Featured above is DC-Baltimore folk/roots/blues/Americana band, Wicked Sycamore, the 2019 winner of the Charm City Bluegrass Festival band competition who will be playing two sets this Saturday at the festival. Their debut EP, Growing Roots, was nominated for a WAMMIE award. Photo by EMG Photography.
Week Of: April 22 — April 28, 2019
Summary: Whole Lotta Cool
This week there's just a lot of cool going down this week. So many opportunities to see some sweet shows by locals and visiting artists, but there's at least one a day that's just straight-up plain cool/mesmerizing/atypical:
- Mon: Marc Rebillet at MilkBoy ArtHouse
- Tues: Los Amigos Invisibles & Aterciopelados at The Howard Theatre
- Wed: Acid Mothers Temple w/Yamantaka // Sonic Titan at Black Cat
- Thurs: Death w/s/g Thaylobleu at The Howard Theatre
- Fri: Joan Baez at The Warner Theatre
- Sat: VeVe & tha Rebels and DuPont Brass at Sixth & I
- Sun: Girlpool at Black Cat (and also Sunn O ))) at The Howard Theatre)
...and that's only naming a few. (Look below, there are more!)
Plus, this weekend is Baltimore's 2019 Charm City Bluegrass Festival which is one of DC Music Review's favorite festivals of the year and promises the best-of-the-best in Bluegrass, including performances by: The Bridge, Deer Tick, Steep Canyon Rangers, Jeff Austin Band with Jay Starling & Bobby Britt Music, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, Seldom Scene, Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, Hawktail, Front Country, Town Mountain, Charm City Junction, Jon Stickley Trio, Fireside Collective, Gangstagrass, Maybe April, Wicked Sycamore (x2) (featured above!), Geraldine, 19th Street Band, Ultrafaux, Blue Octane Bluegrass Band, and BLUETRAIN.
There's much to experience with MORE shows 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. Get out there and stay cool, like you do.
Mon — April 22
DCMR Staff Recs
- Dungeon Family Tour 2019 starring Big Boi, Goodie Mob, and more! at The Howard Theatre
- Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets at DAR Constitution Hall
- Eliot Seppa Trio (Bass) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Kris Kristofferson at Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
Monday Night Mics & Jams
- Mash up Mondays at 3911 Georgia Ave NW
- JAMonday at Epicure Café
- Monday Django Jazz Jam at Avenue Kitchen & Bar (Baltimore)
- The Session Hosted By Clarence Ward III at Terra Cafe (Baltimore)
Hidden Gems
- Marc Rebillet at MilkBoy ArtHouse
- Martin Barre Celebrates 50 Years Of Jethro Tull at The Birchmere
- Euphonx: Moonwheels/Nice Breeze/Home Town Girl/Leisure Burn at The Pinch
- 6th Annual Earth Day Show ft. Alex the Red Perez and the Rojos and Lost Fox at Galaxy Hut
- Monday Jazz Jam hosted by Alex Meadow and Christian Hizon at An die Musik (Baltimore)
Tue — April 23
DCMR Staff Recs
- Los Amigos Invisibles & Aterciopelados at The Howard Theatre
- Andrew White Quartet (Sax) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
Tuesday Night Mics, Jams & Cool Stuff
- Gordon Sterling Presents The Gypsy Sally's Jam at Gypsy Sally's
- Special Sauf Haus Open Mic feat. Dior Ashley Brown & dAb Band at Sauf Haus
- Open Mic Blues Jam at Hell's Bottom VFW Post 350
Hidden Gems
- FREE, Live & Local: Tuff Lover at The Pub & The People
- Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers at Rock & Roll Hotel
- A Shrewdness of Apes/Phantom Scimitar/The Offing at The Wonderland Ballroom
- Self-Toxication / Jeff Carey / Lexie Mountain / Kiran Arora / JC at Rhizome DC
- Unwed Sailor (ex Pedro The Lion),Leisure Sport,Mess,Neandertal at Joe Squared (Baltimore)
Wed — April 24
DCMR Staff Recs
- Acid Mothers Temple w/Yamantaka // Sonic Titan at Black Cat
- The Duskwhales, Skyline Hotel at Gypsy Sally's
- Jeremy Dutcher on Millennium Stage at 6p FREE at The Kennedy Center
- Jon Hopkins with Matthew Dear (DJ Set), Ela Minus at 9:30 Club
- Kris Kristofferson at Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
Wednesday Night Mics, Jams & Such
- Capitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry's
- Neel Singh’s Open Jam/Workshop at Villain & Saint
- Open Mic Night hosted by Alex The Red Parez! at Rhodeside Grill
- The Necessity of Tomorrow(s): Boots Riley & Mickalene Thomas at The Baltimore Museum of Art (Baltimore)
Hidden Gems
- District of Raga Presents Guru Shishya Parampara at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- McKinley Dixon | Model Home at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Calista Garcia, Singer-Songwriter at Mansion at Strathmore
- A Night of Noise ft. Trash Mammals, The Main Street Sweep, Rainy Day Cacophony at Epicure Café
- GramGreene w/ Zarian, RAK at Tropicalia
- The Campfire Sessions at New Deal Cafe
- Emily Reo, Foxes in Fiction, Crab Legs at Comet Ping Pong
Thu — April 25
DCMR Staff Recs
- Death w/s/g Thaylobleu at The Howard Theatre
- Oh He Dead at Sotto
- No BS! Brass Band with The Commission at Union Stage
- Blue October with Mona at 9:30 Club
- Kris Kristofferson and The Strangers at The Birchmere
- Pleasure Train / Kid Brother / Nah. / Del Florida at Canal Club (Richmond)
Hidden Gems
- Akua Allrich & the Tribe | CapitalBop's Spotlight Residency at Local 16 DC
- Free! Rock N Roll Night Feat.Krantz w/ OSYX at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Crumb with Corridor at U Street Music Hall
- Millennial Falcon / Haircuts / The Invisibles at Slash Run
- Danube Sessions at Marx Cafe
- Residency: Tookus Musica! at Boundary Stone DC
- Yellowjackets (Fusion Legends) at Blues Alley
- Dan Lipton Trio (unplugged) at Purple Patch DC
- The 9 Songwriter Series at The Soundry (Columbia)
Fri — April 26
DCMR Staff Recs
- 2019 Charm City Bluegrass Festival Day 1 (Baltimore)
- Charm City Bluegrass Fest Afterparty at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
- Joan Baez at The Warner Theatre
- The Mountain Goats at 9:30 Club
- The Fritz, The Shack Band w/We The People at Gypsy Sally's
- Snow Patrol with We Are Scientists, Ryan McMullan at The Anthem
- The Chuck Brown Band at The Soundry (Columbia)
- People's Blues of Richmond with The Company Stores at The Southern Cafe & Music Hall (Charlottesville)
- Kris Kristofferson at The Birchmere
- The Chuck Brown Band at The Soundry (Columbia)
Friday Early Gems
- Jazz from Thailand: Mahidol Faculty Quartet at 1p at Smithsonian's Freer Sackler Gallery
- Citizen Artist Rulan Tangen's Dancing Earth on Millennium Stage FREE at 5:45p at The Kennedy Center
Hidden Gems
- Breakin' Even Fest 2019 - 3 Nights of Punk in DC at Dangerous Pies DC
- Jeff Bradshaw & Friends at City Winery DC
- ConFunkShun at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
- Integriti Reeves at Sotto
- Ménage À Garage// WGD// Jackie and The Treehorns at Slash Run
- Drew Gibson Album Release at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Manila Killa 1993 Tour at U Street Music Hall
- Live Music with Jay Byrd & The Musical Trust at New District Brewing Company
- Yellowjackets (Fusion Legends) at Blues Alley
- Corelli & his Pupils - Claudio Rado & Alberto Busettini at Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association at The Athenaeum
- Edición Colombiana at Toro Toro
- Patti // BRNDA // Ross at Rhizome DC
- Skluttz, Bro-mantics, Main Street Sweep, Melon Farmers at Sidebar (Baltimore)
- Crooked Angels: LIVE Music at Paladin Bar & Grill (Stephens City, VA)
- Whiskey with Big Whitson at Clyde's Willow Creek Farm (VA)
- Abdu Ali Album Release Show at Ottobar (Baltimore)
Sat — April 27
DCMR Staff Recs
- VeVe & tha Rebels and DuPont Brass at Sixth & I
- Charm City Bluegrass Festival Day 2 at Druid Hill Park (Baltimore)
- Charm City Bluegrass Fest Afterparty at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
- The Mantras w/s/g Scott Pemberton Band, Psylo Joe at Gypsy Sally's
- Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan w/LEA at City Winery DC
- Yellowjackets (Fusion Legends) at Blues Alley
- Jimmie's Chicken Shack w/Sev at Union Stage
- Lisa Loeb w/Brian Dunn at Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
- Black Masala & Audacity Brass Band at Richmond Music Hall (Richmond)
Saturday Non-Show Cool Stuff
- Action. Reaction. Action: Visualizing Fugazi from 12-5p at Lost Origins Gallery
- Diary of an R&B Legend: Marvin Gaye from 1-4p at Songbyrd
- Playing Well With Others Workshop w/Mark Sylvester from 1-3p at House of Musical Traditions
Hidden Gems
- Breakin' Even Fest 2019 - 3 Nights of Punk in DC at Dangerous Pies DC
- Cassadee Pope and CMT Next Women of Country Tour at U Street Music Hall
- DeSanguashington at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Cleve Francis at The Birchmere
- V Peña Cultural: Interminable & Huda Asfour with Laura Love at Sankofa House
- Form of Expression at Mariachis
- Desertion Trio / Anthony Pirog / Alex Henry+Nate Scheible at Rhizome DC
- Creep Crusades, Babies With Rabies, Italian Blood, Poison Anthem at The Pinch
- The SuperChargers / Venray / Waking Lily at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Foul Swoops, Saturday Night, Birthday Band at Comet Ping Pong
- Scarlet Begoniaz at Epicure Café
- The Vandelays at Brittany's
- Tim Kaye / Reforester / Bigger Waves at Joe Squared (Baltimore)
- Slothrust, Summer Cannibals, Outer Spaces at Ottobar (Baltimore)
Sun — April 28
DCMR Staff Recs
- Girlpool at Black Cat
- U.S. Girls at U Street Music Hall
- Sunn O ))) at The Howard Theatre
- Kali Uchis & Jorja Smith at The Anthem
- Lisa Loeb at The Hamilton
- Tocco & Friends - A Tribute Concert at Creative Labs (Baltimore)
- Diet Cig with Remember Sports at Metro Gallery (Baltimore)
Sunday Off The Beaten Path
- Jazz in the Basement: Davey Yarborough Celebrates Duke at 120 at DC Public Library
- Sing Volumes - a series of Book+Music Events at My Dead Aunt's Books
- Sound Restoration: Restorative Poses & Sound Healing at Vikriya Lab
- Singer-Songwriter Showcase at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- NVUS 4th Sunday Ukulele Open Mic at Café Montmartre (Reston)
- Danube Sessions at 13.5% Wine Bar (Baltimore)
Hidden Gems
- Minnush EP Release at The Electric Maid
- FREE, Live & Local: Ardamus at The Pub & The People
- Free Show! Southwest Soul Sessions w/ Elijah Balbed & Isabelle De Leon at Pearl Street Warehouse
- fo/mo/deep at Twins Jazz
- Jahnel Daliya \\ Moji Abiola at Galaxy Hut
- Breakin' Even Fest 2019 - 3 Nights of Punk in DC at Dangerous Pies DC
- Next Town Down at MilkBoy ArtHouse
- Yellowjackets (Fusion Legends) at Blues Alley
- Jaakko Eino Kalevi at Songbyrd
- Bottled Up, True Blossom, Envelope at The Dew Drop Inn DC
- Nina Rivera / Not Alone / Czndfx / Knyes Escobar at Rhizome DC
- Nicole Saphos Trio: Jazz Vocals, Swing, New Acoustic Music at Tapestries (Royal Oak, MD)