Week Of: October 22 - 28, 2018
Summary: Pre-Halloween festivities
Want some music-related excitement to kick-off your Halloween festivities? This is "that" weekend when people dress up in costumes for shows. Personally, this is a phenom I think should be happening year-round.
Some highlights to shake your bones to:
Wednesday:
- The Campfire Sessions (Halloween Special) at New Deal Cafe
Friday:
- Halloween with The Legwarmers at The State Theatre
Saturday:
- Covered With Jam & On the Bus JAMoween at Gypsy Sally's
- A Ragin' Heady Halloween featuring Mary-eL Music, Toad Head and Suga Grits at Epicure Café
- GDSC Loudly Presents: Dark Sabbath - A Very Punky Halloween Show at Club Heaven and Hell DC
- Halloween COVER Benefit SHOW at The Pinch
- Rocky Horror Show (LIVE) at Workhouse Arts Center
- Frankenstein w/ live music by the US Navy Band at 2:30 and Nosferatu w/live musical accompaniment by the Silent Orchestra at 5:30 and 10:30 at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
- Halloween Bash with The Amish Outlaws & Weird Science at Union Jacks (Annapolis)
And then there's some less ghoulish but still super tasty treats that DCMR staff are excited for:
- Monday: Samantha Fish at The Birchmere
- Tuesday: Scrapomatic Ft Mike Mattison In The Wine Garden at City Winery DC
- Wednesday: Particle with lespecial at Gypsy Sally's
- Thursday: Albino Rhino EP Release featuring Skaii at Gypsy Sally's
- Friday:The Revolution (Prince's Former Band) at The Fillmore Silver Spring
- Saturday: Rubblebucket at U Street Music Hall followed by Twiddle at 9:30 Club (LATE SHOW)
- Sunday: FuzzQueen / Caustic Casanova / The Mantis at Galaxy Hut
Check out ALL of the exciting things to see, hear, and do this week below, with personal choices in bold, along with a list of the DCMR staff top picks and sweet hidden "gems" that will move you.
And wear that costume to every show you hit this week — because you can, and you should.
Mon - Oct 22
Mon - Oct 22
Mon - Oct 22
DCMR Staff Recs
- Samantha Fish at The Birchmere
- Garbage with Ritual of Mine at The Lincoln Theatre
- PJ Morgan (Keys) at Blues Alley
Jam Opportunity
- JAMonday *NOT HALLOWEEN* at Epicure Café
Hidden Gems
- The Russian White//Heterodyne at Galaxy Hut
- Seán Barna (solo)/The Electric Grandmother/S.E. Ward at Slash Run
- The Life And Times, Spotlights with The Effects at DC9 Nightclub
- Acid Dad | Milo in the Doldrums at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Lovejet // Natural Born Leaders // Lightmare at Dangerous Pies DC
- Elise Trouw + Rorie at Jammin Java
Tue - Oct 23
Tue - Oct 23
Tue - Oct 23
DCMR Staff Recs
- Scrapomatic Ft Mike Mattison In The Wine Garden at City Winery DC
- We Were Promised Jetpacks with Hurry Up at 9:30 Club
- Jesse J -- The R.O.S.E. Tour w/ Ro James and Kiana Ledé at The Fillmore Silver Spring
- The Breeders at The National (Richmond)
Jam Opportunities
- Gordon Sterling Presents: The Gypsy Sally's Jam at Gypsy Sally's
- The 8x10 Open Jam at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
Hidden Gems
- Pokey LaFarge w/ The Watson Twins at City Winery DC
- Jonny Grave at Hill Country DC
- 6-week series: Experiments in Sound Meditation at Rhizome DC
- Seth Kibel & Flo Anito (with Sean Lane) at the New Deal Cafe
- Calvin Johnson and Special Guests at Comet Ping Pong
Wed - Oct 24
Wed - Oct 24
Wed - Oct 24
DCMR Staff Recs
- Particle with lespecial at Gypsy Sally's
- Take Me To The River ft. Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Ivan Neville, George Porter Jr, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux at The Hamilton
- Jordan August band with Schwa at The 8x10
- Of Montreal with Locate S,1 at Ottobar (Baltimore)
- Twiddle at The National (Richmond)
Jam Opportunity
- Neel Singh's Open Jam and Workshop at Villain & Saint
- Capitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry's
Hidden Gems
- The Psychedelic Furs with special guest Liz Brasher at Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center
- Sure Sure & Wilderado at DC9 Nightclub
- The Goon Sax with Poppy Patica and Saturday Night at Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe
- Jeremy Zucker at U Street Music Hall
- Justin and Louisa with Kentucky Avenue at Dangerous Pies DC
- Wavves, Beach Fossils, Kevin Krauter at Black Cat
- Twin Jude / IMKA / gestura at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Blindspot, Sonic Castaways at Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's
- The Campfire Sessions (Halloween Special) at New Deal Cafe
Thu - Oct 25
Thu - Oct 25
Thu - Oct 25
DCMR Staff Recs
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds with Cigarettes After Sex at The Anthem
- Emmylou Harris, Jackson Brown, Lila Downs and Steve Earle at The Warner Theatre
- NAJEE (Sax/Smooth) at Blues Alley
- Richard Marx at City Winery DC
- Global Sounds on the Hill: Kurbasy at Hill Center
- Descendents with Teenage Bottle Rocket at The Fillmore Silver Spring
- Moon Hooch with Backbeat Underground at Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore)
- Covered with Jam (with a pre-yoga session before the show!) at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
Hidden Gems
- Albino Rhino EP Release featuring Skaii at Gypsy Sally's
- Dior Ashley Brown (EMCEE) & The dAb Band at Marvins
- Beach Fossils, Wavves, Kevin Krauter at Black Cat
- Bass Drum of Death and Teen Mortgage at Songbyrd Music House & Record Cafe
- Hey Ocean! with Mystery Friends & Marielle Kraft at DC9 Nightclub
- Palm Trees In Moscow, Spencer LoSCHIAVO, The Meer at Metro Gallery
- Easter Island featuring Color Palette at Dangerous Pies DC
- Nice Breeze / TBA at The Dew Drop Inn
- Hall Williams Band at Villain & Saint
- John R. Miller and the Engine Lights + Mink's at Domestic (Shepherdstown)
Fri - Oct 26
Fri - Oct 26
Fri - Oct 26
DCMR Staff Recs
- The Revolution (Prince's Former Band) at The Fillmore Silver Spring
- Lee "Scratch" Perry + Subatomic Sound System at Rock & Roll Hotel
- Brent Birckhead feat. Mark Meadows at Sotto
- Twiddle at 9:30 Club
- NAJEE (Sax/Smooth) at Blues Alley
- Cris Jacobs at The Soundry (Columbia)
- They Might Be Giants at Rams Head Live (Baltimore)
- Moe. at The Jefferson Theater (Charlottesville)
Hidden Gems
- Marian McLaughlin's Bmore Album Release w/Quinton Randall at Black Cherry Puppet Theater (Baltimore)
- Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles w/ Sol Roots at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Quatro na Bossa at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Cat Janice w/ RadaR at Bungalow Billiards
- Halloween with The Legwarmers at The State Theatre
- Jenny & The Mexicats at City Winery DC
- Freestyle Fridays at Listen Vision Recording Studios
- Free Screening: Frankenstein w/ live music by the US Navy Band at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
- An Acoustic Evening with John Hiatt at Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
Sat- Oct 27
Sat- Oct 27
Sat- Oct 27
DCMR Staff Recs
- Rubblebucket at U Street Music Hall
- Sheila E. Live at Md Live Casino Arundel Mills
- Twiddle at 9:30 Club (LATE SHOW)
- Moon Taxi with Moon Hooch at The 9:30 Club
- Mwenso & the Shakes at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Covered With Jam & On the Bus JAMoween at Gypsy Sally's
- NAJEE (Sax/Smooth) at Blues Alley
- Scott Kurt & Memphis 59 Halloween Bash at Hill Country DC
- Feel Free, Zach Bellas & The Company Band, Toll Tribe at The 8x10 (Baltimore)
- Mary Chapin Carpenter at The National (Richmond)
- Chris Robinson Brotherhood at The NorVA (Norfolk)
- North Mississippi Allstars, Peoples Blues of Richmond, The Trongone Band at Imbibe Festival (Fredericksburg)
Hidden Gems
- A Ragin' Heady Halloween featuring Mary-eL Music, Toad Head and Suga Grits at Epicure Café
- GDSC Loudly Presents: Dark Sabbath - A Very Punky Halloween Show at Club Heaven and Hell DC
- Glamour Kitty at Villain & Saint
- Halloween COVER Benefit SHOW at The Pinch
- Rocky Horror Show (LIVE) at Workhouse Arts Center
- Mary Battiata & Little Pink at Rooster + Hen Store
- Radio Jarocho and Los Gallos Negros at Tropicalia
- Transcendental Showcase: Rumput / Falsa / Kamyar Arsani at Rhizome DC
- Frankenstein w/ live music by the US Navy Band at 2:30 and Nosferatu w/live musical accompaniment by the Silent Orchestra at 5:30 and 10:30 at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
- Halloween Bash with The Amish Outlaws & Weird Science at Union Jacks (Annapolis)
Sun - Oct 28
Sun - Oct 28
Sun - Oct 28
DCMR Staff Recs
- FuzzQueen / Caustic Casanova / The Mantis at Galaxy Hut
- John Sebastian at City Winery DC
- NAJEE (Sax/Smooth) at Blues Alley
- Roky Erickson at Black Cat
Hidden Gems
- Southwest Soul Sessions w/ Elijah Balbed & Isabelle De Leon at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Funktronics at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Time Is Fire / MatizWave / Yeni Nostalji at Rhizome DC
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