This Thursday night, Fruition is playing with Lindsay Lou at Union Stage. Look out for our DCMR interview and coverage of the show later this week! Photo by Josh Brick.
Week Of: February 3 — 9, 2020
Summary: Jams, Legends, and Marley Celebrations
It's a week of so many legends and so many beloved jammers, all in one.
Some historically awesome artists/big names coming to town:
- Fri - Sun: Art Garfunkel at The Barn at Wolf Trap
- Fri: Three Dog Night at The Birchmere
- Fri: Calexico and Iron & Wine at The Anthem
- Sat: Raphael Saadiq at 9:30 Club
- Sat: Jody Watley at The Howard Theatre
- Sat: Ahmad Jamal at The Kennedy Center
- Sat: Grandmaster Flash w/ Jahsonic at U Street Music Hall
- Sun: Blue Oyster Cult at The Birchmere
Plus Bob Marley tribute shows this weekend in honor of this birthday:
- Fri: Bob Marley One Love Birthday Bash featuring I&I Riddim at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club (Bethesda)
- Fri: A Celebration for Bob Marley & Dennis Brown Earthstrong at Safari DC Lounge
- Sat: Bob Marley’s Birthday Bash featuring Jah Works with Strykers Posse at Soundry (Columbia)
- Sat: Bob Marley's 75th Birthday Tribute at Jammin' Java (Vienna)
And this week offers a LOT of sweet jams that the DCMR team adores, including:
- Wed: Spafford w/s/g Eggy at 9:30 Club
- Thurs: Fruition with Lindsay Lou at Union Stage (featured photo)
- Fri - Sun: Hawktail at Songbyrd on Fri, at The Front Porch (Charlottesville) on Sat, and at Weinberg Center for the Arts (Frederick) on Sunday. (DCMR writer/photographer Josh Brick describes them as AMAZING and "something you would hear in a Ken Burns documentary.")
- Fri: Dustbowl Revival at 9:30 Club
- Fri: Better Off Dead at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Fri: NSO Declassified: Ben Folds Presents at The Kennedy Center
- Fri: Cris Jacobs Band with Colin Thompson at Tally Ho Theater
- Sun: Vince Herman & Drew Emmitt of Leftover Salmon at Richmond Music Hall (Richmond)
- Sun: Big Something, Andy Frasco & The UN, and Kyle Ayers at The Broadberry (Richmond)
So get out there and check out our vibrant 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 — February 3
DCMR Staff Picks
- Billy Woods | Elucid | Nappy Nappa at DC9 Nightclub
Jams, Mics & Such
- JAMonday at Epicure Café
- Steelosoul Open Artistry Night at Deja Vu Lounge DC
- Lecture | The diversity of Brazilian music at The Catholic University of America
- Music Trivia at Songbyrd
Sparkling Gems
- Chris Farren / Retirement Party / Macseal at Songbyrd
- Stacy Brooks at Blue Monday Blues at Westminster DC
- Wilder Maker / October '71 at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Greater District Sound Night w/ Inner City Hayseeds at The Ugly Mug
Tue — February 4
DCMR Staff Picks
- Bonny Light Horseman / Erin Rae at Songbyrd
- John Doe, Kristin Hersh, Grant-Lee Phillips: Exile Follies at City Winery DC
Jams, Mics & Such
- Open Mic feat. Higher Numbers at Sauf Haus
- Free Acoustic Open Mic, hosted by Rachel Levitin at Jammin' Java (Vienna)
- Dan N' Friends Tues Nite Tiny Jams at Clare and Don's Beach Shack (Falls Church)
- Open Mic at Settle Down Easy Brewing (Falls Church)
Sparkling Gems
- Strunz & Farah (Acclaimed World Jazz Guitar Duo) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- The U.S. Army Blues with special guest Christie Dashiell at The Kennedy Center
- Boundless: A Voice in the Wind at The REACH at The Kennedy Center
Wed — February 5
DCMR Staff Picks
- Spafford w/s/g Eggy at 9:30 Club
- Tanya Tucker with special guest Brandy Clark at Wolf Trap (Vienna)
- Davy Knowles w/ The J.O.B. at Richmond Music Hall (Richmond)
Jams, Mics & Such
- Washington City Paper's Best of D.C. Voting Party at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Nat'l Endowment for the Arts Director Ann Meier Baker will discuss topics in music and arts management at American University's Abramson Family Recital Hall
- Beginning Accordion Workshop at House of Musical Traditions (Takoma Park)
- Capitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry's
- Open Mic w/Alex The Red Parez aka El Rojo Hosting at Rhodeside Grill (Arlington)
- Open Mic w/ Robb Johnson at El Golfo (Silver Spring)
Sparkling Gems
- Brass Against at Union Stage w/ Most Savage Gentlemen at Union Stage
- Midge Ure at City Winery DC
- Jus Allah + Mental Stamina + $500 Beat Battle at The Velvet Lounge
- Tom Newman Jazz Quartet at Alice's Jazz And Cultural Society
- Svetlana - Night at the Movies at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Skride Piano Quartet at Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium
- Big Hillbilly Bluegrass at Madam's Organ
- Acoustic Wednesdays at The Renegade (Arlington)
- Seratones, Cora Sone, Domino at Ottobar (Baltimore)
Thu — February 6
DCMR Staff Picks
- Fruition with Lindsay Lou at Union Stage
- Cold War Kids at 9:30 Club
- Linda May Han Oh, Aventurine at The REACH at The Kennedy Center
Jams, Mics & Such
- RevEx: The Standard Deviation Session Open Jam at 7DrumCity
- Open Blues Jam - 1st Thursdays w/ Ed & John & You! at New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
- Beginning Mandolin Group Class at School of Musical Traditions (Rockville)
- Beginning Guitar Group Class at House of Musical Traditions (Takoma Park)
Sparkling Gems
- Lizz Wright at The Birchmere (Alexandria)
- Brass Against w/ Soul Cannon at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
- Margot MacDonald & Piotr Pakhomkin at Strathmore (Bethesda)
- Garcia Peoples at Songbyrd
- Clarence Ward III & Dat Feel Good Live at Jojo DC
- The Music of Simon & Garfunkel feat. Swearingen & Kelli at Jammin' Java (Vienna)
- Dvořák's Cello Concerto at The Kennedy Center
- Elliot Moss with Derover, Bruce Take Nap at DC9 Nightclub
- Sondai at Dive Bar
- Music Without Borders at The Green Zone
Fri — February 7
DCMR Staff Picks
- Calexico and Iron & Wine at The Anthem
- Hawktail at Songbyrd
- Dustbowl Revival at 9:30 Club
- Art Garfunkel at The Barn at Wolf Trap - Night 1 (Vienna)
- Three Dog Night at The Birchmere (Alexandria)
- Better Off Dead at Pearl Street Warehouse
- NSO Declassified: Ben Folds Presents at The Kennedy Center
- Cris Jacobs Band with Colin Thompson at Tally Ho Theater (Leesburg)
- An Evening with: The Amish Outlaws at The Hamilton
Jams, Mics & Such
- Afro-Puerto Rican LIVE Music at GW Jack Morton Auditorium
Sparkling Gems
- Drum TAO at Strathmore (Bethesda)
- Ill Camille at The REACH at The Kennedy Center
- Fellowcraft, the Warhawks (Philly), Higher Numbers at Pie Shop DC
- Boaty Otis and Sonic Kaleidoscope at 7DC's The Pocket
- Cavern // Nah. // Post Sixty Five at Songbyrd
- Sweet Baby Jesus, Knife Wife, and Foul Swoops at Rhizome DC
- The 9 Songwriters Series at The Soundry (Columbia)
- Bob Marley One Love Birthday Bash featuring I&I Riddim at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club (Bethesda)
- A Celebration for Bob Marley & Dennis Brown Earthstrong at Safari DC Lounge
- Cavern at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- One Woman Show: Love Songs of the Great Russian Entertainers — Mezzo-soprano Susanna Poretsky — an inimitable combination of diva and chanteuse — magically brings to life Russia’s greatest female entertainers of the past — at Russian Chamber Art Society
- The John Lamkin "Favorites" at Westminster Church
- Tedd Baker at Sotto
- Derrick Carter w/ Keenan Orr at U Street Music Hall
- Caz Gardiner at Old Bowie Town Grille
- Phaeton Piano Trio at Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium
- The Perfectionists at Exiles
- Bluewreck w/ The Swell Fellas, Chute, Sunhead at Rock & Roll Hotel
- Shorty Slim at Solly's
- ILW’s Marley Mania DC at Ivy City Smokehouse
- Jazzffluenza First Friday Jazz at 13.5% Wine Bar (Baltimore)
- Emily Wolfe at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
- Higher Power, Queensway, Division of Mind, Nosebleed Cloudbuster at Ottobar (Baltimore)
Sat — February 8
DCMR Staff Picks
- Raphael Saadiq Night 1 at 9:30 Club
- Jody Watley at The Howard Theatre
- Ahmad Jamal at The Kennedy Center
- Grandmaster Flash w/ Jahsonic at U Street Music Hall
- Art Garfunkel at The Barn at Wolf Trap - Night 2 (Vienna)
- Eric Roberson at The Birchmere (Alexandria)
- Bob Marley’s Birthday Bash featuring Jah Works with Strykers Posse at Soundry (Columbia)
- Bob Marley's 75th Birthday Tribute at Jammin' Java (Vienna)
- Hawktail at The Front Porch (Charlottesville)
Jams, Mics & Such
- Composing for Beginners at Halcyon Arts Lab
- DIY Electronix w/ Vaux Flores: The EyeTron at Rhizome DC
- Brazilian rhythms workshop with Rafael Pondé at The Brazilian-American Cultural Center
- Great American Square Dance Revival at St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church
- The Beat: Hosted Open Mic at Caffe Amouri (Vienna)
Sparkling Gems
- New Music by Iranian Women Composers at Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
- Kia Bennett & Desiree Jordan as KiDé at Sotto
- Shalom Dubas at Apple Carnegie Library
- space&time│Albino Rhino│Ted & Company performing a FUNDRAISER for Casa Ruby at 7DC's The Pocket
- Joan at Songbyrd
- Mystery Friends, Church Girls, Bal Boheme at Comet Ping Pong
- Kinan Azmeh's CityBand at Sixth & I
- Bohemian soul (Puerto Rico style) with Melogía at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- The S.O.S.Band at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club (Bethesda)
- Bodega with The Wants at DC9 Nightclub
- Moein at The Warner Theatre
- Newmyer Flyer Presents Beatles Love Songs! at The Hamilton
- Eric Scott Trio at Old Bowie Town Grille (Bowie)
- Moon Newbill at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Inferior Brain Power / Cosmic Halitosis/ Peak Bloom at Slash Run
- Alms / Omen Stones / Cavern / Almost Honest at Rituals: Bar & Venue (Baltimore)
- Swing Underground at The Elk Room (Baltimore)
- Olivia and The Mates at Music on the Heights (Broadlands)
Sun — February 9
DCMR Staff Picks
- Art Garfunkel at The Barn at Wolf Trap - Night 3 (Vienna)
- Rhett Miller at Black Cat
- Blue Oyster Cult at The Birchmere (Alexandria)
- Hawktail at Weinberg Center for the Arts (Frederick)
- Vince Herman & Drew Emmitt of Leftover Salmon at Richmond Music Hall (Richmond)
- Big Something, Andy Frasco & The UN, and Kyle Ayers at The Broadberry (Richmond)
Jams, Mics & Such
- Jazz & Verse at Busboys & Poets (Takoma Park)
- DC Jazz Jam's "Chilled to the Bone" w/Reginald Cyntje at The Brixton
- Sunday Night Jams at The Renegade (Arlington)
Sparkling Gems
- Freddy Leighton Memorial Show at Pie Shop DC
- Rosie Cima & WSD and Petty Indulgences at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Sufi Qawwali at GW Jack Morton Auditorium
- Acoustic Lucy - Music of The Grateful Dead at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- The Delarcos, Dot Dash, Apollo 66 at Slash Run
- Dvořák's Cello Concerto at The Kennedy Center
- Funktronics at Bump N Gring (Silver Spring)
- Open City & Soul Glo at Ottobar (Baltimore)
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