Join the wonderful and gracious DC artists Christylez Bacon (progressive hip-hop) and Wytold (cello) as they collaborate to remix classical music with their special blend of heart and musicality at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's Meyerhoff Symphony Hall at 11am on Saturday.
Week Of: February 17 — 23, 2020
Summary: A whole lot of Cool
Lots happening this week! There are DCMR favs making music this week, including:
- Tues: Theo Katzman at The Hamilton
- Thurs - Sun: Roy Ayers (Soul Fusion Legend) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Fri- Sat: Tedeschi Trucks Band at The Warner Theatre
- Fri: Tedeschi Trucks Band Afterparty featuring The Ron Holloway Band at The Hamilton Live
- Sat: Moon Hooch at U Street Music Hall (also playing in the area on Thurs and Fri! before headed to Europe!)
- Sat: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band & Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas at The Hamilton
- Sun: Mardi Gras 2020 with Naptown Brass Band & DC Meters at Pearl Street Warehouse
And outside of that, there is just a lot of COOL happening this week that is very worth checking out:
- Mon: Jonah Parzen-Johnson / The Caribbean / Marc Miller at Rhizome DC
- Mon: ITZAll Goode Featuring Caleb Stine at Itzall Goode Concert Series
- Tues: Chance The Rapper at Capital One Arena
- Tues: Bat for Lashes at Sixth & I
- Wed: Kamasi Washington at The Howard Theatre
- Wed: Hamlin St. Diner: Allison de Groot & Nic Gareiss at The Public Option
- Thurs: Tosser (Album Release!) / Den-Mate / Model Home at Pie Shop DC
- Thurs: The Shivas, The OSYX, Cinema Hearts at Comet Ping Pong
- Fri: Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles + Nora Jane Struthers at Jammin' Java
- Fri: Akua Allrich and The Tribe at Westminster Presbyterian Church
- Fri: Pinkwash, Saffron (Tape Release!), Lohesh at Comet Ping Pong
- Sat: Christylez Bacon + Wytold with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
- Sat: PF DC presents: Coriky plays for Thrive DC at St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church
- Sat: Black Classical Music Pioneers at Strathmore
- Sun: Sriram Gopal & Friends at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Sun: Carly Harvey at JV's
- Sun: DOGO at New Deal Cafe
So get out there and check out our kinetic scene— MORE shows are listed in the links below, with personal choices in bold, along with a list of the DCMR staff top picks and cool "gems" that you don't want to miss.
- Jonah Parzen-Johnson / The Caribbean / Marc Miller at Rhizome DC
- Pepper - Step to the Local Motion Tour 2020 at Union Stage
- JAMonday Return of the Pons at Epicure Café
- 2019: A Second Look: Amazing Grace (film) at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (Silver Spring)
- ITZAll Goode Featuring Caleb Stine at Itzall Goode Concert Series (Annapolis)
- Theo Katzman at The Hamilton
- Chance The Rapper at Capital One Arena
- Open Mic feat. Get Steady at Sauf Haus
- Open Mic at Settle Down Easy Brewing (Falls Church)
- The New Deal Cafe Open Mic at New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
- 2019: A Second Look: Amazing Grace (film) at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (Silver Spring)
- Time and Place (film) at Suns Cinema
Sparkling Gems
- Bat for Lashes at Sixth & I
- Paint Fumes / Teen Cobra / Terminal Vertigo at Slash Run
- Ceremony with Truth Cult, End It & Oda Red at Ottobar (Baltimore)
- Kamasi Washington at The Howard Theatre
- Hamlin St. Diner: Allison de Groot & Nic Gareiss at The Public Option
- Drive-By Truckers with Buffalo Nichols at The Jefferson Theater (Charlottesville)
- February Open Jam at Caddie's (Bethesda)
- Capitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry's
- AOpen Mic with host Alex The Red Parez aka El Rojo at Rhodeside Grill (Arlington)
- City Noise Sessions at Spacylounge
- 2019: A Second Look: Amazing Grace (film) at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (Silver Spring)
- Nathalie Joachim with Spektral Quartet at MilkBoy ArtHouse (College Park)
- Bambara, Maxband, Knife Wife at Union Stage
- A Shrewdness of Apes, Twice the Size of Harold, Red Medicine at Epicure Café (Fairfax)
- Super Whatevr / Chapel / Happy at Songbyrd
- Bonelang at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- The Shivas, Reagan Cats, Fractal Cat at Rituals: Bar & Venue (Baltimore)
- LUCERO at Ottobar (Baltimore)
- Roy Ayers (Soul Fusion Legend) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Tosser (Album Release!) / Den-Mate / Model Home at Pie Shop DC
- The Shivas, The OSYX, Cinema Hearts at Comet Ping Pong
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell at Strathmore (Bethesda)
- Orion & The Melted Crayons, Dirty Grass Players, Pierce Edens at The Southern Cafe (Charlottesville)
- Moon Hooch w/ Paris Monster at The Bunker Brewpub (Virginia Beach)
- Beginning Mandolin Group Class at School of Musical Traditions (Rockville)
- 2019: A Second Look: Amazing Grace (film) at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (Silver Spring)
- The Kyle Lacy Band at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Wives w/ SCAB + Company Calls at 7DC's The Pocket
- Killck/Susan Alcorn/Samuel Burt/David Benham at Rhizome DC
- An Evening in Anacostia ft. The Dennis Sampson Quartet at Anacostia Arts Center
- zack villere | Mulherin and AF at Union Stage
- JanaeSound at Dive Bar
- Super Diamond - The Neil Diamond Tribute at 9:30 Club
- The John Thomas Quartet at Hotel Indigo (Baltimore)
- Tarsha Fitzgerald Presents "The Persuaders" at Keystone Korner (Baltimore)
- Tedeschi Trucks Band at The Warner Theatre
- Tedeschi Trucks Band Afterparty featuring The Ron Holloway Band at The Hamilton Live
- Roy Ayers (Soul Fusion Legend) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- An Evening with Mike Doughty at Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
- Moon Hooch w/ Paris Monster at The Camel at The Camel (Richmond)
- Bobby Thompson Trio at The 219 (Alexandria)
Jams, Mics & Such
- Open Mic Benefiting DC Street Vendors at Josephine Butler Parks Center
- Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles + Nora Jane Struthers at Jammin' Java (Vienna)
- Akua Allrich and The Tribe at Westminster Presbyterian Church
- B|_ank / Caution / Crab Legs / Iven at Rhizome DC
- Pinkwash, Saffron (Tape Release!), Lohesh at Comet Ping Pong
- Makeup Girl // Stray Fossa // The Colonies // Child Ivory at Pie Shop DC
- SLUDGE NIGHT feat. Horehound, Foehammer, and Bailjack at 7DC's The Pocket
- Touch the Buffalo/Waking Lily/Mad Brenda/Stump Devils at Public Bar
- Kenny Wesley - These Three Words: Stevie. Luther. Prince at Sotto
- Fix Your Hearts * Casual War * The Polka Dots at Slash Run
- Angela Perley at Hill Country DC
- Annie Hart | Babbling April at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- TENDER & Xylo at Union Stage
- Scary Pockets at 10p at Union Stage
- Night Sage at Sauf Haus
- Forges, Like Fires Everywhere, Chaz Monroe Habitus Charm Fuzz VG at Chapala Blue Beetle Rock Bar (Burtonsville)
- Lena Seikaly & The Chris Grasso Trio at Mr. Henry's
- Jazz Night at Maryland Meadworks (Hyattsville)
- Sickle Cell Record Release Show at Ottobar (Baltimore)
- Tedeschi Trucks Band at The Warner Theatre
- Christylez Bacon + Wytold with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore) (FEATURED)
- Moon Hooch at U Street Music Hall
- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band & Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas at The Hamilton
- Roy Ayers (Soul Fusion Legend) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- NSO Music for Young Audiences: Mozart Mash-Up at The Kennedy Center
- Invoke Concerts for Kids at AMP powered by Strathmore (Bethesda)
- First JAZZ Only Vinyl Listening Session of the Decade at Sotto
- The Beat: Hosted Open Mic at Caffe Amouri (Vienna)
- PF DC presents: Coriky plays for Thrive DC at St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church
- Black Classical Music Pioneers at Strathmore (Bethesda)
- Santa Librada, F City, Gingerwitch & The Selkies at Ottobar (Baltimore)
- Phantom Scimitar Album Release with Teshaleh! at New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
- Earthen Sea / Aaron Leitko at Rhizome DC
- Little Stranger / Stoop Kids / Pip the Pansy at Songbyrd
- Música Latina Flashband Showcase by 7DrumCity at Pearl Street Warehouse
- The Chariots /The Soularites/ The Originators at Slash Run
- Aertex, Burial Waves, Murder at Comet Ping Pong
- Chris Presley and the Mobtown Cats at Edith May's Paradise (Jessup)
- Ones To Watch Presents: Elohim - The Group Therapy Tour at MilkBoy ArtHouse (College Park)
- Heavy Temple / Shadow Witch / Eternal Black / Haze Mage at Oliver Brewing Company (Baltimore)
- Musalliance: From Baroque to Flamenco at A.G. Music Space and Guitar Museum (Owings Mills)
- Live Jazz with Jacie Lee at Laporta's Restaurant and Jazz Lounge (Alexandria)
- Forms of Expression at 9428 Battle St (Manassas)
- Metropolis 1.0.7 at Epicure Café (Fairfax)
- The Rock Machines - "Dreaming Awake" EP Release Show! at Crescendo Studios (Falls Church)
- Night of The Grateful Dead at Red Rocks Cafe (Centreville)
- Mardi Gras 2020 with Naptown Brass Band & DC Meters at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Roy Ayers (Soul Fusion Legend) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- NSO Music for Young Audiences: Mozart Mash-Up at The Kennedy Center
- DC Jazz Jam's #ChilledtotheBone w/Mattiew Niess at The Brixton
- Sunday Night Jams at The Renegade (Arlington)
- Masterclasses with Dimitri Fantini and Alex Cohen at 3p at 7DrumCity
- Bossa Nova 4-Class Rhythm Workshop at 6:30p at 7DrumCity
- Modular Meetup at Rhizome DC
- WHO KNEW Pres. the Grateful Dead Photography of Jay Blakesberg at Elation Brewing (Norfolk)
- Jeffrey Osborne at The Birchmere (Alexandria)
- Sriram Gopal & Friends at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Carly Harvey at JV's (Arlington)
- DOGO at New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
- Sonoscopia, Tl0741, Narkotronik at Rhizome DC
- Gold Sounds at Atlas Intersections Festival at Atlas Performing Arts Center
- Mike Phillips - Album Release Show at City Winery DC
- Barnes, Gordy, Walsh Trio at City Winery DC
- Bad Idols / Boayt / Barking Carnies at Slash Run
- An Evening with Gretchen Peters at Jammin' Java (Vienna)
- Well Wisher | Magazine Beach at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Linwood Taylor & Along for the Ride at The 219 (Alexandria)
- Muleman and the Toccata Players at Allyworld (Takoma Park)
- Black Muddy River Band at DC Brau Brewing Co.
- Phantom Scimtar, with Teshaleh! at The New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt) - Album Release Party
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