Week Of: August 20-26
Summary: Rockin' at LOCKN'
There's a lot to look forward to this weekend, what with Dead & Company headlining the 2018 LOCKN' Festival (hopefully as a consolation to those who were thrown a curveball last weekend).
If you're not headed to LOCKN', there is so much happening in town, including some of my personal favorite artists like Sheila E. at The Howard Theatre, Beach House with Papercuts at The Anthem , Fishbone at The Fillmore Silver Spring, and the Cyrus Chestnut Trio at Blues Alley. (Details about these shows below!)
There's also some REALLY cool local artists that I have seen that are not to be missed, specifically: The OSYX with Crash Kitten, Candy Ambulance, and Honey at The Dew Drop Inn, Letitia VanSant plus The Young Novelists at Creative Alliance and again at Pearl Street Warehouse, Messenger Birds, FuzzQueen, Not Bored at Galaxy Hut, and Gina Sobel and Uasuf Gueye rock the Casa at Casa Phoenix. Plus, the two shows I want to see based on their names/descriptions alone are Strength & Power Band (Funk/Soul/R&B) at Blues Alley and Alash, Orfeia: Tuvan throat singing at Rhizome.
There is also a plethora of FREE shows for every night of the week including (but not limited to):
- Monday: Reed Appleseed w/ Drew Beckman at Boundary Stone DC
- Tuesday: Gordon Sterling Presents: The Gypsy Sally's Jam at Gypsy Sally's
- Tuesday: The Jolly Llama at Silver Spring Veterans Plaza
- Tuesday: The 8x10 Open Jam at the 8x10
- Wednesday: NewSong Presents: Crys Matthews at 6p on the Millennium Stage followed by ArtChangeUS presents: Dancing Histories / Dancing Futures at 7p in the Terrace Gallery at the Kennedy Center
- Wednesday: Neel Singh's Open Jam & Workshop at Villain & Saint
- Wednesday: Capitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry's
- Thursday: Isabelle De Leon + The Flow at 6p on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
- Thursday: Dior Ashley Brown & The Dab Band FREE BIGGIE & Tupac tribute show at Marvin
- Friday: Jazz in the Garden at Sculpture Garden Pavilion Cafe
- Saturday: Liberation indie-rock Dance Party at DC9 Nightclub
- Sunday: Nah. at Breakers Sky Lounge
More details about all of the can't-go-wrong choices for every day of the week are below, including...
- DCMR staff picks (shows that staff are abuzz about that we may be covering/seeing), and
- Hidden Gems (sometimes smaller, often local, always downright cool shows)
...with my personal choices in BOLD. Now go have some fun out there!
Monday, August 20
DCMR Staff Recs
- Messenger Birds, FuzzQueen, Not Bored at Galaxy Hut
- Jeff Beck with Ann Wilson of Heart at Wolf Trap
- John Hiatt & The Goners featuring Sonny Landreth at The Birchmere
Hidden Gems
- Daniel Bachman, Anna Crooks + Jarrett Gilgore at Rhizome DC
- Brassie with Doe Deer at Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music
- Reed Appleseed w/ Drew Beckman at Boundary Stone DC
- JaMonday at Epicure Café
Tuesday, August 21
DCMR Staff Recs
- Strength & Power Band (Funk/Soul/R&B) at Blues Alley
- Gordon Sterling Presents: The Gypsy Sally's Jam at Gypsy Sally's
- 3 Doors Down & Collective Soul at MECU Pavilion
- John Hiatt & The Goners featuring Sonny Landreth at The Birchmere
- The 8x10 Open Jam at the 8x10
Hidden Gems
- Alash, Orfeia: Tuvan throat singing at Rhizome DC
- Slocan Ramblers, Fireside Collective at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Funk on 14th St. at Chicken & Whiskey
- 7DC Presents: Sauf Haus Open Mic feat. The Ferns at Sauf Haus Bier Hall & Garden
- Alejandro Escovedo And Joe Ely at City Winery DC
- The Jolly Llama at Silver Spring Veterans Plaza
Wednesday, August 22
DCMR Staff Recs
- NewSong Presents: Crys Matthews FREE at 6p on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
- ArtChangeUS presents: Dancing Histories / Dancing Futures FREE at 7p in the Terrace Gallery at the Kennedy Center
- Kenny Chesney with Old Dominion at Merriweather Post Pavilion
- Neel Singh's Open Jam & Workshop at Villain & Saint
- Capitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry's
- Voice of the Moody Blues Justin Hayward: "All the Way" featuring Mike Dawes at The Birchmere
Hidden Gems
- Stronger Sex & Peace and Body Roll Duo, BOOMscat at DC Punk Archive Woodridge Library Rooftop
- Toccata Players at Tryst DC
- Mark G. Meadows Sextet at Live from the Lawn at Strathmore
- Folk Funk with Wynne Paris, Mikuak Rai and friends at Bossa
- Family Affair at 1926 9th St NW, Washington, DC
Thursday, August 23
DCMR Staff Recs
- Fishbone at The Fillmore Silver Spring
- Dawes with Shovels & Rope and Joseph at Wolf Trap
- Cyrus Chestnut Trio at Blues Alley
- In The Whale, Company Calls, Elizabeth II at Black Cat
- Black Violin at The Carpenter Theatre at the Dominion Energy Center in Richmond, VA
- Shooter Jennings at City Winery DC
- M.O.P. + AZ with Icon Tha God, Tislam the Great, and DJ Doo Wop at Baltimore SoundStage
- LOCKN' Festival at Infinity Downs and Oak Ridge Farm, Arrington, VA
Hidden Gems
- Isabelle De Leon + The Flow FREE, all ages show at 6p on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
- Dior Ashley Brown & The Dab Band FREE BIGGIE & Tupac tribute show at Marvin
- The Cordovas with Jay Byrd & the Musical Trust at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Fractal Cats, FIVES, Outcalls at The 8x10
- Danny Barnes FREE show at Hill Country DC
- The Nighthawks at The Soundry
- Impalers, Red Death, Asesinato at Comet Ping Pong
- Vetiver / Cigarette / Margot MacDonald at Union Stage
- Sahel - Songs of the Diaspora at Bossa
Friday, August 24
DCMR Staff Recs
- The OSYX with Crash Kitten, Candy Ambulance, and Honey at The Dew Drop Inn
- Letitia VanSant plus The Young Novelists at Creative Alliance
- Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons at Wolf Trap
- Black Alley w/ Aztec Sun, My Funky Brethren at MilkBoy 8/24 at MilkBoy
- Cyrus Chestnut Trio at Blues Alley
- Jazz in the Garden at Sculpture Garden Pavilion Cafe
- Little River Band at The Birchmere
- An Evening with Peter Bradley Adams at Union Stage
- LOCKN' Festival at Infinity Downs and Oak Ridge Farm, Arrington, VA
Hidden Gems
- Punk Rock Karaoke for Girls Rock! DC at Black Cat
- ¡Muévelo! A Benefit Party to Help Reunify Families at Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House
- Gringo Star (Album Release!) Boat Burning, Heavy Breathing at Black Cat
- Mountain Heart "Soul Searching" Album Release Show at City Winery DC
- Back To Black : A Tribute to Amy Winehouse at The Fillmore Silver Spring
- Schreiner at Ivy City Smokehouse
- EJB Experience at Sotto
- The 9 Songwriter Series at Rock & Roll Hotel
Saturday, August 25
DCMR Staff Recs
- Beach House with Papercuts at The Anthem
- Sheila E. at The Howard Theatre
- Letitia VanSant (band) + The Young Novelists at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Cyrus Chestnut Trio at Blues Alley
- Music Healing Heros presents the 4th Annual Veteran Benefit Concert at MECU Pavilion
- Striking Matches with Megan Davies at U Street Music Hall
- Jonny Grave at The Ugly Mug
- SOOHAN Going Away, Album Drop with Mr Jennings, Bunk Buddha at The 8x10
- Grunge-a-palooza at Rams Head Live!
- LOCKN' Festival at Infinity Downs and Oak Ridge Farm, Arrington, VA
Hidden Gems
- Gina Sobel and Uasuf Gueye rock the Casa at Casa Phoenix
- Leo & Cygnus Single Release w/ Del Florida, Kavoossi at Metro Gallery Baltimore
- Legwarmers at The State Theatre
- Diary of an R&B Classic: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill at 1p at Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House
- Draft Funk: An Evening With LITZ at MilkBoy ArtHouse
- Ethan Spalding & The Traprock Band at Rock & Roll Hotel
- Sieve with Boothe, Palette and Flamers at Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music
- Liberation indie-rock Dance Party at DC9 Nightclub
Sunday, August 26
DCMR Staff Recs
- Cyrus Chestnut Trio at Blues Alley
- 311 & the Offspring, and Gym Class Heroes at Jiffy Lube Live
- Yngwie Malmsteen at The State Theatre
- Chris Isaak at The Birchmere
- LOCKN' Festival at Infinity Downs and Oak Ridge Farm, Arrington, VA
Hidden Gems
- Nah. at Breakers Sky Lounge
- Cures for Heartache and Shyness: A Recital of Art Songs and Chamber Music at Potter Violins
- Subcontinental Grooves at Bossa, 8-26-18
- Granny & The Boys - every Sunday Nite at Showtime! at Showtime Bar
- The Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute Show: Celebrating 40 years of EWF at Union Stage
- Jacob Sartorius at Baltimore SoundStage
