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

 

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

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

Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events tweeted @stevekiviat. International (mainly African, Caribbean, Brazilian), roots, rap, soul, go-go, indie-rock, punk, pop, club dj dance and more DMV & Baltimore gigs that I am interested in.  Additional gigs added after first posting have an *asterisk. Events listed have been found on websites, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, email, postcards, flyers & club voicemails.

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

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Some  Highlights - 

Wed. August 3- Scarface farewell tour @ Howard Theatre (rap)

Thurs. August 4- Spring Silver, Weird Babies, Bad Moves free 7 to 9:30pm @ Fort Reno (rock)

Sun. Aug. 7- Summer Spirit Fest w/ Erykah Badu, Anthony Hamilton, Junkyard Band  and more @ Merriweather Post

 Saturday August 20- DC World Reggae Fest @ RFK grounds w/  Beres Hammond, Beenie Man , Tiwa Savage, Rupee, Naomi Achul, Lokol, Kerwin Dubois , 2 Baba, Ras Slick and more (soca, African, reggae)

WPFW 13th Blues Fest w/  Jim Bennett and the Unique Creation Band featuring Lady Ya-Ya, Hardway Connection Band and Show, Mama Moon and the Rumpshakers and Clarence the Blues Man Turner.plus  DJ Ultramix  and Dr. Nick as MC @ Lamont’s 12 noon to 6 

Chuck Brown Day w/ UCB, Rare Essence, Doug E Fresh,  Chuck Brown Band @ 2 pm @ Chuck Brown Park 

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Mon. Aug 1-

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

Jose Ramirez @ Westminster Church Blue Monday Blues 6 to 9 pm

Memphis Gold w/ Sol Roots @ Blues Alley

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Tues. August 2-

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

Rage against the Machine w/ Run the Jewels @ Capital One Arena

*Voices for Choices benefit @ Songbyrd 

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Wed. August 3-

Scarface farewell tour @ Howard Theatre

New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

Sirius Company @ Privilege

Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge

Pablo Perez The Mayor of Salsa @ Lee District Park , Telegraph Rd., Alexandria

Alicia Keys @ Pier 6

Budos Band @ 930

Fredi Naranjo Vega @ Mt Pleasant Library (traditional Mexican music) 5 to 6:30

* Rage against the Machine w/ Run the Jewels @ Capital One Arena

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Thurs. August 4-

El CaribeFunk @ Bossa (Afro-Caribbean )

Omy de Oro @ Rio Cantina

Spring Silver, Weird Babies, Bad Moves free 7 to 9:30pm @ Fort Reno

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

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

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

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar

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

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

Seldom Scene @ Nottoway Park (bluegrass)

Elikeh @ Frying Pan Park (afropop)

Thrillbillies @ JVs

Cave In, Author and Punisher, Burial Waves @ Ottobar

Bill Mackay & Nathan Bowles, Attorneys General @ 1801 Bar in Baltimore

Maren Morris w/ Joy Oladokun @ Merriweather Post

Marty Stuart @ Birchmere

Bolivia & Ecuador Independence dj event @ 12 after 12

Carlos Truly (of Ava Luna) & Benet @ Pie Shop

Longtimers @ Hank Dietles

Hiphop DJ Harvey Dent 7–8:30 p.m.@ Kennedy Center Reach River Pavilion followed by movie The Hip-Hop Fellow (about dj producer 9th Wonder) Dusk-11 p.m.

Fredi Naranjo Vega @ Petworth Library (traditional Mexican music) 5 to 6:30

Little Big Town @ Wolf Trap

*Kendrick Lamar @ Capital One Arena 

*TCB @ Power 

*Sirius Company @ Union District 

*Azul Band @ Green Zone

*New Impressionz @ Hashtag Lounge 

*The Hips, Beneath Trees, Mitras @ Quarry House 

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Fri. August 5

Kiran Ahluwalia free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage ( India & African )

Rajna Swaminathan and Ganavya Doraiswamy from 5 to 5:45 @ Kennedy Center Reach Pavilion ( India)

vishal kanwar / A Journey East into the Night from 7 to 8:30 Dj Set @ Kennedy Center River Pavilion

Alicia Keys @ MGM

EU w/ Sugarbear @ Birchmere

Johnny Molina Los Sabaneros De Aniceto Molina, Grupo Miramar @ El Ranchon

La Energia Norteña @ 90 Degrees

Oh He Dead, Dior Ashley Brown, Jarreau Williams @ Howard Theatre

Bill MacKay & Nathan Bowles / TALsounds @ Rhizome

Daryl Davis @ Royal Lake Park

Incendio @ Grist Mill, Mt Vernon Highway, Alexandria

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs

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

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

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

The African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) @ George Washington University  (through Aug. 7)

Save Your Soul dj night @ Lithuainian Hall in Baltimore w/ DJ Rob Macy & DJ Baby Alcatraz

Arc of the Sun, Keep Your Secrets, Artificial Island at Comet Ping Pong

SOS Band @ Bethesda Blues and Jazz

*Proper Utensils 12 noon to 1 pm free @ Wilson Plaza Trade Center Raygun Bldg (old-school go-go w/ James Funk)

*Backyard Band, Ambition Band @ Aqua 

*Moneybagg Yo, TCB & more @ WEG Studios, 1301 W St NE 

*TCB, TOB, Reaction @ Martini's in Ft Washington

*Sirius Company @ Grand Ballroom in Laurel

*Gilbert Torossian dj @ The Green Zone ( Arabic / Armenian) 

*Caribbean Night @ the Universoul Circus w/ Ricardo Drue @ National Harbor 

*New Impressionz @ Hangars 

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddie's

*Pink Sweat$ @ MGM 

*DJ Keke (konpa, soca, reggae, afrobeat, hiphop, r'n'b) @ Mix in Silver Spring 

*Dupont Brass 7 to 8:30 @ Reston Station for free 

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Sat. August 6

Carifesta w/ Serani and more @ Granville Gude Park in Laurel

The African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) @ George Washington University  (through Aug. 7)

Funk Parade Festival w/ CCB (go-go), Naptown Brass Band (Annapolis ) 11 am to 5 pm near U St NW

Soca vs dancehall djs @ Islands Lounge in Wheaton

Cheakaity; Foot x Coles; Martin; Tony Cruise free from 6 to 7 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Backyard Band @ City Winery Loft

Girls Rock DC showcase @ Black Cat

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Kassim, NomadTheNative, and RocknRolla Slim from 4 to 4:45 @ Kennedy Center River Pavilion

SolLikeSoul and BOOMScat from 5 to 5:45 @ Kennedy Center River Pavilion

DJ Shiva and DJ K-Meta 7 to 8:30 @ Kennedy Center River Pavilion

Johnny Molina Y Los Sabaneros De Aniceto Molina @ Villa Flores in Glen Burnie

Luis Miguel @ VIP Room in Baltimore

RKM y Ken Y @ El Ranchon

Chante Moore @ Bethesda Blues

Toasters @ Jammin Java (ska)

Fredi Naranjo Vega @ Petworth Library (traditional Mexican music)2:30 &  5 to 6:30

Lyle Lovett & Chris Isaak @ Wolf Trap

Batida Differente @ MR Henry’s

 *Orioles post-game I Love the 90s concert w/ Dru Hill, Sisqo, Smash Mouth , DJ Spinderella (will dj during game & start post-game show @ Camden Yards 

 *Junkyard Band, DC Vybe @ American Legion Post 170 , 4345 Livingston Rd, Indian Head/ Pomonkey, MD 

*Sirius Company @ Restaurant 55 in Hyattsville

*Northeast Groovers @ Dominion Raceway

* Fuzz Voyage/The Falling Out/The Things You Killed @ American Legion Post 41 Cissel Saxon

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

*Rare Essence & Suttle @ Aqua 

*DJ Kenny M @ Dew Drop Inn 

*Mundy @ Black Cat (electro-funky-punky)

*Dakhabrakha @ Strathmore  

*Taisha Estrada  & Cissa Paz @ Blues Alley

*soca v dancehall @ 11300 Fern St., Silver Spring 

*DJ Underdog okayafrica event @ St Ex 

*Everything Africa conference @ Eaton & night time @ Karma 

*TCB, TOB, Reloaded Band @ Power 

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Sun. August 7

The African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) @ George Washington University  (closing day)- "Dancing the Twist in Bamako" @ 2:10 pm ; "The Mali-Cuba Connection" @ 7:30

Monsieur Perine @ 930

Summer Spirit Fest w/ Erykah Badu, Anthony Hamilton, Junkyard Band  and more @ Merriweather Post

Brazilian pagoda and samba @ Bossa

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

David Chappell Trio @ Hank Dietles from 2 to 4pm

Sol Roots Band @ JoJo Bar (blues)

Stacy Brooks @ Madam's Organ (blues)

Yiyo Sarante @ Euphoria in Baltimore

Blue Magic and Soul Generation feat. Cliff Perkins @ Bethesda Blues

 *Accokeek Fun Fest 2 to 8 pm w/ Con Funk Shun, Heatwave, 76 Degrees West Band, EWF Tribute band, We are One Band, Sugar Bear of EU, Kim & Scooby of Sirius Co., James Funk @ American Legion Post 170 , 4345 Livingston Rd, Indian Head/ Pomonkey, MD 

*Backyard Band , DC Vybe from 3 to 8 @ The Bullpen

*Benefit for Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid w/ Glitterer, Son Cosita Seria, Silver 100 @ 3 @ Rhizome 

*Prince Kaybee (South Africa) @ I/O Spaces , 8222 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring 

*Kehlani @ Anthem (sold out) (r'n'b)

*Love the music record show @ Rosensteel Hall 

*Jim Bennett 4 to 8 The Avenue Bakery, 2229 PA Ave., Baltimore (southern soul & blues) 

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Monday August 8

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever @ Black Cat (Australian jangle rock )

Vintage #18 @ Westminster Church, SW DC 6-9 pm (blues )

Verdant Fields, Good Omens, The Things You Killed free 7 to 9:30 pm @ Fort Reno

* What I See- The Black Flag Photographs of Glen Friedman 6:30 to 8 @ MLK Library (registration suggested) in conversation with Ian MacKaye of Dischord Records, Friedman will discuss his photographs POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS . WILL BE RESCHEDULED

*Beach Bunny @  930 (sold out)

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Tuesday August 9

A Giant Dog @ Metro Gallery in Baltimore (glam rock)

Blxst @ Fillmore (rap)

Quattracenta , RIP Room, D.D. Moon @ The Runaway

*Shirletta Settles 12 noon to 1 pm free @ Wilson Plaza Trade Center Raygun Bldg (old school r'n'b)

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Wed. August 10

Beach Bunny @ Baltimore Soundstage (sold out) 

Leon Bridges @ Anthem (r'n'b)

New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

Sirius Company @ Privilege

Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge

DC Punk Archive rooftop show with Big Cry Country, & Bacchae Prude from 6:30 to 8pm @ MLK Library

 *Teach Me How to Dabke w/ Jinan @ The Green Zone ( Arabic) 

 *Taisha Estrada @ Mason District Park

*Dupont Brass @ 6 @ Tucker Rd Athletic Complex, Ft Washington

*Franz Ferdinand @ 930 (sold out) 

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Thurs. August 11-

The Owners, Koshari, Ted Leo (Solo) free 7 to 9:30 pm @ Fort Reno

Cheick Hamala & the Griot Street Band @ Bossa

I Come From Away: An Immigrant in Maine @ dusk @ Kennedy Center Reach (movie about African immigrants)

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

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

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

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar

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

karaoke @ Lamont's

Softee, Ellen Winter at Comet Ping Pong

Encanto sing along film concert @ Wolf Trap

*Junkyard Band @ Rest 55 in Hyattsville

*Danube Sessions w/ Orchester Prazevica live @ The Green Zone  

* Saffron, Dust Star, Dim Wizard @ Quarry House 

*Kelsey Waldon @ Jammin Java (alt-country )

*TCB @ Power

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Fri . August 12-

Dummy, Lifeguard, Glitterer @ Songbyrd (indie rock )

Fleshtones @ City Winery (garage rock)

Hiatus Kaiyote @ Fillmore ((Australian jazz-funk r’n’b)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs late; Lyuti Chushski Bulgarian music early

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

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

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

Lee Bains & the Glory Fires, Loamlands at Comet Ping Pong

Holy F @ DC 9

Sirius Company & DC Vybe @ Howard Theatre

*Dj Remi Hassoun @ The Green Zone ( Arabic) 

 *DJ Kenny M @ Showtime Bar 

*  5–7:30 p.m.: Performance by DJ 2-Tone of Shaolin Jazz and live martial arts demos @ National Museum of Asian Art; then  7:30-9: 30 p.m.: Outdoor screening of the classic Hong Kong film Drunken Master, starring Jackie Chan, with live accompaniment by DJ 2-Tone of Shaolin Jazz. Registration suggested

*Sin Miedo Salsa Orchestra 7 to 9 w/ a dance instructor @ the Wharf Pier 

*Johnny Bombay & the Reactions w/ Oil City Confidential @ Hank Dietle's 

*Rafael Ortiz & Timbao Urbano 12 to 1pm @ Wilson Plaza 

*Joe Falero Band 6 to 9 @ Rio Lakefront live Gaithersburg

*Rare Essence near Port Covington in Baltimore early 

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies late 

*Backyard Band & Reaction @ Aqua 

*New Impressionz @ Hangars

*TCB @ Martinis

*Stacey Pullen @ Flash

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Saturday August 13

O’Jays *w/ Gladys Knight & Debarge @ Capital One Arena

Matmos , Jeff Carey @ Metro Gallery in Baltimore (experimental)

Pepe Aguilar and his Mexican sinaloense band plus more musicians & bull riding displays and rodeo events @ Eaglebank Arena

Soca wine and music fest @ Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) late; La Marvela @ Bossa early (Colombian women band)

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Frass Green (single release!), North By North, Lightmare at Comet Ping Pong

George Benson @ Howard Theatre 2 shows

A.R. Rahman @ Wolf Trap

*Crown Vic's Weird World vinyl @ The Green Zone ( Arabic / Armenian) 

* Twinkie Hargrove, Spur of the Moment, DJ Lance @ 7 @ Fort Dupont Park

*Viva Cultura! w/ folk dancers representing Peru, Mexico, Bolivia, Puerto Rico plus music, food, crafts 10 am to 5 pm  @ Gateway Park in Rosslyn/Arlington 

*Paisley Tonk w/ Colonel Josh & Karl Straub @ Hank Dietle's 

* Fete En Apreme w/ Walshy Fire Day Party  @ Kaldi's  

*The Zolas @ Black Cat (Canadian indie rock) 

*Rare Essence @ Aqua 

*TOB, Reaction, TBD @ Power 

*TCB @ Fast Eddies

*Oddisee & band w/ Michael Bowie band free 5 to 8 @ Dupont Circle

*Black Techno Matters w/ Kyruh 626 Witchcraft, Stukes @ 618 Cocktail Bar 

*Backyard Band & What Band @ Martini's 

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Sun. August 14 –

Kevin Kaarl @ Howard Theatre (Mexican folk-indie )

Wanted Man with Outerloop and Grady @ Pie Shop

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

Sol Roots Band @ JoJo Bar (blues)

Stacy Brooks @ Madam's Organ (blues)

*Urban Naturalite Fest 3 to 8 pm w/  sound healing meditation @ 5:30; Trilla Kay dj set 6 to 7; Live performances 7 to 8 pm by Salarah, Ruqqiyah, Thraxx, & Melan   @ New Brooklyn Farms in Mt Rainier  

*R.e.i.g.n. gospel brunch @ 1 @ Rams Head Annapolis

*Rare Essence @ Ivy City Smokehouse 

*Backyard Band & Prosperity Band 3 to 9pm  @ Nottingham's 

*The Mall w/ Past Pawn, & Super Bella @ Slash Run 

*Out of Our Shells compilation cd release w/ RAW Band / Megan DiGeorgio+Erin Snedecor / Paapa-Berchie / La Marvela / Rocknoceros / Lofty Boys / Soroche / Dunia+Aram / Tributary Project / Maryland Youth Pipe Band  @ 2 pm @  rhizome

* DJ Joyce & others @ 2pm @ Hi-Lawn , 5^th St NE 

*TCB @ Power 

*Fan Fan @ Bossa (Haitian) 

* Ray Apollo Allen band @ Pearl Street Warehouse (soul)

*Komite Ayiti's Haitian Caribbean Fest 2 to 8 @ Patterson Park ave & E Pratt, Baltimore

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Mon. August 15-

*Bill Heid & Big Joe Maher band @ Westminster Church, SW DC 6-9 pm (blues )

*Cheer-Accident @ Rhizome (rock)

*Dari Bay & Guy Ferrari @ Pie Shop (indie rock) 

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Tues. August 16

*Devin the Dude @ Pure Lounge 

*Salsa dancing w/ All out Danza 7 to 9 @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring  

*BLK ODYSSY @ Songbyrd (funk-r'n'b-hiphop)

*Jeffrey Silverstein, Heaven Forbid, Kevin Knight, CANANDAIGUA @ Rhizome (experimental acoustic) 

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Wed. August 17

New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

Sirius Company @ Privilege

Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge

Blvck Hippie, Rex Pax, Thunderpaw at Comet Ping Pong

Loona @ MGM National Harbor (South Korean girl group) 

*Dupont Brass  7 to 9 @ the Wharf pier

*The Kid Laroi @ Echostage (sold out) 

*Sitali solo @ Bossa ( afro-rock) 

* African Amapiano dj night @ Gazuza Lounge 1629 Conn Ave, NW 

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Thurs. August 18-

Motor House party w/ Rovo Monty @ North Ave Market Baltimore (pop-house)

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

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

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

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar

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

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

Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets @ Wolf Trap

 *Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ Rams Head Annapolis 

 *Going Going Gone @ VFW Hells Bottom

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

*Pablo's Brazilian Pagode night @ Bossa 

*Brandi Carlile, Indigo Girls, Allison Russell @ Merriweather Post 

*Artwalk Dupont @ 5 w/ harp performance 

*Death Bells, Cumgirl8, Model Home @ DC9

*Sirius Company @ Union Bar 

*Still Familiar @ Pyramid Lounge in Waldorf 

*What Band @ Martini's in Ft Washington 

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Friday August 19

Curren$y @ Howard Theatre (rap)

Lamii (Nigerian vocalist) and others  @ Union Stage

Steve Turre Generations band @ Keystone Korner (Latin Jazz & more)

The Shins @ Anthem

Shordie Shordie @ Fillmore (rap)

Wiz Khalifa and Logic @ Jiffy Lube (rap)

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs

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

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

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey (soul)

Kotic Couture free @ 7 to 8 @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (pop-house)

Fantasia @ Wolf Trap (r'n'b)

*DJ Basbousa @ The Green Zone ( Arabic) 

 *DJ Rico Birthday Bash w/ DC Vybe @ 5005 Jackson St., Hyattsville

*Vegan Soulfest @ West Covington Park in Baltimore (through Sun. 21st) w/ Bilal, Maimouna Youssef, & more 

*Dom Flemons @ Mason District Park (roots)

* Cumbia Heights & La Marvela @ Pie Shop

*Rare Essence & Reazon Band @ Fast Eddies

*Backyard Band & Ambition @ Aqua 

*What Band @ Mehfil Room @ Best Western in Manassas 

* African Summer Jam with Wally B. Seck, Viviane Chidid @ Echostage

*Junkyard Band @ Nipseys

*Ricky Platinum @ Karma 

*Jamaica 60th anniv. celebration with Universoul Circus 

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Saturday August 20

DC World Reggae Fest day 1 @ RFK grounds w/  Beres Hammond, Beenie Man , Tiwa Savage, Third World Rupee, Naomi Achul, Lokol, Kerwin Dubois , 2 Baba, Ras Slick and more (soca, African, reggae)

WPFW 13th Blues Fest w/  Jim Bennett and the Unique Creation Band featuring Lady Ya-Ya, Hardway Connection Band and Show, Mama Moon and the Rumpshakers and Clarence the Blues Man Turner.plus  DJ Ultramix  and Dr. Nick as MC @ Lamont’s 12 noon to 6 

Santana and Earth, Wind, & Fire @ Jiffy Lube

Fantasia @ Chesapeake Employers Arena

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)

Man or Astro-Man?  @ Ottobar

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra @ Kennedy Center

Steve Turre Generations band @ Keystone Korner (Latin Jazz & more)

J.I. @ Fillmore (rap)

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

*Backyard Band , New Impressionz @ Fast Eddie's 

*DJ Johnson Lee @ The Green Zone ( all vinyl) 

*Urban Guerilla Orchestra , Pieces of a Dream, DJ Lance @ 7 @ Fort Dupont Park

*Chuck Brown Day w/ UCB, Rare Essence, Doug E Fresh,  Chuck Brown Band @ 2 pm @ Chuck Brown Park 

*Agujeros Negros @ Haydees

* Sounds of Africa w/ afrobeats djs 6:30 to 10 @ Haupt Garden sponsored by Smithsonian Museum of African Art

*Vegan Soulfest @ West Covington Park in Baltimore (through Sun. 21st) w/ Daley, Jade Novah and more 

*Joe Strummer birthday tribute gig @ Pie Shop 

*Los Texmaniacs @ Workhouse Arts Lorton 

*Glow Salsa Bachata dj party @ MD Jockey Club @ Laurel Race Track 

*Rare Essence, Sirius Company, Suttle @ Aqua 

* Backyard Band & New Impressionz @ Fast Eddies 

*Chris Stapleton @ Merriweather (sold out) 

*Will Butler @ DC 9 (indie ex-Arcade Fire) 

*Back to School Peace Jam w/ TOB  and games, moon bounce, school supplies sometime between 11am & 5 @ Johnson Middle School in SE DC 

*TCB, TOB after midnight late gig @ Hangars 

*EU @ the Chateau 

* Asia Collective Night Market w/ food from 40 Asian DMV restaurants from 2 to 11 @ Howard County Fairgrounds

*Mark G. Meadows 5 to 8  @ Park at Walter Reed (jazz & r'n'b)

*Sounds of the African diaspora w/ DJ Tazz & DJ Kweks 6:30 to 10 @ Haupt Garden of Smithsonian (if weather is bad, gig will be in museum of African Art)

*KDC Guild "Cice Pavilion Visual Experience" 2 to 6 @ Foundry Gallery, 2118 8th St NW (go-go inspired in part) 

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Sunday August 21

DC World Reggae Fest day 2 @ RFK grounds w/ Tiwa Savage, Third World and more- MOVED TO SATURDAY ONLY AUGUST 20

Ladysmith Black Mambozo @ the Hamilton

Steve Turre Generations band @ Keystone Korner (Latin Jazz & more)

Blondie w/ the Damned @ Anthem

Sol Roots Band @ JoJo Bar (blues)

Stacy Brooks @ Madam's Organ (blues)

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

*Diary of an Rnb songwriter and Producer - Rich Harrison - a discussion 12 to 2 pm @ Songbyrd

*Pile o Rocks @ hank Dietle's (Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds Rockpile tribute band) 

* "Daylight" Party w/ DJ Divine will be spinning all your favorite Daylight Classics and U street Vibes in the Bohemian Caverns 6 to 11pm & DJ Stylus (The Vibe Conductor) will be setting things off in Harlot 8pm -11pm

*Mireya & Elena La Fulana @ Bossa (Latina folk) 

*Adobo 2000s Day party @ the Bullpen w/ dj Blass, Guari, Pedro Night, Geovoni

*La Colombopercutiva & others @ Neptune Room

*Rum Punch Sunday w/ djs Yment, Trigga Halfcrazy, Fyah Oats, Fresh Breeze @ Duchess Lounge in Randallstown, MD 

*Carnival on the water w/ dj Majestic & DJ Ghost @ 3100 K St NW

*Afrobeats & Amapiano dj w/ DJ Mambo @ 10 pm @ St Ex (every Sunday)

* Afrocode DC w/ HipHop Meets AfroBeats & Soca djs from 3 to 9 @ Decades 

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 Monday August 22

*Four Star Combo 12 noon to 1 pm free @ Wilson Plaza Trade Center Raygun Bldg (rockabilly & honky tonk)

*Lou Jerome Band @ Westminster Church, SW DC 6-9 pm (blues )

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Tuesday August 23

Bad Bunny @ Nats Park (reggaeton pop)

Sleigh Bells @ 930

Eli Guerra @ Fillmore

 David Cole & Main Street Blues 12 noon to 1 pm free @ Wilson Plaza Trade Center Raygun Bldg 

 *Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas @ Hank Dietle's 

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Wednesday August 24

New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

Sirius Company @ Privilege

Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge

Decemberists & Jake Xerxes Fussell @ Wolf Trap

*Florist @ DC 9 (twee indie pop)

*Dina Antenhe & Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music) 

*Afrobeats & hiphop dj @ Rosebar Lounge 

*Artsouca @ Bossa (includes Dunia & Aram & Rob Coltun)

*Yaddi & the Honest Politix @ 9 to 12 @ Eaton Hotel

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Thursday August 25

The Beths @ Ottobar (catchy rock)

Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas @ Creative Alliance

Slum Village @ Union Stage

WMUC presents Deep Sea Peach tree, Makeup Girl, Curb Alert, Plastic Sun @ Songbyrd

Peter Hook & The Light - Joy Division: A Celebration @ Fillmore

Alex Isley @ Howard Theatre (r’n’b) (sold out)

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

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

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

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar

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

*Pile o Rocks @ JVs ( Rockpile cover band) 

*Thrillbillys @ Hank Dietle's 

*Mazboota w/ dj Fady D @ The Green Zone ( Alternative Arabic / Electro) 

* classic soul tribute @ Blue Dolphin 

*La Colombopercutiva @ Bossa 

*Suzi Moon (77 Punk styles) & Beatnik Termites(Cleveland power pop vets) @ Slash Run 

*What Band @ Hangars 

*New Impressionz @ Hashtag Lounge 

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Friday August 26

DC Black Broadway presents: The Stage Play Grease with a Side of Mumbo Sauce @ Bethesda Blues (through the 28th)

Moe World Order w/ TCB, TOB, Reaction & Yaddiya & guests @ Howard Theatre

Los Campesinos @ Black Cat

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs & DJ Lu upstairs

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

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

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

*Robbin Kapsalis & Vintage #18 12 noon to 1 pm free @ Wilson Plaza Trade Center  Raygun Bldg (soul & blues) 

*Karl Straub Combo @ VFW Hells Bottom

*Dj Bassam Haddad @ The Green Zone ( Arabic) 

*DJ Kenny M @ Neptune Room

* A Tribute to Jazz in DC, a prelude to the DC Jazz Festival , w/ DC jazz vocalist Ayo & the Bohemian Caverns Orchestra @ 7:30pm. @ All Souls Unitarian Church honoring  DC legends such as Shirley Horn, Blanche Calloway, Ruth Brown, Charlie Byrd, and Duke Ellington.  Orchestra arrangements created by Elijah Jamal Balbed, Free but registration required @ a tribute to jazz in dc . com 

* Cumbia Heights & Leon City Sounds @ Pearl St Warehouse

*Junkyard Band @ Nipseys

*Tony Vega @ Chimpum Callao fest @ the Palace

*National Folk Fest in Salisbury, MD through Sunday.  Friday night Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy (blues) 8:30 to 9:30 pm on 1 stage; Eileen Ivers on a another; & Los Texmaniacs 7 to 8; Nathan & Zydeco Cha-chas 8:30- 9:30

*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar

*Leisure Sport w/ Petite Amie, & Close @ Pie Shop (indie pop-rock)

*Hiphop, afrobeats, dancehall, soca dj @ Saint Yves

*Afrobeats, soca, hiphop, dancehall dj @ Kaldi's 

*Triathlon, Akai Solo, Nappy Nappa @ DC 9

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies 

*Backyard Band, Ambition, Perf3ction Band @ Aqua 

* Deer Scout, Gabbo, Rosie Cima & What She Dreamed @ Comet P Pong

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Saturday August 27

DC Black Broadway presents: The Stage Play Grease with a Side of Mumbo Sauce @ Bethesda Blues (through Sunday)

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) & DJ Lu spinning Latin hits upstairs @ Bossa

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

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

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla

Time Is Fire / Club U.S.A. / Knifing Around @ Rhizome

Mary Chapin Carpenter & EmmyLou Harris @ Wolf Trap

*Nectar w/ DJ Vishal Kanwar & DJ Dhakfu  @ The Green Zone ( Arabic) 

*Dior Ashley Brown, Kenny Lattimore, DJ Lance @ 7 @ Fort Dupont Park (r'n'b)  

* Southern soul w/ Big G (from Richmond, VA), Omar Cunningham, Jeff Floyd  from 3 to 9 @ Mr B's Park, Ladysmith, VA 

* Junior H @ MGM National Harbor (Mexico) 

*Outerloop @ Public Option

*UB 40 @ Entertainment Sport Arena Se DC 

*Elin sings Elis Regina @ Mr Henry's (Brazilian) 

*Caribbean crawl on U St w/ djs @ Elements, Cloke & Dagger, Red Lounge, Vivid Lounge, Pure Lounge, & Amsterdam Lounge from 2 to 10 pm  

* Electro dance w/ 140+ x FWB X Dance Club presents : Frequency @ 618 Cocktail Lounge 

*Smokin on Planes & Grady @ DC 9

* XIB, TOB, Reaction in one room; ABM, New Impressionz, TCB in another room @ Bliss 

*Friends of Carter Barron present Rare Essence and TOB for free between 1 and 5 pm  near entrance way to closed Carter Barron Amphitheatre (tentative)

* National Folk Fest in Salisbury, MD w/ EU @ 4:05 & 8:30; Walter Wolfman Washington @ 8:30; Nathan & Zydeco Cha-chas 

*Afro Caribbean dj @ Club Elevate 

*Hiphop, Afrobeats, soca dj @ Lost Society

*afrobeats, dancehall, reggaeton dj @ Kaldis rooftop

*Afrobeats, Ethiopian, hiphop dj @ Rebel Lounge on U St NW

*Rare Essence & Allstar Blend Band @ Aqua 

*Backyard Band @ City Winery 

*KRS1 , Rakim, EPMD, Mr Cheeks @ DAR 

*DJ Frank ski hosting 90s r'n'b/hiphop party from 5 to 10 @ Air  

*Ramblin' Deano (Waco Brothers) plays "Congressman Davy" by Richard Byrne

by Dean Schlabowske @ Urban Idyll house, 1827 Kilbourne PL NW (eventbrite ticket --30 person capacity)

*Around the World Cultural fest w/ international folk music and food @ 11 am @ Oronoco Park in Alexandria 

*Megafest w/ Black-owned craft beer, food,  and Djs Bri Mafia & others  @ 1 to 6  @ Parks @ Walter Reed

*Good Times Community Fest Back to School Drive 12 to 4 @ 1901 Mississippi Ave w/ Experience Brass Band

*Jim Bennett @ Lamont's (Blues & soul) 

*Afrique Caribbean dj event (afrobeat, amapiano, zouk, hiphop, reggae) @ Club Elevate 

*free Brazilian carnival percussion participation event w/ Andre Coelho 3 to 4:30 @ Old Parish House of College Park, MD 4711 Knox Rd 

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Sunday August 28

DC Black Broadway presents: The Stage Play Grease with a Side of Mumbo Sauce @ Bethesda Blues (final show)

Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi show 'Sanju Baba Chale Amerika' @ Eaglebank Arena (Bollywood)

Live Ethiopian music @ Shalla Restaurant in Silver Spring

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

Sol Roots Band @ JoJo Bar (blues)

Stacy Brooks @ Madam's Organ (blues)

The Pauses, Yes Vacancy, No One Sphere at Comet Ping Pong

Beach Boys @ 3 pm @ Wolf Trap 

*Steve Forbert @ Hank Dietle's 

*Pan Brass and jazz fest w/ Etienne Charles and more @ Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring

*What Band @ 3 pm @ Nottinghams 

*Afrobeats & Amapiano dj w/ DJ Mambo @ 10 pm @ St Ex (every Sunday)

* Afrocode DC w/ HipHop Meets AfroBeats & Soca djs from 3 to 9 @ Decades (every Sunday)

*Still Familiar @ Union Oyster Bar 

*Rare Essence brunch 3 to 5 & after-party 5 to 8 pm @  restaurant 55

*TOB @ Allure, H St NE

*Gospel w/ Pastor James & Company, Angela Robinson & High Praise, Lil David & Bells of Joy,Wings of Praise, Kenny Davis & Dynamic Melodyaires, April Hall @  4 pm @ New Antioch Baptist Church, 2401 St. Paul St., Baltimore 

*African night @ Aroma Ultra Lounge in Bowie 

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Monday August 29

*Linwood Taylor Blues Band @ Westminster Church, SW DC 6-9 pm (blues )

* Lorde @ Anthem (sold out but tix on stubhub)

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Tuesday August 30

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Wednesday  August 31

Boris w/ Nothing @ 930 (rawk)

New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

Wes Watkins  Got My Own Sound  @ Privilege

Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge

DC Jazzfest opening night w/ Kurt Elling & Christie Dashiell @ Howard Theatre

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

*Human Issue music collective , Doc Hammer, Saffron @ Pie Shop  

Hampden Shakedown variety show w/ Orchester Prazevica , 27th st Klezmer @ Zissimos in Baltimore 

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Thurs. Sept. 1

Rema @ Fillmore (Nigerian afrobeats star singer)

Boy George & Culture Club, the English Beat @ Wolf Trap

*Qwanqwa (from Ethiopia) w/ Cheick Hamala Diabate  @ Bossa 

*"No Filter " w/ Henri B Styles,, DJ Nah FR, Janae Music, DJ Bri Mafia, DJ Chan Don @ Union Stage

*Chris Thomas King @ Blues Alley (blues) 

*Bruno Mars @ MGM 

*Sirius Company @ Union Bar NE  

*TCB @ Power

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Fri Sept 2

*Backyard Band @ 12 noon @ Wilson Plaza 

Flavour @ Howard Theatre 

*Danny Gatton Birthday celebration @ Birchmere

*Spinners @ Bethesda Blues

*Bruno Mars @MGM

*Save Your Soul dj event  w/ DJs Rob M & Baby Alcatraz @ Lithuainian Hall in Baltimore

Charu Suri Quartet Raga Jazz & Sufi music @ An Die Musik in Baltimore

Baby Ranks, Luis Miguel, Nengo Flow @ The Palace

Alan Cave @ Mix Bar (Haitian konpa)

* Sirius Company 7 to 8 @ Big Jazz Cafe in Anacostia 

Sirius Company later @ 5 Sisters restaurant in Laurel 

Rare Essence & EU @ Fast Eddies 

Backyard Band @ Aqua 

NVT MD presents Lions Band @ 7930 Pulaski Highway in Rosedale, MD

TCB @ Martinis

Fresh Convos : A DC Hiphop Oral History movie doc @ 6 to 9pm @ Eaton Hotel 

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Sat. Sept 3-

Wendi Mak & Abi Lakew @ Karma (Ethiopian) 

*Sugarbear & EU @ Fort Dupont Park

Leisure Sport w/ Bully & Hello Mary @ Ottobar

Rare Essence & Suttle @ Aqua 

Backyard Band @ Euphoria in Baltimore

Baltimore x Baltimore fest @ Inner Harbor 12 to 8 w/ Deetranada , Mumu Fresh and more 

Feedel Band @ 6 @ Lake Anne Jazz & Blues Fest in Reston

Los Caminantes @ Club One 

DJs Joyce (1432 Records) & Jackson Ryland @ 10 pm @ Neptune Room

TCB @ Power

Chuck Brown Band @ the Garden in Alexandria 7 to 12 mdt

Still Familiar @ Pyramid in Waldorf

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Sun. Sept 4-

Ethiopian Day @Silver Spring Civic Bldg, Veterans Plaza 8am to 9:30 pm

Rare Essence @ City Winery 

Backyard Band, TCB, TOB @ Bliss 

Reggae on the Ave @ 10 pm @ Zebbie's 1223 Conn Ave.

Ras Slick & Dutty Bus Crew @ 9 @ Republic Gardens in Silver Spring 

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Mon Sept 5

TCB @ Hangars

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

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

 

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

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

Calendar is posted, updated, and viewable here on the blog, and events tweeted @stevekiviat. International (mainly African, Caribbean, Brazilian), roots, rap, soul, go-go, indie-rock, punk, pop, club dj dance and more DMV & Baltimore gigs that I am interested in.  Additional gigs added after first posting have an *asterisk. Events listed have been found on websites, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, email, postcards, flyers & club voicemails.

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

Stay safe ...

Highlights-

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

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

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

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

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Fri. July 1-

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

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

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

Pretty Bitter, Scorpio, Carmen Canedo @ Comet P Pong

Near Northeast farewell show w/ guests @ Songbyrd

Dunia & Aram album release @ Marx Cafe

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

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

Pile O’ Rocks @ New Deal Café

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

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

Black Alley @ City Winery

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

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

New Impressionz , ABM, XIB @ Hangars

 Afropolitan DC @ Club Elevate

 Backyard Band & Ambition Band @ Aqua

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

Yaki @ the Palace

Diana Reyes @ 90 Degrees

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies

*Be'la Dona @ Babylon Woodbridge 

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

*TCB, TOB @ Martini's 

*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar 

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

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Sat. July 2-

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

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

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

 Backyard Band @ Howard Theatre

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

Zacaris Ferreira @ VIP Room in Baltimore

La Sonora Dinamita @ Club One

Billy Strings @ Pier 6

Bex w/ Tomato Flower @ DC 9

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

Elikeh @ 8 @ Lubber Run (afropop- afrorock)

Rare Essence & Still Familiar @ Aqua

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

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

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)

*Sirius Company & Let it Flow @ Fast Eddies

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

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

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Sun. July 3-

Memphis Gold @ JVs (blues)

Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik & Udit Narayan  @ EagleBank Arena

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

Billy Strings @ Pier 6

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

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

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

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

Roda de Amigos offer Brazilian pagoda y samba @ Bossa  

Rare Essence w/ EU @ Hamilton (sold out)

Stone Pleasure Band @ Lamont’s

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

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

* Be'la Dona @ Nottingham's 

*Afrobeats x Amapiano dj night @ St Ex 

*TCB, TOB, New Impressionz, XIB @ Power 

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Mon. July 4-

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

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

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

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

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Tues. July 5

Florrie, Pearie Sol, Staffers @ Rhizome

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

Mereba @ Union Stage

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

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

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Wed. July 6

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

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

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

New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

Sirius Company @ Privilege

Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge

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

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

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

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Thurs. July 7

Kizz Daniel @ Fillmore (Nigerian afrobeats)

Guppy, Good Sleepy , Cloud District @ Comet Ping Pong

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

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

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

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar

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

Feedel Band @ Bossa (ethio-jazz)

Thrillbillys @ JVs

Pablo Regis Brazilian music @ Mr Henry’s

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

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

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

*Experience Band @ the Pocket 

*TCB @ Power  

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

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

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

*Ethiopian music dj @ V Lounge

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

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

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

*What Band w/ Killa Cal @ Martini's  

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Friday July 8

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

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

*Joey Bada$$ @ Fillmore (rap)

*Sirius Co. & DCVybe @ Howard Theatre

CEU @ City Winery (Brazilian singer)

Thrillbillys @ Royal Lake Park in Fairfax for free

Vision Video, Nite, Activity @ Comet Ping Pong

La Maquina @ El Damzo in Manassas

Jorge Celedon @ Cococabana

Marama y Supermerk2 @ Diamond Lounge

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

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

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs

Willie Nile @ Hamilton

Jean Carne @ Blues Alley

*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar 

*Backyard Band & Ambition  @ Aqua 

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

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

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

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

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

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

*Breezy Supreme @ Songbyrd (pop-punk)

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

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies

* Sissy Spacek Ensemble & 2 others  @ Pie Shop

*TCB @ Martini's 

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Saturday July 9

Reggaefest DC Dancehall v Soca  djs @ Howard Theatre

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

TC Stuperstar , Light Beams, Pockets @ Comet Ping Pong

Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Night @ Ossian Hall Park

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

The Chicks @ Jiffy Lube Live

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

Alexandra the Queen of Bachata @ VIP Room in Baltimore

Andy Andy @ Club One  

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

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)

Junior Marvin & Wailers @ Hamilton

Newmyer Flyer presents Laurel Canyon @ Birchmere

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

Dot Dash @ Quarry House

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

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

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

*Backyard Band & What Band @ Bliss 

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

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

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

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

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

*TCB @ Hangars 

*Rare Essence @ Aqua 

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

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Sun. July 10

Honoring Gene Chandler event @ Bethesda Blues

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

Karate and Brnda @ Black Cat

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

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

Nicole Atkins @ Hamilton (Nashville meets Brill pop)

Jean Carne @ Blues Alley

*Rare Essence @ Ivy City Smokehouse 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*Backyard Band 8 to 1 am @ Society Lounge 

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Mon. July 11-

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

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

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

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Tues. July 12-

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

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

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

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

Foxing @ Union Stage

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

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Wednesday July 13

DC Punk Archive presents Cinema Hearts and Continuals  @ MLK Library 

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

Grupo Extreme @ Omega Bar

New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

Sirius Company @ Privilege

Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge

*Emma Swift @ Club 603 in Baltimore

* Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudge Munk @ Anxo District 

*TCB @ Hangars for bouncebeat karoake

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

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

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

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Thurs. July 14 –

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

Project Locrea @ Nottoway Park

Veronneau @ Fairfax County Government Center

PJ Sin Suela @ Ivy City Smokehouse

Dusty Locane @ Union Stage (Brooklyn drill rap)

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

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

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

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar

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

No Devotion, Jeremy Enigk, Nate Bergman @ Ottobar

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

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

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

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

*TCB @ Power

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Fri. July 15-

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

Bebel Gilberto @ 930

Tony Toni Tone @ Bethesda Blues

Dupont Brass @ Grist Mill Mt. Vernon

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

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

La Legacia Nortena @ 90 Degrees

Josimar y su Yambu, Brunellla Porpoco@ El Ranchon Woodbridge

Los Redd from El Salvador @ El Puente de Oro  Restaurant

Tierra Cali, Los Creyentes del Poder @ Cococabana

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

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

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

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

*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar 

*Chicano Batman @ Baltimore Soundstage

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

*Jason Narducy @ Club 603 in Baltimore 

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

*Thrillbillys @ swing dance @ Colvin Run Dancehall

*New Impressionz @ Hangars

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

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

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

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies

*Backyard Band , Ambition Band @ Aqua 

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 Sat. July 16

Los Saicos celebrate Papi Saicos birthday @ The Runaway

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

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

Be’la Dona @ City Winery

Girls Rock DC showcase @ Black Cat

Taiwanese cultural heritage night @ Ossian Hall Park

Lua Project @ Lorton Workhouse Arts Center (global roots)

Grupo Yuca @ Club One

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)

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

* Jogo Big Band @ Keystone Korner 

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

* Caribbean Fest Small Islands @ Howard County Fairgrounds 

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

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

*Rare Essence @ Aqua 

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

*Hiphop, afrobeats, dancehall dj @ Kaldi's 

*Backyard Band @ Fast Eddies

*What Band @ Fire station 1 

*TOB & XIB @ Power

*TCB, Reaction, ABM @ Hangars

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

*Dollyrots @ Pie Shop 

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Sun. July 17

Psychedelic Furs @ Fillmore

Jason Aldean @ Jiffy Lube Live

Pietasters @ Mason District Park

Desanguashington @ Hill Center

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

* Jogo Big Band @ Keystone Korner 

*Backyard Band @ Ivy City Smokehouse 

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

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

*Still Familiar @ Clout 

*Afrobeats x Amapiano dj night @ Saint Ex 

*Hiphop, afrobeats, reggae, soca dj @ Darna

*Father @ Union Stage (Atlanta rapper) 

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

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

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Mon. July 18-

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

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

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

F’ed Up @ Union Stage

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Tuesday July 19

Diljit Dosanjh @ Eaglebank Arena (India)

Los Lobos opening for Tedeschi Trucks Band @ Wolf Trap

Howard Jones & Midge Ure @ 930 Club

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

Ty Fontaine @ Union Stage

Steve Earle @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis

Chris Brown & Lil Baby @ Capital One Arena

*Hannah Georgas @ Songbyrd (singer/songwriter)

*TOB Trap bounce karaoke @ Hashtag Lounge

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

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Wednesday July 20

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

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

Cassandra Jenkins @ Miracle Theatre

Jackson Browne @ Wolf Trap

New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

Sirius Company @ Privilege

Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge

Steve Earle @ Birchmere

*Maria Muldaur @ Jammin Java 

*Teen Mortgage @ Songbyrd 

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

*What Band w/ Killa Ca @ Fast Eddies 

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Thursday July 21

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

Luke Bryan @ Jiffy Lube Live

Felipe Pelaez @ Rio Cantina

David Ramirez & Buffalo Hunt @ Union Stage

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

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

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

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar

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

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

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

*Dollyrots @ Zenwest in Baltimore

*Maria Muldaur @ Keystone Korner 

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

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

*Curley Taylor @ Peerless in Annapolis (zydeco) 

*Sirius Company @ Union Bar, 501 Morse St NE

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

*TCB @ Power

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

*Cumbia Heights @ Public Bar 

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Friday July 22

The Dramatics @ Bethesda Blues

Gasolina reggaeton dj party @ 930 Club

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

Black Masala @ Royal Lake Park

Los Infinitos Puro Zirahuen @ 90 Degrees

La Autoridad de la Sierra @ Rumba y Carbon

Jose Manuel Lopez, Oscar Maydon @ Mexico Lindo

Warpaint @ Capital Turnaround

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

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

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

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

Robert Earl Keen @ Birchmere

Aaron Myers @ Mr henry’s

Freda Payne @ Blues Alley

Shamir @ Songbyrd

*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar 

*Jackson Browne @ Pier 6

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

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

*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies

*Backyard Band @ Aqua

*Sirius Company @ Restaurant 55 in Hyattsville

*DJ Gilbert Torrosian @ Green Zone

*TOB, New Impressionz @ Hangars 

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

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Saturday July 23

El Alfa @ Eaglebank Arena (reggaeton)

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

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

Jawbox, Burial Waves @ Black Cat

Togolese Cultural Heritage Night @ Ossian Hall Park

International Colombian Fest @ Catholic University

La Autoridad de la Sierra @ Villa Flores in Glen Burnie

Jose Manuel & Oscar Maydon @ El Ranchon

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)

DJ Ky Couture @ Ottobar

Robert Earl Keen @ Birchmere

Thrillbillys @ JVs

Backyard Band @ Firestation 1

Freda Payne @ Blues Alley

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

*Norah Jones @ Pier 6

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

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

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

*Rare Essence @ Aqua

*Backyard Band @ Fire Station 1

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

*Nectar w/ dj Vismal Kanwar @ Green Zone

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

*Black Button, Corvo, Daunting Nightmare @ Slash Run

*TOB, ABM, XIB @ Power 

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

*DJ NativeSun & DJ Underdog @ Saint Ex

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

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

*EU w/ Sugar Bear @ Bethesda Blues

*Still Familiar @ Babylon Falls Church 

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

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

*Crown Vic's Weird World dj @ Showtime Lounge

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

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

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Sunday July 24

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

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

Chuck Brown Band @ City Winery

Silkroad Ensemble w/ Rhiannon Giddens @ Wolf Trap

Beach House and Mary Lattimore @ Anthem

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

Ethel Cain @ Union Stage (sold out)

*Junkyard Band & Be'la Dona @ Clarendon Ballroom 

*Baltimore record bazaar @ Peabody Heights Brewing 

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

*Still Familiar @ Clout 

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

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

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

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

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Monday July 25

* Lucy Dacus @ Rams Head Baltimore 

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

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

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Tuesday July 26

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

DCVybe @ City Winery

Camilo Septimo, Francisca Valuenza @ Union Stage

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

*ZZ Top @ Pier 6

*The Caribbean , Kamyar Arsani @ Rhizome 

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

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Wednesday July 27

Ziggy Marley & Stephen Marley @ Wolf Trap

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

Mousey Thompson & the James Brown Experience @ City Winery

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

Laura Veirs @ Union Stage

New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church

Sirius Company w/ guest Killa Cal @ Privilege

Afrobeats dj @ KNY Lounge

Mames Babegenush @ Bossa (Danish klezmer )

*June Star & J. Robbins @ An Die Musik 

*Jo-go Project on Strathmore Lawn 

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Thursday July 28

J. Holiday @ City Winery

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

Rio @ Don Churro in Chantilly

Frank Reyes @ Rio Cantina

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

Peru Independence party @ Public Bar Live

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

Afrobeats Thursdays @ Spectrum Lounge in Beltsville

The Green Show @ Mr. Braxtons DC (local r'n'b & rap every Thursday)

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

Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge in Falls Church

Local Latin jazz @ Simple Bar

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

Gibby Haynes w/ the Paul Green Rock Academy @ Ottobar

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

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

*Be'la Dona @ Keystone Korner  

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

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

*DJ Mazboota w/ Fady D @ Green Zone 

*Sirius Co @ Union Bar, 501 Morse NE 

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

*La Colombopercutivo @ Bossa 

*New Impressionz @ Hashtag Lounge 

*What Band @ Martinis

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Friday July 29

 Burning Spear: Fan Appreciation Tour @ Fillmore

Anees @ Howard Theatre  

Ray Wylie Hubbard w/ Lauren Calve  @ City Winery

Pitbull @ Jiffy Lube Live

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

Izis la Enferma de la Salsa Orchestra @ El Ranchon

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

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

Brothers 7  Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey

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

*Omarion, Mario, Pleasure P @ MGM National Harbor

*Still Familiar @ Shark Bar 

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

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

*DJ Faris Bseiso @ Green Zone 

* Rare Essence, Sirius Company @ Fast Eddies

*TCB @ Martini's 

*Backyard Band & Ambition Band @ Aqua 

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

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Saturday July 30

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

Simi @7 to 12 mdt @ EKOhouse

Bulgarian Cultural Heritage night @ Ossian Hall Park

Keith Urban @ @ Jiffy Lube Live

Eivor @ Fillmore (art-pop)

Adrian Belew @ City Winery

Chopteeth @ Pearl Street Warehouse

Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band)

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

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

*TCB @ Chateau 

*Sirius Company late @ Nipseys

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

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

*EU & Still Familiar @ Fast Eddie's 

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

*Nada Surf @ Arrowbrook Park in Herndon for free

*The Weeknd @ Fed- Ex Field

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

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Sun. July 31

Spring Silver @ DC 9

Adrian Belew @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis

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

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

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

*Still Familiar @ Clout 

*TCB @ Babylon Falls Church

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

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

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Mon. Aug. 1

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

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Tues. Aug . 2 

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

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