *

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Fri. Dec 20-

Annie Costia Beat Ya Feet show @ Lincoln Theatre

Ella G, A Former Friend, Broommaker @ Rhizome (Avante-singer-songwriters)

The Slackers, The Bandulus W/ Jesse Wagner (Of The Aggrolites) , Lady Hatchet @ Black Cat (ska, punky ska)

Proper Utensils @ Takoma Station (go-go)

Jogo Project and Bongo District @ Pearl Street

Jane Monheit @ Blues Alley (jazz singer)

The Zanes Holiday Show w/ special guests  free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Tribute to Frankie Beverly & Maze @ 6Ppm & 8:30 pm  @ Keystone Korner

New Impressionz @ Throw Social (go-go)

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs;

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music * w/ singer Shewandagne Hailu  w/ Anteneh Wearash & Ras Band * @ Black Rose Lounge

Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket

*DJ Basbousa @ Green Zone (Arabic) * 

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Sat. Dec. 21-

Annie Costia Beat Ya Feet show @ Lincoln Theatre

Capital Bop presents Mendoza Hoff Revels w/ Nik Francis, & Mark Cisneros @ Black Cat (jazz & experimental), Wendy Eisenberg x more eaze, Susan Alcorn, Emily Robb, Jeff Barsky @ Rhizome  

JD Pinkus, Brookelen, Dennis Kane  @ Quarry House Tavern (Pinkus is a former Butthole Surfer bassist & his band)

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

Veronneau’s Snow Time Holiday show @ Blues Alley  

"Candy Mountain" movie stars Kevin J. O’Conner and Harris Yulin, featuring music legends Tom Waits, Leon Redbone, Joe Strummer, Dr. John, David Johansen, and more. (Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer, 1987, DCP, 91 minutes) @ 2 @ National Gallery of Art East Bldg Aud.

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs; *Sarny & th Band @ 7:30 (Arabic, French, & English language songs) *

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

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

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

*Strictly Salsa on vinyl w/ DJs Crown Vic & Rumba-Fi @ 10 @ Marx Cafe *

*Northeast Groovers w/  Smoke & Killa Cal , Still Familiar, CMB @ 4 to 9 @ Babylon Diamond Lounge (go-go)* 

*Bobby Felder & The Capitol All Stars Big Band @ 6:30 @ Wesley Campus, National United Church, 5312 Conn. Ave. NW  (jazz)*

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

*Lamont's Christmas party 7 pm * 

*Les the DJ @ Eaton Workshop Allegory Room *

*Exhibition - The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Punk DIY Monday thru Saturdays (till Jan. 5) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *

*New Impressionz "Ugly Sweater or Holiday Pajamas night" @ Five Sisters Lounge (go-go)* 

*TCB @ Martini's (bouncebeat go-go)* 

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Sun. Dec 22-

Collin Crowe, Hott Beat, Caustic Hologram @ Galaxy Hut

Reggae band @ 6 @ Jerk Pit DC

Backyard Band w/ guests including Ms Kim @ Throw Social (go-go)

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

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

*1252 Band  w/ doors @ 4 @ Lamont's (soul)* 

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Mon. Dec 23-

Messiah Sing Along free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Renée Tannenbaum's Multi-Culti Salute to the Holidays (in French, English, Spanish, & Italian) @ Blues Alley (jazz singer )

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla

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Tues. Dec 24-

All-Star Christmas Eve Jazz Jam w/ Chuck Redd, vocalist Sharon Clark & more  free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

'Twas the Night Before Christmas with Bryan Eng @ Blues Alley (jazz & Broadway singer)

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church

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

 Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge

*Roze Don & DJ Ricky Platinum @ 10  Kaldis (Caribbean) ( free b4 11:30 w/ rsvp & or toy or coat for drive) * 

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Wed. Dec 25-

Jimi Smooth & Hit Time @ 8 @ JVs (funk & soul)

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go) (call to confirm)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go) (call to confirm)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go) (call to confirm)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge (call to confirm)

Kizomba and bachata dj & dancing  @ Crossroads 2 (call to confirm)

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall) (call to confirm)

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Thurs. Dec 26-

Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaica-born jazz pianist)

Brent Birckhead & Akua Allrich & Brandon Woody @ 7 pm @ Keystone Korner (jazz)

Rock Steady Project @ Takoma Station

David Chappell Band @ JVs

Thrills @ Hank Dietle’s

Live Ethiopian music w/  guitarist Selamino & band @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)

Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge

Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldis

Afrobeats @ Gazuza Lounge

Original Facez @ 8 to 11:30 @ Aqua (go-go)

*Rare Essence feat. Jas Funk benefit for the Olph's Stewardship Committee @ 7 to 11 @ the Panorama Room, 1600 Morris Rd SE * 

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Friday Dec 27-

Russell Thompkins Jr. & the New Stylistics, *Temps Revue, Delfonics , Blue Magic, Skip Mahoney's Casuals & more * @ DAR Constitution Hall (70s r& b)

The Shirks, Baby Alcatraz & The Aurelions, Teen Cobra @ Black Cat

Bollywood Beats @ Union Stage

Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaica-born jazz pianist)

The legacy of the Dibinga Sisters and OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center  Kwanzaa event free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Memphis Gold presents the Otis Redding band & show @ Bethesda Theater

Blacc Print Experience @ Takoma Station (go-go)

A Baltimore Benefit Show For Asheville w/ Darsombra, Holy Fingers, Quattracenta, War On Women (Acoustic), 50 Ft Woman, Glorian @ 7 pm @ Ottobar

TOB @ Throw Social (bouncebeat go-go)

Disco Biblioteca: Music and Books Listening Club w/ book “Brother Robert (about Robert Johnson) @ 7 @ People’s Book

After Thoughts Band @ Lamont’s (soul)

Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)

Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ Lu w/ Latin hits upstairs;

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Ethiopian music  @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)

Ethiopian music * w/ singer Shewandagne Hailu  w/ Anteneh Wearash & Ras Band * @ Black Rose Lounge

Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket

*Nedaj, Sir E.U., Xenon Chameleon, Elite Pleasures @ "Aesthetic Fridays" @  Public House, 26 E. Cross St., Baltimore* 

*Exhibition - The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Punk DIY Monday thru Saturdays (till Jan. 5) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *

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Sat. Dec 28-

Salad Days 10th Anniversary Party W/ Hammered Hulls, Birthday Girl DC & more @ Black Cat

The Pietasters Annual Holiday Show w/ The Woggles, the Kilograms, American Television @ 930 Club (rockin ska, garage rock & more)

Wrizzards @ Union Stage (Fillipino)

National Hiphop Museum “Beat Street” movie themed holiday party w/ Kool Moe Dee & the Treacherous Three, Marley Marl, Soul Sonic Force, DJ Jazzy Jay, The Fearless Four  @ Bethesda Theater

The Peace and Carol handbell ringers free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Backyard Band, Black Passion Band @ Encore in Hyattsville

Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaica-born jazz pianist)

La Sonora Dinamita @ Vibe in Annapolis

Lyrical & Adam O @ Howard Theatre (soca)

Hanukkah Concert w/ The Baltimore Klezmer All-Stars @ 7 pm @ An Die Musik

Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs; *Sarny & th Band @ 7:30 (Arabic, French, & English language songs) *

Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)

live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

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

Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge

Rare Essence @ 11  @ Aqua (go-go)

*Tropical Beat w/ Leon City Sounds djs @ Le Mont Royal *

*Worship Live @ MGM National Harbor * 

*Hardway Connection @ Lamont's (southern soul)* 

*DJ Crown Vic @ Eaton Workshop Allegory Room * 

*Exhibition - The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Punk DIY Monday thru Saturdays (till Jan. 5) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *

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Sun. Dec 29 –

Mark Robinson (from Unrest), Andrew Beaujon  & Rob Christiansen (from Eggs), Callahan @ Galaxy Hut (rock)

Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaica-born jazz pianist)

Gogol Bordello @ 6:30 pm @ Soundstage

Los Lobos @ Rams Head Live Annapolis

Corey Arceneaux & the Zydeco Hot Peppers @ Hank Dietle's

Rumba Club @ Takoma Station (Latin jazz)

Backyard Band @ Fillmore (go-go)

Reggae band @ 6 @ Jerk Pit DC

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

Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park

Afrobeats dj @ St Ex

*Sherrie Barbee Band  w/ doors @ 4 @ Lamont's (soul)* 

*DJ Jahsonic  @ Grazie Mille *

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Mon. Dec 30-

Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley (Jamaica-born jazz pianist)

Low Cut Connie @ Rams Head Live Annapolis

Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge

Ethiojazz @ Shalla

*Exhibition - The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Punk DIY Monday thru Saturdays (till Jan. 5) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *

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Tues. Dec. 31-

Mariah the Scientist @ Howard Theatre (r& b) 

The 2024 New Year's Eve Swing Ball With Peaches O'dell And Her Big Band Orchestra, Tony Anthony & His Malvivants @ Black Cat

First Night Alexandria w/ Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun, Janine Wilson & friends, Grandsons, Porch Delights, The Thrills & more

Monty Alexander w/ guest Melinda Rose Rodriguez  @ Blues Alley (Jamaica-born jazz pianist)

Highballers @ Hank Dietle’s (retro classic country)

2 Go-go bands tba @ Throw Social

Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church (call to confirm)

Blacc Print Experience @ Martini's White Plains (go-go) (call to confirm)

 Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge (call to confirm)

*Joe Clair hosted New Year's w/ Blacc Print Experience (go-go) , Push Play, DJ Biggs, DJ Frisco @ 9 to 2 am @ City Club of Washington *

*Steve Washington @ Mr. Henry's (jazz ballad singer)* 

*Sugar Bear & EU @ Bethesda Theatre(go-go)* 

*Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter @ Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre (jazz vocals & more) *

*Russ Wilson & his Famous big band swing Orchestra @ Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom*

* Amapiano DMV djs on 1 floor & electro-house djs in main room @ ESL* 

*Seldom Scene @ Birchmere (bluegrass)* 

*DJ Gilbert Torossian @ The Green Zone * 

*Dawit Tsige @ Karma * 

*Fadi Jano (Arabic singer) & DJ Basbousa (Arabic music ) @ Villa Yara, 2815 M. St NW * 

*DJ Oso Fresh & Quartermaine  @ Grazie Mille *

*Exhibition - The Sound of DC: A Visual History of Punk DIY Monday thru Saturdays (till Jan. 5) @ Brentwood Arts Exchange *

*Meet the Eritreans New Years Party @ location tba * 

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Wed. January 1, 2025

Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go)

New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)

What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)

Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge

Kizomba and bachata dj & dancing  @ Crossroads 2

DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)

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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 dancing (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; DC. Underground on Instagram has metal & hardcore; gogomusixdmv on Instagram has go-go flyers*