The incomparable band of Montreal is throwing another musical good time show in DC on Monday night at 9:30 Club. Photo by Jason Herman.
Week Of: March 2 — March 8, 2020
Summary: March Mirth!
SO much good music this week! Get out there and check out our kinetic scene— 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.
- of Montreal at 9:30 Club
- OM at Black Cat
- Free Acoustic Open Mic, Hosted by Rachel Levitin at Jammin' Java
- JAMonday at Epicure Café (Fairfax)
- Vacation// Brnda// Posmic at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Billy Raffoul / Alec Chambers at Songbyrd
- Buildings, Bummer, Mostly Dead at Slash Run
- Live Episode w/ Brendan Canty (Fugazi) & Microkingdom at Fadensonnen (Baltimore)
- Levon Mikaelian and Friends at Blues Alley
- Fruition with Bryan Elijah Smith at The Southern Cafe and Music Hall (Charlottesville)
- Big Head Todd and the Monsters with Los Colognes The National (Richmond)
- Open Mic feat. Alex Gerszten at Sauf Haus
- Open Mic at Settle Down Easy Brewing (Falls Church)
- Traditional Jazz Jam at De Kleine Duivel (Baltimore)
Sparkling Gems
- Mind Shrine | Shormey and Tuff Lover at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- The Free Nationals at Songbyrd
- Bruce Take Nap / Laveda / Lemon of Choice at DC9 Nightclub
- Live Reggae w/The Angelic Relic at Sandovan
- Shitkid, Knife Wife, Blacks' Myths at Black Cat
- Letitia VanSant at Women Crush Wednesday at Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (Richmond)
- Dares w/ Teen Cobra, Gloom Merchants & Bog Rollers at 7DC's The Pocket
- Caustic Casanova / A Deer A Horse (NY) / Venray at Songbyrd
- Selena Benally / Ace Of Wands / Teething Veils at Slash Run
- Anna McClellan with Staffers / Cool People / Merry Pranksters at Rhizome DC
- Circles Around The Sun at Union Stage
- Eric Gales w/ Jose Ramirez at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Squirrel Nut Zippers: The Inevitable 25th Anniversary Tour at The Birchmere (Alexandria)
- Popa Chubby at Richmond Music Hall (Richmond)
- RevEx: The Standard Deviation Sessios Open Jam at 7DrumCity
- Open Blues Jam - 1st Thursdays w/ Ed & John & You! at New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
- Liv Warfield at Wolf Trap (Vienna)
- Griefcat with Gramophonic and Bellwether Bayou at Hill Country Live
- MINKA / Secret Beach / Melk at Slash Run
- Lily Kershaw / Joey Genetti at Pie Shop DC
- Marcus Johnson at Keystone Korner (Baltimore)
- Empower Project's Seed Start Party at Ottobar (Baltimore)
- Lauryn Hill as part of Black Girls Rock! at The Kennedy Center
- Red Baraat Festival of Colors at The Hamilton
- Bruce Hornsby & Music at The Strathmore (Bethesda)
- Eric Johnson Classics: Present & Past at The Fillmore (Silver Spring)
- The Judy Chops, Lost Indian, Abby Rasheed & Sundry Collective at The Clocktower (Staunton)
- Macy Gray at Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore)
- No BS! Brass at The Broadberry (Richmond)
- First Friday Reggae: Shamans of Sound/Lazy Man Dub Band at The Dark Room (Richmond)
- Rockn To LOCKN' at The Southern Cafe and Music Hall (Charlottesville)
- BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Fest™ presents Victory Boyd (FREE) at The Kennedy Center
- 9:30 Club & All Good Present The Soul Rebels at U Street Music Hall
- Gala Concert (Women Composers Festival) at GALA Hispanic Theatre
- Ladygod, Gladshot, Frass Green, Anna Connolly at Black Cat
- Jonny Grave Trio w/ Zoe Ravenwood & Flowerbomb at 7DC's The Pocket
- Fea | Company Calls at DC9 Nightclub
- Ms Sara, Knovo , Del Florida at Chapala Blue Beetle Rock Bar (Burtonsville)
- Ginger Root, Bottled Up, Carinae at Comet Ping Pong
- Bacchae at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Jahnel Daliya at Crossroads RVA
- Dangerous Sessions: A Nightmare on H Street at Pie Shop DC
- Dopapod at Union Stage
- Maliibu Miitch at Songbyrd
- GDSC Presents - Leo & Cygnus, Violet Jupiter, The People at The Ugly Mug
- Keith Washington at City Winery DC
- Patti Austin at The Howard Theater
- Little Brother at Rams Head Live (Baltimore)
- Jazz Night at Maryland Meadworks (Hyattsville)
- Gina Chavez at Jammin' Java (Vienna)
- Crunk Witch, Cowabunga Pizza Time, Wreck the System, Random Battles at Ottobar (Baltimore)
- The Lil Smokies & Joe Pug at 9:30 Club
- Chuck Brown Band at Pearl Street Warehouse
- The Jerry Tripsters at Zen West (Baltimore)
- Cris Jacobs at The Vanguard (Hampton)
- Pickin' for a Cure 2 - Featuring The Dirty Grass Players, Buffalo Wabs at Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
- The Judy Chops/ Lost Indian/ Abby Rasheed at River City Roll (Richmond)
- Circles Around The Sun at The Southern Cafe and Music Hall (Charlottesville)
- 17th Annual MammoJam Music Festival at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
- Turn the Tables at Studio SoHy (Hyattsville)
- Strathmore Family Go-Go Jam at Strathmore (Bethesda)
- Jonathan Richman & Bonnie "Prince" Billy at The Lincoln Theatre
- Higher Numbers w/ Schreiner & The Neuro Farm at 7DC's The Pocket
- Elkhorn / Eight Point Star / Mount Rainier at Rhizome DC
- Poguetry: Songs of the Pogues at Black Cat
- Tribute Show! Against Me Mountain Goats Front Bottoms Pixies at The Tea House
- Fiasco! at Spacylounge
- Radney Foster at The Hamilton
- Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root & Dirk Miller w/ Pressing Strings at Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
- Never Miss A Second Sunday Show! - Butte and Friends at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
- Bobby Thompson Trio at New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
- O.A.R. at The Jefferson Theater (Charlottesville)
- The Lil Smokies with Quaker City Night Hawks at The Southern Cafe and Music Hall (Charlottesville)
- DC Jazz Jam w/Sarah Hughes! at The Brixton
- WoCo Fest 2020: Grassroots Edition Day at Big Bear Cafe
- Drumming for Wellness Classes at Shamanic Empowerment Center
- Celtic Jam Session at Colonial Tavern Home to the Irish Brigade
- Nasty Cherry (w/DC's RoseRiot opening!) at Union Stage
- Emily Hall Album Release Party: Songs, Cacao & Sharing Circle at 7DC's The Pocket
- Strangers That Clique *EP Release Party* ft. Soultru at Pie Shop DC
- Music at the Monastery Series at Franciscan Monastery
- Todd Snider at The Birchmere (Alexandria)
- Silversun Pickups at 9:30 Club
- Blue Magna + Don Zientara at Galaxy Hut
- Third Coast Percussion at WoCo Fest 2020 Night at All Souls Church Unitarian
- Sanguisugabogg, Vomit Forth, No/Más, Immiseration at The Sidebar (Baltimore)
- Funktronics Return to Bump N Grind (Silver Spring)
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