Week Of: August 6 - 12, 2018
Summary: Days Between and Days After
As Days Between come to a close, a lot is looking up for the week ahead.
Grateful Dead fans who are also Phish fans get to hope for a revival of something as stellar as the Back on the Tweezer show four years ago as Phish returns to Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday and Sunday night (never miss a Sunday show). Both shows are followed by the first-ever afterparties at The Soundry with Pink Talking Fish.
DCMR is co-hosting the wonderful Heather Gillis Band at Hill Country DC on Sunday night. Click here to read why you should check out this extraordinary artist.
And some highlights for me personally?
TUESDAY NIGHT. The biggest must-see of the week in my book, Angélique Kidjo's Remain in Light/Femi Kuti & The Positive Force at Wolf Trap. Afterward I would quick make my way back to DC to catch the tail end of the always loving and mind-blowing Gordon Sterling Presents: The Gypsy Sally's Jam.
Other highlights for me are in BOLD below, along with more DCMR staff picks and some hidden gems (cool shows, often local artists) for every day of the week!
Monday, August 6
DCMR Staff Recs
Hidden Gems
- The NRIs & Small Dad at Fort Reno (make-up day) at Fort Reno
- Joe Jack Talcum (The Dead Milkmen), Viking Moses, Felix Pilar, Abby Huston at Rhizome DC
- De Lux, Traps PS, Mystery Friends at Union Stage
Tuesday, August 7
DCMR Staff Recs
- Angélique Kidjo's Remain in Light/Femi Kuti & The Positive Force at Wolf Trap
- Gordon Sterling Presents: The Gypsy Sally's Jam at Gypsy Sally's
- Cher at MGM National Harbor
- Lydia with Jared & The Mill at U Street Music Hall
- An Intimate Evening With Matisyahu at City Winery DC at City Winery DC
- Kenny Wesley (two shows) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
Hidden Gems
- Moose Jaw at Hill Country DC
- Trying with Babbling April and Bal Boheme at Songbyrd Cafe
- Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters at Rams Head On Stage
- The Essex Green at Black Cat
- Pill, Outside World, Decor (all NYC) & Clear Channel at Rhizome DC
- Jackson's Five - A Storyteller Series. at Pearl Street Warehouse at Pearl Street Warehouse
Wednesday, August 8
DCMR Staff Recs
- Counting Crows with LIVE (25 Years And Counting Tour) at Jiffy Lube Live
- Matt Schofield at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Victor Provost on steel drum(two shows) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Daamsel// The Neuro Farm// City Witch at DC9 Nightclub at DC9 Nightclub
Hidden Gems
- Alex Lahey with pronoun & Teen Mortgage at Rock & Roll Hotel at Rock And Roll Hotel
- Live from the Lawn: Erin & The Wildfire at Strathmore
- NYLON OTTERS w/ Filthy Gorgeous and Double Motorcycle at Songbyrd
- Wimps and Bacchae at Black Cat
Thursday, August 9
DCMR Staff Recs
- The Garcia Project at The Hamilton
- Squirrel Nut Zippers at Rams Head On Stage
- The Breeders and Post Pink at Rams Head Live!
- Toad The Wet Sprocket with Megan Slankard at The Birchmere
- The Shondes, Governess, and Hemlines in DC at Black Cat
- Cher at the MGM National Harbor
- Wiz Khalifa & Rae Sremmurd: Dazed & Blazed Tour at Jiffy Lube Live
Hidden Gems
- Angela Perley & The Howlin' Moons at Hill Country Live DC
- Andrew Combs at DC9 Nightclub
- Thunder Dreamer | Wild Pink at Songbyrd at Songbyrd
- Cheick Hamala Diabate - Summer Concerts on the Lawn at Library of Congress
- Within the Ruins, Phinehas, Great American Ghost, Dead Atlantic, and Fire in Elysium at Baltimore Soundstage
- The Legend Of Cool "Disco" Dan" screening at Classic Cars West
Friday, August 10
DCMR Staff Recs
- Lyle Lovett & His Large Band at Wolf Trap
- The New Orleans Suspects featuring Jennifer Hartswick at The Hamilton
- Deadgrass w/ Covered with Jam at Gypsy Sally's
- The Garcia Project at The Soundry
- Good Vibes with Jason Mraz and Brett Dennen at Merriweather Post Pavilion
- Toad The Wet Sprocket with Megan Slankard at The Birchmere
Hidden Gems
- Marcus Johnson: Urban Jam Band (two shows) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Daddy Issues w/ Bacchae, Mallwalker & Spooled Up:: 8/10 at Windup Space at Windup Space
- FuzzQueen // Fiona Silver // Loi Loi // Higher Numbers at Rock & Roll Hotel at Rock And Roll Hotel
- The Vandelays at Old Ox! at Old Ox Brewery
- Hot Chip (DJ Set) at U Street Music Hall
Saturday, August 11
DCMR Staff Recs
- Phish at Merriweather Post Pavilion
- Pink Talking Fish (Post-Phish show) at The Soundry
- Aaron Neville Duo at The Birchmere
- Rachel Ann Morgan at The Loft at The Hamilton
- Keith Urban at Jiffy Lube Live
- Cher at the MGM National Harbor
- Franz Ferdinand at The National in Richmond
- Wanted Man, JUXT, Oh He Dead at Gypsy Sally's
- Arcuri presents: Capitol Groove Collective at Arcuri
Hidden Gems
- novo w/s/g Mary-eL at Marvin at Marvin Social
- David Broza & The Trio Havana at City Winery DC
- The Mulligan Brothers at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Punk, Ska and Pupusas at Chapala Blue Beetle Rock Bar
- Concert: Sam Newsome, Jaimie Branch + Heart of the Ghost Quartet at Rhizome DC
- Echoheart / Sam Cooper & the Sleepwalkers / Bite Marks / Sequel at Rock And Roll Hotel
- Alice Bag / Homosuperior / Faunas & DJ Baby Alcatraz at Comet Ping Pong
Sunday, August 12
DCMR Staff Recs
- Heather Gillis Band at Hill Country DC
- Phish at Merriweather Post Pavilion
- Pink Talking Fish (Post Phish show) at The Soundry
- Morris Day and the Time at The Birchmere
- Incubus with Spirit Animal at The Fillmore Silver Spring
- Aaron Neville Duo (ALL AGES MATINEE) at Rams Head On Stage
- Cher at the MGM National Harbor
- Pentatonix, Echosmith, and Calum Scott at Jiffy Lube Live
Hidden Gems
- Live from the Lawn: UkeFest Finale at Strathmore
- Algebra Blessett at City Winery DC
- Shiloh Hill ∆ Like The River ∆ Weston Smith ∆ The Countess at The Pinch
- Concert: Landing, Creative Healing, Gardener, Wooden/Apple/Heart at Rhizome DC
- Pedro the Lion and H.C. McEntire at Black Cat
- Marcus Johnson: Urban Jam Band (two shows) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
