Week Of: December 10 - 16, 2018
Summary: Warm It Up
Along with a healthy dose of holiday concerts coming at you this week are some really interesting artists and music opportunities coming into town, including these highlights:
- Tues: Phosphorescent Live in DC w/ Liz Cooper & The Stampede at 9:30 Club
- Wed: Charles Lloyd & The Marvels + Lucinda Williams at Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium
- Wed: Ingrid Michaelson Trio - Songs for the Season at The Lincoln Theatre
- Thurs: Oddisee & Good Compny, Phonte, and Olivier St. Louis at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Fri: The Blackbyrds at City Winery DC
- Sat: Reverened Horton Heat at The 2nd Annual Horton's Holiday Hayride at The Black Cat
- Sat: Sisterhood in Music feat. Les Nubians w/ Special Guest TolumiDE at The Howard Theatre
- Sun: Meshell Ndegeocello at The Kennedy Center
- Sun: Cat Power with Reverend Baron at 9:30 Club
And so many of our favorite LOCAL artists are making warmth that you should feel this week, including (and not limited to):
- Mon: Moonshine Society with Ron Holloway at Westminster Church
- Tues: Gina Sobel & Cecily at Dangerous Pies DC
- Tues: Hometown Sounds presents Boat Burning at the Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center
- Wed: BOAYT \ Taciturn \ Pagan Reagan \ Brickwall Monty at DC9 Nightclub
- Thurs: Del Florida, novo w/s/g Carly Harvey at Gypsy Sally's
- Fri: The Methmatics, Capital Offender & The Screws at Dangerous Pies DC
- Sat: Sol Roots Band With Ron Holloway, Matt Kelley, Mary eL at JV's Restaurant
- Sun: Funktronic at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
Plus a LOT MORE 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. Get out there and have fun!
Mon - Dec 10
DCMR Staff Recs
- The Beach Boys: Reason for the Season Christmas Tour at Strathmore
- Moonshine Society with Ron Holloway at Westminster Church
- Merry TubaChristmas (free) at 6p on Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
Hidden Gems
- Institute of Musical Traditions presents Ken Kolodner & Elke Baker w/Lilt at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church
- The Capitol Bones All-Brass Big Band present “A Stan Kenton Christmas” with Darden Purcell at Union Stage
- The Sayonara Tour: Noodles with Jess Connelly & Marianne Khattar at Songbyrd
- Twist | Kai Orion at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- The Session Hosted By Clarence Ward III at Terra Cafe (Baltimore)
Tue - Dec 11
DCMR Staff Recs
- Phosphorescent Live in DC w/ Liz Cooper & The Stampede at 9:30 Club
- Hometown Sounds presents Boat Burning at the Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center
- Bayside (acoustic) at Sixth & I
- AJR and Ocean Park Standoff at Rams Head Live (Baltimore)
- Mihali at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
Hidden Gems
- Gina Sobel & Cecily at Dangerous Pies DC
- Jorja Smith: The Lost & Found Tour at The Fillmore Silver Spring
- Born Dad, Jacuzzi Suit at Bravo Bar
- Vista Kicks w/ Jim Shorts at DC9 Nightclub
Wed - Dec 12
DCMR Staff Recs
- National Symphony Orchestra: Holidays at the Anthem
- Ingrid Michaelson Trio - Songs for the Season at The Lincoln Theatre
- Charles Lloyd & The Marvels + Lucinda Williams at Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium
- Danube Sessions at at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Homosuperior, Jail Solidarity, and BUST DOWN at Black Cat
Hidden Gems
- BOAYT \ Taciturn \ Pagan Reagan \ Brickwall Monty at DC9 Nightclub
- Geraldine play NASA Ignite at Busboys and Poets
- Erik Bradford/Justin Price of Skydiver/Phoebe Novak at Epicure Cafe
- The Rememberables, Alright, Kid Claws at Pie Shop at Dangerous Pies DC
- Crooks & Crows w/ Bachelor and the Bad Actress at New Deal Cafe
- Suite 5 Studios Presents: #TheCollective Indie Artist ShowCase at Takoma Station
- Wednesday Sings & Swings with Gina Sobel at The Shebeen Pub & Braai (Charlottesville)
Thu - Dec 13
DCMR Staff Recs
- Oddisee & Good Compny, Phonte, and Olivier St. Louis at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Del Florida, novo w/s/g Carly Harvey at Gypsy Sally's
- Charmaine Michelle at Twins Jazz
- Thievery Corporation at 9:30 Club
- Bomba Estéreo at the Fillmore Silver Spring
- Luce Unplugged: Cinema Hearts at Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery
- Bettye LaVette at City Winery DC
- Turnpike Troubadours at The NorVA (Norfolk)
Something different
- Banned in DC: Talk + Book Signing at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden - join Cynthia Connolly, publisher and contributing photographer, for a discussion about the book Banned in DC (1988), co-authored by Cynthia Connolly, Leslie Clague, and Sharon Cheslow, one of the first books of its kind that chronicled the now-legendary punk scene of Washington DC
- 'Round Midnight (film) & Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon (book talk with author Maxine Gordon) at James Madison Memorial Building
Hidden Gems
- Marc Rebillet (live) with DISQO VOLANTE at U Street Music Hall
- Ras Nebyu: Uptown Lion Walkin Release Show + Shoe Drive at Songbyrd
- Mariachi Los Amigos (free) at 6p at The Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center
- Vinyl Me, Please 'The Spins' ft. Mavis Staples at Songbyrd
- Washington Social Club w/ Slow Love at Black Cat DC
- IT'S A BALL! w/ Purple Isn’t Six / Crash Kitten / Beta Max at The Wonderland Ballroom
- Uncle Q's Soul Supper at Republic
- December Jam Session ft Abdul-Wahab Kayyali at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- The night we drove old Marx Cafe down!(free) with the Sonic Castaways at the Marx Cafe
- HackedePicciotto (Einstürzende Neubauten), Eric Hubel, LunaHoney at Comet Ping Pong
Fri - Dec 14
DCMR Staff Recs
- The Blackbyrds at City Winery DC
- The Methmatics, Capital Offender & The Screws at Dangerous Pies DC
- Discovery Artist in the KC Jazz Club: Quiana Lynell at The Kennedy Center
- Neville Jacobs w/ Gordon Sterling & The People at Gypsy Sally's
- Thievery Corporation w/ The Suffers at the 9:30 Club
- Lindsey Stirling: The Wanderland Tour at The Anthem
- Skip Priutt & Friends (Sax/Smooth) at Blues Alley
- Mumford & Sons - Delta Tour at Capital One Arena
- Moonshine Society at The Loft at The Hamilton
- Step Afrika! Magical Musical Holiday Step Show at Atlas Performing Arts Center
Something different
- EYES OPEN: DC Artists in Real Time at Sense Gallery DC - Performance by Twin Jude at a show that aims to shed light on artists living and working in DC.
Hidden Gems
- Black Folks Don't Swim? X Electric Llama Productions Present: Space Made in DC (click link for more information)
- Weedie Braimah + The Hands of Time w/Amadou Kouyate at Tropicalia
- Elena & Los Fulanos Duo at Capitol Cider House
- Serenity Karima | "Soul Serenade" EP Release Party & Live Show at 3415 8th St NE, Washington, DC
- Rosie Cima release party, Xena Ni art show, Ksmnt, Eliot Marsh at Dwell DC
- Curls | Baby Bry Bry & Friends at Songbyrd
- Analog Soul Club at Studio Gaga
- Tropical Beat: Leon City Sounds, Soul Call Paul & Marcello at Haydee's Restaurant
- Derek Evry at The Ugly Mug
- Leo & Cygnus EP Release Show at FinArt Gallery & Studio (Annapolis)
- Billy Strings at Union Craft Brewing (Baltimore)
Sat - Dec 15
DCMR Staff Recs
- Sisterhood in Music feat. Les Nubians w/ Special Guest TolumiDE at The Howard Theatre
- Midnight North at Gypsy Sally's
- Sol Roots Band With Ron Holloway, Matt Kelley, Mary eL at JV's Restaurant
- Chelsey Green & The Green Project (Violin) at Blues Alley
- The Chuck Brown Band at Ivy City SmokeHouse
- O.A.R. – Just Like Paradise Tour at The Anthem
- Reverend Horton Heat with Junior Brown, The Blasters, and Big Sandy at Black Cat DC
- Free Show! Holiday on the Anacostia Delta featuring THE PIROG BROTHERS at Pearl Street Warehouse
- White Ford Bronco at The Rock & Roll Hotel
- Step Afrika! Magical Musical Holiday Step Show at Atlas Performing Arts Center
- Yarn w/ The Dune Dogs at Boathouse Live (Newport News)
- RVA's Winter Music Fest: South Hill Snowdown feat Railroad Earth at The Broadberry (Richmond)
- Reverend Horton Heat's 2nd Annual Horton's Holiday Hayride at The Black Cat
Hidden Gems
- Great Noise Ensemble presents: Freedom of Expression at Westmoreland Congregational UCC
- What Brave Soul at Season & Sessions! at 2427 18th St NW, Washington, DC
- Sir Ramases y sus Ritmos Raros del Mundo Vol 2 at Showtime Bar
- Alison Crockett at The Alex
- Thalia Zedek Band, Quattracenta, Insect Factory at Comet Ping Pong
- Dirt Woman / New Order of Existence / Sorge at Epicure Cafe
- Mayors of Marble Falls, the Beirds + Bruce James at Dangerous Pies DC
- Crown Vic's Weird World at the Green Zone
- Biff Bang Pow at Slash Run
- Bachman/McColm/Marquisee/Hughes/Tucker/Stanley/Thompson at Rhizome DC
Sun - Dec 16
DCMR Staff Recs
- Cat Power with Reverend Baron at 9:30 Club
- Meshell Ndegeocello at The Kennedy Center
- Bonerama at The Hamilton
- Carol Riddick at City Winery DC
- Seek & Find Project "The Joy of the Holidays" Gospel at Blues Alley
Hidden Gems
- Funktronic at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Frass Green / Not Your Groupies at The Dew Drop Inn DC
- Ryley Walker | MUte Duo at Songbyrd
- Capitol Bop presents: DC Jazz Loft at Rhizome DC
- Luna | Ub3rgrl at the Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Sunday Night Music: Irish Session at Petworth Citizen
