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 (& has its own DC Global Music pages there where I post gig flyers, updates & video clips of dc area gigs-(@dcglobalmusic on Instagram; DC Global Music and More on Facebook)-. 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.* I am often adding go-go ones, Bossa club, Lamont’s soul & dj nights that are announced later. 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 remaining March 2026 Highlights (mostly visiting acts) (then much longer full list below w/ local & visiting). Your choice of highlights might differ.
Wed. March 4-Tipa Tipo (Lima,Peru to Brooklyn tropical yacht rock & cumbia) , Los Locos (DC Latino poetry over cumbia) , Son Cosita seria (DC-based Mexican string music) @ Comet
Fri. March 6- Ratboys @ 930 Club (indie-rock/ pop punk)
Norteno war with 6 groups including Los Militaries del Sur @ 90 Degrees
Sat. March 7- Rang De- Virginia holi fest & colors fest 12-6pm @ Dulles Sportsplex
Holi Fest w/ Dj Pandu, and dancers 12 to 4 @ Dupont Circle
Sun. March 15-Cheo y Los Consentidos de la Casa w/ Leon City Sounds djs @ Takoma Station Tavern (NYC Latin funk & bugalu & salsa band w/ dc djs )
Wed. March 18-Jonathan Richman w/ drummer Tommy Larkin @ 930 Club
FKA Twigs,Tokischa @ Anthem (r&b, w/ Dominican dembow rapper opener)
Sat. March 21- Dlala Thuzkin dj’ing 9:30 pm @ Throw Social (acclaimed South African 3 step, gqom, afro tech, amapiano, Afro House dj)
Mon. March 23- Janel Leppin record release night w/Janel & Anthony followed by a solo set by Janel Leppin @ Rhizome (Cellist with guitar plus cellist solo)
Tues. March 24- Hieroglyphics (w/ Del the Funky Homosapien, Souls Of Mischief, DJ Tourè, Pep Love, Domino, and Casual) @ Union Stage (Oakland rap crew that started in 1990s)
Orcutt Shelley Miller, Chris Forsyth 7pm @ Metro in Baltimore (cool avante-power rock trio)
Wed. March 25- Sweet Thang (from BYB) & Tabria (from RE) 7-9 @ Sycamore & Oak food hall SE (go-go)
Sun. March 29- Russell Thompkins Jr backed by Keith Busey and the Unit Band 5 and 7:30 @ Takoma Station Tavern (original Stylistics lead singer who still sounds great)
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Full March 2026 list- (*asterisks will be used to show any additional events added throughout the month or changes *)
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Sun. March 1-
Big Sandy & the Fly-Rite Boys @ Hank Dietle’s (rockabilly, country, swing)
Darsombra presents Transmission day 2 a celebration for late musician Ann Everton w/ Quattracenta and other bands/musicians @ Ottobar
Bruk out- Dancehall & soca day party w/ DJ Trigga, DJ Aakil, DJ Precious Layne @ Baltimore soundstage
Sarina (Md-based Haitian pop) w/ Ya Minko, Acquaah, Ahmed Kazmi, and Elyvn @ Pearl St Warehouse
Ryman Leon, Sam Nicholson @ Comet P Pong
Conjunto Atardecer @ El Carbonero Restaurant Hyattsville
Tartan Terrors @ Birchmere
Jesse Welles @ 930 Club (sold out)
DJ Travella & others @ Transmission ( Travella is a Tanzanian avante-dj who plays Singeli music on Nyege Nyege label)
Sirius Company @ 1865 Steak (go-go)
Vava Samba School anniv. event w/ Vava dancers & DJ Berimbau 8pm @ Bossa
Daniel Ouellette 4-6 pm live on 3rd rail radio @ WMUC, U of Md
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park (when weather is warm)
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Darna Arlington
Still Familiar @ Mary Lou’s 7-9 (go-go) (call to confirm)
Noah Britton, Iris @ Galaxy Hut
Raheem Devaughn & the Crank Crusaders @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go/r&b)
New Impressionz @ Piano Keys
Backyard Band @ Sax (go-go)
Sherri Barbee @ Lamont’s (soul)
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Mon March 2-
Shirleta Settles & friends 6-9pm @ Westminster Church SW (soul & blues)
Jesse Welles @ 930 Club (sold out)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla
Screening: All That's Left of You @ Rhizome
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Tues. March 3-
Blood Orange, TLF Trio , Tariq Al-Sabir @ Anthem ( Devonté Hynes is a Black British multi-instrumentalist & singer who ambitiously melds multiple genres )
CJ Chenier & Red Hot Louisiana Band @ Jammin Java (zydeco)
Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends play R.E.M.’s Lifes Rich Pageant @ 930 Club (sold out)
Bryce Vine @ Union Stage (rap)
Bobby Zankel & The Warriors of the Wonderful Sound 6 @ Rhizome (jazz)
Fantazma, Be My Friend, Sunset Images (Mexico City) @ Galactic Panther (noisy rock)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music w/ Kalkidan & Fekadu backed by Dani Key & Dave Sax @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
"vintage groove" Ethiopian music band feat. Fikir & Fitsum 8-11 @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Machine Girl, Lustsick Puppy, Show me the Body @ Howard Theatre (electronics and punk)
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Wed. March 4-
Tipa Tipo (Lima Peru to Brooklyn tropical yacht rock & cumbia) , Los Locos (DC Latino poetry over cumbia) , Son Cosita seria (DC-based Mexican string music) @ Comet
Christie Dashiell free @ Songbyrd (critic fave DC jazz singer)
Samm Henshaw @ Union Stage (Black UK r&b singer)
New Wave (film about Vietnamese Americans in 80s Los Angeles & music some of them liked) screening w/ director Elizabeth Ai 5:15 pm & then 6:30 pm DJ Les w/ new wave, Italo/Euro disco, post-punk, synth pop and other ’80s sounds @ buena suerte dc's Skyyline party @ Art Rooftop DC / Arlo 333 G St NW
Phillip Greenlief (solo saxophone) / Keefe Jackson And These Things Happen @ Rhizome (jazz)
Martina Barta @ Blues Alley (Czech-German jazz singer)
Justin Nozuka 7:45 @ DC9 (alt-r&b & folk)
New Impressionz @ Babylon Hemen Lounge in Alexandria this week (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)
Matheus Fonseca 6-9 @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist)
Maura Weaver, the Metric Ton, New Passengers @ Quarry House
Sirius Company @ Encore (go-go)
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Thurs. March 5-
Robert Glasper & Lalah Hathaway @ Warner Theatre
Alex Ubago @ Howard Theatre (singer songwriter of ballads/ pop from Spain)
Black Techno Takeover curated by Adrian Loving w/ DJ Darling Cool, New York-based live ensemble N/uM, a special encore screening of Desire: The Carl Craig Story (2025) & more @ Phillips after 5 to 8:30 @ Phillips Collection
the closing of "Inside Out: Dignity and the Art of Seeing" exhibit (photos taken in pre-digital times by prisoners in jail) with musical guests Loc’d N Band and the Fearless Praise Gospel Singers 6-8 pm @ Eye Street Gallery, 200 I Street SE
Corcoran Holt @ Blues Alley (jazz bassist ) (also on 6th)
Cyrus Chestnut 4 & 8 pm @ Keystone Korner Baltimore (acclaimed Baltimore jazz & more pianist)
The Nude Party @ Union Stage (indie rock)
short films by Sara Kazemimanesh & Shahriar Shafiani (US-based Iranians) @ Rhizome
Verny Varela 9:30 pm @ Bossa (cumbia, salsa, vallenata)
Turn Up Thursdays w/ DJ Wiggy spinning r&b, hiphop, dancehall, afrobeats 8pm-1 am @ Dono African Restaurant in Germantown, MD (tentative)
Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm most Thursdays @ Mercy Me
What Band @ Martinis (go-go)
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go & bouncebeat go-go)
Live Ethiopian music w/ Abraham, Danny, Hanna @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Selam Sound @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring (?)
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge (?)
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
live reggae 9 pm @ Bukom
Longtimers @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock influenced by classic New Orleans r&b)
Thrills @ JVs (roots pop)
DJ Les & Martin Miguel @ Grazie Mille
Sirius Company @ Mary Lou’s (go-go)
Push Play @ Ivy City Smokehouse (go-go)
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Fri. March 6-
Ratboys, Florry @ 930 (indie rock/pop-punk)
Norteno war w/ 6 groups including Los Militares del Sur @ 90 Degrees
Nobu Woods 7pm @ DC9 (r&b)
Dance & Go Home and Afro Plus present Welcome to the rave w/ DJames (aka James Grey, London afrobeats dj) , Ezetimestwo, Psmoov, & 2 more 10 pm @ AI Warehouse ( afrobeats and amapiano)
Eric Scott Trio @ Hank Dietle’s (roots soul-pop)
Ceremony East Coast, Osmia, Jacky Cougar & The Vampires From Africa, Caustic Hologram @ Rhizome (artsy punk)
Mana @ MGM National Harbor (Latin pop-rock) (with 10pm after-party w/ Bongo District @ Diablo’s Cantina)
Say Sister! Guitar Festival w/ Yasmin Williams, Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, Lisa Liu, and Piedmont Blūz (Valerie & Benedict Turner) 7:30pm @ Charles Smith JDS Rockville
Washington Women in jazz allstar band w/ pianist Amy K. Bormet & more 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church SW
Kente Ball Ghana 69 @ Citizens & Culture ( celebrate Ghana’s 69th Independence anniversary)
Ghana 69 years celebration w/ Koby Max @ Mercury Lounge, Ga. Ave. Silver Spring
Save Your soul w/ dj Baby Alcatraz & That Rob Macy @ Lithuanian Hall Baltimore (soul vinyl)
Corcoran Holt @ Blues Alley (jazz bassist )
Dear Maryanne , Arcadia Grey, Pretty Bitter, and Dear Cincinnati @ Pearl St Warehouse
Mother's Day Rogers, Local News Legend, Matt Pless 10 pm @ Comet P Pong
Orquesta Manplesa @ Qui Qui’s ( salsa)
Scooby & Sirius Company happy hour style @ Throw Social (Fridays) (go-go)
DJ spinning hiphop, afrobeats, dancehall every Friday @ Rosebar
@ El Secreto de Rosita (?)
New Impressionz @ Air (go-go & bouncebeat go-go)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Junkyard Band @ Urban Crab Lounge (go-go) (tentative)
Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ w/ Latin hits upstairs;
Traditional Ethiopian music band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Belema Band @ Shalla (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
Afrobeats, amapiano, hiphop dj @ Rosebar Lounge
Hand dancing 1-5 pm @ 4722 14th St. NW
Oud player Chakib 9pm @ Caramella
Grandsons and the Thrills @ Palisades Hub (roots rock)
Allure Band @ Takoma Station Tavern
Janeese Lewis George benefit w/ Kristi La Rat, many more djs, Sam Elmore live 7:30 to late @ Transmission
What Band feat. Killa Cal @ Piano Keys (go-go)
TOB, Drama Squad @ Martini’s (bouncebeat go-go)
Ray Apollo Allen & Apollo 1 Band 12 - 3pm @ Blue Dolphin (soul)
Kim Michelle Experience @ House of Soul (go-go)
Push Play @ 1865 Steak lounge (go-go)
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Sat. March 7-
D.K. Harrell free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (critic fave blues)
Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound 9 pm @ Hank Dietle’s (1st of 2 nights ) (funky roots rock from Wisc.)
Rang De- Virginia holi fest & colors fest 12-6pm @ Dulles Sportsplex
Holi Fest w/ Dj Pandu, and dancers 12 to 4 @ Dupont Circle
Soca and Rum (Trinidad carnival return fete) 10 pm @ 8131 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring
Humbe @ Fillmore Silver Spring (Mexican pop singer)
Reik @ DAR Const. Hall (Mexican pop band)
Push Play @ Air (go-go)
Mike Viola @ DC9 (indie power pop)
Apollo 66 and the Blackstone Marsh @ Cissel Saxon American Legion Post 41 (garage punk)
Béton Armé, Seclusion (Record Release!), Live Munition, Sikm @ Comet P. Pong
Ghana Independence Day 10 pm @ Karma
Since 1957- A DC trip to Ghana from Afro Code 10 pm @ Lime Twist
Fairfax record riot vinyl sale 10 am
Orquesta Manplesa @ Haydee’s Mt Pleasant ( salsa)
Leon City Sounds djs @ Green Zone
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ w/ Latin Hits upstairs;
Nani & Negussie w/ Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music w/ Samri, Fekadu, Eleni & band @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Original Facez 11 pm @ Shark Bar (go-go)
What Band @ Tandoori Lounge (go-go)
Disco night @ Lamont’s
Benito Gonzalez @ Takoma Station Tavern
DJ Crown VIc @ Daikaya (global vinyl)
DJ Les 5-10:30 pm @ Byrdland Records Snobyrd dome on hi-lawn roof @ Union Market
Still Familiar 9:15 @ House of Comedy (go-go) ; then Still Familiar & 2 other bands (TOB & XMB) late @ Martini’s (go-go)
The Armors, Ammonite, Broken Hills @ Quarry House
The Duskwhales , Sur Cósmico , Spark Isle @ Galactic Panther (rock)
Cody Johnson feat. Kip Moore & Walter Montgomery @ CFG Arena (country)
Besharam Rang- Holi Bollywood Night w/ DJ Tanay (North Carolina) 10 pm @ All Go Rhythms Bar in Sterling, VA
DCVybe & The Kim Michelle Experience 7pm -12 am @ Ivy City Smokehouse (go-go)
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Sun. March 8-
Aterciopelados @ Howard Theatre (long running critically acclaimed rock en Espanol band from Colombia)
B2K & Bow Wow with Jeremih, Waka Flocka, Amerie, Yung Joc & more @ Capital One Arena (90s r&b & rap)
El Nuevo Acapulco tropical & Los Armadillos del Compa Max @ VIP Room in Baltimore
Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound 6 pm @ Hank Dietle’s (2nd of 2 nights ) (funky roots rock from Wisc.)
Backstage @ the Sanctuary w/ Inner Ear Studio’s Don Zientara talking to Mark Segraves (plus Don will play some guitar) 4 to 5:30 @ Palisade’s Hub
Gospel experience with Soul Messengerz, Zion, the Jones Singers and more groups 5pm at House of Praise, Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave. NE
Record release for Edu Ribeiro Trio and Canadian saxophonist Seamus Blake @ Blues Alley (Brazilian jazz)
Mary Ann Redmond Band w/ Eric Scott 2pm @ Hank Dietle’s (sold out) (bluesy roots)
Turnaround magazine 3rd issue (women in jazz publication) release event 12-4pm @ Eaton House
Black Stars Ghana brunch w/ Ghana music djs 12-6 pm @ the Continent
Ghana vs Everybody dj event @ zebbie’s garden
Dream, Ivory 8pm @ DC9 (dreampop)
1252 Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
The R& B Club discusses the year 2016 in r&b @ 12 noon @ Songbyrd
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park (when weather is warm)
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
Backyard Band @ Citizens & Culture (go-go)
Forever Yours O’Jays Tribute w/ Unit Band 5-9pm @ Eloquent Touch Ballroom in Suitland
Bedmaker, Diamine, Gravediggers Biscuits @ Ottobar (punk)
Push Play, Urb ft. Ms. Yendy 6-11 @ Diablo’s Cantina @ MGM National Harbor
Sirius Company @ 1865 Steak Lounge
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Mon. March 9-
Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket @ Rams Head Live Annapolis
Valeria Stewart record release @ Blues Alley (DC-based Argentinian singer w/ Argentinian & Cuban songs)
The Ramona Flowers, Ari Voxx & the Sad Lads @ Songbyrd (indie rock)
Paper Lady, babybaby_explores, Flo Petite @ Rhizome (artsy indie rock)
Anthony Swampdog Clark & band 6-9 @ Blues Monday @ Westminster Church SW
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla
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Tues. March 10-
Cat Power @ 930 Club (indie-roots sadcore singer)
Puma Blue @ Black Cat (“lo-fi, atmospheric alt-r&b voicemail ballads”)
Shaolin Jazz Can I Kick it feat. movie Sin City & DJ 2-Tone Jones doing a hiphop soundtrack to it @ Songbyrd
Lia Kohl, Zachary Good, Alrich - Garrett - Holladay @ Rhizome (experimental )
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music w/ Kalkidan & Fekadu backed by Dani Key & Dave Sax @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
"vintage groove" Ethiopian music band feat. Fikir & Fitsum 8-11 @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
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Wed. March 11-
The Compozers @ Union Stage ( British-Ghanaian afrobeats/afropop & rap)
Sue Foley @ Hamilton Live (bluesy roots singer)
The Obsessed, Borracho, Foghound 7pm @ Metro Baltimore (metal)
Juan Megna jazz @ Blues Alley
Henry Diltz “California Dreamin Behind the Lens “ photography talk @ Miracle Theatre (took photos of Doors, CSNY, & more)
Whatmore @ DC9 (young nyc rock/hiphop w/ some jazz band)
Ms. Kim Michelle experience & Pam Ward @ Sycamore & Oak food hall SE (go-go)
Freedom Songs led by Navasha Daya @ Lyric Theatre (sold out)
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) (not sure?)
Gigi Maclaughlin @ Mercy Me (Brazilian bossa nova)
Matheus Fonseca 6-9 @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist)
David Cole 6-10 @ Takoma Station Tavern (blues)
David Chappell Band @ VFW 350 Hells Bottom (roots)
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Thurs. March 12-
Alejando Escovedo @ Hamilton Live (Texas rock w/ punk history)
Amythyst Kiah @ Library of Congress (Americana)
The Orchestra starring ELO and ELO 2 @ Warner Theatre (pop rock)
Larry & Joe free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Venezuelan jaropo and US bluegrass)
Hippie Love Party, Bodied, Fleabath @ Rhizome (hardcore punk & garage punk)
Shadow Riot, Rope Trick, Motherf’rs JMB & Co. 9pm @ Comet P. Pong
Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm most Thursdays @ Mercy Me
Grandsons @ Hank Dietle’s (roots rock)
What Band @ Martinis (go-go)
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go & bouncebeat go-go)
Live Ethiopian music w/ Abraham, Danny, Hanna @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Selam Sound @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring (?)
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge (?)
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
live reggae 9 pm @ Bukom
Flack @ VFW 350 Hells Bottom (roots pop)
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Fri. March 13-
New Edition w/ Boyz II Men & Toni Braxton @ Capital One Arena (R&B)
Rick James’ Stone City Band celebrates Teena Marie’s Birthday 8:30 @ Bethesda Theater
Los Hermanos Rodriguez, Conjunto Elegante de la Perla @ El Ranchon
Sue Foley @ Rams Head Annapolis (bluesy roots )
El Gran Chorrillano @ Diamond Lounge
Cornelia Murr @ Pearl St Warehouse (Brit-American indie folk meets psych dreampop)
The Highlife party 10 pm @ Citizens & Culture
Butcher Brown @ Atlantis (funk)
Gurriers @ DC 9 (Irish rock)
New African Film Festival March 13–26 w/ opening night film “My Father’s Shadow “
Chuck Brown Band @ Collective Encore (13th & 14th) (go-go)
Kim Michelle Experience @ House of Soul (go-go)
Selector Series: Alice Coltrane 'World Galaxy’ is played & discussed 7 pm @ Idle Hour,201 E. Fort Ave., Baltimore
Glitterer, Graham Hunt, Prize Horse 7pm @ Ottobar (rock)
Lola North presents Rooted in Rhythm choreography concert 26 @ Bowie Center for the Arts
DJ Rii’s Midnight Motion dj party 10 pm @ Lux DC ( afrobeats & hiphop)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Junkyard Band @ Urban Crab Lounge (go-go) (tentative)
Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ w/ Latin hits upstairs;
Traditional Ethiopian music band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Belema Band @ Shalla (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
Afrobeats, amapiano, hiphop dj @ Rosebar Lounge
Hand dancing 1-5 pm @ 4722 14th St. NW
Black Audio Society djs spinning vinyl from 10 pm till @ Le Mondo
Blacc Print 6-11 @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
Blues-rock and roots rock tribute w/ DC area musicians to Freddie King @ Hank Dietle’s
Orquesta Manplesa @ Nottingham’s Tavern Columbia, Md ( salsa)
Holi in the Glow Neon Party w/ DJ Dharak @ Strand , 1400 I St NW
Push Play @ 1865 Steak lounge (go-go)
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Sat. March 14-
Culture shock w/ djs Zaui, E-Live, Selector Malik, DJayde, ETN 9pm @ Kaldi’s rooftop (soca, dancehall, afrobeats, konpa)
Alejandro Escovedo 8 pm @ Club 603 (sold out)
Los Straightjackets & Deke Dickerson rock n roll dance party @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
Gary Numan @ Soundstage
Akua Allrich Album Release w/ her Nina Simone-Miriam Makeba Tribute 7:30 pm @ Creative Alliance
The Slackers, Lady Hatchet, The Upstarters 7 pm @ Ottobar (ska)
The Pie Zone featuring Adele Marie, Julia Aurore, Mikau and Rosslyn Station on Pi Day with a little pie potluck! 12-5 pm @ Rhizome
Chuck Brown Band @ Collective Encore (13th & 14th) (go-go)
Push Play @ Meetup PG, Forbes Blvd, Lanham (go-go)
DJ Crown Vic @ Green Zone
Pedro Night dj’ing @ Diosa
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ w/ Latin Hits upstairs;
Nani & Negussie w/ Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music w/ Samri, Fekadu, Eleni & band @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Short Lives, Gigi Marie, Resuming Inertia 7 pm @ Art Sound Language
Bruce Williams 6:30 -10 @ Takoma Station Tavern (jazz)
Dance Club w/ Joyce, Baronhawk Poitier, Tommy C & guest DJ NSA 11 pm @ DC 9 (techno)
The VI-kings @ Hank Dietles (60s Brit invasion rock)
Afro Heat Saturday w/ Dj playing afrobeats, amapiano, dancehall & free Nigerian suya meat on a skewer @ Air
TCB, the Men @ Shark bar (bouncebeat go-go)
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Sun. March 15-
John Moreland and Patterson Hood @ Rams Head Annapolis
Cheo y Los Consentidos de la Casa w/ Leon City Sounds djs @ Takoma Station Tavern (NYC Latin funk & bugalu & salsa band w/ dc djs )
Hanabie @ Fillmore Silver Spring (Japanese all female metalcore band)
Afro Amp presents dj Darling Cool 9 pm @ Saint Ex (House & afrobeats & more dj)
Worry Club @ Pearl St Warehouse (Chicago indie-power pop/pop punk )
Acopia 8pm @ DC 9 (Australian trip-hop shoegaze blend)
Nowruz Fest (Persian New Year) 11 am @ Hilton Washington Dulles Airport in Herndon
“When Nigeria Happens” as part of New African Film Fest 6:45 @ AFI Silver ( drama about a group of young misfit dancers who scramble to find $ after one dancer’s mother who was going to help got ill)
Amoeba Ray, Greg Rekus, Cat Anatomy @ Rhizome (rock & punk)
Shauna Dean Cokeland, Run Rabbit Run, Birds on the Ground 9pm @ Comet P. Pong
Junkyard Band 7 pm feat. Buggs @ Bethesda Theater
Rise Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Sarau de Samba w/ local Brazilian performers Pablo Regis, André Coelho, Mariana Triginelli ; Vocalist Cissa Paz guests 2-5 pm @ Glen Echo Park (a monthly celebration of Afro-Brazilian culture)
Anna Mwalagho show “Never Thought I was Black till I came to America” @ Bowie Center for the Arts
Backyard band and Northeast Groovers @ Fast Eddie’s (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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park (when weather is warm)
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
David Chappell Band 2pm @ Hank Dietle’s (roots/Americana)
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Mon. March 16-
Curtis Pope and Midnight Blue 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church SW (blues & soul & jazz led by former bandleader of Wilson Pickett’s band)
Bone Bag, The M.F.C., Powerband @Rhizome (hardcore punk)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla
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Tues. March 17-
Solomon Gottfried, Jacob Sacks, & Connor Parks; José Luiz Martins Quartet (w/ Alex Hamburger & more) @ Rhizome (jazz & a bit of Brazilian)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music w/ Kalkidan & Fekadu backed by Dani Key & Dave Sax @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
"vintage groove" Ethiopian music band feat. Fikir & Fitsum 8-11 @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines @ Hank Dietle’s (western swing and rockabilly)
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Wed. March 18-
Jonathan Richman w/ drummer Tommy Larkin @ 930 Club
FKA Twigs,Tokischa @ Anthem
“When Nigeria Happens” as part of New African Film Fest 8:45 @ AFI Silver ( drama about a group of young misfit dancers who scramble to find $ after one dancer’s mother who was going to help got ill)
Flute Fest DC: Alex Hamburger Quartet, Samantha Kochis Quintet @ Rhizome (jazz)
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)
Matheus Fonseca 6-9 @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist)
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Thurs. March 19-
Westerman @ Atlantis (minimalistic UK rock)
Mental Notes @ DC 9 ( onetime Snail Mail guitarist from Baltimore makes psych-rock soundscapes)
Griffin House @ Union Stage (alt-folk singer songwriter)
Chicha Morada, Maka Sticks, Don Q @ Songbyrd (cumbia)
The Caribbean, Geologist @ Rhizome (artsy postpunk rock)
Women’s History Month Soul Sessions - Queens edition w/ Shawn Allen, Shirleta Settles, Lanesha Alexander, Songbird Coates & guests E.J. Thomas & Circle of Friends 7:30 pm @ Blue Dolphin
Ibram X. Kendi @ Lincoln Theatre (book talk)
Futago Oni Kenbai free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Buddhist dancers who wear masks and chant prayers)
Reggaeton fest @ Ibiza
Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm most Thursdays @ Mercy Me
What Band @ Martinis (go-go)
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go & bouncebeat go-go)
Live Ethiopian music w/ Abraham, Danny, Hanna @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Selam Sound @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring (?)
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge (?)
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
live reggae 9 pm @ Bukom
@ Grazie Millie
David Chappell & Jonathan Sloane @ JVs (roots)
Ar-Kaics, The Magnavoxs, CLub U.S.A. @ Quarry House
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Fri. March 20-
Dean Cavanaugh of the Intruders backed by a band w/ a guest tba @ Blue Dolphin (soul) (Buttercup events eventbrite)
Tina the Musical @ Capital One Hall Tysons (through the 22nd)
Karlos Rose & Monchy @ Mexico Lindo
Jessi Uribe @ Rio Cantina
Cherry Blossom concert w/ Ayaka Hirara @ Asian Art Museum Meyer Auditorium
Brandon Woody & friends @ An Die Musik (Baltimore jazz star)
Screeching Weasel, The Queers 7pm @ Soundstage (retro pop punk)
Joyce Manor, Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage, Combat 6pm @ Nevermore Hall (punk)
Carly Cosgrove @ Pearl St Warehouse (Philly alt-rock)
Alexia “Cypriote” free 6-7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (music from Cyprus)
Steph Strings @ DC 9 (Aussie folk-indie alt-pop)
Quiet Room, Holy Terror, Kinoko @ Rhizome (rock)
“Laundry” drama as part of New African Film Fest 6:45 @ AFI Silver (in 1968 South Africa, Khuthala is torn between his dreams of becoming a musician and his need to help his father’s laundry survive against injustice brought by the apartheid government; film is in Zulu & based on director’s family)
Skaiwater @ Union Stage ( digital pop & soundcloud rap influenced producer)
Tunnel, Big Girl, Massie @ Comet P. Pong
Gabbs @ Zebbie’s Garden
Desorden Publico @ Ivy City Smokehouse
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Junkyard Band @ Urban Crab Lounge (go-go) (tentative)
Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ w/ Latin hits upstairs;
Traditional Ethiopian music band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Belema Band @ Shalla (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
Afrobeats, amapiano, hiphop dj @ Rosebar Lounge
Hand dancing 1-5 pm @ 4722 14th St. NW
Proper Utensils 6-11 pm @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
St. Patrick’s Day celebration @ Creative Alliance
Sirius Company @ Throw Social (go-go)
Push Play @ 1865 Steak lounge (go-go)
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Sat. March 21-
Dlala Thuzkin dj’ing 9:30 pm @ Throw Social (acclaimed South African 3 step, gqom, afro tech, amapiano, Afro House dj)
Cherry Blossom fest with music
Mical Teja, Imani Rey, Eclipse Int. Band @ Howard Theatre (Caribbean)
The Sophs 7:30 @ DC 9 (Los Angeles pop-punk on Rough Trade records) ; Maricoteca: Queer Latine Dance Party w/ Cybersyn, Kristy La Rat, El Sucio 11 pm @ DC 9
EU feat. Sugar Bear 8-12 mdt. @ St. Luke’s , 4923 East Capitol St SE (go-go)
Hardway Connection for Lamont’s Birthday with dinner @ Lamont’s (Md southern soul greats) (call Lamont’s Club voicemail for more details & to reserve a spot)
Brandon Woody & friends @ An Die Musik (Baltimore jazz star)
“The Birthday Party I didn’t have” w/ Got My Own Sound feat. Killa Cal, Sweet Thang, Jon Williams, Marcus Young, Tabria 2:30 - 5pm @ Illusions at the Grand, Glen Burnie (r& b, go-go)
Let the Madness Begin Day party w/ Northeast Groovers ft. 32 & Smoke, The Kim Michelle Experience, C.M.B. 4-9 @ Diamond Lounge (go-go)
Tosser, Bloodsports, Guttered @ Rhizome (rock)
DJ Johnson Lee of Joe’s Record Paradise @ Green Zone (tentative)
DJ Selah “The Rudie Abides” record release party w/ mcs DT Ranks, & Radication & djs Selah, Jah Rick Culture Squad, Lion City Allstar, Brian Shapiro 10 pm @ Neptune Room
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ w/ Latin Hits upstairs;
Nani & Negussie w/ Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music w/ Samri, Fekadu, Eleni & band @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
DJ Les 8-12 @ La Betty
Rock-a-Sonics @ VFW 350 Hells Bottom (rockabilly)
Major League Band, Xpressionz 8pm on @ Tandoori in Woodbridge (go-go)
Perkutao 6:30 - 10pm @ Takoma Station Tavern
Delta Kings @ Hank Dietle’s
Vibe Conductor dj’ing @ Grazie Mille
Kim Michelle Experience late @ the Strand (go-go)
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Sun. March 22-
Gogol Bordello @ 930 Club
Nile Night-The sound of Sudanese excellence @ Howard Theatre (Sudanese electronic music)
Dessa @ Black Cat (Indie-rap)
1252 Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Pryvt @ Pearl St Warehouse (Korean indie rock)
Crowd Scene, New Passengers, Devin Ocampo & Jerry Busher @ Galactic Panther
$500 ,Fire Select, The Armors @ Rhizome (rock)
Baltimore Record Bazaar. 12 pm free @ Peabody Heights
Tba @ Galaxy Hut (rock)
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park (when weather is warm)
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
The Trangs 2pm @ Hank Dietle’s
Fess & His Sons The New Orleans Good Time Piano Show w/ Word Eldridge, Jim Orr, David Chappell & more 6pm @ Hank Dietle's
Sirius Company @ 1865 Steak (go-go)
Backyard Band & New Impressionz @ Throw Social (go-go)
Dj tba @ Floreria Atlantico
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Mon. March 23
Rin @ Union Stage (Filipino singer/songwriter)
Janel Leppin record release night w/Janel & Anthony followed by a solo set by Janel Leppin @ Rhizome (Cellist with guitar plus cellist solo)
KVS Tabla @ Songbyrd (tabla meets edm)
Iyla @ DC9 (alt-r&b)
Lady Gaga @ Capital One Arena (1st of 2 nights)
Big Joe & the Dynaflows 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church SW (blues)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla
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Tues. March 24
Hieroglyphics (w/ Del the Funky Homosapien, Souls Of Mischief, DJ Tourè, Pep Love, Domino, and Casual) @ Union Stage (Oakland rap crew that started in 1990s)
Orcutt Shelley Miller, Chris Forsyth 7pm @ Metro in Baltimore (cool avante-power rock trio)
Lady Gaga @ Capital One Arena
Julliane Barwick and Mary Lattimore @ Miracle theatre (indie harp & ambient vocals)
Zachary Richard @ La Maison Francaise (Louisiana zydeco, Cajun, pop)
Nik Bartsch’s Ronin w/ Janel & Anthony @Palisades Hub (funky & more from NB; art rock , jazz & more from J & A)
Clover County @ DC9 (alt-folky twangy & indie)
Cameron Whitcomb @ Fillmore Silver Spring (Country-rock act who was once on American Idol)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music w/ Kalkidan & Fekadu backed by Dani Key & Dave Sax @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
"vintage groove" Ethiopian music band feat. Fikir & Fitsum 8-11 @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
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Wed. March 25-
Rochelle Jordan @ 930 Club (house music & electro r&b singer) (sold out)
Sweet Thang (from BYB) & Tabria (from RE) 7-9 @ Sycamore & Oak food hall SE (go-go)
Singer Carrie Rodriguez & band, novelist Oscar Cásares & photographer Joel Salcido: Postcards From The Border a multi-media with music look at the Rio Grande Valley in Texas near border with Mexico 8pm @ Clarice Smith Center Kogod Theatre (1st of 2 nights)
“Laundry” drama as part of New African Film Fest 9:10 @ AFI Silver (in 1968 South Africa, Khuthala is torn between his dreams of becoming a musician and his need to help his father’s laundry survive against injustice brought by the apartheid government; film is in Zulu & based on director’s family)
RayFest honoring the late Ray Barker, a DC Librarian who did archival history of dc music w/ Double Dash (DC teen pop-punk); Dead 4-Track (DC Jackson-Reed High School band that will be playing post-punk music from Ohio (where Ray was from); Nate Scheible Group (improvisational ensemble that is led by Ohio-born percussionist Nate Schieble, a friend of Ray Barker) 6:30 pm @ Rhizome
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)
Matheus Fonseca 6-9 @ Bar Cana (Brazilian music guitarist)
Sex Faces 8 pm @ DC 9 (garage punk)
Good Flying Birds, Touch Girl Apple Blossom, Emotional World @ Quarry House
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Thurs. March 26-
Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ Strathmore (South Africa)
Singer Carrie Rodriguez & band, novelist Oscar Cásares & photographer Joel Salcido: Postcards From The Border a multi-media with music look at the Rio Grande Valley in Texas near border with Mexico 8pm @ Clarice Smith Center Kogod Theatre (2nd of 2 nights)
Anna von Hausswolff @ Songbyrd (sold out) (Swedish goth pipe organ)
Richard Bona @ Blues Alley (jazz & afropop /global music bassist)
Restives, Better Red, The Deadeyes @ Rhizome (rock, post-punk)
Pink Skies @ Pearl St Warehouse (indie-rock)
Oxido, Narcan, United By Choice 7pm @ Studio 10Ten10 (530 S. Conkling St)(Baltimore hardcore punk)
Orquesta Manplesa 9:30 @ Bossa (salsa)
Felipe Garibaldi & Rose Moraes w/ samba, forro, & mpb 6-9pm most Thursdays @ Mercy Me
What Band @ Martinis (go-go)
Reaction @ Black Rose Lounge (bouncebeat go-go)
New Impressionz @ Martini's White Plains (go-go & bouncebeat go-go)
Live Ethiopian music w/ Abraham, Danny, Hanna @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring
Selam Sound @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church
Ethiopian music @ Love Lounge Fenton St Silver Spring (?)
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Ethiopian music @ Rumor Bar Fenton St Silver Spring
Afrobeats w/ DJ Jamstar @ Spectrum Lounge (?)
Afro-Caribbean dj @ Kaldi’s
live reggae 9 pm @ Bukom
Raq Baby 8pm @ DC 9 (rap)
Thrills @ Hank Dietle’s
Dim Wizard, Visual Learner, The Wind Ups @ Quarry House
Sirius Company @ Felt @ MGM National Harbor
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Fri. March 27-
Meshell Ndgeocello @ Strathmore (r&b)
Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton. 7 pm @ CFG Arena (r&b)
Jowell y Randy @ Rio Cantina
El Blachy @ Leyla’s
2 Nortenas w/ sax bands @ 90 Degrees
KC & the Sunshine Band @ MGM National Harbor
Rahsaan Patterson 8:30 @ Bethesda Theater (r& b) (1st of 2 nights)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass 8 pm @ The Lyric (Alpert is 90)
Trio Los Panchos @ Howard Theatre (nostalgic NY Latino boleros & romantic pop)
Laylit Eid party w/ Arabic music djs @ tba
Pedro Night d’ing @ Saint Ex
Richard Bona @ Blues Alley (jazz & afropop /global music bassist)
Gooseberry 7:30 pm @ DC9 (Brooklyn indie rock)
Stephen Wilson Jr @ Fillmore Silver Spring (Country- grunge )
Gangstagrass @ Pearl St Warehouse (bluegrass & rap)
After Thought Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55 (go-go)
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar (go-go)
Junkyard Band @ Urban Crab Lounge (go-go) (tentative)
Alfredo Mojica Group @ 10:30 @ Bossa (salsa) plus DJ w/ Latin hits upstairs;
Traditional Ethiopian music band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Belema Band @ Shalla (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian music 9 to 12 mdt. @ Meleket
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Hand dancing & line dancing to old-school soul 6-10 @ Chateau Lounge
Arabic Music dj @ Green Zone
Afrobeats, amapiano, hiphop dj @ Rosebar Lounge
Hand dancing 1-5 pm @ 4722 14th St. NW
Rare Essence feat. Jas Funk @ Citizens & Culture (go-go)
Inevitable, Courage Mother, xmiseryisabutterfly, xmemoriestoburnx in a fundraiser for a local domestic violence shelter @ Rhizome (hardcore punk)
Blacc Print @ Takoma Station Tavern (go-go)
Disco Biblioteca w/ music themed book to talk about tba 7pm @ People’s Book
Orquesta Manplesa @ Haydee’s Ga. Ave ( salsa)
Push Play @ 1865 Steak lounge (go-go)
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Sat. March 28-
Rahsaan Patterson 8:00 @ Bethesda Theater (r& b) (2nd of 2 nights)
Chuck Brown Band 8 pm @ PG Publick Playhouse (go-go)
Colombian carnival w/ Grupo de Millo @ Cococabana
The go-go Invitational w/ 8 lesser known bands including Body of Evidence, Pressure Band, Stricky Bizness @ Fast Eddie’s (March 29 too)
16th Annual Women in Jazz Festival w/ Bertha Hope, Alison Crockett, Zoe Jorgenson & more
@ the National League of American Pen Arts Mansion, 1300 17th St NW. (day 1 of 2) . (details @ Strangewomanrecords women in jazz fest website page)
High School 7:30 @ DC9 (London-based Aussie goth rock meets Strokes & Fontaines DC )
Tony Vega @ El Ranchon (salsa romantica)
A tribute to jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery by the Craig Gildner Quartet 5pm @ Hank Dietle’s
The Wammies Awards w/ Blackbyrds,Kara Lavchenko, Wammies own Youth Choir as only acts during the 7 pm to 9 award show at Capital Turnaround (The Wammies are back after being gone for 2 years. People had to pay the Musicianship/Wammies $20 to get nominated this time; Some deserving acts chose not to nominate themselves or didn’t know Wammies were back)
Can I Kick It?: hiphop played as Cleopatra Jones shows 7:30 pm @ Creative Alliance
Stephen Wilson Jr @ Fillmore Silver Spring (Country- grunge )
Slomosa @ Union Stage (Norway stoner tundra rock)
Bongo District’s Selena Tribute plus DJs Leon City Sounds @ State Theatre
Light Beams, Gladys, Club U.S.A. @ Rhizome (dance-punk & electro-psych-rock)
Rare Essence @ 11 @ Aqua (go-go)
Tumbao (Latin salsa ) @ 10:30 @ Bossa 1st floor & DJ w/ Latin Hits upstairs;
Nani & Negussie w/ Band @ Makeda Restaurant (Ethiopian)
live Ethiopian music w/ Samri, Fekadu, Eleni & band @ Shalla
Ras Band @ MHL Lounge (Ethiopian)
Ethiopian music @ Black Rose Lounge
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
DJ Les 9pm-2am @ Eaton Hotel Allegory Room
What Band, CMB @ 21000 Dulles Town Center Mall
Rumba Club @ Takoma Station Tavern (Latin Jazz)
DJ Crown Vic @ Mercy Me (global sounds)
Sirius Company @ the Strand (go-go)
Kim Michelle Experience @ Bad Axe (go-go)
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Sun. March 29-
Russell Thompkins Jr backed by Keith Busey and the Unit Band 5 and 7:30 @ Takoma Station Tavern (original Stylistics lead singer who still sounds great)
B2K, Bow Wow, Jeremih, Waka Flocka, Amerie, Yung Joc, Crime Mob, Franchize Boyz, Pretty Ricky 6pm @ CFG Arena (90s r&B & rap)
Sabrina Claudio @ Howard Theatre (quiet storm r&b)
16th Annual Women in Jazz Festival w/ SAASY Howard University’s Women’s Jazz Vocal Ensemble, JoVia Armstrong and Amy K. Bormet @ the National League of American Pen Arts Mansion , 1300 17th St NW. (details @ Strangewomanrecords women in jazz fest website page) (day 2of 2)
Spotlight Band @ Lamont’s (soul)
The go-go Invitational w/ 8 lesser known bands including Body of Evidence, Pressure Band, Stricky Bizness @ Fast Eddie’s (March 28 & 29)
Afro-Plus Terminal B event w/ afrobeats, dancehall, hiphop, global sounds djs 3-9 pm @ the Bullpen
Author Anna Harwell Celenza — On the Record: Music that Changed America book talk about the national anthem, Lift Every Voice & Sing, Hamilton & other works related to US politics, 5 pm @ Politics & Prose Conn. Ave NW
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
Ethiopian Music @ Rumor Bar Fenton Street Silver Spring
Ethiopian music @ Mulashewa
Ethiopian music @ JD Bar
Drumming @ 3 to 7 @ Malcolm X Park (when weather is warm)
Afrobeats dj @ St Ex
Afrobeats, hiphop, dancehall party w/ dj 4 to 9 @ Decades (dresscode- "fashionable")
The Surfrajettes, Bethlehem Shalom 7pm @ Metro
Sirsy 2pm @ Hank Dietle’s (upstate NY 2-piece roots rock)
Sirius Company @ 1865 Steak Lounge
Push Play 4-10 @ Shark Bar (go-go)
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Mon. March 30-
Dirty Three @ 930 club (Australian instrumental rock trio)
Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band, Rosali @ 7pm @ Ottobar (Davis is critic fave indie meets barband Americana)
Christoph Götzen & Darja Goldberg, The Abe Mamet Ensemble @ Rhizome (improv jazz )
Linwood Taylor Blues Band 6-9 pm @ Westminster Church SW (blues)
Ethiopian music live @ Napoli Lounge
Ethiojazz w/ the Roots Band @ Shalla
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Tues. March 31-
Dirty Three @ the Recher (Australian instrumental rock trio)
Lala Lala @ Songbyrd
Perfume Genius (duo) w/ Dan English @ Lincoln Theatre
KWN @ Fillmore Silver Spring (UK Nigerian-Irish singer/ rapper)
Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's (go-go)
Ethiopian music w/ Kalkidan & Fekadu backed by Dani Key & Dave Sax @ Rumor Bar Silver Spring
"vintage groove" Ethiopian music band feat. Fikir & Fitsum 8-11 @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
Monsoon, Home Remedies, little a @ Quarry House
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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 & more; district.hardcore on Instagram has hardcore ; gogomusixdmv on Instagram has go-go flyers; Fans of Tom Cole's G-Strings on Facebook has jazz & international; Also-Washington Post Going Out Guide; dc-hardcore .com; Washingtonian monthly one; pa palace go-go one also have events
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