DCMR Staff Recs

• Bob Weir And Wolf Bros at The Warner Theatre
• Toro y Moi with Dizzy Fae at 9:30 Club
• The Marcus King Band with Special guest Ida Mae. at The Jefferson Theater (Charlottesville) 

Hidden Gems

• Gunhild Carling "Sweden's Queen of Swing" at Blues Alley
• The 369th Experience free at 6p at The Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center  
• Low with IN / VIA at U Street Music Hall
• Ttotals / The Beginners Mynd at Slash Run
• JAMonday at Epicure Cafe

DCMR Staff Recs

• Count Basie Orchestra and Bethesda Blues & Jazz Youth Orchestra at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
• Iris Dement w/ Ana Egge at City Winery DC
• Ty Segall with Scorpio (Solo Acoustic) at 9:30 Club

Hidden Gems

• Ron Gallo with Ian Ferguson & TWEN at DC9 Nightclub
• Pressing Strings at Hill Country DC
• The FREE LIVE Tuesday Jazz Jam at Takoma Station Tavern 
• Experiments in Sonic Meditation at Rhizome DC

DCMR Staff Recs

• Tennis "Solo In Stereo" tour at Black Cat
• Novo Amor: Birthplace Tour at Union Stage
• Frank Vignola "Hot Jazz Guitar Trio" (Guitar) at Blues Alley
• George Porter and His Runnin' Pardners at Mother's Federal Hill Grille
• Yonder Mountain String Band at Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis) 

Hidden Gems

• Ólafur Arnalds at The Lincoln Theatre
• Guilhem Desq Electric Hurdy-Gurdy at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
• Danube Sessions at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
• Neel Singh's Open Jam and Workshop at Villain & Saint 
• Esme Patterson | George Adamson at Songbyrd

DCMR Staff Recs

• Yonder Mountain String Band at Union Stage
• Nicole Atkins at Wolf Trap
• H.R. of Bad Brains with Rockers Galore at Underground Arts
• Josh Groban with Idina Menzel at The Captial One Arena 
• (Sandy) Alex G at Black Cat
• Tasha Cobbs Leonard: The Revival Tour at The Warner Theatre
• Roberta Gambarini (Jazz Vocals) at Blues Alley

Hidden Gems

• Rona Siddiqui: Halfghan on a Mission free at 6p at Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center
• She Begat This: 20 Years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill with author Joan Morgan /after party with DJ'd by Beverly Bond of Black Girls Rock! at The Kennedy Center
  
• Nicole Saphos TAKE 5! Performance at 5p at Kogod Courtyard - Smithsonian American Art Museum & Portrait Gallery
• Little Stranger with Pip the Pansy at Songbyrd 
• Austin Lucas at w/s/g Lauren Calve Duo at Gypsy Sally's
• D.A. DUO featuring Larry Joseloff at Great Sage
• November Jam Session ft Thalib Razi at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
• Hudson Falcons w The Screws & Youth of Yesterday at Dangerous Pies DC

DCMR Staff Recs

• ​​​​Mitski w/ Overcoats at 9:30 Club
• Young The Giant at The Anthem
• Of Tomorrow w/ Groove Fetish (NC) - ¡Free Show! at Solly's
  
• The Travelin' McCourys with The Dirty Grass Players at The Hamilton
• KC Jazz Club: Miguel Zenón & Spektral Quartet at The Kennedy Center
• John Butler Trio+ The HOME Tour at The Warner Theatre 
• Roberta Gambarini (Jazz Vocals) at Blues Alley
• 10,000 Maniacs at Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
• Wye Oak at Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House (Richmond)
• Better Off Dead at The 8x10 (Baltimore) 
• The Infamous Stringdusters with The Way Dawn Wanderers at The Jefferson Theater (Charlottesville) 
• Lynyrd Skynyrd: Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour at Royal Farms Arena (Baltimore) 
  ​

Hidden Gems

• TCGB! Presents: RadaR, Black Folks Don't Swim? & Elizabeth II at The Dew Drop Inn DC
• Allthebestkids Have Mental Breakdowns Album Release Show with Loi Loi at Dupont Underground
• Latvian Radio Choir at at Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium
• FORWARD, Coke Bust, Headsplitters at The Black Cat
• SAINt JHN - Not A Cult Part II Tour at Union Stage
• Susan Werner at AMP by Strathmore 
• Y La Bamba | Balun at Songbyrd
• Sound VVitch / VORRH / The Neuro Farm / New Order of Existence at The Pinch
• ​Ménage À Garage, Barking Carnies, Crash Kitten at Slash Run
• Mary Fahl (Former Lead Singer of the October Project) at The Miracle Theatre
• Billy Coulter Band with Janine Wilson at New Deal Cafe
• Moonshine Society at Old Bowie Town Grille
• Wume (Album Release), Matmos, Amanda Schmidt at Ottobar (Baltimore) 

DCMR Staff Recs

• Steve Martin & Martin Short with Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko at The Anthem
• An Evening With Stephen Marley and Post Show Meet & Greet at The Howard Theatre
• Mitski w/ Overcoats at 9:30 Club
• Steal Your Peach at Gypsy Sally's
• Jim James (of My Morning Jacket) Solo Acoustic with Alynda Segarra from Hurray for the Riff Raff at The Lincoln Theatre
• Hot Rize at the Barns at Wolf Trap 
• John Medeski’s Mad Skillet at The Hamilton
  
• Kings & Queens Of Go Go at DAR Constitution Hall
• Los Campesinos! at Black Cat
• Roberta Gambarini (Jazz Vocals) at Blues Alley
• Wye Oak with Thor and Friends at Ottobar (Baltimore) 
• Ray LaMontagne with Elise Davis at Dominion Energy Center (Richmond)
• Jah Works at The Soundry (Columbia) 

Hidden Gems

• Declassified: Women Composers Hiding in Plain Sight at 11a at Thomas Jefferson Building
• A BroaderWay: Celebrating the Voices of Young Women free at 6p at Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center
• The Mercury Program & TK Echo at Comet Ping Pong
• Women Rock Flashband Showcase at Sauf Haus Bier Hall & Garden​
• Sound VVitch // Pagan Reagan // Maulrat // VORRH at The Crown
• The Highballers CD Release Show w/ Whiskey Daredevils at Hill Country DC
• Roots Reggae Musicale: Christos DC at Sotto
• Revolution Rock'n'Roll featuring Not Bored, Jack On Fire, and Literals Sound Trio at Rhizome
• Elena & Los Fulanos and Interminable (Philly) with La Marvela at Tropicalia
• Ritmos Raros: Afro Vs Latinx: Colombia Mexico Brazil Peru Panama at Songbyrd
• Weakened Friends / Nervous Dater / Bleary Eyed at Songbyrd
• Ones To Watch Presents: The Marias and Triathalon at MilkBoy ArtHouse
• Frank Vignola's Hot Jazz Trio at Little Washington Theatre
• Conjunto Bomba Live at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
• Ruthie Foster at City Winery DC 
• Dave Dominique Octet / Luz Elena Mendoza / Sarah Hughes at Rhizome DC
• Super Unison/Downtrodder/Coward/Bacchae at Slash Run
• Nicole Belanus at The Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's

DCMR Staff Recs

• ​​​​Bones Conway Group, Skaii, Cory Belcher at Villain & Saint
• The DC Legendary Musicians free at 6p at Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center
• All Good Presents: Tea Leaf Green w/ Squaring the Circle at Gypsy Sally's
• Roberta Gambarini (Jazz Vocals) at Blues Alley
• Wild Nothing with Men I Trust at 9:30 Club

Hidden Gems

• Tera Melos, Mouse on the Keys at DC9 Nightclub
• Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics w/ Kiss & Ride Feat. Carly Harvey at Pearl Street Warehouse
• Songwriter Sundays w/ Crys Matthews, Hayley Fahey & Rorie Kelly at MilkBoy ArtHouse
  
• The Scotch Bonnets w Eastern Standard Time at Dangerous Pies DC
• Del Florida, DeMille (NYC), and MUNDY at Tsunami (Annapolis)