Featured above is the Jon Stickley Trio, playing what will be a lively show at Gypsy Sally's Friday night with South Hill Banks and Two Ton Twig. Photo by Sean Chagnon.
Week Of: September 3 — 8, 2019
Summary: September Swell
Check out our kinetic scene this week— so many hot shows 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.
DCMR Staff Recs
- Mary J. Blige at Wolf Trap (Vienna)
- José André & Michael Pipoquinha at Blues Alley
- DMV Women Of Jazz at Keystone Korner (Baltimore)
Tuesday Mics, Jams & Such
- TidalCycles Tuesdays at Spacylounge
- Sauf Haus Open Mic feat. Robyn Bingham
DCMR Staff Recs
- Of Monsters and Men at The Anthem
- NSO Pops: Jim James—The Order of Nature: A Song Cycle at The Kennedy Center
- UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Astro & Shaggy 40th Anniversary Tour at MECU Pavilion (Baltimore)
- Michael Fields Jr. (Bass/Funk/Jazz/Soul) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
Wednesday Mics, Jams & Such
- DC Different Drummers Jazz Band Open House at Church of the Reformation
- Capitol Hill Jazz Jam at Mr. Henry's
- Spacy Wednesday Open Mic at Spacylounge
- Open Mic Night w/Alex Parez! Ftd at 10: Eric Keller! at Rhodeside Grill
Hidden Gems
- Blacks' Myths (LP Release), Sunwatchers, Anteloper at Comet
- Wednesday Jazz Night: Elijah Jamal Balbed at Nori (Baltimore)
- Teen Cobra in the Red Room at Black Cat
- Bambara / Cigarette / VOSH at Songbyrd
- David Massey and Jason Byrd at Dive Bar
- Kevin Morby: Duo Tour w/ William Tyler at Creative Alliance (Baltimore)
DCMR Staff Recs
- Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins at The Anthem
- Going for Baroque at Washington National Cathedral
- Morrissey with special guest Interpol at Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia)
- Jennifer Hudson with the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap (Vienna)
- Stanley Jordan (Solo Guitar) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Snarky Puppy at Toad's Place (Richmond)
Thursday Mics, Jams & Such
- Songbyrd Open Mic Night!
- Sweet Soul Music (Soul Jam Session) at 2218 18th St NW
Hidden Gems
- Luce Unplugged: The Isabelle De Leon Experience at Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery
- Engineers Without Borders Benefit Show ft. Mystery Friends, Big Like Bear, and The Ferns at Pie Shop DC
- Reverend Hylton, Brad Byrd at Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's
- Little Arcs / Aj Thawley at The Dew Drop Inn
- Swing Underground at Rye Fells Point (Baltimore)
DCMR Staff Recs
- Mdou Moctar, Boogarins at Black Cat
- Phantogram with Bob Moses at The Anthem
- Indigo Girls w/ special guest H.C. McEntire at Sprint Pavilion (Charlottesville)
- Stanley Jordan (Solo Guitar) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Jon Stickley Trio w/ South Hill Banks, Two Ton Twig at Gypsy Sally's
- Big Sam's Funky Nation with DC Meters (Baltimore)
- Hannah Jaye and the Hideaways at Big Bear Cafe
- Back to School! Sister Ex, Venray, Creep Crusades, LNT at Pie Shop DC
Friday Mics, Jams & Such
- Spacy Jazzy Soul and Blues Jam at Spacylounge
- Hightopps Backstage Bash 2019 at Hightopps Backstage Grille (Lutherville)
- 2000s Dance Party with So Fetch at The State Theatre
Hidden Gems
- Boukman Eksperyans * Haitian mizik rasin with Crank LuKongo at Tropicalia
- Ana Souza Canta Sucessos da MPB at Bossa Bistro + Lounge
- Greenbelt Blues Festival Kickoff with Moonshine Society at New Deal Cafe (Greenbelt)
- Jenna C at Marvin
- Lulu's Fate on Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center at 6p at The Kennedy Center
- Walter Beasley at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club (Bethesda)
- GDSC Presents - Stump Devils, BHB, All Batteries Fire at The Ugly Mug
- Albino Rhino w/ Ted & Company at Granny's Place (Winchester)
- Fun on the Waterfront ft. The Plate Scrapers at Harbor Point (Baltimore)
- Cecily sings Nancy Wilson at Creative Cauldron (Baltimore)
- Warren Wolf & the Wolfpack at 8p at 9:30p at Keystone Korner (Baltimore)
DCMR Staff Recs
- The Chuck Brown Band ft. Bootsy Collins on The REACH Plaza Stage FREE at The Kennedy Center
- Boris at Black Cat
- HOT CHIP at 9:30 Club
- The Legendary Wailers featuring Julian "Union" Marvin at The Hamilton Live
- Stanley Jordan (Solo Guitar) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
- Zach Bellas at Songbyrd Vinyl Lounge
- Sister Hazel at The State Theatre (Falls Church)
Saturday Mics, Jams & Such
- The REACH Opening Festival (FREE) at The Kennedy Center
- Blues Yoga at Greenbelt Blues Festival 2019 at Roosevelt Center (Greenbelt)
- Rosslyn Jazz Fest 2019 at Arlington Gateway Park (Rosslyn)
- Nirvana Reincarnation at Tally Ho Theater
- Cosmic Classics Flashband Showcase by 7DrumCity at Public Bar Live DC
- BaTiDa! DC's Brazilian Vinyl Dance Party w/ Marcello & Neal! at Songbyrd
Hidden Gems
- Accidents // Ménage A Garage // Mon Chére (RVA) at Slash Run
- Raices Fundraiser: Halpine/PenPalindrome/FionaKohrman/JoeKelly at Rhizome DC
- Hatchie w/ Orchin at DC9 Nightclub
- Color School at Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's
- Albino Rhino Returns to Denizens (Silver Spring)
- Swing Underground at Bookmakers (Baltimore)
- Warren Wolf & the Wolfpack at Keystone Korner (Baltimore)
- Proper with Petty War Club, Natural Velvet, Bartees Strange at Pie Shop DC
- Ricky Stein at Gypsy Sally's Vinyl Lounge, Washington, DC
- Taste of Cohado with Paulo Gregory at An die Musik (Baltimore)
- Microkingdom, Matt Mottel (NYC) & Know Wisdom at Rituals: Bar & Venue (Baltimore)
DCMR Staff Recs
- Deerhunter + Dirty Projectors at 9:30 Club
- Stabbing Westward/ The Rememberables at Union Stage
- Don McLean at Rams Head On Stage (Annapolis)
- Gypsy Kings at Wolf Trap (Vienna)
- Stanley Jordan (Solo Guitar) at 8p and 10p at Blues Alley
Sunday Mics, Jams & Such
- Spotlight on Jazz at the REACH (FREE) at The Kennedy Center
- Adams Morgan Day 2019 in Adams Morgan DC
- Takoma Park Folk Festival (TPFF) in downtown Takoma Park
- InTheRough presents “Franchise Players: Sounds from the Gridiron” ft. October ‘71 & Jack Swing vs. Tedy Brewski & Greenss at Pie Shop DC
Hidden Gems
- FREE, Live & Local: Bobby Thompson at The Pub & The People
- Vibraphonist, Chris Barrick at Alice's Jazz And Cultural Society
- The Fall Kick-Off at Soundstage ft. As I Burn, The Preferred Nomenclature, Tip of the Whisker, Kelley Jeanne, A Violent Winter, Casanovela, Far and Few, Delightfully Deranged, Apex, Abigale Blue’s Lack Of Electricity, Red Medicine at Baltimore Soundstage (Baltimore)
- Warren Wolf & the Wolfpack at 5p and 7p at Keystone Korner (Baltimore)