Featured above is DC-native songwriter and singer Cecily who is playing a free show at The Kennedy Center's Millennial Stage on Wednesday. Celebrating Women’s History Month, Cecily will explore the themes of love and freedom through the works of soul music’s luminaries.  Presented in partnership with the Strathmore Artist in Residence program. Photo by Nakeya Brown.

Week Of:  March 11 - 17, 2019

Summary: Mid-March Mix

Every week I look at what the DMV has to offer musically and it is astounding. Just this week there's a huge mix of amazing to check out. You want to...

...celebrate Women during Women's History Month? Check out:

• ​Erykah Badu with Sirius Company at The Anthem
• Cecily (featured above) FREE show at 6p on The Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center
• Stella Donnelly at U Street Music Hall
• Kelly Clarkson at Royal Farms Arena
• Dew Drop Rocks! ft. Lighthouse Row (party punk),  So Over It  (queer punk), Crash Kitten (all  woman punk trio), Mean Siders (Brooklyn rock) at The Dew Drop Inn DC
• Noura Mint Seymali at MilkBoy ArtHouse
• Full Bush | The OSYX and Pinkwench at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
• Music Liberates Open Mic: Latin Sessions at Songbyrd
• Forced Into Femininity w/ Lazuli, Tom Borax, Hayden Right at Rhizome DC
• The Watch and Friends ft. Zoë Ravenwood, Blue Hour, and The Watch - Music at The Pinch
• Mystery Friends with Maryjo Mattea at Slash Run
• Annie Stokes at Lake Anne Coffeehouse & Wine Bar
• Andrea von Kampen & Louisa Hall at Hill Country BBQ
• Biliana Voutchkova and Susan Alcorn at 8p and 9:30p at An die Musik
• 7DrumCity presents Jasmine Gillison FREE at The Pub & The People
• Princess, Mundy, Honey at Comet Ping Pong
• Project Hera Ladies' Night Open Mic & Networking at Songbyrd
• Ana Barreiro Brazilian Drumming Masterclass: Levine Music at THEARC
• Katherine Needleman: Oboe Music by Women Composers w/ pianist Ha at An die Musik 

...jam with legends? Check out:

• Mike Gordon (of Phish) at 9:30 Club 
• The Robert Cray Band at Rams Head Onstage 
• Widespread Panic at MGM National Harbor
• Del McCoury & David Grisman at The Birchmere 
• An Intimate Evening with Graham Nash at Gordon Center for Performing Arts 

...experience incredible grooves, blues and jazz? Check out:

• Samuel Prather & Groove Orchestra (9 Piece Band) "Album Release at Blues Alley
• Gopal, Gunn & Gleason at Blues Alley
• Blue Monday Blues: Tom Newman Blues Band at Westminster DC
• Dunbar Alumni Jazz Band Monthly Series at An die Musik 
• Hip Hop Museum DC Grand Closing Gala feat. The Beatnuts at Blind Whino
  
• Bobby Muncy Quintet at Twins Jazz

...experience local musicians making incredible art? Check out:

• Charm City Bluegrass Festival Battle of The Bands Finals ft. Wicked Sycamore, Big Rig And The Long Haul, Burt The Dirt, and Geraldine at The 8x10 
• Songwriter Showcase ft. Letitia VanSant and Frank Hogan at 2nd Monday at 49 
• Jay Byrd & The Musical Trust at Evening Star Cafe
• Cory Belcher at Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's
• HAINT BLUE Album Release Party, with Caleb Stine and Cora Sone at Metro Gallery 
• Let Freedom Sing - a glittering musical celebration of African American influence on civil and equal rights by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington DC ft. music from the worlds of jazz, gospel, & R&B at The Lincoln Theatre
• Allthebestkids Love Pie: Free Pi Day Celebration w/ Mr Daywalker at Dangerous Pies DC
• Ragin' Heady St. Patty's with Surprise Attack, Suga Grits, and Radii at Villian & Saint

...experience passionate music from all over the world? Check out:

• Danube Sessions: Bulgarian Folk Music with Lyuti Chushki at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
• Diego Guerrero in Washington DC at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain
• Orchester Prazevica /w Peche a la Mouche at Zissimos Bar
• Les Poules à Colin: Next Generation Quebecois Musicians at Creative Alliance 
• Music Liberates Open Mic: Latin Sessions at Songbyrd
• Conjunto Bomba at Bossa Bistro + Lounge

All of these are and SO MUCH MORE are listed in the calendar 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.  

So get out there and check out our glorious scene!