DCMR Staff Recs

• Chris Isaak at The Birchmere 
• Jarritos Presents: Super Good Tour ft. The Chamanas with Loi Loi at Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe

Hidden Gems

• Jacksonville Kid, Right Stuff, Easy Sleeper at The Black Squirrel Dunn Loring
• Sarah Zúñiga at Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House
• JAMonday at Epicure Café
• Reverend Beat-Man, Nicole Izobel Garcia at DC9 Nightclub

DCMR Staff Recs

• Rex on Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
• New Order with DJ Whitney Fierce at The Anthem
• Aaron Lee Tasjan "Karma For Cheap" Record Release at Union Stage

Hidden Gems

• Slaughter Beach, Dog with Thin Lips & Doe Deer at DC9 Nightclub
• LIVE in Takoma w LEA at Busboys and Poets
• T-Rextasy with Honey Cutt FREE SHOW! at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
• Funk on 14th St. at Chicken & Whiskey
• Chieflow hosts the Open Mic at Sauf Haus

DCMR Staff Recs

• Wolf Parade at Ottobar
• The Stevie Wonder Song Party: A Celebration of Life, Love and Music at MGM National Harbor
• District of Raga Presents Anjali Taneja at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
• New Order with DJ Whitney Fierce at The Anthem
• Liniker e os Caramelows w/ Nag Champa at Union Stage
• The Sweetback Sisters: Live from the Lawn at Strathmore
• Born Cross Eyed (Grateful Dead Tribute), Voodoo Visionary at Gypsy Sally's
• Bob James Trio at The Birchmere
  

Hidden Gems

• Featured Artist Michelle Lockey at SAW Songwriter Showcase at Epicure Café
• Chirality with Chaz Monroe and Dave Jenkins at Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House
• Long Neck/Fern Mayo/Tosser/Company Calls at Comet Ping Pong
• Neel Singh's Open Jam and Workshop at Villain & Saint at Villain & Saint
• Capitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry's
• Family Affair at 1926 9th St NW

DCMR Staff Recs

• The Stevie Wonder Song Party: A Celebration of Life, Love and Music at MGM National Harbor
• The Walkaways, By & By, Wes Tucker and the Skillets at Gypsy Sally's
• Chris Thomas King at Blues Alley 
• Guitar Legend Dick Dale at The Birchmere
• Kenny G and the Tenors at Wolf Trap
• Paty Cantú at Fillmore Silver Spring

Hidden Gems

• An Evening With Marianne Khattar at Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe 
• Front Porch Fest 10 at Spirithaven
• Fire Is Motion / Lotion Princess / Panini Girlfriend at Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe
• Lightmare // Park Snakes // North by North // Honey at DC9 Nightclub
• Evening Star's 1st Ever Open Mic at Evening Star Cafe

DCMR Staff Recs

• Better Off Dead and Allman Others Band Re-create Watkins Glen! at the 8x10
• Jeff Bradshaw & Friends at City Winery DC
• The Last Rewind (DC's Phish Tribute Band) + Ocelot Tap Takeover at Union Stage 
• Jonny Grave at The Ugly Mug
• Super City, The Radiographers at Gypsy Sally's
• Alison Wonderland at Echostage
• Chris Thomas King at Blues Alley
• Kim Waters at The Birchmere
• The High & Wides at B Chord Brewing
 

Hidden Gems

• ​​​​​​​​​Hometown Sounds presents Light Beams at the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
• Shamans Of Sound (Free) at Tropicalia
• Obody, Sarah Hughes/Insect Factory, Nik Francis/Jim Ryan Duo at Rhizome DC
• Emo Night Brooklyn: Washington DC feat. JT Woodruff at Union Stage
• Record Release for defenders. at The Sidebar in Baltimore
• Zahra, Desperry + Jason Saul Epicure Café
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DCMR Staff Recs

• Ziggy Marley, Steel Pulse with Tribal Seeds and Iya Terra at Wolf Trap 
• Shonen Knife, PLRLS, Manners Manners,The Creachies and more at Ottobar
• Reggae Fest at The Howard Theatre
• Garbagefest 3 at Black Cat
• Steal Your Face, South Hill Banks at Gypsy Sally's
• Alison Wonderland at Echostage
• Jeffrey Osborne at The Birchmere
•  Chris Thomas King at Blues Alley

Hidden Gems

• La Colombopercutiva and Sweet Poison Victim at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
• Birds for Eyes + La Roche at Epicure Café
• Zane Campbell (w/The Bachelor & The Bad Actress) at Rooster + Hen Catonsville 
• VIU/Edgar Red/The Countess/Aprehension Engine at The Pinch
• Blisspop Disco Fest: Giorgio Moroder at 9:30 Club
• Martha Afework | Lebanon Donn at Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe
• Us, Today // Colla Parte // Rest // Audrey Chen+Meg Rorison at Rhizome DC

DCMR Staff Recs

• Robert Cray at The State Theater
• Rocklands Farm - Barn Concert ft. Justin Trawick and The Common Good FREE at 14531 Montevideo Rd, 20837-8858
• Hamza Akram, Taimoor Abdul Qawwal Ensemble from Pakistan at Local 16 DC
• Terry Bozzio at City Winery DC
• Birds for Eyes feat. Pine Barons and Lighthouse Row (Free show) at Dangerous Pies DC
• Chris Thomas King at Blues Alley

Hidden Gems

• Ohmme at The Black Cat 
• Art of Noise RVA at The National in Richmond VA 
• Annie Stokes Live at North Gate Vineyard
• September Septepus Potluck Jam at 7DrumCity
• Mirage: On A Rooftop at Rock And Roll Hotel
• Granny & The Boys at Showtime Bar
• Carolina Camacho from Dominican Republic at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
• Wax Idols / Planning for Burial / Shadow Age at Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe