DC/Baltimore /DMV Global Music and More – September 2022
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Some remaining Highlights from below –
Wednesday September 7- Daddy Yankee @ Capital One Arena
(farewell retirement tour from reggaeton)
Friday September 9- Roxy Music @ Capital One Arena
Adriana Calcanhotto @ Birchmere (Brazilian singer’s DC
debut)
Saturday September 10-Fally Ipupa and band @ Lincoln Theatre
(Congo)
75th India Independence Day with the King of Bhangra Sukhbir
and DJ Akbar Sami at the Potomac Plaza
at MGM National Harbor.
Tues. Sept. 20- Malawian duo Madalitso Band @ Hill
Center POSTPONED
Sat. Sept 24- Next Fest w/ go-go & jazz @ Malcolm X Park
(Sunday also. Schedule tba)
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Thurs. Sept 1
Qwangwa (Ethiopia)(will be back in Nov. @ Hill Center) w/
Cheick Hamala Diabete (DC-based Malian) @ Bossa
Rema @ Fillmore (Nigerian afrobeats star singer)
Boy George & Culture Club, the English Beat @ Wolf Trap
"No Filter " w/ Henri B Styles,, DJ Nah FR, Janae
Music, DJ Bri Mafia, DJ Chan Don @ Union Stage
- Patsy Cline Tribute @ Mr Henry’s
Chris Thomas King @ Blues Alley (blues)
Bruno Mars @ MGM
Sirius Company @ Union Bar NE
TCB @ Power
Azul Band @ Green Zone
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Friday Sept 2 –
Backyard Band @ 12 noon @ Wilson Plaza
Flavour @ Howard Theatre
Danny Gatton Birthday celebration (late dc roots guitarist) w/ David
Chappell, Daryl Davis, John Previti, Dave Elliot, Anthony Pirog, Big Joe Maher,
& more @ Birchmere
Spinners @ Bethesda Blues (soul)
Bruno Mars @MGM
Save Your Soul dj event
w/ DJs Rob M & Baby Alcatraz @ Lithuanian 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 : An Oral History of early DC Hiphop movie doc @ 6 to 9pm @ Eaton Hotel
Kankouran West African Dance conference
Gilber Torassian dj
@ Green Zone (Arabic/Armenian)
Built to Spill @
Rams Head Baltimore
Peace Band @ Twist
Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)
Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs &
DJ Lu upstairs
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn
St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Brothers 7
Band @ Lamont's in Pomonkey
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Sat. Sept 3-
National Book Fest @ Wash. Convention Center
Raheem DeVaughn @ Birchmere (r’n’b) (sold
out)
Mike Brooks & friends comedy w/ North East Groovers
go-go @ Bethesda Blues
Bite of Brown food and music fest w/ New Impressionz @
Gateway DC SE
A Celebration of Fonotone Records & Joe Bussard (78
records collector)w/ Max Ochs & Neil Harpe (guitar duo), The Capital
Hillbillies (20s & 30s hot jazz), The Sardine Family Band (w/ Marc Minsker
do Southern rural songs) from 4 to 9 @ Rhizome
Ekko Astral, Chloe Hotline, Titmouse @ Quarry House Tavern
Rare Essence @ Aqua
Sugar Bear & EU and the Black Luv Fest @ Fort Dupont
Backyard Band @ Euphoria in Baltimore
Tropical Beats w/ Leon City Sounds Djs @ Green Zone
Apollo 66 @ American Legion Post 41
Bully, Leisure Sport @ Ottobar
Baltimore by Baltimore Fest w/ Mumu Fresh @ Inner Harbor
Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) & DJ Lu spinning Latin
hits upstairs @ Bossa
Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday)
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Sunday Sept 4-
La Vida Soca 11 am to 2pm soca djs on boat via Alexandria Marina
Raheem DeVaughn @ Birchmere
(r’n’b)
Delco MFs, Reckoning Force,
Cryin' Hand 6:30 to 9 @ Rhizome (hardcore punk)
Rare Essence @ City Winery
Chimbala @ VIP Room in Baltimore
La Maquinaria Norteña , Nicole
Padilla @ 90 Degrees
The Wavy Kid @ El Punto de Oro
(El Salvadorian)
Backyard Band, TCB, TOB @ Bliss
Junkyard Band , What Band, Mental Attraction
2.0 ft BJ 12 to 8 pm @ Lamont's
Afrobeats
dj party 5 to 10 @ Gazuza lounge
DJ
Mambo & others Afrobeats and Amapiano party @ 10 pm @ St Ex
Gabbo
@ Pie Shop
Mountain
Goats @ Baltimore Soundstage
Brazilian
pagoda and samba @ Bossa
Peace
Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through Sunday)
Monday September 5
JAB , TALsounds , Lieven Martens , Alma Laprida @ 7 to 10pm
@ Rhizome (avante-garde & ambient)
Jamal J Moore & Band Elektrik @ Songbyrd
Mark Wenner’s Blues Warriors w/ guitarist Clarence Turner 6 to 9 @ Westminster Church SW Blue Monday Blues
Laveda, Glosser,
Hotspit, Grady @ DC 9 (indie)
Amapiano and Afrobeats
dj from 5pm to 12mdt @ Gazuza, 1629 Conn. Ave NW
TCB @ Hangars
Lucy Kaplansky @
Pearl Street Warehouse
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Tuesday September 6
Black Country New Roads & Black Midi @ Rams Head Live
(Balt.)
Shemekia Copeland @ 8 & 10 @ Blues
Alley
Daikaiju , Apollo 66, Weird Babies @ Slash Run
Lobby Boy @ DC 9 (indie-synth pop)
Ringo Starr & his All Starr Band
@ the Lyric in Baltimore
Sabrina Claudia @ Fillmore Silver Spring
Daddy Yankee @
Capital One Arena (farewell retirement tour from reggaeton)
Van Morrison @ Wolf Trap
Danielle Ponder for free 6 to 7 pm @
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Past Pawn, Mali
Obomsawin @ Pearl Street Warehouse
Monsoon @ Pie Shop
Ringo Starr & his All Starr Band @ the Lyric in
Baltimore
Shemekia Copeland @ 8 & 10 @ Blues Alley
*New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church
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Thursday Sept 8-
Spiritualized @ 930
Omah Lay @ Fillmore (Nigerian rap )
Blue Oyster Cult @ Birchmere
Continuals, Juliett Class, Anna Connolly @ Quarry House
Tavern
I & I Riddim @ 12 to 1 @ Wilson
Plaza
Kid Cudi @ Capital
One Arena
Yo-yo Ma and
Paquito D’rivera & National Symphony Orchestra @ Wolf Trap
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)
What Band @ Hangars (go-go)
Tokischa @ Bravo
Bravo
Danube Sessions w/
Orchestra Prazevica @ Green Zone
Homecoming - An
interactive performance blending classical music, toy piano, and electronics
from Chromic Duo; plus hip-hop, go-go, pop DJ Heat @ National Gallery of Art
(registration required)
Cheikh Hamala
Diabete @ Bossa
Jim Stephanson trio
@ 5:30 pm happy hour @ Hank Dietles
Flack! @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
Dionne Warwick @
Warner
*Shemekia Copeland @ Rams Head Annapolis
*Ari Lennox album release event w/ Sirius Company @ Ivy City Smokehouse
*New Impressionz cd rease party @ Hashtag Lounge
*Still Familiar @ 5 Sisters Lounge in Laurel
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Fri. Sept 9-
Adriana Calcanhotto @ Birchmere (Brazilian singer’s DC
debut)
Roxy Music @ Capital One Arena
Patti Griffin and Neko Case @ Wolf Trap
Amanda Shires @ 930
Lupe Fiasco @ Howard Theatre
Shame & They Hate Change @ Black Cat
Lightning Bolt @ Ottobar
Sirius Company @ 12 to 1 @ Wilson Plaza
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar
Abraham Alexander for
free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Dareyes De La Sierra @ 90 Degrees
Remi Hassan dj @ Green Zone (Arabic)
Teething Veils @ We Fought the Big One event @ Marx Café
Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday)
Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC
salsa) downstairs & DJ Lu upstairs
Roots Band @ Makeda
Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria (Ethiopian)
Brothers 7 Band @
Lamont's in Pomonkey
Snail Mail @ Fillmore Silver Spring (indie-rock)
Zacarias Ferreira @ Cococabana
La Sonora Dinamita @ El Damazo Restaurant in Manassas
Marisela @ Warner
Cheik Hamala Diabate (locally based Malian musician) @ 8 @ Long Branch Festival Flower Ave Silver Spring. DC Casineros @ 7; Mauro Mir @ 6
*Sirius Company & EU @ 10 pm @ Restaurant 55
* Backyard Band & Ambition Band @ Aqua
*Fishbone @ State Theatre
*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies
*Tokischa @ Rams Head Baltimore
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Fally Ipupa and band @ Lincoln Theatre (Congo)
75th India Independence Day with the King of
Bhangra Sukhbir and DJ Akbar Sami at the
Potomac Plaza at MGM National Harbor.
Rosslyn Jazz Fest w/ CimaFunk, Mwenso & the Shakes,
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, Groove Orchestra 1 to 7 @ Gateway Park
Delfeayo Marsalis to Headline 17th Silver Spring Jazz
Festival w/ 3:00pm Second Stage: Feedel Band (Ethio-jazz); 3:30pm Mainstage:
Chopteeth (afrobeat); 5:00pm Mainstage: Paul Carr and the Real Jazz Ambassadors;
6:00pm Second Stage: Loide (Caribbean jazz vocals) ; Delfeayo Marsalis at 8:30 to 10 The main stage is at Veterans Plaza.
Long Branch Festival Flower Ave Silver Spring w/
La Colombopercutiva @ 6:30; Julie Outrage @ 2; Proverbs reggae @ 4; Batala @ 8
Funkateers Ball 6 w/ Kendra Foster and Michael Kidd
Funkadelic Hampton @ Bethesda Blues
Fairweather, Cloak/Dagger, Loud Boyz @ Black Cat
Classically Dope ft. Konshens the MC for free 6 to 7 pm @
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Crown Vic’s Weird World vinyl dj @ Green Zone
Junkyard Band @ Fire Station 1
Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) & DJ Lu spinning Latin
hits upstairs @ Bossa
Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday)
Zacarias Ferreira @ Club One
* Corey Arcenaux & the Zydeco Hot Peppers @ Peerless Rens in Annapolis
*Hyattsville Porch Fest
*Story of the Serpent- Cambodian dance @ 4 pm @ the Museum of Asian Art Sackler Gallery
*Hamden Fest in Baltimore
* Bio Ritmo from 5 to 8 free @ Dupont Circle (Richmond, VA salsa )
*Flip the trap go-go & talk w/ Backyard and TOB @ 3 to 7 @ Check It Secret Garden , 1920MLK Ave SE
*Dee Clark, Baronhawk Potter, Joyce, Tommy C @ Songbyrd (electro/techno djs)
*Backyard Band, TOB, New Impressionz @ Power
*Proper Utensils w/ Jas funk & guest Go-go Mickey , Still Familiar @ Chateau Remix
* Rare Essence & Da One Band @ Aqua
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Sunday Sept. 11
Festival Guanaco @ Capitol Plaza, Landover Hills w/ Tony Dize, Joe Veras, Los Hermanos Flores y
mas
Doo-wop exhibit through Sept 15 in Suitland
Lightning Bolt w/ Model Home @ Black Cat
Afrobeats dj party 5 to 10
@ Gazuza lounge
DJ Mambo & others Afrobeats and Amapiano party @ 10 pm @ St Ex
Takoma Park Folk Fest w/ Project Locrea, Sambarta & Debu sitar tabla duo, Washington
Revels, & more 10 am to 7 @ Takoma Park Middle School
Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday)
Klezmer with Mrs Turetsky’s Nightmare @ Bossa
Festival Boliviano @ 11 am @ Eaglebank Arena
Salvadorean Festival @ 11 am to 8 pm w/ Jerry Rivera, Hector
Acosta - El Torito, Marito Rivera, La Maquina, Orquesta San Vicente, El Show De La Tenchis Y Cocolito, Mr. Pelon, @ Montgomery County fairgrounds
Festival Catracho w/ La Gran Banda, Milagro Flores, and many
more 11am to 8 pm @ Langley Park Boys and Girls Club
La Sonora Dinamita Y La Gran Banda @ VIP Room in Baltimore
La Sexta Norteña Mx , Conjunto Alazar , Los Jefes Del Este @
90 Degrees
Rare Essence w/ Jas Funk, DC Vybe @ Sax
Good Gospel Entertainment Gospel 20th promoting
anniversary show with acts tba @ 5 pm @ House of Praise, 5110 Nannie Helen Burroughs
Ave NE
*Backyard Band @ Pyramid Lounge in Waldorf
*Adams Morgan Day
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Monday September 12
Joy Formidable @ Union Stage
Arlo Parks @ 930 (sold out)
Westminster Presbyterian Church SW will celebrate
the16th Anniversary of “Blue Monday
Blues” with a 6 to 9 pm “Blues Jam”
*Florence & the Machine w/ Sam Fender @ Capital One Arena
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Tuesday September 13-
Arlo Parks @ 930
Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentine @ 12 to 1 @ Wilson
Plaza (rockabilly and country)
* Ivy Sole @ Union Stage (neo-soul & rap)
*Mayor's Arts Awards @ 7 pm @ Capital Turnaround
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Wednesday September 14
Teach Me How to Dabke w/ DJ Jinan @ Green Zone
King Khan & the Barbeque Show @ Black Cat
Idles, @ Anthem
Modern English @ Birchmere
Be Steadwell, for
free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Loide @ Blues Alley (afro-Lusaphone jazz singer)
Zucchero @ Howard Theatre
*Afghan Whigs @ 930
*Trev-ski, DJ Kenny M, DJ COn Soul Transmissions @ Neptune Room
*Sean Ardoin @ 5:30 to 7 pm @ The Bullpen in DC
*Karol G @ Capital One Arena ( reggaeton pop)
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Thursday September 15-
Robert Cray @ Birchmere
Pietasters benefit for Jeremy A @ Wonderland Ballroom
Caifanes @ Wolf Trap
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)
What Band @ Hangars (go-go)
DC Mariachi @ 12 to 1 @ Wilson Plaza
Soul Selecta dj Kenny M reggae vinyl @ Green Zone
Luke Stewart, Zoh Amba, Steve Hirsh improv @ An Die Musik
Helio Alves Quartet @ Blues Alley
(Brazilian and jazz )
Flor de Izote @ Bossa (Salvadorian music)
Thrillbillies @ JVs
Going Goin Gone @ VFW
Post 350 Hells Bottom
Fiel a la Vega @
Warner (Puerto Rican rock en espanol)
*La Colombopercutiva (cumbia, salsa, Latin funk rock) 5 to 8 @ Long Branch Arliss Park Silver Spring
*Julia Jacklin @ 930 (Ausssie indie-pop)
*Young Guru @ 10 pm @ Lydia on H
*Shroomstep w/ DJ Sarkan @ Spacycloud Lounge
*TCB @ Power
*Crowmeat Bob, Brad Linde, Sarah Hughes, Mark Cisneros @ Rhizome (jazz & experimental sax and more)
*What Band & Killa Cal @ Martini's in Ft Washington
*Sirius Company @ Union District Oyster
* Doug Tull (drummer from rock band Razz) new band Sugar Smacks @ New Deal Cafe
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Friday Sept. 16-
Wu Tang Clan & Nas @ Jiffy Lube Live
DJ Basbousa @ Green Zone (Arabic)
Lucinda Williams at MD Hall Annapolis
Carlos Vives @ DAR
Sweet Honey in the Rock @ Strathmore
Boyz II Men, SWV @ Wolf Trap
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar
Seun Kuti & band @ City Winery
Phoenix @ Anthem
Sugar Bear & EU @ 12 to 1 @ Wilson Plaza (go-go)
Helio Alves Quartet @ Blues Alley (Brazilian and jazz )
Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday)
Alfredo Mojica Group late @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs & DJ
Lu upstairs
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
(Ethiopian)
Brothers 7 Band @
Lamont's in Pomonkey
Protoje @ Fillmore Silver Spring (reggae)
Bulin 47 @ Euphoria
Celebrando la Independencia: La Kumbre, Traviezoz, Los
Pistones y El Filly @ 90 Degrees
Tito Nieves , Daniela
Darcourt @ Cococabana
*High Zero Fest of Experimental & Improvised music @ several locations in Baltimore (through the 18th)
*Marlon Williams @ Miracle Theatre (indie)
*Comedy and Music Fest w/ Ne-yo, Trey Songz , Mario, August Alcina & more @ Capital One Arena
*Backyard Band @ Aqua
*Junkyard Band @ Nipsey's
*Femina @ 7 @ Bossa (Argentina electro-folk)
* Breakin Even Fest w/ American Television, Ann Beretta @ Pie Shop Night 1
*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies
*New Impressionz @ Hangars
*Dream Syndicate @ City Winery DC
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Saturday Sep 17
Alejandro Escovedo @ Hamilton
Downtown Hyattsville festival w/ Trio Caliente @ 12 noon,
Lena Seikaly (jazz singer) @ 3pm & others
Ustaad Shafat Khan @ Ghandi Center Bethesda
Eric Benet @ 3:30 and 8 @ Bethesda Blues (r’n’b)
H Street Fest
Italian music early @ Bossa
Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) late & 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
Elijah Balbed & the Beltway Horns @ Takoma Station
Sharon Clark @ La Portas (jazz singer)
Outlaw Festival w/ Willie Nelson, Avett Brothers and others
@ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Echo & the Bunnymen @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out)
DJ Johnson Lee from Joe’s Record Paradise spinning vinyl @
Green Zone
Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) & DJ Lu spinning Latin
hits upstairs @ Bossa
Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday)
Kes @ Fillmore Silver Spring (world)
La Sonora Dinamita @ Los Chaparritos in Edgewater, MD
La Gran Banda @ Club One
*Greenbelt Blues Fest w/ Clarence Turner, Ursula Ricks & more @ Roosevelt Ctr & New Deal Greenbelt
*Green Valley Day in Arlington w/ Bela Dona, Michael Muse & the Softones, All Star Blend Band 12 noon to 6 @ 2400 S Shirlington Rd and Charles Drew Elementary , 3500 S. 23rd
*TCB & Icon @ Pyramid Lounge, Waldorf
*Rare Essence & Suttle @ Aqua
*Backyard Band @ Ivy City
*Junkyard Band @ Center Pockets Cafe in Bowie
Breakin Even Fest w/ Bacchae, Celebration Summer & others @ Pie Shop Night 2
* Baltimore Rhythm Fest w/ Kulu Mele African Dance & Drum Ensemble, Osagyefo Dance Co. & more @ 7 pm @ Baltimore Center Stage
*Be'la Dona @ City Winery DC
*Chilean Independence Day event at 12 noon @ 8810 Brookville Rd., Silver Spring
*What Band @ Power
*Fred Moss @ 11 am, Joe Falero Latin Jazz @ 12 noon, New Generation w/ Dorseys & Grubbs @ 1:45 Owings Mills Foundry Row,
*UCB & Ambition Band @ Union Oyster
*Reston Multicultural Fest w/ Treme Brass , William Bell, Rahim Alhaj 11 am to 6 pm
*Hyattsville Arts and Ales Fest w/ Cheick Hamala Diabate, La Salvadoreina , Odd Mojo, Wild Anacostias, Hyattsville Jazz Collective
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Sunday Sep 18
Celebrate Petworth w/ La colombopercutiva
Afrobeats dj party 5 to 10
@ Gazuza lounge
DJ Mambo & others Afrobeats and Amapiano party @ 10 pm @ St Ex
Punk Rock flea Market @ 11 am @ Ottobar
Old 97s @ Baltimore Soundstage
Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday)
Blato Zlato @ Bossa (New Orleans Balkan music)
Salvavision Fest Con La Sonora Dinamita , La Chanchona 503 ,
Frank Guzman, Grupo Miramar @ 11am @ Langley Park Boys and Girls Club
Flat Duo Jets show @ JVs (rockabilly)
Tex Rubinowitz and Tom Mindte 50s rockabilly and rock and
roll band @ 6 pm @ Hank Dietles
Alex Bueno @ La Villa in Gaithersburg
Jose Manuel @ 90 Degrees
Pale Waves @ Howard Theatre
* Black Fire Records doc screening 7 to 9 plus interview w/ Plunky by Kymone Freeman @ Busboys & Poets , 14th & V Sts NW
*Outerloop, Public Figures @ Songbyrd
*Voxtrot @ Black Cat
*2022 Moon Festival (Tet Trung Thu) from 11 am to 2 pm @ Eden Center
*AfriCaribbean Fest w/ DJ Alimony Farmer , DJ Desmond Lewis, Dj Camron, DJ Turito; Empress J, ; dancing & drumming by Nai Zou of Nazli & Co., Frederico Young (Panamanian drummer) 11 am to 5 @ 3801 33rd St Mt Rainer
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Monday September 19 -
Ami Yamasaki ( vocalist and cross-media artist from Tokyo) ;
Insect Factory (Jeff Barsky); Weed Tree (Amanda Huron and Layne Garrett); Bad
Groupy from 7 to 10 @ Rhizome (improv & experimental)
Thursday @ Ottobar
Shirletta Settles & band @ Blue Monday 6 to 9 pm @ Westminster Church SW (blues and soul)
Bomba Estereo @ Fillmore Silver Spring
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Malawian duo
Madalitso Band @ Hill Center POSTPONED
Pusha T @ Soundstage Baltimore
Dani Cortaza Quartet @ Blues Alley (South
American jazz and folk)
*Kolonien @ House of Sweden rooftop (Swedish folk-pop)
*Jru Anthony @ Songbyrd (album release for r'n'b musician son of Frank Sirius, go-go musician)
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Wed. Sept. 21-
Soulside, Verbal Assault , Bed Maker @ Black Cat
Gili Yalo for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage (Ethiopian-Israeli funk musician)
Pet Shop Boys and New Order @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Hiss Golden Messenger opening for Nathaniel Rateliff &
Night Sweats @ Anthem POSTPONED
David Rosenblatt Quinteto do Senador @ Blues Alley (DC Brazilian
jazz)
District of Raga presents Dave Cipriani @ Bossa
*Big Sandy & the Fly-rite Boys @ Pearl St warehouse
*Lecture on Arts & policy by author & PEN America pres. Ayad Akhtar plus performances by guitarist Rez Abassi and vocalist Kiran Ahluwalia @ 7:30 @ Kennedy Center live & streamed (registration required via Americans for the Arts
* Winona Forever, Boyscott, Moon by Moon @ Comet P Pong
*New Impressionz @ Babylon Cafe Baileys X Roads Falls Church
*Wes Got My Own Sound @ Privilege
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Thurs. Sept. 22-
The Owners, Shellshag, Saffrom @ Quarry House Tavern
Westside Boogie @ 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)
What Band @ Hangars
(go-go)
Mazboota w/ Fady D
djs @ Green Zone (alternative Arabic electro)
Willie Watson for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (folk
singer)
Jo-Go Project @
Keystone Korner
Thrillbillies @
Hank Dietles
Checo Acosta
Colombian Carnival night @ Kumbia Restaurant in Rockville
Chencho Corleone @
Cococabana
Steel Pulse @
Howard Theatre
*Myriam Gendron w/ Midnight Sun @ Ottobar (Canadian who sings in French & English; post indie folk)
* National Symphony Orchestra w/ go-go bands & guest vocalists @ Entertainment Sports Arena SE DC
*Sirius Company @ Union Bar NE
*Beat ya Feet dancer Noodlez 6 to 10 @ Pure Lounge
*Still Familiar @ 5 Sisters in Laurel
*TCB @ Power
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Friday September 23-
Be’la Dona @ Bethesda Blues
Ice Age, Earth @ Black Cat
Claudia Acuna @ Blues Alley
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar
Bassam Haddad dj @ Green Zone (Arabic)
Flasher w/ Bonny Doon, Staffers @ Current Space (via Otto
Bar ) in Baltimore
Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday)
Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs & DJ
Lu upstairs
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
(Ethiopian)
Brothers 7 Band @
Lamont's in Pomonkey
Karl Straub Combo @ VFW Post 350 Hells Bottom
Banda Los Sebastianes , Los Dorados , Banda Coloso La Que
Suena Sabroso @ Cococabana
* Shorty Corleone, Marcus Johnson and friends @ at 12:30 p.m. @ McNeir Hall, New North Building Georgetown University (eventbrite registration advised) (go-go and r'n'b)
*Art all night 7 to 11 @ the Parks @ 300 Riggs Rd NE & Manor
*Art all night 7 to 11 @ Upper Georgia Ave. w/ 7:30 approx. screening of Punk the Capital plus Black Fire Records doc @ 8;45 ish @ Walter Reed
*Art All Night Mt Pleasant w/ 5:15 pm Los Quetzales Mexican dance ensemble; La Manplesa doc screening @ 8:30 @ Lamont Plaza; Franko Jazz 6 feet apart party @ Los Gringos; Desanguashington @ 8 @ Mt Pleasant Library; 5pm -Ethiopian music; 6;30-Rumberos drummers; 8pm Deccan Traps @ Addis Cafe
*Art All Night Georgetown 8 pm Veronneau @ St Johsn Episcopal Church ; African Union, 1640 Wisc. Ave-- --7:30 PM - 9:00 PM - Entertainment with the Moroccan Cultural Association; plus Ongoing | Traditional music instrument: saxophone by Dawit Tesfamariam
Art All Night @ Gallery Article 15- 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM: Live music and interactive workshop by Congolese-American musician Nkumu Katalay
* Art All Night Van Ness- 6:00 - 8:00 - Mariachi Son de America outside at Muchas Gracias. 5029 Conn. Ave.
* Art All Night w/ DJ Baby Alcatraz at Lyman's Tavern. 8-10 p.m. 3720 14th St NW
*Art All Night w/ Caribbean steel drums with Dominique Lewis at Hen & Fin‘s outdoor patio from 8-9 p.m. 4400 Georgia Ave NW
*Art All Night w/ La Marvela (Colombian music) 6 to 8 pm @ Kennedy St NW at 7th St NW
*Cinema Hearts (record release), Flower Bomb, Grady @ Comet P Pong
*Tanner Adell @ RamsHead Onstage Annapolis
*Backyard Band , Ambition Band @ Aqua
*Tribute to John Coltrane @ 7 pm w/ Nasar Abadey Quartet, Benjamin Sands Ensemble, dancer Nana Malaya, Malcolm X drummers & dancers @ Everlasting Life Vegan restaurant, 9185 Central Ave., Capitol Heights, MD 240-832-7203
*Rare Essence @ Fast Eddies
*New Impressionz @ Hangars
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Saturday September 24-
Next Fest w/ go-go & jazz w/ 2 stages w/ Malcolm X Dummers & Dancers @ 12; Cecily @1 ; Lenny Robinson @ 2; UCB @ 3; William Parker's Heart Trio @ 4; Raw Poetic & Damu the Fudgemunk @ 5; New Impressionz @ 6, Freddie Dougie (Ben Lamar Gay & James Montgomery) @ 7 & Soul Searchers @ 8 @
Malcolm X Park (Sunday also. Schedule tba)
Congress Heights Arts All Night 6pm to w/ multiple stages --Frankie Beverly & Maze Tribute band @ 7; EU @ 9;40pm , Be’la
Dona @ 10:50 , Queen P & Crazy Legz dancing 7:30 to 8:30; Junie Henderson band tribute to Prince 8:20 to 9:20; Pinky Killacorn 9 to 9:30, Future Band 1:10 am to 2 am, Jus Paul @ 11; TOB 12:10 to 1 am; Experience Band 12:10 to 1:10 am
The Stage Play Grease with a Side of
Mumbo Sauce! @ Bethesda Blues
Anne Arundel County
African Heritage Fest
Yola @ Lincoln
Theatre (Sold out)
Amyl & the
Sniffers @10 @ 930 Club
Hotel Neon
(Philadelphia ) and Requiem (DC) @ 7 @ Rhizome
S.G. Goodman &
Le Ren @ Songbyrd (alt-country)
Girlpool @ Black
Cat
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
Nectar w/ DJ Vishal
Kanwar & DJ Dhakfu @ Green Zone (
Arabic)
Charm City Live w/
Babyface , Kelly Price, Jon B, Rebecca Black 12 noon @ War Memorial in Baltimore
Fiesta DC in downtown
DC
Art All Night
Tenleytown on the Terrace @ Georgetown
Day School w/ GDS Jazz & Creative Music Ensemble @ 8:30; Brad Linde & friends
post-cool freebop @ 10 pm
*Art All Night @ 7 to 10 w/ Crush Funk Brass @ 4700 Wisc. Ave NW
*Art All Night @ Guapo's , 4515 Wisc. Ave 2nd Floor w/ Flamenco @ 7:45; JusPaul & Chocolate City Soul @ 9:15pm
*Art All Night @ Tenley Friendship Library @ 7:45 w/ Taal Academy Bollywoood dancers
*Art All Night w/ Batala drummers @ 7 @ 4404 Wisconsin Ave NW
*Art All Night with TroubleFunk 10:15 to 11:30 pm @ St Ann's Gym , 4400 Wisc. Ave NW
Kazzabe @ VIP Room
in Baltimore
Los Hermanos Flores
Y Los Iracundos @ El Ranchon
*Elton John @ Nats Park
*Patsy Cline Tribute @ Creative Alliance
*John Jackson Piedmont Blues Fest w/ Phil Wiggins and more @ Eldon Clover Hill Farms, 4432 Sperryville Pike, Woodville, VA
*Franklin Park NW Block Party 6 to 11 w/ UCB, Oh he Dead, Foots x Coles, Cumbia Heights, Mathias
*Burtonsville Day 11am to 3 w/ Dupont Brass, Ayo, Be Steadwell
* Art all night 7 to 11:45 @ Dupont Circle
*Art All Night Shaw 9 PM—Performances including blues singer-songwriter/musician LGBTQ elder Gaye Adegbalola @ DC Housing Finance Agency 815 Florida Avenue, NW
* Art All Night Shaw - Northeast Corner of 7th & P Street, NW- 9 PM—#LoveShaw Parade begins with a performance by Batala Washington female drum corps. The band will travel north on 7th Street then west on Rhode Island Avenue for a closing performance on the West Plaza of Banneker Academic High School.
* Art All Night Shaw @ 1805 7th St NW @ 9:30 PM—Lucky Light Lion Dance performance by Hung Tao Choi Mei Leadership Institute (Outdoors).
* Art All Night Shaw - 1701 11th Street, NW, between R St & Vermont Ave -- 8:30 PM—Black Alley Band. 9:30 PM—Davey Yarborough Washington Jazz Arts Institute. 10:30 PM—SITALI Band.
*Art All Night Shaw @ Banneker Academic High plaza & parking lot, R & 10th St NW - 7 pm- WPFW’s DJ Lance Reynolds. 8 PM—progressive Hip Hop artist Christylez Bacon & guest artist. 9 PM—Ace Ono and her band. 9:45 PM—Batala Washington female drum corps. 10:15: Quinyessence fire and bubble spectacular. 11 PM—Dance Party with DJ Lance Reynolds.
Video Projection: “Future 22,” by Robin Bell.
* Art All Night Shaw @ MLK Library-At 8 pm, @ 9th and G is DJ Remii, DJ Rico and Black Alley, followed by Christylez Bacon & spoken word artists inside
*Art All Night Dupont Circle @ 20 locations . Schedule available there
* Art All Night U St NW- schedule available in front of Reeves Bldg
*African Heritage Fest w/ 3 afrobeats djs , dancers, & more 12 to 6 pm @ Laurel Racetrack (evite rsvp suggested)
*Kunta Kinte Heritage Fest 10 am to 7 in Annapolis w/ Black Alley, Art Sherrod, Annapolis Drum & Bugle, Clones of Funk and more
*Barry Farm-Hilldale : A Sacred Space doc @ 1:30 @ Thurgood Marshall Academy , 2427 MLK Ave Se
Live Ethiopian music @ MHL Lounge
* Still Familiar & others daytime @ Lamonts
*Still Familiar @ night @ Dominion Raceway
*Junkyard Band @ Le Meridien Hotel in Arlington
*Rare Essence @ Aqua
*New Impressionz, XIB, the Men @ Gees
*Afrobeats and Amapiano dj @ 10 pm @ Signature Lounge, 1727 Conn Ave NW Dupont area
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Sunday September 25-
Next Fest w/ go-go & jazz w/ Dante Pope @ 1; Akua Allrich @ 3 plus panels 3:30- Go-go as a weapon of Culture; 5pm- Inter-generational artistry; films -DC Funk Parade @ 12; Go-go City @ 1:30; Barry Farm -Community , Land & Injustice @ 3:30 pm @ Josephine Butler Parks Center, 2347 15th St. NW
DC Afrobeats Block Party 4 to 9 @ Karma
Heaven 17 @ Birchmere
The Stage Play Grease with a Side of Mumbo Sauce! @ Bethesda
Blues
Lil Nas X @ Anthem (sold out)
Afrobeats dj party 5 to 10
@ Gazuza lounge
DJ Mambo & others Afrobeats and Amapiano party @ 10 pm @ St Ex
Porridge Radio @ DC 9
Jenny Lewis @ Rams Head
Baltimore Record Bazaar 11am to 5 @ Peabody Hts Brewing in
Baltimore
Marta Pereira de Costa guitar @ NGA (Portuguese jazz)
Benito Gonzalez trio @ Blues Alley (Venezuelan
jazz)
Tumbao @ Bossa (Latin dance band) & DJ Lu spinning Latin
hits upstairs @ Bossa
Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday)
Joyner Lucas @ Fillmore Silver Spring (rap)
Fiesta DC in downtown DC
*Wheaton Arts Parade & Festival @ Wheaton Regional Park (Amadou Kouyate @ 2:50 w/ kora & drums; Taisha Estrada Latin pop @ 3:35; Sean Heely Gaelic harp & Fiddle @ 4:20)
*Backyard Band @ Restaurant 55
*Celebrate Africa Fest 12 noon to 6 w/ kora player Amadou Kouyate, Nigerian singer Tolumide, afrobeat band Chopteeth, Uasuf Gueye trio @ Bladensburg Waterfront Park
* Reggae on the Ave 4 to 9 @ Mayflower Club
*Valley Fest Arlington w/ La Marvela , Stacy Brooks, La Unica, Sol Roots trio
*Harvest Moon Fest @ Veterans Plaza Silver Spring
*TOB @ Allure on H St NE
*Porchfest DC SE in Hillcrest w/ Soul Searchers, Experience band and show, La Colombopercutiva & more) 12 to 8
* Yola @ Lincoln Theatre (Sold out)
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Monday September 26-
Rosalia @ Anthem (flamenco tinged & reggaeton pop)
Chicago percussionist and composer Kahil El'Zabar w/
tenor sax player Isaiah Collier present Coltrane Elvin Jones Duo Tribute
@ 7 to 10 @ Rhizome
Memphis Gold & the Scrap Iron Band 6 to 9 @ Westminster
Church SW Blue Monday Blues
Fran Vielma Jazz Orchestra @ Blues Alley (Pan-American jazz)
Sunny Day Real Estate @ Fillmore Silver Spring
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Tues. Sept. 27-
Leo Nocentelli @ Hamilton
(New Orleans great from the Meters ) CANCELLED
Skip Marley @ Union Stage
Death Cab for Cutie & Low @ Anthem
Get Up Kids @ Baltimore Soundstage
Dani Cortaza Quartet @ Blues Alley (South American jazz and
folk)
*Glenn Tillbrook (of Squeeze) @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
*Emma G 6 to 10 on Artist Development @ Wharf
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Wed. Sept. 28-
a tribute to the late trombonist Grachan Moncur III with
saxophonist Brade Linde and his ensemble(includes Leigh Pilzer, Luke Stewart
& more) @ 7 @ Rhizome
Marshall Crenshaw 40th anniversary tour @
Birchmere
Kyshona for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Kelsea Ballerini @ Anthem
Ginger Root @ DC 9 (sold out) (indie-pop w/ j-pop &
soul)
Supersuckers, Electric 6
@ Metro Gallery Baltimore
Marta Pereira da Costa @ Blues Alley (Portuguese jazz)
*Dior Ashley Brown & her Dirty Animals band Hump Day funk @ Bossa
*New Impressionz @ Babylon Falls Church
*Backyard Band @ Stop Smackin, 1839 7th St NW
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Thurs. Sept. 29-
Carly Rae Jepsen @ Anthem
Servando & Florentino
@ Lincoln Theatre (Venezuela music duo)
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)
What Band @ Martini's (go-go)
Anand Wilder for free 6 to 7 pm @ Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage
Dj @ Green Zone
Live Skull, Quattracenta, Holy Fingers @ Metro Gallery
Baltimore
ry x @ sixth & i. Miracle theatre
Western Centuries
(this is their rescheduled tour following the sudden death of founding band
member Jim Miller while on tour in March) @ Hank Dietles
La Colombopercutivo (cumbia & Latin rock) & Bongo District (pachanga music) @
Bossa
Dave Chappell and band @ JVs
Airport 77s record release show @ the Runaway
*Marshall Crenshaw @ Rams Head Onstage Annapolis
*Sergio Mendes @ Strathmore
*Sandlot SE Back 2 School Fundraiser from 5:30 to 10 w/ XIB & friends; Black Rave Culture; Dreamcast Moe; Tyra the Zombie; Ebb King; Kidd Marvel; Experience Band & Show @ Sandlot SE, 71 Potomac Ave SE
*Glenn Tillbrook @ City Winery DC
*City of Caterpillar @ Black Cat (Virginia screamo band)
*New Impressionz & The Men @ Hashtag Lounge
*TCB, TOB @ Power
*DJ Rich Medina spins & talks about his Connecting the Dots album 7 to 9 @ Eaton Library then from 9:30 pm to 1 am spins tunes @ Eaton Wild Days bar
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Fri. Sept 30
Tinariwen w/ Garcia Peoples @ Birchmere (North Mali desert
guitar led band) CANCELLED
Heatwave DC w/ Tiwa Savage , Adekunle Gold and more @ WEG
Studio
Dru Hill, 702, Mya, Backyard Band, DJ Quicksilva, Kenny
Burns @ Anthem
Billy Bragg, Alice Phoebe Lou @ Lincoln
Telescoping, Tag Cloud, Attorneys General @ Rhizome
(experimental and noisy)
Anti-Flag @ Black Cat
Still Familiar @ Shark Bar
DJ @ Green Zone
Live through This (Courtney Love album) – Night of 1,000
Courtneys Baltimore abortion Fund benefit @ Metro Gallery
Japanese Breakfast @ Baltimore Soundstage
Peace Band early @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday); *TOB, Reaction Band late @ Twist Lounge
Alfredo Mojica Group @ Bossa (DC salsa) downstairs & DJ
Lu upstairs
Roots Band @ Makeda Restaurant, Van Dorn St., Alexandria
(Ethiopian)
Brothers 7 Band @
Lamont's in Pomonkey
* Rogério Souza and Stephen Guerra, guitars (choro novo Brazilian music) @ at 12:30 p.m. @ McNeir Hall, New North Building Georgetown University (Eventbrite registration advised)
*Robert Fripp talking to his manager David Singleton @ City Winery
*Breezy Supreme, Keep Your Secrets, Art Sorority @ Comet P Pong
*Cumbia Heights @ Chacho's Spirits
* Leon City Sounds Tropical beat (Latin surf, soul, boogalu, psych, cumbia) djs @ Showtime
*New Impressionz @ Hangars
*Backyard Band, Perfection, Ambition Band @ Aqua
*Rare Essence , Sirius Company @ Fast Eddies
* EU @ Haydees , 6303 Georgia Ave NW
*Stanley Enow (Cameroonian rapper) @ Spectrum Lounge
* Women in Music Panel 5:30 - 9 PM - @ Eaton Hotel ; All Things go after party later @ Eaton Wild Days
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Saturday October 1
B 52’s farewell tour with KC & the Sunshine Band @
Anthem (sold out)
Melvins @ Black Cat
Stella Donnelly @ Songbyrd
All Things Go Fest w/
Lorde , Mitski, Bleachers, Lucy Dacus, Bartees Strange @ MPP
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
*Airport 77s @ 2 pm @ Adams Morgan Porchfest
*Akua Allrich & the Tribe @ Takoma Station
*"Big Chief, Black Hawk" film doc (about New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians group) w/ Director Jonathan Isaac Jackson and Paul V. Fishback in person @ 2:00 p.m. @ National Gallery, East Building Auditorium
*Little Jesus, Divino Niño, Pieri @ Comet P Pong
*Proper Utensils w/ Go-go Mickey @ Chateau
*TCB, New Impressionz @ Ivy City
* Leon City Sounds Tropical beat (Latin surf, soul, boogalu, psych, cumbia) djs @ Green Zone
* Rare Essence @ Aqua
*Still Familiar @ 6 @ Hard Rock Cafe; Still Familiar @ 11:30 pm @ Malone's Sports Bar in Greenbelt
* La Maquina de El Salvador & Dj Muko 35 y Dj Lino El Chapin @ El Pueblito in Baltimore
* Celia Cruz All Star tribute w/ Freddy Cardenas, Lenia
Diaz, Braily Ramos @ PG Publick Playhouse in Cheverly
*Nigeria Independence day party w/ dj @ Gee's
*Melan @ 9 @ Eaton (neo-soul)
*MK @ Echostage (house dj)
*Kazzabe @ Club One
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Peace Band @ Twist Lounge (Ethiopian music Fri. through
Sunday)
L’Rain @ Songbyrd (experimental r'n'b/pop)
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October 3- Lil Durk @ Echostage
Mars Volta @ Anthem
October 4- Milton Nascimento farewell tour birchmere (sold out)
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