Featured above is DC Music Review favorite Marcus King, who will be playing with his band and opening band LITZ on Wednesday at Baltimore Soundstage. Photo by Josh Brick.
Week Of: July 8 — July 14, 2019
Summary: So Much Summer Jam
Lots and lots of sweet DC Music Review staff favorites and jam bands playing in town this week, including:
- Tues: The New Mastersounds ft. Lamar Williams Jr. at The Broadberry
- Wed: The Marcus King Band with LITZ at Baltimore Soundstage
- Wed: Nick Murphy (fka Chet Faker) with Beacon at 9:30 Club
- Wed: The Grass Is Dead at Gypsy Sally's
- Wed: Gov't Mule with The Record Company at Sprint Pavilion
- Thurs: The New Mastersounds with Gordon Sterling & The People at Union Stage
- Thurs: Audacity Brass Band, Squaring The Circle at Gypsy Sally's
- Thurs: Jeff Lynne's ELO with special guest Dhani Harrison at Capital One Arena
- Thurs: Gov't Mule with The Record Company at MECU Pavilion
- Thurs: Jonny Lang & JJ Grey & Mofro at The Modell Lyric
- Fri: Wylder [Album Release Show] at The Hamilton
- Fri: Chopteeth at The Soundry
- Sat: Steal Your Peach Recreates Summer Jam at Watkins Glen at Gypsy Sally's
- Sat: The Ron Holloway Band at The Soundry
- Sat: moe. & Blues Traveler with G Love at MECU Pavilion
- Sat: An Evening with Better Off Dead at The 8x10
Plus, this week offers so many excellent shows, not necessarily jam-band, but 100% soul-stirring that I personally am wanting to check out:
- Mon: Alejandro Aranda at DC9 Nightclub
- Tues: Messthetics, Soul Cannon and Sarah Hughes at Metro Gallery
- Tues: Cecily's EP Release at Blues Alley
- Wed: Soccer Mommy w/ Kevin Krauter at The Broadberry
- Wed: Ilusha Tsinadze at 6p at The Kennedy Center/8p at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Thurs: Stephen Marley at The Fillmore Silver Spring
- Thurs: Belle and Sebastian with Ex Hex at Sprint Pavilion
- Thurs: The Norms, The OSYX, and dirt eater, Live at Fort Reno Park
- Thurs: Cory Belcher at Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's
- Thurs: Grammy Artist Rebecca Haviland at Gloria Faye Dingus Center for the Arts
- Fri: Yeasayer with Steady Holiday at 9:30 Club
- Fri: Thad Wilson & Kindred Soul at Sotto
- Fri: Caz Gardiner at New Deal Cafe
- Fri: Deacon Izzy & The Congregation at Marvin
- Fri: Miss, Understand Me, Southern Ocean, Nocturnal Broadcast at The Pinch
- Fri: Luce Showcase: Model Home & Daniel Bachman at SAAM/Renwick Gallery
- Sat: Samuel Prather & Groove Orchestra at Sotto
- Sat: Damian Marley, Sizzla, Spragga Benz, See-I at The Anthem
- Sat: Peabo Bryson at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
- Sat: Caz Gardiner*Shannon Gunn*Diana Jones*Morning Sunshine at Dew Drop Inn
- Sat : Hamlin St. Diner: Black Sea Hotel at The Public Option
- Sat: Pinky Pinky / Sunbathers / Bottled Up at Songbyrd
- Sat: Cheick Hamala Diabate on Millennium Stage FREE at 6p at The Kennedy Center
- Sat: ArtSounds: Gradations of Slow Release at Hirshhorn Museum
- Sat: PUNK BLACK DC Fest Edition at 4p at 3548 14th St NW DC
- Sun: Nas Illmatic - 25th Anniversary with National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap
- Sun: The Psychedelic Furs + James at Fillmore Silver Spring
- Sun: Bill Callahan (Night One) at The Miracle Theatre
- Sun: Akua Allrich & The Tribe at Sotto
- Sun: Bluegrass Brunch with Cane Mill Road at 11:30a at Takoma Ranch
- Sun: Industry Safer Scenes Workshop at Dangerously Delicious Pies DC
Did I just list almost everything listed by day below? Maybe but not quite. It's just that good of a week.
(But with Messthetics, Soul Cannon and Sarah Hughes and Rebecca Haviland and Stephen Marley and Belle and Sebastian with Ex Hex and Nas and The Psychedelic Furs + James and Bill Callahan and Cane Mill Road playing this week, it gets a little exciting.)
Check EVERYTHING out below, there's even more and it is ALL SO GOOD, like sweet summer preserves.
Mon — July 8
DCMR Staff Recs
- Alejandro Aranda at DC9 Nightclub
- Live Music: Trey Sorrells at Marvin
- Joshua Bayer Jazz at Blues Alley
- Serenade! Choral Music Festival (FREE) at The Kennedy Center
Monday Mics, Jams & Such
- JAMonday at Epicure Café
- This Is Spinal Tap- Free Movie Night! at Slash Run
Hidden Gems
- Potty Mouth, Colleen Green, Bacchae at Comet Ping Pong
- SfyriaTrio / Clinkman/Sudderberg/Heasly/McShane / Francis+Arnold at Rhizome DC
- Big Moth | Glitterer and Bug Love at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Mid-Atlantic Band Battle #21 - Night 3 ft. Taking Saturn, TWICE THE SIZE OF HAROLD, The Practice Squad, Graffiti Soundstage, Cyrenic, Faceless Ones, Mona Speaks Mountains, and Quick'o'Clock at Jammin' Java
Tue — July 9
DCMR Staff Recs
- Messthetics, Soul Cannon and Sarah Hughes at Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
- Bustin' Loose for Eileen Carson Schatz featuring: Jerry Douglas Stuart Duncan Bela Fleck Sierra Hull Danny Paisley and Mark Schatz at The Birchmere
- The New Mastersounds ft. Lamar Williams Jr. at The Broadberry (Richmond)
Tuesday Mics, Jams & Such
- Open Mic feat. Jarreau Williams at Sauf Haus
- RevEx: Jazz Jam Fest at Solly's
- OffTheBeatenPath Music Composition Workshop w/ Lewis Krauthamer at Rhizome DC
- Open Rehearsal! at Trungo's (Leesburg)
Hidden Gems
- Cecily's EP Release at Blues Alley
- FREE, Live & Local: Carly Harvey at The Pub & The People
- Hollow Deck / Majid Araim / MANAS / RHeBird / Tatev at Rhizome DC
- NSO Summer Music Institute Concerto Competition Finals (FREE) at 6p at The Kennedy Center
- Cindy Cane at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Mid-Atlantic Band Battle #21 - Night 4 ft. Ace's SIlver Wings, Max Redding & The Dogwood Gospel, KAGE, Six pack rodeo, Apex, and Hide Your Fires at Jammin' Java
Wed — July 10
DCMR Staff Recs
- The Marcus King Band with LITZ at Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore)
- Nick Murphy (fka Chet Faker) with Beacon at 9:30 Club
- Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters at The Birchmere
- The Grass Is Dead at Gypsy Sally's
- Gov't Mule with The Record Company at Sprint Pavilion (Charlottesville)
- Lionel Richie at Ted Constant Convocation Center (Norfolk)
- Soccer Mommy w/ Kevin Krauter at The Broadberry (Richmond)
Wednesday Mics, Jams & Such
- Capitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry's
- Free Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Rachel Levitin at Union Stage
- Open mic/jam featuring the art and music of Jon Eye at Spacylounge DC
- Open Mic Night hosted by Alex The Red Parez at Rhodeside Grill
Hidden Gems
- Ilusha Tsinadze on Millennium Stage FREE at 6p at The Kennedy Center
- Ilusha Tsinadze at 8p at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Quinton Randall // Rich Kolm // Harley French // Tomáš Drgoň at Rhizome DC
- Ruen Brothers | Drew Beckman + The Boundary Boys at Songbyrd
- Mac Arnold & Sol Roots trio at JV's
- Do You Want 6 Pack Abs and Some Music? w/Red Medicine, Owl Pack, and Graffiti Soundstage at The Velvet Lounge
- Lydia Ainsworth at DC9 Nightclub
Thu — July 11
DCMR Staff Recs
- The New Mastersounds with Gordon Sterling & The People at Union Stage
- Stephen Marley at The Fillmore Silver Spring
- Audacity Brass Band, Squaring The Circle at Gypsy Sally's
- Jeff Lynne's ELO with special guest Dhani Harrison at Capital One Arena
- Gov't Mule with The Record Company at MECU Pavilion (Baltimore)
- Jonny Lang & JJ Grey & Mofro at The Modell Lyric (Baltimore)
- blink-182 & Lil Wayne at Jiffy Lube Live (Bristow)
- Belle and Sebastian with Ex Hex at Sprint Pavilion (Charlottesville)
Thursday Mics, Jams & Such
- Ritmos Raros: Immigrant Sounds Rooftop Party (FREE) Featuring Neal Becton & Marcello Bentine & Sir Ramses at The Kennedy Center
- ProjectHERA All Ages Ladies Night & Open Mic at Songbyrd
- The Hip-Hop Museum Pop-Up Experience at 501 Morse St, NE
- 2019 Summer Evenings Concert: The Hip-Hop Orchestra at Friends of the National Arboretum
- Crown Vic’s Weird World at Marx Cafe
- 4848 Festival at Snowshoe Mountain (WV)
Hidden Gems
- The Norms, The OSYX, and dirt eater, Live at Fort Reno Park
- Cory Belcher at Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's
- Free! Rockabilly Night feat. Kiti Gartner & Jay Jenc (from Jumpin' Jupiter) at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Lightmare // Dot.s (ATL) // Erotic Thrillers at The Dew Drop Inn DC
- Jean Carne "45th Anniversary Live Recording" at Blues Alley
- Repeat Repeat | flipturn at Songbyrd
- Frank Hurricane, Goddess Complex, Pearie Sol at Rhizome DC
- Leisure Burn/Barking Carnies/Chumpus Khan at Spacylounge DC
- Summer Night of Cumbia at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Bodega at DC9 Nightclub
- Liturgy, Faten Kanaan, Snakefeast, Genevieve at Ottobar (Baltimore)
- First Thursday Fest w/Van Hunt, Black Pumas, Soccer Mommy at Canton Waterfront Park (Baltimore)
- Alive at Five | Albino Rhino at Carroll Creek Amphitheater (Frederick)
- Grammy Award Winning Rebecca Haviland Live at Gloria Faye Dingus Center for the Arts (Warrenton, VA)
Fri — July 12
DCMR Staff Recs
- Yeasayer with Steady Holiday at 9:30 Club
- Wylder [Album Release Show] at The Hamilton
- From Hyde Park to Pearl Street - Danger Bird (Neil Young Tribute), The Bob Band (Bob Dylan Tribute) at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Backstreet Boys at The Capital One Arena
- Better Than Ezra w/ Brett Newski & the No Tomorrow at Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore)
- Chopteeth at The Soundry (Columbia)
Friday Mics, Jams & Such
- Spacy Jazzy Soul And Blues Jam (feat. Noah Gitlis & Megan Ukoh) at Spacylounge DC
- July Eclectic Jam at Epicure Café
- Chinatown Block Party 2019 at Chinatown Park DC
- Fridays@Freer|Sackler: Summer Festival at Smithsonian's Freer Sackler
- MarketSW w/ Electric Cowbell Records at Market SW
- Sad Summer Festival at MECU Pavilion (Baltimore)
Hidden Gems
- Thad Wilson & Kindred Soul at Sotto
- 1 Identity/ Unity Reggae/ The Nocturnal Broadcast at The Pinch
- BOAYT //// ACCIDENTS //// COMPANY CALLS //// THE FEED at Rock & Roll Hotel
- Caz Gardiner at New Deal Cafe
- Deacon Izzy & The Congregation at Marvin
- Miss, Understand Me, Southern Ocean, Nocturnal Broadcast at The Pinch
- Luce Unplugged Community Showcase: Model Home & Daniel Bachman at Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery
- A Southern Soul Tribute: The Music of Muscle Shoals & Stax/Volt at City Winery DC
- Semi Hollow at DIVE Bar
- Cyrus Pireh / Matthew Daher / Dura+Antonia at Rhizome DC
- Second Annual July Throwdown at VFW POST 350 "Hells Bottom"
- Emma G w Most Savage Gentlemen w Cody Valentine at The Cello Room
- Jazz in the Garden 2019 at Sculpture Garden Pavilion Cafe
- Poppers And Friends at Joe Squared (Baltimore)
- The Kelley Locklear Band, Kevin Driscoll, The Cosmic Cowpokes, Georgie Jessup + at Reverb (Baltimore)
- The Loston Harris Trio: Swinging the Great American Songbook at Keystone Korner (Baltimore)
Sat — July 13
DCMR Staff Recs
- Samuel Prather & Groove Orchestra at Sotto
- FTS Presents: Damian Marley, Sizzla, Spragga Benz, See-I at 4:30p at The Anthem
- Peabo Bryson at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
- Steal Your Peach Recreates Summer Jam at Watkins Glen 7/28/73 at Gypsy Sally's (w/Lizzie No at Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's)
- The Ron Holloway Band at The Soundry (Columbia)
- moe. & Blues Traveler with G Love at MECU Pavilion (Baltimore)
- An Evening with Better Off Dead at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
Saturday Mics, Jams & Such
- ArtSounds: Gradations of Slow Release - Violinist and composer David Schulman interprets Enrico David’s dynamic sculptures into music- at 1p at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Cellular Songs: Concert Version | Meredith Monk at Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Playing Well With Others Workshop w/Mark Sylvester at 1p at House of Musical Traditions
- Talking Heads concert doc Stop Making Sense – 35th Anniversary at AFI
- PUNK BLACK DC Fest Edition at 4p at 3548 14th St NW DC
- Made in Colombia Fest #5 at UDC
- Modular Meetup at 12p at Rhizome DC
- 2019 US Air Guitar Championships at Union Stage
- Del Ray Music Festival at Pat Miller Neighborhood Square (Alexandria)
- The Nextival Music Festival w/ Runaway Gin, Backbeat Underground, Surprise Attack, and more) at Anne Arundel Fairgrounds (Crownsville)
- Roots Music Festival at Lake Anne Plaza (Reston)
- Lake Arbor Jazz Festival at 10100 Lake Arbor Way (Mitchellville)
Hidden Gems
- Showcase: Caz Gardiner*Shannon Gunn*Diana Jones*Morning Sunshine at The Dew Drop Inn DC
- Hamlin St. Diner: Black Sea Hotel at The Public Option
- Pinky Pinky / Sunbathers / Bottled Up at Songbyrd
- Cheick Hamala Diabate on Millennium Stage FREE at 6p at The Kennedy Center
- Free New Orleans Night feat. Sweet Crude w/ Big Boy Brass at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Mock Identity (EP release!), Clear Channel, Taciturn at Comet Ping Pong
- Elikeh at Reston Concerts on the Town
- Free Ska Night ft Sgt. Scag + The Upstarters at Dangerously Delicious Pies DC
- SKYDOG: A Tribute to the Allman Brothers Band at Hill Country DC
- Heart Bones (Har Mar Superstar + Sabrina Ellis) at Rock & Roll Hotel
- Anemoya/The BLNDRS/Tristan Welch/Ice Out at Epicure Café
- Just Groove featuring Matt Dillon at Epicure Café
- Albino Rhino at Crooked Crab (Odenton)
- An Evening with the ULiNERS at New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
- Little Bird + Conor & the Wild Hunt at Tin Roof (Baltimore)
- Jazz in the Sculpture Garden: Matana Roberts at The Baltimore Museum of Art (Baltimore)
- The Loston Harris Trio: Swinging the Great American Songbook at Keystone Korner (Baltimore)
Sun — July 14
DCMR Staff Recs
- Nas Illmatic - 25th Anniversary with National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap
- The Psychedelic Furs + James at Fillmore Silver Spring
- Bill Callahan (Night One) at The Miracle Theatre
- Akua Allrich & The Tribe at Sotto
Sunday Mics, Jams & Such
- Bluegrass Brunch with Cane Mill Road at 11:30a at Takoma Ranch
- Industry Safer Scenes Workshop - live music venue owners, managers, staff and industry professionals are invited to learn how to proactively address harassment in their establishments and develop comprehensive policies sensitive to the specific needs of those who experience gender-based violence - at 4:30p at Dangerously Delicious Pies DC
- Rock the Potomac Book Release & Signing at 2p at New Deal Cafe
- Listening Experience: Evil (fka Babeo Baggins) at Songbyrd
- Petworth Disco Club at Homestead Food & Bev
- Knyves Escobar + Nag Champa World at Eaton Workshop
Hidden Gems
- Cinema Hearts & Margot MacDonald at Dangerously Delicious Pies DC
- Keith Butler Trio + Abe Mamet | CapitalBop's DC Jazz Loft at Rhizome DC
- FREE, Live & Local: Cynthia Marie at The Pub & The People
- Sami Stevens & Kazemde George at Twins Jazz
- Carolyn Malachi & Dokun Oke at City Winery DC
- Nehemiah CD Release “Survivor” at 2:30p at Dangerously Delicious Pies DC
- Heartsick, Lumen and Sideshow Cinema at DIVE Bar
- DNF (Steph Kaiser/Dave Ray/Dan Steele) Free Show! at Clare and Don's Beach Shack
- Thunderpaw at Velvet Lounge
- TtB / DearForbidden / RosieCima&WSD / OptionParalysis/Slophouse / PONS at The Pinch
