DCMR Staff Recs

• Whose Hat Is This? at The Hamilton
• JAMonday Double Drum Jam at Epicure Cafe
  

Hidden Gems

• ​​​​​​The Session Hosted By Clarence Ward III at Terra Cafe (Baltimore)

DCMR Staff Recs

• ​​​​​FuzzQueen / Time is Fire / Flowerbomb at Black Cat
• Virgil Boutellis-Taft and Jing Yang free at the Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center
• 8x10 Holiday Party - with: Eat Yer Meat Pink Floyd Tribute Band at The 8x10 (Baltimore)

Jam Opportunities

• Gordon Sterling Presents: The Gypsy Sally's Jam at Gypsy Sally's
• The FREE LIVE Tuesday Jazz Jam at Takoma Station Tavern
• Jazz Jam for All at Trinacria Ristorante & Bar (Baltimore)
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Hidden Gems

• Benjie Porecki "In the Holiday Groove" (Keys) at Blues Alley
• The Effects, Mister Goblin, Felix Pilar, Ma Ja Ka at Rhizome DC
• Brentano Quartet with Hsin-Yun Huang, viola at The Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium

DCMR Staff Recs

• An Evening With Everett Bradley's Holidelic (blending the influences of 70’s and ‘80’s funk and soul bands to explore the holidays, modern culture and mild family dysfunction) at The Hamilton
• The Lee Boys at The Kennedy Center
  
• Beggars Tomb with Born Crossed Eyed at Gypsy Sally's

Jam/Mic Opportunities

• ​December Femme Open Mic Night at Epicure Cafe
• Free Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Rachel Levitin at Union Stage
• Capitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry's

Hidden Gems

• Jay Byrd / Wes Tucker at Dangerous Pies DC
• Hammered Hulls, Bad Moves, Clear Channel at Black Cat
• Armani White | Jahn Rome at Songbyrd
• The SuperChargers, Higher Numbers & The Invisibles at DC9 Nightclub
• Life On Planets, Ducky Dynamo, Vaudevillian, Ma Ja Ka at CROWN at The Crown
• Foggy May at Bossa Bistro + Lounge

DCMR Staff Recs

• ​The 9 Holiday Spectacular presented by Listen Local First featuring Justin Trawick, Kentucky Avenue Music, Tattiana Aqeel, Deacon Izzy, Jarreau Williams, Mary-eL Music, Brian Farrow, Denise Henderson, and Eli Staples free at 6p at The Millennial Stage at The Kennedy Center
• Lynne Fiddmont at City Winery DC
• Wanted Man with Elizabeth II and Maryjo Mattea at Black Cat
• Hiss Golden Messenger at 9:30 Club
• Organ Freeman at Gypsy Sally's
• Snail Mail & Bleary Eyed at The Broadberry (Richmond) 

Hidden Gems

• Dior Ashley Brown (EMCEE) & Black Folks Don't Swim? (LIVE BAND) at Marvin
• Beach Bunny / Field Medic / Nowadays / Doe Deer at Songbyrd
• Jacuzzi Suit (last show), Frend, Tuff Lover at Dangerous Pies DC
• The 9 Holiday Show at Union Stage
• The 5th Annual Raheem DeVaughn & Friends Holiday Charity Concert 2018 at The Howard Theatre
• The Wharf Rats, Live! 4th Annual Ugly Sweater Party at Villain & Saint
• A C2 and The Brothers Reed X-Mas! at Hill Country Live
• The Copacetics & Spice Boyz! at BlueBeatDC
• Kameleon Beats at Bossa Bistro + Bistro
• THE FLY BIRDS at New Deal Cafe

DCMR Staff Recs

• Black Masala w/ Swift Technique + Shamans of Sound at Union Stage
• The OSYX/The TxLips/Dear Forbidden/Megan Jean at The Dew Drop Inn DC
• Eric B. & Rakim at The Howard Theatre
• Better Off Dead w/s/g Swamp Donkey Newgrass at Gypsy Sally's
• A Gospel Christmas at Washington National Cathedral
• An Acoustic & Electric Evening with Los Lobos at City Winery DC
• Snail Mail with Empath, Instupendo at 9:30 Club
• Very Jerry Christmas with Cris Jacobs & Friends - Night One at The 8x10 (Baltimore) 

Hidden Gems

• The Max Levine Ensemble, Big Nothing, No Thank You at Black Cat
• Yesferatu / Hoochi Coochi / Laurel Rose / Jack on Fire at Dwell DC
• Moombahton Massive Holiday Edition w/ Nadastrom & special guest Uproot Andy at U Street Music Hall
• Aperitivo Italiano di Natale at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
• Alison Crockett at Sotto
• Samuel Prather Christmas Bash at Marvin
• Brass in the Basement w/ Crush Funk at Seasons & Sessions
• June Pastel, Pocket Bells, Kid Brother, Castle OG at Songbyrd
• The Delarcos, Ain't No Mountain High Enough & Fallout Shelter at Dangerous Pies DC
• Camp Howard / Twain / Recluse Raccoon / Kenneka Cook at Gallery 5

DCMR Staff Recs

• An Acoustic & Electric Evening with Los Lobos at City Winery DC
• All Good Presents Big Something & Too Many Zooz at 9:30 Club
• Sophistafunk, Exmag at Gypsy Sally's
• Yellow Dubmarine at The Hamilton
• The HammyDowns at The Hamilton Loft 
• Very Jerry Christmas with Cris Jacobs & Friends - Night Two at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
• KIXmas at Rams Head Live (Baltimore)
• Charm City Klezmer Holiday Dance Party at Creative Alliance (Baltimore)

Hidden Gems

• Free Show! Micah Robinson w/ BOOMScat at Pearl Street Warehouse
• The Ambient Eye / Heterodyne / Joy on Fire feat. Dan Gutstein at Rhizome DC
• Ugly Sweater Party with Color Palette/Fellowcraft/Coral Benders at Black Cat DC
• Supreme Commander & Rise Defy at Dangerous Pies DC
• DeSanguashington at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
• Terrell Brown at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
• Foul Swoops/Teething Veils/Nice Breeze at Dwell DC​

DCMR Staff Recs

• The Messthetics with Anna Connolly and Blacks' Myths at Black Cat
• Free Show! Southwest Soul Sessions w/ Elijah Balbed & Isabelle De Leon at Pearl Street Warehouse
• Kennedy Center Messiah Sing Along free at 6p on the Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center

Hidden Gems

• “የኔታ” project Ethio-jazz at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
• Don Zientara | Fuzz Queen at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
• The Mini-Clauster Family Holiday Happy Hour at Jammin Java
• Asher Bros + Friends at Twins Jazz