Featured above is the beloved Melvin Seals who is gracing the stage with the Jerry Garcia Band at The NorVA on Thursday night. Photo by Jason Herman.
Week Of: March 5 — 10, 2019
Summary: A Fat Tuesday Sort of Week
It's Fat Tuesday. And International Women's Day on Friday. And in between and afterward so much to see and do.
Huge names like Fleetwood Mac and John Scofield and Cypress Hill and Robyn and Little Feat and Melvin Seals coming into town, to name a few.
Plus, there are a LOT of ways to celebrate International Women's Day this weekend that are worth checking out. Here are a few:
Friday:
- MilkGirl: International Women's Day Concert featuring Sahara with Jenna, Meagan, The OSYX at MilkBoy ArtHouse
- Sonic Kaleidoscope/ Lighthouse Row at Slash Run
- ROAR: A benefit concert celebrating International Women's Day at Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's
- Nina Simone-Miriam Makeba Tribute w/ Akua Allrich at Creative Alliance (Baltimore)
Saturday:
- Robyn with Channel Tres, Kindness at The Anthem
- Crys Matthews, Emi Delia at Homegrown Coffeehouse
- TCGB: Queens of Noise/Miss, Understand Me/Not Bored and More! at The Dew Drop Inn DC
- Deborah Bond at Sotto
- Forces Presenta: ¡Arriba las mujeres! Womyn Rise! at Tropicalia
- Deborah Bond at Sotto
- DC Hafla at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Syleena Johnson at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
Sunday:
- Washington Women in Jazz & Friends at AMP By Strathmore
- Rock Like a Girl!™ (Part of #BGRFest) at The Kennedy Center
- DC Jazz Jam's "Instrumental Ladies of Jazz" w/Sarah Hughes! at The Brixton
- 7DrumCity presents Selena Benally FREE at The Pub & The People
So get out there and check out our kinetic 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.
Tue — March 5
DCMR Staff Recs
- Fleetwood Mac at the Capital One Arena
- Big Head Todd and the Monsters at The NorVA (Norfolk)
Mardi Gras Specials
- Mardi Gras On Tour w/Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen at The Hamilton
- Fat Tuesday Bash featuring Super Doppler with Del Florida! at Gypsy Sally's
- Mardi Gras at Marx Cafe with DJ Diaspora at Marx Cafe
- Cowboy Mouth + Eric Lindell's Fat Tuesday at Hill Country DC
- Fat Tuesday Jazz Night at Heavy Seas Alehouse Arlington
- 1st Tuesday Jazz Jam at Judge's Bench
- GDSC Presents: Fat Funk Tuesday ft. Surprise Attack, Lucky So and So's, Zen Warship at The Passenger
- MARDI GRAS at Rams Head on Stage (Annapolis)
Hidden Gems
- Juan D'Arienzo Orchestra from Buenos Aires at Embassy of Argentina
- Rock With Strings ft. The OSYX, The Neuro Farm, Polly Panic at Slash Run
- Houston & The Dirty Rats/ Brickwall Monty/ Chumpus Khan at The Pinch
- JAY CRITCH “Hood Favorite” Tour at MilkBoy ArtHouse
- 7DrumCity presents Olivia Mancini at The Pub and The People
- COLD CAVE / ADULT. / VOWWS at Union Stage
- Michael / Ducts / Pod Sap / Earthtones at Big Bear Cafe
- Sauf Haus Open Mic feat. Not Your Groupies at Sauf Haus
- Yoga & Soul with John Butte & Friends at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
- Butte & Friends' Mardi Gras Party at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
Wed — March 6
DCMR Staff Recs
- John Scofield Combo 66 at The Hamilton
- Chelsea Cutler with Anthony Russo at 9:30 Club
- Christopher Cross at Rams Head On Stage (Baltimore)
Wednesday Night Mics, Jams & Such
- March 6 Shining Blade Session! at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Capitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry's
- Open Mic w/Alex Parez! Ftd at 10: Erik Bradford! at Rhodeside Grill
- Neel Singh's Open Jam/Workshop at Villain & Saint
Hidden Gems
- The Caribbean, Crooks and Crows at Dangerous Pies DC
- Lorene Bouboushian / bobb hatt / Rex (Alexandra) Delafkaran at Rhizome DC
- High Waisted, the Merciless Howl, the Meer, Dayleana at Rock And Roll Hotel
- Njomza | Asiahn and Tommi at Songbyrd
- FAVX/ Weird Babies / Bottled Up at Slash Run
- Lizdelise (PHL), Flo Petite, Fable Circuit, Chumpus Khan at The Electric Maid
- Oleg Poliansky Piano Recital at An die Musik (Baltimore)
Thu — March 7
DCMR Staff Recs
- JJ Grey & Mofro with Southern Avenue at 9:30 Club
- Little Feat at The Warner Theatre
- Radii and b. at Union Jack's (Annapolis)
- Melvin Seals & JGB at The NorVA (Norfolk)
Hidden Gems
- Isabelle De Leon Quartet at Phillips After 5 at The Phillips
- Music in the Mansion: Paul Galbraith, guitar at Strathmore Mansion
- NOVA ONE, Lotion Princess (special set), Vesper Wood, October 71 at Dangerous Pies DC
- Nicole Saphos Trio at Sotto
- Ethio-Jazz with Feedel Band at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Her's | Spencer and Del Florida at Songbyrd
- Mike Krol, Wild Flowers of America, Teen Mortgage at Comet Ping Pong
- Van Goose (BK) / Planet Nine / Krobopl at The Dew Drop Inn DC
- Midnight Endeavor / Secret Beach (early show!) at Seasons and Sessions
- Big Bliss // Parrot Dream // Kid Claws at Slash Run
- Alice Phoebe Lou at Jammin' Java
- Short Fictions / Mt Pocono / Commander Salamander at VFW 9274
- Roomful of Blues with Vintage #18 at The Soundry (Columbia)
- Orchester Prazevica at Rye Fells Point (Baltimore)
Fri — March 8
DCMR Staff Recs
- The Judy Chops + Abby Rasheed and the Sundry Collective at Dangerous Pies DC
- Oh He Dead + FootsXColes + novo at Union Stage
- BoomBox with Late Night Radio at the 9:30 Club
- MilkGirl: International Women's Day Concert featuring Sahara with Jenna, Meagan, The OSYX at MilkBoy ArtHouse
- Cypress Hill & Hollywood Undead at Fillmore Silver Spring
- Jah Works with Special Guest Nkula at The Soundry (Columbia)
- Roomful of Blues at The Hamilton
- The Motet with NO BS! Brass Band at The National (Richmond)
Hidden Gems
- MilkGirl Soundcheck/Q&A (followed by Sahara with Jenna, Meagan, The OSYX) MilkGirl: International Women's Day Concert at MilkBoy ArtHouse
- Sonic Kaleidoscope/ Lighthouse Row at Slash Run
- ROAR: A benefit concert celebrating International Women's Day at Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's
- Luce Unplugged Community Showcase: Knife Wife & Jax Deluca at Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery
- Jonavo from São Paulo at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Little Lungs // Post Sixty Five // Soul Meets Body at Epicure Café
- Das Body | Sexy Dex and The Fresh | Poppy Patica at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- One Way Out, Soraia, Unsullied, and Black Dog Prowl at Rock And Roll Hotel
- Morbid Saint, Sickdeer, Rat Infested, Needle at The Pinch
- Maryjo Mattea at The Ugly Mug
- Mink, Saw Black, Dogwood Tales, and the Whalens at Domestic (Shepherdstown, WV)
- Alison Crockett Collective at Montpelier Cultural Arts Center (Laurel)
- An Evening With The Jerry Tripsters at Zen West (Towson)
- Tom Petty Tribute ft Scott Kurt & Memphis 59 w Lauren Calve Trio at Bright Box (Winchester, VA)
- The Crooked Angels at Dirt Farm Brewing (Bluemont, VA)
- Nina Simone-Miriam Makeba Tribute w/ Akua Allrich at Creative Alliance (Baltimore)
Sat — March 9
DCMR Staff Recs
- Robyn with Channel Tres, Kindness at The Anthem
- The Motet w/ NO BS! Brass Band at the 9:30 Club
- Motet After-Party with Surprise Attack at Solly's
- Alice Smith at The Lincoln Theatre
- Stone Driver, Betamax (mem. of Minor Threat), Not My Vice at Dangerous Pies DC
- Stella Blue's Band with Jones Point at Gypsy Sally's
- The Wharf Rats, Live! at The Hamilton
- DuPont Brass at Ivy City Smoke House
- Dr. Dog w/ The Nude Party at Rams Head Live (Baltimore)
- BoomBox with Late Night Radio at The Broadberry (Richmond)
- JJ Grey & Mofro at The National (Richmond)
Hidden Gems
- Jess Eliot Myhre & the Honky Tonk Heroes (Two-Stepping Dance Party) at Hill Country DC
- Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri performed by the Great Noise Ensemble at Franciscan Monastery
- Crys Matthews, Emi Delia at Homegrown Coffeehouse
- TCGB: Queens of Noise/Miss, Understand Me/Not Bored and More! at The Dew Drop Inn DC
- Forces Presenta: ¡Arriba las mujeres! Womyn Rise! at Tropicalia
- Deborah Bond at Sotto
- Jay Byrd at Urban Winery
- DC Hafla at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Syleena Johnson at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
- Bellows, Shannen Moser, Makeup Girl at Comet Ping Pong
- DC New Music Showcase ft. winded & george adamson & easy sleeper & beth casey at Smith Public Trust
- Tropical Beat: Leon City Sounds, Soul Call Paul & Marcello at Haydees Restaurant
- VOCAL JAZZ Festival Concert then JAM at Epicure Café
- Harambee! FREE at 12p at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Magical Mystery Girls at Outta The Way Cafe (Derwood)
- Mary Battiata & Zane Campbell at Rooster + Hen Store (Catonsville)
- Vanguard 1 Year Aniiversary Party at The Vanguard Brewpub & Distillery (Hampton)
- SLUG WIFE Takeover Baltimore feat. Kursa, Seppa, Broken Note at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
Sun — March 10
DCMR Staff Recs
- 2019 DC Trombone Summit (featuring Univerity of North Texas "U Tubes" + The Capitol Bones) at Jammin Java
- Washington Women in Jazz & Friends at AMP By Strathmore
- Rock Like a Girl!™ (Part of #BGRFest) at The Kennedy Center
- Tui Album Release w Bobby Thompson at Seekers Church
- Thumpasaurus FREE show at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Sol Roots at Jo Jo Bar
- Jazz and Blues Sunday Series ft. Carly Harvey and Kiss & Ride at Stone Street Entertainment (Waldorf)
- Dropkick Murphy's at The National (Richmond)
Sunday Night Mics, Jams & Such
- DC Jazz Jam's "Instrumental Ladies of Jazz" w/Sarah Hughes! at The Brixton
- Modular Meetup at Rhizome DC
- Drumming for Wellness Classes at Mishkan Torah
Hidden Gems
- 7DrumCity presents Selena Benally FREE at The Pub & The People
- Warren G. "Trae" Crudup + Ian McColm | CapitalBop's DC Jazz Loft at Rhizome DC
- Asociación Ilícita at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- The Bob Band at JV's Restaurant
- DeAndre Shaifer - Brunch Show at Sotto
- Molly Nilsson + Apostille + Luna Honey at Union Stage
- Kenny White with Marc Douglas Berardo at The Mansion on O Street
- David Murray solo and trio with Luke Stewart & Trae Crudup at Rhizome DC
- Model Home / Writhing Squares at The Dew Drop Inn DC
