Featured above is the sonically mesmerizing band Lotus who will be sharing their vibes at the 9:30 Club this Friday and Saturday night. Photo by Josh Brick.
Week Of: April 15 — 21, 2019
Summary: In Bloom
Don't let the wind or pollen keep you in. Even though we are upon a holiday weekend and spring break, things are still sonically percolating in the DMV. Some highlights this week that might just open your mind:
- Wed: National Symphony Orchestra | Beethoven's Fifth: Fate Knocks! at The Anthem
- Thurs — Sat: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony at The Kennedy Center
- Fri: A Guided Listening: Neighborhood Change in DC Music from 12-1p at Smithsonian Folklife
- Sat (day): Make Me Wanna Holler: Exploring DC's Music Legacy at 1201 17th Street Northwest
- Sat (night): You can catch a number of 420 themed shows, a powerful Womxn Music Fest, a good-time Funk Fest, and so much more (all listed below)
- Sun: Easter Gospel Brunch featuring The Gospel Angels at 10a, 12:30p, 3p at The Hamilton
So get out there and check out our blooming scene— MORE shows are listed 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.
Mon — April 15
DCMR Staff Recs
- Sol Roots and Ron Holloway Blue Monday Blues Series at Westminster DC
- Bad Suns with Carlie Hanson at 9:30 Club
Monday Night Mics & Jams
- Monday Night at the Mic at MilkBoy ArtHouse
- JAMonday at Epicure Café
- Stamps on Film: Music Movie Monday featuring "Jimi Hendrix" at Smithsonian National Postal Museum
- Experiments in Sound Meditation at Rhizome DC
- Monday Django Jazz Jam at Avenue Kitchen & Bar
Hidden Gems
- Kelli Frances Corrado / Absolutely Not / Saffron at Songbyrd
- Marching Band & Color Guard Open House at Shaw's Tavern
- Smokin’ on Planes at Galaxy Hut
Tue — April 16
DCMR Staff Recs
- Spiritualized at The Lincoln Theatre
- 9:30 Presents The Wild Reeds at U Street Music Hall
- Water Is Life Benefit Show at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Deja Gruv (Jazz/Funk/Soul) at Blues Alley
- Black Lips at Black Cat
- FOALS at 9:30 Club
Tuesday Night Mics, Jams & Cool Stuff
- Sauf Haus Open Mic feat. Lovejet at Sauf Haus
- Real Live: Show & Jam at Anacostia Arts Center
- Open Mic Showcase at The Depot (Baltimore)
Hidden Gems
- FREE, Live & Local: "Booked" at The Pub & The People
- EU (Experience Unlimited) featuring Sugar Bear at City Winery DC
- An Evening with Ana Popovic at Pearl Street Warehouse
- MorMor | duendita at Songbyrd
- Outer Spaces, Dark Tea, Staffers, Merry Pranksters at The Dew Drop Inn DC
- The Lonely Parade at Ottobar (Baltimore)
Wed — April 17
DCMR Staff Recs
- The Claypool Lennon Delirium at the 9:30 Club
- Citizen Cope at The Lincoln Theatre
- Brass Against with Soul Cannon at The Hamilton
- National Symphony Orchestra | Beethoven's Fifth: Fate Knocks! at The Anthem
Wednesday Night Mics, Jams & Such
- Femme Open Mic at Epicure Café
- Capitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry's
- Neel Singh Jam/Workshop at Villain & Saint
- Takoma Park Old Time Jam at Takoma Bev Co.
- Open Mic Night hosted by Alex The Red Parez at Rhodeside Grill
- Music to Marvel to Presents: Drink.Eat.Listen at Bin 1301 Wine Bar
Hidden Gems
- VeVe & Tha Rebels Live Album Recording at Honfleur Gallery
- Peter Bernstein, Larry Goldings & Bill Stewart at Blues Alley
- Kaleta & Super Yamba Band at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- The Bob Band (tribute to Dylan) w/Great Northern at Gypsysally's
- DC3 at Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's
- GoldPants Party with Eli Lev // Justin Shapiro Band at Sauf Haus
- Cloud Out Loud / Dawn Manning / Funk E. Munk at Casa Girard
- Little People - Landloper Tour at U Street Music Hall
- UMD Contemporary Jazz Combo at MilkBoy ArtHouse
Thu — April 18
DCMR Staff Recs
- Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at The Hamilton
- Arturo Sandoval (Latin Jazz Legend) at Blues Alley
- Beethoven's Fifth Symphony at The Kennedy Center
- Brass Against w/ Soul Cannon at Ottobar (Baltimore)
- Phosphorescent w/ Jo Schornikow at Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore)
- FOALS at 9:30 Club
Thursday Night Mics, Jams & Such
- Open Mic Night! at Songbyrd
- Art Of Noize Art Gallery in partnership with Lukumi People Music & Indigenous Bohemian Arts Present
Deep Noize at 821 Upshur St. NW - The Triplets of Belleville Cine-Concert at Strathmore
Hidden Gems
- FREE! Sweet Something + Pleasure Train at Dangerously Delicious Pies DC
- AJ Lambert at Black Cat
- Music in the Mansion: Capital Jazz (Night 1) at Strathmore Mansion
- Trio Trela at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Cory Belcher and Andrew Roulette at Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's
- OHMME w/ Bottled Up at DC9 Nightclub
- Bluebeat April: The Fuss & The Soularites at The Wonderland Ballroom
- Escort at U Street Music Hall
- Ann Marie | The Experience at Songbyrd
- Charnel Ground // Insect Factory at Rhizome DC
Fri — April 19
DCMR Staff Recs
- Lotus [2-Nights] at 9:30 Club
- Funky Dawgz Brass Band at Gypsy Sally's
- Arturo Sandoval (Latin Jazz Legend) at Blues Alley
- Donna the Buffalo at City Winery DC
- Beethoven's Fifth Symphony at The Kennedy Center
- The Dramatics featuring L.J. Reynolds at The Birchmere
- Clones of Funk Spring Dance 2019 at 2 Pythian Dr (Edgewater, MD)
- Average White Band at Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
- Cris Jacobs at The Broadberry (Richmond)
- Mitski at Rams Head Live (Baltimore)
Friday Good Stuff
- A Guided Listening: Neighborhood Change in DC Music from 12-1p at Smithsonian Folklife
- Open Mic at Bump 'n Grind
Hidden Gems
- Selena Benally // Grace Vonderkuhn // Pagan Reagan at Slash Run
- Natalie Prass at Rock And Roll Hotel
- Glenmont Popes, June Star, Harlan County Kings at Dangerous Pies DC
- The Coathangers w/ Big Bite, Teen Mortgage at DC9 Nightclub
- The Mammoths + C2 & The Brothers Reed + Giles McConkey at Hill Country BBQ
- Bobby Thompson Trio at Villain & Saint
- Ghost Peppers - Lounge From The Grave at Daikaya - Ramen - Izakaya
- The Alumni: Chubb Rock Dana Dane Monie Love Special Ed Kwame at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
- Thieve The Night w/ Ted & Company at Epicure Café
- Atlas presents Aaron Goldberg Trio at Atlas Performing Arts Center
- Cat Janice w/ BRASSIE at Cue Club (Annandale)
Sat — April 20
DCMR Staff Recs
- Womxn Fxck Shxt Up (WFSU) DC Music Festival 2019 at Union Stage
- GDSC Presents Greater District Funk Fest at Dangerous Pies DC
- Covered With Jam at Villain & Saint
- Lotus [2-Nights] at 9:30 Club
- Arturo Sandoval (Latin Jazz Legend) at Blues Alley
- Willie Nile with Bencoolen at The Hamilton
- Beethoven's Fifth Symphony at The Kennedy Center
- SOJA at The NorVa (Norfolk)
- Rockn' to Lockn' Live Finals at Sprint Pavilion (Charlottesville)
4/20 Themed Shows
- Annual 420 Show with Better Off Dead w/s/g Black Muddy River at Gypsy Sally's
- The Last Rewind 4:20 Late Night Party w/s/g Radii at Jammin' Java
- Second Annual "The Big Lebowski Experience" at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Moose Jaw Bluegrass #420BLUEGRASSBLAST at The New Deal Cafe
- Wharf Rats 420 Celebration at The Soundry (Columbia)
Hidden Gems
- Make Me Wanna Holler: Exploring DC's Music Legacy at 1201 17th Street Northwest
- Jeremy Enigk Ghosts Full Band Tour at MilkBoy ArtHouse
- Black Alley at City Winery DC
- Bayonne | Palm Daze at Songbyrd
- Highly Recommended Showcase at Songbyrd
- Twilight Vibes at Spacylounge
- Mardi Grass with Agents of Good Roots, The Shack Band, Southern Roots at The Broadberry (Richmond)
Sun — April 21
DCMR Staff Recs
- Arturo Sandoval (Latin Jazz Legend) at Blues Alley
- CeCe Peniston at City Winery DC
- Ryan Bingham with The Americans at 9:30 Club
- Easter Gospel Brunch featuring The Gospel Angels at 10a, 12:30p, 3p at The Hamilton
Hidden Gems
- FREE, Live & Local: Jonny Grave at The Pub & The People
- 9:30 Presents Anna of the North at U Street Music Hall
- The Palms | Del Florida at Songbyrd
- Got Soul Sundays at Bin 1301 Wine Bar DC
- DC Jazz Jam w/vocalist Irene Jalenti! at The Brixton
