DC / Baltimore / DMV Global Music and More August 2025 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 (gigs @ Bossa and 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 listings are posted on my Bluesky and Threads & sometimes still tweeted. Calendar is linked on my Facebook & Instagram (& now has its own DC Global Music pages there). Email list coming soon.
Gig list includes international (mainly African, Caribbean, Latin, Brazilian, Asian), roots, rap, soul, go-go, rock, punk, pop, gospel, blues, & club dj dance and more DMV & Baltimore & Annapolis gigs that I am interested in. Lots of local Ethiopian and Go-go. Some jazz but I mainly leave that to Capital Bop. Also some movies w/ music themes, and music book events. Additional gigs added after first posting have an *asterisk.* Events listed have been found on websites, Instagram, Facebook, email, postcards, flyers, tik-tok, & club voicemails.
To submit events (for posting) or comments (that are not posted) e-mail stevenkiviat @ gmail.com
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Some of My August 2025 Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then much longer full list below w/ local & visiting). Your choice of highlights might differ.
Tues. Aug 5- Davido, Victony, Morravey @ Merriweather Post (afropop/afrobeats)
Sat.. Aug. 9- Clipse , Earthgang @ Eaglebank Arena (rap)
Mon. Aug. 11-Adrian Quesada’s Boleros Psychodelicos w/ DJ Pharoah Haqq @ Pearl Street Warehouse (Black Pumas member pays homage to cool 70s cumbia, chicha, surf, boleros w instrumentals & guest singers)
Thurs. Aug. 14- Fleshtones w/ the Yachtsmen @ 930 club (NY garage rock vets )
Sat. Aug. 16- Chuck Brown Day w/ Chuck Brown band, Be’la Dona, Trouble Funk, Black Alley 2 to 7 @ Fort Dupont Park
DJ Tyler ICU (South Africa) @ 10 @ AI, 530 Penn St NE (South African amapiano club dance music)
Sat. Aug. 23- Legendary Ingramettes free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (great Richmond, VA gospel)
Thurs. Aug 28- Eladio Carrion @ MGM National Harbor (reggaeton)
Sun. Aug. 31- Afro + Plus Fest w/ Gunna, Asake, Machel Montano, Shenseea, Uncle Waffles, Shatta Wale, Wande Coal, TXC, Gabzy, DJ Tunez, Foggiraw, Ricky Platinum 12 noon @ RFK Stadium grounds (afrobeats, Caribbean )
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Full August 2025 list- (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month or changes *)
Fri. August 1 -
Dolly Rots @ Zen West Baltimore (garage pop punk)
Jeezy @ the Lyric
Pahua free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millenium Stage (Mexican alternative electronic folk dj & percussionist)
Flowers for the Dead, Virtua , Mieke @ Comet P Pong (rock)
Afrobeats & friends w/ djs Prince, Sam I Am, That Man Legend, DJ Millz, DJ Ese @ Culture DC
Mal Blum @ Black Cat (indie singer-songwriter)
Noche Chalaca: Salsa Vs. Timba w/ Hermanos Galván, Luis Chávez, & Mercedes Pollett @ Diamond Lounge
Seldom Scene @ Nottoway Park
Cinema Hearts, & 2 more @ Pie Shop (indie-pop)
Speedway, Poisición Unida, Square One, Sluggo @ Rhizome
Save Your Soul dj night w/ DJ Baby Alcatraz @ Lithuanian Hall Baltimore
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab (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 w/ Genene & Belema Band @ Shalla
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Hand dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
African Diaspora Film Fest @ GW Univ. through Aug 3.
TCB @ V-14m ( bouncebeat go-go)
TOB & friends (members of Reaction, ABM, XIB) @ Throw Social (bouncebeat go-go)
Alice Smith @ Atlantis ( theatrical r&b/soul) (sold out)
Michael Seyer, Close @ Songbyrd (rock)
Bill Kirchen @ Royal Lake Park
DJ Nico Sophia & Valentine Maria @ Rosita’s
Mature Clientele band 7 pm @ Grist Mill District Park , Alexandria (go-go)
Anthony Green, Geoff Rickly, Kurt Travis @ Ottobar
J Chris @ 12 -1 @ Reagan Bldg Wilson Plaza (urban Latino)
Little Red & the Renegades 7:30 @ Lake Accotink in Springfield
Corridos Cali style w/ Los Ases de California , Los Stones de Uriel Valdez, Grupo Agrado & more @ 90 Degrees
Euphoria & Chila Jatun for Bolivia Independence Day @ the Palace
Arabic Music Dj Gilbert Torossian @ Green Zone
A Guy Called Gerald @ Flash
Nooriyah w/ DJ Saba @ Vera Cocina (Arabic)
Push Play @ 10 @ Chateau Lounge (go-go/r&b)
Proper Utensils ft. Ms Kim @ 10 @ NALC, 6310 Chillum Place NW
EU feat. Sugar Bear @ Air (go-go)
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Sat. August 2-
The Weeknd w/ Playboi Carti and Mike Dean @ Northwest Stadium (pop, r&b, rap)
Little Brother @ Howard Theatre (rap/ final tour)
Dolly Rots @ Pearl Street Warehouse (garage pop punk)
Bronco @ Eaglebank Arena
Drive by Truckers & Deer Tick @ Anthem
Ultra Nate’s Deep Sugar Afterhours afterparty w/ Thommy Davis & Byron Brown 11pm to 4 am @ Club 1722, 1722 North Charles St., Baltimore (Baltimore club & house music)
Kaira Ba (w/ locally based Senegalese kora player Diali Cissokho) free 7:30 to 8:30 @ Ossian Hall Park in Annandale, VA
St. Louis Blues film w/ Nat King Cole, Eartha Kitt, Mahalia Jackson, and Ella Fitzgerald @ 10 am @ GW Univ. Student Center
The Disappearance of Ms. Scott film @ 10 am & @ 12 noon @ GW Univ. Student Center (jazz singer who got blacklisted)
Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don’t Know Me film @ 10 am & 2 pm @ GW University Student Center (doc about R&B singer)
DMV & Beyond Cruise-in Car show & music fest w/ New Impressions, Wes Watkins, Jon Williams & Got MY Own Sound w/ guests Ms. Kim, Project 360, & Prosperity Band 2-9 pm @ Geno’s Ballpark , Lothian, MD (no outside food)
TOB @ 5247 Wisc. Ave NW (bouncebeat go-go)
No Tribes dj night w/ King Kut, King Kumo, Mof Bast 10 pm @ Public Bar rooftop (afrobeats, francophone, amapiano, dancehall)
Nothing But Afrovybz (NBA) Cookout @ 4 @ Arlington Beer Garden
Spillfest 5-11 @ Metrobar
Hand dancing 6 to 9 @ Freedom Plaza all summer every Wednesday
Apollo 66, Cash on the Nail, Fashion Crime @ Cissel Saxon (garage punk)
Oh Violet & DMV, Hue, Stubborn Stubborn @ St Stephens Church
Sheridan St NW Block Party w/ Pump Blenders , Rock Steady Project, Body of Evidence, & 3 more @ 12 to 9 @ 600 Sheridan St NW (go-go)
DJ Hiroko Yamamura @ Echostage (Chicago techno)
Brothers Kardell, Max Powell, Foxye, teaming in chess @ Rhizome (mostly electronics)
Zebbie’s Garden Open Air Sessions pop-up 3 to 9 @ Eaton Wild Days rooftop
Leon City Sounds djs @ Green Zone (tropical Latin )
EU, Soul Searchers, DJ Stormin Norman 9 pm @ Chateau Lounge (go-go)
Pure Elegance Band @ Burner’s in Indian Head, MD (go-go)
Scott Miller @ Hank Dietles (roots rock) (seated show)
“Shall We Dance” 1996 film @ 8:50 @ AFI SIlver (bored married man discovers ballroom dancing)
TOB ‘s Chris 4 to 10 @ Aura Bar
TCB, Reaction, the Men @ Martini’s (bouncebeat go-go)
New Impressionz @ Air (go-go)
DJ Super Slice & DJ G-Nice @ Society Lounge Silver Spring
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
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Sun. Aug 3-
A.R. Rahman @ Eaglebank Arena (Bollywood composer & singer)
Kokoroko @ 930 Club (Black Brit funk & highlife)
Wolf Eyes, Lexie Mountain Boys, Marc Miller @ Ottobar
Amapiano DMV w/ djs Mobu, Anansi, Patto, Bo & K-Meta @ 2 @ Arlington Beer Garden
Capital Centre book talk w/ Jeff Krulik, 2 more (also talk there by DJ Cerphe Colwell) @ 3 to 6 @ Laurel History Boys Book Fair in Laurel
Forgotten Musical Masterpieces of Early 20th-Century Immigrants and Native Americans - Talk and Listening Session by Ian Nagoski @ 7 @ Rhizome
Heatwave w/ Forever Yours-Tribute To The O'Jays, Carmen Craven's Tribute to Stephanie Mills, Jerome Mackall's Tribute to Al Green, and Petawane, for GP Presents promoter Gerard's birthday 6pm @ the Elks Lodge in Temple Hills Complimentary food will be available. Tickets are $60 and available by Zelle 240-350-8764 and cashapp $Gppromo1 in advance only)
Alfred Banks (New Orleans), Prowess the Testament, Ardamus, Nighttrain 357 ! @ Songbyrd (rap & funk)
Colatura, Flo Petite, Berra , Skymender @ Pie Shop (rock)
Delilah Bon, Cherub Tree @ Black Cat (rap w/ metal punk beats )
Ivory Coast Cultural Fest 9 to 9 @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring
Vava Samba School @ 9 @ Bossa (Brazilian samba & pagode )
Afro X Sundays w/ DJ Mambo @ Saint- Ex
After Thought Band w/ doors open @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Faisal Kapadia @ Pearl Street Warehouse (Pakistani rock)
The Grandsons free 7:30 to 8:30 @ Mason District Park Amphitheater, Annandale
Push Play @ Piano Keys
Fess & his sons-The New Orleans Good Time Piano Show w/ pianist Jim Orr and band @ Hank Dietle's
Festival De Fiestas Agostinas w/ Maribel Guardia, Henry Castro, Los Caminantes, Trebol Clan,
Sonora Dinamita, Marimba 502, La Chanchona nueva generacion Lovo, El Huero y Su Norteño Banda,
Karen Arevalo y su Dinastia, Viento y Sol, Los Ilegales de Lempira, DJ Madeline 10 am @ Sarem Farm de Burtonsville MD on 15901 Old Columbia Pike
Bolivian Fest @ Ibiza in Herndon, VA
Blacc Print Experience 5 to 10 @ Takoma Station (go-go)
live Ethiopian music @ 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
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
Sirius Company , Top5 @ Cambria Hotel (go-go)
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Mon. Aug 4-
Stacy Brooks Band 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church (blues)
DC Mariachi @ 12 -1 @ Reagan Bldg Wilson Plaza
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Aug 5-
Davido, Victony, Morravey @ Merriweather Post (afropop/afrobeats)
After Davido party @ Champions Kitchen , 7730 GA Ave. NW
Mountain Goats w/ Craig Finn @ Nevermore Hall Baltimore (indie rock)
Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets @ Birchmere (sold out)
Xdinary Heroes @ Warner Theatre (k-pop)
J. Boog @ Howard Theatre
Ghost-note @ Songbyrd (funk)
The Gobs, Sad Roach, Power Pants @ Rhizome (hardcore punk)
Stgma, Fatazma, Darker Than @ Quarry House
Idobi Radio Summer School tour w/ Taylor Acorn, Charlotte Sands, Rain City Drive, If Not For Me, Beauty School Dropout, and Arrows in Action @ 5 @ Fillmore (emo-pop)
Original Facez @ Black Rose Lounge ( go-go)
salsa, bachata, kizombo, and zouk dancing from 7-9pm @ Georgetown Waterfront (lessons from 6 to 7)
DJ Jahsonic & XSA @ Grazie Mille
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge
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Wed. Aug 6-
Bonnie “Prince” Billy w/ Tashi Dorji 8 p.m.@ the Miracle Theatre (alt-rock & Americana )
Microcinema presents Jeff Krulik: Official Junk Collector, showing Jeff Krulik upcoming work in progress film with talk from Jeff @ 7 @ Rhizome
Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets @ Rams Head Live Annapolis (rock)
Tosin Aribisala free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (alternative afrobeats )
Elida Almeida @ Strathmore lawn (Cabo Verdean singer)
Chuck Brown Band free @ 12 noon to 1pm @ Reagan Bldg. Wilson Plaza (go-go)
Vandoliers, Nate Bergman @ Pearl St Warehouse (alt-country )
Jo-go Project 7-9 pm @ Wharf Transit pier (jazz & go-go)
Memphis Gold @ JVs (blues)
GP Promotions Wine Down Wednesday w/ After Thought Entertainment 6-9 pm @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom Suitland (r&b)
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
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova)
Majic 102.3 FM summer Wednesdays w/ r&b, go-go, & jazz bands 6:30 to 8:30 @ Sycamore & Oak, 1110 Oak Drive SE (specific bands tba)
Hand Dancing 6 to 9 @ Freedom Plaza
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Thurs. Aug. 7-
Lyle Lovett w/ his Large Band, Asleep at the Wheel @ Wolf Trap
Jazzy Summer nights presents Go-Go Museum Allstars (w/ Queens of Go-go & some members of Backyard Band 5 to 10 @ Hopkins Plaza 2 Hopkins Plaza Baltimore
Thursday @ Ottobar (sold out)
Skating Polly, Bugsy, Mary Shelley @ Comet
Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines @ 7:30 @ Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion (western swing, rockabilly,
Phillips after 5 w/ saxophonist Lyle Link and guitarist Jackson Dunkin; & a jazz set from DJ John Murph 5 to 8:30 @ Phillips Collection
Luke Bryan @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (country)
Editrix, Land Owner, That This @ Rhizome (That This has members of Priests & Ex Hex)
DJ Lance Reynolds summer in the Park @ Carter Barron Parking Lot
“Style Wars: NY graffiti art & breakdancing in the 1980s” doc @ 6 @ MLK Library
Longtimers @ Hank Dietle’s
Thrills @ JVs
Azul Band @ Green Zone (tropical MENA sound)
David Levithan & Jens Lekman — Songs for Other People's Weddings book event @ 7 @ Politics & Prose — at Conn Ave
“Pretty Girls Love R& B” dj night @ Shanklin Hall
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
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
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 @ Kaldi’s
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Fri. August 8-
MC Lyte @ Bethesda Theater
Jodeci @ MGM National Harbor (r&b)
Khumariyaan & Bumbu Sauce @ Current Space ( Pashtun hyper-folk and Punjabi rock, both from Pakistan)
Bongo District “Motelito Flore” record release, Soroche, Chicha Morada @ Comet Ping Pong
Kadencia Orchestra free 7:30 to 8:30 @ Royal Lake Park Fairfax (salsa, bomba, plena)
Mature Clientele free 7:30 to 9 pm @ Grist Mill Park Alexandria (go-go)
Small Doses, Continuals, Future Living, Chill Parents @ Rhizome (rock & punk)
Dunia & Aram w/ guests Lady Hatchet & James Mcdonald 7 to 9 @ 4th & M SW Market (ska & reggae)
Lena Seikaly “Ella Sings Duke” @ Creative Cauldron
TOB @ Throw Social (bouncebeat go-go)
Yuri Ortuño & La Nueva Proyección @ Diamond Lounge
Arabic Music Dj @ Green Zone
Blacc Print Experience @ Takoma Station (go-go)
Los Rabanes @ Public Bar
NGT @ the Palace
Texas takeover w/ Senderos del Norte, Nueva Essencia @ 90 Degrees
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab (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 music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
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Sat.. Aug. 9-
Clipse , Earthgang @ Eaglebank Arena (rap)
3rd annual Caribbean Cultural Concert w/ live performances from Rae, Image Band, Soka Tribe, Flambe dancers, Panmasters Steel Band, DJ Paul Mack, Caribbean art, a kiddie carnival & more 2 to 9 @ Freedom Plaza , 1325 PA Ave. NW
Furia Band, La Luz Roja De Beto Campillo @ Casamigos Bar in Alexandria
Monchy y Yammy @ Salsa Room in McLean (bachata)
NGT @ Sax
Twanguero free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage ( Spanish guitar virtuoso who plays cumbia, surf rock, tango, rumba)
Just for the Record Vinyl Day 10am to 5 pm w/ hiphop pioneer dj GI Joe (Joseph Rivera) speaking @ 2 @ Brigadier General McGee Library, 900 Wayne Ave., Silver Spring
Kim Michelle Experience, Be la Dona, Black Alley 12 to 9 @ Lamont’s (go-go)
Still Familiar free 7:30 to 9 @ Lorton Workhouse Art Center
Oshispark presents Idol Harmony feat: Keekihime, Utano Pandora, Pengy, PiaPiUFO @ 930 Club
Girls Rock dc August showcase 11:30 to 3 pm @ Black Cat; Akibanoise J-pop dance party @ 8 @ Black Cat
Plusser, Taurus Judge, Scoria @ Quarry House
Esha Tewari @ Atlantis (indie-folk) (sold out)
Broccoli City dj Block Party 2 pm @ the Bullpen
Chinatown Funk Express V w/ Les the Dj & Fredy J @ 9:30pm @ new location- Suns Cinema, 3107 Mt. Pleasant St. NW ( Asian City Pop Dance Party)
Cody Jinks @ Pier 6 Pavilion (country)
What Band ft Killa Cal & friends day party/ cookout w/ Armani of Major League; Steve Roy of Still Familiar; Rick of Reaction; TJ of New Impressionz 3-9 @ Black Rose, 5815 Seminary Rd., Falls Church
Marcia Bassett & Chuck Bettis Duo, Leprachaun Catering @ Normal's Books in Baltimore (NY experimental w/ Bettis who was once DC hardcore)
Rock-a-Sonics @ Creative Cauldron (rockabilly)
Natyabhoomi School of Dance 7:30 to 9 @ Arrowbrook Centre Park Herndon, VA
Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Night free 7:30 to 8:30 @ Ossian Hall Park, Annandale
Family affair Summer fest of gospel w/ Harvey Watkins & the Canton Spirituals, Swanee Quintet, New Vizion, and many more @ 2pm @ American Legion Randolph Fury Post 170, 4345 Livingston Rd., Indian Head , MD
New Impressions, Reaction, TOB @ Fast Eddies (go-go)
TCB @ Ivy City Smokehouse (bouncebeat go-go)
“The March” and the “The Bus” @ 2 @ National Gallery of Art (2 docs about the March on Washington 1963)
DJ The Vibe Conductor @ Grazie Mille
Dance Club w/ Dj Trevor Sigler (San Francisco), w/ Djs Tommy, Baronhawk P., & Joyce Lim (1432r) @ 11 @ DC 9 (techno)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Sirius Company 7pm @ Shaken Not Stirred /District E, 7th St NW
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Sun. Aug. 10-
Switch @ Birchmere (r&b)
Central American Carnival w/ Kazzabe, Los Toros Band, Lil June, Grupo Exterminador, Banda Ibanez, La Chanchono de Tito Mira, Orquesta San Vicente, Los Plebes de Olancho, Grupo Algodon & more @ 11 am @ Sarem Farm, Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD
Ozomatli 30th anniversary show @ State Theatre
Banda Maguey, Banda Los Montoya, Tiranos Del Norte @ VIP Room in Baltimore
Ultra Nate’s Deep Sugar Rooftop Jam #24 @ 5 to 10 @ LB Skybar, Rooftop Suite, 20 W. Baltimore St
Elsa y Elmar, Vale @ Atlantis (Latin pop)
Granny & the Boys @ Showtime Lounge
R&B club discusses Atlanta r& b history @ 12 noon @ Songbyrd
Old Mervs @ Songbyrd (Australian grunge-surf rock)
Marcia Bassett & Chuck Bettis Duo, Matchstick Percussion, Michael R. Bernstein @ Rhizome (experimental)
Hand dancing 2 to 7 pm @ Walter Reed Park, 7100 GA Ave NW
Grocer, Puddled, File Select,Pluot (US based Japanese noise rock) @ Ottobar
Bill Withers tribute by Anthony David @ Keystone Korner (soul)
Crowd Scene, Continuals @ Galaxy Hut (rock)
1252 Band w/ doors open @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
live Ethiopian music @ 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
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
Sirius Company @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
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Mon. Aug. 11-
Adrian Quesada’s Boleros Psychodelicos w/ DJ Pharoah Haqq @ Pearl Street Warehouse (Black Pumas member pays homage to cool 70s cumbia, chicha, surf, boleros w instrumentals & guest singers)
Fruit LoOops (No-wave dance pop from Chicago/Cincinnati), Drawn (DC/Philly post-punk w/Nenet on vocals, Nate Scheible on drums, Layne Garrett on guitar), Weapons Envelope (harsh noise & power electronics by Emily Haugh) @ Rhizome
Henry Morris @ Atlantis (Lana del Ray ish indie pop ballads w/ guitar)
Charlie Sayles & the Blues Disciples 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church (blues)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Aug. 12-
Dropkick Murphys and Bad Religion @ Pier 6 Pavilion (punk vets)
Anna Johnson, Alma Laprida, Heather Stebbins @ Rhizome (experimental)
Oliver Francis @ Pearl Street (pop-rap)
Kiti Gardner & the Drifting Valentines @ Hank Dietle’s (swing, rockabilly, country)
DJ Jahsonic & XSA @ Grazie Mille
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge
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Wed. Aug. 13-
Ocean Sleeper, Garzi, Xk Scenario @ Atlantis (metal-core, rap, & rap-rock)
Spike & the Gimme Gimmes (do pop-punk covers of songs by others), The Schizophonics , Kate Clover @ 930 Club
Erasergirl, Heaven Forbid, and Home Remedies 6:30 to 8:30 free @ MLK rooftop (DC punk)
Tinsley Ellis free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage(Atlanta-based blues guitarist)
Dupont Brass 7-9 pm @ Wharf Transit pier
Abuse Repression, I Have No Mouth, Samskara , Denoument @ Rhizome (screamo, hardcore, post-metal, metalcore )
Junkyard Band free 7:30 to 8:30 @ Franconia Rec Center, Alexandria
Ukefest finale @ Strathmore lawn
Blacc Print Experience @ 5 @ the Wharf (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
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova)
Majic 102.3 FM summer Wednesdays w/ r&b, go-go, & jazz bands 6:30 to 8:30 @ Sycamore & Oak, 1110 Oak Drive SE (specific bands tba)
Hand Dancing 6 to 9 @ Freedom Plaza
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Thurs. Aug. 14-
Talib Kweli & 2 more @ Baltimore Soundstage (rap)
Hotline TnT @ Atlantis (NY shoegaze & more rock)
Fleshtones w/ the Yachtsmen @ 930 club (NY garage rock vets )
Kim Michelle Experience @ Mary Lou's in Ft. Washington
DJ Lance Reynolds summer in the Park @ Carter Barron Parking Lot
Taisha Estrada @ the Pocket
Casio Steel Drums @ 12 -1 @ Reagan Bldg Wilson Plaza
Fran Vielma Salsa Septet @ Takoma Station
Grandsons @ Hank Dietle’s
Latin dancing fest DCBX through Aug 18th
Flack @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom (roots pop-rock)
Les the DJ & Martin Miguel @ Grazie Mille
Carver Commodore, Baltimore Avenue, Berra @ DC 9 (CC is indie-rock, BA is noise rock, Berra is indie-pop)
Blacc Print Experience @ 6-8 @ Cosca Regional Park in Clinton, MD (go-go)
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
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
Sirius Company @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
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Fri. Aug. 15-
Sam Hunt post-game concert @ Nats Park (country)
Cypress Hill, Atmosphere @ Pier 6 Pavilion (rap)
Julian Oro Duro, Revolucion Salsera y Chokolate Chalas @ Manna Restaurant Hyattsville (salsa & mambo)
Yuri Ortuno Leon free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Andean/Bolivian music)
Katy Perry @ CFG Arena
Haiden Henderson @ Atlantis (pop)
Jake Scott @ 930 (pop-country-folk)
Proverbs Reggae Band @ E-Life Restaurant, Capitol Heights, MD
Doo Wop Project @ Rams Head Live Annapolis
Quintango @ Creative Cauldron
Arabic Music Dj @ Green Zone
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab (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 music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
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Sat. Aug. 16-
Chuck Brown Day w/ Chuck Brown band, Be’la Dona, Trouble Funk, Black Alley 2 to 7 @ Fort Dupont Park
DJ Tyler ICU (South Africa) @ 10 @ AI, 530 Penn St NE (amapiano)
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Brandy Clark @ Wolf Trap (country folk)
The Armed, Prostitute @ Atlantis (punk)
clipping, Open Mike Eagle,Cooling Prongs @ 930 (artsy rap & more)
Bongo District’s tribute to Selena w/ Leon City Sounds djs @ State Theatre
Czonka (record release), Shadow Riot , Hammer No More the FIngers @ Comet Ping Pong
Pretty Bitter album release, w/ Flowers for the Dead, Cuni @ Black Cat (DC pop-rock)
Jimmie Vaughn & Tilt-awhirl band @ Rams Head Live Annapolis
Cranknic 4- Leos on the Loose w/ Backyard Band, Proper Utensils, Push Play ft. D. Floyd, Still Familiar ft. Steve Roy 11 am to 8:30 pm @ the Farm, 9602 Baltimore Rd., Frederick, MD (go-go)
Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Benefit w/ Dorinda, Broke Royals, Argo & the Violet Queens @ Songbyrd (rock)
Crab, Hands First, Beam Zillion @ Quarry House
Reign of Ferns, Oms, Weathering @ Rhizome ( experimental & ambient)
SoFTT, Ether Pleaser, & more @ 618 H (trance electro)
Dirty Rico’s 55th birthday celebration w/ EU feat. Sugar Bear, Sirius Company, Still Familiar @ 8 to 1:30 am @ Hilton Alexandria Mark Center (go-go)
Garage takeover w/ punk bands @ 4 @ Blackrock Center
DJ Lance Reynolds @ Can I Kick It @ Anacostia Park
Dave Kline’s Acoustic Global Ensemble @ Creative Cauldron
Rene Ibanez & Cubano Groove 7-9 pm @ Wharf Transit pier
Sounds of Africa concert w/ Sugarlane feat. Chioma 7-10 @ Haupt Garden near Smithsonian Museum of African Art
China Cultural Heritage night free 7:30 to 8:30 @ Ossian Hall, Annandale
Izis de La Enfermera de la Salsa 7:30 to 9 free @ Mosaic District
Pure Elegance Band @ Burner’s in Indian Head, MD (go-go)
DMV Music Festival w/ What Band, New Impressions, Obsession, Major League, and Project 360 @ Calvert County Fairgrounds in Frederick, MD
Quintango @ 7:30 @ Lorton Workhouse Art Center
Pedro Arroyo @ Mango’s (salsa romantica)
Oro Solido @ the Salsa Room
Conjunto Nuevo Amanacer @ El Ranchon
Yuri Ortuño & La Nueva Proyección @ Rockville Sportsplex
“Velvet Goldmine” Todd Haynes movie about a mysterious rock star @ 9:30 @ AFI SIlver
Rocksteady, reggae , & ska vinyl djs @ Neptune Room
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
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Sunday Aug. 17-
Erykah Badu and The Alchemist present Abi and Alan @ Fillmore (r &b & rap)
Sizzla, Capleton, Richie Spice at location tba 3-9 pm in Baltimore (dancehall reggae)
DJ Maphorisa 4 to 9 @ Culture (South African amapiano)
Banda MS @ Eaglebank Arena
Church in the Club w/ Anthony Brown @ Bethesda Theater
Jamaica Fest 12 to 9 @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring
Los Mocos, Los Locos, Opposite Tiger, Fantazma @ Rhizome
The Mantis @ Galaxy Hut
Push Play @ Piano Keys
David Chappell Band 2 to 4:30 @ Hank Dietle’s ; Hula Monsters 6 to 9 @ Hank Dietle’s
Memphis Gold @ 4 @ JVs; Pile ‘o’ Rocks @ 8:30 @ JVs (Brit pub rock)
Rise Band w/ doors open @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
Karina @ Kenmore Theatre in Arlington (Venezuela pop)
live Ethiopian music @ 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
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
Sirius Company @ Mary Lou’s in Ft Washington (go-go)
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Mon. Aug. 18-
Girl Ultra @ Pearl St Warehouse ( Mexico City alt-r&b & electronica)
Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church (blues)
“Velvet Goldmine” Todd Haynes movie about a mysterious rock star @ 7 @ AFI SIlver
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Aug. 19-
Tierney Sutton band @ Keystone Korner (jazz singer)
Robert Earl Keen, Henry Conlon @ Birchmere (Texas folk)
Hotel Sewing Kit, Otracami, Broommaker @ Rhizome ( avante-folk)
DJ Jahsonic & XSA @ Grazie Mille
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge
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Wed. Aug. 20-
Robert Earl Keen, Henry Conlon @ Birchmere (Texas folk)
Pollen, All Day Special @ Quarry House (rock)
Dupont Brass @ 12 -1 @ Reagan Bldg Wilson Plaza
Destructo Disk, Elnuh, Massie, & Hot Spit @ DC 9 (Richmond & DC alt-rock)
GP Promotions Wine Down Wednesday w/ Redfootz Red Sessions 6-9 pm @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom Suitland (r&b)
Sirius Company @ Sobe (go-go) late/ Sirius Company early @ Sycamore & Oak as part of Majic 102.3 FM summer Wednesdays 6:30 to 8:30 @ Sycamore & Oak, 1110 Oak Drive SE
New Impressionz @ Babylon (go-go)
What Band feat. Killa Cal free @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Live Ethiopian music @ Napoli Lounge
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova)
Hand Dancing 6 to 9 @ Freedom Plaza
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Thurs. Aug. 21-
Robert Earl Keen, Henry Conlon @ Birchmere (Texas folk)
Bossman Dlow and Rob49 @ Anthem (rap)
Orillia, Bluem, Half Bath @ Quarry House
Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines @ 12 -1 @ Reagan Bldg Wilson Plaza (rockabilly, country , swing)
DJ Lance Reynolds summer in the Park @ Carter Barron Parking Lot
David Chappell & guests @ JVs
Elizabeth & the Catapult free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (singer/songwriter folk)
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
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
Sirius Company @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
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Fri. Aug 22-
Glitterer, Teen Mortgage, Toro, Anthony Family benefit for Gaza Thrift @ Black Cat (rock, garage-punk, shoegaze )
The Queers & 4 other bands @ Zen West Baltimore (punk)
Shelow Shaq @ Bravo Bravo (Dominican trap reggaeton)
Adverzo, Conjunto Efectivo, Uziel, Maria @ 90 Degrees (Norteno)
Eddy Lover Mach and Daddy y Aspirante @ Cococabana (reggaeton romantica)
Benet, Evil @ Comet Ping Pong
Wisp @ 930 (nu-gaze alt-rock)
Joan Jett opens for Billy Idol @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (rock)
Ray Apollo Allen & the Apollo 1 Band, Jim Bennett @ 7 @ Elife Restaurant, Capitol Heights, MD
Ras Lidg Regg’go Band @ 12 -1 @ Reagan Bldg Wilson Plaza (dancehall reggae & go-go)
IO the Singer “The Art & Soul of Nina Simone “ @ Creative Cauldron
TOB @ Throw Social (bouncebeat go-go)
Arabic Music Dj @ Green Zone
Olivia Frances free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Nashville country singer/acoustic guitarist)
UCB 10 pm @ the Chateau Lounge NE (go-go) (90s DC fashion night)
Blacc Print Experience @ Takoma Station (go-go)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab (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 music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
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Sat. Aug. 23-
Legendary Ingramettes free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (great Richmond, VA gospel)
ADOBÃO Brazil Night w/ djs Mango & Ginger (L.A.), Marcela Biondo, Pedro Night (of Adobo DMV) @ 10 @ A.I. Warehouse, 530 Penn St NE
D4vd @ Fillmore (tiktok famous bedroom pop & alt r&b)
Eric Roberson @ Birchmere (neo-soul)
Kim Michelle Experience @ Cambria (go-go)
Crush Fund, XK Scenario, Film & Gender @ Comet P Pong
Black August honoring black political prisoners w/ Son of Nun, Konjur Collective, DJ Jay Swann, DJ Bmore Alien w/ art for sale @ 7 @ Crow’s Nest, 116 W. Mulberry St. Baltimore
Prince Tribute show feat. Junie Anderson @ Bethesda Theater
Freedy Johnston @ Quarry House
Emma Swift @ Club 603 (sold out)
Metalcore Blast matinee cookout w/ Out to Destroy, Balisong, Denoument, Hard Truth @ 1:30 @ Rhizome; Cold Court, Lean Tee, Baltimore Avenue 7 pm @ Rhizome (noisy rock)
Nella B & the Noise @ Elife Restaurant, Capitol Heights, MD
DJ Lance Reynolds w/ more tba @ Fort Dupont Park
Joe Gruskecky & the House Rockers @ Jammin Java (longtime Springsteen-esque rock form Pittsburgh)
Veronneau & friends @ Creative Cauldron (global jazzy folky)
The Island Lime Caribbean Fest w/ bands, djs, & restaurants tba 2-10 pm @ Hilawn rooftop, Union Market, 1309 5th St NE
Fran Vielma’s Pan-American Jazz Orchestra 5 to 8 @ Park at Walter Reed, GA Ave & Butternut St.
Rock-a-Sonics @ Hank Dietle’s (rockabilly)
Dom Flemons @ 7:30 @ Lorton Workhouse Arts Center (country blues banjo and guitar)
Joe Strummer birthday bash w/ many bands @ Pie Shop
Delarcos & AJ & the Kids @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
Benefit dance @ Lamont’s
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
DJ Neal Becton @ Le Mont Royal
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Sun. Aug 24-
George Clinton & Parliament -Funkadelic @ Nevermore Hall Baltimore
Romperayo (Colombia tropical folklore ) & Wayta Duo (dc) free @ 4 @ Lamont Plaza
African and Caribbean Fest 9 to 9 @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring
D4vd @ Fillmore (tiktok famous bedroom pop & alt r&b)
Manuel Turizo @ Eaglebank Arena (Colombian vocalist )
Eric Roberson @ Birchmere (neo-soul)
Granny & the Boys @ Showtime Lounge
Benji Porecki @ Jammin Java
Hand dancing 2 to 7 pm @ Walter Reed Park, 7100 GA Ave NW
Soul Meets Body @ Songbyrd (pop-punk)
Gospel brunch 1:30 pm @ Mr Henry’s
Marcus Young tribute to Ray Charles & Stevie Wonder @ Blues Alley
Prabir, the Yachtsmen @ Galaxy Hut
1252 Band w/ doors open @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
live Ethiopian music @ 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
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. Aug. 25-
Linwood Taylor 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church (blues)
Taylor Hollingsworth, Cody Summit @ Rhizome (fingerstyle guitar)
Walker Redds Project @ 12 -1 @ Reagan Bldg Wilson Plaza (r& b)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Aug. 26-
Anita Velveeta, Star Student, Miri Tyler @ Comet P Pong (rock)
Silversun Pickups @ 930 Club (rock)
Nine Inch Nails @ CFG Arena Baltimore
DJ Jahsonic & XSA @ Grazie Mille
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Lion’s Den in Falls Church
Dancehall reggae dj @ Society Lounge
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Wed. Aug 27-
Lady Pills, Ellie Macphee, Playrite @ Quarry House Tavern (rock)
DC Jazzfest opening w/ Jazz DC Allstars orchestra directed by Allyn Johnson w/ guest singer Christie Dashiell, harpist Brandee Younger, sax player Paul Carr @ the Hamilton Live
Marty Ehrlich trio @ Palisades Hub (jazz)
Heidi Martin , Reginald Bowens plus screening of “Soundtrack to a Coup de’etat “ (must- see film) 4 to 8 @ Eaton DC (jazz singers & movie about jazz, Congolese music, & CIA in Congo)
DC Jazz Fest presents Joshua Bayer free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (jazz guitarist)
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
DJ Jamstar @ Tempoo Lounge (dancehall)
Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova)
Majic 102.3 FM summer Wednesdays w/ r&b, go-go, & jazz bands 6:30 to 8:30 @ Sycamore & Oak, 1110 Oak Drive SE (specific bands tba)
Hand Dancing 6 to 9 @ Freedom Plaza
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Thurs. Aug 28-
Eladio Carrion @ MGM National Harbor (reggaeton)
Gary Clark Jr opening for Black Keys @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (blues and blues-rock)
Robert Randolph @ Atlantis (lap steel gospel )
3L3D3P & 2 others @ Songbyrd (punk-electronica)
Cecile Mclorin Salvant @ Arena Stage (jazz singer here as part of DC Jazz fest)
Benji Porecki (jazz organist) @ 3:30; Be’la Dona (go-go) @ 4:45; Langston Hughes II (sax player) @ 6 ; Brass-a-holics (New Orleans) @ 7:30 free @ downtown DC Anthem row, 800 K St NW ( part of dc jazz fest)
Elijah Easton @ Takoma Station
Shalamar featuring Howard Hewett, Jeffrey Daniel, Carolyn Griffey @ Birchmere (r&b)
DJ Lance Reynolds summer in the Park @ Carter Barron Parking Lot
Imani Grace-Cooper @ Kreeger Museum (jazz singer part of DC Jazz fest)
Lafayette Gilchrist & New Volcanos, Carl Filipiak @ Keystone Korner (jazz)
Save Your Soul Presents Hi-Fi Happy Hour 5pm for free @ Peabody Heights
Brencore Earth, Wind, & Fire Tribute @ 12 -1 @ Reagan Bldg Wilson Plaza
Thrills @ Hank Dietle’s
DC Jazz fest presents Leigh Pilzer jazz band free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (baritone sax w/ piano, bass, drums)
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
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Martini's Ft Washington (go-go)
Sirius Company @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
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Fri. Aug. 29-
Ja Rule & Ashanti post-game concert @ Nats Park (rap & r&b)
Late guitarist Danny Gatton Birthday celebration w/ Dave Elliot, Bill Kirchen, Daryl Davis, David Chappell, Johnny Castle, John Previti, Joe Maher, Anthony Pirog & more @ Birchmere (roots rock)
Nataly Salazar & openers @ Papassitos
Zap Outdoorz fest in W. Va. through 8-31 w/ Djs Baronhawk Poitier, Black Rave Culture, Dee Clark, Joyce Lim, Kristy La Rat, Kotic Couture, DJ Technics, Jacq Jill, & more plus live music from Ami Dang, Dan Deacon, Feeble Little Horse, Heather Stebbins, Kiernan Laveaux & Joyce Lim, Si E.U. & more
Lalah Hathaway @ Anthem (r&b)
Wayna, Micky Hasset @ Bethesda Theater (Ethiopian r& b)
BNXN @ Howard Theatre (Nigerian afrobeats )
Bark Culture, No Trick Pony @ Rhizome (jazz)
Yung Singh @ 618 H St NW
AJ McQueen @ Pearl Street Warehouse (St. Louis rapper)
Deceased @ Union Stage (metal band 40th anniversary)
Fran Vielma’s salsa septet @ Mr. Henry’s
Jazz organ summit feat. Allyn Johnson & Charles Covington & more 6-9pm @ Westminster Church
Reaction band @ Throw Social (go-go)
David Kitchen trio 5:30 to 8:30 @ Hank Dietle’s
Ray Apollo Allen @ 4 @ JVs (soul/Motown)
Arabic Music Dj @ Green Zone
DC Jazz Fest presents Herb Scott free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (DC sax player)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Rare Essence, Sirius Company @ Fast Eddie’s (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Junkyard Band 7 to 12 @ Urban Crab (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 music @ Black Rose Lounge
Live Ethiopian instrumental music w/ guitarist Selamino & band 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
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Sat. Aug. 30-
Kindred the Family Soul @ Bethesda Theater
Raheem Devaughn & band, w/ Wes Felton Trio @ Birchmere (r&b)
DJ Lance Reynolds w/ more tba @ Fort Dupont Park
Branford Marsalis Quartet, Baylor Project, Brent Birckhead, Sun Ra Arkestra, 12-10 as part of DC Jazzfest @ the Wharf (general admission & seated tix available)
DC Jazzfest w/ singer Akua Allrich & the Tribe, Next Jazz Legacy, Corcoran Holt hosted jam @ Union Stage
WPOC’s Saturday in the Country w/ Kane Brown, Shaboozey, Maddie & Tae, Dylan Marlowe, Greylan James, Luke Borchelt 1pm @ Merriweather Post
Matmos @ Black Cat ( experimental electronics & synth sounds)
Slutbomb (Cincinnati), Walk the Plank, Psyop, Mortal Ground, Tripper @ Songbyrd (hardcore punk)
Syleena Johnson @ Keystone Korner
K-pop dance party @ Ottobar
Igloo DMV 3-10 pm
Veronneau @ 7:30 @ Lorton Workhouse Art Center (global jazzy folky)
Gette (Kaiyla Gross) free 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (r& b singer)
DSA 9th annual sound Fest 10am to 9pm @ Lamont’s
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ Lu Latin Hits upstairs;
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Sirius Company 7pm @ Shaken Not Stirred /District E, 7th St NW
* Sur Cósmico, Adele Marie, and Romy Gamez @ Galactic Panther*
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Sun. Aug. 31-
Afro + Plus Fest w/ Gunna, Asake, Machel Montano, Shenseea, Uncle Waffles, Shatta Wale, Wande Coal, TXC, Gabzy, DJ Tunez, Foggiraw, Ricky Platinum 12 noon @ RFK Stadium grounds (afrobeats, Caribbean )
UB40 & the Pietasters @ Wolf Trap
Raheem Devaughn & band, w/ Wes Felton Trio @ Birchmere (r&b)
Tropa Magica, Soroche, DJs Leon City Sounds @ Comet P Pong
Kindred the Family Soul @ Bethesda Theater
Ethiopian Day fest 9 to 9 @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring
Daygo Abortions, Brothels, Luxury Teeth, Rabid City @ Ottobar
Ron Carter, Keyon Harrold, Eddie Palmieri’s band Afro-Caribbean Octet (Eddie can’t attend ), Christie Dashiell, Jazzmei Horn @ DC Jazzfest on the Wharf events (general admission & seated tix available)
Jaguardini, Safety Bear @ Galaxy Hut
Summer Soul Fest w/ Rare Essence, Junkyard, DCVybe, Black Alley, Major League 12 to 8 @ Charles County Fairgrounds, LA Plata, MD (go-go)
Backyard Band @ Throw Social (go-go)
Spotlight Band w/ doors open @ 4 @ Lamont’s (soul)
The Spindles @ Takoma Station
Grupo Branly @ Club One
live Ethiopian music @ 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
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
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Mon. Sept. 1 - Bobby Felder & the Blues Brothers 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church ( dc elder blues & soul)
Wallz & the Music Company @ Union Stage (Nigerian)
Luicidal (members of Suicidal Tendencies ) & other bands @ Pearl St Warehouse (punk)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz @ Shalla
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Tues. Sept 2- Stiff Little Fingers @ Black Cat
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More lists-- Capital Bop has jazz; Tickeri DMV has Latinx, Mi Gente DMV has Latin dancing (salsa, bachata, zouk), Kesta Happenings DC Facebook has Latinx too, baltshowplace.tumblr has Baltimore punk & more; Elliot Gross on Facebook has DC blues & blues-rock; DC. Hometown Sounds on Instagram & substack has dc indie rock & punk. DC Underground on Instagram has metal & hardcore; gogomusixdmv on Instagram has go-go flyers; Fans of Tom Cole's G-Strings on Facebook has jazz & international; Washington Post Going Out Guide; dc-hardcore .com; Washingtonian monthly one; pa palace go-go one also have events
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