Band: The mesmerizing band FuzzQueen returning from tour to their hometown DC to play at Black Cat this Tuesday, 12/18
Photo by: Arden Colley
Week Of: December 17 -December 23, 2018
Summary: The Silky Winter Solstice Slip
Days are short and sometimes it's plain HARD to get up and get out. You just want to stay in your pajamas from morning well into the night, I get it. But this week there is so much HEAT to be felt inside the walls of the DMV music venues that will keep you feeling connected this holiday season. Plenty of holiday-themed shows as well, if that's what December means to you, including the following DCMR picks:
- Tues: Benjie Porecki "In the Holiday Groove" (Keys) at Blues Alley
- Wed: An Evening With Everett Bradley's Holidelic (blending influences of the 70’s and ‘80’s funk and soul bands to explore the holidays, modern culture and mild family dysfunction) at The Hamilton
- Thurs: The 9 Holiday Spectacular presented by Listen Local First free at 6p at The Millennial Stage at The Kennedy Center
- Thurs: The 9 Holiday Show at Union Stage
- Thurs: The 5th Annual Raheem DeVaughn & Friends Holiday Charity Concert 2018 at The Howard Theatre
- Fri: A Gospel Christmas at Washington National Cathedral
- Fri: Moombahton Massive Holiday Edition w/ Nadastrom & special guest Uproot Andy at U Street Music Hall
- Sat: Charm City Klezmer Holiday Dance Party at Creative Alliance (Baltimore)
- Sat: Ugly Sweater Party with Color Palette/Fellowcraft/Coral Benders at Black Cat DC
- Sun: Kennedy Center Messiah Sing Along free at 6p on the Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center
- Sun: The Mini-Clauster Family Holiday Happy Hour at Jammin Java
And there are a LOT MORE exciting things to see and hear and feel 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, plus ways to play in the local music scene. Show up in your pjs, it's all good.
Mon - December 17
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)
Tue - December 18
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)
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
Wed - December 19
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
Thu - December 20
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
Fri - December 21
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
Sat - December 22
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
Sun - December 23
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